Wisconsin Network for Peace and Justice

Mobilize at Truax: F-35s won’t let us thrive – Madison, June 26. Start gathering at 2 pm in the Madison College parking lot, for information, music & lyrics. Head to Truax gates – on the sidewalk – no later than 3:00 pm, for speakers and follow-up actions.Take home postcards to mail to Sen. Baldwin, yard signs, bumper stickers and buttons.

• Sunday, June 20 at 9:00 a.m. (and beyond)

Join Voces de La Frontera for their

Mass March for Driver’s Licenses & Citizenship : Day 3 of 9

UPDATE: Later today, Tuesday June 22,  the Senate will try to bring S.1, the For the People Act, to the floor for a vote.

Madison Quakers are taking a  positive step towards ending the U.S.’s “endless wars”.  They are supporting the repeal of the 2002 Authorization for the Use of Military Force (AUMF) and invite their Wisconsin neighbors to join them. (The House voted to repeal (H.R. 256) this week - now on to the Senate) 

Many Wisconsin groups and individuals are joining the Indigenous-led nationwide effort to stop this pipeline. You can read more about this effort at these links below:

Dear Editor: Please consider attending the June 10 virtual public hearing for the Roth Feeder Pig II factory farm expansion, Cartoon credit to KenStark - 2021 Richland Co, WI. 

Intersecting Systems Causing Poverty: Emerging from the pain and organizing power of the 140 million people living in poverty or with low wages in this nation, the congressional resolution for a Third Reconstruction reflects an omnibus vision for a fundamental restructuring of society that lifts from the bottom.

If you are concerned about the F-35s coming to Wisconsin, please consider sending a postcard to Senator Tammy Baldwin identifying your concerns.  If you have already done that,  "Thanks!" ....and think of  other family and friends who might be interested in joining the “Postcard Campaign of Resistance Against the F-35s!" Here is the form to use when requesting these free postcards:

 https://forms.gle/4tDoEYFfnh6WuJdV9

We contacted them - and our Representatives Repealed the Iraq War Authorization—Thursday, June 17!! On to the Senate now....

The resolution passed 268-161, mainly along party lines, though 49 Republicans joined the Democratic majority in favor of repeal while one Democrat joined Republicans in opposition.

Join 350 Madison and friends on Monday evening, June 7, to hear about our experience with the Nehemiah Center's Justified Anger class "Black History for a New Day" and the ways it will help us in our fight for climate justice.

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The Citizens for Safe Water Around Badger (CSWAB) is an organization whose overall goal is to build a sustainable future which will preserve, and where possible, restore the integrity of natural systems – including soils, water, air, and biological diversity.  

CSWAB’s mission is to: (read more)

Hundreds of musicians of all ages, amateurs and professionals, playing everything from classical to experimental music, serenaded passers at more than 100 venues Monday as part of the annual Make Music Madison. The event takes place on the day of the summer solstice.

If approved, safe levels would be reduced from 450,000 ppt to only 3,000 ppt.

The persistence and mobility of PFBS and other PFAS chemicals can lead to large groundwater contaminant plumes extending miles from source areas. Low levels of PFBS have been detected in groundwater in Marinette County, the City of Madison, Town of Newton, La Crosse County and City of Rhinelander.

On Tuesday, June 22, the Assembly will vote on 4 voter suppression bills that will make it harder for people with disabilities, older adults and people of color to vote. We need your help to fight against these undemocratic bills. 

Now's the time to contact your state legislators to support bipartisan legislative and congressional redistricting reform legislation to end gerrymandering and create a nonpartisan and transparent redistricting process, and to oppose bad local redistricting timeline changes. Tell your legislators to actively champion Assembly Bill 395/ Senate Bill 389.

Alkaff is an ecologist, environmental educator, and the Founder and Director of Wisconsin Green Muslims ( a member group of WNPJ).

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