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BU - Update: 10/3/2023 Imagine: One united movement. All of us. Finding each other and our own special contribution towards building UNITY! Please print and share this tiny and frequently updated flier. Thank you: tinyurl.com/WeAreOne6x Wisconsin Unity Plan Project Update: We are Rising UP! We are Building a Unity Plan! Building Unity and partners are pushing forward towards our Fall Unity Summit and other efforts that we are incorporating into a Unity Plan - a plan to create a united movement for Peace, Justice, Sustainability, and Democracy. Go here to view the first draft of this historic Wisconsin Unity Plan: https://tinyurl.com/WIUnityPlan. This plan will be ever changing, expanding, and widening the circle of our unity. If you don’t see yourself or your group in this plan, we would love to help you change that. SAVE THE DATE: FALL UNITY SUMMIT - SATURDAY, DECEMBER 2, 2023 The summit will be in Milwaukee. More information coming in our next Building Unity Update and in the weekly Unity Plan Updates. If you’d like to learn more about this exciting project to build a “Unity Plan” for Peace, Justice, Sustainability, and Democracy, please sign up for more information here: https://tinyurl.com/BUSignUpForm. There are TWO weekly opportunities to provide your input and ideas towards the creation of the Unity Plan. Wednesdays at 10:30 am, or Thursdays at 6:00 pm. Zoom Link for both meetings: https://zoom.us/j/94591249525?pwd=MWRoTVQzVXN4SW5LdHc1T3VjWnQwQT09 Meeting ID: 945 9124 9525 Passcode: 514017 Meeting agendas and recent notes are also available for viewing at this shared document: https://tinyurl.com/UPSCsharedDoc Highlights of the Unity Plan Project so far: To maximize inclusivity, there are 2 wings of the Unity Plan Steering Committee. We picked a date and town for the Fall Unity Summit - 12/2/23 - Milwaukee! More info coming in the weekly Unity Plan Updates. To get these between these monthly Building Unity Updates, sign up here: https://tinyurl.com/BUSignUpForm. Action Teams are forming. More people are joining all the time and more people are needed. Call Building Unity at 608-630-3633 to join one of our action teams. We are working to build: a Rapid Response Phone/Text Tree a Letter Writing Team that will help turn out letters to leaders and editors. a number of monthly potluck gatherings around the state that will help us to find ourselves, deepen our connections, and explore solidarity, collaboration, and the power of united action. More information about these and other projects sign up sign up at the link above. 1st Four ACTIONS of THE UNITY PLAN While the Wisconsin Unity Plan Steering Committee is just getting started with our creation of a plan for building a united movement for Peace, Justice, Sustainability, and Democracy, in addition to preparing for our second seasonal “Unity Summit” on December 2, 2023 in Milwaukee, we have approved the following three initial actions: Building Unity Gatherings to start all over Wisconsin in 2024! Starting in January of 2024, groups of activists, in communities all over Wisconsin will be launching a project called Building Unity Gatherings (BUGs). What better way to begin a movement of movements than to make a time and space where we find each other, deepen our connections, break bread, sing songs, share our knowing that another world is possible. We are the ones that we have been waiting for. Wherever you live, your community could be one of the first to host a monthly Building Unity Gathering. To learn more about how your community can take part in this statewide project, join us for one of the next Building Unity Gathering Introductory Meetings. October 6, 2023 - https://fb.me/e/3gLl9gue1 October 13 2023 - https://fb.me/e/3KoPWp5jV *** Can’t make either of these meetings, but you still want to help. Call Building Unity at 608-630-3633. Building Unity Rapid Response Phone Tree Outrageous things are happening. It seems that certain lawmakers will stop at nothing to grab power and do all that they can to keep it. Our democracy has been undermined by big money, voter suppression, lies, corruption, and now the threat that the duly elected Justice Janet Protasiewicz could be impeached for no real reason. It is hard to believe the depths that they go to will to hold onto their slipping power. We, the people, are rising and we must not let a those in power continue to erode our democracy. We need to be able to respond quickly and so we are setting up a rapid response phone network. With your help we can build a system that will alert thousands of people when the need arrises. To sign up to place yourself someplace on the phone tree, please fill out this form: https://tinyurl.com/UnityPhoneTreeSignUp If any concrete moves are made by the Wisconsin State Legislature to Impeach Justice Janet Protasiewicz (or any similar action that undermines our democracy), we will activate our phone tree (please sign up at the link above). We will also send out a call to action using these other forms sharing information: Our Webpage - www.buildingunitywisconsin.org Our Facebook Page - www.facebook.com/buildingunitywi/ Our Mail List - Please sign up at https://tinyurl.com/BUSignUpForm *** Our call to action will include information about our plan to meet to meet in the WI State Capitol Rotunda between Noon and 6:00 pm on the very next day. The Letter Writing Team We are creating a team for increasing the number of people writing letters both to editors and to leaders in our government. Sign up to learn more about our letter writing campaign here. For more information call Building Unity at 608-630-3633 Past Action/Events that have been highlighted in the Unity Plan: https://tinyurl.com/PastUnityPlanActions Upcoming Action/Events Highlighted in the Unity Plan: https://tinyurl.com/UPcomingUPActions If your group’s event isn’t listed in this plan, please let us know. We want all of us included in the creation of this plan. A Few of the Upcoming Holidays: Building Unity and Partners invite you to save the dates and join us in celebrating the following holidays: Indigenous Peoples’ Day (No Longer Columbus Day!) - October 9, 2023 https://tinyurl.com/BUwIndigenousPeople Armistice Day - November 11, 2023 https://tinyurl.com/BUonArmisticeDay Thanksgiving Day - November 23, 2023 - Giving thanks is good. Believing the lies about this holiday and ignoring the true history of the U.S. is very sad and it continues the harm. It is time we face the truth about our history and give thanks that we can work together to make a better history for tomorrow. More about this holiday in our next Building Unity Update in early November. Whatever holidays you might celebrate, please remember we are a wonderfully diverse land and not everyone celebrates the same holidays. If you’d like to share some information about a holiday that you celebrate, please send information to office.buildingunitywi@gmail.com. We’d love to join you in celebration if we can. Thank you. Stay informed with what is happening in the movement for peace and justice: https://www.wnpj.org/event-calendar Building Unity is proud to be a supporting member of the Wisconsin Network for Peace and Justice. We encourage all unity building groups to join this network and support it in any way that you can! Our next meetings: Unity Plan Steering Committee Meetings - Weekly on Wednesdays at 10:30 am or on Thursdays at 6:00 pm. Come when you can. All are welcome! To receive links, agendas, and meeting notes, please sign-up here: https://tinyurl.com/UPSCInfoSignUpSurvey To receive the weekly UP updates that will come out between the monthly BU Updates, please fill out this form: https://tinyurl.com/BUSignUpForm

The WI Network for Peace and Justice is the umbrella non-profit organization supporting the work of 79 member groups around Wisconsin. ********************** Here are Spotlights and Events listings for many of our member groups: Weaving the Web! Oct 5th, 12 noon - 1 pm, join 'Weaving the Web' - WNPJ monthly virtual drop-in. John Peck will be on the call to talk about Social Justice Demands for the 2023 Farm Bill Debate - of which there are many! Such as expanding SNAP for undocumented immigrants and people in Puerto Rico, possible USDA programs to support BIPOC farmers, false solutions to climate change (that aggravate climate injustice) such as carbon trading, CO2 pipelines, manure digesters, etc. etc. etc. Contact office@wnpj.org with questions. All are welcome to this first Thursday of each month zoom call. Zoom Meeting Information: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/89361313008?pwd=UmxCOUcxL3ZFb244aXp0SnBVTFRSZz09 ; Meeting ID: 893 6131 3008 - Passcode: 797041; +1 312 626 6799 US (Chicago) ******************************* SPOTLIGHT on WNPJ’s Annual Fall Assembly - for all members and allies! "Every Drop Counts: Coming Together for Water" Saturday, October 28, 10:00 am - 1:00 pm We're meeting at the Fox Valley Unitarian Universalist Fellowship, 2600 E. Philip Lane, Appleton - as well as virtually. You are welcome to join us in-person or via zoom (links and registration coming soon). We are working with local organizations to bring pressing issues for consideration and we will be celebrating efforts and victories. Program and registration links in development.....watch for updates!: The assembly is dedicated to the work of Dawn Sturdevant Baum - https://www.wichmannfuneralhomes.com/obituaries/dawn-sturdevant-baum Peacemaker of the Year Award to Bill Christofferson of Milwaukee, lead organizer for The Golden Rule (photo credit, Sue Ruggles): https://www.wnpj.org/post/wnpj-to-present-the-2023-annual-peacemaker-of-the-year-award-to-bill-christofferson-of-milwaukee Music and slides from Gideon Webb to remember our George Paz Martin - "We Are Family". Here is the link to the memorial celebration, film editing by Dan Folkman, https://youtu.be/fQai9vF7QV4 Screening of 'Sold Down the River' video, introduced by John Peck, Lynn and Nancy Utesch https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=2295197430753159 Guest Speaker, Dean Hoegger of Clean Water Action Council will present: 'Using Local, State, and Federal Laws to Protect the Waters of NE Wisconsin ' https://www.cleanwateractioncouncil.org We’ll have a petition available for you to sign at the event and on-line: WISDOM’s - Rights of Nature Wisconsin Initiative https://secure.everyaction.com/DQmEhEf3pE2eFAMwsuwQIw2 WNPJ business meeting. WNPJ members who would like to sit on the WNPJ Board for 2023 -24, please send us some information about yourself. We meet virtually, once a month. Send to: info@wnpj.org. Food and sharing, member group tabling, and more! If you'd like to help plan the event, contact Board member Dena Eakles at dena.eakles@gmail.com and watch www.wnpj.org for new developments! *********************************** Upcoming Events this week for WNPJ groups: VERONA Sun Oct 1st, 10:30 - 3:30 pm The Farley Center Fall Festival - Farley Center, Spring Rose Road. https://www.facebook.com/events/1148142479225032 . https://farleycenter.org/event/farley-center-fall-festival-2023/ VIRTUAL Mon Oct 2nd, 7-8:10pm Seth Jenson on how to communicate with different audiences to win climate campaigns. 