WNPJ + Special Two-Week issue + Vets for Peace Memorial Mile, Walk for the Water, WAVE Advocacy Day + GAZA donations + PPC Bookclub + Building Unity + Urban Triage Gala + other statewide events The WI Network for Peace and Justice is the umbrella 501c3 non-profit organization supporting the work of 87 member groups around Wisconsin. As the network continues to grow we realize the vital role it plays in Wisconsin grassroots organizing. We hope to expand our board to keep the momentum towards peace and justice vibrant and relevant. Keeping us connected and helping each other in timely ways is critical. 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. Memorial Mile Join Veterans for Peace Madison Chapter #25 to set up the Memorial Mile on Atwood Avenue – Saturday, May 24th at 9 am! The display will be up all week! Then join the community at the NEW venue (Madison Masonic Center) on Monday May 26th at 1pm for the annual peace rally! Questions and to volunteer, contact John Fournelle jhfour@gmail.com 2025 Day of Action with WAVE - Madison Tuesday, 20 May, 10:00 am - 3:00 pm Today is your most impactful opportunity this year to demand an end to gun violence in Wisconsin. Join us for an inspiring day of advocacy as we work to build a safer, more peaceful Wisconsin. The morning will be dedicated to preparing you for legislative visits so that when you meet with your lawmakers in the afternoon, you feel informed and confident. Not comfortable speaking directly with legislators? No problem—you can still show up and demonstrate the power of our movement. Your presence alone sends a powerful message . Gun violence is a crisis, and new, fairer maps mean we have greater opportunity to bring policy change to Wisconsin than we’ve had in over a decade. Our legislators work for us, and it’s time to hold them accountable. Sign me up for the Day of Action ! This year, we’ve brought in the entire Wisconsin Gun Violence Prevention Coalition! That means we’ll have more partners than ever before, making our impact even greater. Together, we will raise our voices and push for real change. Let’s make Wisconsin safer – together. Nick Matuszewski, Associate Executive Director admin@waveedfund.org You are invited to donate items to a Summer Silent Auction for Gaza Aid sponsored by Madison-Rafah Sister City Project Visit https://tinyurl.com/Summer-silent-auction-for-gaza to pledge an item. This silent online auction will be held later this summer, with all proceeds going to Middle East Children’s Alliance to be used as direct and immediate humanitarian aid. Madison-Rafah Sister City Project has had a relationship with the city of Rafah in Gaza for 22 years. During these terrifying and difficult times, Middle East Children's Alliance's (MECA) team in Gaza is still working to bring humanitarian aid to the people of Gaza. You can learn more about Madison's fundraising campaign for Middle East Children's Alliance at Tinyurl.com/madisontogaza and see their 100% Charity Navigator rating Cassandra Dixon Chrepairs@gmail.com 608-445-0357. You are invited to donate items to a Summer Silent Auction for Gaza Aid sponsored by Madison-Rafah Sister City Project Visit https://tinyurl.com/Summer-silent-auction-for-gaza  to pledge an item. This silent online auction will be held later this summer, with all proceeds going to Middle East Children’s Alliance to be used as direct and immediate humanitarian aid. Madison-Rafah Sister City Project has had a relationship with the city of Rafah in Gaza for 22 years. During these terrifying and difficult times, Middle East Children's Alliance's (MECA) team in Gaza is still working to bring humanitarian aid to the people of Gaza. You can learn more about Madison's fundraising campaign for Middle East Children's Alliance at Tinyurl.com/madisontogaza  and see their 100% Charity Navigator rating Cassandra Dixon Chrepairs@gmail.com  608-445-0357. Wisconsin Poor People’s Campaign's virtual book club Wednesday, 21 May, 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm Dr. King said, “Education without social action is a one sided value because it has no true power potential.” It is both social action and education that we need right now. In a time where there is so much social action, the requirement is to build clear, competent, committed, and connected people that are leaders. We feel a deep need to bring people together, educate with the rich history of our movement, and build the base that is focused on abolishing poverty. This is our commitment, as Bernice Robinson said, “We are going to learn together.” What is the book? And Why? The book is called Revolutionary Nonviolence: Organizing for Freedom by James M. Lawson. James Lawson, in the introduction of the book, invites us into power and vision. We in isolation lack both. Together, we have both. “We have to find ways to create a new power, and the new power is the power of people who get engaged and are willing to work on developing a plan and a strategy…that enables us to work as a people to make change,” said Lawson. The challenge remains the vision, “to endure and to take the movement for a better world further than it has ever gone before.” There is a violence that is harming us all. What we need is revolutionary nonviolence. Click here for the zoom link . Building Unity - “Our Wisconsin Spring Unity Gathering” Saturday, 31 May - 10:00 am - 5:00 pm Memorial Union on UW-Madison Campus, 800 Langdon St. This gathering will bring together many groups, causes, strategies, and dreams so that together we can continue to figure out the steps of our unity plan. So many of us are hungry for a united and sustainable approach. Now is our time - our time to take turns, to co-create, and to make sure that nobody is left out. Please Register Today ! Info? - call 608-630-3633 or use this link: tinyurl.com/BU-Opportunities . The people of Earth are under attack by militaristic oligarchies including the U.S. Government. Voices opposed to fascist oppression and genocide are being illegally imprisoned. Our democracy is eroding. Essential programs for people and our world are being severely cut while billionaires get more tax breaks. Our world is collapsing and many are dying at the hands of violent oppression and senseless war. Now is the time for all who stand for the protection of PEOPLE, PEACE, & OUR PLANET to unite and organize. Please join these endorsing partners and help create OUR next unity gathering. Call 608-630-3633 to add your group’s logo! Contact Timothy Cordon if you're interested in planning this event - or if your group wants to sponsor! buildingunitywi@gmail.com Black Brilliance Gala, hosted by Urban Triage - Madison Saturday, 31 May, 6:00 pm - 10:30 pm - 201 State St Get ready for an unforgettable night of elegance, empowerment, and celebration at the second annual Black Brilliance Gala, hosted by Urban Triage at the iconic Overture Center for the Arts. This isn’t just a gala—it’s a bold tribute to Black excellence, resilience, and community power. Join leaders, visionaries, and changemakers for an inspiring evening filled with live entertainment, fine dining, and unforgettable moments. Be part of something extraordinary! Embracing a masquerade ball theme, the evening will feature spectacular entertainment including an aerialist performance, a talented violinist, and a captivating saxophonist. This year, our gala proceeds will support the groundbreaking Hemp Specialty Crop Program and the Support Youth Transitional House initiative. Become a sponsor : urbantriage@gmail.com WNPJ Member Group Events Click here  to see a listing of recurring Vigils across the state! Madison 5/20 @ 10:00am-3:00pm:  Advocacy Day for WAVE at the Capitol. See the Spotlight above. 5/20 @ 5:00pm-6:30pm: JustDane Service Fair. At Madison College Goodman South Campus. 2429 Perry Contact for more information: info@justdane.org 5/20 @ 11:30am-12:00pm:   Weekly Vigil  for Peace with the Dominican Sisters of Sinsinawa.   At  the corner of Monroe St and Edgewood Ave. near Edgewood High School. Details here . opjustice@sinsinawa.org Contact Info: dsamadison@gmail.com   Reserve for the zoom link . 5/22 @ 7:00pm : "When Rubber Hit the Road" – special screening of the new documentary. At the Barrymore Theater (2090 Atwood Ave.) , hosted by The Progressive magazine and Wisconsin Humanities, in honor of the film's 5/20 premiere on PBS Wisconsin. Introductory remarks by journalists Norman Stockwell and John Nichols, Tony Sansalone of Wisconsin Humanities, plus filmmakers B.J. Hollars and Steve Dayton. The film tells the story of the departure of the Uniroyal Tire plant from Eau Claire, Wisconsin and a Midwestern city’s attempt to reinvent itself in the wake of America’s manufacturing decline. Admission is $5.00 at the door. More info? Visit: https://barrymorelive.com/event/when-rubber-hit-the-road/ 5/23 @ 12:00pm-1:00pm:  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 5/23 & 31 @ 9:00am:   Set up the Memorial Mile with VFP no. 25 – and then help take down the markers. S ee the details in the SPOTLIGHT 5/24 @ 2:00pm-8:00pm:  Farm Aid to School 2025! Troy Gardens (502 Troy Dr.) Celebrate the unofficial start to summer with a family-friendly music fundraiser with food vendors, kids’ activities and music from local bands Tani Diakite & the AfroFunkstars, Cris Plata and Extra Hot, Free Dirt, and Teresa Marie Hardy of the People Brothers Band. All proceeds from Farm to School Aid will directly benefit our Gardener-in-Residence program in partnership with Madison Metropolitan School District. For more? Visit: https://rootedwi.org/event/farm-to-school-aid/ 5/25 @ 5:00pm-7:00pm: Screening of No Other Land. At the Bartell Theater, 113 E Mifflin St.. World BEYOND War in Madison will screen the 2025 Oscar-winning film as a premier and fundraiser for Masafer Yatta. The 5 pm screening is SOLD OUT. You can reserve tickets for the 7 pm screening at www.bartelltheater.org . (There is an additional screening on June 8th, at the Christ Presbyterian Church on E Gorham – get your reservations here for that screening: Reserve you seat here .) Sponsors: Madison Rafah Sister City Project, Madison for a World BEYOND War, Veterans for Peace Madison, Jewish Voice for Peace Madison, Bartell Theater, Christ Presbyterian Church, Interfaith Peace Working Group. Watch the trailer here . Watch the Oscar acceptance speech here . Contact: warabolition@gmail.com 5/26 @ 1:00pm:  Veterans for Peace Annual Peace Rally, John Nichols featured speaker. At the NEW venue of the Madison Masonic Center. See the Spotlight above. 5/27:  Action Day at the Capitol with Citizens Action of WI and WISDOM – on the WI BUDGET. Save the date and watch for upcoming information. office@wisdomwisconsin.org . 5/26 @ 1:00pm:  Veterans for Peace Annual Peace Rally, John Nichols featured speaker. At the NEW venue of the Madison Masonic Center. See the Spotlight above. 5/29 @ 7:00pm-8:00pm:  Gaza and the West Bank: A Struggle for Survival Amid Genocide with Rev. Khader el-Yateem. At the Midvale Lutheran Church 4329 Tokay Blvd. Israel’s extreme violence in Gaza and the West Bank is uprooting entire communities, destroying homes, displacing civilians, many of them children, and depriving inhabitants of food, water, shelter and medical care. This violence is putting the continued existence of the entire Gazan people at risk and making each day a struggle for their survival. The question is no longer when peace will come, but whether the people of Gaza and the West Bank will survive long enough to see it. CO-SPONSORS: Interfaith Peace Working Group & South-Central Synod of Wisconsin, ELCA info@interfaithpeacewg.org 5/31 @ 10:00am-5:00pm:  Our Wisconsin Spring Unity Gathering. At UW-Memorial Union. See the Spotlight above to register and learn more. buildingunitywi@gmail.com 5/31 @ 6:00pm10:30pm:   Urban Triage Annual GALA.  At the Overture Center on State Street. See the Spotlight above. Milwaukee 5/22 @ 12:00pm-1:00pm:   Anti Gun Vigil. A Shooter’s Shop, 84th & Arthur St. Guns are made to maim or kill. We have more gun homicides than any other country.Sent to WNPJ by Casa Maria don2roberta@yahoo.com 5/22 @ 6:00pm: Nakba Day Action - MARCH ON DERCO AEROSPACE 📍 Rallying Point: 8155 N 76th St. Contact Peace ACtion WI for more information info@peaceactionwi.org 5/24 & 31 @ 12:00pm-1:00pm:   Peace Action WI Weekly STAND for PEACE   at Lincoln Memorial/La Fayette Hill on the 24th + Locust and Humboldt on the 31st .   Details here . Questions? Contact: info@peaceactionwi.org Racine 5/24 & 31 @ 12:30-1:30pm:   Weekly Stand for Peace. 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 La Crosse 5/22 & 29 @ 12:00pm-12:30pm:  Weekly Women in Black Peace Vigil. Meet at Main St & 4th Street South. Details at the Vigils list. Contact dbuffton@yahoo.com Viroqua 5/24 & 31 @ 11:00am-12:00pm:  Driftless Palestinian Solidarity Weekly Vigil. Meet at Decker and Main. Details here .  Contact driftless.solidarity@gmail.com . Superior 5/25 & 6/1 @ 12:00pm-12:30pm:  Women in Black weekly silent vigil. Meet at Center City Park on the Corner of Tower and Belknap. Details here .  Contact Christine christineolson3@gmail.com 5/31 @ 11:00am-1:00pm:  "Fish for the Future" Origami fish event! At the Superior Public Library Classroom. Family-friendly event as part of the 350 Wisconsin Project to protect WI waters; hosted by Christine Olson, Northland Grandmothers for Peace and more. From 350 WI: Help us break a world record by folding origami fish! We invite you to join us and stand united for clean water and a future free from the threats posed by the incredibly risky Line 5 pipeline. Learn more about this project and sign up to receive materials by visiting: tinyurl.com/FishWR For more information, contact christineolson3@gmail.com Fitchburg 5/12 @ 10:00am:  UN in the News Monthly Meeting. At the Fitchburg library. We'll be talking about anticipated funding cuts to UN budget. Hope you can join us. Sam Romano  sromano@charter.net Virtual 5/19 @ 1:00pm : Virtual Training with WI Poor People's Campaign to support Medicaid and Healthcare. Rev. Dr. William J. Barber, II launched Moral Mondays with clergy, moral leaders, and scores of people who will be directly impacted by the disastrous budget that Congress has just come back into session to work on. $1.5 trillion cannot be cut from the federal budget without slashing Medicaid, Medicare, SNAP, Head Start, Section 8, and other life-saving and life-sustaining programs that millions of Americans rely on.Join WI Poor People's Campaign to break the silence and make calls to ensure that our elected leaders in Wisconsin hear directly from poor and low-wage communities, faith leaders, and advocates about the issues impacting us most. RSVP for Training  - Contact Bruce Grau brucegrau8@gmail.com 5/19 @ 6:30pm : Immigration Update Webinar: How Faith Communities Can be in Solidarity & Advocate for Immigrants . Do not miss this important Zoom workshop with CILC attorney Aissa Oliverez. Register today . Sent to WNPJ by WI Faith Voices for Justice. Facebook posting here . matt@wifaithvoices.org https://www.wifaithvoices.org/events 5/21 @ 6:30pm-8:00pm : The Wisconsin Poor People’s Campaign's virtual book club. Revolutionary Nonviolence: Organizing for Freedom by James M. Lawson. See the Spotlight above to register. 5/22 @ 9:00am-10:00am : Radio Conversation with Debra Gillispie.- WDRT Community Radio's Conversations hosted by WNPJ Board member, Dena Eakles Debra is the Founder of Milwaukee's Mothers Against Gun Violence/MAGV and a fellow Board member of WNPJ. dena.eakles@gmail.com https://www.wdrt.org/ 5/27 @ 7:00pm : Webinar: When Orwell Goes to War: Jim Carrier on Nuclear Weapons. Sponsored by Interfaith Peace Working Group The U.S. has launched a 30-year, $1.7 trillion program to completely replace and upgrade its nuclear defense system, the so-called “triad” of land, air and sea weapons. This project has received very little news coverage, but it will involve new nuclear warheads and bombs, and new missiles, airplanes and submarines to deliver them. In this online Zoom presentation, Jim Carrier will describe the history of its launch under President Obama—ironically after receiving the Nobel Peace Prize and calling for an end to nuclear weapons. Carrier has titled this presentation as such because the language used to describe it, chiefly the word “deterrence,” masks the effort to maintain U.S. nuclear dominance that has lasted 80 years. Carrier has traveled throughout the U.S. nuclear complex and will be speaking just three days after returning from Nagasaki where he will be interviewing Hibakusha (bomb-affected people). This Zoom presentation is free but registration is required. REGISTER info@interfaithpeacewg.org interfaithpeaceworkinggroup@gmail.com 5/28 @ 7:00pm-8:30pm : 350 WI Webinar with Bill McKibben, about Utility Justice! Join this call with 350 Network Affiliates from across the country and Third Act, including founder Bill McKibben, to learn about Utility Justice! We will be discussing the following agenda: 7 pm presentation and discussion: What is an electric & gas utility, and what is utility justice? The problems our utilities create and how to solve them Why are my electric bills so expensive? How utilities leverage political power, and how we can fight back! 8:00-8:30pm optional breakouts by geographic region or state for participants to discuss their own utilities, campaigns and strategy together. Register here . contact@350wisconsin.org 5/29 @ 5:30pm-6:30 : Webinar: Surviving the World: finding queer resiliency in art and nature. Hosted by Fair Wisconsin and led by artist Rhea Ewing . REGISTER It has been a tough few months, and even that is an understatement. An onslaught of anti-LGBTQ+ - and specifically anti-trans - actions from our federal administration, angry rhetoric from the White House, anti-trans bills receiving marathon hearings at our own state capitol… our community is facing so much hostility right now. And as we do, we must remember that our LGBTQ+ community has faced hostile governments before, and we are still here fighting for queer liberation because we know how to come together in community to connect and build together.info@fairwisconsin.com WNPJ has a NEW website page on IMMIGRATION JUSTICE ! Many WNPJ member groups are organizing around Immigration with webinar events and more. Send any events you're involved with to WNPJ info@wnpj.org  and we'll add them to this developing page! Tabling Opportunity at the Saturday Farmers Market in Madison - Available now for WNPJ member groups! 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 WNPJ member group to sign up to share the table!​ The Spring Network News is here! 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 ! Videos of the Wisconsin Network for Peace and Spring Assembly are available! March 24-28, 2025 We gathered each evening for 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 Check here to see the videos and for updates ! www.wnpj.org Join WNPJ - Individual members and groups welcome! 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! Visit our website to find out more about the benefits of membership and join us! 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. If your group would like to get your events posted in the weekly e-bulletin – JOIN US ! WNPJ has a YouTube Channel! Check it out here to view members videos! Interested in a yard sign? WNPJ has yard signs available!  yardsigns@wnpj.org Follow us on Facebook ! Questions? Contact info@wnpj.org   The WI Network for Peace and Justice is the umbrella 501c3 non-profit organization supporting the work of 86 member groups around Wisconsin.

WNPJ + The People’s GALA with WDC + Worker Justice and Immigration Webinar + War Tax Resistance video + other statewide events The WI Network for Peace and Justice is the umbrella 501c3 non-profit organization supporting the work of 87 member groups around Wisconsin. As the network continues to grow we realize the vital role it plays in Wisconsin grassroots organizing. We hope to expand our board to keep the momentum towards peace and justice vibrant and relevant. Keeping us connected and helping each other in timely ways is critical. 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. The People's Gala Celebrate 30 years of the Wisconsin Democracy Campaign in Madison at this year's Annual Gathering. Thursday, 15 May 4:30 pm - 8:00 pm Register here: bit.ly/PeoplesGala . Details of the place of the event will be sent to those who register. Join us for a tasty dinner and drinks, music, engaging speakers, art, networking, and more. We'll be in Madison on the east side, neighboring gorgeous Lake Monona. 🎉 All are welcome. No dress code – come as you are! Event space has parking (including accessible spots), and the club is located on the bus line. No stairs to enter the event. Vegetarian and gluten-free food options available. Need accessibility accommodations? Please contact Beverly at speer@wisdc.org or call our office at 608.255.4260 Wisconsin Democracy Campaign is a nonprofit, nonpartisan watchdog group dedicated to clean government, where people matter more than money. 💰 We track money in politics on our unique public database , write about issues of money and politics, and advocate for campaign finance reform and other democracy-strengthening policies. Click here for our 1 minute video of events past! You may find yourself in one of the photos! WEBINAR about the intersection of Worker Justice and Immigration Thursday, 15 May 10:00 am - 11:00 am Join the Wisconsin Council of Churches and Worker Justice Wisconsin WEBINAR to learn how your congregation and groups can engage in both issues with Rebecca Meier-Rao, executive director of Worker Justice Wisconsin. Register here rebecca@workerjustice.org Weaving the Web: Stefania Sani of World BEYOND War was our guest and talked about War Tax Resistance Here's a video to share ! Not Another Dollar Not Another Dime... Find out how to stop paying taxes for War & Genocide National War Tax Resistance Coordinating Committee www.nwtrcc.org Contact Stefania at waraboliltion@gmail.com WNPJ Member Group Events Click here  to see a listing of recurring Vigils across the state! Madison 5/13 @ 11:30am-12:00pm:   Weekly Vigil  for Peace with the Dominican Sisters of Sinsinawa.   At  the corner of Monroe St and Edgewood Ave. near Edgewood High School. Details here . opjustice@sinsinawa.org 5/13 @ 6:30pm-8:30pm:  DSA General Monthly Membership Meeting At First Unitarian Society•900 University Bay Dr Contact Info: dsamadison@gmail.com Reserve for the zoom link . 5/15 @ 4:30pm-8:00pm: The People’s Gala - Celebrate 30 years of the Wisconsin Democracy Campaign in Madison . See the Spotlight above to learn more! 5/15 @ 7:00pm:  Faith and Justice: How does your faith tradition define justice? At the Islamic Center of Madison 21 N Orchard St. WI Faith Voices for Justice is sponsoring this program called Interfaith Intersections These are live events in which three panelists from different faith traditions share their personal perspectives on a given topic. These panelists are not clergy members and speak based on their individual experiences, rather than representing their entire faith tradition. Following the panel discussion, participants will have the opportunity to engage in meaningful conversations about the topic at small group tables Please sign up to attend either in person or virtually via Zoom at: https://www.wifaithvoices.org/interfaith wifaithvoices4justice@gmail.com 5/16 @ 12:00pm-1:00pm:  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 5/17 @ 1:00pm-3:00pm:  Tesla Takedown Action! 755 E. Washington Ave. - across from Cargo Coffee Eastside. More info? Contact patforpeace70@gmail.com . 5/18 @ 11:00am-5:00pm: WORTStock 2025 Returns! Warner Park (2930 N. Sherman Ave.) Help support Madison’s community radio station – WORT 89.9. FM! Enjoy live music in a variety of styles, food and craft vendors, info tables, arts and crafts, games, a prize raffle, plus the (in)famous No Crap on Tap! – courtesy of the Madison Home Brewers and Tasters’ Guild. For more info, visit: https://www.wortfm.org/wortstock-returns/ Milwaukee 5/14 @ 6:30pm-7:30pm:   Welfare Warriors Monthly Meeting. At 2711 W Michigan St, An opportunity to organize against the wars on the poor; open to low income mamas and their allies Contact: wmvoice@att.net 5/17 @ 12:00pm-1:00pm:   Peace Action WI Weekly STAND for PEACE   at 43rd & Cleveland.   Details here . Questions? Contact: info@peaceactionwi.org Racine 5/17 @ 12:30-1:30pm:   Weekly Stand for Peace. 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 La Crosse 5/15 @ 12:00pm-12:30pm:  Weekly Women in Black Peace Vigil. Meet at Main St & 4th Street South. Details at the Vigils list. Contact dbuffton@yahoo.com Viroqua 5/17 @ 11:00am-12:00pm:  Driftless Palestinian Solidarity Weekly Vigil. Meet at Decker and Main. Details here .  Contact driftless.solidarity@gmail.com . Superior 5/18 @ 12:00pm-12:30pm:  Women in Black weekly silent vigil. Meet at Center City Park on the Corner of Tower and Belknap. Details here .  Contact Christine christineolson3@gmail.com Eau Claire 5/15 @ 8:00pm-6:00pm: Monthly Peace Stand. We gather with signs at 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. Contact for more information: helpsmeet@usa.net Verona 5/17 @ 10:00am-12:00pm:  Exploring the Understory - at the Farley Center 2299 Spring Rose Rd. Come and explore the magic and the mystery in the Natural Path Sanctuary with Mary Michal and other master naturalists Theresa Berrie, Fred Dike, Dave Kelly and Colleen Robinson. Together we will discover what spring ephemerals are thriving and how we can support them. Learn More info@farleycenter.org Fitchburg 5/12 @ 10:00am:  UN in the News Monthly Meeting. At the Fitchburg library. We'll be talking about anticipated funding cuts to UN budget. Hope you can join us. Sam Romano  sromano@charter.net Virtual 5/12 @ 6:30pm : WISDOM Statewide Meeting for Immigration Justice. There will be updates on Know Your Rights, Restoring Driver's Licenses for All, End 287g updates and much more. Register in advance for this meeting: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/z5JYqDexR8Wfd1DxaSP7Xw After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting. Contact: Amanda Ali, Digital Organizer at WISDOM aali@wisdomwisconsin.org 5/13 @ 2:00pm-3:00pm : WNPJ Environmental Justice Monthly Zoom call The WNPJ Environmental Justice Task Force works to increase awareness and build connections among people and groups in Wisconsin to bring marginalized and frontline voices, understandings, and experiences to the forefront. We meet via zoom on the second Tuesday of the month at 2pm CT. If you are interested in joining, please contact Dena Eakles: dena.eakles@gmail.com 5/13 @ 6:30pm : Webinar: On Advocacy and Engaging in Legislative Hearings - with WISDOM and others. Many of us have heard the School House Rock song “I’m Just a Bill” , but do we actually understand how a bill becomes a law? And do we understand there are ways that we can engage in the process, especially for local and state laws? Join Rev. Breanna Illéné, Director of Ecumenical Innovation and Justice Initiatives at the Wisconsin Council of Churches to learn about advocacy and engaging in legislative hearings. We will discuss how a bill becomes a law at the state level and the process of engaging in public testimony, along with why it’s important that we, as people of faith show up. Register here office@wisdomwisconsin.org This event is co-sponsored by Interfaith Conference of Greater Milwaukee, MICAH, Wisconsin Council of Churches, Wisconsin Council of Rabbis, Wisconsin Faith Voices for Justice and WISDOM. 5/14 @ 5:00pm : "The Beauty and Strength of Ukraine" with Natalka Akulenko. Natalka was born in Kyiv, Ukraine, in a family of railway workers and engineers. She graduated from the Kyiv State University and worked to promote clean energy and international cooperation in Europe. She lives in Madison and is an active member of the local Ukrainian community. You can hear this interview on WDRT Community Radio's Changing the Narrative with WNPJ Board member, Dena Eakles https://www.wdrt.org/ NOTE Echo Valley Hope will offer TPRF's Peace Education Program beginning Wednesday, June 18 at 6:30 PM CST. and will continue every Tuesday through August 20th. Classes are free and are about one hour long. Please register in advance for confirmation and the Zoom link . Topics feature Prem Rawat's video recordings on: peace, appreciation, inner strength, self awareness, clarity, understanding, dignity, choice, hope, and contentment 5/15 @ 10:00am-11:00am : WEBINAR about the intersection of Worker Justice and Immigration. See the SPOTLIGHT above to learn more. 5/17 @ 1:00pm : Rally in Madison – event sent to WNPJ by Echo Valley Hope – dena.eakles@gmail.com Learn more at https://www.facebook.com/events/1044343947603542 WNPJ has a NEW website page on IMMIGRATION JUSTICE ! Many WNPJ member groups are organizing around Immigration with webinar events and more. Send any events you're involved with to WNPJ info@wnpj.org  and we'll add them to this developing page! Tabling Opportunity at the Saturday Farmers Market in Madison - Available now for WNPJ member groups! 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 WNPJ member group to sign up to share the table!​ The Spring Network News is here! 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 ! Videos of the Wisconsin Network for Peace and Spring Assembly are available! March 24-28, 2025 We gathered each evening for 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 Check here to see the videos and for updates ! www.wnpj.org Join WNPJ - Individual members and groups welcome! 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! Visit our website to find out more about the benefits of membership and join us! 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. If your group would like to get your events posted in the weekly e-bulletin – JOIN US ! WNPJ has a YouTube Channel! Check it out here to view members videos! Interested in a yard sign? WNPJ has yard signs available!  yardsigns@wnpj.org Follow us on Facebook ! Questions? Contact info@wnpj.org   The WI Network for Peace and Justice is the umbrella 501c3 non-profit organization supporting the work of 86 member groups around Wisconsin.

***************************************** There are many groups around Wisconsin and beyond that are holding webinars and meetings in preparation for January and any new policies related to immigration and deportation. WNPJ will post these upcoming events here and give readers contact information on how to get involved. WNPJ is distributing Immigrants Welcome BUTTON S to member groups across the state. Let us know if you're interested - and how many to send you! Board member John Peck is our contact for this project! peckjohne@gmail.com If you know of other groups organizing around immigration, have them send their events and announcements to info@wnpj.org . ***************************** Voces de la Frontera event! Day Without Immigrants and Workers March! We came together in a powerful demonstration of our collective strength in Madison and Milwaukee! For more info and images, go to vdlf.org ***************************************** Events, NEWS....and action alert! VIRTUAL Mon May 12, 6:30 pm.  WISDOM Statewide Meeting for Immigration Justice . There will be updates on Know Your Rights, Restoring Driver's Licenses for All, End 287g updates and much more. Register in advance for this meeting: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/z5JYqDexR8Wfd1DxaSP7Xw After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting. Contact: Amanda Ali, Digital Organizer at WISDOM aali@wisdomwisconsin.org aali@wisdomwisconsin.org *********************** A valuable resource from WISDOM: KYR Free Cards for registered nonprofits: https://ilrc.my.salesforce- sites.com/formrc/apex/b3f__formcomplete?id=a1N2E000006rIwLUAU&Red_Card_Request__cId=%5BXXXXX%5D Wisdom Wisconsin  has joined a lawsuit... On Tuesday, the Institute for Constitutional Advocacy and Protection (ICAP) at Georgetown Law filed a lawsuit on behalf of over two dozen Christian and Jewish religious denominations and associations in response to the Trump Administration’s rescission of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) “sensitive locations” policy that had restricted Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) from conducting immigration raids, arrests, and other enforcement actions at houses of worship. The new policy thus greenlights enforcement actions that could interrupt religious services in furtherance of the Administration’s mass deportation plans. The case, Mennonite Church USA et al. v. United States Department of Homeland Security et al., was filed in federal district court in Washington, DC.  WISDOM is proud to join a multifaith coalition and the Institute for Constitutional Advocacy and Protection (ICAP) in opposition to the rescission of ICE’s sensitive locations policy, which is a direct violation of the First Amendment and the Religious Freedom Restoration Act. This decision directly interferes with our ability to fulfill our religious mandate and serve all of our congregants equally and with the dignity they deserve. We don’t take this step lightly, but this extreme action from the federal government challenges a foundation of our faith and threatens to shatter our consecrated spaces. Our faith compels us to take a stand and protect our places of worship. “Plaintiffs represent millions of Americans across dozens of denominations rooted in the Jewish and Christian faiths,” said Kelsi Corkran, lead counsel for Plaintiffs and ICAP Supreme Court Director. “They have come together to file this suit because their scripture, teaching, and traditions offer irrefutable unanimity on their religious obligation to embrace and serve the refugees, asylum seekers, and immigrants in their midst without regard to documentation or legal status. The Department of Homeland Security's abrupt decision to rescind the sensitive locations policy and subject places of worship to immigration enforcement action is a clear violation of Plaintiffs' rights under the First Amendment and the Religious Freedom Restoration Act. We look forward to presenting our case in court.” By subjecting their places of worship to ICE enforcement actions without judicial warrant or exigent circumstances, the plaintiffs assert that the government is interfering with their religious activities and their ability to fulfill their religious mandate to welcome and serve immigrants. "Houses of worship have always been a safe place for people, no matter who they are. Any attempt by the government to create an atmosphere of mistrust or fear works directly against the mission of faith communities. As WISDOM, we intend to stand against this action by the government and will fight to restore beloved community.” - Rev. Kathleen Gloff, WISDOM, Inc.  If you would like to get involved and support these efforts, sign this petition which will be sent to the White House, DHS, and every member of Congress. It's already been signed by over 1,000 people this week. https://www.sensitive-locations.com/?sourceid=&emci=fe883574-8ce9-ef11-90cb-0022482a94f4&emdi=6e65245b-8fe9-ef11-90cb-0022482a94f4&ceid=29302 The mission of the Institute for Constitutional Advocacy and Protection is to use strategic legal advocacy to defend constitutional rights and values while working to restore confidence in the integrity of governmental institutions. Connect with ICAP at www.law.georgetown.edu/icap/ , reachICAP@georgetown.edu .  For media inquiries, please contact Jim Simpson, Georgetown Center for Faith & Justice: cfjmedia@georgetown.edu . Sent to WNPJ by admin@wisdomwisconsin.org Recent WISDOM Immigration stories: WDRT 91.9 FM Driftless Community Radio - Community Conversation w/Amanda Ali 27 religious groups sue Trump administration over immigration enforcement policy Trump won’t block immigration arrests in houses of worship. Now these 27 religious groups are suing Jewish and Quaker groups from the Philly area are among those suing to prevent ICE raids in houses of worship Faith-based groups challenge Trump orders in two court cases ********************************************** VOCES Know Your Rights trainings - statewide: Voces de la Frontera: Know Your Rights Trainings Did you know that ICE has the legal authority to lie and use deception? When you Know Your Rights, you’ll be able to understand when ICE is lying, and better defend yourself and your family! Attend a regional Know Your Rights Training and walk away with a plan for the worst case scenarios, in addition to being empowered with understanding what constitutional rights that everyone has, regardless of their citizenship status. Everyone has rights! Trainings will also have informational packets that you can take home (or visit our website for downloadable materials here). *If you’re interested in leading a Know Your Rights training, please reach out to our office at 414-643-1620. We are starting to offer Spanish language certification courses that can be completed in half a day. You’ll receive access to training materials like powerpoints and more. Contact vdlf@vdlfa.org for more information ********************************** Check out this video from the Weaving the Web Conversation Jan. 2nd about Immigration, with WISDOM's Amanda Ali, hosted by Erika Bach! Lots of resources here!   https://youtu.be/y4rqqNUpofA aali@wisdomwisconsin.org There is a new series of articles coming about immigrant workers in WI with the Wisconsin Examiner!! Check out this article from 1/10/25 on immigrant workers in WI:...and watch for more in this series! ‘How in the hell will we continue to be the Dairy State?’ Nowhere would mass deportation have a bigger impact than on Wisconsin’s dairy farms, where an estimated 70% of the workforce is made up of immigrants, mostly from Mexico and Central America. Because Congress has never created a year-round visa for low-skilled farm workers, almost all of Wisconsin’s immigrant dairy workers are undocumented. Without them, experts say, the whole industry would collapse. At a Jan. 3 press conference in the Capitol, Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers called the threat of mass deportation “illogical,” and said “we will do everything in our power to prevent it.” “The bottom line is, in Wisconsin, 70% of our farms … 70% of the people may be part of the federal government’s idea to move them elsewhere, out of our country,” Evers said. “Think about that. How in the hell will we continue to be the Dairy State with no one to milk the cows and do the other important work?” Read this timely article published Jan 21 in the Wisconsin Examiner "Immigrant rights advocates prepare for Wisconsin law enforcement collaboration on deportation" *************************************** News from Madison....Jan 31, 2025 Sheriff Ends Program That Flags Immigrants In Custody - Madison Dane County Sheriff Kalvin Barrett said his department  will no longer participate in a federal program  that provides federal grant money for agencies that incarcerate undocumented immigrants. The State Criminal Alien Assistance Program provides historical data on immigrant incarceration that can be shared among federal agencies, including ICE. But Barrett said that in listening to Dane County residents’ concern about the program, and with President Donald J. Trump authorizing ICE to conduct mass deportations, his department will no longer participate: “It’s a different time.” [Ch. 3000] **************************************** Mississippi communities scarred by ICE raids fear future under Trump Story on National Public Radio - 12/10/24 Don't miss this 7 minute story on NPR this morning On Friday night, people queue up at Maria's Mercado to cash paychecks, transfer money, and order a hot meal. Photo credit to Andrea Morales for NPR *************************************************** Voces de la Frontera Madison Organizer stephaniejsa123@gmail.com SPREAD POWER, NOT PANIC.  FROM CENTRO & VOCES DE LA FRONTERA ... "As you know, the Immigration Enforcement Response Team (IERT), which includes representatives from diverse sectors knowledgeable about the issues, has been meeting to build our capacity to respond to the needs of our immigrant community at this time.   Collectively we have created a Community Resources page on the Centro website:  https://www.micentro.org/community-resources You'll find a number of different resources here and the page will continue to be updated as things evolve and develop with the current administration.  We are currently printing cards/tarjetitas with a QR code (the QR code is also included in the Know Your Rights video on the resource page) to be distributed far and wide within the community. This QR code will connect community members directly with the resource page on Centro's website. Our goal is to do this distribution of cards through a mass engagement effort, similar to Get Out the Vote. We will bring tarjetitas to LaSup to distribute. Please also stay connected with Centro and Voces de la Frontera on social media for announcements: Centro Dane County:  Website ,  Facebook   and  Instagram Voces de la Frontera:  Website ,  Facebook ,  X , and  Instagram  And as always for any urgent issue or immediate immigration concern you can reach out to our Dane County Immigration Affairs Office:  https://www.danecountyhumanservices.org/Children-Youth-and-Family/Immigration-Affairs If you suspect ICE in our community, please call the Voces statewide hotline (414-465-8078). Any presence of ICE will be verified and any announcement if warranted will be made through Centro/Voces social media handles.   