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.

WNPJ + Register now for WNPJ’s Virtual Spring Meetings + Get on the Bus – and encourage people to VOTE April 1 + Good News on Line 5 + Right to Boycott + 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 7:00-8:00 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. The April election is less than a month 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 this voter guide , created by our partners at Guides.vote, to learn about the candidates and where they stand. WIVEC invites you to print out the postcard at the link below and send to Wisconsin family, friends, and network members. The postcard asks fellow voters to VOTE NO on the constitutional amendment on the April 1 ballot. WIVEC is focusing on relational outreach, as it is shown that voters listen to people they know when it comes to amendments and language that comes with them. Wisconsin already has a strict voter ID law on the books. This constitutional amendment seeks to enshrine Wisconsin’s voter ID law in the state constitution. While the amendment would not significantly alter the current voter ID law, it would make it harder to remove the photo ID requirement and limit the court's ability to protect voters disenfranchised by the law. Stay up to date on April 1st voting information along with all of our civic engagement work by signing up for the bi-weekly newsletter . Wisconsin Democracy Campaign The Wisconsin Supreme Court election is fast approaching, and it could impact everything from our economy to reproductive rights and public education! Join us at the Protecting Justice for All event, presented by @UpNorthNewsWI, on March 12, 5 – 7 pm at the Overture Center for the Arts on State Street in Madison. Get informed with expert panels and an engaging discussion on what's at stake. PLUS – enjoy a reception with free food and drinks! Registration is FREE! Sign up to join us in person or online http://bit.ly/3CXxNXk Photo credit to Devon Young Cupery From 350 Wisconsin - good news to share! We’re so excited to share that on Friday, February 28, an administrative law judge issued an order to extend the stay on construction for the Line 5 reroute in northern Wisconsin! The stay is in response to the lawsuit filed by Midwest Environmental Advocates on behalf of 350 Wisconsin, League of Women Voters of Wisconsin, and Sierra Club in December 2024, which challenged the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources’ (DNR) decision to issue regulatory approval for Enbridge’s controversial 41-mile reroute of the Line 5 oil pipeline around the Bad River Band’s reservation. What does this mean in everyday language? It means that construction on the reroute cannot proceed until our court case is resolved. To learn more contact: Britnie Remer britnie.remer@350wisconsin.org 350 Wisconsin Fossil Fuel Resistance Organizer Right to Boycott 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 (and to please share this with your membership): Register for a remote info session on one of the following dates: March 19 @ 8pm April 5 @ 4pm April 17 @ 7pm Check out more information and fill out our interest form https://linktr.ee/WIright2boycott 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 Member Group Events Click here  to see a listing of recurring Vigils across the state! Madison 3/11 @ 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 3/11 @ 6:00pm:   Anti-War Film Series - The War at Home UW Campus, Humanities, 455 N Park Street, Room 1641 The War at Home is a gripping documentary about antiwar activism on campus at UW-Madison during the American war in Vietnam. Join students from the new World BEYOND War-UW student org to watch the film and discuss it. Free popcorn. Check with organizers on the time of this film screening. 3/11 @ 6:30pm-8:30pm:  DSA General Monthly Meeting - At the Social Justice Center, 1202 Williamson St. 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 in to 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 3/12 @ 5:00pm-7:00pm:  Protecting Justice for All event. At the Overture Center for the Arts on State Street in Madison. Get informed with expert panels and an engaging discussion on what's at stake. PLUS – enjoy a reception with free food and drinks! Registration is FREE! Sign up to join us in person or online http://bit.ly/3CXxNXk . From the WI Democracy Campaign – see Spotlight above. 3/13 @ 9:30am-4:00pm:  WISDOM co-sponsors a Day of Empathy. At the Wisconsin State Capitol, 2 E Main St. Today is the nation’s largest criminal justice reform action day. This powerful event brings together those impacted by the justice system—survivors, incarcerated individuals, families, and advocates—to work toward systemic change and public safety. It’s an opportunity to connect, share stories, and push for meaningful reform in our communities. You can register here . We would love for you to join us in making a difference. Please join us! Do you need assistance with transportation on the day of? Feel free to contact Gabi Hart at 414-213-3476 or email gabihartdream222@gmail.com . 3/13 @ 5:00pm-7:00pm:  Interfaith Intersections with WI Faith Voices for Justice. At Crossing Campus Ministry, 1127 University Ave. The theme tonight: Outsiders: How does your tradition instruct you to treat those beyond your faith community. Interfaith Intersections 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 3/14 @ 7:00am-10:00pm:  An Inter-generational Conversation on Beijing+30: Sustaining the Momentum. In-person watch party. At Christ Presbyterian Church, 944 E. Gorham St. Women’s rights are human rights. in 1975 the UN held a seminal conference on the global rights of women. It’s time for remembering and moving forward. Hear from women who attended the conference 30 years ago. Professor Joyce Kwesiga, Vice Chancellor of Kabale University, Uganda; Dr. Linda Greene, Emeritus Law Professor, UW Madison. Hear from today’s students and attendees on the relevance of the 1975 platform to today. Help formulate a call for action, hear closing remarks from the Minister of Gender for Uganda, Betty Amongi calling in from NY as an official with the Uganda UN delegation to the Commission on the Status of Women Session. Come early for a free African inspired breakfast; networking until 10am. For more details and bio's of the presenters contact kadduserwada@wisc.edu . Organizers: United Nations Association of Dane County with support from the International Division of UW-Madison and the 4W Initiative for Women and Wellbeing in Wisconsin and the World at UW-Madison. Event and Breakfast free but registration required. Link: https://evite.me/FHA9Mdp54q . Contact: Mary Rathbun maryyr1009@gmail.com 3/14 @ 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 3/15 @ 1:00pm-4:00pm:  Workshop - War Tax Resistance: Who Can Do It? - Madison and virtual. Wil-Mar Center, 504 S Brearly St. We will watch a great short video on war tax resistance here. War tax resistance is an act of civil disobedience, punishable under the tax code. It has been practiced throughout history as a form of opposition to war. Join us as we inform ourselves about the diverse ways, reasons, and goals that such an action proposes. This event will be hybrid. Paula Rogge, a local comrade and lifelong activist and contact for one of WNPJ’s member groups, will guide us, and in the second hour, we will be joined by zoom by Lincoln Rice, the regional coordinator of the National War Tax Resistance Coordinating Committee. RSVP to warabolition@gmail.com . 