Safe Skies Clean Air WI asks us to contact members of the Dane County Board and let them know ....before their August meeting .....that we want them to add a restriction to the upcoming contract with Crossfit to prohibit military flyovers. Concerns include air quality, noise, and cost, and that the Crossfit Games is a private entity and military jets should not be used for entertainment at community expense. Find your supervisor or email all supervisors: Dane County Supervisors Please use your own wording! Safe Skies Clean Water Wisconsin safeskieswi@gmail.com

The United States has made the decision to send cluster bombs to Ukraine. Cluster bombs carry canisters of explosives designed to detonate on hard surfaces, but do not always detonate on contact. There are fragments of cluster bombs used in Vietnam still killing and harming people. More than 120 countries have banned them. The US, Russia, Ukraine and Turkey did not. They have been widely used in the war in Ukraine by both sides. Our citizenry needs to decide where we stand. Are we too weak to demand a peaceful resolution? Or are we too cynical to believe it is possible? Let your elected officials know where you stand by signing this American Friends Service Committee petition https://afsc.org/action/tell-congress-dont-send-cluster-munitions-ukraine

Caroline Quarlls was a sixteen year old who escaped slavery and the first known person to travel the Underground Railroad through Wisconsin. She made her way to Canada where she met and married another freed slave, Allen Watkins, and together they raised six children in Sandwich (now Windsor), Ontario, Canada. This invitation is sent to Abolitionists to honor her: “You are kindly welcome to Johnsons Park at the southwest corner of 17th and Fond Du Lac Avenue in Milwaukee, on Saturday, July 22, 3:30 PM. This is the location of the Brown Farm; a place where, during her escape to Canada, Caroline Quarlles found shelter. Dr. Clayborn Benson, from the Wisconsin Black Historical Society, will be providing historical background about this place in Milwaukee’s Abolitionist history. We will also speak about Abolitionist issues of today.” On another note: a recent vandal attack on the Wisconsin Black Historical Society has initiated the need for funds. If you can help, please visit this GoFundMe page. Posted by WNPJ Board member, Dena Eakles - dena.eakles@gmail.com

From John Peck, WNPJ Board member and contact for the member group, Family Farm Defenders. Greetings, As many of you may know, the Biden White House recently approved the transfer of cluster bombs to Ukraine. Here is one story about this: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-66144153 The U.S. has not joined the majority of nations in the world to sign the Convention on Cluster Munitions (including many of our allies - the UK, Canada, New Zealand and Spain to mention a few). The U.S. should not be producing and transferring any indiscriminate weapons (cluster bombs, land mines) that disproportionately harm civilians in any conflict. Now is a good time for those who care about the future livelihood of rural people in Ukraine (or elsewhere) to contact their Congressional representatives, senators, and the White House to oppose this decision. Many elected officials - both Democrats and Republicans - have already expressed their opposition. You can add your voice by visiting this website: https://afsc.org/action/tell-congress-dont-send-cluster-munitions-ukraine The "dud" rate on these munitions is incredibly high. They are scattered over a vast area (several football fields in most cases). The ribbons attached to cluster bombs often fatally attract the attention of children, and the unexploded bomblets persist for decades, killing farmers who are cultivating their fields, people foraging for firewood or mushrooms, even tourists who are just rambling. I've been to many countries and seen the horrific byproduct of such indiscriminate weapons on rural people and wildlife myself. Zimbabwean elephants that were maimed stepping on a landmine leftover from the apartheid regime in Rhodesia. Peasants in East Timor that were crippled by deadly ordinance due to the Indonesian occupation. Friends in Vets for Peace telling me about grisly encounters between children in Iraq and Afghanistan that played with a cluster bomblet. One of the principles of food sovereignty is social peace - and the use of cluster bombs and land mines is a clear violation of such. Ukraine deserves support in its effort to resist Russia's invasion (with hopefully a peaceful diplomatic resolution), but providing U.S. cluster bombs to contaminate the Ukrainian countryside for decades into the future is not a humane option. They should be banned - period. Best - John John E. Peck Executive Director Family Farm Defenders, P.O. Box 1772, Madison, WI 53701 tel./fax. 608-260-0900 http://www.familyfarmers.org

