WNPJ member groups spread PEACE across the state Aug 8th through 15th! Check out all the groups' events here....
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WNPJ + WORLD Peace and Diversity Fests + Labor and Harvest Fests + Fair Maps and Line #5 hearings+ Concerts & Dance for Social Justice + WISDOM Leadership Training + other statewide events
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World Peace Festival
Saturday, 13 September
1:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Pierce Park, 1035 W Prospect Ave,
Appleton, WI
The third annual World Peace Festival brings together people of all ages for a day of celebration, reflection, and connection with hope for a more peaceful world. Highlights include live music, inspiring speakers, food trucks, hands-on activities for kids and families and more. Free and open to the public. Look for the WNPJ table and Dena at this event.
Contact: Ronna Swift at ronnajean61@gmail.com
or carypolakowski@gmail.com of Unity of Appleton
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WAR ABOLITON WALK on September 21st – Madison
Stop Arming Israel!
We are planning a long War Abolition Walk with signs, possibly around Lake Monona, with shorter segments you can join us for. We'll invite the media, and offer times and places for anyone to join to hold banners or walk with us. Can you come that day?! Can you help Jake, April and Janet plan the route, publicity, etc? Get in touch please at warabolition1@gmail.com.
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Celebrate Sauk County's diverse cultures through food, music, and dance at Celebrate Sauk 2025 on Saturday, September 13 on the Courthouse Square in Baraboo from 9 AM to 2 PM, in conjunction with the Saturday Farmers Market on the Square.📷
Learn to dance Bachata
Try foods from Nicaragua, Peru, Mexico, India and Hawaii
Discover traditional Ho-Chunk art, culture and dance
Take home free multicultural books
Play Tombola, a Peruvian game
Dance to Latin American and Soul music
Enjoy a magic performance for all ages
and much, much more..... Go to https://barabooactscoa
Learn more about our member group, Baraboo Acts Coalition here!
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Sat Sept 13, 1 pm Farley Center Land Art Exhibit, at the Farley Center, 2299 Spring Rose Road
Come join us during the Dane Arts/Farley Center/Visit Verona Art Festival (10:00-5:00). https://www.facebook.com/events/714939224673340. All participating artists will gather with visitors at the Farley Center kiosk at 1:00. After a brief introduction, each artist will then take a small group to their own installation. Artists will remain at their art installation from 1:00–2:00 PM to welcome visitors, talk about their work, and answer questions. This is the seventh year (every other year since 2013) that area artists will create installations in the woods of the Natural Path Sanctuary on the Farley Center land. These artists are rising to the challenge of using only materials that can safely decompose back into the land. For more information, please contact programs@farleycenter.org
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We’ve got fair maps, WI—for now. But without real legislation, they could disappear after 2030. Join us to speak up, share your thoughts, and help shape the future of voting in Wisconsin. Register + learn more: bit.ly/MapsCommunityHearings
Save the date!Sept 9th - VIRTUAL Community Event on Fair Maps! 6 pm!
A statewide conversation!
Supported by League of Women Voters of Wisconsin, Fair Maps Coalition, and Wisconsin Democracy Campaign. Register for the virtual community hearing event on September 9 at 6 PM CT. Questions? Email iuscely@fairmapswi.com .
Register + learn more about in-person vs on-line events and locations and times here: bit.ly/MapsCommunityHearings
Egg Harbor/Door Co. on September 10, 6:30-8:30 pm – in person
Menominee/River Falls on September 11, 6-8 pm – in-person
Madison on Sept 25th, time and place pending
Visit www.fairmapswi.com to learn more. You can read the draft legislation here.
Details including specific locations will be provided after registration.
For more information contact WNPJ Board member Mary Kay Baum marykbaum@gmail.com , WI Democracy Campaign or Wisconsin Fair Maps Coalition https://www.fairmapswi.com/
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CLEAN WATER – Line 5 Events are coming up! Update from 350 Wisconsin:
Line 5 Contested Case Updates
Over a half-year of diligent preparation is culminating this month and next as Line 5 legal activities are set to begin.