3/15 @ 1:00pm-3:00pm:  State Budget Training Session - with WISDOM – Madison, UW South Madison Partnership, Room 120 Located in: The Village on Park Street 2238 S. Park Street. Are you ready to make a difference in your community by understanding and influencing the state budget process? Join us for one of our free State Budget Training sessions! These interactive sessions will empower you with the tools and knowledge to navigate the state budget process effectively and make your voice heard. Register here . These sessions are open to everyone—community members, advocates, and leaders alike. Feel free to invite your friends and family to join! Don’t miss this opportunity to learn how to advocate for change effectively. Together, we can shape a better future. In Solidarity, David Liners admin@wisdomwisconsin.org 3/15 @ 10:00am-4:00pm:  Madison Area DSA Annual Convention. Madison Labor Temple, 1602 S Park St 201ABC. Every year, Madison Area DSA holds a chapter convention where all members in good standing are invited to make decisions about important chapter business. The 2025 MADSA Convention will focus our work in an impactful and politically relevant direction through democratic, member-driven brainstorming and collective decision making. This year's Convention will be again be an in-person only event. Guests are welcome, but will not be able to participate in debate or voting. Masks required. dsamadison@gmail.com 3/15-16 @ 10:00pm-4:00pm:  Madison MAN Cooperative - HUMANs Solidarity Summit At the Social Justice Center, 1202 Williamson St. You’re invited to be with us.Two whole days, including Sat. March 15 at noon we'll have a Virtual Supper Club where we'll share lunch while also connected with other communities doing the same, wherever they are, and other individuals finding community with all us humans sharing a meal and casual chat, with Kurt Roskopf (Milwaukee) kicking us off with a 12 o'clock Shakedown of music and movement. A big variety of fun and learning, come for part or all, in person or online. And we'll record to share later! Contact: Stephanie, Founder of Dane Co. TimeBank and Madison MAN Cooperative. p.s. If you have questions about our cooperative structure, or issues with paying a yearly sliding-scale dues, or any other things we can help you with, please be in touch! 608 443-8229 or info@mutualaidnetwork.org 3/16 @ 1:00pm:  March with World Beyond War and Veterans for Peace in the St Patrick's Day Parade. Meet at the YWCA corner of the Capitol Square. Join us to spread the war abolition message! We'll have banners and signs. warabolition@gmail.com 3/16 @ 5:00pm-7:00pm:  Resilient Families: Parenting for Peace and Justice- Series (2) At the Friends Meeting, 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 3/15 @ 10:00am-11:30am:   “The Women's Community Justice Panel”. Attend In-Person at Zao MKE Church – 2319 E. Kenwood Blvd. in the 2nd Floor Conference Room or Virtually via this Zoom Link https://us02web.zoom.us/j/7165675210?omn=87680700578 . Supported by The UNA of Greater Milwaukee, Peace Action Wisconsin, and the Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom on the 2025 International Women’s Day. Presentation by G’Toya Blackmon. Free and Open to the Public. This year’s theme calls for action that can unlock equal rights, power, and opportunities for all and a feminist future where no one is left behind. Central to this vision is empowering the next generation—youth, particularly young women and adolescent girls—as catalysts for lasting change. The year 2025 is a pivotal moment as it marks the 30th anniversary of the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action. This document has transformed the women’s rights agenda in terms of legal protection, access to services, youth engagement, and change in social norms, stereotypes, and ideas stuck in the past. For more information, contact Pam Richard at pamrichard35@gmail.com 3/15 @ 12:00pm-1:00pm:   Peace Action WI Weekly STAND for PEACE   at King & North.   Details here . Questions? Contact: info@peaceactionwi.org Racine 3/10 @ 6:00pm-8:00pm:   State Budget Training Session - with WISDOM. Lutheran Church of the Resurrection 322 Ohio St. Are you ready to make a difference in your community by understanding and influencing the state budget process? Join us for one of our free State Budget Training sessions! These interactive sessions will empower you with the tools and knowledge to navigate the state budget process effectively and make your voice heard. Register here. These sessions are open to everyone—community members, advocates, and leaders alike. Feel free to invite your friends and family to join! Don’t miss this opportunity to learn how to advocate for change effectively. Together, we can shape a better future. In Solidarity, David Liners admin@wisdomwisconsin.org 3/15 @ 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 3/13 @ 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 3/15 @ 11:00am-12:00pm:  Driftless Palestinian Solidarity Weekly Vigil. Meet at Decker and Main. Details here .  Contact driftless.solidarity@gmail.com . Superior 3/16 @ 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 3/16 @ 5:30pm:  “All People’s Forum” with the Building Unity March to Election Day Tour. Meet at the “602” Club, 602 N. Lawe St. We can share and learn about some of the most pressing issues of our time. We will also share information about the extremely critical Wisconsin Supreme Court election on April 1st and ways that you can help to turn out the vote: tinyurl.com/Spring-25-Tour-Appleton-Fb . Contact Jendatka@gmail.com or call Building Unity at 608-630-3633. Virtual 3/10 @ 6:30pm : WISDOM Virtual Monthly Organizing Call on Immigration. WISDOM coordinates an immigration task force meetings the second Monday of every month. Agenda here . Register in advance for this meeting: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/VvNhLtIHTViLUAi-YTo_Fg After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting. Amanda Ali, Digital Organizer at WISDOM aali@wisdomwisconsin.org 3/11 @ 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 3/11 @ 6:00pm-7:00pm : WISDOM’s Phone Bank Trainings on Immigration Justice. Via zoom. Join our phone banking team to mobilize residents and urge Sheriff Severson to meet with constituents about ending 287(g) in Waukesha. This is your chance to push for accountability and justice for immigrant neighbors! Join us for one of the listed training dates to get started! Register here . office@wisdomwisconsin.org 3/11 @ 6:30pm : Taking a Faithful Stand for Equity Zoom Meeting. You can register here . Our speakers will be speakers will be Omar Mohamed, Lutheran Social Services (LSS) Refugee Resettlement Program Manager, and Sarah Halstead, LSS Manager of Community and Faith Partnerships. The federal government has recently slashed many programs that serve the poor, including refugees to this country. For decades, the government has entrusted much of the work of serving these vulnerable populations to charitable organizations sponsored by religious organizations, like Lutheran Social Services, Catholic Charities and others. On March 11, we will learn what the consequences are of those sudden cuts, and what we can do to help advocate for restored funding. Contact WISDOM at office@wisdomwisconsin.org 3/13 @ 9:30am-4:00pm : WAVE's Virtual Action Team Meeting. The future of gun violence prevention in Wisconsin is on the line in the April 1st election. The results of the State Supreme Court election will shape the ideological balance of the court, and the outcome could directly impact our lives and our future. Join us to learn how we can mobilize voters ahead of this important election. Together, we’ll make sure every voice is heard. RSVP Now for the Zoom link. admin@waveedfund.org Winona, MN 3/19 @ 5:30pm-8:00pm:  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 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.