A Moral Declaration for America from the Poor People's Campaign: To the people of this nation, our struggles are inextricably linked. The extremists are winning by default and by shallow margins of victory. We must use all the tools available to us to fight voter suppression, and we must also commit to mobilizing the 20 million poor and low-wealth people who did not vote in the past election because they have been disabused of their importance to our democracy. History teaches us that where false hatred fueled by greed has caused government leaders to falter in favor of a few, moral social justice movements have always stepped up to steer the nation back on course. Until that miraculous day when the rights of human beings are respected without the need for enforcement, it is up to the people of moral conscience to provide the unwritten checks and balances necessary for good governance. This nation is ours to make over and over again for as long as justice takes. Forward Together, Not One Step Back! Bishop William J. Barber II, Founding Director, Center for Public Theology and Public Policy at Yale Divinity School. Sign the Letter! Here is more information about the WI Poor People's Campaign: https://www.wnpj.org/member-organizations-list/wi-poor-people's-campaign The WI Network for Peace and Justice is the umbrella non-profit organization supporting the work of 78 member groups around Wisconsin. Read about our Spotlights and events listings for many of our member groups: ******************************* Note: The WNPJ Spring ’23 Newsletter is now available for your perusal! We've mailed it to subscribers but is also posted here: https://www.wnpj.org/post/wnpj-spring-2023-newsletter *************************** Upcoming Events this week for WNPJ groups: MADISON Tues Jul 18th, 5 - 6:30 pm JustDane Service Fair. At the Village on Park - Villager Mall - Atrium Community Rooms, 2300 S. Park For more information, see www.justdane.org SiNSINAWA Wed Jul 19th 3 - 4 pm The Windows of Queen of the Rosary Chapel: A Story of Faith in Color, Light and Glass ( 3 parts) - Sinsinawa Mound Center, County Road Z. 3 opportunities. Join S. Priscilla Wood, OP, Director of the Office of Arts and Cultural Heritage, for a sitting tour of these “jewels in the crown” in our chapel at Sinsinawa Mound. Learn not only the special techniques used but the story that each window contains as each takes the viewer on a journey through faith. This event will be held on Wednesday, July 19, August 23 and September 20 at 3 p.m. This is open to the public and admission is free. Contact Arrangements at 608-748-4411 or visit our website at www.sinsinawa.org/moundcenter for more information. Sinsinawa Mound, the motherhouse for the Dominican Sisters of Sinsinawa, is located in southwest Wisconsin on County Road Z, off Highway 11, about five miles northeast of Dubuque. MILWAUKEE Thurs Jul 20th, 12 noon - 1 pm Monthly Anti-Gun Vigil. Dunham's Sports, South 108th Street, West Allis. Stand with Casa Maria Catholic Worker House: don2roberta@yahoo.com EAU CLAIRE Fri Jul 21st, 5 - 6 pm Monthly Peace Stand. Wisconsin 93 Trunk & Golf Road. The 3rd Friday of each month is Peace Stand time in Eau Claire, going on since 2004. We gather with signs at Hwy 93 & Golf Road, we visit one another and sometimes we sing. Stand and be counted. Mark Helpsmeet is with Northern Spirit Radio, a member group of WNPJ. Contact for more information: helpsmeet@usa.net MADISON Fri Jul 21st 6 - 7 pm Refugee Benefit Dinner. At First Unitarian Society, University Bay Drive. Support Four Lakes Welcome Corps while enjoying delicious foods from around the globe. To learn more, see https://www.fourlakeswelcomecorps.org/ MILWAUKEE Sat Jul 22nd, 12 noon - 1 pm Peace Action WI Weekly Stand for Peace. Meet at North Farwell Avenue & East Brady Street. Each week, a different vigil site in Milwaukee. Bring your signs for peace! Questions? Contact Peace Action WI - info@peaceactionwi.org or see https://www.peaceactionwi.org MADISON Sat Jul 22nd 10 am – 8 pm “Wisconsin Justice Summit” . At the First United Methodist Church, 302 Wisconsin Ave. Justice activists