March 24-28 Each evening from 7-8:00 pm WNPJ will bring you the voices of Wisconsin activists as we celebrate our diversity and our unity.    Monday, March 24: Coalition and Community Building: Our Common Denominators Tuesday, March 25: Immigration & Palestine: The Connections  Wednesday, March 26: Protecting All Our Rights  Thursday, March 27: Thursday: Environmental Justice  Friday, March 28: Anti-war, Anti-militarism, & Abolition    Register here  to receive the zoom link:  https://forms.gle/fnwa4ysAB78E1aAcA Questions? Contact info@wnpj.org

***************************************** There are many groups around Wisconsin and beyond that are holding webinars and meetings in preparation for January and any new policies related to immigration and deportation. WNPJ will post these upcoming events here and give readers contact information on how to get involved. WNPJ is distributing Immigrants Welcome BUTTON S to member groups across the state. Let us know if you're interested - and how many to send you! Board member John Peck is our contact for this project! peckjohne@gmail.com If you know of other groups organizing around immigration, have them send their events and announcements to info@wnpj.org . ***************************** Events, NEWS....and action alert! Phone Bank Training Sessions March 6 & March 11 | 6-7 PM CT | Zoom  Join our phone banking team to mobilize residents and urge Sheriff Severson to meet with constituents about ending 287(g) in Waukesha. This is your chance to push for accountability and justice for immigrant neighbors!  Join us for one of the listed training dates to get started! Register here   Mon March 10, 6:30 pm WISDOM Monthly Virtual Organizing Call on Immigration. WISDOM coordinates an immigration task force meetings the second Monday of every month. .  Register in advance for this meeting: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/VvNhLtIHTViLUAi-YTo_Fg After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting. Amanda Ali, Digital Organizer at WISDOM aali@wisdomwisconsin.org A valuable resource from WISDOM: KYR Free Cards for registered nonprofits: https://ilrc.my.salesforce- sites.com/formrc/apex/b3f__formcomplete?id=a1N2E000006rIwLUAU&Red_Card_Request__cId=%5BXXXXX%5D Know Your Rights Webinar April 8 | 6:30 PM CT | ZoomForward Latino and WISDOM are hosting a FREE informative session for families at risk of separation due to immigration issues. Immigration attorney Cain Oulahan will discuss a to-do list for at-risk families and review the rights of all immigrants in the U.S.   Register here Wisdom Wisconsin  has joined a lawsuit... On Tuesday, the Institute for Constitutional Advocacy and Protection (ICAP) at Georgetown Law filed a lawsuit on behalf of over two dozen Christian and Jewish religious denominations and associations in response to the Trump Administration’s rescission of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) “sensitive locations” policy that had restricted Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) from conducting immigration raids, arrests, and other enforcement actions at houses of worship. The new policy thus greenlights enforcement actions that could interrupt religious services in furtherance of the Administration’s mass deportation plans. The case, Mennonite Church USA et al. v. United States Department of Homeland Security et al., was filed in federal district court in Washington, DC.  WISDOM is proud to join a multifaith coalition and the Institute for Constitutional Advocacy and Protection (ICAP) in opposition to the rescission of ICE’s sensitive locations policy, which is a direct violation of the First Amendment and the Religious Freedom Restoration Act. This decision directly interferes with our ability to fulfill our religious mandate and serve all of our congregants equally and with the dignity they deserve. We don’t take this step lightly, but this extreme action from the federal government challenges a foundation of our faith and threatens to shatter our consecrated spaces. Our faith compels us to take a stand and protect our places of worship. “Plaintiffs represent millions of Americans across dozens of denominations rooted in the Jewish and Christian faiths,” said Kelsi Corkran, lead counsel for Plaintiffs and ICAP Supreme Court Director. “They have come together to file this suit because their scripture, teaching, and traditions offer irrefutable unanimity on their religious obligation to embrace and serve the refugees, asylum seekers, and immigrants in their midst without regard to documentation or legal status. The Department of Homeland Security's abrupt decision to rescind the sensitive locations policy and subject places of worship to immigration enforcement action is a clear violation of Plaintiffs' rights under the First Amendment and the Religious Freedom Restoration Act. We look forward to presenting our case in court.” By subjecting their places of worship to ICE enforcement actions without judicial warrant or exigent circumstances, the plaintiffs assert that the government is interfering with their religious activities and their ability to fulfill their religious mandate to welcome and serve immigrants. "Houses of worship have always been a safe place for people, no matter who they are. Any attempt by the government to create an atmosphere of mistrust or fear works directly against the mission of faith communities. As WISDOM, we intend to stand against this action by the government and will fight to restore beloved community.” - Rev. Kathleen Gloff, WISDOM, Inc.  If you would like to get involved and support these efforts, sign this petition which will be sent to the White House, DHS, and every member of Congress. It's already been signed by over 1,000 people this week. https://www.sensitive-locations.com/?sourceid=&emci=fe883574-8ce9-ef11-90cb-0022482a94f4&emdi=6e65245b-8fe9-ef11-90cb-0022482a94f4&ceid=29302 The mission of the Institute for Constitutional Advocacy and Protection is to use strategic legal advocacy to defend constitutional rights and values while working to restore confidence in the integrity of governmental institutions. Connect with ICAP at www.law.georgetown.edu/icap/ , reachICAP@georgetown.edu .  For media inquiries, please contact Jim Simpson, Georgetown Center for Faith & Justice: cfjmedia@georgetown.edu . Sent to WNPJ by admin@wisdomwisconsin.org Recent WISDOM Immigration stories: WDRT 91.9 FM Driftless Community Radio - Community Conversation w/Amanda Ali 27 religious groups sue Trump administration over immigration enforcement policy Trump won’t block immigration arrests in houses of worship. Now these 27 religious groups are suing Jewish and Quaker groups from the Philly area are among those suing to prevent ICE raids in houses of worship Faith-based groups challenge Trump orders in two court cases ********************************************** VOCES Know Your Rights trainings - statewide: Voces de la Frontera: Know Your Rights Trainings Did you know that ICE has the legal authority to lie and use deception? When you Know Your Rights, you’ll be able to understand when ICE is lying, and better defend yourself and your family! Attend a regional Know Your Rights Training and walk away with a plan for the worst case scenarios, in addition to being empowered with understanding what constitutional rights that everyone has, regardless of their citizenship status. Everyone has rights! Trainings will also have informational packets that you can take home (or visit our website for downloadable materials here). *If you’re interested in leading a Know Your Rights training, please reach out to our office at 414-643-1620. We are starting to offer Spanish language certification courses that can be completed in half a day. You’ll receive access to training materials like powerpoints and more. Contact vdlf@vdlfa.org for more information ********************************** Check out this video from the Weaving the Web Conversation Jan. 2nd about Immigration, with WISDOM's Amanda Ali, hosted by Erika Bach! Lots of resources here!   https://youtu.be/y4rqqNUpofA aali@wisdomwisconsin.org There is a new series of articles coming about immigrant workers in WI with the Wisconsin Examiner!! Check out this article from 1/10/25 on immigrant workers in WI:...and watch for more in this series! ‘How in the hell will we continue to be the Dairy State?’ Nowhere would mass deportation have a bigger impact than on Wisconsin’s dairy farms, where an estimated 70% of the workforce is made up of immigrants, mostly from Mexico and Central America. Because Congress has never created a year-round visa for low-skilled farm workers, almost all of Wisconsin’s immigrant dairy workers are undocumented. Without them, experts say, the whole industry would collapse. At a Jan. 3 press conference in the Capitol, Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers called the threat of mass deportation “illogical,” and said “we will do everything in our power to prevent it.” “The bottom line is, in Wisconsin, 70% of our farms … 70% of the people may be part of the federal government’s idea to move them elsewhere, out of our country,” Evers said. “Think about that. How in the hell will we continue to be the Dairy State with no one to milk the cows and do the other important work?” Read this timely article published Jan 21 in the Wisconsin Examiner "Immigrant rights advocates prepare for Wisconsin law enforcement collaboration on deportation" *************************************** News from Madison....Jan 31, 2025 Sheriff Ends Program That Flags Immigrants In Custody - Madison Dane County Sheriff Kalvin Barrett said his department  will no longer participate in a federal program  that provides federal grant money for agencies that incarcerate undocumented immigrants. The State Criminal Alien Assistance Program provides historical data on immigrant incarceration that can be shared among federal agencies, including ICE. But Barrett said that in listening to Dane County residents’ concern about the program, and with President Donald J. Trump authorizing ICE to conduct mass deportations, his department will no longer participate: “It’s a different time.” [Ch. 3000] **************************************** Mississippi communities scarred by ICE raids fear future under Trump Story on National Public Radio - 12/10/24 Don't miss this 7 minute story on NPR this morning On Friday night, people queue up at Maria's Mercado to cash paychecks, transfer money, and order a hot meal. Photo credit to Andrea Morales for NPR *************************************************** Upcoming: May Day : Stand in solidarity with Voces de la Frontera Voces de la Frontera Madison Organizer stephaniejsa123@gmail.com SPREAD POWER, NOT PANIC.  FROM CENTRO & VOCES DE LA FRONTERA ... "As you know, the Immigration Enforcement Response Team (IERT), which includes representatives from diverse sectors knowledgeable about the issues, has been meeting to build our capacity to respond to the needs of our immigrant community at this time.   Collectively we have created a Community Resources page on the Centro website:  https://www.micentro.org/community-resources You'll find a number of different resources here and the page will continue to be updated as things evolve and develop with the current administration.  We are currently printing cards/tarjetitas with a QR code (the QR code is also included in the Know Your Rights video on the resource page) to be distributed far and wide within the community. This QR code will connect community members directly with the resource page on Centro's website. Our goal is to do this distribution of cards through a mass engagement effort, similar to Get Out the Vote. We will bring tarjetitas to LaSup to distribute. Please also stay connected with Centro and Voces de la Frontera on social media for announcements: Centro Dane County:  Website ,  Facebook   and  Instagram Voces de la Frontera:  Website ,  Facebook ,  X , and  Instagram  And as always for any urgent issue or immediate immigration concern you can reach out to our Dane County Immigration Affairs Office:  https://www.danecountyhumanservices.org/Children-Youth-and-Family/Immigration-Affairs If you suspect ICE in our community, please call the Voces statewide hotline (414-465-8078). Any presence of ICE will be verified and any announcement if warranted will be made through Centro/Voces social media handles.   We are in this together, and together we will take care of each other - Karen  Karen Men é ndez Coller, PhD Executive Director, Centro" ********************************************* Dane Sanctuary Coalition matt@wifaithvoices.org https://www.facebook.com/DaneSanctuary/ danesanctuary@gmail.com ; Leila Pine sabinosanctuary@gmail.com Dane Sanctuary Coalition https://www.facebook.com/DaneSanctuary  · Join us for a coalition-wide meeting! Thursday, April 3rd at 5:30 P.M. via ZOOM Contact: for the zoom link and more information 1 608-513-7121 danesanctuary@gmail.com wisconsinfaithvoicesforjustice.weebly.com/dane.html The Dane Sanctuary Coalition, working in partnership with Voces de la Frontera and Centro Hispano, is part of the New Sanctuary Movement which includes over 1100 sanctuary congregations across the nation protecting undocumented immigrant families. This chapter works with WI Faith Vices for Justice, member group of WNPJ. We are fortunate in Dane County to have a coalition of organizations committed to protecting our residents. For obvious reasons, there is widespread fear and confusion surrounding potential changes to federal immigration policy and enforcement. Locally, there has been an outpouring of support to organizations that work with our friends and neighbors in the immigrant community. It’s heartening so many are asking what they can do to help. At this moment in time, what we need most from allies is to stay connected. We are encouraging folks to follow Centro Dane County and Voces de la Frontera on social media (see links below). Any call to action where we need the community to respond will be centralized through these channels. Your willingness to meaningfully contribute is deeply appreciated. Please stay safe, informed, and connected as we move forward together as a united community. Centro Dane County:  Website ,  Facebook  and Instagram Voces de la Frontera:  Website ,  Facebook ,  X , and  Instagram  In response to the recent election results, the Dane Sanctuary Coalition has initiated discussions on how we can best collaborate with local organizations and congregations to protect the rights of our immigrant brothers and sisters . We are thankful to the leadership of The Dane County Immigration Affairs office, Centro, and Voces de la Frontera. For more detailed information on the the preparation working currently happening, please follow the Facebook pages of Dane Sanctuary Coalition , Centro , and Voices de la Frontera Currently, 5 congregations are preparing to offer physical sanctuary while 25 additional congregations and organizations are offering to provide a supportive role. If your congregation or organization is interested in more information regarding becoming a sanctuary congregation or a supporting congregation/organization please reach out at danesanctuary@gmail.com . VOLUNTEER DRIVERS needed from Madison... . Immigrants pursuing citizenship are required to attend court appointments in Milwaukee and Chicago. However, transportation can be a significant barrier to ensuring they make these important appointments. We invite you to contact us at matt@wifaithvoices.org if you would like more information or are interested in supporting this effort. Last year, our volunteer drivers provided 115 rides; however, there were 21 requests that could not be fulfilled due to a lack of available drivers. Your involvement can make a meaningful difference in overcoming this challenge. ***************************************************** Tuesday, MARCH 4th Worker Justice Wisconsin General Assembly meeting 5–7 PM, in Room 115 of the Labor Temple, 1602 S. Park St Madison. This event combines our Annual Board Meeting and the monthly Worker Membership Meeting (Members' Assemblies are the 2nd Tuesday of each month ), marking another major step toward becoming a truly worker-led organization. We will share updates on WJW's successes and challenges throughout 2024,  providing both the community and the workers who comprise its membership with a comprehensive view of the worker center as we go into 2025. We will also engage in a collective discussion about wage theft  and recommit to our campaign for its elimination in South-Central Wisconsin, vote on membership dues, and elect new board members from the worker membership. The top worker member candidates for the board are Lilia Garcia and Diana Mercedes Murcia, who came directly from collective workplace struggles for better working conditions.  Here’s the draft agenda for the meeting: Brief presentation of minutes from the previous meeting Wage Theft Campaign updates Topic of discussion: Why are Hispanic immigrants targeted for wage theft? 2024 Annual Report Voting in new Board Members Voting on key items, including membership dues All worker members are invited to contribute to the agenda.  