Last November, the Wisconsin DNR issued permits and other regulatory approvals that Enbridge Energy needs in order to build a new 41-mile segment of its Line 5 oil pipeline in northern Wisconsin. In response, Midwest Environmental Advocates, on behalf of 350 Wisconsin, Sierra Club and the League of Women Voters of Wisconsin, filed a joint petition with Clean Wisconsin for a contested case hearing challenging the permits. The Bad River Band of Lake Superior Chippewa is also challenging the permits. The contested case hearing will begin on August 12 and is expected to last until early October. (subject to change) https://midwestadvocates.org/wp-content/uploads/Enbridge-DNR250002-Amended-PHC-Report.pdf
Contested Case Hearing Schedule – all events start at 9 am
Sept 4 – 12 in Madison: MEA (on behalf of Sierra Club, 350 Wisconsin and League of Women Voters of Wisconsin) and Clean Wisconsin present their case. To be held at the Hill Farms State Office Building, in Room S149, 4822 Madison Yards Way,
Sept 15 – 19 in Ashland: Bad River Band of Lake Superior Chippewa present their case. At the Northwood Technical College Conference Center, 600 N. 21st Street,
Sept 22 – 26 in Madison: Enbridge presents its case
Sept 29 – Oct 3 in Madison: DNR presents its case
To be held at the Hill Farms State Office Building, in Room S149, 4822 Madison Yards Way,
Public Participation
IN PERSON: Any member of the public may attend. Proceedings begin each day at 9:00 a.m.
VIRTUAL: The hearing may be observed by video and telephone via Microsoft Teams. To connect by video, use Teams on the web or the Teams app, then enter the Meeting ID: 247 227 844 895 and passcode: aK6Bt7Ye.
To connect by phone, dial 1-608-571-2209, and then enter the Meeting ID: 589 521 165# when prompted.
For more information regarding the contested case and to view the public notice, take a look at this explainer by MEA.
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From Rubble We Dance: Palestinian Folkloric Dance Troupes, Wishah and Baladi in Madison Monday, September 8. Doors open at 6:15, show at 7pm. Bartell Theater, 113 E Mifflin St, Madison.Culture is resistance.Dance is defiance. Take a step forward and gather your strength. Madison-Rafah Sister City Project, WORT-fm radio & the US Palestinian Community Network invite you to a night of folkloric performance with members of two beloved groups straight from Palestine: Wishah and Baladi Dabke Troupes. Both of these ensembles, well known in Palestine, present emotionally moving shows based on music and song traditions inherited from both Palestinian and broader Arab roots. Through their work, they aim to involve enthusiastic young dancers in contributing to Palestinian cultural life, preserving it from marginalization attempts, and contributing to the advancement of Palestinian popular dancing. Their 2025 tour brings this beautiful and meaningful artistic expression to US audiences. Tickets available NOW from the Bartell Theater at:https://tinyurl.com/wishah-and-baladi
Ticket sales will support the dancers as they tour the US. Donations will also be collected for Middle East Children's Alliance (MECA) for humanitarian aid to Gaza.Palestinian embroidery, kufiyahs, and solidarity items including Stand with Palestine yard signs will be available for sale before the show. MECA works to protect the lives, rights, and well-being of children in Palestine and refugee camps in Lebanon. After over 75 years of ethnic cleansing, displacement, and attacks on their lives and livelihoods, Palestinians remain steadfast on their land and fiercely committed to the cause of freedom and liberation as they struggle to protect their children’s lives and their culture from erasure. As the enormity of the genocidal assault on Gaza continues, their work is needed more urgently than ever. Madison-Rafah Sister City Project is a local volunteer organization committed to standing with the people of Gaza and Palestine as they struggle to remain in their homeland despite Israel’s decades long settler-colonial occupation of the West Bank and brutal blockade and Genocide in Gaza.The US-Palestinian Community Network (USPCN) is a national, multi-generational Palestinian & Arab community-based organization, founded in 2006 to revitalize grass-roots organizing in Palestinian and Arab communities in the U.S. as part of the broader Palestinian nation in exile and in the homeland. Cassandra Dixon chrepairs@gmail.com
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WISDOM is excited to offer our free 5-week Power of Community Organizing training series! Whether you’re looking to sharpen your skills, build stronger teams, or empower your community, this training is for you.
