So far, more than 50 groups have co-signed our national letter to EPA and state regulators to END open burning of hazardous waste… Can you help us reach our goal of 100 groups? Letter and Sign-on Form (LINK) Deadline: Due April 24, 2023 Complete URL: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1WGUbD1XYU_h3LIdw3UdCKtJR4EQgyi2LvAqmnxOuoi4/edit?pli=1 Sent to WNPJ by: Laura Olah | Executive Director Citizens for Safe Water Around Badger | www.CSWAB.org National Coordinator | Cease Fire Campaign E12629 Weigand’s Bay South, Merrimac, WI 53561 P: 608 643 3124 | info@cswab.org | www.twitter.com/CSWAB www.facebook.com/cswab.org | www.facebook.com/ceasefirecampaign

WNPJ is a proud supporter of member group JustDane. For over fifteen years, JustDane has led with compassionate and life changing initiatives. From their website: “Life’s circumstance or missteps can lead to incarceration or other life challenges that can be difficult to overcome. It’s better for everyone in our community when we can ensure a person has the chance to put the pieces of their lives back together; creating a community where everyone has an opportunity to succeed.” Their initiative, JustBakery, offers students the opportunity to learn new skills in the culinary arts and upon completion, gain automatic acceptance into the Madison College Culinary Program. The next class begins May 1 and they are requesting backpacks for the incoming students. Let’s help get them all they need! Here is a link to a great backpack. For more information: info@justdane.org

Contact Sister City Project to get your copy!

Al Gedicks: Smaller nuclear reactors will increase waste (April 7, 2023) (Al Gedicks is the contact for the WNPJ member group: www.wrpc.net www.facebook.com/WisconsinResourcesProtectionCouncil/) Dairyland Power Cooperative has an agreement with NuScale to consider the construction of small modular reactors ("Weighing nuclear options, March 27, La Crosse Tribune). Brent Ridge lists the smaller size as an advantage of these reactors. However, a May 2022 study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences has reached the opposite conclusion. Energy in a nuclear reactor is produced when a neutron splits a uranium atom in the reactor core, generating additional neutrons that go on to split other uranium atoms, creating a chain reaction. But some neutrons escape from the core — a problem called neutron leakage — and strike surrounding materials, such as steel and concrete. These materials then become radioactive when "activated" by neutrons from the core. Because of their smaller size, small modular reactors will experience more neutron leakage than conventional reactors. The study found that the small reactors will generate at least nine times more neutron-activated steel than conventional power plants. These radioactive materials have to be carefully managed prior to disposal. Far from being cheaper and producing fewer radioactive byproducts than conventional large-scale reactors, small modular reactors will produce more radioactive waste that will add to the costs of managing nuclear wastes. Al Gedicks La Crosse

Dear Partner in Justice, Building Unity is seeking partners to endorse both our next action (4/20 Legalize Cannabis Press Conference), but also the whole series of actions, events, holidays, and solidarity opportunities that we believe will help us to build momentum towards a stronger united movement that will make life a bit more manageable for all of us. Please, read on. Imagine how much easier our work would be if we, as a united movement, made sure that all of our messages, purposes, callings, actions and visions for a more peaceful, just, and ecologically sane world were equally worked into a unified plan. What if instead of all doing our own things, we came together and created a plan that included all of us?! What if we took turns, showed up for each other, and together filled the halls of power with our own people? Building Unity and partners like you are launching the Campaign for Love, Unity, and Equity(a placeholder name that can be changed at any time) and we know that we can’t do this without you. A first draft of a timeline of movement momentum building can be viewed here: https://tinyurl.com/CLUETimeline. We hope that you will help us make sure that your group’s upcoming priorities are part of this shared evolving timeline. Please help us to build momentum through this spring and into the summer by sharing this frequently updated flier wherever you go. Please take this Doodle Poll to help us pick the best date for an early July Statewide All People’s Justice Summit where we will build a united statewide plan that will center the voices of these traditionally marginalized constituencies: BIPOC LGBTQIA+ Immigrants and Refugees People with disabilities People with criminal records Workers Women Peace, Justice, Democracy, and Environmental Activists And, give us to work together and build statewide, efficient and powerful unity. Together we will forge a plan that will lead to a major shift in Wisconsin’s political climate. As efficiently and quickly as possible, we, the people must make sure that the halls of power are filled with real compassionate humans - people who understand the essential need for comprehensive justice and a dramatic shift away from politics driven by big money, military domination, and fear. As a human family we must put our faith in a politics driven by our Commitment to Love, Unity, and Equity. It is time for all of us to get a CLUE - together People, Peace, and Planet over Profit! Please call me if you’d like to speak at our press conference this Thursday (4/20 at noon.) Lastly, and again, please let us promote your great work and add it to our momentum building flier. Timothy Cordon 608-630-3633 www.BuildingUnityWisconsin.org www.facebook.com/buildingunitywi What might be possible if our state's greatest grassroots leaders for peace, justice, sustainability, and/or democracy came together and committed themselves to creating a united plan - a plan for a dramatic shift - "a great turning" towards a peaceful, compassionate, and livable world. What if we, the people of Wisconsin drafted them to do this? Perhaps other states and nations would follow suit. It is time for humanity to get a CLUE.* Time is running out and we are the ones that we have been waiting for. * Learn more about the Campaign for Love, Unity, and Equity. Sign up for updates here: https://tinyurl.com/CLUESignUpForm

WNPJ + Madison Farmers Market Sign Up + WISDOM Day of Action in Madison April 27th + WNPJ’s Annual Organizational Meeting + other statewide events… ************************** 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. 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 ******************************************** WISDOM Madison Action Day (4/27) at the State Capitol, East Main Street. Register now - and attend the April 13th Zoom Orientation meeting. The day itself will be exciting. Hundreds of us will gather to hear from faith leaders, from members of our organizations, and from people who are impacted by the justice issues we work on. We'll walk together to the State Capitol where we will have a rally on the steps. Then, we will go to speak with the people who represent us in the state legislature, to let them hear our priorities. We need everyone to register for Madison Action Day as soon as possible. There are a lot of reasons to register now. Here are a few: It will help us to know which legislators will be visited by their constituents. When you sign up, we can know who your Assembly Representative and Senator are, and we can be sure they will know you are coming. It helps us to know how many lunches to have! For those who register early, and who attend an April 13 Zoom Orientation session, there will be a drawing to give away some fun prizes! Over the next couple of weeks, you will get more information about Madison Action Day. We'll send information about some of the issues we will highlight, and about some of the speakers you will hear on the 27th. In the meantime, please get yourself registered! You can register through any local WISDOM organization. Most groups outside of Madison also have transportation available to and from the event. If you aren't sure who to contact to get registered, send a note to ESTHER organizer Katie Olson at katio@wisdomwisconsin.org and she will help you wisdomwisconsin.org www.facebook.com/pages/Wisdom-for-justice office@wisdomwisconsin.org ********************************************************* Save the Date! Saturday, May 6th 10 am to 1 pm This is our Annual WNPJ Spring Assembly! Snacks provided All welcome to come share their social justice & just transition success stories! We'll be meeting at the Kickapoo Valley Reserve near LaFarge (and providing a zoom/recorded event option). This is our chance to hear about the activities of Wisconsin Network for Peace and Justice member groups; form a nominating committee for Officers and WNPJ Board member recruitment; and to conduct any necessary Network business. It's an outreach event, too, as we will be inviting Driftless area member groups and their affiliates to speak about environmental and other issues they share in common. Watch for details! If you'd like to be involved with planning, contact the WNPJ at info@wnpj.org. ******************************* Upcoming Events this week for WNPJ groups: (Read about more upcoming events here: https://www.wnpj.org/event-calendar) MILWAUKEE Tues Apr 18, 9:30 - 12:30 United Nations Schools of International Learning (UNSIL) WORLD FAIR. MADISON Tues Apr 18th, 5 - 6:30 pm JustDane Re-entry Service Fair. At Madison College - South, Perry Street. Reentry Service Fair will feature Housing and Employment Vendors. Plan on attending and connecting with some terrific local resources! www.facebook.com/JustDaneMadison VIRTUAL Tues Apr 18th, 7 - 8:30 pm Distinguished Lecture: The United Nations’ 2023 Commission on the Status of Women meeting, official sessions and parallel events by Mary Yeater Rathbun, UNA USA Dane County Chapter. The presentation will begin with a review of what the UN’s Commission on the Status of Women is and how