from all over WI are coming together to forge a strategic plan that will include action for Peace, Justice, Sustainability, and Democracy! The following leaders have signed on to help guide it so far: Judge Everette Mitchell Rep Francesca Hong Emily Park, 350 Wisconsin Rev. Jerry Folk, Interfaith Peace Working Group To help us build momentum for the July 22nd Wisconsin Justice Summit, we have launched the Campaign for Love, Unity, and Equity (C.L.U.E.) Please endorse this campaign and the Wisconsin Justice Summit by going here: https://tinyurl.com/CLUESignUpForm Using our “Flier for All of Us” we are showing up and supporting the actions of our partners in hopes of building powerful movement momentum for the summit on July 22. Register to take part in the summit by going here: https://tinyurl.com/JusticeSummitRegistration Share our Facebook Event: https://fb.me/e/RLg68QZ8. Visit and share this Summit info page: https://tinyurl.com/WIJusticeSummitInfo . For more information about how you can help make this Summit an exciting turning point for peace, justice, sustainability and real democracy, call Building Unity at 608-630-3633. Need Madison housing – or can you host in Madison – call Tim at 608-630-3633. MADISON Sun Jul 23rd, 5 - 8 pm Potluck for Safe Skies supporters! Demetral Park, North 6th Street. We've been at it for more than 3 years. COVID really made it difficult for us to come together in community during so much of that time. It's past time to do that. We've worked so hard to oppose those darn fighter jets and get someone to clean up our water, we deserve to have some good times together. If you have been a supporter in any way: Wrote a letter, attended an event, recorded a video, spoke at an event, signed a petition, canvassed neighborhoods, helped with publicity, planned, displayed a yard sign, contributed writing, music or art, educated your neighbors, spoke or submitted testimony at public hearings & meetings, monitored noise levels, donated or raised money, assisted with legal work and more... .......we welcome you to join us for a potluck, to celebrate the movement we've created, commiserate our struggles, and energize for the future! We'll provide non-alcoholic drinks and disposable tableware. No alcohol or glass containers are allowed. No amplified sound. This is not an event for the general public, but feel free to bring your friends & families. From Vicki, Hannah, Celeste, Harry, Anne and the rest of us at Safe Skies Clean Water Wisconsin. ----Join an open discussion at: https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/no-f-35s-in-madison . Learn more at www.safeskiescleanwaterwi.org VIRTUAL Mon Jul 24th, 7 - 8 pm - 350 Wisconsin is hosting a virtual training on Divestment! Do you bank with Chase, Wells Fargo, Bank of America, or Citibank? Or do you have close friends or family who do so? These four banks loan billions to the fossil fuel industry. If we bank with them, our money is being used to fund climate chaos. But as customers, we can do something about it. We will teach bank customers how to advocate for climate justice. We’re inviting bank customers — and friends and family of bank customers — to come to this training to learn how to meet with local branch managers to send a message up to the bank CEOs who are funding climate chaos. VIA ZOOM: Register in advance for the meeting here: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZUpf-ysqj4rGNywI2L8mFjK5NOmKIF6INDD#/registration ******************************************************* If your group would like to get your events posted in the weekly e-bulletin – JOIN US! https://www.wnpj.org/membership ******************************************** WNPJ member groups can sign up for a Saturday opportunity to TABLE at the Madison Farmers Market – this Spring and summer at the Capitol Square. https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10c0f4daaa929a5fac34-wnpj#/ The Farmers Market opening date is April 15th – 7 am to 1 pm …and runs through the Fall on Saturdays. Sign up for your spot today! Bring your own table and hand-outs to the King Street corner of the Square, next to the VFP #25 table! Questions? Contact info@wnpj.org **************************************** Interested in a yard sign? WNPJ has yard signs available! yardsigns@wnpj.org See our new Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/WisNPJ "Like" us and follow us! Special thanks to volunteer Kathy Esposito for her volunteer work putting the WNPJ weekly e-bulletin together!

