WNPJ + WISDOM Campaign to End Solitary Confinement + Water Protectors video from Weaving the Web + Close the Bases events + other statewide events
The WI Network for Peace and Justice is the umbrella non-profit organization
supporting the work of 86 member groups around Wisconsin.
Monthly Statewide ACTION to Shut Down Solitary Confinement
Campaign Against Torture to End Solitary Confinement
On the 23rd of each month, WISDOM leaders and others around the country take a moment to remember people in prison -- especially the people in Solitary Confinement who are locked alone in a small room for 23 hours every day.
You can visit https://www.nrcat.org/torture-in-us-prisons/take-action/together-campaign for details about the campaign. https://wisdomwisconsin.org/
These gatherings are not long, but they are meaningful. Please join us if you can in any of these three places – Milwaukee, Madison and Green Bay:
Sunday, 23 February
11:00 am - 12:00 pm
1015 N 10th St, Milwaukee
Sunday, 23 February
12:00 noon
Meet on the Capitol Steps on the State St corner, Madison
Sunday, 23 February
12:00 noon
Meet on the SE corner of the Green Bay Correctional Institution on Webster ST.
Two water protectors were invited to WNPJ's February Weaving the Web
We talked about the importance of supporting and building solidarity with frontline Water Protectors. The people who love and live near threatened waters are important leaders in
this movement. In N. Wisconsin, Minnesota and Michigan, they are Anishinaabe people.
Traditionally it is the women - especially the grandmothers - who have the relationships with, knowledge of and responsibilities for water. Watch the recording here.
Joe Bates is a Bad River member, a community leader, a native rights activist and environmentalist. He has used his drone and other means to develop information and to
educate people about the dangers of the Enbridge Line 5 oil line. He recently traveled to Canada for the screenings of the Bad River film, building solidarity relationships there.
Rebecca Kemble is a grandmother and water protector who lives with her extended family on Ho Chunk territory in Madison, WI. She is a worker-owner at Union Cab working as a taxi
driver and serving on many internal governance and management committees since 2000.
She has also worked as a journalist covering water protection actions against mining and pipeline projects. Rebecca served on the Madison Common Council from 2015 - 2021. She
is currently involved with many projects, including the Solidarity Economy Principles Project, Line 5 Coalition, Madison Area Worker Cooperative Network, Madison Mutual Aid Network, regional food systems advocacy, and various media projects.
1) Communities United by Water website for more info on Line 5
2) Pay it Forward Water Protector fund: https://givebutter.com/eVBFJ3
4) Info on US Army Corps of Engineers comment process
6) Water is Life festival in Michigan in August: https://www.waterislifefestival.org
To learn more about WNPJ's Weaving the Web monthly zooms, contact Dena Eakles dena.eakles@gmail.com www.wnpj.org
Close Down the Bases!
WNPJ members and groups - if you're involved locally with this international campaign from World Beyond War - let us know! Send your updates to info@wnpj.org or warabolition@gmail.com
Truax Field – Global Day of Action to #CloseBases
Bring signs and flags and yourself to raise your voice for people not Pentagon. Meet at the intersection of Packers & International Lane.
Demand cuts to wasteful military spending and use more funding to help the people: fund education, food, healthcare, peace and justice.
The thousands of military bases, both foreign and domestic, around the world are a critical piece of the war machine that must be dismantled. Closing bases is a necessary step to shift the global security paradigm towards a demilitarized approach that centers common security — no one is safe until all are safe.
World Beyond War, Veterans for Peace and our friends call on individuals and organizations around the world to join the Global Day of Action to #CloseBases on February 23 by organizing protests at military base sites near you. Learn more and sign up here if you community is planning an event. https://worldbeyondwar.org/closebases/
WNPJ Member Group Events
Click here to see a listing of recurring Vigils across the state!
Madison
2/17 @ 12pm: Not My Presidents Day Event. Meet at the Forward Statue on the Square at State St. Continue to raise your voices against the big money corruption.Organized by "We the People of Wisconsin" Nonpartisan Group and sent to WNPJ by Veterans for Peace #25 geyerb@yahoo.com
2/17 @ 3:30pm-6:30pm: Mutual Aid Supper Club! Wilmar Neighborhood Center (953 Jenifer St.) Bring a friend! Pop in anytime - you're welcome to drop in for a quick bite or to stay and visit the whole time. We make menus based on what's available, cook together, share a meal from 5-6, then package some food to go and clean up. The Madison MAN (Mutual Aid Network) Cooperative is the new home of timebanking in Madison. Earn MAN hours for your time, share and exchange with your neighbors, and help (re)build our local solidarity economy! For more info, visit: https://www.facebook.com/events/3635638803400462/
2/17 @ 6:00pm-8:00pm: Wild & Scenic Film Rewind 2024! UW-Madison, Union South – Marquee Cinema (1308 W. Dayton St.) Join the Nelson Institute for Environmental Studies’ Tales from Planet Earth film series as we show some our favorites from last year’s festival: Paddle Tribal Waters; 6,000 Miles, Chicas al Agua, INWARD, Finding the Line, and Study Aboard. And join the UW Office of Sustainability before the event for a bit of DIY fun! Bring an old T-shirt and learn how to upcycle it into a tote bag. More info, visit: https://nelson.wisc.edu/events/tales-from-planet-earth-presents-wild-scenic-2024-rewind/
2/18 @ 11:30am-12pm: Weekly Vigil for Peace with the Dominican Sisters of Sinsinawa. At the corner of Monroe St and Edgewood Ave. near Edgewood High School. Details here. opjustice@sinsinawa.org
2/18 @ 5:00pm-6:30pm: JustDane Service Fair. At 2429 Perry St. Please join JustDane for our Service Fair, which will be held at Madison College Goodman South Campus info@justdane.org
2/18 @ 7:00pm-8:00pm: UNA USA Dane County Annual Meeting and Presentation. Via zoom. We will be holding elections. All welcome. Zoom link:
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84074592291?pwd=m2MXleuRS3KbUTEPXuDkAVOuZCrj9v.1 unadane.org
2/19 @ 4:00pm-4:30pm: Weekly Vigil for Gaza. Meet at the Southwest corner of East Washington Avenue & Fourth Street. Details at the Vigils list. Contact Helena at hspw@att.net.
2/19 @ 6:00pm-7:00pm: VFP Madison monthly meeting. Sequoya Library, 4340 Tokay Blvd. Contact geyerb@yahoo.com
2/19 @ 6:00pm: They Will Beat the Memory Out of Us: Organization, Continuity, Community. At the Social Justice Center (1202 Williamson St.)– discussion with author and activist, Peter Gelderloos, about his latest book, just out from Pluto Press, as well as his other recent work published by Detritus Books. The first book focuses on two movements: ecological struggle, which in its smartest form is a continuation of anticolonial resistance that has spread and persisted globally over the last 500 years, and in its worst form is a media spectacle centered around naive demands and ineffective reforms; and the anti-police, antiracist rebellions that have caused a sea change in public narratives from 2009 to 2020. The second book deals with the deeper questions that are missed in debates around problems of organization, the lack of continuity in our movements, and a profound misunderstanding of what community entails and how a realistic approach to community could make us stronger with the context being the anarchist movement in Catalunya. Hosted by the Madison Infoshop. peckjohne@gmail.com
2/20 @ 6:00pm-8:00pm: Building Worker Power – Corporate Research Class. Madison Labor Temple,1602 S Park St UNIT 106. Presenter is Ric Urrutia, organizer, podcaster, artist, Co-Host of We Rise Fighting! Labor Podcast. We’ll focus specifically on researching/analyzing corporate documents, finances, work forces, environmental records, worldwide facilities, unionization rates, industry research, etc. For more info, visit the Facebook event: https://www.facebook.com/events/1566436843987564/
2/20 @ 6:30pm-8:30pm: Social Cinema film screening of ‘Divisible’. Union South – Marquee Theater (1308 W. Dayton St.) the film to be followed by informal discussion. This award-winning film provides a detailed look into redlining: what happened, where it came from, who was involved, how it supposedly “ended”, and why the 1968 Fair Housing Act did not actually get rid of redlining or its impact. Told through a combination of expert and personal interviews, Divisible explores how redlining impacted and continues to affect the following topics: white privilege, housing, health, education, economics, the highway system, and the criminal justice system. Hosted by the Havens Wright Center. More info? https://havenswrightcenter.wisc.edu/event/divisible/
2/21 @ 12:00pm-1:00pm: Madison Weekly Vigil in support of Palestine. Meets near the entrance to the Memorial Library across from the Catholic student center. Signs not provided. Contact joel.garb@gmail.com
2/21 @ 6:30am-8:30pm: Author Presentation: PLUNDERED: How Racist Policies Undermine Black Homeownership in America. UW South Madison Partnership, 2238 South Park St. Special Guest(s): Judge Everett Mitchell
RSVP link: https://lakecitybooks.com/events/1803720250221 Author/Professor Bernadette Atuahene will talk about her book and predatory governance in housing as well as her ongoing work, including info on how local grassroots organizations have and can come together to combat predatory governance in their communities.Promoted by JustDane info@justdane.org
2/21 @ 7:00pm-8:00pm: Joe Hill – Alive as You and Me! An evening of songs, stories, and solidarity with Tom Kastle. At MUSO (2040 Winnebago St.) . Hosted by Fermat’s Last Theater Co. Admission is free, though donations for the performer are welcome. More info? https://musomadison.com/home/joe-hill-alive-as-you-and-me-w-tom-kastle/
2/22 @ 2:00pm-4:00pm: A People's Forum In Honor of Black History Month …
Black Freedom Struggle & Palestine. At Goodman South Library, 2222 S Park Street.
All welcome to an educational forum discussing the historical relationships between the Black Freedom Struggle, Palestine and other people’s liberation struggles internationally. Speakers Include:
-- Heba Mohammad is an experienced community & political organizer based in Milwaukee, WI: milwaukee4palestine@gmail.com.
-- Kai Rasmussen is a WiBOPM member and grassroots organizer in Madison, Wisconsin. Get rid of all U.S. military bases in Japan! To contact: 608-512-0510 or wibailoutpeople@gmail.com - wibopm.org
-- Abayomi Azikiwe is a Detroit-based people's leader, scholar and organizer To contact: 313-671-3715 or panafnewswire@gmail.com. Mr. Azikiwe's Full Biography: https://bit.ly/3EN6VpP
-- Ric Urrutia, Co-Host of We Rise Fighting! Labor Podcast, was born in El Salvador, is a union and community researcher, organizer and artist. His topic “Labor and Palestine.” To contact: 720-207-8313. werisefighting@gmail.com .Sent to WNPJ by Madison Infoshop peckjohne@gmail.com and Bryan Pfeifer bgpfeifer@gmail.com https://www.facebook.com/werisefightinglaborpodcast
2/23 @ 1:00pm: Truax Field – Global Day of Action to #CloseBases. Meet at the intersection of Packers & International Lane. Bring signs and flags and yourself to raise your voice for people not Pentagon. Demand cuts to wasteful military spending and use more funding to help the people: fund education, food, healthcare, peace and justice. Contact geyerb@yahoo.com Learn more in the Spotlight above.
Milwaukee
2/20 @ 12:00pm-1:00pm: Anti- ROTC Vigil. At the Marquette Library on Wisconsin Ave. Christians do not train their children to kill others. Event with Casa Maria Catholic Worker House: shadmuss1983@gmail.com
2/20 @ 6:30pm-8:30pm: Author Presentation: PLUNDERED: How Racist Policies Undermine Black Homeownership in America. Boswell Book Company, 2559 N. Downer Ave. Special Guest(s): Reggie Jackson RSVP link: https://bernadetteatuahenemke.eventbrite.com/ Author/Professor Bernadette Atuahene will talk about her book and predatory governance in housing as well as her ongoing work, including info on how local grassroots organizations have and can come together to combat predatory governance in their communities.Promoted by JustDane info@justdane.org
2/22 @ 12:00pm-1:00pm: Peace Action WI Weekly STAND for PEACE at Brady & Farwell. Details here. Questions? Contact: info@peaceactionwi.org
Racine
2/22 @ 12:30-1:30pm: Weekly Stand for Peace. At Martin Luther King Plaza, 909 Dr. Martin Luther King Dr. Supported by the Racine Coalition for Peace and Justice. Details here. Contact https://racinepeace.wordpress.com (this event is cancelled when weather is below 25 deg F and check our website for cancellations due to snow)
La Crosse
2/20 @ 12:00pm-12:30pm: Weekly Women in Black Peace Vigil. Meet at Main St & 4th Street South. Details at the Vigils list. Contact dbuffton@yahoo.com
2/21-22: Family Farm Defenders Tabling at Marbleseed Conference - UW La Crosse - Join us at the Marbleseed Conference in La Crosse, WI, where we will host a booth with free zines & friendly chats, as well as a Food Sovereignty and Agroecology meetup on Sat. Feb. 22nd from 10:15 - 11:45 am in South Hall Rm. D. familyfarmdefenders@yahoo.com
Viroqua
2/22 @ 11am-12pm: Driftless Palestinian Solidarity Weekly Vigil. Meet at Decker and Main. Details here. Contact driftless.solidarity@gmail.com.
Superior
2/23 @ 12:00pm-12:30pm: Women in Black weekly silent vigil. Meet at Center City Park on the Corner of Tower and Belknap. Details here. Contact Christine christineolson3@gmail.com
Eau Claire
2/21 @ 5:00pm-6:00pm: Monthly Peace Stand,WI-93 Trunk & Golf Rd. The 3rd Friday of each month is Peace Stand time in Eau Claire, going on since 2004. We gather with signs at Hwy 93 & Golf Road, 5-6 pm, we visit one another and sometimes we sing. Stand and be counted. Contact for more information: helpsmeet@usa.net
Virtual
2/20 @ 6:30pm: Webinar: The Latest on Gaza and the Middle East: What’s Happening? What Can We Do? Sponsored by Interfaith Peace Working Group. Dr. Peter Makari will share information about the latest developments in Gaza and the region as well as work Middle Eastern faith leaders are doing in response to the crisis. Palestinian partners, among others, continue to promote a just and permanent peace in Palestine/Israel. Following his presentation, Dr, Makari will invite Zoom participants to converse with him and one another about how they and their local faith communities can support this work. Having recently returned from Jerusalem and Jordan, Peter’s presentation will provide an opportunity for us to hear, first-hand, about the latest developments in Gaza and the region. REGISTER HERE. interfaithpeaceworkinggroup@gmail.com
2/20 @ 7:00pm-8:00pm: Sustain Rural Wisconsin Network (SRWN) Webinar:
Protecting Local Control. Hear the innovative tactics local people are using to protect their communities from factory farms and how you can take your voice directly to Madison. Register Here. Hear the innovative tactics local people are using to protect their communities from factory farms and how you can take your voice directly to Madison. https://sustainruralwisconsin.org/
WNPJ has a NEW website page on IMMIGRATION JUSTICE! Many WNPJ member groups are organizing around Immigration with webinar events and more. Send any events you're involved with to WNPJ info@wnpj.org and we'll add them to this developing page!
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