350 WI. To change everything it takes everyone…right? Well…not quite. Movement breakthroughs often come about by winning people over selectively. But how do we know whom to select? Seth Jensen, will introduce a tool called the Spectrum of Allies, which helps activists determine where to pitch their message for maximum effect. Seth learned the tool when a national 350.org trainer came to Madison more than a decade ago, and he is eager to share it with all of us. Register in advance for the meeting here. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting via computer, tablet, or smartphone. Seth Jensen has been active with 350 Wisconsin from the beginning. Back in August 2011, he was arrested in protests led by Bill McKibben against the Keystone XL tar sands pipeline. Seth credits the feminist movement for teaching him the value of community-based organizing. Seth is co-lead of the Divest & Defund Team, and balances his time between the roles of climate activist and massage therapist. 350Wisconsin@350wisconsin.org MADISON Sun Oct 1st, 7 - 8 pm Candlelight Vigil for Peace in Ukraine for People of Faith and Conscience. Meet at Capitol Square - State Street Steps. Sponsored by Madison World BEYOND War and Interfaith Peace Coalition and others. RSVP if you can to warabolition@gmail.com . VIRTUAL Thurs Oct 5th, 12 noon - 1 pm Weaving the Web - WNPJ monthly virtual drop-in. John Peck will be on the call to talk about Social Justice Demands for the 2023 Farm Bill Debate - of which there are many! Such as expanding SNAP for undocumented immigrants and people in Puerto Rico, possible USDA programs to support BIPOC farmers, false solutions to climate change (that aggravate climate injustice) such as carbon trading, CO2 pipelines, manure digesters, etc. etc. etc. Contact office@wnpj.org with questions. All are welcome to this first Thursday of each month zoom call. Zoom Meeting Information: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/89361313008?pwd=UmxCOUcxL3ZFb244aXp0SnBVTFRSZz09 ; Meeting ID: 893 6131 3008 - Passcode: 797041; +1 312 626 6799 US (Chicago) VIRTUAL Thurs Oct. 5th, 6 - 8 pm WILPF Monthly Virtual Book Club. We'll talk about... The Ministry for the Future: A Novel. The 1st Thursday of each month, virtually. To get the zoom link, reply to: wilpfmadison@gmail.com 4 EVENTS with SINSINAWA DOMINICANS on Sat. Oct. 7th 09:30 am - 03:30 pm - Retreat: Speak with the Earth: Learning from Trees, Rivers, Hills and Clouds - —Join presenters, Julia Burkey and Daniel Cooperrider.“All important ideas,” as poet Mary Oliver once put it, “must include the trees, the mountains, and the rivers.” In this eco-spiritual retreat, we will attend to our relationship and conversation with the more than human world. Over the course of the day, we will dialogue with the four classical elements (water, fire, earth, air) as they express themselves in the evocative landscape of the Driftless area of southwest Wisconsin, and through our own bodies. Registration ends October 4, and the fee is $60 per person. 09:30 am - 11:30 am VIRTUAL Presentation: From Nowhere to Now Here. Have you ever apologized because your mind or your heart was somewhere else than where your body was at the time? Join presenter Pat Pintens for her presentation. When we’re pulled in many directions, we can feel like we’re in the middle of nowhere. Let’s explore how to regain our sense of presence, of mindfulness, of being attentive to where we are, who we are with, what is happening and our sense of being now here. Registration ends October 2, and the fee is $20 per person. 10:00 am - 12:00 pm (1st session) AND 1:00 pm - 03:00 pm (2nd session) Glass Art Class: Christmas Ornaments Workshop AND Wall Hangings. Join artist, Barb McKinlay to create glass Christmas ornaments in the morning and wall hangings in the afternoon! Students will make four Christmas ornaments and a mini tray out of glass. You will have several ornament shape choices or you can design an abstract design of your own. Bring a lunch and stay for the afternoon class to make a wall hanging. Registration ends October 2 and the fee is $80 per person. Contact Arrangements at 608-748-4411 or visit our website at https://sinsinawa.org/moundcenter for more information. Sinsinawa Mound, the motherhouse for the Dominican Sisters of Sinsinawa, is located in southwest Wisconsin on County Road Z, off Highway 11, about five miles northeast of Dubuque. ******************* APPLETON Sat Oct 7th, 11am - 12 noon Fox Valley Monthly Stand for Peace. Houdini Plaza, West Lawrence Street. Every month - the fist Saturday! Bring your signs! Organizer: Ronna Swift ronnajean61@gmail.com MILWAUKEE Sat Oct 7th, 12 noon - 1 pm Weekly Stand for Peace. 76th Street + Layton. Each week, a different vigil site in Milwaukee. This week Stand with the Nuns! The School Sisters of Notre Dame will lead us. Bring your signs for peace! Questions? Contact Peace Action WI -info@peaceactionwi.org or see https://www.peaceactionwi.org ******************************************************* If your group would like to get your events posted in the weekly e-bulletin – JOIN US! https://www.wnpj.org/membership ******************************************** WNPJ member groups can sign up for a Saturday opportunity to TABLE at the Madison Farmers Market – this Spring and summer at the Capitol Square. https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10c0f4daaa929a5fac34-wnpj#/ The Farmers Market opening date is April 15th – 7 am to 1 pm …and runs through the Fall on Saturdays. Sign up for your spot today! Bring your own table and hand-outs to the King Street corner of the Square, next to the VFP #25 table! Questions? Contact info@wnpj.org **************************************** Interested in a yard sign? WNPJ has yard signs available! yardsigns@wnpj.org See our new Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/WisNPJ "Like" us and follow us! If you’d like to share this WNPJ e-bulletin, go to https://www.wnpj.org/blog for this week’s issue! **************************

WNPJ Fall Assembly Saturday, October 28, 2023 10:00 AM - 1:00 PM Fox Valley Unitarian Universalist Fellowship 2600 E. Philip Ln, Appleton, Wisconsin All welcome to this in-person event. Free & donations accepted. Please register! A zoom link will be sent to those of you attending virtually. Watch for updates at this site: https://www.wnpj.org/post/2023-fall-assembly Confirmed Program.... Clean Water Action Council: Protecting the Waters of NE Wisconsin, with guest speaker, Dean Hoegger Sold Down the River video, with John Peck and Lynn & Nancy Utesch Rights of Nature Wisconsin initiative with Terry Dawson and WISDOM representative David Liners 2023 WNPJ Peacemaker of the Year Award presentation to Bill Christofferson. Introduction by Mark Foreman of Milwaukee Veterans for Peace & 2014 Peacemaker of the Year recipient. Honoring George Paz Martin - video and music "We Are Family" created by Gideon Webb of Milwaukee State of the WNPJ Network and board elections Dedicated to the Water Work of Dawn Sturdevant Baum Great Blue Herons depend on wetlands and waterways. In summer they make nests on very high trees, close to each other in a rookery. Adults spend most of every day stalking in water to slowly catch fish for themselves and for their young. Nesting in a large rookery protects the young from predators. Plus one adult heron stands guard ready to challenge and scare away any predator. This community is dedicated to protecting all of its members. Mary Kay Baum, Co-chair of WNPJ

For over two decades, WNPJ has benefitted from the activism and service of Bill Christofferson He has served on the WNPJ Board and has been connected with many of our member groups, including Nukewatch, Veterans for Peace, WAVE, and more. (photo credit, Sue Ruggles) Bill's an author, too - writing a book: "Man from Clear Lake: Earth Day Founder Senator Gaylord Nelson". This past year, Bill coordinated the sailing of the anti-nuke ship "The Golden Rule" into Wisconsin waters, spreading information about the hazards of nuclear waste and war-heads at each place she docked. He provided amazing organizing work, collaborating with others along the way - and then they spread the word through social media, TV and radio coverage, and written press stories. You can read more about this journey here. Bill and Alfred Meyer, another past Board Chair of WNPJ, stand here on the dock beside The Golden Rule over Labor Day 2023. These two worked together on another campaign with WNPJ - called "Carbon Free- Nuclear Free" . One of Bill's strengths is his ability to reach out to other groups, partnering for a greater impact. Short bio: Bill Christofferson is a former – he says “recovered” -- journalist and political consultant who has worked in state and local government , and a longtime peace activist. A Marine Corps veteran of Vietnam, he is a member of Veterans For Peace and Vietnam Veterans Against the War.He was the first director of Nukewatch, the Progressive Foundation’s public education project on nuclear weapons and power, from 1980 to 1983. Two other related projects, Stop Project ELF, led by John Stauber, and the Radioactive Waste Project, run by Cassandra Dixon, operated out of the Nukewatch office. Bill played a key role in passage of the first statewide nuclear freeze referendum, which passed in Wisconsin in 1982 by a 3 to 1 margin. In 1983 a referendum opposing a nuclear waste repository in Wisconsin passed statewide by a 8 to 1 margin, and the city of Madison became a Nuclear Free Zone. He is a former board member of the Wisconsin Anti-Violence Effort (WAVE) and ex-board president of the Milwaukee Homeless Veterans Initiative, which was founded by Veterans For Peace. After retiring from political consulting, he joined WNPJ in 2007 and served as a board member and co-chair (with Chamomile Nusz) in 2008-09. During that time WNPJ conducted a Carbon Free Nuclear Free campaign and played a leading role in preventing the repeal of a state nuclear power moratorium. Now retired, he lives in Milwaukee with his wife, Karin Borgh, and divides his time between activism and being a grandpa to two middle school boys. You'll have a chance to celebrate with Bill as he receives this 2023 annual Peacemaker of the Year Award at the WNPJ Fall Assembly: "Every Drop Counts - Coming Together for Water" Sat. October 28th, 10 am - 1 pm at the Fox Valley UU Church on Philips Lane, in person - or virtually. Watch for more information and registration forms... And to see previous Peacemaker Awardees, check out this site: https://www.wnpj.org/awards Written by Judy Miner, former WNPJ Network Coordinator. info@wnpj.org You can reach Bill at xofffiles(AT)gmail.com