Building Unity Rally in Madison for Int'l Women's Day Get ready for U.N. International Women’s Day - March 8, 2025. (There’s never been a better time work for the rights, equality, and empowerment of Women, Girls, and ALL female-presenting individuals.) This year’s U.N. International Women’s Day theme is “For ALL women and girls: Rights. Equality. Empowerment. ” If ever there was a time to celebrate and fight for these goals for women and girls, it is NOW! ALL women. ALL girls. And , we will add, for ALL female-presenting individuals. Please sign on to this letter of information and support for the “Women’s Day - Wisconsin” project by doing any of the following: Join us at the Women’s Day Wisconsin Capitol Event - Saturday, March 8, 2025 10:00 am - Meet us Outside of the State St. Entrance. 10:15 am - Join a statewide Virtual Women’s Day Gathering that will connect to the State Capitol in-person event - Sign up here , to receive updates and links to this and other events related to Women’s Day Wisconsin . 12:30 pm - The Women’s Day rally will conclude by sending off the “ March to Election Day Tour ” - a 25-day “VoteMobile Democracy Tour” facilitating grassroots democracy across Wisconsin. Celebrate International Women’s Day in your own community and in your own way. The Wisconsin Directory of International Women’s Day Events would love to list information about your community’s event. Go here to list your event: https://tinyurl.com/Womens-Day-WI-Event-Submission Use International Women’s Day as an opportunity to raise awareness about the critical importance of the April 1st election for the next Wisconsin Supreme Court Justice. Let’s turn out the vote with hopes for a Wisconsin Supreme Court Justice who is sensitive to issues of women’s rights, equality, and the empowerment of all people. Unite with other pro-voting groups who are working to increase voter knowledge and turnout for this extremely critical non-partisan race. Please share information in this directory: tinyurl.com/ WI-GOTV-Opportunities by going here: tinyurl.com/WI-GOTV-Submit-Form If you or your group would like to partner with Building Unity on making the a historic and powerful International Women’s Day in Wisconsin, please call Building Unity at 608-630-3633. BuildingUnityWi@gmail.com ************************************************************************************************ 8-Mar Madison - Tour Launch Event WI Capitol - Corner of West Mifflin and Carroll St. 10:00 AM https://tinyurl.com/Womens-Day-Tour-Launch-Poster . https://tinyurl.com/Womens-Day-Tour-Launch-25-Fb 8-Mar Viroqua Landmark Center 500 E. Jefferson St. 4:00 PM tinyurl.com/Viroqua-Tour-Poster . https://tinyurl.com/Spring25-Tour-Viroqua-Fb 8-Mar La Crosse Coulee Recovery Ctr 933 E. Ferry St. 7:00 PM tinyurl.com/LaCrosse-Tour-Poster . https://tinyurl.com/Spring-25-Tour-LaCrosse-Fb 9-Mar Ho-Chunk Nation Ho-Chunk D1 Community Center N7261 Warrior Avenue - Black River Falls Noon https://tinyurl.com/BRF-Tour-Poster . https://tinyurl.com/Spring-25-Tour-Ho-Chunk-Fb 9-Mar Eau Claire 421 South Farwell St, Eau Claire, WI 54701 3:00 - 8:00 pm https://tinyurl.com/Eau-Claire-Tour-Poster . https://tinyurl.com/Spring-Tour-Eau-Claire-Fb Please help and support the March to Election Day Tour tinyurl.com/Democracy-Tour-Schedule Supreme Court Questions Letter: 2025 SC Question Letter Tour Invitation letter: https://tinyurl.com/Support-Tour-Invitation Sign on here: https://tinyurl.com/Tour-Support-Sign-up Please share! Tour Poster: https://tinyurl.com/Democracy-Tour-Poster We need information/Literature for candidates, constitutional amendments, and most pressing issues.   https://docs.google.com/document/d/1HGPDBkZJl_Upb-jZxCKB0fdiY5_Lk1mj22MLoiTK3-c/edit?usp=sharing This is a document with requests for supporting the “March to Election Day Tour” The March to Election Day Tour (March 8 - April 1) 25 straight days - Stopping in all 12 of Wisconsin’s Sovereign Indigenous Nations - and sharing powerful tour stop events in over 30 Wisconsin communities. Whether you join us for our Women’s Day launch from the Wisconsin State Capitol on Saturday, March 8th or you join us for any stop or segment of this 25 day tour, please go here: tinyurl.com/Tour-Support-Sign-up and show your support! In these times of uncertainty and rising oligarchic authoritarian rule, it is essential that we: Find ourselves and each other, Unite for the protection of each other, our planet, and our democracy, And, get organized and maximize our people power to transform our world. The March to Election Day Tour can help us to do all three. At each tour stop we’ll listen and learn; share plans and ideas; show up for each other, take turns, and explore the possibilities of United Action. At most of the tour stops, we will hold 2 distinct events (thereby increasing the potential for participation by a wide variety of groups). Both will be “nonpartisan” and issue-oriented. One of these two events will focus on the April 1st WI Supreme Court Race . It will stress its importance that this race holds for human rights, our environment, our democracy, and all aspects of our lives in Wisconsin. These events will also celebrate and spotlight the work of the local groups who are working to turn out the vote on or before April 1st. We will also give Supreme Court candidates opportunities to share their views and values at these events by answering the questions of the people. Groups that are working on these or other justice issues are invited to fully co-host and lead these events. All justice partners are free to table, present, and share their work, literature, etc… at these events. The other of these two distinct events will be an “All People’s Forum” where groups and individuals can share information as well as action plans and ideas related to any of the critical issues of our time. Here are just some of the issues that may be addressed at any of these events: Ending U.S. support for genocide and crimes against humanity. Learning how we can better keep each other safe (especially our immigrant, BIPOC, Muslim, and transgender neighbors.) Helping Indigenous water protectors Stop Line 5! Demanding universal health care that includes legal and safe abortion care. Educating and activating voters to realize the extreme importance of the April 1st Wisconsin Supreme Court race. Closing at least one Wisconsin Prison this year. Getting people connected and helping to organize a united movement for peace, justice, sustainability and democracy. Groups that are participating in either of these events will be free to present, table, share liturature, and have a part in creating the event(s). Both of these distinct types of tour stop events will provide communities around Wisconsin with opportunities to find each other and ways to work together for our collective safety and liberation. Sign-up here to show your support for the Tour. Even just lending your name as an endorser