We are in this together, and together we will take care of each other - Karen  Karen Men é ndez Coller, PhD Executive Director, Centro" ********************************************* Dane Sanctuary Coalition matt@wifaithvoices.org https://www.facebook.com/DaneSanctuary/ danesanctuary@gmail.com ; Leila Pine sabinosanctuary@gmail.com Dane Sanctuary Coalition The Dane Sanctuary Coalition, working in partnership with Voces de la Frontera and Centro Hispano, is part of the New Sanctuary Movement which includes over 1100 sanctuary congregations across the nation protecting undocumented immigrant families. This chapter works with WI Faith Vices for Justice, member group of WNPJ. danesanctuary@gmail.com wisconsinfaithvoicesforjustice.weebly.com/dane.html We are fortunate in Dane County to have a coalition of organizations committed to protecting our residents. For obvious reasons, there is widespread fear and confusion surrounding potential changes to federal immigration policy and enforcement. Locally, there has been an outpouring of support to organizations that work with our friends and neighbors in the immigrant community. It’s heartening so many are asking what they can do to help. At this moment in time, what we need most from allies is to stay connected. We are encouraging folks to follow Centro Dane County and Voces de la Frontera on social media (see links below). Any call to action where we need the community to respond will be centralized through these channels. Your willingness to meaningfully contribute is deeply appreciated. Please stay safe, informed, and connected as we move forward together as a united community. Centro Dane County:  Website ,  Facebook  and Instagram Voces de la Frontera:  Website ,  Facebook ,  X , and  Instagram  In response to the recent election results, the Dane Sanctuary Coalition has initiated discussions on how we can best collaborate with local organizations and congregations to protect the rights of our immigrant brothers and sisters . We are thankful to the leadership of The Dane County Immigration Affairs office, Centro, and Voces de la Frontera. For more detailed information on the the preparation working currently happening, please follow the Facebook pages of Dane Sanctuary Coalition , Centro , and Voices de la Frontera Currently, 5 congregations are preparing to offer physical sanctuary while 25 additional congregations and organizations are offering to provide a supportive role. If your congregation or organization is interested in more information regarding becoming a sanctuary congregation or a supporting congregation/organization please reach out at danesanctuary@gmail.com . VOLUNTEER DRIVERS needed from Madison... . Immigrants pursuing citizenship are required to attend court appointments in Milwaukee and Chicago. However, transportation can be a significant barrier to ensuring they make these important appointments. We invite you to contact us at matt@wifaithvoices.org if you would like more information or are interested in supporting this effort. Last year, our volunteer drivers provided 115 rides; however, there were 21 requests that could not be fulfilled due to a lack of available drivers. Your involvement can make a meaningful difference in overcoming this challenge. ***************************************************** PLUS, here's an invitation to participate in the WAGE THEFT Campaign: Join workers and members as we go door knocking and present wage theft trainings throughout the community of Madison. Email   socorro@workerjustice.org  or call 608-572-0715 to get involved. https://www.wnpj.org/member-organizations-list/worker-justice-wisconsin For more information, contact  robert@workerjustice.org . ************************************* Family Farm Defenders https://www.wnpj.org/member-organizations-list/family-farm-defenders peckje@gmail.com KNOW YOUR RIGHTS sheet and cards from FFD! See this attached pdf Fact sheet to learn more! John Peck sent this information to WNPJ from a group called Mijente. Learn more below... When Trump takes office in January 2025, his administration will immediately begin enacting the campaign pledges – especially those he and his followers have made on immigration . While there are many theories, we don’t know the exact forms and sequence, which has added to fears and uncertainties in many of our families and neighborhoods. But here’s what we do know: Over the last several years of experienced raids, border militarization, anti-immigrant legislation and many deportations, we’ve held up steady, powerful, and heartfelt fights against them . During this time, we’ve learned more than a few things about deportations and protecting our communities. Deportation defense has been a critical way of fighting back and learning how to slow the deportation machine down. It also is a very clear and direct way to be in solidarity with immigrant communities. That’s why we’re hosting the Deportation Defense Series: Skill Up + Crew Up, a 3-part virtual series on deportation defense on December 10th, 13th, and 16th. Register here. Over the next weeks and months we’ll be offering in person and virtual trainings and support to folks who are picking this up for the first time or want to expand on existing practice. This first round will be in three sessions over Zoom and you will learn from organizers and advocates who have done this work both at the local and federal level. We’ll be sharing more information on the specific topics we’ll cover over the next couple weeks, as well as opportunities for upcoming in person trainings. The news cycle can feel overwhelming with so many plans and people looking to implement many of the policies noted in documents such as Project 2025. We know that it’s going to be a long haul fight, with victories and disappointments in between. Mijente is committing to taking it day by day, one step at a time, and we hope you’ll join us. Right now, expanding our skills, coming together in community and staying connected are important next steps. Nos vemos, Marisa Franco  National Director, Mijente hola@mijente.net Click here to learn more about A Working-Class History of Fighting Deportations ..... A farmer in New York just sent this history article to John Peck of Family Farm Defenders: The current fight within the Republican Party highlights, once again, that ensuring a steady labor supply for corporations remains Trump’s primary focus. I say “once again” because this mirrors what happened in 2017, when he met with corporate growers to assure them that his immigration enforcement would not deprive them of workers in the fields. In fact, that is just what happened with the expansion of the H-2A guest worker visa program and the absence of mass firings of farmworkers at critical times because of their undocumented status. AND.......... Photo credit: SAN FRANCISCO, CA – 24MARCH17 – San Francisco janitors and other workers supporting AB 450, a bill introduced by Assembly Member David Chiu, to protect workers during immigration raids and enforcement actions. Copyright David Bacon GLOBAL SOLIDARITY! The Evolving Strategy for Defending Immigrant Workers - RLS-NYC The current fight within the Republican Party highlights, once again, that ensuring a steady labor supply for corporations remains Trump’s primary focus. I say “once again” because this mirrors what happened in 2017, when he met with corporate growers to assure them that his immigration enforcement would not deprive them of workers in the fields. In fact, that is just what happened with the expansion of the H-2A guest worker visa program and the absence of mass firings of farmworkers at critical times because of their undocumented status. https://rosalux.nyc/the-evolving-strategy-for-defending-immigrant-workers/ ********************************************** Madison Friends Meeting Minute on the Quaker Lawsuit Against the Department of Homeland Security Updated onFebruary 8, 2025 Madison Monthly Meeting joins in spirit with the several Quaker Meetings who have brought suit against the Department of Homeland Security’s decision to rescind the long-standing practice of not invading houses of worship to apprehend undocumented immigrants. Like our fellow Quakers, we remain committed to religious liberty and peace and support their use of the legal process to ensure that participants in all faith communities are safe and secure from intimidation, threats, and violence. While the lawsuit focuses on houses of worship, we also express opposition to Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers entering schools and hospitals. The threat of these actions will keep children from pursuing their education and those who are ill from receiving needed care. While these are immediate threats to those individuals, our community is all the poorer in the long run if everyone is not well educated and healthy. Finally, we reject the falsehoods underlying these actions that immigrants, whether here legally or undocumented, are a threat to us as individuals or as a society. Immigrants, including undocumented immigrants, are less likely to be incarcerated in prisons, convicted of crimes, or arrested than native-born Americans. Immigrants, as has always been the case, bring a cultural diversity that enriches our communities. And they also contribute economically: for example, undocumented immigrant workers perform an estimated 70% of the labor on Wisconsin dairy farms. We resonate with what our Quaker Washington lobby, Friends Committee on National Legislation, reminds us: Love Thy Neighbor: No Exceptions. Approved: February 2, 2025 Information Sheet References Less likely to be incarcerated…. 15 Myths About Immigration Debunked Perform 70% of labor… https://schoolforworkers.wisc.edu/trapped-on-wisconsin-farms-the-hidden-plight-of-trafficked-workers/ Information About the Lawsuit Quakers Sue DHS over Immigration Enforcement and Religious Freedom Interview with Noah Merrill, New England Yearly Meeting General Secretary, explaining why Quaker groups are suing the administration:   https://www.cbsnews.com/video/why-quaker-groups-suing-trump-administration-ice-arrests/?intcid=CNM-00-10abd1   or  https://cbsn.ws/40OIOCb . More Resources The Northern Yearly Meeting Statement on the lawsuit includes information on possible actions that individuals and Meetings might take, how to financially support the lawsuit, and links to additional resources. And other houses of worship are joining into this lawsuit! https://democracyforward.org/updates/cooperative-baptist-fellowship-sikh-temple-sacramento-new-york-yearly-meeting-join-suit-to-challenge-ice-enforcement-in-houses-of-worship/ Check out additional resources from this site: Friends Committee on National Legislation Immigration: Know Your Rights and Deportation Defense Partner resources so you can know your rights as an immigrant and defend your community against mass deportation threats. https://www.fcnl.org/ resources/immigration-know-your-rights-and-deportation-defense Sent to WNPJ by our member grou Madison Friends Meeting https://www.wnpj.org/member-organizations-list/madison-friends-meeting-(quakers) https://madisonfriends.org/mmm-minute-quaker-lawsuit-dept-homeland-security/ ********************************** Veterans Oppose Mass Deportation and Domestic Military Deployments Veterans For Peace strongly objects to the Trump Administration’s racist campaign of mass deportation of undocumented workers, who are our friends, neighbors and even our fellow veterans . We condemn the violent raids that are sowing fear and terror in communities across the United States. As veterans, we are particularly opposed to the misuse and abuse of U.S. military personnel, including their illegal deployment to the U.S. border with Mexico. Since Donald Trump’s inauguration, about 1,000 U.S. Army personnel and 500 Marines have been sent to the border, in addition to 2,500 National Guard members already there. Helicopter units are being sent along with U.S. Air Force C-17 and C- 130 aircraft; and Stars and Stripes reports that 20-ton Stryker armored combat vehicles may also be shipped. The number of U.S. military personnel on the U.S.-Mexico border may rise to as many as 10,000, according to the Defense One newsletter. The use of active-duty military personnel for domestic policing operations is strictly forbidden by the Posse Comitatus Act, and legal challenges are being mounted. President Trump says he may invoke the Insurrection Act, which effectively overrides Posse Comitatus by allowing the Executive to declare a national emergency requiring the domestic deployment of US troops. But using the Insurrection Act to override the protections of the Posse Comitatus Act and deploy U.S. troops within the United States to investigate, detain, and remove illegal immigrants would be an unprecedented use of presidential power and misuse of the military, according to a recent report by the New York Bar. What we have here is a U.S. president who is willing to engage thousands of U.S. military personnel in what appears – among other atrocities – to be a profit-making scheme based on a contrived border crisis. According to Customs and Border Protection data, monthly migrant apprehensions along the U.S.-Mexico border between December 2023 and December 2024 were reduced dramatically from 249,740 to 47,326 apprehensions. Nevertheless, Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials reportedly want to build four new detention centers with 10,000 beds each, along with 14 smaller facilities that each contain around 1,000 beds each. According to the American Immigration Counsel, “That would likely mean tens of billions in taxpayer funds sent to private prison companies,” at least one of whom, CoreCivic, donated $500,000 to the Trump-Vance inaugural committee. Trump is also calling for 30,000 immigrants to be detained at the notorious US gulag at Guantanamo Bay, where U.S. laws and protections do not exist. This would also be another slap in the face of Cuba’s sovereignty over its own territory. Tragically, this bogus campaign is terrifying, and profoundly disrupting the lives of millions of peaceful, extremely hard-working, tax-paying members of U.S. society. Even as the US government is complicit in the ethnic cleansing of indigenous Palestinians from Gaza, it is now “cleansing” the US of immigrants, many of whom are indigenous to North America. According to a recent report by Human Rights Watch, the “border deterrence” policy – now being carried out with soldiers and Marines – causes the death of more than 2,500 migrants per year, as they are intentionally forced onto the most perilous routes. These abuses of U.S. law and human rights put US military personnel in a very difficult position. What can active-duty military and National Guard members do when they do not want to be used in an illegal and immoral campaign against their neighbors, or even their own families? Veterans to GI’s: We Will Support You When You Refuse Illegal or Immoral Orders Just because the president says so does not make it legal. You swore to uphold the Constitution of the United States of America. You have the legal right and obligation to do so. Veterans For Peace supports U.S. military personnel who choose not to participate in the U.S.-Mexico border deployment, or in sending weapons to Gaza, or in other questionable military activities around the globe. We will put you in touch with trained counselors and lawyers who can advise you of your legal rights. You can start by calling the GI Rights Hotline at 1-877-447-4487. You can legally contact your Congressional representatives to tell them your concerns by utilizing the Appeal for Redress. And be sure to check out the recently updated Know Your Rights guide from the Military Law Task Force of the National Lawyers Guild. As veterans of illegal, immoral US wars in Vietnam, Iraq, Afghanistan and too many other places, we understand that you are in a tough place. But you do have options – you are still the boss of your own life. When you follow your conscience and stand up for what is right, you will have the support of Veterans For Peace. --- Veterans For Peace Milwaukee Chapter 102 vfpchapter102@gmail.com *********************************** Here is WNPJ's STATEMENT, post-election: STATEMENT post-election from the WNPJ Board: The Board of WNPJ stands in solidarity with all of our member organizations and those who represent any and all marginalized people in our communities. ​ We will not be intimidated, nor will we shy away from hard conversations that need to happen in order for us to move forward collectively. ​ We stand with our friends and allies: Black, Latino, Indigenous, Muslim, Palestinian, Asian, Jewish, LGBTQ+ and others; and we will not be silent as our challenges become augmented in these difficult times. We will work with you to amplify our voices for a peaceful and sustainable world, and continue to work toward Environmental Justice. We can no longer cut the branch we are sitting on. The earth is our home and we are one family, the human family. ​ Let us carry on in the spirit of love and solidarity for all that we know that is Good and Just. With you, and by working together, we can keep hope alive for a better day ahead! WNPJ Board of Directors Nov 23, 2024 **************************************************

WNPJ + RED Alert + LGBTQ Equality Day + Weaving the Web + “We Are the Guard Rails” Fest + WDC & Judge Dugan + Welfare Warriors + BDS + other statewide events The WI Network for Peace and Justice is the umbrella 501c3 non-profit organization supporting the work of 87 member groups around Wisconsin. As the network continues to grow we realize the vital role it plays in Wisconsin grassroots organizing. We hope to expand our board to keep the momentum towards peace and justice vibrant and relevant. Keeping us connected and helping each other in timely ways is critical. 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. In the NEWS: Cassandra Dixon of Palestine Partners  is in Malta and writes: Dear friends, I am in Malta with the Freedom Flotilla, where we have been preparing to sail to Gaza with desperately needed human aid. Last night our boat, the Conscience, was attacked off Malta in International waters. Two drones fired missiles at the ship, damaging the generator, starting a fire, and slightly injuring multiple people. The Turkish delegation and the crew were already on board, and the rest of us, who were scheduled to board on the 29th but were delayed by bureaucratic measures, were waiting to board. It is a full two months — 58 days — since Israel has allowed a single bottle of water or bag of flour to enter Gaza. We are heartbroken not to have been able to deliver the aid we carried, and we beg the world to demand that Israel an open humanitarian corridor into Gaza and stop the ongoing Genocide in Gaza and ethnic cleansing of the West Bank. Please contact the state department, the US consulate, and all your elected officials. For further information contact: Yasemin Acar – FFC Press Officer +49 151 62965117 Media@FreedomFlotilla.org International media contacts https://freedomflotilla.org/media-contacts/ I would be grateful for your help with the cost of participating in this unarmed humanitarian flotilla. If you like you can donate via GoFundMe by clicking the button below or at https://www.gofundme.com/f/support-nonviolent-presence-in-masafer-yatta or mail me a check at Cassandra Dixon, 3579 County Road G, Wisconsin Dells WI 53965. RED ALERT: ISRAEL IS STARVING GAZA TO DEATH Tell Congress NOW: Let Aid In, Stop Forced Starvation (USCPR) THEN DONATE to feed Gazans Action Alert from Madison Rafah Sister City Project rafahsistercity@yahoo.com LGBTQ+ Equality Day! Hosted by FAIR Wisconsin Wed. May 7th @ 9:00am – 4:00pm Bethel Lutheran Church (312 Wisconsin Ave.) Join us for a day of learning and networking, as we share policy priorities and best practices for advocating on behalf of the LGBTQ+ community. We will gather at Bethel Lutheran in the morning, and then head to the WI State Capitol in the afternoon. For more info, visit: https://fairwisconsin.com/events/ Weaving the Web: WNPJ's virtual Drop in Hour Thursday, 08 May - 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm All are welcome to drop in. No agenda, just people who care about peace and justice showing up to connect. Note: this May 8th event rescheduled, due to the May Day events on the 1st Thursday! Special guests today: Stefania Sani of World BEYOND War Madison to speak on war tax resistance and Christa Bruhn (invited) of Jewish Voice for Peace to speak on BDS. Contact WNPJ Network Coordinator at office@wnpj.org Join the Zoom meeting here 16th Annual Wisconsin Grassroots Network Festival Click here to register today ! Sat. May 10th 8:30 am – 5:00 pm McFarland High School (5103 Farwell St.) "We Are the Guardrails Now" There will be exciting keynote speakers and 16 breakout sessions from which you can choose four (4). Look for Family Farm Defender’s table and Echo Valley Hope, too. Suggested $25 donation includes lunch. For more info and to register, visit: https://www.wigrassrootsnetwork.com/ Wisconsin Democracy Campaign Press Release on the Arrest of Judge Hannah Dugan. Joint Statement from Wisconsin Voting Rights and Civil Liberties Organizations. Contact: Nick Ramos, Executive Director Wisconsin Democracy Campaign 414-368-0116 ramos@wisdc.org WNPJ welcomes a new member group: Welfare Warriors The Welfare Warriors are low income mothers and other caregivers who have joined together to speak up for our families. Learn more about their programs here: https://www.wnpj.org/member-organizations-list/welfare-warriors Contact information: 2711 West Michigan Street, Milwaukee WI 53208 wmvoice@att.net 414-342-6662 facebook.com/welfarewarriors instagram.com/welfare_warriors gofundme.com/f/help-us-repair-the-mothers-organizing-center Listen to WORT-fm on the BDS work going on in WI THEN visit or contact your State Assembly person and State Senator to ask them to protect free speech. The government has no right deciding where people spend their money. Our government needs to represent the people not foreign interests. Our government should not be elevating religions over our liberty. Freedom is ours to choose, not this overbearing, bought and paid for mess that is taking our religious liberty from us. WORT 89.9 - Wisconsin Lobbyists Protest Anti-Boycott Law WNPJ Member Group Events Click here  to see a listing of recurring Vigils across the state! Madison 5/5 @ 6:30pm-8:30pm:  Screening of "The Encampments" - UW-Madison at The Crossing, 1127 University Avenue. Sponsored by Students for Justice in Palestine-UW Madison. Sent to WNPJ by Madison-Rafah Sister City Project rafahsistercity@yahoo.com 5/6 @ 2:00pm:   Support for Refugees; Friend-raiser and Fund-raiser Presentation. At Capitol Lakes 333 W Main St . Sponsored by Dane Sanctuary Coalition, part of Wisconsin Faith Voices for Justice. More information at 608-513-7121 - wifaithvoices4justice@gmail.com 5/6 @ 11:30am-12:00pm:   Weekly Vigil  for Peace with the Dominican Sisters of Sinsinawa.   At  the corner of Monroe St and Edgewood Ave. near Edgewood High School. Details here . opjustice@sinsinawa.org 5/7 @ 9:00am-4:00pm:  FAIR WI LGBTQ+ Equality Day! See the SPOTLIGHT above to register and additional information. 5/8 @ 10:30am-1:30pm: People Power Potluck - People Power, not Gas Power! Meet outside of the Public Service Commission's office building, the State Hill Farms Building, 4822 Madison Yards Way. While the Public Service Commissioners are in their weekly open meeting, we will be in the courtyard having a celebration of community and clean energy! 350 WI will have music, art, activism and food. We will start the day with a brief press conference and speakers, and then will kickback with music, food, and activism to stop new proposed gas plants and advocate for clean energy alternatives! From coloring in postcards, to writing a letter to the editor, to making signs, to chanting, to building community, we will show Wisconsinites' support for clean energy! Bring: Weather-appropriate clothes, comfortable shoes, camp chairs/folding chairs, food or drinks to share (optional) RSVP here ! Contact: contact@350wisconsin.org 5/9 @ 12:00pm-1:00pm:  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 5/10 @ 6:00pm-7:30pm:  Hands Off Medicaid Town Hall with Madison Democratic Socialists of America . Meet at the Catholic Multicultural Center, 1862 Beld Street. Register here: https://actionnetwork.org/events/hands-off-medicaid-town-hall Milwaukee 5/7 @ 9:00am-12:30pm:   UNSIL WORLD FAIR At the Baird Center, 400 W Wisconsin Ave. Sponsored by the Milwaukee Public Schools Foundation and The United Nations Association of Greater Milwaukee .Free and Open to the Public. Click on this link to be a volunteer for this event. UNSIL helps Milwaukee’s young people learn about the world and all it has to offer, starting with the shared responsibilities, opportunities, and leadership that the United Nations offers. The United Nations Schools of International Learning (UNSIL) program has been implemented in grades 4 through 8 at MPS’ most diverse schools since 2016. The UNSIL program is presented in partnership with the Annette J. Roberts & Joan R. Robertson Fund for World Peace, World Law, and Peace Education at the Greater Milwaukee Foundation.For more information, contact Annette Robertson at: annettejoanrobertson@gmail.com 5/10 @ 12:00pm-1:00pm:   Peace Action WI Weekly STAND for PEACE   at King & North.   Details here . Questions? Contact: info@peaceactionwi.org Racine 5/10 @ 12:30-1:30pm:   Weekly Stand for Peace. 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 La Crosse 5/8 @ 12:00pm-12:30pm:  Weekly Women in Black Peace Vigil. Meet at Main St & 4th Street South. Details at the Vigils list. Contact dbuffton@yahoo.com Viroqua 5/10 @ 11:00am-12:00pm:  Driftless Palestinian Solidarity Weekly Vigil. Meet at Decker and Main. Details here .  Contact driftless.solidarity@gmail.com . Superior 5/11 @ 12:00pm-12:30pm:  Women in Black weekly silent vigil. Meet at Center City Park on the Corner of Tower and Belknap. Details here .  Contact Christine christineolson3@gmail.com McFarland 5/10 @ 8:30am-5:00pm: 16th Annual Grassroots Festival! “We Are the Guardrails Now!” WNPJ member groups are tabling here this day. For more information, see the SPOTLIGHT above. Fon du Lac 5/6 @ 5:30pm:  HYBRID Free Screening of 'No Other Land'. At the CSA Founders Hall, 320 Cty Rd K. Register here . Virtual 4/28 @ 6:00pm-7:00pm : Solidarity Beyond Borders: Uniting for Climate Justice Virtually. Join us to hear about the role of international solidarity in the environmental justice movement—both historically and in current grassroots organizing. Our speaker Marc Rosenthal will share insights from his work with the International Solidarity Working Group of 350.org and the Cross-Border Organizing Working Group, highlighting the importance of connecting struggles across borders. Marc will discuss how we can build powerful alliances to confront colonialism, militarism, the climate crisis, and rising fascism. ONLINE VIA ZOOM: Register in advance for the meeting here . After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting. Learn more at https://350wisconsin.org/monthly-meetings/ 4/28 @ 7:00pm : UN in the News - virtually. Lots of items to discuss this week. Bring your ideas. Join Zoom Meeting: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81127793396 Meeting ID: 811 2779 3396. Contact Sam Romano sromano@charter.net WNPJ has a NEW website page on IMMIGRATION JUSTICE ! Many WNPJ member groups are organizing around Immigration with webinar events and more. Send any events you're involved with to WNPJ info@wnpj.org  and we'll add them to this developing page! Tabling Opportunity at the Saturday Farmers Market in Madison - Available now for WNPJ member groups! 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 WNPJ member group to sign up to share the table!​ The Spring Network News is here! 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 ! Videos of the Wisconsin Network for Peace and Spring Assembly are available! March 24-28, 2025 We gathered each evening for 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 Check here to see the videos and for updates ! www.wnpj.org Join WNPJ - Individual members and groups welcome! 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! Visit our website to find out more about the benefits of membership and join us! 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. If your group would like to get your events posted in the weekly e-bulletin – JOIN US ! WNPJ has a YouTube Channel! Check it out here to view members videos! Interested in a yard sign? WNPJ has yard signs available!  yardsigns@wnpj.org Follow us on Facebook ! Questions? Contact info@wnpj.org   The WI Network for Peace and Justice is the umbrella 501c3 non-profit organization supporting the work of 86 member groups around Wisconsin.