Events and Action Alerts from WNPJ member groups for the week of Sept. 24th. The WI Network for Peace and Justice is the umbrella non-profit organization supporting the work of 79 member groups around Wisconsin. If you’d like to share this WNPJ e-bulletin, go to https://www.wnpj.org/blog for this week’s issue! ******************************************* SPOTLIGHT on WNPJ’s Annual Fall Assembly - for all members and allies! "Every Drop Counts: Coming Together for Water" Saturday, October 28, 10:00 am - 1:00 pm We're meeting at the Fox Valley Unitarian Universalist Fellowship, 2600 E. Philip Lane, Appleton - as well as virtually. You are welcome to join us in-person or via zoom (links coming soon). We are working with local organizations to bring pressing issues for consideration and we will be celebrating efforts and victories. Program in development.....to include: The assembly is dedicated to the work of Dawn Sturdevant Baum - Peacemaker of the Year Award to Bill Christofferson of Milwaukee, lead organizer for The Golden Rule. Music and slides to remember our George Paz Martin - "We are Family" 'Sold Down the River' video, introduced by John Peck PLUS..... WNPJ business meeting, Food and sharing, Member group tabling, And more! If you'd like to help plan the event, contact Board member Dena Eakles at dena.eakles@gmail.com and watch www.wnpj.org for new developments! ********************************* Action Alert from Safe Skies Clean Water Wisconsin safeskieswi@gmail.com : The Madison 'Back from the Brink (BftB)' Resolution was introduced to the City Council in late September and will be voted on 10/3/23. Time for you to take action, Madison! As you know, the F-35 fighter jets are named as part of the U.S. strategic nuclear triad. Community efforts that make it clear that we do not condone nuclear weapons can build into a larger movement. And maybe, just maybe, we can ultimately make those horrible jets go away. But we definitely need to prevent nuclear war. Back from Brink Resolutions call on our federal government to: · Actively pursue a verifiable agreement among nuclear-armed states to eliminate their nuclear arsenals. Renounce the option of using nuclear weapons first. · End the president's sole, unchecked authority to launch a nuclear attack. · Take U.S. nuclear weapons off hair-trigger (launch ready) alert. · Cancel the plan to replace the entire U.S. arsenal with enhanced weapons. · The City of Madison Back from the Brink Resolution also commits Madison to nuclear weapon-free investments and contracts. The BftB recommendations were developed by members of the Union of Concerned Scientists and Physicians for Social Responsibility USA in consultation with experts on nuclear security. The financial recommendations are the result of research on other cities that have committed to nuclear weapon free investments/contracts, and the hard work of the Madison Finance Director and City staff. If you have already contacted your Alder, contact them one more time and urge them to vote on 10/3 for the Back from the Brink Resolution. If you have not already contacted your Alder, this is the time to do it! Nuclear disarmament sometimes feels like an impossible goal. But the grassroots Nuclear Freeze movement of the 1980's led to negotiations between Russia and the US that resulted in a decrease in the world arsenal from 60,000 to today's 12,500 warheads. To find your alder, go to: https://www.cityofmadison.com/council/councilmembers/findalderbyaddress.cfm Here's a link to the national campaign: https://preventnuclearwar.org/ *********************************** Upcoming Events this week for WNPJ groups: FITCHBURG Mon Sept 25th, 10am - 12 noon UN In the News Discussion Group - Fitchburg Public Library, Lacy Road. Questions? Agenda and readings for the day, contact Sam Romano. sromano@charter.net (This group also meets on-line on the 2nd Monday of each month. Contact Sam Romano for the zoom call-in details.) VIRTUAL Mon Sept 25th, 7 pm Zoom Meeting on Understanding "Wisconsin Rights of Nature Campaign." Organized by WISDOM. About a year ago, we launched the "Wisconsin Rights of Nature Campaign." After a couple of general presentations, a core group of about 25 leaders has continued to meet regularly, to better understand Rights of Nature, to develop some materials and resources, and to pilot some activities. We now have a website, a brochure, and are on the verge of having a Rights of Nature resolution passed by the Milwaukee County Board of Supervisors. We invite you to join us for this Zoom event to learn more about the campaign and what has been done. More importantly we want to share a vision for the future of the campaign and show ways, large and small, that people can get involved. Rights of Nature is a movement rooted in the indigenous community that calls for legal recognition and protection of the natural world. It is a recognition that lakes, rivers, forests and animals have a right to exist, to evolve and to thrive. They also have a right to remedies when they are harmed. It is an end to the dangerous assumption that the natural world is ours to consume and exploit, without recognizing its intrinsic value. We need only look at global warming, mass extinction and water crises of all kinds to recognize that our assumptions have to change. Register for the event. One thing you can do immediately is to sign our petition below urging elected officials to adopt rights of nature laws, and share it with friends and neighbors. Sign the petition . Sent to WNPJ by WIDOM. office@wisdomwisconsin.org MADISON Mon Sept 25th 7-8pm Madison Area Bus Advocates in-person meeting. Central Public Library, West Mifflin Street, in room 104. MABA will be holding its first in-person meeting in over three and a half years. It ideally will have a virtual option. Contact Susan De Vos info@busadvocates.org for more information. VIRTUAL Tues Sept 26th, 12 noon. Building Unity is hosting a virtual “Letter to the Editor Workshop” led by Bill Lueders. Join us with Wisconsin writer, and champion of investigative journalism and transparent government, Bill Lueders. Lueders is a strong proponent of using “letters to the editor” as a powerful tool to help citizens shape the public conversations of our time. Register at the link below and you will receive the zoom link and more information about the workshop: https://tinyurl.com/LTEWorkshopReg . More information from Building Unity: Timothy Cordon at 608-630-3633 MAUSTON/TOMAH Tues Sept 26th, 3:45 - 4:45 pm Monthly VIGIL AGAINST THE DRONES, outside the gates of Volk Field, Camp Douglas. We need YOU there. Arrive at the wayside around 3:30 so we have time for introductions and to process to the base together where we will hold a solemn vigil for one hour to remember those killed by drones. The vigil at Volk Field is a legal vigil where we will be on public property. As always, it will be a solemn vigil, remembering the victims of US government drone attacks. DIRECTIONS - To get to the vigil, take the Camp Douglas exit off Interstate 90/94 between Mauston and Tomah. When you exit take County Rd. C to the northeast. You will see the base straight ahead, but follow County Rd. C to the right and within a few blocks is a picnic wayside where you can park. The wayside is now closed for the winter, but you can legally park on the side of the road. There are no bathrooms available during the winter months. Bring posters if you can. Call Joy at 608 239-4327 joyfirst5@gmail.com or Bonnie at 608-256-5088 blb24@earthlink.net for an update before you make the drive; car-pooling option. We usually vigil on the 4th Tuesday of every month. Wisconsin Coalition to Ground the Drones and End the Wars SINSINAWA Tues Sept 26th, 6 to 8 pm Healing Haunted Histories - Sinsinawa Mound Center, County Road Z. Eric Anglada, Sinsinawa’s Ecological Programming Coordinator, will be leading this presentation. We live in a land that is haunted, where the spirit of past colonial violence and Native dispossession is still present among us. This retreat will explore the hauntings of this continent, region and landscape, while delving into practical ways of healing. This is both an inward and an outward journey. To prepare for the event, please research your family history and bring that information to the retreat. The fee is $15 per person, and registration ends on Monday, September 25. Contact Arrangements at 608-748-4411 or visit our website at https://sinsinawa.org/moundcenter for more information. Sinsinawa Mound, the motherhouse for the Dominican Sisters of Sinsinawa, is located in southwest Wisconsin on County Road Z, off Highway 11, about five miles northeast of Dubuque. MILWAUKEE Tues, Sept 26th, 7 - 8 pm Vets for Peace #102 Monthly Meeting. St Johns On The Lake. Please make a note on your calendar and join us if you can. Zoom call may be an option. vfpchapter102@gmail.com MADISON Wed Sept 27th 12:30 - 1:30 pm Radical’s Journey from Campus to the Shop Floor in 1970s – (and virtual) with Jon Melrod. UW-Madison Social Science Bldg. Rm. 8108 (1180 Observatory Dr.) Hosted by the UW Havens Wright Center for Social Justice. Wisconsin born into the political and cultural quiescence of the 1950s, Jon Melrod grew up in apartheid-like Washington D.C. Active in the student movement that opposed the Vietnam War and a supporter of Black liberation, Jon embraced the ideology that the working class held the power to radically transform society. He left the campus for the factory in 1972. For thirteen years he immersed himself in the day-to-day struggles of Milwaukee’s working class, both on the factory floor and in the political arena. Despite FBI and Milwaukee Police “Red Squad” interference, Jon organized a militant rank-and-file caucus and rose through the union ranks to a top leadership position in UAW Local 72. Please register if you wish to attend virtually: https://havenswrightcenter.wisc.edu/event/jonathan_melrod/ Sent to WNPJ by Madison Infoshop - jepeck@wisc.edu SINSINAWA Wed Sept 27th TWO EVENTS! Wed Sept 27th, 3 pm. The Windows of Queen of the Rosary Chapel: A Story of Faith in Color, Light and Glass (part 3 of 3) Sinsinawa Mound Center, County Road Z. Join S. Priscilla Wood, OP, Director of the Office of Arts and Cultural Heritage, for a sitting tour of these “jewels in the crown” in our chapel at Sinsinawa Mound. Learn not only the special techniques used but the story that each window contains as each takes the viewer on a journey through faith. This is open to the public and admission is free. Contact Arrangements at 608-748-4411 or visit our website at www.sinsinawa.org/moundcenter for more information. AND Wed Sept 27th, 4 pm. Final Sinsinawa Mound Market for the season! The market is held at our farm at 2551 County Road Z, Sinsinawa, WI 53824. The vendors at the market will include Collaborative Farmers, Sandhill Farm, Dropseed Farm, City Girl Farming, The Mound’s Farm, Sinsinawa Bakery, Sinsinawa Book and Gift Gallery, plus more! Contact Arrangements at 608-748-4411 or visit our website at https://sinsinawa.org/moundcenter for more information. Sinsinawa Mound, the motherhouse for the Dominican Sisters of Sinsinawa, is located in southwest Wisconsin on County Road Z, off Highway 11, about five miles northeast of Dubuque. MADISON Wed Sept 27th, 6 - 8:30 pm Screening of: SEEKING ASYLUM: A Mother’s Journey - Madison Christian Community - Community of Hope UCC and Advent Lutheran, ELCA, 7118 Old Sauk Road. SEEKING ASYLUM is an award-winning feature documentary that bears witness to the endless deterrents migrants face when petitioning for asylum in the United States. In a system that has been designed for failure, we follow one woman’s journey as she searches for protection for herself and her children. Many people view getting to the United States as the final hurdle in the