helps! Also, by doing so, you will receive updates about the Tour and invitations to our virtual planning meetings and other related unity building opportunities. Sign on and share the Tour Invitation Letter: tinyurl.com/Support-Tour-Invitation and share this Facebook Event Page. Check back to this Facebook Event Post or to our Tour Info Page ( tinyurl.com/March-to-Election-Day-Tour ) as our schedule for the tour will be posted as soon as it is solidified. For more information about how you can help the success of the Tour, please call Building Unity at 608-630-3633. And in April.....a Unity Gathering in Milwaukee! https://www.facebook.com/events/1860420471394008 It will be an opportunity for groups who work for peace, justice, sustainability, and/or democracy to unite and explore collaborative action in a big way. * Day 1 (April 5th) will contain facilitated conversations about how to build a statewide coordination network between our groups. * Day 2 (April 6th) will be optional. Those who are able to give a second day to this project can start forming working groups that will start working on the plans made on Day 1. * Save the dates (April 5th & 6th, 2025) and plan on sending one - three representatives from your group. Times - TBD. Each of your group’s representative(s) should apply here: tinyurl.com/AUG-Application . If for any reason, your group needs to send more than three representatives, please call Building Unity and let us know (608-630-3633). * Sign on ( tinyurl.com/AUG-Invitation-Letter-Sign-on ) and share this Invitation Letter ( tinyurl.com/AUG-Invite-Letter ) with groups that you’d like to share the gathering with. * Help Create the April Unity Gathering by dropping in on any portions of our two weekly planning meetings: Weds. at 10:00 am or Thurs. at 5:00 pm via Zoom - Call Building Unity to get the Zoom link. (608-630-3633)

WNPJ + Spring Meeting Registration OPEN! + Screening of Bad River + Weaving the Web + Festivals for Int’l Days + 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. Save the Dates + Watch for Updates for WNPJ's Virtual Spring Assembly! Each evening from 7 pm - 8 pm WNPJ will bring you the voices of Wisconsin activists as we celebrate our diversity and our unity. Monday, March 24: Coalition and Community Building: Our Common Denominators Tuesday, March 25: Immigration & Palestine: The Connections Wednesday, March 26: Protecting All Our Rights Thursday, March 27: Thursday: Environmental Justice Friday, March 28: Anti-war / Anti-militarism / Abolition Register here to receive the zoom link: https://forms.gle/fnwa4ysAB78E1aAcA NETWORK NEWS COORDINATOR NEEDED! We are looking for someone to coordinate our WNPJ Spring Newsletter! We can offer $500 for the right person who can recruit articles from our members and board, create a simple newsletter with images, and coordinate printing and mailing. You can work independently, and the board will provide guidance and resources. Here’s a link to some back issues to give you some ideas: https://www.wnpj.org/newsletter . Send your interest and skills to info@wnpj.org . Screening of Bad River at Nicolet College in Rhinelander Tuesday, 04 March @ 5:00 pm Nicolet College Theater, Lakeside Center 5364 College Dr, Rhinelander We invite you to join us for a second showing in Rhinelander of this documentary. Join us at 5:00pm - Meal and Fellowship and 6:00pm - Drum Ceremony and Film Screening Admission: $8 Includes meal, screening, and panel *Free With Nicolet College Student ID* Reserve your seat online at: https://www.tix.com/ticket-sales/nicoletcollege/976 Bar opens at 5 pm – Enjoy non-alcoholic refreshments and concessions before the show. Join us for a meaningful discussion panel with some of the filmmakers and contributors immediately following the screening The movie Bad River, is an award winning documentary regarding the pipeline dispute on the Bad River Reservation in Northern Wisconsin. Bad River has been nominated for three Critics Choice Awards and recently won the Environmental Media Award for Best Documentary. Weaving the Web VIRTUAL event from 12 noon – 1 pm , the first Thursday of each month. Join us for this conversation hour. All welcome! Zoom info: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/89361313008?pwd=UmxCOUcxL3ZFb244aXp0SnBVTFRSZz09 . Organizer: office@wnpj.org What we’ll be talking about: In light of International Women's Day (March 8) we will discuss the challenges we are facing. Also, In Madison on March 8 there will be a Celebration and Recognition of Women's Day at the Capitol. More details are coming. Madison Rafah Sister City Project and Palestine Partners will have a booth at TWO locations in Madison, Sat. March 8th! If you’re near Madison – find them! International Festival returns to Overture Center on Saturday, March 8 from 10 am to 5 pm with more than two dozen performances by local artists representing cultures from around the world, more than 20 market and food vendors, and special artistic activities.The event is free to attend. Guests may participate in person at Overture or online for select livestreamed performances via Overture’s Facebook page . AfricAIDE & 4W (Women & Wellbeing in Wisconsin & The World) annual International Women's Day Celebration at Christ Presbyterian Church, 10 am - 4 pm. The event is FREE, but registration required . The Anti-War Cafe! - Madison Saturday, 08 March 12:00 pm - 3:00 pm The Crossing, on UW Campus There's a new monthly gathering planned for Madison. The Anti-War Cafe! Plans to meet each month! World BEYOND War Madison will meet the second Saturday each month 12 noon - 3 pm at The Crossing on the UW Campus, 1127 University Ave! 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 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. Can you help? Bring music or words for the open mic Bring food or drink Lead a small group conversation on an antiwar activist 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 **************************************************************************** WNPJ Member Group Events Click here  to see a listing of recurring Vigils across the state! Madison 3/4 @ 11:30am-12pm:   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 3/4 @ 5:00pm-7:00pm:  Worker Justice Wisconsin General Assembly meeting. Labor Temple 1602 S Park St UNIT 115. This event combines our Annual Board Meeting and the monthly Worker Membership Meeting (Members' Assembly), marking another major step toward becoming a truly worker-led organization. We will share updates on WJW's successes and challenges throughout 2024, providing both the community and the workers who comprise its membership with a comprehensive view of the worker center as we go into 2025. Topic of discussion: Why are Hispanic immigrants targeted for wage theft? Contact: rebecca@workerjustice.org 3/4 @ 5:00pm-7:00pm:  Shared Threads: Stories That Weave Us Together - with Chrysalis At 3241 Garver Green Feed Mill. This is our 3rd