WNPJ + Day Without Immigrants Marches + Celebrating Women in WI + Palestine Solidarity Fair + Pottery for WNPJ! + other statewide events The WI Network for Peace and Justice is the umbrella 501c3 non-profit organization supporting the work of 86 member groups around Wisconsin. SPOTLIGHT ON MAY DAY! Day Without Immigrants and Workers March! Voces de la Frontera events! Milwaukee Thursday, May 1st 9:30 am - 10:30 am Meet at 737 W Mitchell St. and March to the Federal Courthouse Madison Friday, May 2nd 3pm – 4 pm Meet at Brittingham Park, 829 W Washington Ave. and March to the Capital Come together in a powerful demonstration of our collective strength in Milwaukee and Madison! Stop scapegoating immigrant workers and separating families! Defend Medicaid, food assistance, and public education! Stand up for sanctuary! Immigration reform with a path to citizenship now! For more info go to www.vdlf.org SPOTLIGHT on two upcoming Women’s Events "Women at the Crossroads" - Navigating Global Shifts, Local Realities, and Collective Action 2nd annual Women’s Summit with UNA USA - Madison Saturday, 03 May, 12:00 pm - 3:00 pm At Christ Presbyterian Church, 944 E. Gorham St. Free lunch provided | Registration required https://www.unadane.org/ Even before the recent sea change in American politics, the global rules-based institutional order—grounded in multilateralism and international law—was already under threat from: Economic instability and stalled development Destabilizing technology The accelerating climate crisis Rising geopolitical competition Surging populist nationalism As institutions struggle to respond, women are stepping up to build community and create change beyond traditional frameworks—focusing on needs, not division. Together, we will Co-Create a Community Call to Action:: Identify shared priorities for women in Madison and Dane County Select one tangible, strategic action that offers a clear, forward path Keynote Speaker: Dr. Christine Garlough – UNESCO Co-Chair on Gender, Wellbeing & a Culture of Peace, UW–Madison Hear from our panelists: Dr. Kaiping Chen – Associate Professor of Computational Communication - On how the global digital transformation will shape your daily life and how to amplify your community’s voice in the digital age. Lauren Parnell Marino – International Development Specialist - On the motivations of entrepreneurs in the U.S. and Africa, and how they make decisions about running small- and medium- sized businesses. Dena Eakles – Founder, Echo Valley Farm, Southwestern Wisconsin and WNPJ Board member. On advancing sustainable living and peace in the face of our home, the earth, being in peril The panel moderator: Dr. Linda Baumann, RN-C, FAAN, Professor Emerita University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Nursing, an affiliate faculty member in the School of Medicine and Public Health, and a founding member of the UW-Madison Global Health Institute. She practiced as an Adult Nurse Practitioner in primary care settings with underserved populations in both urban and rural settings and internationally. Professor Baumann has been involved in healthcare workforce development in Uganda, Vietnam, and in rural Wisconsin. Contact: Mary Rathbun maryyr1009@gmail.com or Sam Roman sromano@charter.net Gather the Community Breakfast - Madison Wednesday, April 30th @ 8:00 am - 9:30 am at Linden Co-housing - 107 Sutherland Ct Program and Breakfast hosted by WILPF and Linden Co-Housing, 107 Sutherland Court Limited Seating $20 in cash or check - RSVP now to reserve your spot.E-mail Carol at carol.wilson.622@gmail.com Guest speaker Jessica Calarco -- If you have time, read her book! Women and America's Safety Net; Conversation with Jessica Calarco. Palestine Solidarity Fair  with Madison Rafah Sister City Project and Palestine Partners on Saturday, May 3rd At Madison Friends Meeting House , 1704 Roberts Court 2 - 4:30 pm - open house. Drop in to connect, learn, share and commit to the continued fight for Palestinian liberation! Our solidarity with Palestine is more important now than ever. Contact : rafahsistercity@yahoo.com Save the date in Madison! Pottery sale benefit for WNPJ Sunday, May 4, 11:00am – 5:00pm- 145 Jackson Street Pottery by Vicki Berenson: ceramicantics.com Proceeds from Vicki's pottery sales will benefit the Wisconsin Network for Peace & Justice www.wnpj.org   This is part of the 2025 Marquette-Atwood Neighborhood Art Walk WNPJ Member Group Events Click here  to see a listing of recurring Vigils across the state! Madison 4/29 @ 11:30am-12:00pm:   Weekly Vigil  for Peace with the Dominican Sisters of Sinsinawa.   At  the corner of Monroe St and Edgewood Ave. near Edgewood High School. Details here . opjustice@sinsinawa.org 4/29 @ 5:00pm-6:00pm:  Civil Rights Activism and Agriculture: A Family That Kept the Land! – Meet at UW Discovery Building (330 N. Orchard St.) The scholarship on the Great Migration concentrates on those who left the south, yet millions of African American farmer families stayed. Their voices have been overlooked. One family that chose to stay in the south and live on the land as farmers is the Paris family. George H., the first Black USDA loan officer and civil rights activist taught his sons, George M. and Wendell, the power of combining agriculture and activism. They offer us a lens to understand social movement activism across the lifespan, intergenerational activism and how agriculture was used as a strategy of resistance and resilience. For more info, visit: https://earthfest.wisc.edu/events/civil-rights-activism-and-agriculture-a-family-that-kept-the-land/ 4/30 @ 8:00pm-9:30pm:  Gather the Community Breakfast. At Linden Co-housing - 107 Sutherland Ct. Program and Breakfast hosted by WILPF and Linden Co-Housing, 107 Sutherland Court. Learn more in the SPOTLIGHT above. Limited Seating $20 in cash or check - RSVP now to reserve your spot. E-mail Carol at carol.wilson.622@gmail.com 5/2 @ 12:00pm-1:00pm:  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 5/2 @ 3:00pm-4:00pm:  Day Without Immigrants and Workers March! Voces de la Frontera events! See Spotlight above for more information. 5/3 @ 2:00pm-4:30pm:  Palestine Solidarity Fair with Madison Rafah Sister City Project and Palestine Partners. At Madison Friends Meeting House , 1704 Roberts Court Drop in to connect, learn, share and commit to the continued fight for Palestinian liberation! Our solidarity with Palestine is more important now than ever. Contact: rafahsistercity@yahoo.com 5/4: Pottery Sale as a Benefit for WNPJ, 11 am – 5 pm. See SPOTLIGHT above for details! 5/4 @ 12:00pm-1:00pm: Know Your Rights Presentation. At Madison Community Christian Church, 7118 Old Sauk Rd. Sent to WNPJ by Dane Sanctuary Coalition - Wisconsin Faith Voices for Justice | Moving from Charity to Justice. 608-513-7121 wifaithvoices4justice@gmail.com Milwaukee 5/1 @ 9:30am-10:30am:   Day Without Immigrants and Workers March! Voces de la Frontera events! See Spotlight above for more information. 5/3 @ 12:00pm-1:00pm:   Peace Action WI Weekly STAND for PEACE   at Layton & Howell.   Details here . Questions? Contact: info@peaceactionwi.org 5/3 @ 7:30pm-9:30pm:   Casa Kemnitz Jam fundraiser for Casa Maria. At The Coffee House 2717 East Hampshire Street. https://the-coffee-house.com/calendar/casa-kemnitz-jam-for-casa-maria-1 Event with Casa Maria Catholic Worker House: shadmuss1983@gmail.com Racine 5/3 @ 12:30-1:30pm:   Weekly Stand for Peace. At Martin Luther King Plaza, 909 Dr. Martin Luther King Dr. Supported by the Racine Coalition for Peace and Justice. Details here .  Contact https://racinepeace.wordpress.com La Crosse 5/1 @ 12:00pm-12:30pm:  Weekly Women in Black Peace Vigil. Meet at Main St & 4th Street South. Details at the Vigils list. Contact dbuffton@yahoo.com Viroqua 5/3 @ 11:00am-12:00pm:  Driftless Palestinian Solidarity Weekly Vigil. Meet at Decker and Main. Details here .  Contact driftless.solidarity@gmail.com . Superior 5/4 @ 12:00pm-12:30pm:  Women in Black weekly silent vigil. Meet at Center City Park on the Corner of Tower and Belknap. Details here .  Contact Christine christineolson3@gmail.com Appleton 5/3 @ 11:00am-12:00pm: Appleton - Fox Valley Peace Coalition Monthly Vigil. Meet at Houdini Plaza on College Avenue. All are welcome. For more information, contact Ronna Swift at ronnajean61@gmail.com . Fitchburg 5/4 @ 11:00am-5:00pm:   Volunteer Workday at the Farley Center Meet in front of the red packing shed at 10:55 a.m. (2299 Spring Road) Please join for a day of volunteer work at the Natural Path Sanctuary (NPS).Together we will work on tool maintenance (cleaning, sharpening, labeling). Please dress for outdoor weather and bring work gloves and water bottles. Wear comfortable, sturdy shoes or boots. If you have any questions, e-mail programs@farleycenter.org . Virtual 4/28 @ 6:00pm-7:00pm : WAVE hosts a Virtual Action Team event - on the book: Gun Violence 101. We will have a conversation with the author, Thomas Gabor, and illustrator, Violet Lemay. They’ll discuss the biggest gun lobby myths, the truth behind them, and how we can be more effective advocates for preventing gun tragedies. The BOOK: Gun Violence 101: A Graphic Guide to How Gun Safety Policies Save Lives, a book that breaks down common gun lobby myths with clear, research-backed facts and engaging visuals. Look for reservations for your zoom link here: https://waveedfund.org/ 4/28 @ 7:00pm : UN in the News - virtually. Lots of items to discuss this week. Bring your ideas. Join Zoom Meeting: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81127793396 Meeting ID: 811 2779 3396. Contact Sam Romano sromano@charter.net 4/30 @ 5:00pm : WDRT, Viroqua will air Changing the Narrative with Dena Eakles. Mary Dougherty and Lisa Doerr of Sustain Rural Wisconsin Network highlight their ongoing effort to reinvigorate local control in order to protect and preserve rural environs and ways of life. This is an informative and fun podcast with easy actions for everyone, rural and urban. Listen live or find it at https://www.wdrt.org/podcasts/changing-the-narrative/ 4/30 @ 6:30pm-8:00pm : Wisconsin Statewide Poor People's Campaign Meeting Via zoom. This will be a great opportunity to learn more about this fusion movement as a whole, and the campaign within Wisconsin. Whether you're new to the PPC or have been active since the original campaign led by Rev. Dr. King, - we will surely walk away feeling a deeper connection to one another and gain clarity about our demands to bring an end to poverty and its interlocking injustices. Forward Together! Not One Step Back! A link to attend this virtual event will be emailed upon RSVP . Contact: wisconsin@poorpeoplescampaign.org 5/1 @ 6:30pm-8:00pm : WILPF Monthly Book Circle Conversation - virtual The first Thursday of each month. All welcome. Let's talk about:  The book tonight May 1st: The Trillion Dollar Silance - why there is so little anti-war protest in the US by Joan Roelofs Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom-Madison. For questions or more information on getting the zoom link, send a message to: wilpfmadison@gmail.com - 608-609-7961 http://wilpfmadison.org/ WNPJ has a NEW website page on IMMIGRATION JUSTICE ! Many WNPJ member groups are organizing around Immigration with webinar events and more. Send any events you're involved with to WNPJ info@wnpj.org  and we'll add them to this developing page! Tabling Opportunity at the Saturday Farmers Market in Madison - Available now for WNPJ member groups! 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 WNPJ member group to sign up to share the table!​ The Spring Network News is here! 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 ! Videos of the Wisconsin Network for Peace and Spring Assembly are available! March 24-28, 2025 We gathered each evening for 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 Check here to see the videos and for updates ! www.wnpj.org Join WNPJ - Individual members and groups welcome! 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! Visit our website to find out more about the benefits of membership and join us! 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. If your group would like to get your events posted in the weekly e-bulletin – JOIN US ! WNPJ has a YouTube Channel! Check it out here to view members videos! Interested in a yard sign? WNPJ has yard signs available!  yardsigns@wnpj.org Follow us on Facebook ! Questions? Contact info@wnpj.org   The WI Network for Peace and Justice is the umbrella 501c3 non-profit organization supporting the work of 86 member groups around Wisconsin.

WNPJ + CELEBRATIONS for Earth Day! + Action Alerts from Baraboo ACTS! + Right to Boycott Lobby Day in Madison + Training for Community Organizers + other statewide events The WI Network for Peace and Justice is the umbrella 501c3 non-profit organization supporting the work of 86 member groups around Wisconsin. The Spring Network News is here! 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 ! Join 350 WI for Earth Week in Madison! On Friday, April 25, the Art Collective will join UW students to observe Earth Week. An Art Build will be held from 12 noon to 3pm. on the Gordon Commons greenspace, with the Art Collective offering a Spontaneous Poetry Booth and the Blue Marble Game. A march will begin at 4pm from Library Mall to the State St steps of the Capitol followed by a short rally. All of our 350 Wisconsin community is invited to join, as we support the next generation of activists! Email bennett.russ@gmail.com if you can join, especially for the parade. We need folks to wear critter hats, wave Earth flags, etc! Faith in Place Earth Vigil Join Faith In Place virtually on Thursday, April 24 at 6 PM to celebrate Earth Month and our shared commitment to environmental justice. We will highlight different traditions and practices as we all come together to honor the Earth and each other. Here is the registration link for it ( bit.ly/earth-vigil-2025 ) along with a short description Contact: Laura@faithinplace.org The Annual Earth Day Fair - at Fond du Lac with CSA Saturday, 26 April, 10:00 am - 3:00 pm 320 Co Rd K, Fond du Lac, WI 2025 Earth Day Fair Features Exhibitors and “Walk & Talks” The public is invited to interact with Earth-focused exhibitors and participate “walk and talk” tours, a raffle, and other activities. Full event details are available at www.csasisters.org/earth-fair . Visitors are also welcome to explore the property on their own throughout the fair hours after checking in to receive a visitor’s badge.The Big Blue Yummy will be on site with a great variety of food options from grilled cheese to poké! For additional information, please visit www.csasisters.org TWO Action Alerts from Baraboo Acts! Remember:  Power of the people is greater than the people in power.  ~ Wael Ghonim Some of our partners and supporters are being defunded or facing threats of defunding. The Baraboo Acts Coalition encourages you to be informed, speak out, and show up, for these supporters and partners. Thank you! barabooacts@gmail.com Cuts to NEH funding A majority of our funding for the successful book discussion of The Sum of Us: What Racism Costs Everyone and How We Can Prosper Together, by Heather McGee, came from Wisconsin Humanities, a non-profit group that has worked in every corner of the state since 1972 to explore what it means to be human, to be part of a democracy and to strengthen all of our communities. The elimination of National Endowment for the Humanities funding on April 2 will result in Wisconsin Humanities closing its doors very soon. The end of NEH funding to Wisconsin Humanities and other state humanities councils will harm communities in every state, in every Congressional district, and contribute to the erasure of our shared humanity and hopes for democracy. What can you do to protect Wisconsin Humanities and our work in your community? Click here to take action NOW. Cuts to Public Libraries and Schools The Baraboo Acts Coalition works closely with staff at the Carnegie-Schadde Memorial Public Library and the School District of Baraboo for many of their events and activities. Recent executive orders and proposed cuts threaten vital federal funding and programs that support Wisconsin’s public schools and libraries. These resources support students with disabilities, economically disadvantaged students and families, youth mental health programs, English language learners, smaller class sizes, and help fund important initiatives like access to school meals, career and technical education, academic opportunities, and more. The Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction has interactive maps showing how devastating these cuts would be to Wisconsin, Sauk County, and Baraboo. Not surprisingly, rural counties and districts would be the hardest hit. Full details are here: https://dpi.wi.gov/policy-budget/federal-funding . If you are inspired to let your representatives know how important our schools and libraries are to you, check out 5 Calls. It is free to use, and can be downloaded as an app on your smart phone or used along with your computer. Just type in your address on the 5Calls website, and summaries of current issues plus the phone numbers of your legislators are easily located. https://5calls.org/getting-started/ A campaign has been launched to try to overturn Wisconsin's unconstitutional law limiting your right to engage in Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) in support of Palestinian rights On Wednesday, April 23, members and supporters of the Wisconsin Right to Boycott Campaign will meet at the State Capitol to lobby our representatives to support new legislation to restore our right to boycott. There will be a press conference in the Capitol at 9:30 am, followed by prearranged meetings with representatives through 2-3 pm. The day will close with a rally to protect our voices, our democracy, and our country. WE NEED YOU TO JOIN US! Thanks for your support, Barb O. of MRSCP http://www.madisonrafah.org WISDOM presents “The Power of Community Organizing” A five-week series designed to sharpen your organizing skills and connect you with local efforts in Wisconsin. Topics include: Build powerful teams Conduct meaningful one-on-one's Assess private vs. public relationships and the impact it has on your issues Analyze how to tackle issues and campaigns in your community Run effective meetings Every Wednesday from April 23 – May 21, 2025 6:30 – 8:00 PM (CT) Online via Zoom Register here This is a great opportunity to learn, strategize, and strengthen our collective impact. Let’s build power together! Solidarity for Peace event On Monday, April 21 at 2-5pm -- MATC 1701 Wright St. Sponsored by Wolfpack Beyond War (the MATC student chapter of World Beyond War). Keynote speaker will be Rep. Mark Pocan, who will speak about his work as founder and co-chair of the Reduce Defense Spending Caucus in the House, and his analysis of the situation in Congress now related to militarism. Following the conversation with Rep. Pocan, student clubs and community organizations will share their work and their perspectives on peace, human rights, the environment. WNPJ and many of our member organizations will be tabling! Contact: eliasworldbeyondwar@gmail.com WNPJ Member Group Events Click here  to see a listing of recurring Vigils across the state! Madison 4/21 @ 2:00pm-5:00 pm: Solidarity for Peace event. At MATC 1701 Wright St. Sponsored by Wolfpack Beyond War (the MATC student chapter of World Beyond War). Keynote speaker will be Rep. Mark Pocan, who will speak about his work as founder and co-chair of the Reduce Defense Spending Caucus in the House, and his analysis of the situation in Congress now related to militarism. Following the conversation with Rep. Pocan, student clubs and community organizations will share their work and their perspectives on peace, human rights, the environment. WNPJ and many of our member organizations will be tabling! Contact: eliasworldbeyondwar@gmail.com 4/21 @ 5:00pm-7:00pm:  May Day Fundraiser – with Voces de la Frontera! Linden Cohousing (2082 Winnebago St.) Join us for a light dinner and refreshments, short presentation with Q&A, plus take home May Day resources! Proceeds will be used to support immigrant essential workers and their families to participate in the Milwaukee May 1st and Madison May 2nd actions. More info? Visit: https://www.facebook.com/events/3645440209087955/ 4/21 @ 5:00pm-7:00pm: Campus Speech, Antisemitism and Islamophobia. At the Pyle Center, Wisconsin Idea Lounge, 702 Langdon St. Universities are now at the center of societal debates about antisemitism, Islamophobia, and freedom of expression. Increasingly, voicing support for Palestinians is cast as antisemitism or as a form of support for terrorism. This panel examines the controversy from a critical perspective. What are the limits of pro-Palestinian speech? What do the constraints on pro-Palestine speech on campus portend for intellectual inquiry and research more generally? Speakers: Peter Beinart: Professor of Journalism and Political Science, Newmark School of Journalism, CUNY. Fellow, Foundation for Middle East Peace Sahar Aziz: Distinguished Prof of Law, and Chancellor’s Social Justice Scholar, Rutgers Law School Moderator: Asifa Quraishi-Landes: Professor of Law, University of Wisconsin-Madison Free and open to the public. Refreshments will be provided. 4/22 @ 11:30am-12:00pm:   Weekly Vigil  for Peace with the Dominican Sisters of Sinsinawa.   At  the corner of Monroe St and Edgewood Ave. near Edgewood High School. Details here . opjustice@sinsinawa.org 4/22 @ 7:00pm-9:00pm:  “Planetwalker” – special screening of the acclaimed documentary - UW-Madison Union South, Marquee Theater (1308 W. Dayton St.) A film shortlisted for the Oscars. After witnessing the 1971 oil spill in San Francisco Bay, John Francis traveled across America on foot — and in silence. His journey redefined activism, education, and human connection. Following the screening, Francis will join Tia Nelson and James Edward Mills for a discussion about his environmental journey, resilience, and the power of personal action. For more info and to register, visit: https://earthfest.wisc.edu/events/tales-from-planet-earth-presents-planetwalker/ 4/22 @ 6:30pm-8:00pm:  Peregrine Forum with Scott Benike, "The Antecedents of Resurgent American Fascism and Some Thoughts on How to Fight It". At the Madison Public Library 201 W. Mifflin St. Scott Benike is a 1978 graduate of UW - Madison. Life-long artist, hardcore gardener and foodie. Outdoorsman who has cut and split wood for home-heating for the past 44 years. 20-year collaborator with the Peregrine Forum, focusing on economics, white-collar crime and corruption. For more info call 608-284-9082. 4/22 @ 6:00pm-8:00pm:  Free Dinner & Discussion: Achieving Food Justice in Madison Schools. At Freedom, Inc. | 2110 Luann Ln. Register Here: forms.gle/57WaWwwU8R4CzaU48 Virtual Option: Livestreaming at facebook.com/AboutFreedomInc. Join the Free School Meals for Madison Campaign for dinner and a discussion. We'll hear from community leaders about the importance of school meals and talk about how to win food justice in our communities. The evening will include a panel discussion featuring the following guest speakers: Rep. Francesca Hong – Co-sponsor of the Wisconsin Free School Meals legislation proposal Dr. Jennifer Gaddis - Associate Professor, Civil Society and Community Studies at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and the author of The Labor of Lunch Amy Washbush - Associate Director, Center for Community & Nonprofit Studies at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Students from East High Food Equity Club to speak about their school food experiences. Free food and on-site childcare will be provided. Also, please note this event will be recorded to be shared publicly. We encourage all to stop by and learn how we can effect meaningful change for our community’s children. Want to learn more or get involved with Free School Meals in Madison? Visit dsausa.us/schoolmeals or email MADSA.schoolmeals@gmail.com . 4/22 @ 7:00pm-9:00pm: A Conversation with Indigenous Water Defenders Paul DeMain and Gracie Waukechon. At the Social Justice Center, 1202 Williamson Street/ Paul DeMain and Gracie Waukechon will be at the Social Justice Center bring a critical voice to the struggle for social and environmental justice. This informal conversation is a great opportunity to meet and learn from two Wisconsin indigenous water defenders. They are in Madison to participate in a lobby day and press conference at the Capitol on April 23 for the Wisconsin right to boycott campaign. Paul DeMain is an important voice in the struggle to shut down line 5. For many years he worked as a journalist. He says, "I am called Paul DeMain,but my name is Skabewis in the Ojibwe language. I take the title 'the messenger'. I speak for things that don't have a voice. I speak for the water, and for our natural world that is impacted by water." Gracie Waukechon/Meyawaew is a student at the College of the Menominee Nation and activist from Bonduel Wisconsin. She is a member of the Bad River Band of Lake Superior Chippewa and Menominee descendant. She has spoken in Minnesota and Wisconsin on the issues of Line 5 and The Back Forty Mine. She spoke in Toronto and Montreal at the showing of the documentary film Bad River. 