migration journey, but we quickly learn that once in the U.S., the fight has just begun. During one of the most uncertain times in our country's history, Seeking Asylum documents the challenges asylum seekers face and shows why asylum is an integral part of the American Dream that we cannot afford to lose. We are requesting donations of $25 per person, to be paid online or at the door. Members of the immigrant community are invited at no cost. Donations go to support the sponsoring organizations’ work for immigrant justice. Donate here - https://www.wisconsinfaithvoicesforjustice.org/donate.htmlUnder 'designation', please click on Seeking Asylum. Light refreshments and beverages will be served. Questions? Contact Stephanie Selgado at 608-250-9982. Sponsored by: Voces de la Frontera, Wisconsin Faith Voices for Justice, the Community Immigration Law Clinic, and Jewish Social Services of Madison. wifaithvoices4justice@gmail.com MADISON Sat. Sept 30th, 9:30 - 11 am. World BEYOND War Madison Speak Out! at the Dane County Farmers Market, East Main St. Debate: Is War in Ukraine Justified? Speak-out on issues; we will broadcast our messages "a viva voce" to the market-goers! We hope you’ll join us! Questions, ideas, RSVP? warabolition@gmail.com NEENAH Sat Sept 30th, 12 noon - 3 pm Worker and Community Summit; Lessons from the Field - 157 S Green Bay Rd., Fox Valley Labor Council, Hall. Potluck from 12 NOON - 1 P.M. followed by a 1-3 P.M. panel. From fast food and retail, to the public sector, throughout the logistics industry, healthcare and beyond, workers across Wisconsin and nationwide are in motion and fighting back! Join us for a public discussion between worker leaders in organized and non-collective bargaining workplaces to discuss the current political environment and to share lessons drawn from the struggles they’ve been engaged in. We'll then discuss how these lessons can be applied in our work now to build a broader, member led worker movement in the Wisconsin that can exercise power and organize the unorganized in alliance with community allies. $20 contribution (sliding scale) to defray expenses and for the Teamster 662 strike fund but no one would ever be turned away for lack of funds. For more information: werisefighting@gmail.com or 313-559-7074. MILWAUKEE Sat Sept 30th, 12 noon - 1 pm Weekly Stand for Peace - Meet at North Lincoln Memorial Drive & East Lafayette Hill Road. Each week, a different vigil site in Milwaukee. Bring your signs for peace! Questions? Contact Peace Action WI -info@peaceactionwi.org or see https://www.peaceactionwi.org VERONA Sun Oct 1st, 10:30 - 3:30 pm The Farley Center Fall Festival - Farley Center, Spring Rose Road. https://www.facebook.com/events/1148142479225032 . https://farleycenter.org/event/farley-center-fall-festival-2023/ MADISON Sun Oct 1st, 7 - 8 pm Candlelight Vigil for Peace in Ukraine for People of Faith and Conscience. Meet at Capitol Square - State Street Steps. Sponsored by Madison World BEYOND War. RSVP if you can to warabolition@gmail.com . ******************************************************* If your group would like to get your events posted in the weekly e-bulletin – JOIN US! https://www.wnpj.org/membership ******************************************** WNPJ member groups can sign up for a Saturday opportunity to TABLE at the Madison Farmers Market – this Spring and summer at the Capitol Square. https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10c0f4daaa929a5fac34-wnpj#/ The Farmers Market opening date is April 15th – 7 am to 1 pm …and runs through the Fall on Saturdays. Sign up for your spot today! Bring your own table and hand-outs to the King Street corner of the Square, next to the VFP #25 table! Questions? Contact info@wnpj.org **************************************** Interested in a yard sign? WNPJ has yard signs available! yardsigns@wnpj.org See our new Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/WisNPJ "Like" us and follow us!

In a formal letter to WDNR Secretary Adam Payne today, Citizens for Safe Water Around Badger (CSWAB) asks that the Department require the U.S. Army, as the acknowledged responsible party, to incorporate PFAS and other emerging contaminants in its pending community-wide groundwater remedy selection at and near the former Badger Army Ammunition Plant lands in rural Sauk County. Badger is the source of three separate groundwater contaminant plumes that have all migrated beyond the plant boundary into nearby residential areas. CSWAB points to the Department’s August 17, 2020 letter which requires the U.S. Army to include evaluation of PFAS and other emerging contaminants “as early in the cleanup process as possible, preferably during the site investigation phase.” A follow-up letter to the Army on September 9, 2020 affirms the Department’s opinion that there is “considerable uncertainty regarding potential discharges of PFAS” at Badger. Now, three years later, in August 2023, the Army submitted a draft remedial action plan to the WDNR for addressing community-wide groundwater contamination but the plan omits PFAS altogether. As a result, the Army’s proposal fails to define the degree and extent of PFAS and other emerging contaminants in groundwater – the community’s sole source of drinking water. CSWAB asks that the WDNR take immediate steps to assure that (1) drinking water wells near Badger are regularly and promptly tested for PFAS and other emerging contaminants, and (2) that the pending site-wide groundwater remedy selection and environmental investigations fully encompass all potential sources for PFAS contamination including hazardous waste sites in the Town of Merrimac. This is not the first time that residents have asked for off-site testing. In September 2018, more than 100 people, including members of the local Restoration Advisory Board, co-signed a resolution organized by CSWAB asking that the Army test all public and private drinking water systems within a four-mile radius of Badger for PFAS. The resolution asked that the Army include PFAS analysis in its then-upcoming testing of approximately 300 residential wells near the former military base. The requested testing never occurred. A complete copy of CSWAB’s 7-page letter is posted here. - Laura Olah | Executive Director Citizens for Safe Water Around Badger | www.CSWAB.org E12629 Weigand’s Bay South, Merrimac, WI 53561 P: 608 643 3124 | E: info@cswab.org www.facebook.com/cswab.org | www.twitter.com/CSWAB

APPLETON, WIS. (WFRV) – Unity of Appleton hosted a Fox Cities International Day of Peace celebration. Unity of Appleton member John Polakowski says spreading kindness is a must. “Peace is a calmness in our heart peace comes from within and that’s what we firmly believe that if we can feel peaceful and calm and loving towards other people that peace comes from within and that’s what we’re all about,” explained Polakowski. The event included live music, food, and more. Community leaders say the event is one of a kind. “United Nations established the International Day of Peace a long time ago and I have never seen it celebrated here in the Fox Valley and we really want to make that a vocal point,” said Cary Polakowski board president of Unity of Appleton. “Peace begins with ourselves, and I think the more peaceful we are the more that radiates out into our communities and into the world,” stated Kaye Krueger Unity of Appleton member. Unity of Appleton plans to continue their effort of spreading peace. Fox Cities celebrates International Day of Peace by: Bryce Oselen Posted: Sep 18, 2023 / 12:02 AM CDT https://www.wearegreenbay.com/news/local-news/fox-cities-celebrates-international-day-of-peace/

WNPJ + Solidarity with 'Stop Cop City' + Update on Cassandra Dixon’s hearing in Palestine + Spotlight on 350 Wisconsin + UN International Day of Peace + other statewide events… **************************** SAVE the DATE: Saturday, October 28th in Appleton. Join us in-person or virtually for the Annual WNPJ Fall Assembly. Interested in planning, contact Dena.eakles@gmail.com *********************************** The WI Network for Peace and Justice is the umbrella non-profit organization supporting the work of 79 member groups around Wisconsin. Here are Spotlights and Events listings for many of our member groups: ******************************* (photo credit to the https://atlsolidarity.org/#why site) ACTION ALERT: This is a call to stand in solidarity with the 61 'Stop Cop City' (aka Defend the Atlanta/Weelaunee Forest) co-defendants who have been indicted on bogus RICO charges in a highly political prosecution against a broad social movement fighting deforestation and police militarization in Atlanta. We extend particular solidarity to one of these co-defendants, one of our own: Ph.D. student Hannah Kass, jointly affiliated with the Department of Geography and the Nelson Institute for Environmental Studies at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Hannah is also a volunteer with the WNPJ member group, Madison Infoshop. This alert was sent to WNPJ by John Peck of the Infoshop - jepeck@wisc.edu . Read the full story here: https://www.wnpj.org/post/solidarity-statement-free-hannah-her-co-defendants Sign a petition to the Attorney General and the District Attorneys of Fulton County and Dekalb County, demanding they drop the charges: https://forms.gle/DV43zBLthiB13B6T9 Donate to the Atlanta Solidarity Fund, a bail and legal defense fund for forest defenders: https://actionnetwork.org/fundraising/contribute-to-the-atlanta-solidarity-fund ******************************** Cassandra Dixon of the WNPJ member group Mary House returned to Israel for a hearing on her assault in Palestine last spring. You can read her full report here: https://www.wnpj.org/post/update-from-cassandra-s-hearing-related-to-her-assault-in-palestine . Cassandra asks in response you will consider this chance to sponsor an olive tree, at a cost of $24 per tree, to be planted in Masafer Yatta in the coming planting season as an act of solidarity with these families who are struggling every day to hold on to their land. Please visit https://tiny.one/MadisonOliveGrove . ************************* SPOTLIGHT on 350 Wisconsin and their TWO events this week in Madison! MADISON Thurs Sept 21st, 5 - 7:30 pm WHAT: “Let’s Get Together!” community event with 350 Wisconsin. Meet at the Biergarten at Olbrich Park, 3527 Atwood Ave for a fun, casual gathering to build solidarity with fellow climate activists and community members. Enjoy the beautiful weather and views of Lake Monona. Whether you're a long-time supporter or just getting to know us, we'd love to see you! In addition to great beer, ytou can enjoy classics from local favorites like Clausens European Bakery, Underground Meats, Farmer John and Banzo. contact@350wisconsin.org Interested in joining a public rally in Madison in support of affordable solar power? Join 350 Wisconsin on Saturday, September 23, 10:00 am - 01:00 pm at the Dane County Farmers' Market, East Main Street. This will be 350 WI’s debut of their Art Collective’s newest dance, celebrating solar and renewable energy! In solidarity, Stephanie Robinson & Emily Park - 350 Wisconsin Co-Executives. Have questions? contact@350wisconsin.org 608-492-1667 *********************************** Upcoming Events this week for WNPJ groups: MADISON and VIRTUAL Sun. Sept. 17th through Fri. Sept 23rd Join in on Cap Times Idea Fest 2023– Guests include: Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders, former U.S. Rep. Adam Kinzinger, Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison, former PBS NewsHour anchor Judy Woodruff and former Wall Street Journal journalist Albert Hunt. For a full schedule and to register, visit: https://captimesideafest.com/ Sent to WNPJ by Madison Infoshop - jepeck@wisc.edu MADISON Tues Sept 19th, 5 - 6:30 pm JustDane Service Fair. At the Village on Park - Villager Mall, Atrium Community Rooms, 2300 S. Park St. In partnership with United Way of Dane County, JustDane's Journey Home program presents a Reentry Service Fair for individuals recently released from prison to get connected to resources. September's focus will be Education, Residence and Employment. Vendors will present about the opportunities that they can offer people reentering, after incarceration. Food will be provided. Contact: JustDane info@justdane.org MILWAUKEE Wed Sept 20th, 12 noon - 1 pm Anti-ROTC Vigil - Meet at Marquette University at M.U. Library on Wisconsin Ave. HALF of the proposed Pentagon budget — approximately $443 BILLION — is estimated to flow directly to weapons contractors like Raytheon, General Dynamics, Boeing, Lockheed Martin, and others who have amassed more than $7 TRILLION from taxpayers over the past twenty years.