You can choose the time that works best for you:
Wednesday evenings, September 10–October 8 | 6:30–8:00PM
OR…..
Saturdays mornings, September 13–October 11 | 9:30–11:00AM
Both sessions are held virtually on Zoom and run for 5 weeks.
Learn proven strategies to organize effectively. Strengthen teams and build people power. Connect with organizers across Wisconsin.
It’s completely free to attend - reserve your spot today!
We hope to see you there! Register in advance.
📷 Wednesdays: https://bit.ly/pocowednesdays 📷 Saturdays: https://bit.ly/pocosaturdays
We hope to see you there!
With gratitude,
Kina Collins office@wisdomwisconsin.org
WISDOM Executive Director
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WNPJ member group events….
Click here to see a listing and details of recurring Vigils across the state.
APPLETON
Sat Sept 13, 1 – 4 pm World Peace Festival. See the SPOTLIGHT above to learn more!
Sat Sept 13, 11 am – 12 noon Fox Valley Advocates for Peace Weekly Peace Vigil. Meets at Houdini Plaza, one block north on College and Appleton St across from the Children's Museum
and City Hall. We meet each Saturday morning to support the rights of Palestinians to life, self-determination and the protection of their homeland. We call for the withdrawal of IDF troops from Gaza and a cessation of military aid for Israel. Because we pledge to be transparent and accountable, we do not allow the wearing of masks. We are not pro-Hamas and we guard against antisemitism. This event is hosted by the Fox Valley Advocates for Peace. kent1952@live.com
EGG HARBOR
Wed Sept 10, 6 pm Learn about Fair Maps. Location provided after you register. Supported by League of Women Voters of Wisconsin, Fair Maps Coalition, and Wisconsin Democracy Campaign. Register + learn more: bit.ly/MapsCommunityHearings. Questions? Email iuscely@fairmapswi.com .
FITCHBURG
Mon Sept 8, 10 am UN in the News Monthly Meeting. At the Fitchburg library, 5530 Lacy Rd. All welcome for talk of international concerns. We will preview the anticipated news and highlights of the 80th session of the United Nations General Assembly which begins September 9th. Top of mind for the Assembly will be the U.S. budget cuts to the UN as well as “UN80”, the reform package proposed by U.N. Secretary General Guterres to deal with the anticipated budget shortfall. Hope you can join us. Sam Romano sromano@charter.net
JANESVILLE
Wed Sept 10, 4:30 – 5 pm Weekly Stand for Justice and Peace. Meet in front of Rep Steil's office at 20 S. Main Street. Contact: Norm Aulabaugh nra@ticon.net
Fri Sept 12, 4:30 – 5 pm Weekly Stand for Justice and Peace. Meet in in front of the main post office at 1818 Milton Avenue. Contact: Norm Aulabaugh nra@ticon.net
LA CROSSE
Thurs Sept 11, 12 noon – 12:30 pm Weekly Women in Black Peace Vigil. Meet at Main St & 4th Street South. Details at the Vigils list. Contact dbuffton@yahoo.com
MADISON
LINE #5 Contested Case Hearing Schedule – all events start at 9 am
Sept 9th through Sept 12th in Madison: MEA (on behalf of Sierra Club, 350 Wisconsin and League of Women Voters of Wisconsin) and Clean Wisconsin present their case. To be held at the Hill Farms State Office Building, in Room S149, 4822 Madison Yards Way, Learn more in the SPOTLIGHT above…
Mon Sept 8, 7 pm Screening of ‘From Rubble We Dance: Palestinian Folkloric Dance Troupes, Wishah and Baladi’. At Bartell Theater, 113 E Mifflin St. See SPOTLIGHT above for more information.