4/23 @ 5:30pm:  Dane County Community Meeting: Renovations to the Veterans Memorial Coliseum. At the Alliant Energy Center Exhibition Hall, 1919 Alliant Energy Center Way. Dane County Executive Melissa Agard will be hosting. This project could provide a great opportunity to exhibit how Dane County's climate goals can be reflected in renovations for older buildings, by prioritizing the use of renewable energy in the updates. Dane County representatives need to hear that their constituents want clean, renewable energy that fits the county's climate goals. Attend the community meeting to make your voice heard! For more, contact 350 Wisconsin contact@350wisconsin.org 4/23 @ 5:00pm-7:00pm:  Remaining Resilient to Repression: Learning from the Atlanta 61 Trial! Social Justice Center (1202 Williamson St.) In the face of unceasing, authoritarian state repression against activists, immigrants, and community members in the current political moment, how can we transmute our struggles into strength, and effectively keep one another safe? In 2023, 61 protesters fighting deforestation and police militarization in Atlanta were indicted in a domestic terrorist RICO conspiracy case for their activism by the Trumpist Georgia Attorney General, Chris Carr. The trial of the Atlanta 61 has the potential to set legal precedents that will ricochet throughout our movements and affect our work for years to come. We know that the scale of repression leveled by the state is an indicator of the success of our movements, and that from the forest to the courts, the frontlines are everywhere. Repression intends to demobilize us; anti-repression is what enables us to continue! Join us to discuss the history and background of the ongoing Atlanta 61 case, state repression against movements, how to build up anti-repression infrastructure locally, and how this outlandish case applies to repression our communities face today. Hosted by the Madison Infoshop – part of the nationwide Stop Cop City Imaginary Crimes Tour. peckjohne@gmail.com 4/23 @ 6:00pm-8:00pm:  Antiwar Film Series – Screening of "The Palestine Exception ”. UW Memorial Union Madison, 800 Langdon St. This film investigates the largest anti-war movement since the 1970s, showcasing the powerful divestment campaigns led by students, faculty, and staff against companies supporting Israel. It features diverse and prominent academics addressing the long-standing censorship of criticisms against Israel and Zionism, shedding light on the struggle for free speech and justice in academia." Trailer https://www.facebook.com/share/r/15vqjfymp4 . VFP Madison is a sponsor. https://madisonvfp.org/ 4/23 @ 11:00am-12:00pm: Honoring 100 Years of Service to Our Neighbors In Need. At 1919 Alliant Energy Center Way. In 1925, the needs of neighbors struggling to make ends meet galvanized a small group of Madison Catholic parishioners – and the Society of St. Vincent de Paul — Madison was born. A century later, St. Vincent de Paul — Madison volunteers, supporters, and employees’ compassion, dedication and fortitude continue to provide help and hope to countless neighbors in need. Join St. Vincent de Paul — Madison to kick off A Century of Helping Our Neighbors In Need! Registration is required! Reserve your seat now. Contact: jamie mccarville at mccarjm@me.com 4/23 @ 2:00pm-7:00pm:  Earth Fest Forum – Climate Courage! At the UW Discovery Building (330 N. Orchard St.) Panel on Psychology of Deep Resilience, Stories of Climate Courage, art exhibit (bring your own t-shirt, tote bag or hat for a live screen printing!), plus reception. For more details and to register, visit: https://earthfest.wisc.edu/events/earth-fest-forum-climate-courage 4/24 @ 5:30pm-8:30pm:  JustDane Reentry Simulation. At Madison College, Goodman South Campus, 2429 Perry St. At JustDane, we believe that understanding builds compassion - and compassion drives change. That’s why we’re inviting you to join us for our upcoming Reentry Simulation, a powerful, hands-on event that brings to life the challenges faced by individuals returning to the community after incarceration. In this immersive experience, you’ll take on the role of someone recently released, tasked with meeting basic needs - finding housing, employment, transportation, and more - all while navigating a system that often works against them. It’s frustrating. It’s eye-opening. And it’s real. Whether you’re a long-time supporter or new to our work, this is a chance to deepen your understanding and stand in greater solidarity with our justice-involved neighbors. Refreshments provided! Your presence matters - and your voice can help shape a more compassionate, equitable future. We hope to see you there. dani@justdane.org 4/23 @ 2:00pm-7:00pm:  Earth Fest Forum – Climate Courage! At the UW Discovery Building (330 N. Orchard St.) Panel on Psychology of Deep Resilience, Stories of Climate Courage, art exhibit (bring your own t-shirt, tote bag or hat for a live screen printing!), plus reception. For more details and to register, visit: https://earthfest.wisc.edu/events/earth-fest-forum-climate-courage 4/25 @ 12:00pm-1:00pm:  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 4/25 @ 12:00pm-5:00pm:  350 WI and Art Collection Celebrate Earth Week with UW-students. Meet at the Gordon Commons greenspace. See more info above in the spotlight. 4/26 @ 11:00am-4:00pm:  Madison Print and Resist ZineFest 2025! At Madison Central Library (201 W. Mifflin) Check out dozens of ‘zine distros, graphic artists, and others from across the Midwest! This is a daylong festival of transformative and transgressive DIY publishing and printmaking! More info? Visit: https://madisonprintandresist.wordpress.com/ Milwaukee 4/21 @ 6:00pm:   Wisconsin Muslim Civic Alliance's KYR Webinar. At Center Hall, ISM Main, 4707 South 13th Street. Join us for a critical conversation about your legal rights — especially in situations involving ICE, law enforcement, travel, and protest. 📷 What are your rights? 📷 What to do if ICE knocks on your door, stops you, or detains you 📷 Your rights while traveling 📷 Your rights while protesting. See the Action Alert below: Register here for the KYR session Contact: Amanda Ali, Digital Organizer at WISDOM aali@wisdomwisconsin.org ACTION ALERT: Almost all Muslims in America have encountered Islamophobia, whether through everyday microaggressions or more overt acts of hate. At WMCA, one of our top priorities for 2025 and beyond is to confront and combat Islamophobia here in Wisconsin. We’re urging state lawmakers to pass a resolution that condemns Islamophobia, hate speech, and all forms of violence and discrimination. This is a crucial step toward building a safer, more inclusive Wisconsin and a better society at large. This resolution will: 📷 Acknowledge the contributions of Muslim Wisconsinites 📷 Denounce Islamophobia and religious-based hate 📷 Call for a statewide commitment to justice, equity & pluralism You can show your support for this resolution by signing the petition and letting our leaders know how important this resolution is to their Muslim constituents. Sign the petition here . 4/22 @ 5:30pm:   Earth Day Rally and Cleanup. At Cathedral Square Park, 520 E Wells St.Hope to see you there! Sabine Wolter, Program and Office Manager - Peace Action of WI https://www.peaceactionwi.org/ 4/23 @ 11:00am-12:00pm:   End Solitary Confinement Rally – Meet at 1015 N 10th St, This rally is held every 23rd of each month. End all cruel treatment of prisoners. Sponsored by Casa Maria Catholic Worker - shadmuss1983@gmail.com 4/24 @ 12:00pm-1:00pm:   Anti Gun Vigil. Meet at Shooter’s Shop, 84th & Arthur St. Guns are made to maim or kill. Sponsored by Casa Maria Catholic Worker - shadmuss1983@gmail.com 4/26 @ 12:00pm-1:00pm:   Peace Action WI Weekly STAND for PEACE   at St. Paul & Water.   Details here . Questions? Contact: info@peaceactionwi.org Racine 4/26 @ 12:30-1:30pm:   Weekly Stand for Peace. At Martin Luther King Plaza, 909 Dr. Martin Luther King Dr. Supported by the Racine Coalition for Peace and Justice. Details here .  Contact https://racinepeace.wordpress.com La Crosse 4/24 @ 12:00pm-12:30pm:  Weekly Women in Black Peace Vigil. Meet at Main St & 4th Street South. Details at the Vigils list. Contact dbuffton@yahoo.com Viroqua 4/26 @ 11:00am-12:00pm:  Driftless Palestinian Solidarity Weekly Vigil. Meet at Decker and Main. Details here .  Contact driftless.solidarity@gmail.com . Superior 4/27 @ 12:00pm-12:30pm:  Women in Black weekly silent vigil. Meet at Center City Park on the Corner of Tower and Belknap. Details here .  Contact Christine christineolson3@gmail.com Beloit 4/26 @ 11:00am-3:00pm:  WISDOM's "Family Plan' in Case of Emergency. At 229 W Grand Ave. A 4-hour workshop that will help make emergency plans: Know Your Rights! Contact: Amanda Ali, Digital Organizer at WISDOM aali@wisdomwisconsin.org Eau Claire 4/24 @ 6:00pm-7:00pm:  How do your faith traditions address the youth mental health crisis. – Part of Interfaith Intersections - LE Philips Library (3rd Floor) 400 Eau Claire St Special thanks to Bryan Wilkom with Get Jesus Fit, Pastor Kathryn Reid Walker of First Presbyterian Church, and Timothy Nyseth of the Eau Claire Bahai community for their help to plan and sponsor this event. Panelists for this event are: Timothy Nyseth -Bahai Lama Tsultrim Yeshe (John Samuelson) – Buddhist Lynn Buske - Christian Please sign up to attend either in person or virtually via Zoom at: https://www.wifaithvoices.org/interfaith Fon du Lac 4/26 @ 10:00am-3:00pm:  The Annual Earth Day Fair - at Fond du Lac with Congregation of Sisters of St. Agnes. 320 Co Rd K. Read more in the SPOTLIGHT above. Fennimore 4/24 @ 5:30pm:   Worker’s Rights Workshop - "Family Member Emergency Plans". At St. Mary's Church,. 930 Jefferson St. Learn about Notarized Power of Attorney Letters. This free workshop is an important opportunity to get informed, get prepared, and stand together. Sponsored by Worker Justice WI and Voces de la Frontera. Fitchburg Through 4/23:   Screening of "The Teacher" at AMC Theaters. Set in the occupied West Bank, The Teacher follows the journey of a Palestinian schoolteacher torn between his underground role in political resistance and his growing emotional bonds — both to a promising student and a new relationship with a foreign aid worker. The film is a haunting and human exploration of love, struggle, and sacrifice under occupation. -- ADC Be sure to check out this film and get your friends and family to attend. Click here for Fitchburg AMC showtimes . Virtual 4/23 @ 6:00pm-7:00pm : Join 350 WI during Earth Week to learn more about “Fish for the Future”, our powerful and inspiring region-wide project created to unite and energize the movement to shut down the Line 5 oil pipeline. People from across the country are coming together in pursuit of the world record for origami fish, shining a light on the importance of protecting the Great Lakes - and we invite YOU to be a part of it! All you’ll need is paper cut into squares (6x6 is a great size to start with) and a little patience. We’ll share more about this inspiring effort and teach you how to fold so you can get started on your very own school of fish! Register here for the Zoom link . Questions? Email Britnie at britnie.remer@350wisconsin.org 4/23 @ 6:30pm-8:00pm : The Power of Community Organizing, a five-week virtual series supported by WISDOM. This is a five-week series designed to sharpen your organizing skills and connect you with local efforts in Wisconsin. Topics include: -Build powerful teams -Conduct meaningful one-on-one's -Assess private vs. public relationships and the impact it has on your issues -Analyze how to tackle issues and campaigns in your community -Run effective meetings Register here. 4/24 @ 6:00pm : Faith In Place virtually to celebrates Earth Month and our shared commitment to environmental justice. We will highlight different traditions and practices as we all come together to honor the Earth and each other. Here is the registration link for it ( bit.ly/earth-vigil-2025 ) along with a short description. Contact: Laura@faithinplace.org WNPJ has a NEW website page on IMMIGRATION JUSTICE ! Many WNPJ member groups are organizing around Immigration with webinar events and more. Send any events you're involved with to WNPJ info@wnpj.org  and we'll add them to this developing page! Tabling Opportunity at the Saturday Farmers Market in Madison - Available now for WNPJ member groups! 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 WNPJ member group to sign up to share the table!​ Videos of the Wisconsin Network for Peace and Spring Assembly are available! March 24-28, 2025 We gathered each evening for 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 Check here to see the videos and for updates ! www.wnpj.org Join WNPJ - Individual members and groups welcome! 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! Visit our website to find out more about the benefits of membership and join us! 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. If your group would like to get your events posted in the weekly e-bulletin – JOIN US ! WNPJ has a YouTube Channel! Check it out here to view members videos! Interested in a yard sign? WNPJ has yard signs available!  yardsigns@wnpj.org Follow us on Facebook ! Questions? Contact info@wnpj.org   The WI Network for Peace and Justice is the umbrella 501c3 non-profit organization supporting the work of 86 member groups around Wisconsin.

WNPJ + Hands Off! + News of Anti-Nuke Campaign in Milw + Youth Support with Urban Triage + CWAC Celebration + BDS Lobby Day Training + other statewide events The WI Network for Peace and Justice is the umbrella 501c3 non-profit organization supporting the work of 86 member groups around Wisconsin. The Spring Network News is here! 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 ! Thanks to the thousands of you from across the state who turned out for the rallies on April 5th – Hands Off! Are you following 50501 WI or Alt Natl Park Service , or other sites for upcoming rallies in April? Mutual Aid is in the works, too! Send your ideas, plans and images of your favorite signs to info@wnpj.org Solidarity! WNPJ member groups part of this Back from the Brink Successful Campaign in Milwaukee Milwaukee's Back from the Brink: The Call to Prevent Nuclear War resolution, passed unanimously by the city's Common Council, was signed by Mayor Cavalier Johnson on Tuesday. Organizers there to witness it, from left: Julie Enslow of 350MKE, Pam Richard of Peace Action of Wisconsin , Steve Watrous of @United Nations Association of Greater Milwaukee, Paula Rogge of PSR-WI and Bill Christofferson of Milwaukee Veterans For Peace. Ald. Marina Dimitrijevic, the main sponsor, had a schedule conflict and could not attend. The resolution calls on U.S. leaders 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 sole, unchecked authority of any U.S. President to launch a nuclear attack; Take U.S. nuclear weapons off hair-trigger alert; and Cancel the plan to replace the entire U.S. nuclear arsenal with enhanced weapons. A coalition of 18 organizations endorsed it and worked for passage. Coalition members were: Peace Action-Wisconsin, Milwaukee Veterans for Peace, Physicians for Social Responsibility-Wisconsin, United Nations Association of Greater Milwaukee, 350MKE. Marquette University Center for Peacemaking, Sierra Club-Great Waters Group, Milwaukee Friends Meeting, Greater Milwaukee Green Party, Zao MKE Church (United Methodist), Milwaukee Martin Luther King, Jr. Coalition, Catholics for Peace & Justice, Milwaukee Muslim Women's Coalition, WI Coalition to Normalize Relations with Cuba, Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom-Milwaukee, Interfaith Peace Working Group, Building Unity, Our Wisconsin Revolution. Do you know a YOUTH who could benefit from Urban Triage’s Unhoused Youth Initiative? Our goal is to find and connect with individuals who are experiencing homelessness, establish meaningful relationships with them, and provide them with essential support. Once we receive permission from the City of Madison and the Youth Action Board, we will offer critical assistance, including transportation, hot meals, assessments, direct referrals, and resource access. Additionally, we have partnerships with landlords and property managers to provide permanent housing options for those interested. Check this out on their website here . Annual Banquet for Clean Water Action Council, Green Bay Clean Water Action Council's Banquet and 40th Anniversary Celebration - Green Bay Thursday, 17 April 5:00 pm - 8:00 pm Riverside Ballroom, 1516 Main St. Our annual banquet features a silent auction with a huge selection of art, collectables, and unique gift certificates, plus our Environmental Citizen Award and introduction of board members. Enjoy a delicious, mostly locally sourced and organic dinner. The featured entertainer is Tom Neilson. Known locally as the “bard insurgent,” his travels are reflected in his songs, intertwined with farm roots and a fervent commitment to social justice, as he writes about historical and current events. He has been at the forefront in helping communities organize against water privatization, mountaintop removal, nuclear energy, incinerators, GMOs, fracking, & toxic waste. All proceeds raised during this event will contribute to Clean Water Action Council's operations that are for charitable and educational purposes, and for the promotion of environmental impacts on the waters of our region. Tickets and more information here. A campaign has been launched to try to overturn Wisconsin's unconstitutional law limiting your right to engage in Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) in support of Palestinian rights Since 2018, Wisconsin has been one of 38 states with an “anti-boycott law” influenced by special interest groups supporting a foreign government. Act 248 requires that in order to secure a state contract of $100,000 or more, applicants must pledge not to boycott Israel (and only Israel). The law also prohibits all levels of government from dog catcher on up from engaging in any type of BDS -- again, only against Israel. On Wednesday, April 23, members and supporters of the Wisconsin Right to Boycott Campaign will meet at the State Capitol to lobby our representatives to support new legislation to restore our right to boycott. There will be a group briefing at 9 am, followed by prearranged meetings with representatives through 2-3 pm. The day will close with a rally to protect our voices, our democracy, and our country. WE NEED YOU TO JOIN US! If you are able to attend in person, please fill out and submit this form . The campaign will be setting up meetings with individual legislators based on who responds. You may also want to sign up for this online information sessions on getting involved in the campaign: Thursday, April 17, 7 pm Thanks for your support, Barb O. of MRSCP http://www.madisonrafah.org Check this out! Dena Eakles is ‘Changing the Narrative’ with her interview this week on WDRT radio with Sandy Hudson on her new book “Defund, Black Lives, Policing and Safety for All”. Tabling Opportunity at the Saturday Farmers Market in Madison - Available now for WNPJ member groups! 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 WNPJ member group to sign up to share the table!​ WNPJ Member Group Events Click here  to see a listing of recurring Vigils across the state! Madison 4/15 @ 11:30am-12:00pm:   Weekly Vigil  for Peace with the Dominican Sisters of Sinsinawa.   At  the corner of Monroe St and Edgewood Ave. near Edgewood High School. Details here . opjustice@sinsinawa.org 4/15 @ 8:30am-9:30 am: Sustainable Breakfast Series: Energy Transition Technologies! 821 E Washington Ave., Block Cafe, 3rd Fl. Dive into stories of three different clean energy technologies: hydrogen, geothermal, and fusion. What does it take to bring these innovations into the mainstream? In what ways are these technologies used today? What role do they or can they play in decarbonizing our economy? Speakers include: Louis Liu from Rehlko about hydrogen fuel cells; Christopher Peguero from Type One Energy and Robb Hughes from Realta Fusion about latest advances in fusion energy, as well as James Tinjum from UW-Madison about the history and future of geothermal. For more info and to register click here . 4/15 @ 5:00pm-6:00pm:  JustDane Service Fair. Madison College Goodman South Campus, 2429 Perry St. Please join JustDane. info@justdane.org 4/18 @ 12:00pm-1:00pm:  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 Contact: robert@workerjustice.org or Issy at issy@scfl.org 4/18 @ 12:00pm-1:30pm: Rock Throwing, State Violence, and the Question of Resistance – in person and virtual event with Karma Chavez . UW Madison Social Science Bldg, Rm 8108 (1180 Observatory Dr.), 500 Lincoln Dr. For more info and to register click here . 4/19 @ 3:00pm-5:00pm:  Letter Writing For Political Prisoners! At Social Justice Center (1202 Williamson St.). Join your abolitionist feminist comrades to write letters to political prisoners from various radical social movements, including Palestine solidarity, anti-fascist community defense, abolitionist rebellions and more! Snacks provided. Hosted by the Madison Infoshop. peckjohne@gmail.com 4/19 @ 6:00pm-8:00pm:  Jewish Voice For Peace-Madison * Liberation Seder. At Arboretum Co-housing, 1137 Erin St. Join Jewish Voice of Peace-Madison for their Annual Seder and Potluck Dinner. https://www.facebook.com/jvpmadison/ Contact: sharonlezberg@gmail.com Fitchburg 4/15 @ 10:00am-11:00am:  UN in the News Study and Discussion Group. Fitchburg Public Library, 5530 Lacy Rd. We’ll be talking about tariffs, freer trade and its impact pro and con on “vulnerable” developing countries. We can read the UN World News brief which includes news of the deadly impacts of cuts by the United States to the World Food Program. Hope you can join us on Tuesday April 15 (unless you’re mailing your taxes that morning). Sam Romano sromano@charter.net . Milwaukee 4/17 @ 12:00pm-1:00pm:   Anti ROTC Vigil. In front of the M.U. Library, 1355 W Wisconsin Ave. No Christian institution should be inviting its students to violate Christ’s command to love one’s enemies. Sponsored by Casa Maria Catholic Worker - shadmuss1983@gmail.com 4/19 @ 12:00pm-1:00pm:   Peace Action WI Weekly STAND for PEACE   at Oakland & North.   Details here . Questions? Contact: info@peaceactionwi.org Racine 4/19 @ 12:30-1:30pm:   Weekly Stand for Peace. At Martin Luther King Plaza, 909 Dr. Martin Luther King Dr. Supported by the Racine Coalition for Peace and Justice. Details here .  Contact https://racinepeace.wordpress.com La Crosse 4/17 @ 12:00pm-12:30pm:  Weekly Women in Black Peace Vigil. Meet at Main St & 4th Street South. Details at the Vigils list. Contact dbuffton@yahoo.com Viroqua 4/19 @ 11:00am-12:00pm:  Driftless Palestinian Solidarity Weekly Vigil. Meet at Decker and Main. Details here .  Contact driftless.solidarity@gmail.com . Superior 4/20 @ 12:00pm-12:30pm:  Women in Black weekly silent vigil. Meet at Center City Park on the Corner of Tower and Belknap. Details here .  Contact Christine christineolson3@gmail.com Green Bay 4/17 @ 5:00pm-9:00pm:  Clean Water Action Council's Banquet and 40th Anniversary Celebration. At the Riverside Ballroom, 1516 Main St. Learn more in the Spotlight above. Eau Claire 4/18 @ 5:00pm-6:00pm:  Monthly Peace Stand. WI-93 Trunk & Golf Rd. The 3rd Friday of each month is Peace Stand time in Eau Claire, going on since 2004. We gather with signs, we visit one another and sometimes we sing. Stand and be counted. Contact for more information: helpsmeet@usa.net Virtual 4/14 @ 6:30pm-7:30pm : Wisdom’s Monthly Statewide Immigration meeting. Register in advance here . After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting. Amanda Ali aali@wisdomwisconsin.org 4/16 @ 6:30pm : Virtual book club discussion of Breath by Prem Rawat. Feel the need for solace, stillness, and inspiration? You are welcome to the 4 week, one hour sessions.on Zoom. When you sign up , you will receive the zoom link and information about which chapters to read each week. Contact: dena.eakles@gmail.com Echo Valley Hope, Ontario, WI 4/17 @ 7:00pm-8:00pm : WI Right to Boycott Campaign Webinar. Several of WNPJ's member organizations ( JVP, WBW, WCJP, and others) are working hard to protect our democratic institutions and constitutional right to dissent. But did you know that, since 2018, a WI law has restricted your right to boycott? Wisconsin is one of 38 states with an “anti-boycott law,” requiring anyone seeking a state contract of $100,000 or more to sign a pledge that they will not boycott Israel. This is a requirement of allegiance to a foreign country in order for Wisconsinites to do business in their own state! Representatives will be introducing a repeal this spring. Register here for this remote info session. Check out more information and fill out our interest form here AND join us at the Capitol on April 23, where we will lobby our representatives to restore our right to boycott. If you have questions or would like to schedule an info session specifically for your organization, contact WIRightToBoycott@gmail.com . See Spotlight above. WNPJ has a NEW website page on IMMIGRATION JUSTICE ! Many WNPJ member groups are organizing around Immigration with webinar events and more. Send any events you're involved with to WNPJ info@wnpj.org  and we'll add them to this developing page! Videos of the Wisconsin Network for Peace and Spring Assembly are available! March 24-28, 2025 We gathered each evening for 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 Check here to see the videos and for updates ! www.wnpj.org Join WNPJ - Individual members and groups welcome! 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! Visit our website to find out more about the benefits of membership and join us! 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. If your group would like to get your events posted in the weekly e-bulletin – JOIN US ! WNPJ has a YouTube Channel! Check it out here to view members videos! Interested in a yard sign? WNPJ has yard signs available!  yardsigns@wnpj.org Follow us on Facebook ! Questions? Contact info@wnpj.org   The WI Network for Peace and Justice is the umbrella 501c3 non-profit organization supporting the work of 86 member groups around Wisconsin.