A few months ago, we delivered a letter to Governor Evers, asking him to use his constitutional powers to commute the sentences of two men: Israel Saldana and Michael Maldonado who are two of the very many people who have been in Wisconsin prisons too long. You can read the letter here and learn about Israel and Michael. The Governor's office has acknowledged receipt of the letter and has indicated that they are looking into it. Today, we are asking you to let the Governor know that there are many of us in Wisconsin who want him to use his constitutional authority to begin to consider commuting sentences. It is part of our system of checks and balances, in which the Executive can provide a balance to extremes, like the sentences received by Michael and Israel. There are two ways for you to get involved today. First, you can add your name to the electronic petition here. Please scan or take a picture of any paper petitions you gather and submit them to wisdomcommutation@gmail.com. Sign the electronic petition Download a paper petition We also urge you to write Governor Evers a card or letter requesting that he commute the sentences of Michael and Israel and establish a procedure for reviewing additional cases similar to theirs. The address for the letter or card is: Governor Tony Evers 115 E. Capitol, Suite 1 Madison, WI 53702 If you have a group or social justice committee, you can take half an hour in one of your meetings to ask everyone to send a message. If you need examples of these letters, please reach out to wisdomcommutation@gmail.com Let Governor Evers know that if he does the wise and fair thing, the people of Wisconsin will have his back. Too many people have been in Wisconsin for far too long. Some were children when they were sentenced. Some received disproportionate sentences. Many, like Michael and Israel, have worked very hard to change their lives and to be ready to make a contribution when they get a second chance. It's time for common sense to outweigh political fear. In Solidarity, David Liners office@wisdomwisconsin.org

GOLDEN RULE PEACE BOAT VISIT. Sept. 1-4. The Golden Rule, a historic sailboat, visits Milwaukee as part of an 11,000 mile voyage. Free boat visits and tours 1-4pm daily, at Discovery World Sept.1 and Lakeshore State Park Sept. 2-4. Party in the park with folk musicians 2-5pm on Friday, Sept. 2. Sponsored by Veterans For Peace. INFORMATION: Bill Christofferson, 414-587-6577, vfpchapter102@gmail.com -- Veterans for Peace Chapter 102

Silent Rally and Public Hearing Weds. July 12 at 11am 301 Hyde Park Ave, Waukesha This Wed, July 12th, the Waukesha school district will hold a public hearing at Noon to decide on the superintendent's recommendation to terminate the employment of Melissa Tempel, the first grade teacher who has been on paid administrative leave since April. On leave because she publicly voiced her concerns about the district prohibiting her students from singing "Rainbowland". The Alliance for Education in Waukesha are asking folks to join a First Amendment-focused protest outside the admin building (301 Hyde Park Ave) starting at 11am. For the purpose of the hearing next week, please focus on the First Amendment issue. They are asking people to wear black…to show that silencing people's first amendment hurts everyone regardless of where an individual stands on gay and other cultural issues. ​ Info gathered from: Wisconsin Faith Voices for Justice

The Peace Wave happened in Madison, July 8th...part of the international wave! Check out the video. You'll see WNPJ members and contacts of our member groups ...like World Beyond War ( contacts Stefania Sani and Janet Parker - pictured here) , Interfaith Peace Working Group, WILPF, Madison Friends, PSR, Madison Vets for Peace, the Farley Center, WI Peoples Party, Building Unity, Safe Skies Clean Water WI, Working Group on Peace in Ukraine, and more! https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=2523064724510039&id=100004196085701&mibextid=Nif5oz Peace Wave Day at Reynolds Park/Farmers Market https://worldbeyondwar.org/madison

The Dane Sanctuary Coalition is asking members of the faith community to sign on to a press release calling on the Biden Administration and our elected leaders to create a just and humane immigration system. We are asking for faith-based organizations, judicatories, clergy, congregations, and individual people of faith to sign on to the statement. The statement will be released to the media in a press conference on July 19 at 10:00am at Orchard Ridge United Church of Christ, 1501 Gilbert Rd, Madison, WI 53711. Read the statement here - https://docs.google.com/document/d/160U1tlaR3uZQZodb9_iTIulfrCUAYLg4/edit?usp=sharing&ouid=104207953247701038504&rtpof=true&sd=true. Click here to use this form to sign on. For questions, please contact Rabbi Bonnie Margulis, Executive Director, Wisconsin Faith Voices for Justice, 608-513-7121, wifaithvoices4justice@gmail.com. Please respond by July 14. Thank you all for your commitment to immigrant justice! Bonnie Rabbi Bonnie Margulis Executive Director Wisconsin Faith Voices for Justice 608-513-7121