Tues Sept 9, 11:30 am to noon. Weekly Vigil for Peace with the Dominican Sisters of Sinsinawa. At the corner of Monroe St and Edgewood Ave. near Edgewood High School. Details at the Vigils list. . opjustice@sinsinawa.org
Tues Sept 9, 2 and 6 pm Stand up for fair energy rates and utility justice from 350.org Hill Farms State Office Building Hearing Room S105 1st Floor 4822 Madison Yard Way.Join the live public hearings on September 9 at 2PM or 6PM on Zoom or in-person in Madison. Check the notice of public hearing linked below for more information on how to join.
WPL/Alliant (6680-UR-125)
ALJ Order and Schedule: https://apps.psc.wi.gov/ERF/ERFview/viewdoc.aspx?docid=551524
Tues Sept 9, 6:30-8:30pm - DSA - Madison General Membership Meeting. The monthly General Meeting of the Madison chapter of the Democratic Socialists of America is a great place to learn about the chapter, join us in making collective decisions, and get plugged in to our active campaigns and working groups. Our General Membership Meetings occur on the second Tuesday of every month at the First Unitarian building, 900 University Bay Dr. All are welcome to join us early at 6pm for pizza and socializing with comrades.
This is a hybrid meeting. RSVP to obtain Zoom Link.
Wed Sept 10, 6 pm Peacekeeper Trainer Eileen Flanagan will be at A Room of One’s Own bookstore to promote her book Common Ground. Sent to WNPJ by Madison Friends Meeting – Quakers madisonfriendsmeeting@gmail.com (Eileen is in Madison for the sold-out event on Sun Sept 14, 1:30 – 7:30 pm Peacekeeper Training.)
Thurs Sept 11, 4:30 – 5:30 pm Vigil for Palestine & Beyond. Stand at northeast corner of Williamson & Blair Streets. Cry, "No, Not In Our Name! No War! No Genocide!"
Join in resistance, sorrow, and solidarity as we continue to acknowledge Palestinian suffering and the suffering of so many at the hands of what MLK called “the giant triplets of racism, extreme materialism and militarism” that drive the U.S. resulting in both complicity and responsibility for unspeakable dangers and suffering.
“Democracy-destroying forces thrive off militarism. We have to resist both.” - Norman Solomon
Bring a sign (or just yourself, we'll have signs available), your rage, your broken heart and your determination to not be silent. Invite a friend or family member to join. Come for the whole time or for whatever time you are available. warabolition@gmail.com
Fri Sept 12, 12 noon – 1 pm Madison Weekly Vigil in support of Palestine. Meets near the entrance to the Memorial Library across from the Catholic student center. Signs not provided. Contact joel.garb@gmail.com
Sat Sept 13, 7 pm Screening of Forbidden Games . UW-Madison – Rm. 4070 Vilas Hall (821 Univ. Ave.) Part of Cinematique’s War and Innocence Film Series – (1952, France, dir. René Clément). Amid the chaos of the German invasion of France in 1940, young Paulette (a heartbreaking performance by five-year-old Fossey) is orphaned and taken in by a peasant family whose son, Michel, becomes her closest companion. The two children, bound by innocence and grief, create a secret animal cemetery, stealing crosses from the village to honor the imaginary creatures. More info? https://cinema.wisc.edu/war-and-innocence/ Sent to WNPJ by Madison Infoshop peckjohne@gmail.com
MENOMINEE
Thurs Sept 11, 6 pm Learn about Fair Maps. Location provided after you register. Supported by League of Women Voters of Wisconsin, Fair Maps Coalition, and Wisconsin Democracy Campaign. Register + learn more: bit.ly/MapsCommunityHearings. Questions? Email iuscely@fairmapswi.com .
