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These WNPJ events that meet on a regular basis - are organized by REGIONS below:
1) Northwest; 2) West; 3) Central; 4) Northeast; 5) Southeast and southern areas; 6) Milwaukee area; 7) Southwest; and 8) Madison area
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1)Northwest
Mon 6 - 7 pm Monthly Peace and Justice Walk – River Falls. Meet on the UWRF campus at Cascade Street and 2nd St., across from “Journey” House. The River Falls Peace and Justice Walkers meet and walk through the downtown of River Falls. Second Monday of each month. Join us! Contact Doug Holden at d.n.holden@comcast.net
Tues 6 pm Monthly Meeting of Veterans for Peace #80 - Superior. Superior Public Library. Third Tuesday of each month. Contact: Andy Anderson at 218-279-7663 or tjgilliam@hotmail.com
Wed 4:30 – 5:30 pm Weekly Prayer Vigil for Peace – Webster. Meet in the parking lot of Grace United Methodist Church. Parking lot is located on Hwy. 35 one block north of Main Street. Contact: Jean McLaughlin at 715-866-7379
Thurs 5:30 pm Northland Anti-war Coalition Monthly Planning Meeting – Duluth. 2nd Thurs of the month @ Jitters Coffee Shop 102 W. Superior. Contact Ellie at ellie1711@gmail.com
Fri 4 - 5 pm Monthly Peace Rally – Superior. On the corner of Broadway and Hammond. Sponsored by the Northland Chapter of Grandmothers for Peace. Third Friday of each month. Contact: g4peace1@charter.net
Fri 5 - 6:15 pm Weekly Peace Picket - Duluth. On the corner of Superior and Lake. Sponsored by the Northland Anti-war Coalition. Contact: Ellie at ellie1711@gmail.com
Sat 11 am Weekly Peace Vigil – Chippewa Falls. At the corner of Bridge and River. Contact Thomas Chisholm, Gaylord Oppegard and others at 715-726-0365 or 715-723-4613.
Sun 2 - 3 pm Weekly Peace Vigil - Siren. At the stoplight at the corner of State Hwys. 35 and 70. All welcome. Contact: Steve Pearson pearson@sirentel.net
2) West
Mon 12 noon Bi-Monthly Meeting of the Interfaith Justice and Peace Group - La Crosse. At the South Side library on 16th St. This group meets the second Monday of every other month, with the first meeting in January. Contact: June Kjome at jkjome@centurytel.net
Wed 12 noon Bi-monthly Women in Black Vigil – LaCrosse. At 4th and Main St. This group meets on the 1st and 3rd Wednesdays of the month. Contact: June Kjome, jkjome@centurytel.net or 608-787-0466.
Wed 4 – 5 pm Weekly Anti-War Protest – La Crosse. At the corner of Market and West Avenues. Sponsored by Veterans for Peace. All welcome with your signs. Contact Duane Teschler at napeacefulwarior@yahoo.com or Guy Wolf at wolfclan3@centurytel.net
Thurs 5:30 pm Prayer vigil for Peace in the Middle East - LaCrosse. At English Lutheran Church, 1509 King St. All welcome on the 3rd Thursday of the month. Contact June at 608- 784-9335 .
Fri 5 – 6 pm War Moratorium Monthly Vigil – LaCrosse. Held the third Friday of each month at the corner of Cass and Third Street, at the foot of blue bridge over the Mississippi River. Please contact Duane Teschler(War Moratorium/Veteran for Peace) napeacefulwarior@yahoo.com or 608-784 1737 or Cathy at cvmaren@mwt.net.
3) Central
Thurs 5 pm Monthly Peace Vigil of the Portage Area Peace Seekers - Portage. Chamber Mall. First Thursday of each month. Contact: Sue and Charles Bradley at 608-742-7644 or cbradley@palacenet.net
Fri 12 noon - 1 pm Silent Prayer Vigil for Peace - Woodruff. Holy Family Church, in the small chapel. Contact: Sr. Ann Wittman at crossings@holycrosssisters.org . All are welcome to join in this weekly witness for peace.
4) Northeast
Mon 9 - 10 am Weekly Walking Meditation - Eagle River. All beginning meditators welcome as we walk with Many Ways of Peace Sangha. Contact: Mary Jo Berner, mjberner@nnex.net
Fri 3:30 - 4:30 pm Monthly Friends Peace Demonstration – Oshkosh. At the Winnebago County Court House on Jackson St. On the 2nd Friday of each month. All are invited to participate. Contact: Mary Ann Barlow at maryrolloff@yahoo.com
Tues 7 - 7:30 pm Monthly Prayer Service for Peace - De Pere. In the Oratorium, Old St. Joseph Church. Join the local community for a monthly prayer service for peace. This event will be held the second Tuesday of every month. Organized by St. Norbert College parishioners (contact Steve Herro) and JustFaith graduate Judy Van Caster, oldenglen@yahoo.com.
Fri 4:30 – 5:30 pm Monthly Peace Vigil – Manitowoc. At 8th St. and Maritime. Held on the first Friday each month. Contact person: Linda Hunter huntel@comcast.net
Fri 4:30 pm Monthly Peace vigil for the War Moratorium – Ripon. On the Square, by City Hall. 3rd Friday each month. Wear black armbands. Contacts: Kent Gallaway, Todd Berens, and Dianne W Ashley at kgallaway54971@yahoo.com
Sat 11:30 am Bi-monthly Stand for Peace - West Bend. Corner of Decorah and Main. 2nd and 4th Sat. Information - Tom Haebig, 262-334-3179, Peaceseekers of Washington County.
Sat 11 am - 12 noon Monthly Vigil for Peace - Appleton. At College Avenue and Appleton. Sponsored by the Fox Valley Peace Coalition. First Saturday of each month. Contact 920-733-8394 or ronnas@athenet.net.
Sun 1 - 2 pm Monthly Vigil of Resistance to War - Green Bay. At the corner of Webster and Mason. Gathering the first Sunday of each month. All welcome. Contact: Jill Bussiere at jdt@itol.com
5) South and East
Tues 4 pm No More Wars vigil - Janesville. In front of Ryan's office (20 S. Main St. in Janesville.) We have lots of signs, please join us. Rock Valley Fellowship of Reconciliation. For more information contact Sue Nelson/ snelson@habiba.org
Thurs 7 pm Monthly meeting of Racine Coalition for Peace & Justice - Racine. At the Cup of Hope coffee shop, 507 6th Street. In case of street construction, one can enter from 7th Street. Third Thursdays of each month. Info: Dick Kinch 262-638-0204.
Fri 12 noon to 1 pm Weekly Protest to set Better Budget Priorities - Racine. Meet in front of Rep. Paul Ryan's office, 216 6th Street. Info: Mike Frontier, 262/498-9417.
Fri 5 – 6 pm Weekly Peace Vigil – DeKalb. At Memorial Park on the corner of North First Street and Lincoln Hwy. (downtown DeKalb). Sponsored by the DeKalb Interfaith Network for Peace and Justice. Contact Dan Kenney at dkenney53@hotmail.com
Fri 4 pm War Moratorium vigil - Janesville. On the corner of Blackbridge Rd. and Milton Ave. Sponsored by the Rock Valley Fellowship of Reconciliation. this vigil meets on the Third Friday of every month. Join in with signs, including "Honk for Peace" signs. Contact: kholcombe8117@charter.net
Sat 10 – 11 am Monthly Racine Stand for Peace – Racine. Southeast corner of Highways 20 and 31. Third Saturday of each month, excluding winter months. Info: Dick Kinch, dkinch@rootcom.net .
6) Milwaukee area
Tues 7 pm Monthly Meeting of the WI Coalition to Normalize Relations with Cuba – Milwaukee. At the Central United Methodist Church, 639 N. 25th St. Meets the 2nd Tuesday of each month. Contact Art Heitzer at info@CubaWiFriends.org.
7) Southwest
Wed 2:30 pm Monthly Meeting of Code Pink - Boscobel. At the Timber Lane Coffee, 934 Wisconsin Ave. Meets the first Wednesday of each month. All welcome. Contact Lois Fields at 608-375-4659 or e-mail awaitz@tds.net.