WNPJ + WISDOM’S Day of Action + Sturgeon Fest in Kashena + Love Knows No Borders event + WNPJ table OPENS at the Madison Farmers Mkt + other statewide events The WI Network for Peace and Justice is the umbrella non-profit organization supporting the work of 86 member groups around Wisconsin. Thanks for voting on April 1st! WISDOM's Madison Action Day 2025 Thursday, 10 April - 8:00 am - 4:00 pm 301 Wisconsin Ave, Madison, WI 53703 WISDOM's Madison Action Day 2025—a dynamic day of advocacy, learning, and action in the heart of Wisconsin’s capital! This event is a unique opportunity to engage directly with policymakers, connect with a community of passionate changemakers, and advocate for policies that matter most to you. Here’s what you can expect: The WISDOM planning team preparing this year's Madison Action Day has announced the four state budget issues that will be specially addressed with legislators: CLOSE GREEN BAY CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTION WITHOUT BUILDING A NEW ONE Green Bay Correctional Institution (GBCI) is outdated and inhumane; it must be closed as soon as possible. Room in the system can be created by investing significant resources in TAD (Treatment Alternatives and Diversions), fully funding the Earned Release program in prisons so that everyone who is eligible can participate, and increasing funding for Alternatives to Revocation for those on Extended Supervision. RESTORE DRIVER'S LICENSES FOR ALL More than 65,000 workers in our state are immigrants without documentation. State law prohibits them from driving legally. Restoring access to legal driving for all immigrant Wisconsinites will make our roads safer, strengthen our economy, and keep families together. ACCEPT THE FEDERAL FUNDING FOR BADGERCARE EXPANSION Wisconsin is one of only 10 states which has failed to expand its state Medicaid program, denying affordable health care to roughly 90,000 Wisconsinites. FUND WISCONSIN EDUCATION The Legislature has been short changing our public schools for years. We need a budget that increases per-pupil spending to make up for years of inflation and, especially, that reimburses school districts fairly for the cost of special education. On April 10, we will be asking everyone to discuss these issues with their elected officials. Of course, we also encourage people to share their own concerns and the concerns of their local communities. If you haven't already, you can register here in advance . The schedule for Madison Action Day will be: 8:00 am -- Doors Open at the Masonic Center, 301 Wisconsin Ave, Madison 9:00 am -- Plenary session 11:00 am -- Lunch 11:30 am -- Gather for our march to the Capitol 12:15 pm -- Rally on the State Street Steps of the Capitol 1:00-3:00 -- Visits with Legislators 2:00-4:00 -- Refreshments, evaluation at Grace Episcopal Church admin@wisdomwisconsin.org 33rd Annual Sturgeon Fest and Celebration Powwow Menominee Nation High School N500 WI-47 #55, Keshena Saturday, April 12th - find more info here 10:00am – Sturgeon Walk, Keshena Falls 12:00pm – Grand Entry 6:00pm – Maec-Micehswan “Big Feast” Contact: Guy Reiter anahkwet@hotmail.com Director of the Menominee Indian community organization, Menīkānaehkem, Inc Love Knows No Borders: Public Action of Singing & Prayer Saturday, April 12th @ 10 - 11 am Dane County Farmers' Market, King Street Entrance, WI State Capitol, Madison Join communities of faith and conscience calling for an end to the U.S.-Israeli genocide on Gaza/Palestine, an end to the U.S. weapons shipments to Israel and restoration of humanitarian aid in Gaza. Madison-Rafah Sister City Project rafahsistercity@yahoo.com And also in Madison, from World BEYOND War: April 11 & 12 * 50 Years Since the Fall of Saigon Symposium - Diasporic Emergence: History and Marginalized Perspectives of Southeast Asia and Its Diasporas On campus at UW-Madison. Details are here . WNPJ Tabling Opportunity at the Saturday Farmers Market in Madison, starts April 12th! 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 WNPJ member group to sign up to share the table!​ WNPJ Member Group Events Click here  to see a listing of recurring Vigils across the state! Madison 4/7 @ 8:30am-4:30pm:  Wisconsin Idea Conference – this year’s theme: Exchange! UW-Madison Union South (1308 W. Dayton St.) Join us for this one-day event that brings together academics, service providers, community leaders, students, and others interested in fostering partnerships that advance meaningful impacts within our community and state. We’ll explore ways to collaborate for positive change in our communities and across the state, build new relationships, and exchange ideas and resources to innovate solutions for the challenges facing our communities. For more info and to register, visit: https://morgridge.wisc.edu/events/wisconsin-idea-conference/ 4/8 @ 11:30am-12:00pm:   Weekly Vigil  for Peace with the Dominican Sisters of Sinsinawa.   At  the corner of Monroe St and Edgewood Ave. near Edgewood High School. Details here . opjustice@sinsinawa.org Tues Apr 8, 6:30 – 8:30 pm -- DSA General Monthly Meeting. At First Unitarian Society (900 University Bay Dr.)or via zoom. 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 into our active campaigns and working groups. If you're coming in person, come early at 6pm for pizza & socializing!  RSVP for the Zoom link to join virtually.   dsamadison@gmail.com 4/10 @ 8:00am-4:00pm:  WISDOM's Madison Action Day 2025. See the Spotlight above to register and learn more. 4/11 @ 12:00pm-1:00pm:  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 Contact: robert@workerjustice.org or Issy at issy@scfl.org 4/11-12:  50 Years Since the Fall of Saigon Symposium - Diasporic Emergence: History and Marginalized Perspectives of Southeast Asia and Its Diasporas. On campus at UW-Madison. Details are here . Events for this weekend of events sent to WNPJ by Madison World Beyond War: warabolition@gmail.com 4/12 @ 10:00am-11:00am:  Love Knows No Borders: Public Action of Singing & Prayer…see the SPOTLIGHT above for details. 4/12 @ 10:00am-12:00pm:  Coffee with Comrades! DSA event at the Social Justice Center - 1202 Williamson St. Come craft, chat, or co-work in community with cool comrades over coffee and donuts (vegan ones too)! Drop by Saturday morning to socialize with other socialists, meet some new people, and chat with old friends! This event is in-person only. RSVP to help our donut headcount! Contact: dsamadison@gmail.com 4/12 @ 12:00pm-3:00pm:   Anti-War Café, 12:00 noon – 3 pm The Crossing, 1127 University Ave. The Café is a new monthly Madison gathering of anti-war & anti-genocide activists, a time to be together, plan for action, make music & art, eat & drink. This month we’re featuring open mic and small group discussions - with Stefania Sani on war tax resistance & with John Peck on previous divestment struggles at UW-Madison: South Africa, Burma, Sudan, etc - leading up to today (including the last major Palestine-related effort 2014-2016). Can you help? Bring music or words for the open mic Bring food or drink Lead a small group conversation on an antiwar topic of your choice Lead a small group project/ art/ craft/ create a canvas for the Peace Flag Publicize - Bring the kids! Bring the adults! Get in touch:  warabolition1@gmail.com The Crossing is on campus and easy to reach by bus, bike and walking. There is free parking nearby on weekends in UW lots 34 and 20. 4/13 @ 11:00am-12:00pm:  MARCH FOR VETERANS HEALTH CARE. State Capitol Grounds. Meet at the King St corner. JOIN US - NO CUTSTO VA SERVICES! March peacefully around Capitol Square to support our Veterans. March organized by Michael Siebers, Retired MD, Middleton VA Hospital, 27 years service. Permit #: 2025P168. Learn more here . Event sent to WNPJ by Brad Geyer, 920-650-0052, ~ Veterans for Peace Madison ~Clarence Kailin, Chapter 25   geyerb@yahoo.com 4/13 @ 5:00pm-7:00pm:  Resilient Families: Parenting for Peace and Justice. Madison Friends Meeting at 1704 Roberts Ct. We invite families to gather for food and discussions around raising children in today’s challenging world. The goal is helping parents encourage inquiry, reflection and action—essential qualities for young people growing up in a diverse society. Topics: Conflict Resolution in the Family, Making Social Media Safe, and Environmental Justice with Children: Action and Appreciation versus Anxiety. Everyone is welcome! Hosted by Quaker Meeting, the program includes no religious content and is open to families of all faiths—or those with no religious affiliation. Informal meal and child care provided at no charge. Please register in advance for one or more of the sessions to help us with planning. Details at https://madisonfriends.org/resilientfamilies/ Questions? Rebecca Malke: FDSprogram@madisonfriends.org Milwaukee 4/12 @ 12:00pm-1:00pm:   Peace Action WI Weekly STAND for PEACE   at 51st & Silver Spring.   Details here . Questions? Contact: info@peaceactionwi.org 4/12 @ 7:00pm-8:00pm: VFP #102 Milwaukee: Folk musician Tom Neilson with a night of music. Linneman’s Riverwest Inn, 1001 E. Locust St.. Benefit for Milwaukee Veterans For Peace #102. Suggested donation $15. https://www.facebook.com/MilwaukeeVetsforPeace/ Racine 4/12 @ 12:30-1:30pm:   Weekly Stand for Peace. At Martin Luther King Plaza, 909 Dr. Martin Luther King Dr. Supported by the Racine Coalition for Peace and Justice. Details here .  Contact https://racinepeace.wordpress.com La Crosse 4/10 @ 12:00pm-12:30pm:  Weekly Women in Black Peace Vigil. Meet at Main St & 4th Street South. Details at the Vigils list. Contact dbuffton@yahoo.com Viroqua 4/12 @ 11:00am-12:00pm:  Driftless Palestinian Solidarity Weekly Vigil. Meet at Decker and Main. Details here .  Contact driftless.solidarity@gmail.com . Superior 4/13 @ 12:00pm-12:30pm:  Women in Black weekly silent vigil. Meet at Center City Park on the Corner of Tower and Belknap. Details here .  Contact Christine christineolson3@gmail.com Keshena 4/12 @ 10:00am-6:00pm:   33rd Annual Sturgeon Fest and Celebration Powwow Menominee Nation High School N500 WI-47 #55. Grand Entry, 6:00pm – Maec-Micehswan “Big Feast” Contact: Guy Reiter anahkwet@hotmail.com , Director of the Menominee Indian community organization, Menīkānaehkem, Inc Virtual 4/7 @ 7:00pm-8:30pm : A Radically Relational Approach to Working with Our Elected Officials. Please join 350 Wisconsin virtually when Pamela Minden, PhD, RN, will share some lobbying principles and best practices used by the Friends Committee on National Legislation (FCNL). FCNL is a nonpartisan Quaker-led organization that lobbies Congress for peace, justice, and environmental stewardship. Founded in 1943 and located on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, it is the oldest registered religious lobby in the country. RSVP here . Questions? marian.fredal@350Wisconsin.org 4/8 @ 2:00pm-3:00pm : WNPJ Environmental Justice Monthly Zoom call. The WNPJ Environmental Justice Task Force works to increase awareness and build connections among people and groups in Wisconsin to bring marginalized and frontline voices, understandings, and experiences to the forefront. We meet via zoom on the second Tuesday of the month at 2pm CT. If you are interested in joining, please contact Dena Eakles: dena.eakles@gmail.com 4/8 @ 6:30pm-7:30pm : WISDOM's Know Your Rights Webinar. Zoom Forward Latino and WISDOM are hosting a FREE informative session for families at risk of separation due to immigration issues. Immigration attorney Cain Oulahan will discuss a to-do list for at-risk families and review the rights of all immigrants in the U.S. Register here office@wisdomwisconsin.org WNPJ has a NEW website page on IMMIGRATION JUSTICE ! Many WNPJ member groups are organizing around Immigration with webinar events and more. Send any events you're involved with to WNPJ info@wnpj.org  and we'll add them to this developing page! Videos of the Wisconsin Network for Peace and Spring Assembly are available! March 24-28, 2025 We gathered each evening for 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 Check here to see the videos and for updates ! www.wnpj.org Join WNPJ - Individual members and groups welcome! 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! Visit our website to find out more about the benefits of membership and join us! 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. If your group would like to get your events posted in the weekly e-bulletin – JOIN US ! WNPJ has a YouTube Channel! Check it out here to view members videos! Interested in a yard sign? WNPJ has yard signs available!  yardsigns@wnpj.org Follow us on Facebook ! Questions? Contact info@wnpj.org   The WI Network for Peace and Justice is the umbrella non-profit organization supporting the work of 86 member groups around Wisconsin.

March 24th-28th, 2025 Each evening from 7-8:00 pm WNPJ brought you the voices of Wisconsin activists as we have championed our diversity and our unity.  Thanks to all who attended WNPJ's Virtual Spring Assembly. We had over 35 member groups represented on the zoom calls March 24 - 28! We recorded all 5 sessions - and have them available for you to share with others. 1) Monday, Mar 24: Coalitions and Community   Video :    https://youtu.be/KuQ Belk bac?si=MT0FgULMzT0yKDkJ&t=3 2) Tuesday March 25 -   Immigration & Palestine; the Connection   Video:   https://youtu.be/nvFe7W-nWl8?si=p6bkQ-GzKgk5uSLV&t=27 3) Wednesday March 26 -  Protecting All Our Rights   VIDEO  https://youtu.be/PWUjxIu1nnQ?si=zl0Lgdmhl6fCEld9&t=3 4) Thursday March 27 -  Environmental Justice  VIDEO  https://youtu.be/A8LDwvKztEc   5) Friday, Mar 28 Anti-war / Anti-militarism / Abolition  VIDEO    https://youtu.be/P1eq5VyFhFg  ***************************************************************  Below you will find contact information from each of the panelists in the 5 sessions and links to their organization s, action alerts , and upcoming events . - and bios follow at the end of the lising. There's a LOT of important information here as we learn about what our WNPJ groups and allies are doing across Wisconsin! Thanks to all the panelists and viewers. We have a lot to do - together!  Let us know if you have questions - or if you want to add events/links to this page!   info@wnpj.org Summary of the week follows....  ****************************************** 1) Monday, Mar 24: Coalitions and Community Video :    https://youtu.be/KuQBelJBuDc?si=MT0FgULMzT0yKDkJ&t=3   Moderator - Dena Eakles  dena.eakles@gmail.com Echo Valley Hope and WNPJ Board members   https://www.wnpj.org/member-organizations-list/echo-valley-hope Panelists Tim Cordon  < buildingunitywi@gmail.com >, 608-630-3633 Building Unity   https://www.wnpj.org/member-organizations-list/building-unity-wisconsin http://tinyurl.com/BUSolidarityStatement https://tinyurl.com/BU-Opportunities https://tinyurl.com/BU-Opportunities-15x   Stephanie Rearick  < steph@stephanierearick.com > Madison Mutual Aid Network  https://www.wnpj.org/member-organizations-list/madison-mutual-aid-network Https://madisonman.coop   https://mutualaidnetwork.org Debra Gillispie  < magv.wi@gmail.com >, Mothers Against Gun Violence and WNPJ Board member    https://www.wnpj.org/member-organizations-list/mothers-against-gun-violence Muhammad Shahzad Hussain  < Shahzad@faithinplace.org >, Faith in Place and WNPJ Board membe r  https://www.wnpj.org/member-organizations-list/faith-in-place Grant opportunity  https://www.faithinplace.org/focus-on-energy   Jerry Folk  < jerrylfolk55@gmail.com >, Interfaith Peace Working Group :  https://www.wnpj.org/member-organizations-list/interfaith-peace-working-group   Rene Ann Goodrich  < nlmcoalition@gmail.com >, Native Lives Matter Coalition   https://www.fox21online.com/tag/rene-ann-goodrich/    www.nomoremmiwr.com      https://www.wecaninternational.org/   Additional guest speaker, Ajak Johnson ajak@studio3109.com Organizer for the 50-50-1 movement and  rally April 5,  in Madison ******************************** 2) Tuesday March 25 -   Immigration & Palestine; the Connection Video:  https://youtu.be/nvFe7W-nWl8?si=p6bkQ-GzKgk5uSLV&t=27   Moderator: John Peck   peckjohne@gmail.com Family Farm Defenders and Madison Infoshop  and WNPJ Board member https://www.wnpj.org/member-organizations-list/family-farm-defenders https://www.wnpj.org/member-organizations-list/madison-infoshop Contact John for Immigrants Welcome buttons.   Family Farm Defenders has  Palestine Seed Solidarity packs,   including types of heirloom seeds: Britijan Battari eggplant, Small Jadu'i watermelon, Kousa summer squash, and Yakteen gourd. Suggested donation $50, includes postage. Order at   familyfarmdefenders@yahoo.com   Panelists: Dena Eakles   dena.eakles@gmail.com Echo Valley Hope and WNPJ Board members   https://www.wnpj.org/member-organizations-list/echo-valley-hope Dena spoke to her work with the WI Coalition for Justice in Palestine.  https://www.wiscoforpali.org/ .    Jaime Alvarado   j.alvarado939@gmail.com LULAC Wisconsin   https://lulac.org/about/contact_wi/ Jaime provided a slide show of 'Know Your Rights' materials for immigrants, including details about what documents to carry - and to have proof you've been in the USA for over 2 years. There was a lot of good information in the slides, available by going to the LULAC website.  https://www.lulac-wi.org/know-your-rights-card https://www.lulac-wi.org/ English :  https://drive.google.com/file/d/1PDnXjcm_31_HFZ4k_pi_JKXMcBaB1Nel/view?usp=sharing Spanish :  https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Va-PcTmPpsKz7hXeKq64EJNPG45Ch4L2/view?usp=sharing : // locator.ice.gov/odls/#/search . Attorneys are available through AILA  https://www.aila.org/ and AVVO.  https://www.avvo.com/find-a-lawyer Events coming up: WNPJ has a special page on immigration on our website,   https://www.wnpj.org/post/statewide-organizing-around-immigrant-justice Send your events and alerts to  info@wnpj.org Voces de la Frontera event! Day Without Immigrants and Workers March! Come together in a powerful demonstration of our collective strength in Milwaukee and Madison! Stop scapegoating immigrant workers and separating families! Defend Medicaid, food assistance, and public education! Stand up for sanctuary! Immigration reform with a path to citizenship now! May 1st, 9:30am -  737 W Mitchell St, Milwaukee, WI March to the Federal Courthouse May 2nd, 3pm - Brittingham Park,  829 W Washington Ave, Madison WI March to the Capital. For more info go to  vdlf.org Another group active with Immigration Justice WISDOM Wisconsin wisdomwisconsin.org www.facebook.com/pages/Wisdom-for-justice office@wisdomwisconsin.org 414-831-2070 Their Lobby day is April 10th in Madison  - working toward restoring drivers' licenses. RESTORE DRIVER'S LICENSES FOR ALL More than 65,000 workers in our state are immigrants without documentation. State law prohibits them from driving legally. Restoring access to legal driving for all immigrant Wisconsinites will make our roads safer, strengthen our economy, and keep families together. Contact:  admin@wisdomwisconsin.org ******************************* 3) Wednesday March 26 -  Protecting All Our Rights VIDEO  https://youtu.be/PWUjxIu1nnQ?si=zl0Lgdmhl6fCEld9&t=3 Moderator: Tynnetta Jackson  souls4com@gmail.com   of SOUL and WNPJ Board member/Chair https://www.wnpj.org/member-organizations-list/souls-(solomon's-outreach-and-urban-learning-lessons) Panelists Panelists Abigail Swetz   info@fairwisconsin.com FAIR Wisconsin  https://www.wnpj.org/member-organizations-list/fair-wisconsin    https://fairwisconsin.com/lgbtq-rights-in-wisconsin/ To leave you with a little hope, here's an article about a man who came to one of the hearings earlier this month:  https://wisconsinwatch.org/2025/03/wisconsin-larry-jones-gender-affirming-care-transgender-lgbtq-milwaukee-republican/ https://fairwisconsin.com/lgbtq-rights-in-wisconsin/ Event:  https://fairwisconsin.com/event/lgbtq-equality-at-the-capitol-2025/ Join us: LGBTQ+ Equality Day! When is it? Wednesday, May 7 from 9am to 4pm! We will gather at Madison Bethel Lutheran Church in the morning and proceed to the Wisconsin State Capitol for the afternoon! A day of learning and networking with LGBTQ+ and allied Wisconsinites, including time to learn about policy priorities and best practices to advocate for issues that are important to the LGBTQ+ community. This is a free event. REGISTER HERE! https://secure.everyaction.com/Opt-2otxtkqatmCbfPCyLg2 ...   Julia Greenberg  juliargreenberg@gmail.com WI Right to Boycott   https://legislation.palestinelegal.org/location/wisconsin/   Julia will join Dena, Erika and others at WNPJ's monthly Weaving the Web virtual event at noon on Apr 3. See WNPJ calendar to learn more.  https://www.wnpj.org/event-calendar   EVENT: Right to Boycott Campaign Check out more information and fill out our interest form  https://linktr.ee/WIright2boycott Join us at the Capitol in  Madison on April 23,  where we will lobby our representatives to restore our right to boycott. Watch for updates on times and specific place. If you have questions or would like to schedule an info session specifically for your organization, contact  WIRightToBoycott@gmail.com .   Paul DeMain  Paul aka: Skabewis  skabewis@hotmail.com Communities United by Water    https://communitiesunitedbywater.org/ To stay in contact with some of the environmental battles and issues in the Chequamagon Bay area:  www.CommunitiesUnitedbyWater.org   Erika Bach   erikambach@gmail.com  WNPJ Board member - Disability Rights.  Action Alert - No Medicaid Cuts Call Congress 866-426-2631   Anita Johnson. voting rights  anitajohnson165@gmail.com SOULS to the Polls    https://www.wnpj.org/member-organizations-list/souls-(solomon's-outreach-and-urban-learning-lessons)  VOTE April 1st! David Ortiz Whittingham    david@workerjustice.org Worker Justice Wisconsin   https://www.wnpj.org/member-organizations-list/worker-justice-wisconsin Rapid Response in Dane County https:// workerjustice.org/join-wjws-new-rapid-response-network/ Worker Justice Wisconsin and the South Central Federation of Labor are offering immigrant rights trainings - Next one  April 5th!      Sat Apr 5  Immigration & Labor Rights Workshop.  At the Madison Labor Temple (Rooms 201 A&B).Worker Justice Wisconsin and the South Central Federation of Labor ( @scfl.wi ) invite you to our Immigration Rights Workshop-a 3-part training. 3 Trainings in 1 Day-Covering Immigration & Labor Unions Offered in English & Spanish Food will be provided between trainings Please register if you plan to attend!  https://tinyurl.com/yhz8k8h2 Contact:  robert@workerjustice.org   or Issy at  issy@scfl.org  . Family Farm Defenders has a  factsheet  about Know Your Rights Rights with ICE for family farmers and business owners:   https://familyfarmers.org/?page_id=1622 *********** 4) Thursday March 27 -  Environmental Justice  VIDEO  https://youtu.be/A8LDwvKztEc   Moderator: Dena Eakles   dena.eakles@gmail.com Echo Valley Hope and WNPJ Board members   https://www.wnpj.org/member-organizations-list/echo-valley-hope   Mary Kay Baum  < marykbaum@gmail.com >, Wise Women Gathering Place and WNPJ Board member   https://www.wnpj.org/member-organizations-list/wise-women-gathering-place Britnie Remer  < britnie.remer@350wisconsin.org >, 350 Wisconsin  https://www.wnpj.org/member-organizations-list/350-wisconsin https://www.jsonline.com/story/news/local/2025/03/25/jefferson-county-residents-wary-what-line-6-oil-spill-means-for-future/82636425007/ Fold Origami Fish for the Great Lakes!   https://forms.gle/bj2vGbjD1M8ZWiJY8    The deadline is June 5th Guy Reiter  < anahkwet@hotmail.com >, Director of the Menominee Indian community organization,  Menīkānaehkem, Inc  https://www.facebook.com/p/Menikanaehkem-Community-Rebuilders-100064666452873/ EVENT  33rd Annual Sturgeon Fest and Celebration Powwow Menominee Nation High SchoolN500 WI-47 #55, Keshena April 12th 10:00am – Sturgeon Walk, Keshena Falls, 12:00pm – Grand Entry, 6:00pm – Maec-Micehswan “Big Feast”  https://calen dar.powwows.com/events/annual-sturgeon-feast-celebration-pow-wow/ Forest Jahnke  < forestjahnke@gmail.com >, Sustain Rural Wisconsin  https://www.wnpj.org/member-organizations-list/sustain-rural-wisconsin-network-(srwn)   Rob Danielson  < type@mwt.net > SOUL of Wisconsin   https://www.wnpj.org/member-organizations-list/soul-of-wisconsin Read about these two WI bills and then write your representatives :  https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/2025/proposals/sb3 and  https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/2025/proposals/REG/SJR7   Special guest appearance by  Lance Green,  an original founder of WNPJ from 34 years ago - and our first newsletter editor. Lance now works with the group called Friends of Starkweather Creek - monitoring PFA's in our Madison lakes. https://starkweatherfriends.org/ ********************************** 5) Friday, Mar 28 Anti-war / Anti-militarism / Abolition VIDEO   https://youtu.be/P1eq5VyFhFg   Moderator John Peck   peckjohne@gmail.com Family Farm Defenders and Madison Infoshop and WNPJ Board member https://www.wnpj.org/member-organizations-list/family-farm-defenders https://www.wnpj.org/member-organizations-list/madison-infoshop   Co-host Dena Eakles   dena.eakles@gmail.com Echo Valley Hope and WNPJ Board members   https://www.wnpj.org/member-organizations-list/echo-valley-hope   Panelists Tsela Barr  tsela@tselabarrdesign.com Jewish Voice for Peace  https://www.wnpj.org/member-organizations-list/jewish-voice-for-peace---madison About JVP Madison:  EVENT:  JVP Madison Liberation Seder on April 19 : sign up sheet: https://bit.ly/JVPseder   You can find us on facebook  https://www.facebook.com/jvpmadison  and Instagram  https://www.instagram.com/jvp_madison/ and here’s our email address.   