MILWAUKEE
Wed Sept 10, 6:30 – 7:30 pm Monthly Meeting of the Welfare Warriors. 2711 W Michigan St..... to organize against the wars on the poor,; open to low income mamas and their allies
Thurs Sept 11, 12 noon – 1 pm ANTI-ROTC VIGIL at Marquette University Library. No Christian institution should be training our youth to kill or maim others. Shad Muss shadmuss1983@gmail.com
Sat Sept 13, 12 noon - 1 pm Peace Action WI - Weekly STAND for PEACE: KK and Lincoln. Each Saturday, a different location. Details at the Vigils list. info@peaceactionwi.org .
Sat Sept 13, 3 pm Community Meeting: Escalating Actions to End the Genocide in Gaza. At Zao MKE Church (2319 E Kenwood Blvd).Peace Action of Wisconsin invites all members and friends to a critical community meeting on September 13. Together, we will decide on concrete actions we can take here in Milwaukee to stop U.S. complicity in Israel’s genocide in Gaza.This is a space for our members and allies to come together, weigh different avenues for action, and commit to bold next steps. This meeting is about moving from words to action. We need your energy, your ideas, and your commitment. RSVP not required. Just come ready to act. Together, we can raise Milwaukee’s voice for justice and an end to genocide.
Peace Action of WI https://www.peaceactionwi.org/
RACINE
Sat Sept 13, 12:30 – 1:30 pm Weekly Stand for Peace. Meet at the NW corner of Highways 31 and 20. Park in the SW corner of the Kohl's parking lot near the AT&T store. Supported by the Racine Coalition for Peace and Justice. Details at the Vigils list. Contact https://racinepeace.wordpress.com
SUPERIOR
Sun Sept 14, 12 noon – 12:30pm Women in Black weekly silent vigil. Meet at Center City Park on the Corner of Tower and Belknap. Details at the Vigils list. Contact Christine christineolson3@gmail.com
VERONA
Sat Sept 13, 1 pm Farley Center Land Art Exhibit, at the Farley Center, 2299 Spring Rose Road
Come join us during the Dane Arts/Farley Center/Visit Verona Art Festival (10:00-5:00). https://www.facebook.com/events/714939224673340. All participating artists will gather with visitors at the Farley Center kiosk at 1:00. After a brief introduction, each artist will then take a small group to their own installation. Artists will remain at their art installation from 1:00–2:00 PM to welcome visitors, talk about their work, and answer questions. This is the seventh year (every other year since 2013) that area artists will create installations in the woods of the Natural Path Sanctuary on the Farley Center land. These artists are rising to the challenge of using only materials that can safely decompose back into the land. For more information, please contact programs@farleycenter.org
VIROQUA
Sat Sept 13, 11 am - 12 noon Driftless Palestinian Solidarity Weekly Vigil. Meet at Decker and Main. Details at the Vigils list. Contact driftless.solidarity@gmail.com.
VIRTUAL
Mon Sept 8, 7–8:10 pm Energy Justice in Wisconsin: a Panel Discussion, via zoom. Would you like to learn more about energy justice and how Wisconsin communities are fighting to protect their health, pocketbooks, and the climate? Join us for a panel discussion on these topics and more!
Charles Hua, Executive Director, PowerLines
Bryan Rogers, Environmental Justice Director, Walnut Way Conservation Corp.
Dr. Brittany Keyes, Clean Air Policy Manager, Healthy Climate Wisconsin
Mon Sept 8, 6:30 pm WISDOM’s Immigration Monthly Meeting. ONLINE VIA ZOOM: Register in advance for the meeting here. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting. Amanda Ali, Digital Organizer at WISDOM, aali@wisdomwisconsin.org
Tues Sept 9, 6 pm Community Event on Fair Maps. Supported by League of Women Voters of Wisconsin, Fair Maps Coalition, and Wisconsin Democracy Campaign. Register for the virtual community hearing event . Questions? Email iuscely@fairmapswi.com .