The WI Network for Peace and Justice is the umbrella non-profit organization supporting the work of 78 member groups around Wisconsin. Here are Spotlights and events listings for many of our member groups: SPOTLIGHT on the “Wisconsin Justice Summit” Saturday, July 22nd * 10 am – 8 pm First United Methodist Church, 302 Wisconsin Ave. Madison WI Organized by Building Unity, member group of WNPJ... https://www.wnpj.org/member-organizations-list/building-unity-wisconsin Justice activists from all over WI are coming together to forge a strategic plan that will include action for Peace, Justice, Sustainability, and Democracy! The following leaders have signed on to help guide it so far: Judge Everette Mitchell Rep Francesca Hong Emily Park, 350 Wisconsin Rev. Jerry Folk, Interfaith Peace Working Group To help us build momentum for the July 22nd Wisconsin Justice Summit, we have launched the Campaign for Love, Unity, and Equity (C.L.U.E.) Please endorse this campaign and the Wisconsin Justice Summit by going here: https://tinyurl.com/CLUESignUpForm Using our “Flier for All of Us” we are showing up and supporting the actions of our partners in hopes of building powerful movement momentum for the summit on July 22. Register to take part in the summit by going here: https://tinyurl.com/JusticeSummitRegistration Share our Facebook Event: https://fb.me/e/RLg68QZ8 Visit and share this Summit info page: https://tinyurl.com/WIJusticeSummitInfo For more information about how you can help make this Summit an exciting turning point for peace, justice, sustainability and real democracy, call Building Unity at 608-630-3633. Need Madison housing – or can you host in Madison – call Tim at 608-630-3633, Learn more about this summer/fall Campaign for Love, Unity, & Equity: C.L.U.E. - upcoming dates of events here: https://www.wnpj.org/post/one-united-wisconsin-movement-for-people-peace-planet We are Building Unity! We have the beginnings of a plan for a planet-saving united movement for ALL of us! · BIPOC/Workers/LGBTQ+/Immigrant/JUSTICE! · Nonviolence/World Peace Demilitarization · Climate/Ecological Justice · Democracy Not Run by Money · Abortion rights, Body Autonomy · Equity and Justice for ALL people · Compassionate, Restorative Justice · Human Rights, Needs, & Gun Sense - Not Corporate Greed ******************************* Note: The WNPJ Spring ’23 Newsletter is now available for your perusal! We've mailed it to subscribers but is also posted here: https://www.wnpj.org/post/wnpj-spring-2023-newsletter *************************** Upcoming Events this week for WNPJ groups: VIRTUAL Mon Jul 10th 7 - 8:15 pm * 350 WI monthly mtg: "Sun Block: Utility Proposals Darken Rooftop Solar Outlook" with Michael Vickerman. Learn about dangerous proposals that would dampen future customer investments in solar power. VIA ZOOM: Register in advance for the meeting by visiting the website https://350wisconsin.org/monthly-meetings/ . After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting via computer, tablet, or smartphone. Michael Vickerman, Clean Energy Deployment Manager for RENEW Wisconsin, will speak to us about Madison Gas and Electric’s and Alliant Energy’s proposals to raise rates and alter net metering for solar customers. For many years, homeowners and businesses have been using the sunlight that falls on their rooftops as a source of electricity. Rooftop solar systems operate in parallel with the utility grid, allowing customers to export energy they don’t use to the utility. A billing mechanism called net metering supports such systems by enabling rooftop solar owners to bank their unused electricity and receive the retail energy credit for the excess energy generated. Learn how you can get involved. https://350wisconsin.org/monthly-meetings/ MADISON Mon Jul 10, 6 - 7:30 pm ARCATAO SPEAKS OUT, report-back from the MASCP/US El Salvador Sister Cities delegation. Village Cohousing Community,1104 Mound Street. A simple supper will be provided. The delegation met with the Youth Council. Very few people in the 16-30-year-old age range are left in our Madison Arcatao sister city. They have either migrated to Honduras or the US. Having heard family members themselves mourn their missing sons, we are renewed as an organization, realizing the importance of our solidarity. If there were ever a time to get