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A special edition of Network News coming up in December, 2026!
We’re gathering your stories now for the Winter edition of Network News, our (now) quarterly newsletter! Please send your proposed articles (250- 500 words) with a high definition photo to dena.eakles@gmail.com before November 27th! We’re planning a special issue, honoring all the Peace and Justice WNPJ warriors we’ve lost this year… Will Williams, Al Gedicks,…Read more: A special edition of Network News coming up in December, 2026! -
WNPJ 2026 Fall Assembly
You are welcome to WNPJ’s Fall Assembly! The Power of Inclusion Saturday, November 7 5:00 – 6:30 pm Join Zoom MeetingMeeting ID: 839 4481 6259Passcode: 902367 What to expect: Plan for the event: We invite our members and allies to join us on 11/7/26 for this annual event. Looking forward to meeting with you all…Read more: WNPJ 2026 Fall Assembly -
WNPJ Board membership….
You may be interested in becoming a member of the WNPJ board. A good resource for learning about responsibilities of WNPJ Board membership would be familiarizing yourself with our website https://www.wnpj.org We are a diverse statewide Network founded 35 years ago! The effort of WNPJ is to educate, inform and maintain connections among our 96…Read more: WNPJ Board membership…. -
Madison Veterans for Peace #25 Project – seeks support
National Veterans for Peace began a campaign in April, to support chapters installing large billboards near military bases, reminding troops they have the right and the duty to refuse illegal/unlawful orders, under the Uniform Code of Military Justice. This comes after the scores of extrajudicial murders on boats in the Caribbean and Pacific, and the…Read more: Madison Veterans for Peace #25 Project – seeks support -
Federal Court Denies Safe Skies Clean Water Wisconsin Lawsuit
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: September 30, 2026 Contacts: Kathleen Henry, Esq., khenry@dairylandpublicinterestlaw.com, 608-213-6857 Steven Klafka, P.E., treasurer@safeskieswi.org, Safe Skies Clean Water Inc., 608-213-4473 Against US Air Force for Faulty Environmental Impact Statement for Basing F-35 Fighter Jets in Madison, Wisconsin Madison – Earlier this month, Judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly of the Federal District Court in Washington, D.C., denied…Read more: Federal Court Denies Safe Skies Clean Water Wisconsin Lawsuit -
Your Efforts to Contact Representatives Works!
Many of our WNPJ members joined a zoom call to Senator Tammy Baldwin a few weeks ago to urge her to support resolution S.Res.852, requesting information on Israel’s human rights practices pursuant to section 502B(c) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961. https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-119sres852is/pdf/BILLS-119sres852is.pdf WNPJ was notifed today: “Our lobbying worked. …..this message from Lucy Perkins,…Read more: Your Efforts to Contact Representatives Works! -
Demand climate action – WI Environmental Justice petition
Wisconsin’s communities are fighting for clean air, safe water, and a healthier future, but real change only happens when we demand it together. Sign up for the Wisconsin Environmental Justice petition today to make your voice heard and demand the climate action our state deserves.Read more: Demand climate action – WI Environmental Justice petition -
Sign on to the Veterans for Peace Illegal Orders Campaign
Troops Have the Right and Duty to Refuse Illegal Orders Upon joining the U.S. military, service members swear to uphold the U.S. Constitution and are bound by the Uniform Code of Military Justice (UCMJ). The UCMJ is the foundation of military law in the United States. It applies to all branches of the Armed Forces…Read more: Sign on to the Veterans for Peace Illegal Orders Campaign -
WNPJ member groups respond to the police killing of Corey Ruiz on Williamson Street, Madison – July 22, 2026
STATEMENT FROM URBAN TRIAGE CEO – BRANDI GRAYSON We Mourn Corey Ruiz. We Demand Accountability. Today, Madison police shot a Black man three times at close range while he was experiencing a mental health crisis. Video circulating throughout our community shows him lying dead in the street. Officers then handcuffed him and piled onto his…Read more: WNPJ member groups respond to the police killing of Corey Ruiz on Williamson Street, Madison – July 22, 2026 -
WNPJ Board Statement on law enforcement killings – local to national
On July 23, 2026 the WNPJ Board issued this Statement: The Board of the Wisconsin Network for Peace and Justice’s statement on the police killing of Corey Ruiz and all police and ICE killings throughout our state and nation. We must restore humanity. It cannot be done if we continue to accept and ignore the…Read more: WNPJ Board Statement on law enforcement killings – local to national