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Report from Palestine: Soldiers attack, traumatize family
Submitted by staff on Sat, 03/20/2010 - 10:31am
Cassandra Dixon, pictured, of WNPJ member group Mary House reports from Palestine:
On 15 March 2010, the Israeli newspaper Haaretz published an article by Amira Hass which details an attack in At-Tuwani two months ago. During the attack, two squads of Israeli soldiers injured and traumatized several members of a Palestinian family. Footage of that
Army gags rural neighbors of Badger
Submitted by staff on Fri, 03/19/2010 - 3:06pm
Citizens for Safe Water Around Badger, a WNPJ member group, reports:
Army officials have ordered rural neighbors of Badger Army Ammunition Plant (pictured) to suppress an environmental report by an independent consultant working with the local Restoration Advisory Board (RAB).
Main Street is Moving - on the road to comprehensive immigration reform
Submitted by admin on Fri, 03/19/2010 - 8:52amWNPJ member group Voces de la Frontera kicked off their five-city "Main Street is Moving" tour, starting in Milwaukee on the way to joining tens of thousands of people in Washington, D.C. on Sunday to demand the Obama administration come through on campaign promises to enact comprehensive immigration reform and to create jobs.
Maryland "Bring the Guard Home" does its homework
Submitted by admin on Thu, 03/18/2010 - 1:19pm
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New Zealand Peace protesters win acquittal on charges of damaging U.S. spy base
Submitted by staff on Wed, 03/17/2010 - 2:03pm![]() |
| Protesters in 2008 punctured a cover at the Waihopai satellite station in New Zealand. Photo: New Zealand Herald |
In New Zealand, three peace activists have been found not guilty of breaking into and damaging a spy base used in the US-led invasion and occupation of Iraq. In April 2008, the three activists entered the Waihopai facility and deflated a plastic dome used to cover a satellite dish.
After the verdict, one of the three acquitted activists, Dominican friar Peter Murnane, said they acted to help mitigate the human suffering caused by the Iraq war.
Nineteen Wisconsin communities plan events on seventh anniversary of Iraq invasion
Submitted by admin on Mon, 03/15/2010 - 6:07pm
Since the U.S. invasion of Iraq in March of 2003, Wisconsin has often led states many times its size in the number and variety of pro-peace events held on the invasion's anniversary. 2010, which marks the seventh year of the Iraq war and occupation, is no exception. Nineteen Wisconsin communities, from Chippewa Falls to Waupaca, have plans for events that call for peace and mark the seventh anniversary, with roadside vigils, teach-ins, marches and public prayers. There are more than 150 events planned nationwide.
2010/03/17: Wis State Journal: Animal rights groups try to prosecute UW
Submitted by staff on Wed, 03/17/2010 - 9:49amDane County District Attorney Brian Blanchard said he wouldn't prosecute UW-Madison for violating state law in sheep experiments, so two animal rights groups are attempting to file the criminal charges themselves. One of the groups, Alliance for Animals, is a WNPJ member organization.
Stop the crackdown on raw milk sales
Submitted by admin on Mon, 03/15/2010 - 5:39pm
Recently, the WI Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection (DATCP) has been cracking down on Wisconsin raw milk providers. Legislation to legalize the sale of raw milk and raw milk products is now before the Wisconsin General Assembly (AB 628) and the Senate (SB 434). Legalizing raw milk will help many Wisconsin dairy farmers to stay in business since through direct sales they will earn 4-5 times as much as from the corporate controlled fluid milk market. Last year alone farm income in WI dropped by over 50% and hundreds of dairy farmers are now on the verge of bankruptcy.
Action Step: Contact your state Representatives and urge them to support AB628 and SB434 to legalize raw milk sales.
Contact for more info: John Peck, Family Farm Defenders, 608-260-0900, familyfarmdefenders@yahoo.com
More WNPJ Action Alerts for the week of March 15 below...
WNPJ supports a water-filter project in Iraq
Submitted by staff on Mon, 03/15/2010 - 12:02pmThe Wisconsin Network for Peace and Justice (WNPJ) donated funds for a water purifier filter in a school in Iraq last December. Sami Rasouli of the Iraqi-American Reconciliation Project, MN - has a goal of installing 1,000 water purifiers in Iraqi Schools - can you help? If your group is interested in supporting a water purifier system in Najaf, Iraq - please contact: Sami Rasouli, Muslim Peacemaker Teams, Najaf, Iraq through www.reconciliationproject.org
Dane Democrats back Carbon Free Nuclear Free campaign
Submitted by staff on Sat, 03/13/2010 - 11:44am
Upcoming Events
| Event Title | Event Date |
|---|---|
| Stand for Peace – Eau Claire | 03/19/10 |
| David Newby (AFL-CIO) Speaks at the 7th Anniversary of the Iraq War - Milwaukee | 03/19/10 |
| A Public Prayer For Peace – Elm Grove | 03/19/10 |
| "Teach-In on Afghanistan and Pakistan." - UW-Madison | 03/19/10 - 03/20/10 |
| Madison Area Peace Coalition Peace Rally to oppose wars in Iraq and Afghanistan | 03/20/10 |
| Building Hope for the Children vegetarian Arabic dinner - Madison | 03/21/10 |
| Green Energy Summit - Milwaukee | 03/24/10 - 03/26/10 |
| WNPJ Movie Series continues, with “Border Wars” – Madison | 03/25/10 |
Environment/Energy:
Antiwar/Antimilitarism:
Immigrant Rights:
2009/09/14 Lifetime Achievement winners honored
Submitted by staff on Mon, 09/14/2009 - 1:43pm
Two Madison college professors with religious backgrounds, who have worked tirelessly to change the world -- Esther Heffernan and Joe Elder, pictured above -- were honored for their lifetimes of activism on Oct. 3 by the Wisconsin Network for Peace and Justice (WNPJ), a statewide network of 170 organizations working for social change.
WNPJ's Peacemakers of the Year 2009
Submitted by staff on Tue, 10/06/2009 - 12:15pm
Peacemakers 2009: Elaine Kinch (Racine), Jannet Arenas (Madison), Jason Moon (Milwaukee), Dartanian Lewis (Milwaukee), Don Hoffman (Wisconsin Rapids), Will Williams (Windsor), and Josh Bartz (Madison).
Peacemakers of the Year for 2009 were honored by the Wisconsin Network for Peace and Justice at a ceremony Oct. 3rd at the Goodman Community Center in Madison, following the WNPJ's annual fall assembly.....



Thank you for all your hard work in advancing AB 35, the race-based mascot, logo and nickname bill, through the Assembly, which passed it on Feb. 25.
March for America on March 21st/Marcha por America el 21 de marzo On March 21st, we will march on Washington, DC to demand immigration reform and economic justice for all Americans. To learn more, visit our website:
ADISON—Wisconsin artists partnered with Wisconsin Books to Prisoners to protest the Department of Corrections’ ban against prisoner’s receiving used books from commercial vendors such as Rainbow Bookstore in Madison.… And they did it with ecological street art.
608-250-9240, Wisconsin Network for Peace and Justice, 122 State Street, Suite 405A, Madison, WI 53703, Send an email to the office info@wnpj.org.