involved and/or donate this is it. We invite you to come and hear our delegates at a brief presentation on July 10." RSVP here: . Learn more at MASCP info@mascp.org MADISON Sat Jul 15th, 10 - 11 am Flash Mob at the Dane County Farmers’ Market - with 350 WI. Capitol Square North Garage, East Mifflin Street. See how Chase customers get turned into puppets on a string, sending money to Chase bankers, who send it on to Big Oil. Be there when the Chase customers/puppet dancers break free! Check out the amazing costumes, choreography, and street theater organized by 350 Wisconsin’s Art Collective. It’s an event not to miss. Help make the event successful by volunteering to hold banners, hand out leaflets, or help with tabling. Join us at 9:45 am to be on hand for the 10:00 performance. Contact: divest.defund@350wisconsin.org MADISON Sat July 15th, 10 am - 4 pm Open House Assembly with Madison Tenant Power! Goodman Community Center, 214 Waubesa Street. Help us build a movement for housing justice led by and for tenants. Whether you are a long-time member of Madison Tenant Power or a tenant interested in shaping the future of renter’s rights in Madison, join us for an all-day forum on our ongoing fight for safe living conditions in Dane County. Lunch provided; masks required. To RSVP, please visit: https://airtable.com/shrmmdAxTPtrp3dDH . More info, visit the Facebook event: https://www.facebook.com/events/641118807899429 . Sent to WNPJ by Madison Infoshop - jepeck@wisc.edu MILWAUKEE Sat Jul 15th, 12 noon - 1 pm Peace Action WI Weekly Stand for Peace - Meet at North Sherman Boulevard & West North Avenue. Each week, a different vigil site in Milwaukee. Bring your signs for peace! Questions? Contact Peace Action WI - info@peaceactionwi.org or see https://www.peaceactionwi.org VERONA Sat Jul 15th 5 - 7 pm 'Congress of Starlings' Concert - with Andrea Bunch and Aerin Tedsco. At the Farley Center, Spring Rose Road. Website: https://www.congressofstarlings.com/ Cost: $15 PAY AT THE DOOR. All proceeds will go to the musicians. Please bring your own chairs and blankets. There will be one of our farmers selling fresh, organic vegetables and Farley Center honey will be available (cash or check only). Perez Produce will be selling tamales ($2.50 each) and cold drinks (cash only).They will also offer tamales by the dozen if you want to pre-order those and they will be ready for pick up from the concert - pre-order at programs@farleycenter.org ) We are offering an informational tour with Farley Center Board Member Jeanne Meier at 4:00- one hour before the concert. No charge for the tour. We are also offering a Farley Center Food Forest Tour with ‘ Kalev Kristjuhan/Wisc. Food Forests’ following the concert from 7:00-8:00. No charge for the tour. www.farleycenter.org MADISON Sun Jul 16th, 11 am "Family Reunion" - Anti-Racist Change & Community Building in Dane County with WILPF, Moms Demand Action and more. Brittingham Park. A gathering to create community, capacity, and change! LET'S CREATE COMMUNITY / CAPACITY / CHANGE. WILPF invites WNPJ to join Families for Justice for a gathering of people and organizations working to create anti-racist change and community in Dane County! Working together, we CAN create community, build capacity, and make change. Bring some food to share (if you're able) and connect with people working on community building and community organizing, co-conspirator/ally education, anti-racist education, school safety, school food justice, abortion rights, and faith group activism. WILPF will provide plates, utensils, and an assortment of beverages. We define “family” very broadly. All people of all ages are welcome! Questions? wilpfmadison@gmail.com ******************************************************* If your group would like to get your events posted in the weekly e-bulletin – JOIN US! https://www.wnpj.org/membership ******************************************** WNPJ member groups can sign up for a Saturday opportunity to TABLE at the Madison Farmers Market – this Spring and summer at the Capitol Square. https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10c0f4daaa929a5fac34-wnpj#/ The Farmers Market opening date is April 15th – 7 am to 1 pm …and runs through the Fall on Saturdays. Sign up for your spot today! Bring your own table and hand-outs to the King Street corner of the Square, next to the VFP #25 table! Questions? Contact info@wnpj.org **************************************** Interested in a yard sign? WNPJ has yard signs available! yardsigns@wnpj.org See our new Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/WisNPJ "Like" us and follow us! Special thanks to volunteer Kathy Esposito for her volunteer work putting the WNPJ weekly e-bulletin together!