madison@jewishvoiceforpeace.org April 23 is Wisconsin Right to Boycott Lobby Day https://linktr.ee/wiright2boycott Articles: Here's a  good article on No Other Land  , the Palestinian film that won the Oscar for best documentary Here's an article on Mahmoud Khalil Petitions  about Freeing Mahmoud Khalil: ·         ACLU  ·         Action Network   USPCR’s Campaign to End US Aid Military Aid to Israel:   https://uscpr.org/campaigns/end-u-s-military-funding-to-israel/ A few places to donate: ·        This campaign aims to deliver urgent aid directly to Sunbula's partner organizations in Gaza - Atfaluna Society and Sulafa Embroidery Centre:  https://www.globalgiving.org/projects/gaza-emergency-aid/  ·         Middle East Children’s Alliance  (MECA):  this money goes directly to MECA for emergency relief to Gaza for whatever they are able to do ·        Helping to raise money for a medical clinic in Rafah:  https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-almawasi-clinic-provide-lifesaving-care Information/Resources MRSCP  calendar of events ; Jewish Voice for Peace:  https://www.jewishvoiceforpeace.org/ Aljazeera:  https://www.aljazeera.com/ ; Mondoweiss:  https://mondoweiss.net/ Updates on the ground from MECA:  https://www.mecaforpeace.org/blog/ ; Information on the Madison-Rafah website:  Resources ;  Gaza War ;  West Bank Elias Lyman  eliasworldbeyondwar@gmail.com Madison World BEYOND War   https://www.wnpj.org/member-organizations-list/madison-for-a-world-beyond-war  EVENT  Sat Apr 12, 12 noon – 3 pm  The Anti-War Cafe! Meets Monthly ! At The Crossing on the UW Campus, 1127 University Ave. Madison. Anti-War Café is a time to be together, plan for action, make music & art, eat & drink. Featuring this month: open mic, anti-war collage, knitting, and small group discussions including on war tax resistance and right to boycott legislation. Representative Francesca Hong, WNPJ Board member John Peck and the WI Right to Boycott Campaign will lead a discussion on how to stop the Israeli genocide in Palestine, with a focus on a Right to Boycott law which Rep Hong will introduce in the Wisconsin legislature soon. They will share how you can support right to boycott bills. The Right to Boycott law would overturn an anti-BDS law on the books in Wisconsin since 2018 which prohibits  state contracts  with business entities that boycott Israel. Bring music or words for the open mic. Bring food or drink. Publicize - Bring the kids! Bring the adults! Get in touch: warabolition1@gmail.com Natalka Akulenko    akul70@gmail.com Friends of Ukraine, Madison   https://friendsofukrainemadison.org/ https://www.facebook.com/groups/603459800126905 https://euromaidanpress.com/ https://war.ukraine.ua/ Here's more on Ukraine Have you seen the latest article in CapTimes?  https://captimes.com/news/how-the-war-haunts-separated-ukrainians-in-dane-county-and-at-home/article_2620b38c-041a-11f0-9c47-07e7283e1404.html ACTION ALERT:   Other resources on PEACE and ABOLITION:  “NonViolence and NonCooperation”  is the theme of this  WDRT  Conversation with author and nonviolence activist  Rivera Sun  and Dena Eakles. This hour is packed with historical facts and an enthusiastic call to action as we reclaim our humanity. On ABOLITION. We didn't have much time for discussion on this topic - but perhaps we can reconvene a zoom meeting for our groups in the future. It was suggested we watch the documentary film  "13th"  by Ava DuVernay. It explores the history of race and the criminal justice system in the United States, arguing that mass incarceration is a continuation of slavery through the loophole in the 13th Amendment that allows for involuntary servitude as punishment for a crime. Available on Netflix.  And Board member Erika Bach has provided these resources for us to learn more: We’re starting to hear it more now – from the cries of abolish slavery to abolish apartheid, we have now found ourselves with many intersecting systems that need to be reimagined and rebuilt.  Abolish the death penalty! Abolish ICE! Abolish the filibuster! -  these are all example examples of how abolition continues to be a term used to describe “getting rid of” systems that are collectively oppressive. What do they really mean? We look forward to exploring them across the network with you and welcome your submissions to the conversation. Please send your abolition practices and/or tried and true divestments for change to info@wnpj.org . We hope to continue the conversation and convene around this topic in the times ahead. If You're New to Abolition: Study Group Guide https://abolitionjournal.org/studyguide/ **************************************** Join WNPJ -  https://www.wnpj.org/benefits-of-membership Send your events and alerts to  info@wnpj.org **************************************************** WNPJ can Amplify Your Work WNPJ offers several opportunities to spread the word about what you do and how people canjoin you or participate. Send us your news and events:  info@wnpj.org  .● Online Calendar of events:  https://www.wnpj.org/event-calendar ● News and Spotlights:   https://www.wnpj.org/blog Facebook page:  https://www.facebook.com/WisNPJ/ Email bulletin: Every week WNPJ highlights members’ news, action alerts, and upcoming events in our weekly e-News. Subscribe here:  https://tinyurl.com/WNPJnews *********************************** BIOS: alphabetical Anahkwet (Guy Reiter)  is a traditional Menominee who resides on the Menominee Reservation. He’s the executive Director of a Menominee Indian community organization called Menikahnaehkem. He's also a Community organizer, activist, author, amateur archaeologist and lecturer. Anahkwet has organized a lot of events that have uplifted the human condition and demonstrated how enriching the Menominee culture is. He's lectured at universities on the connection Menominee Indians have to the Menominee River. He's also written articles for Environmental Health News and others. When Anahkwet isn't working you'll find him enjoying time with his partner and their children. Anahkwet is an advocate for indigenous people everywhere.   Erika Bach, WNPJ Board Secretary.  Erika joined the WNPJ board in 2020, in the midst of the global uprising and calls for an end to state sanctioned violence. She is compelled to action in collaboration with people who support the need for justice in the interconnected criminal legal carceral systems and our educational, environmental and economic infrastructures. Erika strives to build community in solidarity with lifelong learners and facilitators of social, racial and disability justice, accessible community well-being, human rights advocacy and peace education.   Mary Kay Baum - a lifetime of advocacy. After some years as a Catholic nun, Mary Kay went on to the UW Madison for a degree in Hebrew studies. She advocated against the Vietnam War. And as a Junior in college, she ran for and was elected the downtown district of the Dane County Board. Social justice work that drove her to go to UW Law School and served terms on the Madison Metro School Board. Her first job out of law school was Corrections Legal Services.  Mary Kay volunteered to help the National Lawyer Association monitor safety of the Menominee Warrior Society who took over the Alexian Brother Novitiate on January 1st, 1975. 10 trips to war torn El Salvador around 1986-90 showed her the rebuilding and re-loss of democracy - relevant to today. She later became an ordained Lutheran minister. Mary Kay next realized that nature and rural life provided antidotes for her health. She discovered the Pine Relict State Natural Area and added it to her list of passions. The Wisconsin DNR named Mary Kay the state Volunteer of the Year in 2019.  She remains active as a Board member of WNPJ, a strong advocate of the environment as well as Native rights and prison reform   Rob Danielson  lives in La Farge, Wisconsin. He is Secretary of S.O.U.L. of Wisconsin (Save Our Unique Lands) assigned with its mission to, "to promote efficient and responsible management of electrical power for the public good, while protecting the natural, social and economic environments and citizens of Wisconsin.” S.O.U.L. is a member of WNPJ   Paul DeMain,  also known by his Ojibwe name Skabewis is a citizen of the Oneida Nation of Wisconsin and of Ojibwe descent currently residing on the Lac Courte Oreilles Ojibwe reservation. The retired editor of News From Indian Country for 33 years, DeMain has been involved in environmental and treaty related issues most of his life. DeMain currently assists the Chequamegon Bay area organization Communities United by Water and sits on the Board of Directors for Superior Biodiversity, a proponent of public land stewardship.    Dena Eakles, WNPJ Board member Dena is a writer, farmer, and activist who loves life. Board Member of the Wisconsin Network for Peace and Justice,  past member of WCJP executive committee  ,and president of Echo Valley Hope; Dena also writes a weekly blog LetKindnessWin. Author of The Peace Warrior, you can find radio and podcast interviews and conversations at Echo Valley Hope.org as well as links to TPRF's Peace Education Program. Debra Gillispie, WNPJ Board member Debra, a Milwaukee native, is a dedicated wife and mother who believes that faith calls for action. As the founder of Mothers Against Gun Violence (MAGV), she advocates for media equity and actively works to amplify the voices of gun violence survivors through media and the arts.   Muhammad Shahzad Hussain  < Shahzad@faithinplace.org >, Faith in Place and WNPJ Board membe r  https://www.wnpj.org/member-organizations-list/faith-in-place Grant opportunity  https://www.faithinplace.org/focus-on-energy   Tynnetta Jackson, Chair of WNPJ.  Ty   is also the Co-Director of Solomons Outreach and Urban Learning Sessions, Board member of Pastor’s United, a member of NAACP, Building Unity,  National Council of Negro Women, Community Organizer/Advocate, CASA (Court Appointed Special Advocate) volunteer a on Air Radio Personality of her show “Tea Time With Ty”, and a Milwaukee Bucks Grand Dancer.   Forest Jahnke Forest was born in a barn and grew up on Dancing Waters Permaculture Co-op at the headwaters of the West Fork of Knapps Creek, Crawford County, instilling in him a lifelong love for this land as well as a passion for community. He sees things at a systems level, plays well with others, and is eager to share what he has learned and keep learning.After graduating from North Crawford High School, he went on to Eckerd College in Florida where he graduated with a degree in Communications, minoring in International Studies and Global Affairs, and Spanish, He has a second life in Oaxaca, Mexico, rounding out his education. He is dedicated to helping folks protect the values and rights of our communities and ecosystems. He hopes to inspire a deeper sense of our collective responsibility to protect these rights. Forest keeps busy on a wide range of projects involving grassroots networking and cross-organizational coordination, research and education, public speaking and community organizing, and more. He is inspired by the massive outpourings of community support CSP has been able to prompt over the years, the data our citizen scientists have generated, the 15 independent organizations catalyzed, and the enduring relationships that have built our grassroots networks on a host of issues. Forest can be found planting, harvesting, cooking and eating food, playing with livestock, cutting firewood, or paddling on the water, the backwaters of the Lower Wisconsin River or the Pacific Ocean.   Anita Johnson  is the Outreach and Education Manager for Souls To The Polls MKE, She also spearheaded election protection and the election administration program at Citizen Action. Previously, she worked for VoteRiders as Wisconsin ID State Coalition Coordinator, People For American Way as Wisconsin Election Protection State Coordinator, recruiting and training volunteers to work the polls on election day as well as educating the public about voter rights. Anita has served on the Wisconsin Election Administration Council for the Wisconsin Government Accountability Board, the state agency that manages elections. She also worked for many years for AFSCME District Council 48 and is a member of The Coalition of Black Trade Unionist CBTU. Anita has served  on the boards of the Labor Historical Society and the Wisconsin State Retirees, BLOC, Citizen Action of Wisconsin and the African American Round Table . She has received a number of awards, she is very proud to be a recipient of the Robert H. Friebert Social Justice Award, she recently received the Black Excellence Award.   Having attended Milwaukee Area Technical College, Anita is also a graduate of Future Milwaukee, Center For Progressive Leadership and the Midwest Academy Organizing program, as well as a graduate of Milwaukee Business Training Institute.   John Peck, WNPJ Board member John grows vegetables and flowers with his partner on a 20 acre farm near Brooklyn, WI, he taught Economics part-time at Madison College, and is also the executive director of Family Farm Defenders, a national grassroots organization with a mission of promoting food sovereignty, agroecology, and socioeconomic justice.  John is also a longtime volunteer of other WNPJ member groups, such as the Madison Infoshop and WI Books to Prisoners.   Britnie Remer  is based in Wausau and is 350 Wisconsin's Fossil Fuel Resistance Organizer. The main focus of her work is organizing to shut down Line 5, but also includes utility and energy justice aspects, and fighting methane gas expansion for a fossil-free future. Her passion for, and dedication to, movement work comes from her experience with the Poor People’s Campaign, where she has been organizing for several years. Britnie has particular interest in the effects of the climate crisis and fossil fuel industry on poor and low-income individuals and communities. In her personal life, she loves hiking, kayaking, birding, camping with her partner, and spoiling their three cats, and she is training to become a yoga teacher   David Ortiz Whittingham  is the Construction Organizer at Worker Justice Wisconsin. A near-lifelong Wisconsinite, he has been an active member of the labor movement for several years, and in his current position he supports Dane County construction workers with wage theft, safety, misclassification, and other issues.   THANKS to other WNPJ Board members, Christine Olson, Judy Miner and Vicki Berenson for technical support of the Assembly! ***********************************************            Questions? Contact info@wnpj.org

WNPJ + Good News from the Yip Harburg Foundation + VOTE April 1 + Weaving the Web & BDS Webinar + 50-50-1 in Madison + WNPJ welcomes Franciscans from La Crosse + Videos of the WNPJ Spring Assembly + other statewide events The WI Network for Peace and Justice is the umbrella non-profit organization supporting the work of 86 member groups around Wisconsin. Note: Events are popping up so quickly these days -- check our Facebook page for late-breaking alerts and events! We are happy to announce that we have received a 2025 grant from the Yip Harburg Foundation (YHF). In a career spanning 50+ years Yip was known as "Broadway's social conscience." He wrote the lyrics for 600+ songs, most notably all the lyrics in "Wizard of Oz," including "Over the Rainbow." We are honored that our mission meets the YHF's mission to promote economic and social justice in honor of Yip's legacy! The April election is just days away! Make sure you have a plan to vote, and encourage your friends and family members to do the same. Please feel free to use the voter guide at the link below, created by our partners at Guides.vote, to learn about the candidates and where they stand. Weaving the Web virtual meeting with WNPJ Thursday, April 3rd @ 12 noon – 1 pm All welcome to this monthly drop-in hour. Today’s zoom call is hosted by Dena Eakles and Erica Bach – with guests from the Right to Boycott Campaign, discussing the anti-boycott law and its repeal coming up in WI (see the April 5th event below to learn more). They will also be talking about the history and goals of BDS movement, Boycott, Divestment, Sanctions. BDS upholds the simple principle that Palestinians are entitled to the same rights as the rest of humanity. BDS is a global movement made up of unions, academic associations, churches, and grassroots movements across the world. Since its launch in 2005, BDS has had a significant impact and is effectively challenging international support for Israeli apartheid and settler-colonialism. Click here to join via Zoom . Wisconsin's March Forward - April 5th @ Noon Look for Echo Valley Hope’s table at this event in Madison, April 5th! Dena.eakles@gmail.com Need more information? Contact: ajak@studio3109.com WI Right to Boycott Campaign Webinar Sat Apr 5 @ 4 - 5 pm Several of WNPJ's member organizations ( JVP, WBW, WCJP, and others) are working hard to protect our democratic institutions and constitutional right to dissent. But did you know that, since 2018, a WI law has restricted your right to boycott? Wisconsin is one of 38 states with an “anti-boycott law,” requiring anyone seeking a state contract of $100,000 or more to sign a pledge that they will not boycott Israel. This is a requirement of allegiance to a foreign country in order for Wisconsinites to do business in their own state! Representatives will be introducing a repeal this spring. To get involved in the WI Right to Boycott Campaign, we invite you to do the following. Register for a remote info session on one of the 2 following dates: April 5 @ 4pm - RSVP here April 17 @ 7pm - RSVP here Click here to check out more information and fill out our interest form. THEN - Join us at the Capitol on April 23, where we will lobby our representatives to restore our right to boycott. If you have questions or would like to schedule an info session specifically for your organization, contact WIRightToBoycott@gmail.com . WNPJ welcomes the Franciscan Sister of La Crosse to the Network Unity in Diversity. True to our Franciscan Calling, we commit ourselves to building Christ's Kingdom of justice and peace. We continue our efforts to preserve and nurture God's creation, to increase social and global consciousness, to educate ourselves to political awareness, and to encourage action to effect change where necessary. Website: https://www.fspa.org/ Address: 912 Market Street, La Crosse Phone: 608-782-5610 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 Click here to watch the recordings ! WNPJ Member Group Events Click here  to see a listing of recurring Vigils across the state! Madison 4/1 @ 11:30am-12:00pm:   Weekly Vigil  for Peace with the Dominican Sisters of Sinsinawa.   At  the corner of Monroe St and Edgewood Ave. near Edgewood High School. Details here . opjustice@sinsinawa.org 4/4 @ 12:00pm-1:00pm:  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 4/5:  Immigration & Labor Rights Workshop. At the Madison Labor Temple (Rooms 201 A&B).Worker Justice Wisconsin and the South Central Federation of Labor ( @scfl.wi ) invite you to our Immigration Rights Workshop-a 3-part training. ✅ 3 Trainings in 1 Day-Covering Immigration & Labor Unions ✅ Offered in English & Spanish ✅ Food will be provided between trainings Please register if you plan to attend! https://tinyurl.com/yhz8k8h2 Contact: robert@workerjustice.org or Issy at issy@scfl.org 4/5 @ 1:30pm:  Kids' Storytime & MORE for Arab-American Heritage Month Goodman South Library, 2222 S. Park Street. Contact: Madison-Rafah Sister City Project rafahsistercity@yahoo.com 4/6 @ 2:00pm-3:30pm:  DSA 101 and New Member Orientation (In Person) At the Social Justice Center•1202 Williamson St. Join us for an intro to Madison DSA for new, prospective, or returning members! Drop on by to learn about socialism, our current organizing, and how you can become an organizer today! Plus, stick around after for a socialist social with your new comrades! Register here . Contact: dsamadison@gmail.com Milwaukee 4/5 @ 12:00pm-1:00pm:   Peace Action WI Weekly STAND for PEACE   at Wisconsin & 16th.   Details here . Questions? Contact: info@peaceactionwi.org 4/5 @ 10:00am-11:30am: “The Crisis Within The Climate Crisis” - with UNA USA – Milwaukee. At Zao MKE Church, in the 2nd Floor Conference Room, 2319 E Kenwood Blvd. The United Nations Association of Greater Milwaukee invites you to this highly informative forum followed by time for questions and comments with presentations by two environmental advocates on climate change -Julie Byrnes Enslow & Dean Muller. Free and open to the public. Attend in-person or virtually here . The federal government under the Trump Administration is severely cutting and eliminating funding for programs that address environmental problems. Environmental advocates Julie Byrnes Enslow and Dean Muller will address the challenges they face in advocating for the safety of the planet and the lives of people affected by climate change. For more information, contact Jack Murtaugh: murtaughwi@aol.com Racine 4/5 @ 12:30-1:30pm:   Weekly Stand for Peace. At Martin Luther King Plaza, 909 Dr. Martin Luther King Dr. Supported by the Racine Coalition for Peace and Justice. Details here .  Contact https://racinepeace.wordpress.com (this event is cancelled when weather is below 25 deg F and check our website for cancellations due to snow) La Crosse 4/3 @ 12:00pm-12:30pm:  Weekly Women in Black Peace Vigil. Meet at Main St & 4th Street South. Details at the Vigils list. Contact dbuffton@yahoo.com Viroqua 4/5 @ 11:00am-12:00pm:  Driftless Palestinian Solidarity Weekly Vigil. Meet at Decker and Main. Details here .  Contact driftless.solidarity@gmail.com . Superior 4/6 @ 12:00pm-12:30pm:  Women in Black weekly silent vigil. Meet at Center City Park on the Corner of Tower and Belknap. Details here .  Contact Christine christineolson3@gmail.com Appleton 4/5 @ 11:00am-12:00pm:  Fox Valley Peace Coalition Monthly Vigil. Houdini Plaza on College Avenue. All are welcome. For more information, contact Ronna Swift at ronnajean61@gmail.com . Virtual 4/1 @ 7:00pm-8:00pm : To Whom Does the Land of Israel/Palestine Belong: A Biblical Perspective; A Bible Study with Dr. Dennis Olson. Via zoom. Sponsored by the Interfaith Peace Working Group. As the scene of important encounters with God at the origin of their religions, Jews, Christians, and Muslims all claim a special relationship with the land of Canaan/Palestine. This raises a theological question: "To whom does this land belong?”. This question has become an important dimension of the political debate about Israel’s treatment of Palestinians in Gaza and the West Bank. Based on their understanding of certain texts from Jewish scriptures, some biblical scholars claim that God gave this land to the Jews, and they have the right to remove all non-Jewish inhabitants. Many others interpret these texts differently and reject that claim. In this Bible Study, Dr. Olson examines and evaluates this interpretation with reference to the debate between Palestinian theologian Mitri Raheb and Old Testament scholar Walter Brueggeman. This study will also examine biblical texts that appear to encourage work for a peaceful or multi-state solution for this conflicted land and suffering land and people. Following the presentation, participants will be able to engage in conversation with Dr. Olson and one another about the use of these biblical texts to support political violence in the Middle East struggle and how other texts might be used to support peace-making going forward. REGISTER here . info@interfaithpeacewg.org 4/3 @ 12:00pm-1:00pm : WNPJ Weaving the Web Monthly Drop-in Zoom Hour. Join in. All welcome. Learn more in the Spotlight above. 4/3 @ 5:30pm-6:30pm : Dane Sanctuary Coalition-wide Meeting. Via zoom.  https://www.facebook.com/DaneSanctuary  ·Contact: for the zoom link and more information 608-513-7121or danesanctuary@gmail.com   4/3 @ 6:30pm-7:30pm : WILPF Monthly Book Circle Conversation - virtual The first Thursday of each month. All welcome. Let's talk about... The book tonight: They Called me a Lioness a Palestinian Girl's Fight for Freedom by A. Tamimim and D. Takruri. For questions or more information on getting the zoom link, send a message to: wilpfmadison@gmail.com Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom-Madison 608-609-7961 http://wilpfmadison.org/ 4/5 @ 4:00pm-5:00pm : WI Right to Boycott Campaign webinar . See SPOTLIGHT above on how to register. WNPJ has a NEW website page on IMMIGRATION JUSTICE ! Many WNPJ member groups are organizing around Immigration with webinar events and more. Send any events you're involved with to WNPJ info@wnpj.org  and we'll add them to this developing page! Tabling Opportunity at the Saturday Farmers Market in Madison! Starting April 12th! 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 no. 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!​ Join WNPJ - Individual members and groups welcome! 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! Visit our website to find out more about the benefits of membership and join us! 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. If your group would like to get your events posted in the weekly e-bulletin – JOIN US ! WNPJ has a YouTube Channel! Check it out here to view members videos! Interested in a yard sign? WNPJ has yard signs available!  yardsigns@wnpj.org Follow us on Facebook ! Questions? Contact info@wnpj.org   The WI Network for Peace and Justice is the umbrella non-profit organization supporting the work of 86 member groups around Wisconsin.