annual Storytelling Event. We’re featuring nine brave storytellers from our workshop series, sharing stories centered around wellness. Alice Pauser, a published humor writer, mental health advocate, and StorySLAM Champion for The Moth, will host the event. With over three decades of experience, Alice also leads “Life is Better When You Laugh” workshops that highlight the importance of humor in wellness. Join us for this FREE event, made possible by the Chrysalis Community and our valued partners and event sponsors. Email Riley ( hays@workwithchrysalis.org ) 3/7 @ 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 3/7 @ 11:00am-5:30pm:  Wisconsin Environmental Health Network: Health & Environment Series - Plastics and Health. At the Health Sciences Learning Center. We will be exploring the crucial link between health and plastics. The conference will be held online and in-person. Whether you're a student, environmental advocate, medical professional, or just curious about the topic, this event is perfect for anyone looking to learn more about the connection between health and the environment. Contact@cleanwateractioncouncil.org 3/8 @ 10:00am-12:30pm:  Building Unity's Women’s Day Wisconsin Capitol Event. - Meet outside of the State St. Entrance of the Capitol. Join a statewide Virtual Women’s Day Gathering that will connect to the State Capitol in-person event - Sign up here, to receive updates. At 12:30 pm there will be a sending off of the “March to Election Day Tour” - a 25-day “VoteMobile Democracy Tour” facilitating grassroots democracy across Wisconsin. Questions? Call Building Unity at 608-630-3633. BuildingUnityWi@gmail.com Milwaukee 3/8 @ 12:00pm-1:00pm:   Peace Action WI Weekly STAND for PEACE   at 76th & North.   Details here . Questions? Contact: info@peaceactionwi.org Racine 3/8@ 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 3/6 @ 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 3/8 @ 11:00am-12:00pm:  Driftless Palestinian Solidarity Weekly Vigil. Meet at Decker and Main. Details here .  Contact driftless.solidarity@gmail.com . 3/8 @ 4:00pm-5:30pm:  Panel Presentations on International Women’s Day. Landmark Center Auditorium, 500 E Jefferson St. Sponsored by Echo Valley Hope. Dena.eakles@gmail.com Superior 3/9 @ 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 Rhinelander 3/4 @ 5:00pm:  Screening of Bad River. Nicolet College Theater, Lakeside Center, 5364 College Dr. To learn more, see the Spotlight above Virtual 3/3 @ 7:00pm-8:10pm : 350 WI Monthly zoom meeting – “Plastics”. 350 This is a hybrid meeting - via zoom AND at the Madison Friends Meeting . What exactly is plastic? Why is it harmful? Why can't it be recycled? How can we as individuals make an imprint on the plastic crisis in our daily lives? Register in advance for the meeting here. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email. About our speaker: Dr. Amanda Lauricella is a classical singer and climate advocate based in Madison, Wisconsin. She joined the climate movement in 2022 after learning about the global landfill crisis and the important role composting has in not only reducing waste but reducing greenhouse gas emissions. She has worked for Green Box Compost, a local residential and commercial composting company that collects and recycles organic waste. In addition to composting, she is also passionate about reducing individual and collective plastic use and the relationship between plastics and ocean health. Contact@350wisconsin.org 3/6 @ 6:00pm-7:00pm : WISDOM’s offering Phone Bank Training on Immigration Justice – via zoom. Join our phone banking team to mobilize residents and urge Sheriff Severson to meet with constituents about ending 287(g) in Waukesha. This is your chance to push for accountability and justice for immigrant neighbors! Join us for one of the listed training dates to get started! Register here office@wisdomwisconsin.org 3/6 @ 12:00pm-1:00pm : Weaving the Web Drop-n Hour. Hosted by Board member Dena Eakles and Erika Bach. info@wnpj.org . See the Spotlight above for zoom links and more info. 3/6 @ 6:30pm-8:00pm : WILPF Monthly Book Circle – virtual The first Thursday of each month. All welcome. Let's talk about... The book tonight March 6th: Wealth Supremacy: How the Extractive Economy and the Biased Rules of Capitalism Drive Today’s Crises by Marjorie Kelly. To borrow a copy of Wealth Supremacy contact wilpfmadison@gmail.com . 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/ 3/6 @ 7:00pm-8:00pm : Sustain Rural Wisconsin Network (SRWN) Webinar: Understanding Wisconsin's Legislative Power Structure. Get the skinny on the Madison legislators, agencies, nonprofits and academics who make the factory farm policies impacting our food supply, health and property rights. Together, we can promote economic growth in rural Wisconsin, ensuring a prosperous future. For years, thousands of people have been forced to live with the effects of huge factory farms as the industry expands across rural Wisconsin. Contaminated air and water, torn up roads and shrinking home values have brought people from all walks of life together to protect our health and property rights. Register Here . Learn more at https://sustainruralwisconsin.org/ 2/25 @ 6:30pm-7:30pm : Public Transit in Wisconsin in 2025 - Part 1- virtual Two presentations: 1. Keynote on "On Demand Transit Expansion – The Green Bay Experience" by Green Bay Metro Transit Manager Patricia Kiewiz and 2. Report on "Update on Public Transit at Wisconsin's State Capital" by Public Affairs Consultant Gary Goyke. Register for Zoom link: https://tinyurl.com/WTRA-030625-Register Questions? https://witransitriders.org/ smdevos@witransitriders.org The 2025 Annual Meeting — Public Transit in Wisconsin in 2025: Challenges and Opportunities — is in two parts because of scheduling constraints. Both parts are open to everyone but only members vote in the second part. Each part uses a different Zoom link. The first part consists of speaker presentations. The second part is the annual membership meeting. Members include separate individuals and everyone belonging to a local group. PUBLIC TRANSIT IN WISCONSIN IN 2025: CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES 2/25 @ 6:30pm-7:30pm : WI Transit Riders Alliance Spring Meeting , Part 2 - via zoom More info. about zoom link etc. at https://witransitriders.org/events/annual-meeting/ We encourage you to join WTRA to help us strengthen our calls for better, more efficient, more modern and more comprehensive public transit, infrastructure, and connections in our state. Sharing stories, experiences, challenges, successes, and ideas helps each of us be more effective. Join at https://witransitriders.org/become-a-member/ We also want to expand our geographic reach with more local chapters, both stand-alones and subgroups. Consider linking your group with ours. See Forming a Local Group . 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.

