In the News
Activists in DC call for ending America's complicity in the blockade on Yemen
Submitted by admin on Sun, 04/04/2021 - 2:38pm
Kathy Kelly, formerly of Voices for Creative Nonviolence, a WNPJ member group – has alerted WNPJ to a fast in Washington DC by activists from Michigan, protesting the role of the US in the harmful blockade of Yemen. kathy@vcnv.org
This article from MEE (Middle East Eye) describes the action and motivation of the protestors:
NuclearBan.US seeks a full-time Director - Washington DC
Submitted by admin on Thu, 04/01/2021 - 5:52pmNuclearBan.US is a small non-profit (501c4) organization committed to the total elimination of nuclear weapons. and to the use of resources that have been devoted to nuclear weapons to address the climate crisis, income inequality, and other pressing social needs.
MOSES, the WISDOM group in Madison, is looking to hire a new community organizer.
Submitted by admin on Tue, 03/30/2021 - 8:27amMOSES is a grassroots interfaith community organization based in Madison, WI. The mission of MOSES is to build collective power to dismantle the systems of mass incarceration and mass supervision and to eradicate the racial disparities in our community that contribute to them.
The Community Organizer is responsible for recruiting and training individuals and member congregations/organizations to become effective advocates for systemic change, and for supporting MOSES committees, task forces and activities.
Social Good Accelerator is now accepting applications through Fri. April 9th!
Submitted by Staff on Sat, 03/27/2021 - 2:02pm
Legal request filed re: Point Beach Nuclear Reactors (PBNP) located near Two Rivers, WI
Submitted by Staff on Wed, 03/24/2021 - 8:49am
PSR WI PETITIONS TO INTERVENE AND REQUESTS HEARING IN OPPOSITION TO NEXTERA ENERGY POINT BEACH'S 80-YEAR OPERATING LICENSE APPLICATION
Don't miss WNPJ voices at this special event 'Until the Flood'/Voices of Gun Violence - March 25th, 7 pm
Submitted by Staff on Thu, 03/18/2021 - 4:12pm
Milwaukee Repertory Theater presents the powerful theatrical event, Until The Flood in the Stiemke Studio beginning March 13 through April 22. It explores the reactions of the St. Louis region to the shooting of Michael Brown in Ferguson, Missouri.
PFAS Testing Near Badger Stalled
Submitted by Staff on Wed, 03/17/2021 - 5:58pm
It has been one year since the U.S. Army first announced that toxic PFAS chemicals found in certain firefighting foams had been discovered in soils and groundwater at Badger Army Ammunition Plant (Badger) and area residents are looking for answers.
Citizen Action of WI is hiring for the months of April & May
Submitted by Staff on Mon, 03/15/2021 - 1:09pmCitizen Action of Wisconsin is seeking to hire Phonebankers beginning as soon as April 1st of 2021. This