----- 60 Minutes. Organizer, Casa Maria Catholic Worker House - don2roberta@yahoo.com VIRTUAL Wed. Sept. 20th 12:00 Noon What Is Antiracism (And Why It Means Anticapitalism)? - online presentation with Arun Kundnani. He has been active in antiracist movements in Britain and the United States for three decades. He is a former Editor of the journal Race & Class and was a scholar-in-residence at the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture at New York Public Library. Hosted by the UW Havens Wright Center for Social Justice. To register, visit: https://havenswrightcenter.wisc.edu/event/arun_kundnani_2023/ Sent to WNPJ by Madison Infoshop - jepeck@wisc.edu MADISON Thurs Sept 21st, 10 am - 3 pm WAVE Educational Fund 2023 Day of Action for Gun Violence Prevention! This is the most important action you can take this year to end gun violence. Join WAVE and a host of partner organizations in Madison. The day will begin with training for legislative visits, so you feel comfortable talking to your legislators in the afternoon. If you'd rather not speak with your officials, you can still show up to demonstrate our strength in numbers! Register now, https://secure.everyaction.com/2jfOfOz9x0eHs-kvRUvIyw2 and WAVE will contact you with additional details! Contact: Heidi Johnson (she/her)(414) 909-1231. VIRTUAL Thurs, Sept. 21st, 11 am Eyewitness Palestine Presents: "Art Under Occupation". This second installment of their monthly educational Zoom series will feature Palestinian creatives like Sliman Mansour, Saleh Bakri & more. Register here for Art Under Occupation (Note: There is a donation requested, but if you can't afford it there's an option at the link.) Madison Rafah Sister City Project http://www.madisonrafah.org VIRTUAL Thurs, Sept. 21st, 5:30 - 7:30 pm on line Screening and Panel Discussion of the film "Boycott". Join Churches for Middle East Peace and Just Vision for a virtual screening of the film Boycott, with a discussion to follow. "Boycott" traces the impact of state legislation designed to penalize individuals and companies that choose to boycott Israel due to its human rights record. Registration and full information here. Madison Rafah Sister City Project http://www.madisonrafah.org MADISON Thurs Sept 21st, 5 - 7:30 pm WHAT: “Let’s Get Together!” community event with 350 Wisconsin. Meet at the Biergarten at Olbrich Park, 3527 Atwood Ave for a fun, casual gathering to build solidarity with fellow climate activists and community members. Enjoy the beautiful weather and views of Lake Monona. Whether you're a long-time supporter or just getting to know us, we'd love to see you! In addition to great beer, you can enjoy classics from local favorites like Clausens European Bakery, Underground Meats, Farmer John and Banzo. contact@350wisconsin.org ****************************************** UN INTERNATIONAL DAY OF PEACE...... MADISON Thurs Sept 21st, 5 - 7:45 pm World BEYOND War- Letter-to-the-editor-writing Gathering. Hawthorne Public Library, 2707 E Washington Ave. We had a VERY successful Letter Party on August 17. Five antiwar letters that we wrote that evening have been published! Read them in the Wisconsin State Journal. Join us for this Letter Party, this event tonight will have a film too. warabolition@gmail.com MILWAUKEE Thurs, Sept 21st, 6 - 7 pm Presentation: Share Kindness, Onstage and Off: Compassionate Action in a Troubled World. Weasler Auditorium, Marquette University, 1506 W Wisconsin Ave. A presentation on Global Playback Theatre's theme of promoting kindness with several improvised, short-form theatrical sketches. Hosted by Marquette University Center for Peacemaking . About the play: Taking place on the United Nations-designated International Day of Peace, this stage-based, theater event will include a presentation about the Global Playback Theatre project and the dire need for kindness in our world, as well as several improvised short-form theatrical sketches based on audience members' own stories. The performers include Asheville Playback Theatre co-founder Raphael Engel, Milwaukee native author/actor/activist Paul McComas, and noted Chicago Playback members Christina Melgar and Allison Sokolowski. Tickets are free. Registration: https://www.facebook.com/events/694846356017921/?ref=newsfeed MILWAUKEE Thurs, Sept 21st, 7 pm UN International Day of Peace 2023; Peace Action WI Teach-In. Zao Church, 2319 E Kenwood Blvd. Guest Speaker Ray Mc Govern, Raymond McGovern, a former Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) officer turned political activist. McGovern was a CIA analyst from 1963 to 1990, and in the 1980s chaired National Intelligence Estimates and prepared the President's Daily Brief. He received the Intelligence Commendation Medal at his retirement, returning it in 2006 to protest the CIA's involvement in torture. McGovern's post-retirement work includes commenting for Consortium News, RT, and Sputnik News, among other outlets, on intelligence and foreign policy issues. In 2003 he co-founded Veteran Intelligence Professionals for Sanity (VIPS). Prof Jeffery Sachs and former CIA intelligence analyst Ray McGovern presented at the U.N. Security Council Feb. 21, 2023, on the Nord Stream 2 destruction. Right now, there is a heightened risk of nuclear war with Russia over NATO expansion and the war in Ukraine, and with China because of continuing military build-up by Japan, South Korea and the US in the Pacific region. Ray will speak on the important issues concerning the war in Ukraine and the many dangers it imposes. We’ll have a discussion with community participation after Ray speaks. Sponsored by Peace Action WI https://peaceactionwi.org ****************************************** SINSINAWA Sat. Sept 23rd, 9 am - 9 pm "It’s Okay, Boomer, It’s Going to Be Okay: Reflections and Reassurance for the Journey Ahead" - Sinsinawa Mound Center, County Road Z. Join us for a presentation on the boomer generation with Thom Dennis, D. Min., LCPC, FT. The generation born between 1946 and 1964 has often been described as optimistic and idealistic. Over the years we’ve worked hard and played hard and certainly left our mark on history. Despite the younger generations’ call for us to move aside, our world is desperately in need of a wisdom born of lived experience. As we strive to remain engaged and vital, this program offers perspective and the chance for dialogue about how our own spirituality and worldviews are being invited to evolve as we take our steps forward in faith. Registration ends on September 18, and the fee is $25 per person. Contact Arrangements at 608-748-4411 or visit our website at https://sinsinawa.org/moundcenter for more information. Sinsinawa Mound, the motherhouse for the Dominican Sisters of Sinsinawa, is located in southwest Wisconsin on County Road Z, off Highway 11, about five miles northeast of Dubuque. MADISON Sat Sept 23rd, 10 am – 1 pm Public Rally in support of affordable solar power! at the Dane County Farmers' Market, East Main Street. Join 350 Wisconsin at their debut of their Art Collective’s newest dance, celebrating solar and renewable energy! In solidarity, Stephanie Robinson & Emily Park - 350 Wisconsin Co-Executives. Have Questions? contact@350wisconsin.org 608-492-1667 MILWAUKEE Sat Sept 23rd, 12 noon - 1 pm Weekly Peace Action "Stand for Peace" - Meet today at Capitol/Teutonia .Each week, a different vigil site in Milwaukee. Bring your signs for peace! Questions? Contact Peace Action WI -info@peaceactionwi.org or see https://www.peaceactionwi.org SINSINAWA Sat. 23rd, 2 - 3:30 pm Wild Church: Fall Equinox - Sinsinawa Mound Center, County Road Z. Eric Anglada, Sinsinawa’s Ecological Programming Coordinator, will be leading Wild Church: Fall Equinox at Sinsinawa Mound. Fire and song, ritual and community, prayer and quiet: this inclusive, outdoor gathering is centered on honoring this day of equal light and dark. In a time of planetary upheaval, it is crucial to recover our elemental sense of connection and kinship with Creator and Creation. We are inspired by Celtic tradition and the Wild Church movement. We will meet at Cavanaugh Park which is located on the west end of our campus across from the sisters’ cemetery. Drive through the St. Clara Academy entrance next to the Post Office on County Road Z. Stay to the left which leads out to Cavanaugh Park and the Sisters’ Cemetery. No registration is required and a free will offering is welcome. Contact Arrangements at 608-748-4411 or visit our website at https://sinsinawa.org/moundcenter for more information. Sinsinawa Mound, the motherhouse for the Dominican Sisters of Sinsinawa, is located in southwest Wisconsin on County Road Z, off Highway 11, about five miles northeast of Dubuque. MADISON Sun Sept 24th, 3 - 4:30 pm Madison Watch Party for WBW's conference -- No War 2023: Nonviolent Resistance to Militarism. RSVP to warabolition@gmail.com for location. Debate: Is War in Ukraine Justified? In this 1.5 hour friendly debate, moderated by Marcy Winograd of CODEPINK, we’ll hear 3 perspectives debated: 1) Russia had no choice but to invade Ukraine, argued by former CIA analyst Ray McGovern, 2) Ukraine had no choice but to fight Russia, argued by journalist James Brooke who works as the Ukraine/Russia columnist for The New York Sun, and 3) Russia and Ukraine both had options better than war, argued by WBW Executive Director David Swanson. Debate: Is War in Ukraine Justified? Sent to WNPJ by Madison World BEYOND War. MADISON Mon Sept 25th 7-8pm Madison Area Bus Advocates in-person meeting. Central Public Library, West Mifflin Street, in room 104. MABA will be holding its first in-person meeting in over three and a half years. It ideally will have a virtual option. Watch for updates. Contact: Susan De Vos info@busadvocates.org VIRTUAL Mon Sept 25th, 7 pm Zoom Meeting on Understanding "Wisconsin Rights of Nature Campaign." Organized by WISDOM. About a year ago, we launched the "Wisconsin Rights of Nature Campaign." After a couple of general presentations, a core group of about 25 leaders has continued to meet regularly, to better understand Rights of Nature, to develop some materials and resources, and to pilot some activities. We now have a website, a brochure, and are on the verge of having a Rights of Nature resolution passed by the Milwaukee County Board of Supervisors. We invite you to join us for this Zoom event to learn more about the campaign and what has been done. More importantly we want to share a vision for the future of the campaign and show ways, large and small, that people can get involved. Rights of Nature is a movement rooted in the indigenous community that calls for legal recognition and protection of the natural world. It is a recognition that lakes, rivers, forests and animals have a right to exist, to evolve and to thrive. They also have a right to remedies when they are harmed. It is an end to the dangerous assumption that the natural world is ours to consume and exploit, without recognizing its intrinsic value. We need only look at global warming, mass extinction and water crises of all kinds to recognize that our assumptions have to change. Register for the event. One thing you can do immediately is to sign our petition below urging elected officials to adopt rights of nature laws, and share it with friends and neighbors. Sign the petition . Sent to WNPJ by WIDOM. office@wisdomwisconsin.org VIRTUAL Mon Sept 25th 7 pm Virtual kickoff meeting for 350 WI fall bank actions. Are you tired of seeing big banks continue to fund fossil fuels and climate destruction? If so, join the Divest and Defund team in shutting down local Chase banks in Madison and potentially Milwaukee this fall. We are seeking volunteers for a variety of action and support roles. Register here for the Zoom link to the meeting. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email . At our kickoff meeting, we will: Prepare you for participating in or supporting Nonviolent Direct Actions at the banks; Give an overview of planned actions in October; Form into groups who will carry out actions . Info at Divest.defund@350wisconsin.org . ******************************************************* If your group would like to get your events posted in the weekly e-bulletin – JOIN US! https://www.wnpj.org/membership ******************************************** WNPJ member groups can sign up for a Saturday opportunity to TABLE at the Madison Farmers Market – this Spring and summer at the Capitol Square. https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10c0f4daaa929a5fac34-wnpj#/ The Farmers Market opening date is April 15th – 7 am to 1 pm …and runs through the Fall on Saturdays. Sign up for your spot today! Bring your own table and hand-outs to the King Street corner of the Square, next to the VFP #25 table! Questions? Contact info@wnpj.org **************************************** Interested in a yard sign? WNPJ has yard signs available! yardsigns@wnpj.org See our new Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/WisNPJ "Like" us and follow us!

The Madison Back from the Brink (BftB) Resolution will be introduced to the City Council on 9/19/23 and voted on 10/3/23. Time for you to take action, Madison! As you know, the F-35 fighter jets are named as part of the U.S. strategic nuclear triad. Community efforts that make it clear that we do not condone nuclear weapons can build into a larger movement. And maybe, just maybe, we can ultimately make those horrible jets go away. But we definitely need to prevent nuclear war. Back from Brink Resolutions call on our federal government to: · Actively pursue a verifiable agreement among nuclear-armed states to eliminate their nuclear arsenals. Renounce the option of using nuclear weapons first. · End the president's sole, unchecked authority to launch a nuclear attack. · Take U.S. nuclear weapons off hair-trigger (launch ready) alert. · Cancel the plan to replace the entire U.S. arsenal with enhanced weapons. · The City of Madison Back from the Brink Resolution also commits Madison to nuclear weapon - free investments and contracts. The BftB recommendations were developed by members of the Union of Concerned Scientists and Physicians for Social Responsibility USA in consultation with experts on nuclear security. The financial recommendations are the result of research on other cities that have committed to nuclear weapon free investments/contracts, and the hard work of the Madison Finance Director and City staff. If you have already contacted your Alder, contact them one more time and urge them to vote on 10/3 for the Back from the Brink Resolution. If you have not already contacted your Alder, this is the time to do it! Nuclear disarmament sometimes feels like an impossible goal. But the grassroots Nuclear Freeze movement of the 1980's led to negotiations between Russia and the US that resulted in a decrease in the world arsenal from 60,000 to today's 12,500 warheads. To find your alder, go to: https://www.cityofmadison.com/council/councilmembers/findalderbyaddress.cfm Here's a link to the national campaign: https://preventnuclearwar.org/ Sent to WNPJ by Safe Skies Clean Water WI safeskieswi@gmail.com

From Cassandra - 9/12/23. Thank you all so much for helping me to come back to Palestine, and for sponsoring young olive trees to be planted in Masafer Yatta in the coming growing season. (Background info: https://www.wnpj.org/post/cassandra-dixon-of-mary-house-is-going-back-to-palestine-for-a-trial-sept-6th) I attended the September 6 hearing in the legal case against the Israeli settler who assaulted me in March of this year in the Palestinian village of Tuba, but the judge did not issue a verdict. The court scheduled another hearing for November 2, during which the settler will testify. During the September 6 hearing both the prosecution and the lawyer for the settler questioned two of the doctors who cared for me after the assault. Lawyers for the settler refused to accept written hospital reports and documentation, and insisted on questioning the doctors at length in an attempt to claim that the injury was not serious. It was not easy for these doctors to travel to the hearing, and I am so grateful to them, both for their wonderful care when I was injured, and again now for their help in insisting on legal consequences for the settler. The lawyer for the settler also argued that the settler should be released, however as I understand he remains on house arrest in the home of his grandparents. The US consulate did not attend the hearing, which was held completely in Hebrew, and fairly early in the proceeding the judge forced the human rights lawyer who was accompanying me to leave the room. As a result I know only what the doctors were able to tell me about their testimony, and what the prosecutor told me during a few minutes of conversation after the day- long hearing. I am trying to get a court transcript. Meanwhile in the area of Masafer Yatta, where the attack on me occurred last March, Palestinians continue to confront escalating attacks by settles, backed up by Israeli soldiers. In one village that I visited last spring, Widade, the violence from settlers has been so relentless and terrifying in these past months that the family has been forced to flee, leaving their home and barns and the livelihood they built over generations. Their sheep have been sold now and all they know has been lost. Settlers have already arrived to destroy everything that remained, and there is now no hope of them returning to their land. The majority of legal complaints made by Palestinians to the Israeli police against settlers are dismissed before they reach the prosecution stage and legal consequences for settlers involved in assaults on Palestinians are almost unheard of. At this time, in 2023, Palestinians are facing violent attacks by Israeli settlers at the rate of 2.8 per day in the occupied West Bank. This unrelenting pressure and violence is forcing families to flee, and resulting in the depopulation of villages that will be lost forever. In addition to attacks on people, settlers continue to burn and slash olive trees, steal sheep and donkeys, vandalize homes, cars and personal belongings and destroy water wells and crops. The Israeli military and police routinely back up the settlers, and refuse to intervene to protect civilians. US taxpayers send Israel 3.8 million dollars per day in aid, the majority of which is received by the military, so when these attacks occur, we own a piece of the violence. I hope that in response you will consider passing on to a friend this chance to sponsor an olive tree, at a cost of $24 per tree, to be planted here in Masafer Yatta in the coming planting season as an act of solidarity with these families who are struggling every day to hold on to their land. Please visit https://tiny.one/MadisonOliveGrove Many many thanks, Cassandra Dixon chrepairs@gmail.com

ACTION ALERT: This is a call to stand in solidarity with the 61 Stop Cop City (aka Defend the Atlanta/Weelaunee Forest) co-defendants who have been indicted on bogus RICO* charges in a highly political prosecution against a broad social movement fighting deforestation and police militarization in Atlanta. (photo credit to the https://atlsolidarity.org/#why site. ) We extend particular solidarity to one of these co-defendants, one of our own: Ph.D. student Hannah Kass, jointly affiliated with the Department of Geography and the Nelson Institute for Environmental Studies at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. In early 2021, the Atlanta City Council leased a former plantation and prison farm to the Atlanta Police Foundation, which plans to clear-cut over 300 acres of the Weelaunee Forest to build a $90 million dollar militarized police training facility, funded by taxpayers as well as a range of large corporations. The plan for the facility, set near the predominantly-Black neighborhoods of Dekalb County, Georgia, mirrors the mock cities built by the United States military in the 1960s to contain the rebellions of the civil rights movement. In these training centers, police forces have historically tested the militarized tactics of urban street protest repression. The mock city design of the training facility has earned it the nickname “Cop City” by critics. Swiftly approved by the city council despite protests and extensive public comment against it, the project continues to face fierce opposition from Atlanta-area constituents. While completing preliminary research for her dissertation research regarding the movement, Hannah was falsely arrested on felony charges over a year ago following a protest. These pending charges are the sole grounds on which Hannah has been indicted under RICO. In the past two years, state repression against the movement opposing Cop City and defending the Weelaunee forest has escalated dramatically. The movement has been defined by decentralized and autonomous action, using a diversity of tactics, many of which have been met with criminal charges. Forms of