WNPJ + WNPJ’s Virtual Spring Meetings are this week!  + Farley Center spring schedule + Get on the Bus – and encourage people to VOTE April 1 + other statewide events ********** *************************   The WI Network for Peace and Justice is the umbrella non-profit organization supporting the work of 86 member groups around Wisconsin.  **************************** Join the Wisconsin Network for Peace and Justice for our Virtual Spring Assembly! March 24-28, 2025 Each evening from 7-8:00 pm WNPJ brings you the voices of Wisconsin activists as we champion our diversity and our unity.   Topics: Coalition and Community Building: Our Common Denominators  ·  Immigration & Palestine: The Connections  ·  Protecting All Our Rights  ·  Environmental Justice  ·  Anti-war / Anti-militarism / Abolition   Details and Registration www.wnpj.org ***************************** Farley Center Volunteer Work Day NPS - Verona Saturday, 29 March, 12:00 pm - 3:00 pm 2299 Spring Rose Rd Join Natural Path Sanctuary Board Member Brenda Emerson for a day of outdoor work in the Natural Path Sanctuary (NPS) from 12:00-3:00. Please meet in front of the red packing shed at 11:55. Please dress for outdoor weather and bring work gloves and water bottles. Wear comfortable, sturdy shoes or boots.If you have any questions, please e-mail  programs@farleycenter.org  .   ....and watch for these upcoming programs at the Farley Center in Verona: Sat., May 17 -  Exploring the Understory of the Natural Path Sanctuary Tues., June 3 - Taco Tuesday with Navajo Fry Bread Team and Music by "Down from The Hills" Sat., June 21 -  NPS Death Education Market Tues., July 1 -  Taco Tuesday with Navajo Fry Bread Team and Music by "Too Sick Charlie" Tues., Aug. 5 - Taco Tuesday with Navajo Fry Bread Team and Music by "People With Strings" Aug. 9- Oct. 31 -  Peace Songs, Farley Center Land Art Exhibition https://farleycenter.org/about-us/mission/   ********************** Building Unity’s MARCH to ELECTION Day Tour! https://www.wnpj.org/post/building-unity-is-making-plans-for-march-and-april-join-in   The Bus is Touring WI through April 1st!   On the "March to Election Day Tour," we will stop in over a 18 communities including Columbus, Beaver Dam, Fond du Lac, the Brothertown Nation, Oshkosh, Appleton on March 16th!, the Oneida Nation, Green Bay, the Menominee Nation, Manitowoc, Sheboygan, and Metropolitan Milwaukee.   We are in an unprecedented time of uncertainty. It is our duty to build a united movement for the good of all. Three of the most important things that we can do at this time is to: * find each other, *get organized for solidarity and collaborative action, *and, elect leaders who share our commitment for Peace, Justice, Sustainability, & Democracy. At each tour stop on the March to Election Day we’ll listen and learn; share plans and ideas; and explore the possibilities of acting together. And we will explore solidarity actions to address critical issues: * End U.S. support for genocide and crimes against humanity. * Learn how we can better keep each other safe including our immigrant, BIPOC, and transgender neighbors. * Help Indigenous water protectors Stop Line 5! and other environmental issues. * Demand universal health care that includes legal and safe abortion care. * Educate and activate voters to the extreme importance of the April 1st Wisconsin Supreme Court race. Please help and support the March to Election Day Tour if you have the capacity to help with securing our three basic tour stop needs, in any Wisconsin community: * places to park the UnityMobile for a day An indoor space where 30 or more people could gather. One-night indoor sleeping space & bathroom access for 1 or more tour volunteers. For more information, please call Building Unity at 608-630-3633.****************************** The April election is only a week away! Make sure you have a plan to vote, and encourage your friends and family members to do the same. Please feel free to use the voter guide at the link below, created by our partners at Guides.vote , to learn about the candidates and where they stand. ********************************     WNPJ member group events…. Click here  to see a listing and details of recurring Vigils across the state.    LaCROSSE   Thurs Mar 27, 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   Tues Mar 25, 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   Wed 26 Mar 26, 7 – 8 pm UNA Dane membership meeting.   In person at the Sequoya Public Library, 4340 Tokay Blvd., Community Room. Our agenda will include a vote on a more complete list of our Board of Directors. Join us! And if you'd like to be on the Board, contact Sam Romano, unausadanecounty@gmail.com     Fri Mar 28, 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 Mar 29, 1 – 4 pm, Ukrainian Egg Decorating Workshop (aka Pysanky) .At James Reeb UU Congregation on Madison's east side 2146 E Johnson St. Join in the artistic fun and meditative state of Ukrainian Egg Decorating, aka Pysanky, with a donation to JRUUC. Pysanky is the ancient art of layering wax and dyes to create beautiful designs. Attend the whole time, or for as much as you are able; people seem to prefer about 45 min to an hour per egg. All supplies provided. Suggested donation: $20-40+, 100% of which will go to support James Reeb Unitarian Universalist Congregation. No one will be turned away for inability to donate, provided we have not met capacity. Contact: Karol Niemann president@jruuc.org   MILWAUKEE   MILWAUKEE Tues Mar 25, 7 pm Veterans for Peace #102 monthly meeting . At St. John's on the Lake, 1840 N. Prospect Ave.If you can't attend in person, here's a Zoom link. vfpchapter102@gmail.com Join Zoom Meeting https://us06web.zoom.us/j/86974077426?pwd=wLwxCM3D5iATLtaIvERfDEDvxjTTGT.1 Meeting ID: 869 7407 7426 Passcode: 880623 Dial in • +1 312 626 6799 US (Chicago) MILWAUKEE Fri Mar 28, 2 pm Action: Witness for Peace - It’s Time to Come Together.  Meet at Postman Square, 811 N. Plankton St. National War Tax Resistance and Catholic Worker movements and other peace-oriented organizations will join the leadership of Pax Christi USA for a public action. All are welcome to bear witness to the power of prayer, study, and action in advocating for peace, justice, and nonviolence in the name of Jesus Christ. Participants will include Bishop John Stowe of Lexington, Kentucky, Pax Christi USA bishop president, its executive director Charlene Howard, and Michelle Sherman, director of Nonviolence and Campus Outreach. They will be in Wisconsin for the group’s National Council meeting in Racine that weekend. Representatives of local War Tax Resistance, Pax Christi and Catholic Worker groups are also involved. Postman Park is directly across the street from the building (then the Brumder, now the Germania) from which the Milwaukee Fourteen took and burned draft records on September 24, 1968. Contact: dennis.collier@hotmail.com Sat Mar 29, 12 noon - 1 pm Peace Action WI - Weekly STAND for PEACE:   16th and Greenfield.   Each Saturday, a different location.   Details at the Vigils list .    info@peaceactionwi.org   .     RACINE   Sat Mar 29, 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   (this event is cancelled when weather is below 25 deg F and check our website for cancellations due to snow)     SUPERIOR Sun Mar 30, 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 Mar 29, 12 noon – 3 pm Farley Center Volunteer Work Day NPS 2299 Spring Rose Rd. See the Spotlight on the Farley Center above for more information…   VIROQUA   Sat Mar 29, 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 VIRTUAL Mon Mar 24, 7 pm  UN in the News zoom monthly meeting . We'll be trying to find the right adjectives to describe the Trump administration’s dizzying, maddening, disheartening, dispiriting new policies toward the UN and U.S. foreign assistance. Here are instances and changes: withdrawal from the World Health Organization, withdrawal from the Human Rights Council, withdrawal from the Paris Climate agreement and the accompanying climate development fund, stopping funds for the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA), freezing all foreign assistance for a 90 day period to vet whether funding for assistance is consistent with an America First goal. So far, the USAID agency which has annually provided $40 billion in aid annually will be shuttered. The UN operated International Organization of Migration and The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugee agency are experiencing huge cuts in U.S. contributions. UNICEF and the World Food Program will be experiencing significant cuts in U.S. funding. UN agency are being asked to complete a questionnaire to determine whether their purposes align with America First and reinforce U.S. sovereignty and whether their mission does not include references to climate change or DEI related activities. And finally, the Secretary of State’s office is charged with reviewing all U.S. treaties and conventions over the next 180 days to determine if they again align with “America First”.  JOin the zoom mtg here:  https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87135091815 Meeting ID: 871 3509 1815 Contact:  sromano@charter.net Thurs Mar 27, 9 am Virtual Know Your Rights Training. Join the Wisconsin Council of Churches and Voces de la Frontera for a Know Your Rights Training in English. Led by Ruby De Leon and Voces de la Frontera staff. This training will be recorded. Ruby De Leon is an immigration attorney at Voces de la Frontera. Ruby has a passion for helping underserved communities and provides pro bono legal advice at the Marquette Volunteer Legal Clinic each month at their only Spanish-serving location at the United Community Center. Ruby is also active within the legal community and is on the board for the Wisconsin Hispanic Lawyers Association.  We will also host a Spanish version of this training on March 24 at 6:00pm. Contact the Wisconsin Council of Churches  for Registration information. To register go to https://www.wichurches.org/events/kyrenglish ******************************* Join the Wisconsin Network for Peace and Justice for our Virtual Spring Assembly!March 24-28, 2025 Each evening from 7-8:00 pm WNPJ brings you the voices of Wisconsin activists as we champion our diversity and our unity. Details and Registration www.wnpj.org   ·         Mon Mar 24, 7 – 8 pm Coalition and Community Building: Our Common Denominators  ·       Tues Mar 25, 7 – 8 pm Immigration & Palestine: The Connections  ·  ·       Wed Mar 26, 7 – 8 pm Protecting All Our Rights  ·  ·       Thurs Mar 27, 7 – 8 pm Environmental Justice  ·  ·       Fri Mar 28, 7 – 8 pm Anti-war / Anti-militarism / Abolition   ****************************************************************** WNPJ has a NEW website page on IMMIGRATION JUSTICE  * https://www.wnpj.org/post/statewide-organizing-around-immigrant-justice Many WNPJ member groups are organizing around Immigration - with webinar events and more. Send any events you're involved with to WNPJ info@wnpj.org   and we'll add them to this developing page! **************************************** Join WNPJ! www.wnpj.org WNPJ 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.   *************************************************** If your group would like to get your events posted in the weekly e-bulletin – JOIN US! https://www.wnpj.org/membership   WNPJ has a YouTube Channel! Check it out here to view members videos !:   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!  Questions? Contact info@wnpj.org

WNPJ + Register now for WNPJ’s Virtual Spring Meetings + Get on the Bus & VOTE April 1 + Keep an eye on our Facebook page + other statewide events The WI Network for Peace and Justice is the umbrella non-profit organization supporting the work of 86 member groups around Wisconsin. Note: Events are popping up so quickly these days -- check our Facebook page for late-breaking alerts and events! Join the Wisconsin Network for Peace and Justice for our Virtual Spring Assembly! March 24-28, 2025 Each evening from 7:00-8:00 pm WNPJ brings you the voices of Wisconsin activists as we champion our diversity and our unity. Topics: Coalition and Community Building: Our Common Denominators Immigration & Palestine: The Connections Protecting All Our Rights Environmental Justice Anti-war / Anti-militarism / Abolition Details and Registration www.wnpj.org Building Unity’s MARCH to ELECTION Day Tour! The Bus is Touring WI March 8th through April 1st! On the "March to Election Day Tour," we will stop in over a 18 communities including Columbus, Beaver Dam, Fond du Lac, the Brothertown Nation, Oshkosh, Appleton on March 16th!, the Oneida Nation, Green Bay, the Menominee Nation, Manitowoc, Sheboygan, and Metropolitan Milwaukee. We are in an unprecedented time of uncertainty. It is our duty to build a united movement for the good of all. Three of the most important things that we can do at this time is to find each other, get organized for solidarity and collaborative action, and elect leaders who share our commitment for Peace, Justice, Sustainability, & Democracy. At each tour stop on the March to Election Day we’ll listen and learn; share plans and ideas; and explore the possibilities of acting together. And we will explore solidarity actions to address critical issues: End U.S. support for genocide and crimes against humanity. Learn how we can better keep each other safe including our immigrant, BIPOC, and transgender neighbors. Help Indigenous water protectors Stop Line 5! and other environmental issues. Demand universal health care that includes legal and safe abortion care. Educate and activate voters to the extreme importance of the April 1st Wisconsin Supreme Court race. Please help and support the March to Election Day Tour if you have the capacity to help with securing our three basic tour stop needs, in any Wisconsin community: * places to park the UnityMobile for a day * An indoor space where 30 or more people could gather. * One-night indoor sleeping space & bathroom access for 1 or more tour volunteers. For more information, please call Building Unity at 608-630-3633. From Echo Valley Hope Take it to the ballot box (and on the streets, in social media, in conversations, and...) April 1 Election Wisconsin's Supreme Court Challenge between Susan Crawford and Brad Schimel for a 10-year term. Wisconsin voters will be asked one question to amend (change) the constitution. This amendment is attempts to bypass the executive and judicial branches through the constitutional amendment process. Vote "No" if you want to retain the citizen right to ballot initiatives, "Yes" if you want to forego your rights. Go to https://echovalleyhope.org/ for more information/ All Supporters Call - Mom's Demand Action Our amazing followers and supporters often ask us what they can do to help end the gun violence crisis in America, which takes the lives of nearly 46,000 people in America each year. On Tuesday, March 18, 7:30- 8:30 pm - we’re going to tell you. RSVP for our All-Supporters Call: https://bit.ly/3XPLKxt https://www.momsdemandaction.org/ Contact: lindsey.madisonwi@gmail.com WNPJ Member Group Events Click here  to see a listing of recurring Vigils across the state! Madison 3/17 @ 3:30pm-6:30pm:   Mutual Aid Supper Club! At the Wil-Mar Neighborhood Center (953 Jenifer St.) If you have any extra ingredients, bring them. We'll make a Stone Soup-style meal that will feature a healthy vegan entree, plus other treats based on what's available. Hosted by the Mutual Aid Network. More info, visit: https://madisonman.coop/ 3/18 @ 11:30am-12:00pm:   Weekly Vigil  for Peace with the Dominican Sisters of Sinsinawa.   At  the corner of Monroe St and Edgewood Ave. near Edgewood High School. Details here . opjustice@sinsinawa.org 3/18 @ 10:00am-3:00pm:  WI Democracy Campaign - GOTV Day of Action. Meet at the Urban league, Black Business Hub, 2222 S Park St. When we show up, we WIN, and now more than ever, it’s all hands on deck to educate voters about the WI Supreme Court election, the statewide voter ID amendment question, and other critical races on the ballot. Lunch: 12pm – 1:30pm, Afternoon Session: 1:30pm – 3pm. Attend breakout sessions to text bank, write postcards , and more! Plus, yard signs will be available and lunch will be provided. Sign up today : WI Democracy campaign www.wisdc.org www.facebook.com/wisconsindemocracycampaign/ 608-255-4260 3/18 @ 5:00pm-6:30pm:  JustDane Monthly Service Fair. At Madison College Goodman South Campus, 2429 Perry St. Please join us. info@justdane.org 3/21 @ 12:00pm-1:00pm:  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 3/21 @ 1:00pm-2:00pm:  In-person Dane County Poor People's Campaign meeting. At the Central Library 201 W Mifflin St. You will be able to learn more about the PPC and its role in organizing the poor, meet new folks who are motivated to join this movement, and hear updates about current work happening locally and ways to get involved. Forward Together, Not One Step Back! Megan and Danielle ppcdaneco@gmail.com 3/23 @ 9:00am:  UPDATE FROM PALESTINE. At Madison Christian Community, 7118 Old Sauk Rd. Kristine Wilkie, of Madison, and her sister Martha Monson Lowe, from Decorah, Iowa, traveled to Palestine in November 2024 with Churches for Middle East Peace (CMEP), to stand in solidarity with their Palestinian friends, both Christians and Muslims, who are navigating the challenges of war and occupation by Israel. Martha has lived and worked in Bethlehem and East Jerusalem, while Kristine has visited many times. MRSCP and Playgrounds for Palestine will be there with solidarity items and Palestinian Olive Oil. rafahsistercity@yahoo.com Milwaukee 3/18 @ 7:00pm-8:00pm: CODEPINK community potluck with Peace Action WI/ . ZAO Church, 2319 E Kenwood Blvd. We'll be making an action plan for spring. Please RSVP so we can get an accurate headcount. Check your email after you RSVP, we will send a sign up sheet for the potluck! https://www.peaceactionwi.org/ 3/20 @ 12:00pm-1:00pm:   Anti R.O.T.C. Vigil. Meet in front of the M.U. Library on Wisconsin Ave. "We do not train our children to do violence to others. Many of the millions of children murdered over the last decades in war have been murdered by Christian men and women. The murder of a child whether engaged in face to face or separated by a thousand miles is still murder—and all Catholics and Christians are morally prohibited by Jesus from participating in it. Their Bishops and Church leaders are mandated to make this moral truth clear to their Christian congregations. Failure to do so is an egregious betrayal of Christ-God and of one's God-given vocation.” –Emmanuel Charles McCarthy. Sponsored by Casa Maria Catholic Worker House. shadmuss1983@gmail.com 3/22 @ 12:00pm-1:00pm:   Peace Action WI Weekly STAND for PEACE   at Bluemound & 68th.   Details here . Questions? Contact: info@peaceactionwi.org Racine 3/22 @ 12:30-1:30pm:   Weekly Stand for Peace. At Martin Luther King Plaza, 909 Dr. Martin Luther King Dr. Supported by the Racine Coalition for Peace and Justice. Details here .  Contact https://racinepeace.wordpress.com (this event is cancelled when weather is below 25 deg F and check our website for cancellations due to snow) La Crosse 3/20 @ 12:00pm-12:30pm:  Weekly Women in Black Peace Vigil. Meet at Main St & 4th Street South. Details at the Vigils list. Contact dbuffton@yahoo.com Viroqua 3/22 @ 11:00am-12:00pm:  Driftless Palestinian Solidarity Weekly Vigil. Meet at Decker and Main. Details here .  Contact driftless.solidarity@gmail.com . Superior 3/23 @ 12:00pm-12:30pm:  Women in Black weekly silent vigil. Meet at Center City Park on the Corner of Tower and Belknap. Details here .  Contact Christine christineolson3@gmail.com Eau Claire 3/21 @ 5:00pm-6:00pm:  Peace Stand. Meet at Hwy 93 & Golf Road. The 3rd Friday of each month is Peace Stand time in Eau Claire, going on since 2004. We gather with signs, we visit one another and sometimes we sing. Stand and be counted. Contact for more information: helpsmeet@usa.net . Richland Center 3/22 @ 4:00pm:  Richland Center-Santa Teresa Sister City Project Annual Meeting and Potluck Dinner. At Richland Center Community Center, 1050 N. Orange Street. Business meeting and then a slide show. 5:30 PM - Meal followed by music and dancing. Open to the public. Dinnerware and beverages will be provided. Bring a dish to pass if you can. .Freewill donations accepted. Email: santateresascp@gmail.com Winona, MN 3/19 @ 5:30pm-8:30pm:  Community Reading of My Name is Rachel Corrie. At Winona State U, Dorothy B. Magnus Black Box Theatre, 175 W Mark St. This multimedia educational event will center feminist solidarity with Palestine in honor of women’s history month. Performances by Sana Wazwaz, Andrea Shaker, and Sharon Mansur will be integrated throughout the evening, documenting the life of Rachel Corrie. On March 16, 2003, Rachel Corrie, a twenty-three-year-old American, was crushed to death by an Israeli Army bulldozer in Gaza as she was trying to prevent the demolition of a Palestinian home. FREE, reservation requested: https://forms.gle/M8uaRp9mb5RW6jv1A Contact: Bob Goonin rgoonin@gmail.com Virtual 3/17 @ 7:00pm-8:00pm : Celebrating the Coming Spring with Food Sovereignty! On WORT 89.9 FM. Tune into WORT Madison’s community radio station for a special St. Patrick’s Day edition of the Access Hour with John Peck of Family Farm Defenders. If you are curious to learn more about food sovereignty and how this idea could better feed your own family and support your local economy, we will delve into some practical examples. We will also explore some bigger issues such as who owns seeds, what is hunger, do you have the right to repair your own tractor or know where your food comes from, should food be used as a weapon of war or is food a basic human right? Plus, there will be some food/farm inspired poetry and related music. More info? https://www.wortfm.org/calendar/local-madison-wisconsin-music-showcase/ 3/18 @ 7:30pm-8:30pm : All Supporters Call - Moms Demand Action - WI. Our amazing followers and supporters often ask us what they can do to help end the gun violence crisis in America, which takes the lives of nearly 46,000 people in America each year. RSVP for our All-Supporters Call: https://bit.ly/3XPLKxt Contact: lindsey.madisonwi@gmail.com 3/19 @ 8:00pm : WI Right to Boycott Campaign Webinar Register here . Check out more information and fill out our interest form https://linktr.ee/WIright2boycott If you have questions or would like to schedule an info session specifically for your organization, contact WIRightToBoycott@gmail.com . 3/19 @ 11:00am : The Women in Conflict Zones webinar. All welcome to join an important event to amplify the voices of women who have been affected by conflict in various parts of the world, sponsored by World BEYOND War, Southern Anti-Racism Network, International Peace Bureau, Convention for Pan-Africanism and Progress (CPP), and CODEPINK. Their aim is to shed light on the profound impacts of war on women and children and to discuss measures being taken to mitigate these effects. Register here . Join the Wisconsin Network for Peace and Justice for our Virtual Spring Assembly! March 24-28, 2025 Each evening from 7-8:00 pm WNPJ brings you the voices of Wisconsin activists as we champion our diversity and our unity. Details and Registration www.wnpj.org Mon Mar 24, 7 – 8 pm Coalition and Community Building: Our Common Denominators Tues Mar 25, 7 – 8 pm Immigration & Palestine: The Connections Wed Mar 26, 7 – 8 pm Protecting All Our Rights Thurs Mar 27, 7 – 8 pm Environmental Justice Fri Mar 28, 7 – 8 pm Anti-war / Anti-militarism / Abolition WNPJ has a NEW website page on IMMIGRATION JUSTICE ! Many WNPJ member groups are organizing around Immigration with webinar events and more. Send any events you're involved with to WNPJ info@wnpj.org  and we'll add them to this developing page! Join WNPJ - Individual members and groups welcome! 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! Visit our website to find out more about the benefits of membership and join us! 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. If your group would like to get your events posted in the weekly e-bulletin – JOIN US ! WNPJ has a YouTube Channel! Check it out here to view members videos! Interested in a yard sign? WNPJ has yard signs available!  yardsigns@wnpj.org Follow us on Facebook ! Questions? Contact info@wnpj.org   The WI Network for Peace and Justice is the umbrella non-profit organization supporting the work of 86 member groups around Wisconsin.