Please submit proposed items to Socorro Cortez at socorro@workerjustice.org  by February 21. Contact: rebecca@workerjustice.org PLUS, here's ann invitation to participate in the WAGE THEFT Campaign: Join workers and members as we go door knocking and present wage theft trainings throughout the community of Madison. Email   socorro@workerjustice.org  or call 608-572-0715 to get involved. https://www.wnpj.org/member-organizations-list/worker-justice-wisconsin For more information, contact  robert@workerjustice.org . ************************************* Family Farm Defenders https://www.wnpj.org/member-organizations-list/family-farm-defenders peckje@gmail.com KNOW YOUR RIGHTS sheet and cards from FFD! See this attached pdf Fact sheet to learn more! John Peck sent this information to WNPJ from a group called Mijente. Learn more below... When Trump takes office in January 2025, his administration will immediately begin enacting the campaign pledges – especially those he and his followers have made on immigration . While there are many theories, we don’t know the exact forms and sequence, which has added to fears and uncertainties in many of our families and neighborhoods. But here’s what we do know: Over the last several years of experienced raids, border militarization, anti-immigrant legislation and many deportations, we’ve held up steady, powerful, and heartfelt fights against them . During this time, we’ve learned more than a few things about deportations and protecting our communities. Deportation defense has been a critical way of fighting back and learning how to slow the deportation machine down. It also is a very clear and direct way to be in solidarity with immigrant communities. That’s why we’re hosting the Deportation Defense Series: Skill Up + Crew Up, a 3-part virtual series on deportation defense on December 10th, 13th, and 16th. Register here. Over the next weeks and months we’ll be offering in person and virtual trainings and support to folks who are picking this up for the first time or want to expand on existing practice. This first round will be in three sessions over Zoom and you will learn from organizers and advocates who have done this work both at the local and federal level. We’ll be sharing more information on the specific topics we’ll cover over the next couple weeks, as well as opportunities for upcoming in person trainings. The news cycle can feel overwhelming with so many plans and people looking to implement many of the policies noted in documents such as Project 2025. We know that it’s going to be a long haul fight, with victories and disappointments in between. Mijente is committing to taking it day by day, one step at a time, and we hope you’ll join us. Right now, expanding our skills, coming together in community and staying connected are important next steps. Nos vemos, Marisa Franco  National Director, Mijente hola@mijente.net Click here to learn more about A Working-Class History of Fighting Deportations ..... A farmer in New York just sent this history article to John Peck of Family Farm Defenders: The current fight within the Republican Party highlights, once again, that ensuring a steady labor supply for corporations remains Trump’s primary focus. I say “once again” because this mirrors what happened in 2017, when he met with corporate growers to assure them that his immigration enforcement would not deprive them of workers in the fields. In fact, that is just what happened with the expansion of the H-2A guest worker visa program and the absence of mass firings of farmworkers at critical times because of their undocumented status. AND.......... Photo credit: SAN FRANCISCO, CA – 24MARCH17 – San Francisco janitors and other workers supporting AB 450, a bill introduced by Assembly Member David Chiu, to protect workers during immigration raids and enforcement actions. Copyright David Bacon GLOBAL SOLIDARITY! The Evolving Strategy for Defending Immigrant Workers - RLS-NYC The current fight within the Republican Party highlights, once again, that ensuring a steady labor supply for corporations remains Trump’s primary focus. I say “once again” because this mirrors what happened in 2017, when he met with corporate growers to assure them that his immigration enforcement would not deprive them of workers in the fields. In fact, that is just what happened with the expansion of the H-2A guest worker visa program and the absence of mass firings of farmworkers at critical times because of their undocumented status. https://rosalux.nyc/the-evolving-strategy-for-defending-immigrant-workers/ ********************************************** Madison Friends Meeting Minute on the Quaker Lawsuit Against the Department of Homeland Security Updated onFebruary 8, 2025 Madison Monthly Meeting joins in spirit with the several Quaker Meetings who have brought suit against the Department of Homeland Security’s decision to rescind the long-standing practice of not invading houses of worship to apprehend undocumented immigrants. Like our fellow Quakers, we remain committed to religious liberty and peace and support their use of the legal process to ensure that participants in all faith communities are safe and secure from intimidation, threats, and violence. While the lawsuit focuses on houses of worship, we also express opposition to Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers entering schools and hospitals. The threat of these actions will keep children from pursuing their education and those who are ill from receiving needed care. While these are immediate threats to those individuals, our community is all the poorer in the long run if everyone is not well educated and healthy. Finally, we reject the falsehoods underlying these actions that immigrants, whether here legally or undocumented, are a threat to us as individuals or as a society. Immigrants, including undocumented immigrants, are less likely to be incarcerated in prisons, convicted of crimes, or arrested than native-born Americans. Immigrants, as has always been the case, bring a cultural diversity that enriches our communities. And they also contribute economically: for example, undocumented immigrant workers perform an estimated 70% of the labor on Wisconsin dairy farms. We resonate with what our Quaker Washington lobby, Friends Committee on National Legislation, reminds us: Love Thy Neighbor: No Exceptions. Approved: February 2, 2025 Information Sheet References Less likely to be incarcerated…. 15 Myths About Immigration Debunked Perform 70% of labor… https://schoolforworkers.wisc.edu/trapped-on-wisconsin-farms-the-hidden-plight-of-trafficked-workers/ Information About the Lawsuit Quakers Sue DHS over Immigration Enforcement and Religious Freedom Interview with Noah Merrill, New England Yearly Meeting General Secretary, explaining why Quaker groups are suing the administration:   https://www.cbsnews.com/video/why-quaker-groups-suing-trump-administration-ice-arrests/?intcid=CNM-00-10abd1   or  https://cbsn.ws/40OIOCb . More Resources The Northern Yearly Meeting Statement on the lawsuit includes information on possible actions that individuals and Meetings might take, how to financially support the lawsuit, and links to additional resources. And other houses of worship are joining into this lawsuit! https://democracyforward.org/updates/cooperative-baptist-fellowship-sikh-temple-sacramento-new-york-yearly-meeting-join-suit-to-challenge-ice-enforcement-in-houses-of-worship/ Check out additional resources from this site: Friends Committee on National Legislation Immigration: Know Your Rights and Deportation Defense Partner resources so you can know your rights as an immigrant and defend your community against mass deportation threats. https://www.fcnl.org/ resources/immigration-know-your-rights-and-deportation-defense Sent to WNPJ by our member grou Madison Friends Meeting https://www.wnpj.org/member-organizations-list/madison-friends-meeting-(quakers) https://madisonfriends.org/mmm-minute-quaker-lawsuit-dept-homeland-security/ ********************************** Veterans Oppose Mass Deportation and Domestic Military Deployments Veterans For Peace strongly objects to the Trump Administration’s racist campaign of mass deportation of undocumented workers, who are our friends, neighbors and even our fellow veterans . We condemn the violent raids that are sowing fear and terror in communities across the United States. As veterans, we are particularly opposed to the misuse and abuse of U.S. military personnel, including their illegal deployment to the U.S. border with Mexico. Since Donald Trump’s inauguration, about 1,000 U.S. Army personnel and 500 Marines have been sent to the border, in addition to 2,500 National Guard members already there. Helicopter units are being sent along with U.S. Air Force C-17 and C- 130 aircraft; and Stars and Stripes reports that 20-ton Stryker armored combat vehicles may also be shipped. The number of U.S. military personnel on the U.S.-Mexico border may rise to as many as 10,000, according to the Defense One newsletter. The use of active-duty military personnel for domestic policing operations is strictly forbidden by the Posse Comitatus Act, and legal challenges are being mounted. President Trump says he may invoke the Insurrection Act, which effectively overrides Posse Comitatus by allowing the Executive to declare a national emergency requiring the domestic deployment of US troops. But using the Insurrection Act to override the protections of the Posse Comitatus Act and deploy U.S. troops within the United States to investigate, detain, and remove illegal immigrants would be an unprecedented use of presidential power and misuse of the military, according to a recent report by the New York Bar. What we have here is a U.S. president who is willing to engage thousands of U.S. military personnel in what appears – among other atrocities – to be a profit-making scheme based on a contrived border crisis. According to Customs and Border Protection data, monthly migrant apprehensions along the U.S.-Mexico border between December 2023 and December 2024 were reduced dramatically from 249,740 to 47,326 apprehensions. Nevertheless, Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials reportedly want to build four new detention centers with 10,000 beds each, along with 14 smaller facilities that each contain around 1,000 beds each. According to the American Immigration Counsel, “That would likely mean tens of billions in taxpayer funds sent to private prison companies,” at least one of whom, CoreCivic, donated $500,000 to the Trump-Vance inaugural committee. Trump is also calling for 30,000 immigrants to be detained at the notorious US gulag at Guantanamo Bay, where U.S. laws and protections do not exist. This would also be another slap in the face of Cuba’s sovereignty over its own territory. Tragically, this bogus campaign is terrifying, and profoundly disrupting the lives of millions of peaceful, extremely hard-working, tax-paying members of U.S. society. Even as the US government is complicit in the ethnic cleansing of indigenous Palestinians from Gaza, it is now “cleansing” the US of immigrants, many of whom are indigenous to North America. According to a recent report by Human Rights Watch, the “border deterrence” policy – now being carried out with soldiers and Marines – causes the death of more than 2,500 migrants per year, as they are intentionally forced onto the most perilous routes. These abuses of U.S. law and human rights put US military personnel in a very difficult position. What can active-duty military and National Guard members do when they do not want to be used in an illegal and immoral campaign against their neighbors, or even their own families? Veterans to GI’s: We Will Support You When You Refuse Illegal or Immoral Orders Just because the president says so does not make it legal. You swore to uphold the Constitution of the United States of America. You have the legal right and obligation to do so. Veterans For Peace supports U.S. military personnel who choose not to participate in the U.S.-Mexico border deployment, or in sending weapons to Gaza, or in other questionable military activities around the globe. We will put you in touch with trained counselors and lawyers who can advise you of your legal rights. You can start by calling the GI Rights Hotline at 1-877-447-4487. You can legally contact your Congressional representatives to tell them your concerns by utilizing the Appeal for Redress. And be sure to check out the recently updated Know Your Rights guide from the Military Law Task Force of the National Lawyers Guild. As veterans of illegal, immoral US wars in Vietnam, Iraq, Afghanistan and too many other places, we understand that you are in a tough place. But you do have options – you are still the boss of your own life. When you follow your conscience and stand up for what is right, you will have the support of Veterans For Peace. --- Veterans For Peace Milwaukee Chapter 102 vfpchapter102@gmail.com *********************************** Here is WNPJ's STATEMENT, post-election: STATEMENT post-election from the WNPJ Board: The Board of WNPJ stands in solidarity with all of our member organizations and those who represent any and all marginalized people in our communities. ​ We will not be intimidated, nor will we shy away from hard conversations that need to happen in order for us to move forward collectively. ​ We stand with our friends and allies: Black, Latino, Indigenous, Muslim, Palestinian, Asian, Jewish, LGBTQ+ and others; and we will not be silent as our challenges become augmented in these difficult times. We will work with you to amplify our voices for a peaceful and sustainable world, and continue to work toward Environmental Justice. We can no longer cut the branch we are sitting on. The earth is our home and we are one family, the human family. ​ Let us carry on in the spirit of love and solidarity for all that we know that is Good and Just. With you, and by working together, we can keep hope alive for a better day ahead! WNPJ Board of Directors Nov 23, 2024 **************************************************

WNPJ + Spring Meeting Registration OPEN! + Screening of Bad River + Weaving the Web + Festivals for Int’l Days + 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. Save the Dates + Watch for Updates for WNPJ's Virtual Spring Assembly! Each evening from 7 pm - 8 pm WNPJ will bring you the voices of Wisconsin activists as we celebrate our diversity and our unity. Monday, March 24: Coalition and Community Building: Our Common Denominators Tuesday, March 25: Immigration & Palestine: The Connections Wednesday, March 26: Protecting All Our Rights Thursday, March 27: Thursday: Environmental Justice Friday, March 28: Anti-war / Anti-militarism / Abolition Register here to receive the zoom link: https://forms.gle/fnwa4ysAB78E1aAcA NETWORK NEWS COORDINATOR NEEDED! We are looking for someone to coordinate our WNPJ Spring Newsletter! We can offer $500 for the right person who can recruit articles from our members and board, create a simple newsletter with images, and coordinate printing and mailing. You can work independently, and the board will provide guidance and resources. Here’s a link to some back issues to give you some ideas: https://www.wnpj.org/newsletter . Send your interest and skills to info@wnpj.org . Screening of Bad River at Nicolet College in Rhinelander Tuesday, 04 March @ 5:00 pm Nicolet College Theater, Lakeside Center 5364 College Dr, Rhinelander We invite you to join us for a second showing in Rhinelander of this documentary. Join us at 5:00pm - Meal and Fellowship and 6:00pm - Drum Ceremony and Film Screening Admission: $8 Includes meal, screening, and panel *Free With Nicolet College Student ID* Reserve your seat online at: https://www.tix.com/ticket-sales/nicoletcollege/976 Bar opens at 5 pm – Enjoy non-alcoholic refreshments and concessions before the show. Join us for a meaningful discussion panel with some of the filmmakers and contributors immediately following the screening The movie Bad River, is an award winning documentary regarding the pipeline dispute on the Bad River Reservation in Northern Wisconsin. Bad River has been nominated for three Critics Choice Awards and recently won the Environmental Media Award for Best Documentary. Weaving the Web VIRTUAL event from 12 noon – 1 pm , the first Thursday of each month. Join us for this conversation hour. All welcome! Zoom info: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/89361313008?pwd=UmxCOUcxL3ZFb244aXp0SnBVTFRSZz09 . Organizer: office@wnpj.org What we’ll be talking about: In light of International Women's Day (March 8) we will discuss the challenges we are facing. Also, In Madison on March 8 there will be a Celebration and Recognition of Women's Day at the Capitol. More details are coming. Madison Rafah Sister City Project and Palestine Partners will have a booth at TWO locations in Madison, Sat. March 8th! If you’re near Madison – find them! International Festival returns to Overture Center on Saturday, March 8 from 10 am to 5 pm with more than two dozen performances by local artists representing cultures from around the world, more than 20 market and food vendors, and special artistic activities.The event is free to attend. Guests may participate in person at Overture or online for select livestreamed performances via Overture’s Facebook page . AfricAIDE & 4W (Women & Wellbeing in Wisconsin & The World) annual International Women's Day Celebration at Christ Presbyterian Church, 10 am - 4 pm. The event is FREE, but registration required . The Anti-War Cafe! - Madison Saturday, 08 March 12:00 pm - 3:00 pm The Crossing, on UW Campus There's a new monthly gathering planned for Madison. The Anti-War Cafe! Plans to meet each month! World BEYOND War Madison will meet the second Saturday each month 12 noon - 3 pm at The Crossing on the UW Campus, 1127 University Ave! Anti-War Café is a time to be together, plan for action, make music & art, eat & drink. Featuring this month: open mic, anti-war collage, knitting, and small group discussions including on war tax resistance and right to boycott legislation. Representative Francesca Hong and the WI Right to Boycott Campaign will lead a discussion on how to stop the Israeli genocide in Palestine, with a focus on a Right to Boycott law which Rep Hong will introduce in the Wisconsin legislature soon. They will share how you can support right to boycott bills. The Right to Boycott law would overturn an anti-BDS law on the books in Wisconsin since 2018 which prohibits state contracts with business entities that boycott Israel. Can you help? Bring music or words for the open mic Bring food or drink Lead a small group conversation on an antiwar activist topic of your choice Lead a small group