The WI Network for Peace and Justice is the umbrella non-profit organization supporting the work of 78 member groups around Wisconsin. Here are Spotlights and events listings for many of our member groups: ******************************* Spotlight on Peace Action WI and World BEYOND War Promoting the 24-hr PEACE WAVE, July 8 - 9 24 Hour Peace Wave: No to Militarization – Yes to Cooperation - 2023 Start: Saturday, July 8, 2023 at 8:00 AM CT End: Sunday, July 9, 2023 at 8:00 AM CT Host Contact Info: David, david@worldbeyondwar.org Register here for free to get the Zoom link to watch the peace wave. https://worldbeyondwar.org/wave/ This is the 2nd annual global Peace Wave sponsored by the International Peace Bureau and World BEYOND War. It features live peace actions in the streets and squares of the world, moving around the globe with the sun. Sent to WNPJ by Peace Action WI - info@peaceactionwi.org *********************************** SPOTLIGHT on the WNPJ member group, MREA! And that’s a wrap on The 32nd Annual MREA Energy Fair in Custer, June 23 - 25th! Thank you to all the staff, volunteers, members, exhibitors, vendors, and the countless others who helped make the fair happen. Most of all, thank you to those that came to the fair and helped support our mission of creating a more sustainable future. We hope the fair was as fun for you as it was for us! We’ll see you next year for The 33rd Annual Energy Fair, June 21-23, 2024! WNPJ members and groups were well represented at the Fair with flyers for tabling and speakers for workshops - including… -The Farley Center, -Family Farm Defenders, -Echo Valley Hope -Building Unity -350 Wisconsin -The Madison Infoshop -Forward Marching Band -Wi Resource Protection Council -Green Muslims -Citizens Climate Lobby ******************************* SPOTLIGHT on WNPJ – Meeting Virtually on Thursday, July 6th at noon! Weaving the Web. A Drop-in Hour for WNPJ the first Thursday of each month – no agenda – let us know what your group is up to. Dena Eakles of the WNPJ Board will be facilitating! Zoom Meeting Information: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/89361313008?pwd=UmxCOUcxL3ZFb244aXp0SnBVTFRSZz09 Meeting ID: 893 6131 3008. Passcode: 797041 * Questions? Contact office@wnpj.org ********************************************** Note: The WNPJ Spring ’23 Newsletter is now available for your perusal! We've mailed it to subscribers but is also posted here: https://www.wnpj.org/post/wnpj-spring-2023-newsletter *************************** Upcoming Events this week for WNPJ groups: VIRTUAL Wed Jul 5th, 1 pm Webinar on Palestine. The US Campaign for Palestinian Rights (USCPR) recently won a resounding victory in the case brought against them by the Jewish National Fund (JNF) when a US court stopped the JNF’s baseless attack aimed at stopping pro-Palestinian advocacy. You are invited to learn more about this victory and the way forward. For more information and/or to register, click here. Sent to WNPJ by Madison-Rafah Sister-City Project rafahsistercity@yahoo.com VIRTUAL Thurs Jul 6th, 12 noon - 1 pm WNPJ's Weaving the Web. A Drop-in Hour for WNPJ meets the first Thursday of each month– no agenda – let us know what your group is up to. Dena Eakles of the WNPJ Board will be facilitating! Zoom Meeting Information: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/89361313008?pwd=UmxCOUcxL3ZFb244aXp0SnBVTFRSZz09 Meeting ID: 893 6131 3008. Passcode: 797041 * Questions? Contact office@wnpj.org VIRTUAL Thurs Jul 6th, 6 - 8 pm WILPF Monthly Virtual Book Club. We'll talk about... "Lessons in Chemistry". To get the zoom link, reply to: wilpfmadison@gmail.com VERONA Fri Jul 7th, 6:50 - 9am Early Morning NPS Walking Tour of the Farley Center with Director Shedd Farley - Farley Center, Spring Rose Road. You MUST reserve a spot by e-mailing programs@farleycenter.org or calling the Farley Center at 608-845-8724. Tours fill up fast so if you sign up and need to cancel, please let us know so we can add another from our waitlist. Come take a walk through the Natural Path Sanctuary and learn about green burial. Meet at the bur oak tree near the red packing shed at the Farley Center at 6:50 a.m.. Please wear good walking shoes and dress appropriately for the weather. Please check back on the facebook page for any changes due to the weather. THIS IS AN OUTDOOR PRESENTATION - THERE WILL NOT BE A PRESENTATION IN THE CENTER. THE FARLEY CENTER BUILDING IS CLOSED TO THE PUBLIC BUT THERE ARE PORTABLE TOILETS FOR USE. https://www.facebook.com/events/100477976324524?active_tab=about SINSINAWA Fri Jul 7th, 9 am - 3 pm No Child Left Inside: Weekly Day camp for kids. Sinsinawa Mound Center, County Road Z. Eric Anglada, Sinsinawa’s Ecological Programming Coordinator, will be leading this weekly day camp. These day-long camps in June and July, open to ages from 7 to 11, will be filled with games, exploration, story-telling, hiking, plant identification and more. Participants should be ready to learn about themselves and nature, get some exercise and have lots of fun. Children should bring their own water bottle, lunch, snack and hat. We will spend the entirety of the day outdoors. Registration