Tues Sept 9, 6:30 pm WEBINAR: Taking a Faithful Stand - the impact of this year's US Supreme Court decisions with Jim Santelle, former United States attorney for the Eastern District of Wisconsin. Register here. wifaithvoices4justice@gmail.com
Taking a faithful stand is a monthly webinar series sponsored by Wisconsin Faith Voices for Justice, co-sponsored by the Wisconsin Council of Churches, WISDOM, Wisconsin Council of Rabbis, MICAH, and the Interfaith Conference of Greater Milwaukee.
Tues Sept 9, 2 and 6 pm Stand up for fair energy rates and utility justice from 350.org Hill Farms State Office Building Hearing Room S105 1st Floor 4822 Madison Yard Way.Join the live public hearings on September 9 at 2PM or 6PM on Zoom or in-person in Madison. Check the notice of public hearing linked below for more information on how to join.
WPL/Alliant (6680-UR-125)
ALJ Order and Schedule: https://apps.psc.wi.gov/ERF/ERFview/viewdoc.aspx?docid=551524
Thurs Sept 11, 7 pm 350 WI Webinar on Protecting the Endangerment Finding. You've heard about the Trump Administration's plans to invalidate the Endangerment Finding, an Obama-era action that gave the EPA the authority to regulate carbon emissions due to their impact on human and environmental health. Without the Endangerment Finding, Trump's EPA can stop regulating carbon emissions from cars, power generation, industrial facilities, and more. Join us on Zoom to learn more about the Endangerment Finding and why this is our biggest climate fight so far under this administration, and learn what YOU can do! Register here. contact@350wisconsin.org
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The WI Network for Peace and Justice is the umbrella 501c3 non-profit organization
supporting the work of 89 member groups around Wisconsin. Click here to find past issues of this weekly e-bulletin.
Our network plays a vital role in Wisconsin grassroots organizing. We maintain awareness of member groups' activities and work to increase the number of people ready to take on "Good Trouble". Keeping us connected and helping each other in timely ways is a critical role of WNPJ.
Expanding our board will add more diverse voices and help keep the momentum towards peace and justice vibrant and relevant. If you or someone you know would like to become a board member of WNPJ, please let us know. info@wnpj.org And thank you for all you do.
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Tabling Opportunity at the Saturday Farmers Market in Madison
are here. Sign up your group now!
WNPJ enjoys public interface at a variety of locations. The Network shares the spots we reserve with interested member groups. We already have a spot reserved at the largest farmer’s market in WI at the state capitol in Madison on Saturday mornings. Site #15 at the King St corner of the Square. https://dcfm.org/
Click here for your member group to sign up to share the table!
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In the NEWS –
See Peace Action’s latest newsletter here:
Our September / October Mobilizer is here! Inside, you’ll find updates on recent actions, upcoming events, and ways to stay involved in the movement for peace and justice.
Thank you for being part of our community and standing with us for peace.
In solidarity, Peace Action of WI https://www.peaceactionwi.org/
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Check out WNPJ’s Network News! How are we continuing our peace and justice work in the face of rapid changes in our country? How do we resist violence and injustice, build stronger communities, and support healing in these times?
Our member organizations share their thoughts as they continue their vital work.
Click here to read the Spring 2025 Network News along with issues from the past 3 years!
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Videos of the Wisconsin Network for Peace and Spring Assembly are available!March 24-28, 2025
We gathered each evening for an hour this week to bring you the voices of Wisconsin activists as we championed our diversity and our unity.
Topics included:
Coalition and Community Building: Our Common Denominators · Immigration & Palestine: The Connections · Protecting All Our Rights · Environmental Justice · Anti-war / Anti-militarism / Abolition
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Join WNPJ! www.wnpj.orgWNPJ welcomes individual members and groups!
For individuals, join at a sliding scale rate of $35/year – or whatever fits your budget!
For between $50 - $75/year, a WNPJ membership keeps your group connected with peace and justice efforts and helps keep the Network going - and growing!https://www.wnpj.org/membership
We help our member organizations reach a wider audience by amplifying your peace and justice events and actions on our list-serve and Facebook page. Membership also provides access to our community tabling opportunities, our online toolbox of peace and justice resources, and a community that cares about your peace and justice journey.
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