non-violent action have resulted in domestic terrorism charges. Bail fund organizers have had their homes raided by a SWAT team and been charged with financial crimes. On January 18, 2023, Georgia State Patrol officers brutally murdered one forest defender, Manuel Paez Teran, known in the forest as “Tortuguita.” An independent autopsy revealed that Tortuguita was sitting cross-legged, with their hands up in surrender, when they were shot 57 times. On September 5, the state intensified its repression, indicting Hannah and 60 others on RICO charges. The indictment alleges that a broad swath of people from around the country are involved in a criminal conspiracy to stop Cop City. This alleged conspiracy is claimed to have begun on May 25, 2020, the day George Floyd was murdered by Minneapolis police officers, sparking nationwide uprisings demanding police abolition. The indictments suggest that completely legal protest activities — such as mutual aid, bail fund organizing, handing out fliers, distributing political literature, or attending a music festival — are furthering a criminal conspiracy. They also suggest that protest activities which target property rather than people such as trespassing, vandalism, or arson should not be prosecuted as individual and contextual crimes. Rather, the indictment conflates these protest tactics with terrorism and criminal conspiracy. In reality, movement participants' actions support a social movement. This indictment weaponizes the criminal legal system to quash political dissent. It is unlikely that the indictment will hold up in court, particularly because its accusations in themselves constitute a conspiracy of the state's own creation. Still, this prosecution sets an authoritarian precedent for the criminalization of social movements in the U.S. more broadly. If allowed to stand, it would set a precedent for the collective punishment of large groups of like-minded people, regardless of their actual deeds. As scholars, researchers, organizers, activists, and educators, we value critical dialogues and movements for social justice. The movement against Cop City is an integral part of such dialogues. Academic research, methodologies, and pedagogy must be rooted in the commitment to academic freedom. Academics should therefore be deeply concerned about the criminalization of social movements and the harmful consequences suffered by our colleagues. Hannah’s case highlights the importance of researchers’ rights to freely conduct research. Hannah’s prosecution, if allowed to proceed, could result in a chilling effect on researchers exploring crucial topics, including but not limited to criminalized social movements. We therefore must demand that all charges to be dropped against Hannah and her 60 co-defendants. Urge your colleagues across UW and beyond to stand in solidarity with these defendants in the face of unconstitutional repression tied to ongoing legacies of racism, environmental destruction, and police militarization. Hannah and her co-defendants need our support! FREE THEM ALL! Sign a petition to the Attorney General and the District Attorneys of Fulton County and Dekalb County, demanding they drop the charges: https://forms.gle/DV43zBLthiB13B6T9 Donate to the Atlanta Solidarity Fund, a bail and legal defense fund for forest defenders: https://actionnetwork.org/fundraising/contribute-to-the-atlanta-solidarity-fund Alert sent to WNPJ by John Peck of the WNPJ member group, Madison Infoshop - jepeck@wisc.edu. Hannah has been a Madison Infoshop volunteer. *RICO: Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations

The WI Network for Peace and Justice is the umbrella non-profit organization supporting the work of 79 member groups around Wisconsin. Here are Spotlights and Events listings for many of our member groups: ******************************* SPOTLIGHT on a NEW WNPJ member group, Unity of Appleton! Sunday, September 17 is a special day for the Fox Cities area around Appleton. We are celebrating the United Nations International Day of Peace with an event in Erb Park, 1800 Morrison St. - from 1-4 PM. There will be things to do for folks of all ages! Face painting, games, arts and crafts for the kids, with live music, popsicle cart, peace pole painting and more for adults. Community organizations will also be present. A representative of the Wisconsin Network for Peace and Justice will speak about the importance of peace in our lives and our need to become peacemakers. We’ll even have a story teller from the Oneida Nation. Please join us as we celebrate the motto: peace begins with me! Contact: unity@unityofappleton.org or Fred Depies freddepies@gmail.com ******************************************** You are welcome to a Zoom Sample Workshop on the "Peace Education Program" - hosted by Echo Valley Hope Tuesday, September 12 OR Thursday, Sept 14th - both from 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm Echo Valley Hope, a Wisconsin based nonprofit advancing sustainability and peace, has teamed with “The Peace Education Program” to offer the program to organizations and individuals throughout Wisconsin. https://tprf.org/peace-education-program/ The Peace Education Program is a free 10-week course that empowers individuals by helping them reach their own inner strengths. Themes include: peace, appreciation, inner strength, self-awareness, clarity, understanding, dignity, choice, hope and contentment. The Peace Program can be made available to your faith organization, school, community group, etc. The ninety -minute sample workshops will give you a first hand look at how the course is run. TPRF Peace Education Program - Introduction and Sample Workshop Dates: Tuesday, Sept. 12th Time: 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm Central Time Meeting ID: 868 4725 6745 Passcode: 728309 Registration Link: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZIlc-6qqz0tHtHLAdF-wh2_3JRDZrZYGqBQ OR TPRF Peace Education Program - Introduction and Sample Workshop Dates: Thursday, Sept. 14th Time: 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm Central Time Meeting ID: 872 0830 4662 Passcode: 83237 Registration Link: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZMvd-Grrj8sHNbvXXsuIQnj62eJsuZhrpMv After registering, a confirmation email will be sent to you. For more: contact Dena Eakles 608-606-4450, Dena.eakles@gmail.com ******************************************************* SPOTLIGHT on the WI Poor People’s Campaign events on Sunday Sept. 17th * Candlelight Vigil for those cut from Medicaid - Madison, Beloit, Oshkosh Sunday, September 17 Across the country, millions of people, including children, are losing access to healthcare through Medicaid as a result of a bipartisan decision to return to an inadequate re-enrollment process that is overly complicated and has unrealistic limits on income. In Wisconsin, in the first few months of re-qualifications, two-thirds of people up for renewal have lost their BadgerCare coverage. While some are being determined to be ineligible based on too-strict regulations that are outdated, others haven’t been able to complete the complex process. Meanwhile, our legislators continue to refuse funds to expand BadgerCare to cover more people, and those with private insurance continue to face high copays and deductibles, denials of coverage, and mounting medical debt. This is policy murder. Join us during the Nonviolent Medicaid Army week of action as we hold vigils for our healthcare and for our lives. On Sunday, September 17th at 7pm we will come together in Beloit, Madison, Oshkosh, and anywhere else that a group would like to gather. Locations and details below in the EVENTS section: We will create a space to mourn the loss of our care and loved ones, call attention to this act of policy violence and death and let folks in our communities know that none of us is alone - we are building a movement to end this violence and poverty together. Madison contact: Megan and Danielle at ppcdaneco@gmail.com ; Beloit contact: Sally at Sallymccoy46@gmail.com ; Oshkosh contact: Sarah at sarah.b.weintraub@gmail.com or Joyce at jeffrohn@gmail.com *********************************** Upcoming Events this week for WNPJ groups: VIRTUAL Mon, Sept 11th, 10 am - 12 noon UN In the News Discussion Group - monthly meeting. This group meets on-line on the 2nd Monday of each month. They meet in Fitchburg in-person the 4th Monday of each month. Questions? Agenda and readings for the day? Contact Sam Romano for the zoom call-in details. sromano@charter.net MADISON and VIRTUAL Mon Sept 11, 7 - 8:10 pm Energy for All: Climate Justice & Energy Burden in Wisconsin - with 350 WI. In person: Madison Friends Meetinghouse, 1704 Roberts Ct.— OR — ONLINE VIA ZOOM: Register in advance for the meeting. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting via computer, tablet, or smartphone. Understanding disparities in energy burden is one way 350 Wisconsin can engage in climate justice issues. Please join us online or in person (in Madison) for this monthly meeting. https://350wisconsin.org/monthly-meetings/ VIRTUAL - Monthly Meeting of WI People's Party. Invited speaker, Nick Romos, of the WI Democracy Campaign - to talk about Fair Maps and gerrymandering. Every month the Wisconsin People's party has a statewide meeting open for all curious people who agree on one thing: get money out of politics. The rest is negotiable, but as long as corporations can buy their voice in politics we have no real democracy. via Zoom https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82658778485 www.withepeople.net https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82658778485 mikeb.mpp@gmail.com. VIRTUAL Tues Sept 12th, 6:30 - 7:30 pm "Wisconsin's curriculum requirement on American Indian studies" via zoom. Taking a Faithful Stand for Equity will host a two-part series on Wisconsin's curriculum requirement on American Indian studies. Tonight our presenter will be David O'Connor, David J. O'Connor, a member of the Bad River Band of Lake Superior Chippewa (Ojibwe) in northern Wisconsin. In January 2012, he became the American Indian Studies Consultant at the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction (DPI). In David's role at DPI, he supports school districts' efforts to provide instruction on the history, culture and tribal sovereignty of Wisconsin's American Indian nations and tribal communities, often referenced as Wisconsin Act 31, and the education of Native American students. This initiative is co-sponsored by the Creating Beloved Community team: Wisconsin Council of Churches, WISDOM, Wisconsin Faith Voices for Justice, the Interfaith Conference of Greater Milwaukee, Wisconsin Council of Rabbis, and MICAH. Register here. Additional information from wifaithvoices4justice@gmail.com SINSINAWA Tues Sept 12th, 7 - 8 pm "When God Was a Bird" Presentation - at Sinsinawa Mound Center, County Road Z. Mark Wallace, Professor in the Department of Religion, will be leading this presentation, weaving together scripture, theology, philosophy and personal stories of sacred nature. Wallace will present a model of God in Christianity as a creaturely, avian being who signals the presence of spirit in everything, human and more-than-human