project/ art/ craft/ create a canvas for the Peace Flag Publicize - Bring the kids! Bring the adults! Get in touch: warabolition1@gmail.com **************************************************************************** WNPJ Member Group Events Click here  to see a listing of recurring Vigils across the state! Madison 3/4 @ 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 3/4 @ 5:00pm-7:00pm:  Worker Justice Wisconsin General Assembly meeting. Labor Temple 1602 S Park St UNIT 115. This event combines our Annual Board Meeting and the monthly Worker Membership Meeting (Members' Assembly), marking another major step toward becoming a truly worker-led organization. We will share updates on WJW's successes and challenges throughout 2024, providing both the community and the workers who comprise its membership with a comprehensive view of the worker center as we go into 2025. Topic of discussion: Why are Hispanic immigrants targeted for wage theft? Contact: rebecca@workerjustice.org 3/4 @ 5:00pm-7:00pm:  Shared Threads: Stories That Weave Us Together - with Chrysalis At 3241 Garver Green Feed Mill. This is our 3rd annual Storytelling Event. We’re featuring nine brave storytellers from our workshop series, sharing stories centered around wellness. Alice Pauser, a published humor writer, mental health advocate, and StorySLAM Champion for The Moth, will host the event. With over three decades of experience, Alice also leads “Life is Better When You Laugh” workshops that highlight the importance of humor in wellness. Join us for this FREE event, made possible by the Chrysalis Community and our valued partners and event sponsors. Email Riley ( hays@workwithchrysalis.org ) 3/7 @ 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 3/7 @ 11:00am-5:30pm:  Wisconsin Environmental Health Network: Health & Environment Series - Plastics and Health. At the Health Sciences Learning Center. We will be exploring the crucial link between health and plastics. The conference will be held online and in-person. Whether you're a student, environmental advocate, medical professional, or just curious about the topic, this event is perfect for anyone looking to learn more about the connection between health and the environment. Contact@cleanwateractioncouncil.org 3/8 @ 10:00am-12:30pm:  Building Unity's Women’s Day Wisconsin Capitol Event. - Meet outside of the State St. Entrance of the Capitol. Join a statewide Virtual Women’s Day Gathering that will connect to the State Capitol in-person event - Sign up here, to receive updates. At 12:30 pm there will be a sending off of the “March to Election Day Tour” - a 25-day “VoteMobile Democracy Tour” facilitating grassroots democracy across Wisconsin. Questions? Call Building Unity at 608-630-3633. BuildingUnityWi@gmail.com Milwaukee 3/8 @ 12:00pm-1:00pm:   Peace Action WI Weekly STAND for PEACE   at 76th & North.   Details here . Questions? Contact: info@peaceactionwi.org Racine 3/8@ 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 3/6 @ 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 Viroqua 3/8 @ 11:00am-12:00pm:  Driftless Palestinian Solidarity Weekly Vigil. Meet at Decker and Main. Details here .  Contact driftless.solidarity@gmail.com . 3/8 @ 4:00pm-5:30pm:  Panel Presentations on International Women’s Day. Landmark Center Auditorium, 500 E Jefferson St. Sponsored by Echo Valley Hope. Dena.eakles@gmail.com Superior 3/9 @ 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 Rhinelander 3/4 @ 5:00pm:  Screening of Bad River. Nicolet College Theater, Lakeside Center, 5364 College Dr. To learn more, see the Spotlight above Virtual 3/3 @ 7:00pm-8:10pm : 350 WI Monthly zoom meeting – “Plastics”. 350 This is a hybrid meeting - via zoom AND at the Madison Friends Meeting . What exactly is plastic? Why is it harmful? Why can't it be recycled? How can we as individuals make an imprint on the plastic crisis in our daily lives? Register in advance for the meeting here. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email. About our speaker: Dr. Amanda Lauricella is a classical singer and climate advocate based in Madison, Wisconsin. She joined the climate movement in 2022 after learning about the global landfill crisis and the important role composting has in not only reducing waste but reducing greenhouse gas emissions. She has worked for Green Box Compost, a local residential and commercial composting company that collects and recycles organic waste. In addition to composting, she is also passionate about reducing individual and collective plastic use and the relationship between plastics and ocean health. Contact@350wisconsin.org 3/6 @ 6:00pm-7:00pm : WISDOM’s offering Phone Bank Training on Immigration Justice – via zoom. Join our phone banking team to mobilize residents and urge Sheriff Severson to meet with constituents about ending 287(g) in Waukesha. This is your chance to push for accountability and justice for immigrant neighbors! Join us for one of the listed training dates to get started! Register here office@wisdomwisconsin.org 3/6 @ 12:00pm-1:00pm : Weaving the Web Drop-n Hour. Hosted by Board member Dena Eakles and Erika Bach. info@wnpj.org . See the Spotlight above for zoom links and more info. 3/6 @ 6:30pm-8:00pm : WILPF Monthly Book Circle – virtual The first Thursday of each month. All welcome. Let's talk about... The book tonight March 6th: Wealth Supremacy: How the Extractive Economy and the Biased Rules of Capitalism Drive Today’s Crises by Marjorie Kelly. To borrow a copy of Wealth Supremacy contact wilpfmadison@gmail.com . Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom-Madison. For questions or more information on getting the zoom link, send a message to: wilpfmadison@gmail.com 608-609-7961 http://wilpfmadison.org/ 3/6 @ 7:00pm-8:00pm : Sustain Rural Wisconsin Network (SRWN) Webinar: Understanding Wisconsin's Legislative Power Structure. Get the skinny on the Madison legislators, agencies, nonprofits and academics who make the factory farm policies impacting our food supply, health and property rights. Together, we can promote economic growth in rural Wisconsin, ensuring a prosperous future. For years, thousands of people have been forced to live with the effects of huge factory farms as the industry expands across rural Wisconsin. Contaminated air and water, torn up roads and shrinking home values have brought people from all walks of life together to protect our health and property rights. Register Here . Learn more at https://sustainruralwisconsin.org/ 2/25 @ 6:30pm-7:30pm : Public Transit in Wisconsin in 2025 - Part 1- virtual Two presentations: 1. Keynote on "On Demand Transit Expansion – The Green Bay Experience" by Green Bay Metro Transit Manager Patricia Kiewiz and 2. Report on "Update on Public Transit at Wisconsin's State Capital" by Public Affairs Consultant Gary Goyke. Register for Zoom link: https://tinyurl.com/WTRA-030625-Register Questions? https://witransitriders.org/ smdevos@witransitriders.org The 2025 Annual Meeting — Public Transit in Wisconsin in 2025: Challenges and Opportunities — is in two parts because of scheduling constraints. Both parts are open to everyone but only members vote in the second part. Each part uses a different Zoom link. The first part consists of speaker presentations. The second part is the annual membership meeting. Members include separate individuals and everyone belonging to a local group. PUBLIC TRANSIT IN WISCONSIN IN 2025: CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES 2/25 @ 6:30pm-7:30pm : WI Transit Riders Alliance Spring Meeting , Part 2 - via zoom More info. about zoom link etc. at https://witransitriders.org/events/annual-meeting/ We encourage you to join WTRA to help us strengthen our calls for better, more efficient, more modern and more comprehensive public transit, infrastructure, and connections in our state. Sharing stories, experiences, challenges, successes, and ideas helps each of us be more effective. Join at https://witransitriders.org/become-a-member/ We also want to expand our geographic reach with more local chapters, both stand-alones and subgroups. Consider linking your group with ours. See Forming a Local Group . 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! Join WNPJ - Individual members and groups welcome! 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! Visit our website to find out more about the benefits of membership and join us! We help our member organizations reach a wider audience by amplifying your peace and justice events and actions on our list-serve 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. If your group would like to get your events posted in the weekly e-bulletin – JOIN US ! WNPJ has a YouTube Channel! Check it out here to view members videos! Interested in a yard sign? WNPJ has yard signs available!  yardsigns@wnpj.org Follow us on Facebook ! Questions? Contact info@wnpj.org   The WI Network for Peace and Justice is the umbrella non-profit organization supporting the work of 86 member groups around Wisconsin.

WNPJ + Immigration news + WISDOM Budget Trainings + NEW Peace Education Course + 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. In the IMMIGRATION NEWS Madison Friends Meeting joins in spirit with the several Quaker Meetings who have brought suit against the Department of Homeland Security’s decision to rescind the long-standing practice of not invading houses of worship to apprehend undocumented immigrants. Like our fellow Quakers, we remain committed to religious liberty and peace and support their use of the legal process to ensure that participants in all faith communities are safe and secure from intimidation, threats, and violence. Wisdom Wisconsin has joined a lawsuit. The Institute for Constitutional Advocacy and Protection (ICAP) at Georgetown Law filed a lawsuit on behalf of over two dozen Christian and Jewish religious denominations and associations in response to the Trump Administration’s rescission of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) “sensitive locations” policy that had restricted Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) from conducting immigration raids, arrests, and other enforcement actions at houses of worship. 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! State Budget Training Sessions - with WISDOM Are you ready to make a difference in your community by understanding and influencing the state budget process? Join us for one of our free State Budget Training sessions! These interactive sessions will empower you with the tools and knowledge to navigate the state budget process effectively and make your voice heard. Upcoming Training Sessions: Eau Claire: Tuesday, February 25 | 6:00-8:00 PM Location: UW-Eau Claire Davies Center (Council Oak Room) 77 Roosevelt Ave., Eau Claire, WI 54702 Register Here Green Bay: Thursday, February 27 | 6:00-8:00 PM Location: The Mauthe Center 418 Leon Bond Dr., Green Bay, WI 54308 Register Here Milwaukee: Saturday, March 1 | 12:00-2:00 PM Location: Welford Sanders Enterprise Center (Conference Room) 2821 N. Vel R. Philips Ave., Milwaukee, WI 53212 Register Here Racine State Budget Training Session Date: Monday, March 10 Time: 6:00-8:00 PM Location: Lutheran Church of the Resurrection, 322 Ohio St. Racine, WI 53405 Register here →                These sessions are open to everyone—community members, advocates, and leaders alike. Feel free to invite your friends and family to join! Don’t miss this opportunity to learn how to advocate for change effectively. Together, we can shape a better future. In Solidarity, David Liners admin@wisdomwisconsin.org Peace Education Program with Echo Valley Hope Let us usher in a culture of peace in our state and the world. Echo Valley Hope has been offering The Prem Rawat Foundation's class for over two years. It is our hope to see the course made available to all sectors of our population to benefit all. Our next full 10-week course will begin Tuesday, Feb 25, 6:30 pm CST. It is free; classes are about one hour. Link to register for the Feb 25th course is here . For more: Dena Eakles, dena.eakles@gmail.com 608-606-4450 Please share with colleagues who you think may be interested. Included are links for you to explore the effectiveness of this course. The first is about the Peace Class utilized in a community center in London where youth violence has become a serious issue. https://tprf.org/prem-rawat-launches-peace-education.../ The next link is a variety of videos of diverse orgs who participated in the program. https://tprf.org/peace-education-program/videos/ WNPJ Member Group Events Click here  to see a listing of recurring Vigils across the state! Madison 2/25 @ 8:00am-10:00am:   Sustainable Breakfast Series: Our Leap Forward in Transit! Spark Building – Starting Block Cafe, 3rd Fl., 821 E Washington Ave. Join us for an inspiring program, featuring two expert speakers: Mike Rusch from Metro Transit will explore the transformative impact of the new bus system and Zia Brucaya from Greater Madison MPO will highlight sustainable transit resources and emerging opportunities. Learn all about the launch of the all-electric Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) system, new fare payment, and new bus tracking. To register, visit: https://sustaindane.org/eventbrite-event/february-sustainable-breakfast-series-our-leap-forward-in-transit/ 2/25 @ 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 2/27 @ 6:30pm-8:30pm:  “Separated” – Social Cinema film screening followed by informal discussion. At Union South – Marquee Theater, 1308 W Dayton St. Award-winning filmmaker, Errol Morris, incisively probes the darkest chapters in recent American history: family separations. Merging narrative vignettes of one migrant family’s plight with hard-hitting interviews with government officials, Morris paints a jaw-dropping picture of the state-sponsored crisis of cruelty, as hundreds of families remain separated today. Hosted by the Havens Wright Center and LACIS. More info? https://havenswrightcenter.wisc.edu/event/separated/ 2/27 @ 1:00pm-4:00pm:  OPEN HOUSE with Urban Triage for the launch of an Emerging Adult Transitional Home. At 1738 Roth St. This groundbreaking program is supporting young adults aged 18-21 transitioning from foster care. We'll honor Black History Month while showcasing this innovative initiative. In partnership with Dane County Human Services, our North Side Madison facility provides a supportive environment for youth aging out of the foster care system, helping them build pathways to independence and success. Reserve your spot here . urbantriage@gmail.com 2/28 @ 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 3/1 @ 12:00pm:  44th Annual Freeze for Food 5K and 10K walk/run. The event starts at Vilas Park Shelter and benefits Open Doors for Refugees (ODFR), a local nonprofit helping refugee families resettle and thrive in Madison. Organized by the Returned Peace Corps Volunteers of Wisconsin-Madison (ally and former member group of WNPJ) Freeze for Food is a volunteer-run tradition that’s raised over $163,000 to fight food insecurity and support refugees since its inception in 1982. This year, we hope to make an even greater impact, and we’d love your help in spreading the word! Whether through sharing our press release, adding the event to your community calendar, or even connecting us with others who can help amplify our message, your support could help us reach more people and raise critical funds for those in need. Contact: Kyle Pineda kylesp608@gmail.com 3/2 @ 11:15am:  Protect Your Congregations - in-service training with WI Faith Voices for Justice. At Orchard Ridge United Methodist Church 1501 Gilbert Road . All welcome for an informative session with Immigration Attorney Grant Sovern. Learn how to respond effectively to law enforcement and protect those within your community. This training is open to all. No registration is required. wifaithvoices4justice@gmail.com Milwaukee 2/25 @ 7:00pm-8:00pm:   Milwaukee - VETS for PEACE #102 Monthly Mtg. At St Johns On The Lake. vfpchaapter102@gmail.com 2/27 @ 12:00pm-1:00pm:   Anti-gun Vigil. At Dunham’s Sports, 2540 S 108 St. They advertise and sell assault weapons. Event with Casa Maria Catholic Worker House: shadmuss1983@gmail.com 3/1 @ 12:00pm-1:00pm:   Peace Action WI Weekly STAND for PEACE   at Capitol & Oakland.   Details here . Questions? Contact: info@peaceactionwi.org 3/1 @ 12:00pm-1:00pm: State Budget Training Session - with WISDOM. Welford Sanders Enterprise Center (Conference Room), 2821 N Vel R. Phillips Ave. Register here: Feel free to invite your friends and family to join! admin@wisdomwisconsin.org Learn more in the SPOTLIGHT above Racine 3/1 @ 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 2/27 @ 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 Viroqua 3/1 @ 11am-12pm:  Driftless Palestinian Solidarity Weekly Vigil. Meet at Decker and Main. Details here .  Contact driftless.solidarity@gmail.com . Superior 3/2 @ 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 2/25 @ 6:00pm-8:00pm:  State Budget Training Session - with WISDOM UW Eau Claire Davies Center, 77 Roosevelt Ave. Learn more above in the SPOTLIGHT admin@wisdomwisconsin.org Appleton 3/1 @ 11:00am-12:00pm:  Fox Valley Peace Coalition Monthly Vigil. Houdini Plaza on College Avenue. All are welcome. For more information, contact Ronna Swift at ronnajean61@gmail.com Green Bay 2/27 @ 6:00pm-8:00pm:  State Budget Training Session - with WISDOM. The Mauthe Center, 2418 Leon Bond Dr. Register here . Feel free to invite your friends and family to join. admin@wisdomwisconsin.org Learn more above in the SPOTLIGHT Virtual 2/24 @7 - 8 pm  ' UN in the News' Monthly Zoom meeting  . We'll be discussing    this article by Stewart Patrick of the Carnegie Foundation. It is a summary of the Trump administration’s withdrawal from international institutions with its shortsighted America First vision. We can also discuss the Trump administration’s recent discussions with Russia to end the Ukraine war.   Contact Sam Romano for the zoom link    sromano@charter.net   2/25 @ 6:30pm-7:30pm : Learn about PEACE! From Echo Valley Hope. Check out the SPOTLIGHT above. 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! Join WNPJ - Individual members and groups welcome! 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! Visit our website to find out more about the benefits of membership and join us! We help our member organizations reach a wider audience by amplifying your peace and justice events and actions on our list-serve 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. If your group would like to get your events posted in the weekly e-bulletin – JOIN US ! Interested in a yard sign? WNPJ has yard signs available!  yardsigns@wnpj.org Follow us on Facebook ! Questions? Contact info@wnpj.org   The WI Network for Peace and Justice is the umbrella non-profit organization supporting the work of 86 member groups around Wisconsin.