NGO-CSW-NY’s parallel events fit into it. Then it will explain UNA-Dane County’s role in this year’s event, followed by a look at what is ahead for the chapter in its gender equity work. Zoom link https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86759556231?pwd=bWg4RkxLZkZFUWRsMzRmSUR5R0M2QT09 UW-MADISON Wed Apr 19th 4:30 - 5:30 pm Spotlight: History of the Civil Rights Movement in Wisconsin. At the Wisconsin Alumni Association building, 650 N Lake St. Presentation by Alexander Shashko, UW Dept. of African American Studies. Generations of UW–Madison community members have borne witness to a long history of collective organizing in the state. Come learn about how Wisconsin gained a reputation for being an activist powerhouse in the North. Shashko will explore the economic, political, and cultural forces that made Wisconsin a flashpoint for the fight against racial discrimination in America and chronicle the stories of the people who rose up against that discrimination. An audience Q & A session will follow the program. Event is free, but registration is required. Visit: https://www.uwevents.com/ereg/newreg.php?eventid=738205. Sent to WNPJ by Madison Infoshop jepeck@wisc.edu MADISON Wed Apr 19th , 7 – 9 pm “Protect our Children from F35s” Forum. First United Methodist Church on North Sherman, Fellowship Hall. Sponsored by Safe Skies Clean Air WI - safeskieswi@gmail.com MILWAUKEE Thurs Apr 20th, 12 noon - 1 pm ANTI-ROTC VIGIL. Meet at Marquette University Raynor Memorial Libraries, West Wisconsin Avenue. No Christian school should teach violence and war! From Casa Maria Catholic Worker House casamariamke@gmail.com VIRTUAL Thur Apr 20th 6:30 - 7:30 pm Poor People's Campaign Organizing Call for Healthcare. Wisconsinites from all regions and all backgrounds who are impacted by the for-profit healthcare system are invited. Impacted people will be speaking out to members of the Joint Finance Committee. We will be sharing testimony and our demands from the Jubilee Platform for expanding Medicaid/BadgerCare, preventing the cutoffs of 300,000 people from BadgerCare, and moving towards our human right to healthcare. Several legislators have already confirmed their participation. Register here wisconsin@poorpeoplescampaign.org MADISON Fri Apr 21st, 4-6 pm 350 Wisconsin Art Project for Earth Day! UW-Madison Library Mall, State Street. Get Ready for Earth Day! The Art Collective in Madison will be collaborating, once again, with a coalition of UW environmental student groups. The central activity will be just north of the Walgreen's, around the 300 block. Join us for speakers, an art project, free food and, most of all, to support the next generation of climate activists. Then on Earth Day, April 22, the students will be holding a rally at Library Mall, followed by a march up State Street 350wisconsin@350wisconsin.org EAU CLAIRE Fri Apr 21st, 5 - 6 pm Monthly Peace Stand. Meet at Wisconsin 93 Trunk & 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 FOND DU LAC Fri Apr 21st, 5 - 8 pm Blanket Exercise, with CSA. At Pilgrim UCC Church, 535 Stow St. Congregation of St. Agnes (CSA) is proud to collaborate with Pilgrim United Church of Christ, the Alliance for Justice and Brothertown Indian Nation to bring a special Blanket Exercise to our area. A blanket exercise is an experiential group activity that leads participants through 500+ years of Indigenous history that highlights the relationships with European explorers, colonial settlers, and the U.S. federal and state government. Participants will learn more about the Doctrine of Discovery and how the attack on indigenous culture has also affected the environment. Brothertown Indian Nation will be providing the meal and a free will offering will be taken. Registration is free, but space is limited. Register here to participate: https://forms.gle/dS7FnM7dvAQXArPy5 . For more information: CSA Justice FOND DU LAC Sat Apr 22nd, 10 am then throughout the day. Celebrate Earth Day! CSA Easement Tours. 320 County Road K.Tours throughout the day Easement Tour 10: am * Solar Array Tours 11:15 p.m., 12:15 p.m., & 12:45 p.m. The Congregation of St. Agnes (CSA) conservation easement includes 237 acres and cannot reasonably be fully-toured in 60 minutes. This tour will begin with a shortened version of the standard solar array tour followed by a walk around other portions of the CSA conservation easement, including walking up a steep hill to see the oak savannah and the prairie on top of the Niagara Escarpment. Ground conditions will be uneven and may be muddy in locations; please plan footwear accordingly! For more information: CSA Justice MADISON Sat Apr 22nd, 11 am - 4 pm Madison Print & Resist! At the Madison Public Library - Central, 201 West Mifflin Street. Join a day-long festival of political print media, zines, experimental publications, and prints related to the world of art, do-it-yourself culture, and political action. The event brings together subversively creative print/media artists including zine makers, printers, poster-makers, and other self-published artists and writers to share their