alike. Registration ends September 11, and the fee is $10 per person. Contact Arrangements at 608-748-4411 or visit our website at https://sinsinawa.org/moundcenter for more information. Sinsinawa Mound, the motherhouse for the Dominican Sisters of Sinsinawa, is located in southwest Wisconsin on County Road Z, off Highway 11, about five miles northeast of Dubuque. VIRTUAL Tues Sept 12th, 7 - 8 pm Wisconsin Cuba Coalition Monthly meeting - via zoom. E-mail WiCubaCoalition@gmail.com to request a link to the Zoom meeting. We welcome all those who support ending the U.S. economic blockade/embargo and favor normalized relations between our two nations, including normal two-way travel and trade and allowing US people to send remittances to Cuba as with other countries. MILWAUKEE Wed Sept. 13th, 12 noon - 1 pm ANTI-GUN Vigil. Meet at Dunham Sports store, 2027 S. 108th St. Dunham advertises and sells guns and assault rifles. “Those who live by the sword will die by the sword.” CASA MARIA CATHOLIC WORKER. https://CasaMariaCatholicWorker.weebly.com SINSINAWA Wed Sept 13th, 6 - 7:30 pm The History of Yoga and Christianity -Sinsinawa Mound Center, County Road Z. While yoga started out as an obscure practice thousands of years ago in India, it is now a worldwide phenomenon. But how did yoga make its way out of India? Is yoga appropriate for Christians to practice? Did you know that there are numerous forms of Christian Yoga which are now taught around the world? Join local yoga teacher and presenter, Jim Earles, at Sinsinawa Mound on Wednesday, September 13, from 6 to 7:30 p.m., for a sweeping historical presentation with fun and interesting facts about yoga and Christianity. Registration ends on September 11, and the fee is $10 per person. Contact Arrangements at 608-748-4411 or visit our website at https://sinsinawa.org/moundcenter for more information. Sinsinawa Mound, the motherhouse for the Dominican Sisters of Sinsinawa, is located in southwest Wisconsin on County Road Z, off Highway 11, about five miles northeast of Dubuque. EAU CLAIRE Fri Sept 15th 5 - 6 pmn Monthly Peace Stand - Hwy 93 & Golf Road. The 3rd Friday of each month is Peace Stand time in Eau Claire, going on since 2004. We visit one another and sometimes we sing. Stand and be counted. Mark Helpsmeet is with Northern Spirit Radio, a member group of WNPJ. Contact for more information: helpsmeet@usa.net VIRTUAL Fri-Sat, Sept 15th - 16th Building Community Beyond Barriers with Citizens Climate Lobby. A people-centered conference focused on building leaders, encouraging dialogue, promoting understanding, and building bridges of collaboration to address needed climate solutions. Our world is changing in dramatic and consequential ways and the climate emergency requires everyone's participation to ensure the creation of a collective future that benefits all. Our event will kick off with a reception on Friday, Sept. 15th, 6 pm for a chance to get to know each other. The one day virtual conference is Saturday, Sept. 16th, 12 noon - 5:30pm. This conference is organized and led by CCL’s Affinity Action Teams including: Asian Pacific, Climate and Culture, Differently ABLED, Environmental Justice, Higher Education, Latinos, LGBTQIA+ and Allies OUTreach, Listening to Indigenous Voices, Peace Corps, People of the Global Majority, and Youth. Learn more about the Action Teams on CCL Community. More information can be found on our website, https://citizensclimatelobby.org/climate-change-conferences/inclusion/ . Any questions please email conference.inbox@citizensclimate.org SINSINAWA Sat Sept 16th, 9 am - 12 noon Wood Painting: Fall Gnome - Sinsinawa Mound Center, County Road Z. Join us at Sinsinawa Mound for a morning of painting. Sarah Barnes, an artist from Iowa, will guide you step-by-step how to paint on a wood cut out. All supplies will be provided for you. The fee is $35 per person, and registration ends on September 13. Contact Arrangements at 608-748-4411 or visit our website at https://sinsinawa.org/moundcenter for more information. Sinsinawa Mound, the motherhouse for the Dominican Sisters of Sinsinawa, is located in southwest Wisconsin on County Road Z, off Highway 11, about five miles northeast of Dubuque. SINSINAWA Sat Sept 16th, 9:30 am- 12:30 pm Meeting Alzheimer’s: Effective Communication, Connection & Care - Sinsinawa Mound Center, County Road Z. Join us at Sinsinawa Mound for this enlightening, engaging workshop about Alzheimer’s. It can be difficult to communicate and connect with people who have Alzheimer’s or dementia. They may say or do things that don’t make sense, or they may become upset or angry for reasons we don’t understand. Knowing creative ways to react and respond can make a big difference in the quality of their lives and enhance their on-going relationships with caregivers. Learn effective skills for caregiving, connect with other caregivers, and have some fun with Rev. Dr. Jade Angelica who is the Founder and Director of Healing Moments for Alzheimer’s. Registration ends September 13, and the fee is $35 per person. Contact Arrangements at 608-748-4411 or visit our website at https://sinsinawa.org/moundcenter for more information. Sinsinawa Mound, the motherhouse for the Dominican Sisters of Sinsinawa, is located in southwest Wisconsin on County Road Z, off Highway 11, about five miles northeast of Dubuque. MENOMINEE Sat Sept 16th, 12 noon - 7 pm Coalition to Save the Menominee River Water Celebration - Meet at the Menominee Marina this year (not Stephenson Island). We will be raffling a kayak and our yearly homemade guitar by one of our board members, as well as additional raffle chances. There will be games and speakers. Questions? Contact: Nancy Stencil, Chair, Coalition to Save the Menominee River. 715.581.7983 jointherivercoalition@gmail.com MILWAUKEE Sat Sept 16th, 12 noon - 1 pm Peace Action Weekly Stand for Peace - Meet at West Forest Home Avenue & South 43rd Street. Each week, a different vigil site in Milwaukee. Bring your signs for peace! Questions? Contact Peace Action WI -info@peaceactionwi.org or see https://www.peaceactionwi.org MADISON and VIRTUAL Sat. Sept 16th & 17th, 1 - 3 pm each day * Solidarity Summit! - Social Justice Center, Williamson Street. On zoom* and anywhere any local group wants to gather (we'll be at the Social Justice Center in Madison WI). *unless we manage to find a good and more values-aligned web meeting tool that can handle more than a handful of people, we'll use zoom. If you have a good solution instead, let us know! and check our website for details closer to the event... Saturday: For newcomers, and people who want easy open conversation, this is a Getting to Know You session. We'll give overviews of the HUMANs and the summit, and hear from each of you, and chat more about whatever topics are compelling to you. Sunday: This second session of the summit will focus in on Communities of Place and Communities of Practice. We'll have 2 facilitated breakout sessions where people can dive into how to realize more dreams through connecting various cooperators - one session organized by geography, the other by interest area (justice, food, travel, housing). We'll regroup to process what we've learned and how we can operationalize it. From Humans United in Mutual Aid Networks (HUMANs) Contact steph@stephanierearick.com for the zoom code. VERONA Sun Sept 17th, 8 am - 6 pm Bike the Barns - hosted by the FairShare CSA Coalition! Meet at Badger Prairie County Park, Maple Grove Drive, Verona. Proceeds benefit Fair Share and its Partner Share Program, which helps low-income families afford farm-fresh veggies. Bikers will depart from Badger Prairie Count Park near Verona and visit four different farms. The event also includes farm tours, gourmet food, craft libations, on-farm activities, and live music. For more info and to register, visit: https://www.csacoalition.org/bike-the-barns . Sent to WNPJ by Madison Infoshop - jepeck@wisc.edu MADISON Sun Sept 17th, 10:30 am March for Peace in Ukraine and a World BEYOND War at the Willy Street Parade - Meet first at 926 Williamson Street. Bring the kids! Bring the adults! Rsvp if you'd like warabolition@gmail.com MADISON Sun Sept 17th 10:30 am 350 Wisconsin’s Stayin’ Alive flash mob will be at the Willy Street Fair. Meet Up Point: Parking lot behind 211 S. Patterson St. Look for 2 big bird sculptures. Come join the parade, following the flash mob. Carry a banner, wear a critter hat, show up in your own fun-loving animal costume, and/or help move the Chariot of the Great Turning. September 17 is also the March to End Fossil Fuels in New York City. But if you can’t make it to NYC, bring your positive energy for climate change action to the Willy Street parade. contact@350wisconsin.org Appleton Sun Sept 17th, 1 – 4 pm Celebrating the United Nations International Day of Peace, Erb Park, 1800 Morrison St. There will be things to do for folks of all ages! Face painting, games, arts and crafts for the kids, with live music, popsicle cart, peace pole painting and more for adults. Community organizations will also be present. A representative of the Wisconsin Network for Peace and Justice will speak about the importance of peace in our lives and our need to become peacemakers. We’ll even have a story teller from the Oneida Nation. Please join us as we celebrate the motto: peace begins with me! Contact: unity@unityofappleton.org MADISON Sun Sept 17th 7 - 8 pm Candlelight Vigil for those cut from Medicaid - with the WI Poor Peoples Campaign - Meet at Triangle Community Ministry, Braxton Place. We are part of the Non-Violent Medicaid Army (NVMA) and are planning events as part of a national Week of Action September 17-23rd. We will be holding a candlelight vigil to draw attention to the hundreds of thousands of people in Wisconsin who are at risk of losing healthcare coverage this year due to Medicaid Cut-Offs. Contact ppcdaneco@gmail.com for more details. ************************************************* SAVE the DATE: Saturday, October 28th in Appleton. Join us for the Annual WNPJ Fall Assembly. Interested in planning, contact Dena.ealkes@gmail.com If you’re a member of WNPJ, or a contact of a member group – you are eligible to be on the Board! Do you have a vision for peace and justice? The Board meets virtually once a month. Join us! info@wnpj.org ******************************************************* If your group would like to get your events posted in the weekly e-bulletin – JOIN US! https://www.wnpj.org/membership ******************************************** WNPJ member groups can sign up for a Saturday opportunity to TABLE at the Madison Farmers Market – this Spring and summer at the Capitol Square. https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10c0f4daaa929a5fac34-wnpj#/ The Farmers Market opening date is April 15th – 7 am to 1 pm …and runs through November 11, on Saturdays. Sign up for your spot today! Bring your own table and hand-outs to the King Street corner of the Square, next to the VFP #25 table! Questions? Contact info@wnpj.org **************************************** Interested in a yard sign? WNPJ has yard signs available! yardsigns@wnpj.org See our new Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/WisNPJ "Like" us and follow us!