WNPJ + Immigration news + WISDOM Budget Trainings + NEW Peace Education Course + 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. In the IMMIGRATION NEWS Madison Friends 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. Wisdom Wisconsin has joined a lawsuit. 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. 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! State Budget Training Sessions - with WISDOM Are you ready to make a difference in your community by understanding and influencing the state budget process? Join us for one of our free State Budget Training sessions! These interactive sessions will empower you with the tools and knowledge to navigate the state budget process effectively and make your voice heard. Upcoming Training Sessions: Eau Claire: Tuesday, February 25 | 6:00-8:00 PM Location: UW-Eau Claire Davies Center (Council Oak Room) 77 Roosevelt Ave., Eau Claire, WI 54702 Register Here Green Bay: Thursday, February 27 | 6:00-8:00 PM Location: The Mauthe Center 418 Leon Bond Dr., Green Bay, WI 54308 Register Here Milwaukee: Saturday, March 1 | 12:00-2:00 PM Location: Welford Sanders Enterprise Center (Conference Room) 2821 N. Vel R. Philips Ave., Milwaukee, WI 53212 Register Here Racine State Budget Training Session Date: Monday, March 10 Time: 6:00-8:00 PM Location: Lutheran Church of the Resurrection, 322 Ohio St. Racine, WI 53405 Register here →                These sessions are open to everyone—community members, advocates, and leaders alike. Feel free to invite your friends and family to join! Don’t miss this opportunity to learn how to advocate for change effectively. Together, we can shape a better future. In Solidarity, David Liners admin@wisdomwisconsin.org Peace Education Program with Echo Valley Hope Let us usher in a culture of peace in our state and the world. Echo Valley Hope has been offering The Prem Rawat Foundation's class for over two years. It is our hope to see the course made available to all sectors of our population to benefit all. Our next full 10-week course will begin Tuesday, Feb 25, 6:30 pm CST. It is free; classes are about one hour. Link to register for the Feb 25th course is here . For more: Dena Eakles, dena.eakles@gmail.com 608-606-4450 Please share with colleagues who you think may be interested. Included are links for you to explore the effectiveness of this course. The first is about the Peace Class utilized in a community center in London where youth violence has become a serious issue. https://tprf.org/prem-rawat-launches-peace-education.../ The next link is a variety of videos of diverse orgs who participated in the program. https://tprf.org/peace-education-program/videos/ WNPJ Member Group Events Click here  to see a listing of recurring Vigils across the state! Madison 2/25 @ 8:00am-10:00am:   Sustainable Breakfast Series: Our Leap Forward in Transit! Spark Building – Starting Block Cafe, 3rd Fl., 821 E Washington Ave. Join us for an inspiring program, featuring two expert speakers: Mike Rusch from Metro Transit will explore the transformative impact of the new bus system and Zia Brucaya from Greater Madison MPO will highlight sustainable transit resources and emerging opportunities. Learn all about the launch of the all-electric Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) system, new fare payment, and new bus tracking. To register, visit: https://sustaindane.org/eventbrite-event/february-sustainable-breakfast-series-our-leap-forward-in-transit/ 2/25 @ 11:30am-12pm:   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 2/27 @ 6:30pm-8:30pm:  “Separated” – Social Cinema film screening followed by informal discussion. At Union South – Marquee Theater, 1308 W Dayton St. Award-winning filmmaker, Errol Morris, incisively probes the darkest chapters in recent American history: family separations. Merging narrative vignettes of one migrant family’s plight with hard-hitting interviews with government officials, Morris paints a jaw-dropping picture of the state-sponsored crisis of cruelty, as hundreds of families remain separated today. Hosted by the Havens Wright Center and LACIS. More info? https://havenswrightcenter.wisc.edu/event/separated/ 2/27 @ 1:00pm-4:00pm:  OPEN HOUSE with Urban Triage for the launch of an Emerging Adult Transitional Home. At 1738 Roth St. This groundbreaking program is supporting young adults aged 18-21 transitioning from foster care. We'll honor Black History Month while showcasing this innovative initiative. In partnership with Dane County Human Services, our North Side Madison facility provides a supportive environment for youth aging out of the foster care system, helping them build pathways to independence and success. Reserve your spot here . urbantriage@gmail.com 2/28 @ 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 3/1 @ 12:00pm:  44th Annual Freeze for Food 5K and 10K walk/run. The event starts at Vilas Park Shelter and benefits Open Doors for Refugees (ODFR), a local nonprofit helping refugee families resettle and thrive in Madison. Organized by the Returned Peace Corps Volunteers of Wisconsin-Madison (ally and former member group of WNPJ) Freeze for Food is a volunteer-run tradition that’s raised over $163,000 to fight food insecurity and support refugees since its inception in 1982. This year, we hope to make an even greater impact, and we’d love your help in spreading the word! Whether through sharing our press release, adding the event to your community calendar, or even connecting us with others who can help amplify our message, your support could help us reach more people and raise critical funds for those in need. Contact: Kyle Pineda kylesp608@gmail.com 3/2 @ 11:15am:  Protect Your Congregations - in-service training with WI Faith Voices for Justice. At Orchard Ridge United Methodist Church 1501 Gilbert Road . All welcome for an informative session with Immigration Attorney Grant Sovern. Learn how to respond effectively to law enforcement and protect those within your community. This training is open to all. No registration is required. wifaithvoices4justice@gmail.com Milwaukee 2/25 @ 7:00pm-8:00pm:   Milwaukee - VETS for PEACE #102 Monthly Mtg. At St Johns On The Lake. vfpchaapter102@gmail.com 2/27 @ 12:00pm-1:00pm:   Anti-gun Vigil. At Dunham’s Sports, 2540 S 108 St. They advertise and sell assault weapons. Event with Casa Maria Catholic Worker House: shadmuss1983@gmail.com 3/1 @ 12:00pm-1:00pm:   Peace Action WI Weekly STAND for PEACE   at Capitol & Oakland.   Details here . Questions? Contact: info@peaceactionwi.org 3/1 @ 12:00pm-1:00pm: State Budget Training Session - with WISDOM. Welford Sanders Enterprise Center (Conference Room), 2821 N Vel R. Phillips Ave. Register here: Feel free to invite your friends and family to join! admin@wisdomwisconsin.org Learn more in the SPOTLIGHT above Racine 3/1 @ 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 2/27 @ 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 3/1 @ 11am-12pm:  Driftless Palestinian Solidarity Weekly Vigil. Meet at Decker and Main. Details here .  Contact driftless.solidarity@gmail.com . Superior 3/2 @ 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 2/25 @ 6:00pm-8:00pm:  State Budget Training Session - with WISDOM UW Eau Claire Davies Center, 77 Roosevelt Ave. Learn more above in the SPOTLIGHT admin@wisdomwisconsin.org Appleton 3/1 @ 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 Green Bay 2/27 @ 6:00pm-8:00pm:  State Budget Training Session - with WISDOM. The Mauthe Center, 2418 Leon Bond Dr. Register here . Feel free to invite your friends and family to join. admin@wisdomwisconsin.org Learn more above in the SPOTLIGHT Virtual 2/24 @7 - 8 pm  ' UN in the News' Monthly Zoom meeting  . We'll be discussing    this article by Stewart Patrick of the Carnegie Foundation. It is a summary of the Trump administration’s withdrawal from international institutions with its shortsighted America First vision. We can also discuss the Trump administration’s recent discussions with Russia to end the Ukraine war.   