Action Alert
Contact the board of Wisconsin Voices and urge them to recognize the union
Submitted by admin on Mon, 11/30/2020 - 6:00pmThe workers of Wisconsin Voices have asked management to recognize their newly formed union. Instead, management has used stall tactics and hired an anti-union attorney. WI Voices coordinates over 60 partner organizations around pro-democracy policies, voter registration and turnout, and advancing progressive agendas. Their work is vital to the infrastructure of Wisconsin’s progressive movement.
Tell Congress: No taxpayer dollars for CIS facilities in Texas and New Mexico
Submitted by admin on Mon, 11/30/2020 - 5:54pmThe Nuclear Regulatory Commission’s (NRC) is considering proposals to build Consolidated Interim Storage (CIS) facilities to store nuclear waste in New Mexico and Texas. Both Texas and New Mexico are opposed to these facilities and the rest of the country should be as well. Both sites are unjustly targeted for Hispanic communities. Hauling nuclear waste is extremely dangerous and risky. To reduce risk, the waste should be transported only once, from the reactor sites to a permanent isolation facility.
Postcard Project to Engage Georgia Voters
Submitted by admin on Mon, 11/30/2020 - 5:49pmJoin WNPJ and other Building Unity WI groups as we team up with the Transformative Justice Coalition and the Georgia Coalition for the People’s Agenda, with their goal to write at least a million voters in GA before the Jan. 5th U.S. Senate Runoff Elections.
IMPORTANT: All writers will be required to sign a Nonpartisanship Agreement before receiving postcards to write.
Register here for postcard and to sign the nonpartisan agreement:
Send a note to thank Rep. Mark Pocan: Pocan Leads 40 Dems Demanding Condemnation of Israeli Demolitions
Submitted by admin on Tue, 11/24/2020 - 10:26amPress release Nov. 2020. MADISON, WI – Congressman Mark Pocan (D-WI) led a letter of 40 Democrats to Secretary of State Mark Pompeo demanding condemnation of the Israeli government’s demolition of 76 structures in Palestinian Bedouin community of Homsa al-Baquia (Khierbet Humsah)—displacing 73 people including 41 children—and to secure a commitment from the Israeli government to end any further displacements immediately.
Be part of a “Thank an Election Hero” campaign from Wisconsin Voices!
Submitted by admin on Tue, 11/24/2020 - 10:19amAs the statewide canvass comes to a close, we are launching our “Thank an Election Hero” social media campaign building on Governor Evers’s proclaimed “Election Hero Day” from November 2nd. Together, we are vocally supporting local election clerks, election staff, poll workers and postal service workers for their diligence, integrity and courage in making this pandemic election the most secure in our history. Here are some ideas for organizations and individuals looking to thank an Election Hero:
Register for the Dec 5 WNPJ Fall Assembly! A Celebration of Gratitude and Recognition
Submitted by admin on Mon, 11/16/2020 - 4:02pmThe Wisconsin Network for Peace and Justice has been here to augment your work over the past years through our calendar listings, action alerts, initiatives, tabling, lobbying, resource sharing and connections. Now it's time to celebrate what we've done, and chart a course for the future!
No to new F-35s in Pentagon Budget - Tell WI Congressional Reps Now
Submitted by admin on Mon, 11/16/2020 - 3:31pmTell your Congressional representatives to vote NO on the big Pentagon funding bill, the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) of 2021.
Send Comments for a fair and transparent redistricting process to WI Supreme Court: Deadline Nov 30
Submitted by admin on Mon, 11/16/2020 - 3:28pmPlease write the Wisconsin Supreme Court today and tell them that you oppose this upcoming Rule 20-03 relating to legal challenges to redistricting - Action Alert from the WI Democracy Campaign. The Wisconsin Supreme Court is taking public comments on a proposed rule that would pre-rig the process for the drawing of legislative and congressional district maps and would likely lead to another gerrymander in Wisconsin.