work with the Madison area community. We are especially excited to celebrate the 20th anniversary of this incredible event! In addition to the fest, we will commemorate with a retrospective MP&R poster exhibition at Central Library & a social gathering with live music by The Stolen Sea, beverages and friendship at the Bur Oak. For more info, visit: https://www.facebook.com/MadisonPrintandResist/. Sent to WNPJ by Madison Infoshop jepeck@wisc.edu MADISON Sat April 22nd, 10 am Earth Day Action! WI State Capitol Square. Then a march up State Street from UW-Library Mall from 1 - 2 pm . Join 350 Wisconsin for climate justice actions during the first day of the 2023 Dane County Farmers Market season. More info? Visit: https://350wisconsin.org/upcoming-events/ MADISON Sat Apr 22nd, 4:30pm Party! Celebrate Spring with MAN. At Cafe CODA, 1224 Williamson. Come enjoy each other's company at lovely Cafe CODA. We'll also be signing people up for our Everywhere Gardens project, care team interest, and anything else you want to do in the Mutual Aid Network. This is right after a monthly interview/variety show, The Human Show. That starts at 3, please feel free to join! Stephanie Rearick will be interviewing Barbara and Echnaton Vedder, and Micah Vedder as musical guests. Also featuring music by Johan Petty w/ Elliot of Earthlings. Questions? Stephanie Rearick

https://www.safeskiescleanwaterwi.org/save-the-date-march-24-27-catholic-worker-faith-resistance-gathering-no-f-35s/ To see news of this event April 2023 - go here: Brenna Cussen's article in the National Catholic Reporter, with photos by Theo Kayser. "Catholic Workers gather in Madison to protest new F-35 fighter jets | National Catholic Reporter (ncronline.org) ************************************** There will be a film and two public talks as part of the gathering. All are welcome for these. https://www.safeskiescleanwaterwi.org/save-the-date-march-24-27-catholic-worker-faith-resistance-gathering-no-f-35s/ Public Talks at the Catholic Worker Faith & Resistance Gathering. Learn more & RSVP here: bit.ly/3L9GZcvfor times and locations! #1 Topic: Why should we ground the F-35 fighter jet and abolish war? Kathy Kelly, Board President, World BEYOND War Vicki Berenson, Safe Skies Clean Water Wisconsin Steven Klafka, Safe Skies Clean Water Wisconsin ********************************* #2. Sunday Panel Discussion Danaka Katovich, Ground the F-35 Program Coordinator & National Co-Director, CODEPINK Women for Peace Brian Terrell, Strangers & Guests Catholic Worker & Nevada Desert Experience ####### Who is organizing this? An assortment of people who have been active with Safe Skies Clean Water Wisconsin - and also connected to other organizations - are pulling together the details to host the gathering. The Catholic Worker folks will take the lead - they have held these gatherings for years and are experienced facilitators for making things happen. Learn more about the Catholic Worker Movement and their allies. Since last April, in Madison World BEYOND WAr has held 24 war abolition walks to call for negotiations to end the war in Ukraine, and all wars. We have started a new Madison chapter of the international anti-war group World BEYOND War. We hope you can join us in March. - Janet, Stefania, Tom and others https://www.wnpj.org/member-organizations-list/madison-for-a-world-beyond-war warabolition@gmail.com

The founding of WNPJ was based on a coalition of people uniting for a single goal: to end the Gulf War. Wars continue, the excuses for war continue and we have not found the secret ingredient to ending war, if there is one. But peace-minded people must try. In hopes of finding common ground you are welcome to a zoom call hosted by Peace Action WI and Milwaukee End the Wars Coalition and co-sponsored by WNPJ, Veterans for Peace #25 Madison, Echo Valley Hope, Interfaith Peace Working Group, Building Unity, and others. Participate in a discussion with speakers on differing viewpoints as we seek common ground. Please register and share: · Peace talks now · Mutual ceasefire · No U.S. actions to escalate or prolong the war Saturday, Apr 15, 3:00 – 4:30 pm https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZYuduCqrjMvHNLW1WQx_Fz1LqNKvNfgF5Oc Questions? Contact info@wnpj.org

We invite you to a statewide zoom meeting for WI peace people on Sat., April 15, 3 pm - 4:30 pm.Please register in advance for this meeting at: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZYuduCqrjMvHNLW1WQx_Fz1LqNKvNfgF5Oc . We hope participants will come away with ideas they can use for local action. Please share this with your friends. The zoom meeting will deal with framing the issue and feature folks who can describe lobbying Congress, organizing public events such as stands for peace, petitioning, and more. It will include an expert on the Ukraine war, former CIA officer turned political activist Ray McGovern, for an update on the current situation and peace negotiations, answers to detail questions, and suggestions for how to talk to Congress about sending weapons. Other viewpoints are welcome. Our place in the peace movement is that we want the U.S. government to change policy to promote peace talks now and mutual ceasefire, and to take no actions to escalate or prolong the war. This project, "Uniting Wisconsin to end the War in Ukraine" is sponsored by the Milwaukee End the Wars Coalition and Peace Action-WI, and co-sponsored by the WI Network for Peace and Justice, Building Unity WI, the Interfaith Peace Working Group, Echo Valley Hope, and Veterans for Peace, Madison, WI Clarence Kailin Chapter 25. Thanks for assistance from the Fellowship of Reconciliation. Several WI peace leaders will be on the zoom to help with strategy and action planning. These include Jim Carpenter of the Milwaukee End the Wars Coalition, Pam Richard from Peace Action WI, Mary Kay Baum from the WI Network for Peace and Justice, Steve Watrous and Martha Collins from the United Nations Association-Milwaukee chapter*, John Peck from Family Farm Defenders*, Tim Cordon from Building Unity, Art Heitzer from the WI Coalition to Normalize Relations with Cuba*, Brad Geyer from Madison Vets for Peace, Dena Eakles from Echo Valley Hope, and from the Interfaith Peace Working Group: Rev. Dr. Jerry Folk, Jane Kavaloski, and Fred Trost. We are seeking people to describe what peace tactic worked for them. The need: the war in Ukraine grinds on with death and destruction, plus danger of nuclear escalation, while our peace movement is divided and unable to pressure Congress and Pres. Biden to do more serious negotiating and to avoid escalating the war. To make our contribution to peace, WI activists need to find some unity and then organize more work on public opinion, the media, etc., and not just in Milwaukee and Madison. Organizers of this project also support: the continuation of humanitarian aid to victims of the war, U.S. acceptance of refugees, the brave individuals in Ukraine and Russia who use non-violent tactics to oppose this war, and funding for our domestic needs instead of war. To endorse or help with this effort, or ask questions, please contact Steve Watrous at wius.senateforum@gmail.com or 414-429-7567. [*Group names for identification purposes only.]

WNPJ + Statewide organizing call on Ukraine + ‘Cassandra’s Home!’ benefit event + Palestine Action Alerts + Madison Farmers Market Sign Up + WISDOM’S Day of Action + WNPJ’s Annual Organizational Meeting + other statewide events… *********************************************** "Uniting Wisconsin to End the War in Ukraine" - Virtual Event This zoom call is being hosted by Peace Action WI and Milwaukee End the Wars Coalition and co-sponsored by WNPJ, Veterans for Peace #25 Madison, Echo Valley Hope, Interfaith Peace Working Group, Building Unity, and more. Please register if you are interested and spread the word! Peace activists need to organize more work on public opinion, the media, and among ourselves. And this can happen not just in Milwaukee and Madison, but statewide. We want Congress and Pres. Biden to avoid escalation in Ukraine and do more serious negotiating. · Peace talks now · Mutual ceasefire · No U.S. actions to escalate or prolong the war Join the general discussion and speakers with differing viewpoints on how to achieve peace. Saturday, Apr 15, 3:00 – 4:30 pm https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZYuduCqrjMvHNLW1WQx_Fz1LqNKvNfgF5Oc If you are in Madison, please join Cassandra Dixon, April 23, from 2-4 pm, at the incredible Taza restaurant in Middleton, 1900 Cayuga St. (More on her return from several months in Palestine.and her attack.) “For my friends in the Madison area, I'd love to thank you in person with delicious Palestinian tea and snacks. One of the joys of visiting Palestine is the delicious food, and I would love the chance to give you a small taste!! I was able to bring back some beautiful new jewelry, hand embroidery and leather bags and wallets made and designed by my friend Laila at Women in Hebron Fair Trade Cooperative and we’ll have those, along with Palestinian olive oil & soap from Playgrounds for Palestine available for sale. Plus there will be information on a Madison-Rafah Sister City fundraiser to help Masafer Yatta residents resist forced removal from their lands, and easy post cards and online links to contact congress. Please bring a friend!” Please click HERE to RSVP so that we will have enough food! Action Alert #1: Please use this link to ask WI Senator Tammy Baldwin as well as other congressional representatives to continue to press for a trial and legal consequences for the settler through the US State Department and the Israeli Police and Prosecution. · Thank them for their attention to the attack. · Ask that they continue to monitor the complaint in Israel and let the Israeli police know that we expect legal consequences for the settlers involved in the attack. · Request that the US Consulate visit Tuba in order to understand the threat of violence and human rights abuses caused by expansion of the illegal Israeli outpost of Havat Ma’on · Ask them to continue to request updates and a written report from the state dependent. · Express your appreciation