Contact Sam Romano for the zoom link    sromano@charter.net   2/25 @ 6:30pm-7:30pm : Learn about PEACE! From Echo Valley Hope. Check out the 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! 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 ! 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 + WISDOM Campaign to End Solitary Confinement + Water Protectors video from Weaving the Web + Close the Bases events + 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. Monthly Statewide ACTION to Shut Down Solitary Confinement Campaign Against Torture to End Solitary Confinement On the 23rd of each month, WISDOM leaders and others around the country take a moment to remember people in prison -- especially the people in Solitary Confinement who are locked alone in a small room for 23 hours every day. You can visit https://www.nrcat.org/torture-in-us-prisons/take-action/together-campaign for details about the campaign. https://wisdomwisconsin.org/ These gatherings are not long, but they are meaningful. Please join us if you can in any of these three places – Milwaukee, Madison and Green Bay: Sunday, 23 February 11:00 am - 12:00 pm 1015 N 10th St, Milwaukee Sunday, 23 February 12:00 noon Meet on the Capitol Steps on the State St corner, Madison Sunday, 23 February 12:00 noon Meet on the SE corner of the Green Bay Correctional Institution on Webster ST. Two water protectors were invited to WNPJ's February Weaving the Web We talked about the importance of supporting and building solidarity with frontline Water Protectors. The people who love and live near threatened waters are important leaders in this movement. In N. Wisconsin, Minnesota and Michigan, they are Anishinaabe people. Traditionally it is the women - especially the grandmothers - who have the relationships with, knowledge of and responsibilities for water. Watch the recording here . Joe Bates is a Bad River member, a community leader, a native rights activist and environmentalist. He has used his drone and other means to develop information and to educate people about the dangers of the Enbridge Line 5 oil line. He recently traveled to Canada for the screenings of the Bad River film, building solidarity relationships there. Rebecca Kemble is a grandmother and water protector who lives with her extended family on Ho Chunk territory in Madison, WI. She is a worker-owner at Union Cab working as a taxi driver and serving on many internal governance and management committees since 2000. She has also worked as a journalist covering water protection actions against mining and pipeline projects. Rebecca served on the Madison Common Council from 2015 - 2021. She is currently involved with many projects, including the Solidarity Economy Principles Project, Line 5 Coalition, Madison Area Worker Cooperative Network, Madison Mutual Aid Network, regional food systems advocacy, and various media projects. 1) Communities United by Water website for more info on Line 5 https://communitiesunitedbywater.org 2) Pay it Forward Water Protector fund: https://givebutter.com/eVBFJ3 3) https://allaboutchangepodcast.com/podcast-episode/joe-bates-indigenous-resistance-against-big-oil/?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTAAAR0V9AfV68FwZnnIfzvO3tPo6nhPYG-D9zOmtN3hVzVhDJ8-_v0li5yhyyY_aem_50JrqBg0mu6iuKV5YDhj4g 4) Info on US Army Corps of Engineers comment process https://www.mvp.usace.army.mil/Enbridge_Line5-WI/ 5) https://earthjustice.org/press/2024/bad-river-band-challenges-wisconsins-line-5-reroute-permits?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTAAAR0V9AfV68FwZnnIfzvO3tPo6nhPYG-D9zOmtN3hVzVhDJ8-_v0li5yhyyY_aem_50JrqBg0mu6iuKV5YDhj4g 6) Water is Life festival in Michigan in August: https://www.waterislifefestival.org To learn more about WNPJ's Weaving the Web monthly zooms, contact Dena Eakles dena.eakles@gmail.com www.wnpj.org Close Down the Bases! WNPJ members and groups - if you're involved locally with this international campaign from World Beyond War - let us know! Send your updates to info@wnpj.org or warabolition@gmail.com In Madison – Sat Feb 23, 1 pm Truax Field – Global Day of Action to #CloseBases Bring signs and flags and yourself to raise your voice for people not Pentagon. Meet at the intersection of Packers & International Lane. Demand cuts to wasteful military spending and use more funding to help the people: fund education, food, healthcare, peace and justice. The thousands of military bases, both foreign and domestic, around the world are a critical piece of the war machine that must be dismantled. Closing bases is a necessary step to shift the global security paradigm towards a demilitarized approach that centers common security — no one is safe until all are safe. World Beyond War, Veterans for Peace and our friends call on individuals and organizations around the world to join the Global Day of Action to #CloseBases on February 23 by organizing protests at military base sites near you. Learn more and sign up here if you community is planning an event. https://worldbeyondwar.org/closebases/ WNPJ Member Group Events Click here  to see a listing of recurring Vigils across the state! Madison 2/17 @ 12pm:   Not My Presidents Day Event. Meet at the Forward Statue on the Square at State St. Continue to raise your voices against the big money corruption.Organized by "We the People of Wisconsin" Nonpartisan Group and sent to WNPJ by Veterans for Peace #25 geyerb@yahoo.com 2/17 @ 3:30pm-6:30pm:  Mutual Aid Supper Club! Wilmar Neighborhood Center (953 Jenifer St.) Bring a friend! Pop in anytime - you're welcome to drop in for a quick bite or to stay and visit the whole time. We make menus based on what's available, cook together, share a meal from 5-6, then package some food to go and clean up. The Madison MAN (Mutual Aid Network) Cooperative is the new home of timebanking in Madison. Earn MAN hours for your time, share and exchange with your neighbors, and help (re)build our local solidarity economy! For more info, visit: https://www.facebook.com/events/3635638803400462/ 2/17 @ 6:00pm-8:00pm: Wild & Scenic Film Rewind 2024! UW-Madison, Union South – Marquee Cinema (1308 W. Dayton St.) Join the Nelson Institute for Environmental Studies’ Tales from Planet Earth film series as we show some our favorites from last year’s festival: Paddle Tribal Waters; 6,000 Miles, Chicas al Agua, INWARD, Finding the Line, and Study Aboard. And join the UW Office of Sustainability before the event for a bit of DIY fun! Bring an old T-shirt and learn how to upcycle it into a tote bag. More info, visit: https://nelson.wisc.edu/events/tales-from-planet-earth-presents-wild-scenic-2024-rewind/ 2/18 @ 11:30am-12pm:   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 2/18 @ 5:00pm-6:30pm:  JustDane Service Fair. At 2429 Perry St. Please join JustDane for our Service Fair, which will be held at Madison College Goodman South Campus info@justdane.org 2/18 @ 7:00pm-8:00pm:  UNA USA Dane County Annual Meeting and Presentation. Via zoom. We will be holding elections. All welcome. Zoom link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84074592291?pwd=m2MXleuRS3KbUTEPXuDkAVOuZCrj9v.1 unadane.org 2/19 @ 4:00pm-4:30pm:  Weekly Vigil for Gaza. Meet at the Southwest corner of East Washington Avenue & Fourth Street. Details at the Vigils list. Contact Helena at hspw@att.net . 2/19 @ 6:00pm-7:00pm:  VFP Madison monthly meeting. Sequoya Library, 4340 Tokay Blvd. Contact geyerb@yahoo.com 2/19 @ 6:00pm:  They Will Beat the Memory Out of Us: Organization, Continuity, Community. At the Social Justice Center (1202 Williamson St.)