Building Unity Rally in Madison for Int'l Women's Day Get ready for U.N. International Women’s Day - March 8, 2025. (There’s never been a better time work for the rights, equality, and empowerment of Women, Girls, and ALL female-presenting individuals.) This year’s U.N. International Women’s Day theme is “For ALL women and girls: Rights. Equality. Empowerment. ” If ever there was a time to celebrate and fight for these goals for women and girls, it is NOW! ALL women. ALL girls. And , we will add, for ALL female-presenting individuals. Please sign on to this letter of information and support for the “Women’s Day - Wisconsin” project by doing any of the following: Join us at the Women’s Day Wisconsin Capitol Event - Saturday, March 8, 2025 10:00 am - Meet us Outside of the State St. Entrance. 10:15 am - Join a statewide Virtual Women’s Day Gathering that will connect to the State Capitol in-person event - Sign up here , to receive updates and links to this and other events related to Women’s Day Wisconsin . 12:30 pm - The Women’s Day rally will conclude by sending off the “ March to Election Day Tour ” - a 25-day “VoteMobile Democracy Tour” facilitating grassroots democracy across Wisconsin. Celebrate International Women’s Day in your own community and in your own way. The Wisconsin Directory of International Women’s Day Events would love to list information about your community’s event. Go here to list your event: https://tinyurl.com/Womens-Day-WI-Event-Submission Use International Women’s Day as an opportunity to raise awareness about the critical importance of the April 1st election for the next Wisconsin Supreme Court Justice. Let’s turn out the vote with hopes for a Wisconsin Supreme Court Justice who is sensitive to issues of women’s rights, equality, and the empowerment of all people. Unite with other pro-voting groups who are working to increase voter knowledge and turnout for this extremely critical non-partisan race. Please share information in this directory: tinyurl.com/ WI-GOTV-Opportunities by going here: tinyurl.com/WI-GOTV-Submit-Form If you or your group would like to partner with Building Unity on making the a historic and powerful International Women’s Day in Wisconsin, please call Building Unity at 608-630-3633. BuildingUnityWi@gmail.com ************************************************************************************************ Please help and support the March to Election Day Tour tinyurl.com/Democracy-Tour-Schedule Supreme Court Questions Letter: 2025 SC Question Letter Tour Invitation letter: https://tinyurl.com/Support-Tour-Invitation Sign on here: https://tinyurl.com/Tour-Support-Sign-up Please share! Tour Poster: https://tinyurl.com/Democracy-Tour-Poster We need information/Literature for candidates, constitutional amendments, and most pressing issues.   https://docs.google.com/document/d/1HGPDBkZJl_Upb-jZxCKB0fdiY5_Lk1mj22MLoiTK3-c/edit?usp=sharing This is a document with requests for supporting the “March to Election Day Tour” On these first 11 days of the "March to Election Day Tour," we hope to make stops in over a 18 communities including Columbus, (That city really needs to change its name.) Beaver Dam, Fond du Lac, the Brothertown Nation, Oshkosh, Appleton, the Oneida Nation, Green Bay, the Menominee Nation, Manitowoc, Sheboygan, and Metropolitan Milwaukee. We are in an unprecedented time of danger and uncertainty. Fascism is on the rise at home and around the globe. Many of us are vulnerable to severe and violent oppression and to the erosion of basic human rights and needs. It is our duty to resist fascism and all types of oppression and to build a united movement for the good of all. Three of the most important things that we can do at this time is to: * find each other, * get organized for solidarity and collaborative action, * And, take every opportunity to elect leaders who share our commitment for Peace, Justice, Sustainability, & Democracy. The March to Election Day Tour can help us do all three. At each tour stop we’ll listen and learn; share plans and ideas; show up for each other, take turns, and explore the possibilities of acting together. The tour will focus on building an “All People’s Movement” grounded in solidarity. We will explore solidarity actions to address critical goals like these: * Ending U.S. support for genocide and crimes against humanity. * Learning how we can better keep each other safe (especially our immigrant, BIPOC, and transgender neighbors.) * Helping Indigenous water protectors Stop Line 5! * Demanding universal health care that includes legal and safe abortion care. * Educating and activating voters to realize the extreme importance of the April 1st Wisconsin Supreme Court race. * Getting more organized as a united movement for peace, justice, sustainability and democracy. Please fill out this form ( tinyurl.com/Tour-Support-Sign-up ) to show your support for this tour in any number of ways. Filling out this form doesn’t commit you to doing anything. We will contact you to explore the specific possibilities for your participation. If you have the capacity to help with securing one or more of our three basic tour stop needs, in any Wisconsin community: * One or more places to park the UnityMobile for a day (preferably with good public exposure and close to the site for our gathering.) * An indoor space where 30 or more people could gather. * One night indoor sleeping space (floorspace is okay) & bathroom access for 1 or more tour volunteers. (This could be in a private home, a house of worship, a commercial space, etc…) And, we’ll appreciate your help publicizing a tour to other groups or individuals that might also want to support the Tour. Sign on and share the Tour Invitation Letter: tinyurl.com/Support-Tour-Invitation and share this Facebook Event Page. Check back to this Facebook Event Post or to our Tour Info Page ( tinyurl.com/March-to-Election-Day-Tour ) as our schedule for the tour will be posted as soon as it is solidified. For more information about how you can help the success of the Tour, please call Building Unity at 608-630-3633. And in April.....a Unity Gathering in Milwaukee! https://www.facebook.com/events/1860420471394008 It will be an opportunity for groups who work for peace, justice, sustainability, and/or democracy to unite and explore collaborative action in a big way. * Day 1 (April 5th) will contain facilitated conversations about how to build a statewide coordination network between our groups. * Day 2 (April 6th) will be optional. Those who are able to give a second day to this project can start forming working groups that will start working on the plans made on Day 1. * Save the dates (April 5th & 6th, 2025) and plan on sending one - three representatives from your group. Times - TBD. Each of your group’s representative(s) should apply here: tinyurl.com/AUG-Application . If for any reason, your group needs to send more than three representatives, please call Building Unity and let us know (608-630-3633). * Sign on ( tinyurl.com/AUG-Invitation-Letter-Sign-on ) and share this Invitation Letter ( tinyurl.com/AUG-Invite-Letter ) with groups that you’d like to share the gathering with. * Help Create the April Unity Gathering by dropping in on any portions of our two weekly planning meetings: Weds. at 10:00 am or Thurs. at 5:00 pm via Zoom - Call Building Unity to get the Zoom link. (608-630-3633)

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 https://communitiesunitedbywater.org 2) Pay it Forward Water Protector fund: https://givebutter.com/eVBFJ3 3) https://allaboutchangepodcast.com/podcast-episode/joe-bates-indigenous-resistance-against-big-oil/?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTAAAR0V9AfV68FwZnnIfzvO3tPo6nhPYG-D9zOmtN3hVzVhDJ8-_v0li5yhyyY_aem_50JrqBg0mu6iuKV5YDhj4g 4) Info on US Army Corps of Engineers comment process https://www.mvp.usace.army.mil/Enbridge_Line5-WI/ 5) https://earthjustice.org/press/2024/bad-river-band-challenges-wisconsins-line-5-reroute-permits?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTAAAR0V9AfV68FwZnnIfzvO3tPo6nhPYG-D9zOmtN3hVzVhDJ8-_v0li5yhyyY_aem_50JrqBg0mu6iuKV5YDhj4g 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 In Madison – Sat Feb 23, 1 pm 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! Join WNPJ - Individual members and groups welcome! 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! Visit our website to find out more about the benefits of membership and join us! We help our member organizations reach a wider audience by amplifying your peace and justice events and actions on our list-serve 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. If your group would like to get your events posted in the weekly e-bulletin – JOIN US ! Interested in a yard sign? WNPJ has yard signs available!  yardsigns@wnpj.org Follow us on Facebook ! Questions? Contact info@wnpj.org   The WI Network for Peace and Justice is the umbrella non-profit organization supporting the work of 86 member groups around Wisconsin.

