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BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 METHOD:PUBLISH CALSCALE:GREGORIAN PRODID:-//WordPress - MECv7.36.4//EN X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://wnpj.org/ X-WR-CALNAME:Wisconsin Network for Peace & Justice X-WR-CALDESC:Advancing a sustainable world free from violence and injustice X-WR-TIMEZONE:America/Chicago BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Chicago X-LIC-LOCATION:America/Chicago BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0600 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:CDT DTSTART:20260308T030000 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYMONTH=03;BYDAY=2SU END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0600 TZNAME:CST DTSTART:20261101T010000 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYMONTH=11;BYDAY=1SU END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H X-MS-OLK-FORCEINSPECTOROPEN:TRUE BEGIN:VEVENT CLASS:PUBLIC UID:MEC-6412fef87392ae8c987b0ecc79da1902@wnpj.org DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20261005T000000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20261007T000000 DTSTAMP:20260910T105600Z CREATED:20260910 LAST-MODIFIED:20260910 PRIORITY:5 SEQUENCE:1 TRANSP:OPAQUE SUMMARY:USESSC Midwest Speaking Tour – Madison DESCRIPTION:\nJoin Madison Arcatao Sister City Project for the USESSC Midwest Speaking Tour October 5-6\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n Three Salvadoran social movement leaders will be visiting Madison October 5-6, 2026. They will be leading a community organizing workshop and giving a public presentation. You are very welcome and encouraged to attend! These are rare opportunities to engage with US El Salvador Sister Cities (USESSC) staff and CRIPDES leaders. We’re sure you’ll find them engaging, thought provoking and inspiring!\n\n\n\nOctober 5, 2026:\n\n\n\nPopular Education Strategies for Social Change: A workshop for community organizers\n\n\n\n\nOctober 5, 2026\n\n\n\n4 PM-6:45 PM\n\n\n\nVillage Co-Housing Community Room, 1104 Mound Street, Madison ( https://www.google.com/maps/search/1104+Mound+Street,+Madison?entry=gmail&source=g )\n\n\n\nSuggested Donation: $10 thanks to a generous grant from the Returned Peace Corps Volunteers of Madison\n\n\n\nRegistration limited to 20: contact info@mascp.org to register\n\n\n\n\nAre you involved with organizing a committee, a group of neighbors, a non-profit organization, a new initiative focused on social change-whether large or small? Join us for this very special workshop rooted in practical strategies used in political struggles in El Salvador and around the world. Their methodology is rooted in Freire’s popular education strategies where everyone is simultaneously a teacher and student.\n\n\n\nOctober 6, 2026:\n\n\n\nSustaining our Movements: 40 years of Solidarity and Resistance\n\n\n\n\nOctober 6, 2026\n\n\n\n12 PM -1 PM \n\n\n\n206 Ingraham Hall, 1155 Observatory Drive ( https://www.google.com/maps/search/1155+Observatory+Drive?entry=gmail&source=g )\n\n\n\nA free public presentation\n\n\n\n\n“We want to share how organizing strategies shifted from urgent humanitarian aid and anti-war advocacy to structural community development, mutual accompaniment, environmental defense, and human rights defense.\n\n\n\nThe presentation serves as both an archive of past victories and hardships and a toolkit for newer organizers, illustrating that movement longevity relies on deep relationships, adaptive tactics/experiences, and prioritizing collective care alongside resistance.”\n\n\n\nJoin us for these unique opportunities to learn and engage with Salvadoran movement leaders past and present!\n\n\n\n\n URL:https://wnpj.org/events/usessc-midwest-speaking-tour-madison/ LOCATION:Madison ATTACH;FMTTYPE=:https://wnpj.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/arcatao.avif END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR