WNPJ + Screening of Bad River, a story of defiance + Videos of the Spring Assembly on-line + Sign the w4ej Petition + Job Posting with Crawford Stewardship Project + other statewide events
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Screening of the documentary BAD RIVER –
…..a story of defiance -
TWO FREE screenings of Bad River
coming to the Menominee Indian High School Theater in Keshena on Tuesday AND Wednesday evenings, May 28th - and 29th! (note: the event on May 29th is an added event!)
Bad River chronicles the Wisconsin-based Bad River Band and its ongoing fight for sovereignty, a story which unfolds in a groundbreaking way through a series of shocking revelations, devastating losses, and a powerful legacy of defiance and resilience.
All are welcome!
Doors to this free event will open at 5:30pm, with a wild rice dish being served in the dining area, providing an opportunity to connect with others prior to the film. The powerful feature-length documentary will begin at 6:00pm, holding space for discussion at the end. Attendees are encouraged to gather again for refreshments after the film, with no rush to leave this unique time together.
Sincere Thanks goes to:
The Bad River Band and their ongoing and uniting effort to save Lake Superior
Wisconsin Network for Peace and Justice (WNPJ)
Family Farm Defenders
Yip Harburg Foundation
Rights of Nature of Wisconsin
Menīkānaehkem
Menominee 4-H Club
Esther Fox Valley
College of Menominee Nation
Menominee Indian School District
Family and Community Engagement Center (FACE)
and many individual donors, including those donating on the evening of the event.
At least 50% of all profits are donated to the Bad River Band.
The Menominee Indian High School is located approximately 6.5 miles north of Shawano on WI-47/WI-55 on the West side of the highway.
To learn more about how you can show this documentary in YOUR community, contact WNPJ Board member, Mary Kay Baum * marykbaum@gmail.com 608-935-5834.
The film Bad River is also available in VIMEO, for personal use for about $22. https://vimeo.com/ondemand/badriverconsumerversion
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Find photos and updates from the May 18th WNPJ Annual Spring Meeting here!
Check out these videos of the Assembly here!
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AND…..our Spring Newsletter is published! Network News, May 2024
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The WI Network for Peace and Justice is the umbrella non-profit organization
supporting the work of 85 member groups around Wisconsin.
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ACTION ALERT from WI for Environmental Justice! We're looking for people who care about the Environment and want to take ACTION! Go to w4ej.org and sign the petition.
Wisconsin for Environmental Justice Seeks to Protect Planet for Future Generations
Formed in 2002, Wisconsin for Environmental Justice is a coalition that recognizes the urgent need for action. We aim to build a statewide community of organizations and individuals that can effectively bring about the change needed to meet the challenge of climate warming. This coalition will consist of environmental, farming, union, faith, tribal, youth groups, and private citizens who feel this change is necessary. The overriding goal of the organization is to protect the planet for future generations.
Our strategies are two-fold:
· First, to increase the public’s awareness of the connection between fossil fuels and climate change.
· Second: to urge action by decision-makers on the litigation front.
We want the State of Wisconsin and its cities and counties to pursue litigation for damages caused by the fossil fuel industry. With the recent court filings by the City of Chicago just weeks ago, a quarter of Americans now live in cities and states taking fossil fuel corporations to court.
The state of California preceded Chicago last September, demanding that oil companies fund efforts to recover from extreme weather. In December, Native American tribes on the Washington coast became the first indigenous people to sue in court over the costs of responding to climate-related risks from rising seas, flooding, and ocean acidification.
According to Grist magazine, cities, states, and tribes have filed around 30 lawsuits seeking to force the fossil fuel industry to pay for the costs of climate change.
Read more here: https://www.wnpj.org/environmental-justice
And SIGN the PETITION.... https://www.w4ej.org/petition to demand accountability for the climate crisis.
Together, we can protect our planet for future generations. By Dean Muller dean.muller@yahoo.com
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SEEKING EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Crawford Stewardship Project is a grassroots 501c3 non-profit founded in 2007 to protect Crawford and neighboring counties from threats of polluting/extractive industries, to promote sustainable land and water use, environmental justice, and local control of natural resources. The position requires residence in the local area, and is initially part-time with the potential to become full time as funding permits. Home office & reliable transportation is required. Flexible work hours. See full job description
Send resume with letter of interest to edieehlert63@gmail.com
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WNPJ member group events….across Wisconsin
MADISON Sat. May 25th through Sat. June 1st Olbrich Park Memorial Mile Display! – hosted by Madison Vets for Peace. Since 2007 this event has served to remind our community of the costs of war by erecting over 6,000 tombstones along Atwood Ave. at Olbrich Park. If you can help install and/or take down the display, please contact: jhfour@gmail.com
MADISON Mon. May 27, 1 pm Annual Memorial Day Peace Rally. At Gates of Heaven Synagogue – James Madison Park (302 E. Gorham)– hosted by Veterans for Peace, Clarence Kailin Chapter #25. Keynote Speaker, Robert Koehler – on Reaching for Peace Beyond Our Certainties. With music by Old Cool and Bagpipes by Sean Michael Dargan. Contact geyerb@yahoo.com
MADISON Mon May 27, 12 noon – 1 pm Monday Noon Vigil for Peace – Meet at the corner of MLK, Jr. Blvd and Doty St. For more information, call Tim at 608-630-3633. (It’s a holiday, so check with organizers!)