for her attention to this matter, ask that she sign on to the Bowman Sanders letter, and add that you hope this will lead to greater attention by the Senator in the future to the reality of life on the ground under what is increasingly becoming an Apartheid regime that the US needs to start holding accountable. Contacts to the state department from other congressional representatives would also be very helpful, however with Tammy Baldwin you can mention that Cassandra Dixon is a constituent of hers in WI. Here is a link to contact your senator and representative Questions? Cassandra chrepairs@gmail.com And Action Alert #2 - the WNPJ Sign on Letter..... There are moments in time when horrible acts of violence can be turned into nonviolent actions towards justice. This is such a moment. As WNPJ learned of the Israeli settler attack on our WNPJ member and friend, Cassandra Dixon, we were also made aware of the mistreatment of the Palestinians, mostly children, living in Masafer Yatta, the South Hebron Hills region of the occupied West Bank. Senator Tammy Baldwin took swift action and contacted the State Department urging investigation and consequences to the settler who harmed Cassandra. We applaud her efforts, and with this sign on letter, we thank her and ask her to continue to seek justice. It is our hope that our united voices will demonstrate that eyes are on what is happening there and that we are weary of United States dollars being used in support of an apartheid system. Please sign on to this letter to Senator Baldwin and urge your members and friends to do the same. We would like to send this to her by April 17th. Please make your best effort to reach as many people a possible. From the WNPJ Board - info@wnpj.org **************************** 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. 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 ******************************************** WISDOM Madison Action Day (4/27) at the State Capitol, East Main Street. Register now - and attend the April 13th Zoom Orientation meeting. The day itself will be exciting. Hundreds of us will gather to hear from faith leaders, from members of our organizations, and from people who are impacted by the justice issues we work on. We'll walk together to the State Capitol where we will have a rally on the steps. Then, we will go to speak with the people who represent us in the state legislature, to let them hear our priorities. We need everyone to register for Madison Action Day as soon as possible. There are a lot of reasons to register now. Here are a few: It will help us to know which legislators will be visited by their constituents. When you sign up, we can know who your Assembly Representative and Senator are, and we can be sure they will know you are coming. It helps us to know how many lunches to have! For those who register early, and who attend an April 13 Zoom Orientation session, there will be a drawing to give away some fun prizes! Over the next couple of weeks, you will get more information about Madison Action Day. We'll send information about some of the issues we will highlight, and about some of the speakers you will hear on the 27th. In the meantime, please get yourself registered! You can register through any local WISDOM organization. Most groups outside of Madison also have transportation available to and from the event. If you aren't sure who to contact to get registered, send a note to ESTHER organizer Katie Olson at katio@wisdomwisconsin.org and she will help you wisdomwisconsin.org www.facebook.com/pages/Wisdom-for-justice office@wisdomwisconsin.org *********************************** Save the Date! Saturday, May 6th. This is our Annual WNPJ Spring Assembly! All welcome to come share their social justice & just transition success stories! We'll be meeting at the Kickapoo Valley Reserve near LaFarge (and providing a zoom/recorded event option). This is our chance to hear about the activities of Wisconsin Network for Peace and Justice member groups; form a nominating committee for Officers and WNPJ Board member recruitment; and to conduct any necessary Network business. It's an outreach event, too, as we will be inviting Driftless area member groups and their affiliates to speak about environmental and other issues they share in common. Watch for details! If you'd like to be involved with planning, contact the WNPJ at info@wnpj.org. ******************************* Upcoming Events this week for WNPJ groups: (Read about more upcoming events here: https://www.wnpj.org/event-calendar) Joint Finance Committee Hearings – April 11th – 26th The state of Wisconsin has a biennial budget. The state budget that will govern our state's taxes and spending from July 1, 2023, through June 30, 2025, was recently proposed by Governor Evers. You can learn more about the biennial budget here. The state legislature is now in control of the budget. The "Joint Committee on Finance" is a team of 16 Senators and Assembly Representatives who will make their own recommendations to the other members of the legislature. As part of that process, the Joint Finance Committee holds hearings, at which any Wisconsinite can speak for (usually) 2 minutes. They have announced their schedule which is listed below. Questions? Contact: David Liners - WISDOM office@wisdomwisconsin.org · UW-Eau Claire , Tuesday, April 11th,10 am – 5 pm - 2023, Davies Student CenterOjibwe Grand Ballroom (Third Floor)77 Roosevelt Ave. · Wisconsin Dells, Wednesday, April 12th, 10 – 5 pm - 2023 Wilderness Resort, Glacier Canyon Conference Center - Sandstone Meeting Room45 Hillman Road, · Minocqua , Wednesday, April 26th, 10 – 5 pm, 2023 Lakeland Union High School, 9573 State Highway 70, VIRTUAL Tues Apr 11th, 7 - 8:15 pm - Native Book Discussion: Solar Storms: A Novel. Sponsored by Sinsinawa Mound Center. Eric Anglada, Sinsinawa’s Ecological Programming Coordinator, will be leading the book discussion. “Solar Storms” is a powerful examination of the clashes between cultures and traumatic repercussions that have shaped American history. Registration ends April 10 and the fee is $10 per person. Contact Arrangements at 608-748-4411 or visit our website at www.sinsinawa.org/moundcenter for more information. MADISON Thurs Apr 13th, 4 - 7 pm 'Helping Low Wage Workers & Families Recover from the Pandemic' - lecture at Union South, 1308 W. Dayton St. Presentation by Dr. Anna Gassman-Pines, Professor of Public Policy, Psychology & Neuroscience at Duke University. In honor of the 50th Anniversary of Roberta Gassman Earning her Masters Degree from UW-Madison’s School of Social Work. More info? Visit: https://socwork.wisc.edu/event/roberta-gassman-lecture/. Sent to WNPJ by Madison Infoshop jepeck@wisc.edu UW-MADISON - Fri Apr 14th, 4 - 6 pm "350 Wisconsin! Get Ready for Earth Day!". Library Mall on State Street. The Art Collective in Madison will be collaborating, once again, with a coalition of UW environmental student groups, every Friday, 4-6pm through April 21, on the UW-Madison East Campus Mall. The central activity will be just north of the Walgreen's, around the 300 block. Join us for speakers, an art project, free food and, most of all, to support the next generation of climate activists. Then on Earth Day, April 22, the students will be holding a rally at Library Mall, followed by a march up State Street. Stay tuned for details about that. 350 Wisconsin <350wisconsin@350wisconsin.org SINSINAWA - Sat Apr 15th, 9 am to noon. Wood Painting: Spring Wreath at the Sinsinawa Mound Center, County Road Z. Sarah Barnes, an artist from Iowa, will guide you step-by-step on how to paint a spring wreath on wood. All supplies will be provided for you. The fee is $35 per person and registration ends on April 12. Contact Arrangements at 608-748-4411 or visit our website at http://www.sinsinawa.org/moundcenter for more information. SINSINAWA Sat Apr 15th, 10 am - 3 pm Healing Haunted Histories: Re-Member, Re-Story, & Restore - Sinsinawa Mound Center, County Road Z. We live amid a time of great loss and upheaval. The roots of our challenges, as well as the path toward healing, lie in the way we understand our relationships within ourselves, within our families, within our spiritual traditions, within the community of creation and within the ongoing realities of colonialism. This retreat, inspired in part by the efforts of white settlers, Elaine Enns and Ched Myers, will include a presentation, small group discussion and silent reflection. Registration ends April 13 and the fee is $30 per person. Contact Arrangements at 608-748-4411 or visit our website at http://www.sinsinawa.org/moundcenter for more information. MADISON Tues Apr 11th, 6:30 pm Veterans for Peace Book Club, reading David Couper: Beyond the Badge, by Rob Zaleski. . Meet at 2220 West Lawn. Contact John Fournelle 608-438-7480. Follow-up book will be Black Snow (by James M. Scott). You are welcome to bring suggestions for next books after that. More info from geyerb@yahoo.com or see https://madisonvfp.org/ MILWAUKEE Sat Apr 15th, 12 noon - 1 pm, Weekly Stand for Peace. Meet at North 51st Boulevard & West Silver Spring Drive. 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 VIRTUAL Sat Apr 15th, 3 - 4:30 pm “Uniting Wisconsin to End the War in Ukraine”. ….an Invitation for a WI statewide organizing zoom call. We hope the people attending will come away with ideas they can use locally. This project is sponsored by the Milwaukee End the Wars Coalition and Peace Action WI, and co-sponsored by the WI Network for Peace and Justice and Building Unity WI. Register here prior to the event: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZYuduCqrjMvHNLW1WQx_Fz1LqNKvNfgF5Oc Contact Steve Watrous at 414-429-7567 or Mary Kay Baum, Co-chair of WNPJ - marykbaum@gmail.com ******* Read about all of these events and many more on our events page: https://www.wnpj.org/event-calendar And if your group would like to get your events posted in the weekly e-bulletin – JOIN US! https://www.wnpj.org/membership 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! Click here to subscribe to this weekly WNPJ e-bulletin/ Questions? Contact info@wnpj.org

All welcome! Join WNPJ Board members, in this monthly drop-in zoom call. When? Thurs, May 4th, from 12 noon to 1 pm 'Weaving the Web'!- ....no agenda, just people who care about peace and justice showing up to connect. Contact office@wnpj.org with questions. Zoom Meeting Information: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/89361313008?pwd=UmxCOUcxL3ZFb244aXp0SnBVTFRSZz09. Meeting ID: 893 6131 3008 * Passcode: 797041 * +1 312 626 6799 US (Chicago)

Our Eight-week Tour for Justice and Democracy is Over! 4/4/23 Thank you to all of our local and statewide partners who made it all possible. Due to Covid, we missed one of the weekends, but we held seven summits and had tour stop events in ten different communities across Wisconsin. It is looking like all of our efforts will pay off and that we will have record voter turnout before this day is though. Thank you all for voting, for getting your community to vote, and for all that you do for justice and democracy. April 5th, we are hosting two important next steps meetings: The Monthly Building Unity first Wed. of the Month Core Team Meetin at 8:30 a.m. CT. All are welcome. Even if you’ve never been to a Building Unity meeting and you are just curious, you are very welcome. The next Youth and Young Adults and Allies planning meeting will be at 8:00 p.m. The young leaders of Building Unity and their allies are planning to hold a statewide in-person all-day summit on May 20th and by the end of tomorrow’s meeting we will have a location selected for this. Both of these meetings can be accessed at the same Zoom link: https://zoom.us/j/99245031795 Meeting ID: 992 4503 1795 Any phone: +1 312 626 6799 US (Chicago) Then, starting on Thursday April 6th, Building Unity will be closed for about 12 days. You can still reach out and we might even answer the mobile line, but we will be getting some much needed restorative time. We are in the beginning stages of developing our plans for building momentum for our united movement the rest of spring and into the summer. Please save these dates and help us to build towards our statewide summer solidarity summit in early July. Please help us pick the best of the following dates for this summit: July 1, 2, 8, and/or 9 (please select all of these dates that could work for your or another member of your team, by taking this .Doodle Poll Our tentative timeline of building unity towards this summit is as follows: April 5 - 5:00 - 6:15 CT - Great Lakes Under Threat: Indigenous Water Defenders on Line 5 - https://act.environmentaldefence.ca/page/124909/petition/1 April 11- 6:30 - 9:00 pm CT - Water Listening Tour: Sisters of St. Francis of Assisi - More info here: https://communitiesunitedbywater.org/events April 15 - Statewide Zoom gathering of Peace leaders uniting to stop the war in Ukraine: Statewide virtual meeting to unite to end the war in the Ukraine April 20 - Marijuana Legalization Day! (More info to come) April 22 - Enjoy Earth Day/Week activities (4/22). View &/or Contribute to our Earth Day/Week Directory by going here: https://tinyurl.com/WisEarthWeekEvents. April 23 - Earth Day Saturday - Fun at the Dane Co. Farmers Market (More info to come.) Last Sustainable Saturday Night at James Reeb UU in Madison, WI - 6:00pm potluck followed by a brief program about Sustainable Saturdays and a community discussion about the future of such, followed by “Earth Day Cake” and family friendly game time. More info to come in next update. April 27 - Wisdom Madison Action Day: https://tinyurl.com/WisdomMadisonActionDay23 May 1 - May Day March and “Day without Latinx Strike” by Voces de La Frontera in Milwaukee, WI: https://tinyurl.com/MayDayVdlf2023 May 6 - A “progressive” unity building event that is still in the works but will be announced soon. May 20 - Building Unity Youth and Young Adult Summit (Location - TBD) June 3 - 8 - Primitive Camping and Building Unity on Rock Island (More info coming.) June 10 - 11- Wisconsin Democratic Convention in Green Bay, WI (More info coming.) June 17-18 - Wisconsin Republican Convention in La Crosse, WI (More info coming.) June 19 - Juneteenth - Find happenings near you using the Building Unity Directory of Juneteenth Events. June 23 - 25 - Building Unity and Partners will be promoting our unity campaign at the MREA Energy Fair. (More info coming.) Early July - (Date to be picked by this Doodle Poll: https://tinyurl.com/PickSummitDate) Statewide Wisconsin Justice Leaders Solidarity Summit - (More info coming.) Solidarity, Timothy Cordon 608-630-3633 Our next meetings: Special Meetings: Tomorrow April 5 -Youth, Young Adults & Allies - 8:00pm. Youth Mobilization Meetings - 2nd and 4thM ondays - 7:00 pm via Zoom Youth, Young Adults, & Allies Welcome. RSVP here. Monthly Building Unity Meetings: Core Team meeting (Steering Committee) - First Wed. of the Month 8:30 am (April 5) General Evening Meeting - April 11th evening meeting is cancelled do to Building Unity Vacation. Same Zoom link for all of our meetings: https://zoom.us/j/99245031795 Meeting ID: 992 4503 1795 One tap mobile: +13126266799,,99245031795# US (Chicago) Any phone: +1 312 626 6799 US (Chicago)