Tues 3:30 - 4:30 pm Protest US drone warfare. Volk Field, near Camp Douglas in Juneau County, as part of a monthly protest at the Wisconsin Air National Guard site where drone pilots are trained and an $8 million drone training facility is being planned. 4th Tuesday of each month - check with organizers; Bonnie Block at bblock@charter.net. or joyfirst5@gmail.com
8) Madison
Mon 12 noon – 1 pm Weekly Vigil for Peace - Madison. Corner of Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd & Doty St. in front of U.S Post Office. We invite you to speak out against war and all its costs by joining the Vigil for Peace. Bring signs. Contact: Mary Beth Schlagheck at mbspeace1@charter.net.
Mon 7 pm Madison Food Not Bombs - Monthly Meeting - Madison. At The Fountain, 122 State Street. Madison Food Not Bombs meets on the first Monday of every month at The Fountain tavern 122 State Street. This meeting is open to everybody! Our focus will be around meeting new volunteers, answering questions, giving updates, discussing goals, and planning future servings. See: facebook.com/MadisonFoodNotBombs - twitter.com/MadisonFNB - madisonfoodnotbombs@gmail.com, or consider the alternatives below.
Haven't volunteered before? madisonfoodnotbombs+volunteer@gmail.com - Would you like to offer a donation? madisonfoodnotbombs+donation@gmail.com - Need us to aid your peace event? madisonfoodnotbombs+share@gmail.com
Mon 7 - 8:30 pm Weekly Forward Marching Band Practices - Madison. Meeting weekly. If you're new, come at 6:30 and talk to us during warmups! Musicians of all levels of skills welcome. Call Laurie Rossbach at 608-241-0259 for more information on where the group is meeting.
Tues - 5:30 - 7 pm Regular biweekly meetings of the grassroots Madison anti-mining group - Madison. Meet in the 4th floor conference room, 122 State Street (above The Fountain). This starts Tuesday, Oct. 9th - and every other Tuesday after. Open to all citizens interested in organizing opposition to iron, sulfide, and frac sand mining around Wisconsin Contact: Carl Sack, Wisconsin Network for Peace and Justice, carl@wnpj.org
Tues 6:30 pm History of Political Economy Group - Madison. At the Metropolitan Coffee. All welcome. Every other Tuesday, starting June 4th. Contact: dvdwilliams51@tds.net.
Tues Move to Amend - Madison. Every 2nd and 4th Tues. UW-Madison Law School, Bascom Hill Mall, Rm 3261. Check out times and other venues at scwmta.org
Wed 4 pm Wisconsin Books to Prisoners (WBTP) weekly meeting! - Madison. Rainbow Bookstore (426 W. Gilman). Join others interested in getting quality reading material and educational opportunities to those who are behind bars. Donations of new softcover books are also most welcome. Info? #257-6050
Wed 6:30 - 8 pm Monthly Meeting of WILPF - Madison. At Goodman South Library, 2222 S Park St. Women's International League for Peace and Freedom (WILPF) meets the 2nd Wed of each month. Contact: Mary Sanderson. mhsanderson@hotmail.com
Wed 6 pm Veterans for Peace #25 Monthly Meeting - Madison. Downtown campus of MATC, room D240. Third Wed. of the month. Free. Info? # 608-767-4099 or books24u@aol.com. For more info, see http://www.madisonvfp.org/
Wed 7 pm Monthly General Meeting of Returned Peace Corps Volunteers - Madison - In the Red Gym at UW. Meets the third Wed of each month. Contact: Char Thompson at charkt@charter.net.
Thurs 7:00 pm Meeting of the East Timor Action Network (ETAN/Madison) – Madison. Mother Fool’s Coffee Shop on Williamson St. Regular meetings are on the 1st Thursdays of each month. Contact: madison@etan.org or call 608-244-4563. See www.aideeasttimor.org to learn more.
Fri 1 pm Monthly Membership Meeting of the Dane County SOS Senior Council - Madison. Senior Center, 330 W. Mifflin. Meets the 2nd Friday of each month (March through Dec. – without mtgs in Jan & Feb.) Contact: 608-266-6581 or Danecountysos@gmail.com .
608-250-9240, Wisconsin Network for Peace and Justice, 122 State Street, Suite 405A, Madison, WI 53703, Send an email to the office diane@wnpj.org.
WNPJ is a member of the Community Shares of Wisconsin.