ends on the Wednesday prior to each Friday. The fee is $30 per day camp or $120 for all five camp sessions. Contact Arrangements at 608-748-4411 or visit our website at https://www.sinsinawa.org/moundcenter for more information. Sinsinawa Mound, the motherhouse for the Dominican Sisters of Sinsinawa, is located in southwest Wisconsin on County Road Z, off Highway 11, about five miles northeast of Dubuque. ONTARIO Sat Jul 8th, 10 am - 3 pm Echo Valley Hope will host EXPLORING SOLAR at Echo Valley Farm, E14604 County Rd F, at County Rd. F and Z, near Ontario. Discuss the financial and environmental benefits of transitioning to solar. From 10 am to 11 am, Samantha Laskowski, Vice President of the Vernon County Energy District, will be on hand to share information, offer researched advice, and answer questions about IRA and how you can benefit. Up to $14,000 is available in tax credits and rebates for homeowners through the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA). Rebates are available for clothes dryers, air conditioners, and electric stoves. Tax credits are available for weatherization, solar panels, batteries, and electric vehicles. Rebates and tax credits can often be “stacked” so people can take advantage of both, maximizing savings. Round table discussion from 11 to noon: Are you thinking of moving towards solar? Wanting to lose an unnecessary meter charge? Need help in determining first or next steps? Let’s talk. From 1pm to 2 pm Rob Danielson of SOUL will be available to help you estimate the cost of solar installations and much more. Both Samantha and Rob will be on hand all day to answer questions. And our friend from Seekjoy, Eoin Small will be playing music and sharing their work towards sustainable cohabitation. For more info, please call 608-606-4450/ echovalleyfarmwisconsin.com MADISON Sat Jul 8th 10 - 11 am "Peace Wave" - World Without War Teach-In - Meet at Reynolds Park, E Mifflin and N Paterson. We have changed the venue. We'll be in the corner of Reynolds Park facing Breese Stevens Field. The farmers market will be at Breese Stevens that day, so lots of people will see us. We hope that some of them join the conversation. Join World BEYOND War and Wisconsin vs World War 3 at the Madison farmers market to hold a teach-in! This is part of a 24-hour live stream, from around the world. Our Abolish War Teach-In is part of the Peace Wave. Can you join us to take a public stand against war?! We invite you to research or choose concepts/sentences/quotes/etc that you want to speak about, related to war abolition. At the Abolish War Teach-In, we'll hold our posters. We'll take turns sharing on our concepts briefly in an open mic forum. The goal would also be for each one of us to be able to debate our issue with people who stop by and engage. Questions, ideas, RSVP? Drop us a line please. Stefania & Janet at warabolition@gmail.com MILWAUKEE Sat Jul 8th, 12 noon - 1 pm Peace Action WI Weekly Stand for Peace. Meet at KK and Lincoln. Each week, a different vigil site in Milwaukee. Bring your signs for peace! Questions? Contact Peace Action WI - info@peaceactionwi.org or see https://www.peaceactionwi.org VERONA Sat Jul 8th, 7 - 8:30 pm John Duggleby and Twila Jean Concert at the Farley Center. Spring Rose Road. Co-sponsored by the Southwest Wisconsin Area Progressives (SWWAP) and PFLAG of Mount Horeb. Cost: $10 Suggested Donation. All proceeds will go to the musicians. We'll meet under the Bur Oak Welcoming Area (BOWA ). Weather permitting, a campfire open mic will follow the concert. Perez Produce will be selling tamales ($2.50 each) and cold drinks (cash only).They will also offer tamales by the dozen if you want to pre-order a dozen to take home, and they will be ready for pick up from the concert - pre-order at programs@farleycenter.org) Please bring your own chairs and blankets. There will be one of our farmers selling fresh, organic vegetables and Farley Center honey will be available (cash or check only). More info: www.farleycenter.org VIRTUAL Mon Jul 10th 7 - 8:15 pm * 350 WI monthly mtg: "Sun Block: Utility Proposals Darken Rooftop Solar Outlook" with Michael Vickerman. Learn about dangerous proposals that would dampen future customer investments in solar power. VIA ZOOM: Register in advance for the meeting by visiting the website https://350wisconsin.org/monthly-meetings/ . After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting via computer, tablet, or smartphone. Michael Vickerman, Clean Energy Deployment Manager for RENEW Wisconsin, will speak to us about Madison Gas and Electric’s and Alliant Energy’s proposals to raise rates and alter net metering for solar customers. For many years, homeowners and businesses have been using the sunlight that falls on their rooftops as a source of electricity. Rooftop solar systems operate in parallel with the utility grid, allowing customers to export energy they don’t use to the utility. A billing mechanism called net metering supports such systems by enabling rooftop solar owners to bank their unused electricity and receive the retail energy credit for the excess energy generated. 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