VOLK FIELD at CAMP DOUGLAS Tues May 28, 3:45- 4:45 pm Monthly VIGIL AGAINST THE DRONES OUTSIDE THE GATES OF VOLK FIELD. Please join us for this vigil. We must keep vigilant and continue to speak out against killer drones. Our first vigil against drone warfare was at Volk Field on December 1, 2011, and so we are starting our 13th year of vigiling. The vigil at Volk Field is a legal vigil where we will be on public property. As always, it will be a solemn vigil, remembering the victims of US government drone attacks. We hope to see you at the vigil. If you can’t come this time, mark your calendar. We usually vigil on the 4th Tuesday of every month. If you have any questions about the weather or commute directions please call or email Joy at 608 239-4327 or joyfirst5@gmail.com or Bonnie at 608-256-5088 or blb24@earthlink.net Wisconsin Coalition to Ground the Drones and End the Wars
Keshena Tues May 28, 6 – 8 pm Screening of the documentary, Bad River….see SPOTLIGHT above….
VIRTUAL Wed May 29, 11 am Live from Haifa Webinar and Tour, featuring a special virtual delegation led by Khulood Basel, who will take us around Haifa on a custom tour of the city. Khulood will take us around the Palestinian neighborhood of Wadi Salib, where families who remained during the Nakba and those who were able to return from forced displacement re-settled. From Eyewitness Palestine. Don't miss this special virtual delegation to see the remarkable and ancient port city and learn more about its incredibly rich history with a uniquely qualified Palestinian native tour guide! REGISTER HERE., Sent to WNPJ by Madison Rafah Sister City Project rafahsistercity@yahoo.com
VIRTUAL Wed May 29, 7 pm Webinar with 350.org on Justice, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion (JEDI) work . A recent poll made clear that 350 Wisconsin supporters would like to learn more about our (JEDI) work and our recently released JEDI Roadmap. In response, we are hosting a special online meeting on Wednesday, May 29, to explain our JEDI work and invite discussion about our plans. Register in advance for the meeting here. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting via computer, tablet, or smartphone. Contact: contact@350wisconsin.org
LaCROSSE Thurs May 30, 12 noon - 12:30 pm Weekly Women in Black Peace Vigil. Meet at Main St & 4th Street South. A weekly vigil for peace every Thursday. Contact Deborah. dbuffton@yahoo.com
VIRTUAL Thurs May 30, 4 pm Crawford Stewardship Project Township Action Team meeting. Bring your questions and get inspired by what other local municipalities are doing to steer our communities towards stewardship.
Comprehensive Planning is in process in many of our townships. Annual meetings have passed. What will come of all this? What we make of it! Stay tuned on how we can encourage and support our local municipalities in protecting what locals most value: the water, the air, the land, and the beauty and community we belong to. We have both general advice as well as specific ordinances to propose to address some of the hottest issues facing our rural communities today, with a particular focus on the opportunity to more strictly regulate Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations before they set up in your community. We will host this meeting via Zoom : https://us02web.zoom.us/j/7744400739 contact@crawfordstewardship.org
MILWAUKEE Sat June 1, 12 noon - 1 pm Peace Action WI - Weekly STAND for PEACE: Each Saturday, a different location. Join us. Bring your signs. info@peaceactionwi.org https://www.peaceactionwi.org/stand_for_peace
VIROQUA Sat June 1, 11 am - 12 noon Driftless Palestinian Solidarity Weekly Vigil. Meet at Decker and Main. Action Alert: The Driftless Palestinian Solidarity group has a petition to demand that Senators Tammy Baldwin and Ron Johnson support a permanent ceasefire in Gaza and end financial aid to Israel's military. If your group is interested in getting signatures, please email driftless.solidarity@gmail.com. Thank you for your help!
APPLETON Sat June 1, 11 am – 12 noon Fox Valley Monthly Stand for Peace - Houdini Plaza, West Lawrence Street. Every month - the first Saturday! Bring your signs! Contact: Ronna Swift ronnajean61@gmail.com
RACINE Sat June 1, 12:30 – 1:30 pm Weekly Stand for Peace. At NW corner of Highways 31 and 20. Park in the SW corner of the Kohl's parking lot, near the AT&T store. Supported by the Racine Coalition for Peace and Justice. We have signs, banners and flags available for all. Check out our website, http://racinepeace.wordpress.com for weather concerns. Free Palestine!
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Join WNPJ!
The WI Network for Peace and Justice is the umbrella non-profit organization
supporting the work of 85 member groups around Wisconsin.
WNPJ welcomes individual members and groups!
For individuals, join at a sliding scale rate of $35/year – or whatever fits your budget!
For between $50 - $75/year, a WNPJ membership keeps your group connected with peace and justice efforts and helps keep the Network going - and growing!https://www.wnpj.org/membership
We help our member organizations reach a wider audience by amplifying your peace and justice events and actions on our listserv and Facebook page. Membership also provides access to our community tabling opportunities, our online toolbox of peace and justice resources, and a community that cares about your peace and justice journey.
Here's an opportunity for WNPJ member groups!
WNPJ member groups can sign up for a Saturday opportunity to TABLE at the Dane County Farmers Market – this Spring and summer at the Capitol Square. The Farmers Market opening date is April 13th – 7 am to 1 pm …and runs through Nov. 9th on Saturdays.
Bring your own table and hand-outs to the King Street corner of the Square, site #10, next to the VFP #25 table! You can't sell anything at the non-profit table, but donations to your group are acceptable.
Questions? Contact info@wnpj.org
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