– discussion with author and activist, Peter Gelderloos, about his latest book, just out from Pluto Press, as well as his other recent work published by Detritus Books. The first book focuses on two movements: ecological struggle, which in its smartest form is a continuation of anticolonial resistance that has spread and persisted globally over the last 500 years, and in its worst form is a media spectacle centered around naive demands and ineffective reforms; and the anti-police, antiracist rebellions that have caused a sea change in public narratives from 2009 to 2020. The second book deals with the deeper questions that are missed in debates around problems of organization, the lack of continuity in our movements, and a profound misunderstanding of what community entails and how a realistic approach to community could make us stronger with the context being the anarchist movement in Catalunya. Hosted by the Madison Infoshop. peckjohne@gmail.com 2/20 @ 6:00pm-8:00pm:  Building Worker Power – Corporate Research Class. Madison Labor Temple,1602 S Park St UNIT 106. Presenter is Ric Urrutia, organizer, podcaster, artist, Co-Host of We Rise Fighting! Labor Podcast. We’ll focus specifically on researching/analyzing corporate documents, finances, work forces, environmental records, worldwide facilities, unionization rates, industry research, etc. For more info, visit the Facebook event: https://www.facebook.com/events/1566436843987564/ 2/20 @ 6:30pm-8:30pm:  Social Cinema film screening of ‘Divisible’. Union South – Marquee Theater (1308 W. Dayton St.) the film to be followed by informal discussion. This award-winning film provides a detailed look into redlining: what happened, where it came from, who was involved, how it supposedly “ended”, and why the 1968 Fair Housing Act did not actually get rid of redlining or its impact. Told through a combination of expert and personal interviews, Divisible explores how redlining impacted and continues to affect the following topics: white privilege, housing, health, education, economics, the highway system, and the criminal justice system. Hosted by the Havens Wright Center. More info? https://havenswrightcenter.wisc.edu/event/divisible/ 2/21 @ 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 2/21 @ 6:30am-8:30pm:   Author Presentation: PLUNDERED: How Racist Policies Undermine Black Homeownership in America. UW South Madison Partnership, 2238 South Park St. Special Guest(s): Judge Everett Mitchell RSVP link: https://lakecitybooks.com/events/1803720250221 Author/Professor Bernadette Atuahene will talk about her book and predatory governance in housing as well as her ongoing work, including info on how local grassroots organizations have and can come together to combat predatory governance in their communities.Promoted by JustDane info@justdane.org 2/21 @ 7:00pm-8:00pm:  Joe Hill – Alive as You and Me! An evening of songs, stories, and solidarity with Tom Kastle. At MUSO (2040 Winnebago St.) . Hosted by Fermat’s Last Theater Co. Admission is free, though donations for the performer are welcome. More info? https://musomadison.com/home/joe-hill-alive-as-you-and-me-w-tom-kastle/ 2/22 @ 2:00pm-4:00pm:  A People's Forum In Honor of Black History Month … Black Freedom Struggle & Palestine. At Goodman South Library, 2222 S Park Street. All welcome to an educational forum discussing the historical relationships between the Black Freedom Struggle, Palestine and other people’s liberation struggles internationally. Speakers Include: -- Heba Mohammad is an experienced community & political organizer based in Milwaukee, WI: milwaukee4palestine@gmail.com . -- Kai Rasmussen is a WiBOPM member and grassroots organizer in Madison, Wisconsin. Get rid of all U.S. military bases in Japan! To contact: 608-512-0510 or wibailoutpeople@gmail.com - wibopm.org -- Abayomi Azikiwe is a Detroit-based people's leader, scholar and organizer To contact: 313-671-3715 or panafnewswire@gmail.com . Mr. Azikiwe's Full Biography: https://bit.ly/3EN6VpP -- Ric Urrutia, Co-Host of We Rise Fighting! Labor Podcast, was born in El Salvador, is a union and community researcher, organizer and artist. His topic “Labor and Palestine.” To contact: 720-207-8313. werisefighting@gmail.com .Sent to WNPJ by Madison Infoshop peckjohne@gmail.com and Bryan Pfeifer bgpfeifer@gmail.com https://www.facebook.com/werisefightinglaborpodcast 2/23 @ 1:00pm:  Truax Field – Global Day of Action to #CloseBases. Meet at the intersection of Packers & International Lane. Bring signs and flags and yourself to raise your voice for people not Pentagon. Demand cuts to wasteful military spending and use more funding to help the people: fund education, food, healthcare, peace and justice. Contact geyerb@yahoo.com Learn more in the Spotlight above. Milwaukee 2/20 @ 12:00pm-1:00pm:   Anti- ROTC Vigil. At the Marquette Library on Wisconsin Ave. Christians do not train their children to kill others. Event with Casa Maria Catholic Worker House: shadmuss1983@gmail.com 2/20 @ 6:30pm-8:30pm:   Author Presentation: PLUNDERED: How Racist Policies Undermine Black Homeownership in America. Boswell Book Company, 2559 N. Downer Ave. Special Guest(s): Reggie Jackson RSVP link: https://bernadetteatuahenemke.eventbrite.com/ Author/Professor Bernadette Atuahene will talk about her book and predatory governance in housing as well as her ongoing work, including info on how local grassroots organizations have and can come together to combat predatory governance in their communities.Promoted by JustDane info@justdane.org 2/22 @ 12:00pm-1:00pm:   Peace Action WI Weekly STAND for PEACE   at Brady & Farwell.   Details here . Questions? Contact: info@peaceactionwi.org Racine 2/22 @ 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 2/20 @ 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 2/21-22:  Family Farm Defenders Tabling at Marbleseed Conference - UW La Crosse - Join us at the Marbleseed Conference in La Crosse, WI, where we will host a booth with free zines & friendly chats, as well as a Food Sovereignty and Agroecology meetup on Sat. Feb. 22nd from 10:15 - 11:45 am in South Hall Rm. D. familyfarmdefenders@yahoo.com Viroqua 2/22 @ 11am-12pm:  Driftless Palestinian Solidarity Weekly Vigil. Meet at Decker and Main. Details here .  Contact driftless.solidarity@gmail.com . Superior 2/23 @ 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 2/21 @ 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 at Hwy 93 & Golf Road, 5-6 pm, we visit one another and sometimes we sing. Stand and be counted. Contact for more information: helpsmeet@usa.net Virtual 2/20 @ 6:30pm : Webinar: The Latest on Gaza and the Middle East: What’s Happening? What Can We Do? Sponsored by Interfaith Peace Working Group. Dr. Peter Makari will share information about the latest developments in Gaza and the region as well as work Middle Eastern faith leaders are doing in response to the crisis. Palestinian partners, among others, continue to promote a just and permanent peace in Palestine/Israel. Following his presentation, Dr, Makari will invite Zoom participants to converse with him and one another about how they and their local faith communities can support this work. Having recently returned from Jerusalem and Jordan, Peter’s presentation will provide an opportunity for us to hear, first-hand, about the latest developments in Gaza and the region. REGISTER HERE . interfaithpeaceworkinggroup@gmail.com 2/20 @ 7:00pm-8:00pm : Sustain Rural Wisconsin Network (SRWN) Webinar: Protecting Local Control. Hear the innovative tactics local people are using to protect their communities from factory farms and how you can take your voice directly to Madison. Register Here . Hear the innovative tactics local people are using to protect their communities from factory farms and how you can take your voice directly to Madison. https://sustainruralwisconsin.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! 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 ! 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.