WNPJ + Training with WISDOM and VOCES to stop deportations + Seeds from Family Farm Defenders to aid GAZA + Close Down 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. WISDOM VIRTUAL TRAINING – Stopping Mass Deportations Through Local Sheriffs Date: Monday, February 10 Time: Starts at 6:30 PM Register: https://bit.ly/stoppingdeportations This training will equip you with the tools to advocate for change and hold local authorities accountable. Let’s work together to build a safer, more inclusive community. Also read this timely article published 1/24/25 in the Wisconsin Examiner "Immigrant rights advocates prepare for Wisconsin law enforcement collaboration on deportation" Amanda Ali- Digital Organizer at WISDOM aali@wisdomwisconsin.org Upcoming Know Your Rights Trainings with Voces de la Frontera Did you know that ICE has the legal authority to lie and use deception? When you Know Your Rights, you’ll be able to understand when ICE is lying, and better defend yourself and your family! Attend a regional Know Your Rights Training and walk away with a plan for the worst case scenarios, in addition to being empowered with understanding what constitutional rights that everyone has, regardless of their citizenship status. Everyone has rights! Trainings will also have informational packets that you can take home (or visit our website for downloadable materials here). *If you’re interested in leading a Know Your Rights training, please reach out to our office at 414-643-1620. We are starting to offer Spanish language certification courses that can be completed in half a day. You’ll receive access to training materials like powerpoints and more. Wisconsin Dells Thursday, February 13, 5:30 p.m. Kilbourn Public Library, 620 Elm St Madison Saturday, February 15, 10:00 a.m. Lighthouse Church, 402 Schroeder Rd Richland Center Sunday, February 16, 2:00 p.m. - 4:30 p.m. Richland Center High School, 1966 US Hwy 14 W Madison Wednesday, February 19, 6:00 p.m. Madison Labor Temple, #212 1602 S Park St Milwaukee Monday, February 24, 5:00 p.m. Oficina de Voces Milwaukee, 737 W Mitchell St Family Farm Defenders is supporting a Fundraiser for Gaza: Palestine Seed Solidarity Pack As we all know, the ceasefire in Gaza is just the beginning and the future of the region still depends on international solidarity. You can grow hope and change in your garden and help us raise funds in this critical moment. Proceeds will benefit the Stop Gaza Starvation Campaign of the Union of Agricultural Work Committees (UWAC), a Palestinian member of La Via Campesina (LVC). The Palestine Seed Solidary pack includes our tfypes of heirloom seeds: Britijan Battari eggplant, Small Jadu'i watermelon, Kousa summer squash, and Yakteen gourd Plus, information on: UAWC's Food Sovereignty - A Palestinean Perspective 'zine FFD's "Food is not a Weapon" Gaza Solidarity Statement UAWC's latest Stop Gaza Starvation update Free Palestine button Suggested donation $50, includes postage. Email familyfarmdefenders@yahoo.com to order. https://stopgazastarvation.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 WNPJ Member Group Events Click here  to see a listing of recurring Vigils across the state! Madison 2/10 @ 12:00pm-1:15pm:  Middle East Studies Spring Lecture Series presents: Elastic Empire: Refashioning War Through Aid in Palestine. At UW Madison, Ingraham Hall Room 206. Professor Lisa Bhungalia demonstrates how US empire operates as a topological formation that projects security and war power through opaque arrangements and blended genres of rule—in this case contracted relationships of aid—that render Washington’s counterterrorism regime intimately embedded in the lifeworlds of those afar.Free and open to the public. Vegetarian Middle East lunch provided. Click her e for more information and to register. 2/10 @ 6:00pm-8:00pm: Screening of UNION. At the Madison Central Library - 3rd Fl 201 W Mifflin St. Film and discussion of the 2024 documentary about the campaign to organize Amazon warehouse workers in NYC. Hosted by the Madison General Membership Branch (GMB) of the Industrial Workers of the World (IWW). 2/10 @ 6:00pm-7:30pm:  DSA-Madison's "Worker’s Inquiry - Learn How Organize your Workplace!" At the Madison Labor Temple 1602 S. Park St, Room 212. Thinking about organizing your workplace, but don’t know where to start? Eager to talk to fellow socialists about building power to fight your boss, and all the bosses? Have we got a meeting for you! This is a direct skill-building meeting for Madison DSA members to meet other members working to unionize their workplace. The purpose of this meeting is to talk through barriers you have in your workplace and share accomplishments and challenges. Be prepared to discuss reflections on your own workplace. Vegetarian food will be provided – please RSVP here to make sure we have an accurate count for food and drink. dsamadison@gmail.com 2/11 @ 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 2/11 @ 6:30pm-8:30pm:  DSA General Monthly Meeting. Meet at the Social Justice Center•1202 Williamson St. or via zoom. The monthly General Meeting of the Madison chapter of the Democratic Socialists of America is a great place to learn about the chapter, join us in making collective decisions, and get plugged in to our active campaigns and working groups. If you're coming in person, come early at 6pm for pizza & socializing!RSVP for the Zoom link to join virtually. dsamadison@gmail.com 2/12 @ 8:00am-9:30am:  Gather the Community Breakfast with WILPF. At Linden Co-Housing 107 Sutherland Ct. The conversation this morning will be with Dane County Supervisor Heidi Wegleitner on Fair & Affordable Housing in Madison & Dane County: the Issues & Solutions. Heidi Wegleitner is a legal aid attorney specializing in tenants’ rights and subsidized housing law. She has trained hundreds of attorneys and law students in landlord-tenant law and eviction defense. She’s been a staff attorney at Legal Action of Wisconsin since 2006. In 2012, she was elected to represent District 2 on the Dane County Board of Supervisors. During her tenure, she’s been a champion for fair and affordable housing, expanded homeless services, due process rights for people seeking county services, efforts to reduce harmful racial disparities, and worker and tenant organizing. She currently chairs the County Board’s Health and Human Needs Committee which oversees Dane County’s largest department, Human Services. --- Each Gather the Community Breakfast is a place for activists to come together, connect, converse, and engage with a topic affecting the peace and freedom of our world. Vegetarian breakfast buffet served. The cost of the breakfast is $20, with a sliding scale of $10 - $20. (Cash or Check) Funds are used to provide an honorarium to our guest speaker and to further the work of Madison WILPF. Limited Seating - RSVP now to Reserve carol.wilson.622@gmail.com 2/13 @ 6:30pm:  Lakota Nation versus Unites States – Social Cinema film screening. At UW-Madison, Union South – Marquee Theater (1308 W. Dayton St.) Followed by informal discussion. The Lakota fight to protect their sacred land in this provocative, visually stunning testament to a people who have survived removal, exploitation and genocide – and whose best days are yet to come. Hosted by the Havens Wright Center. More info? https://havenswrightcenter.wisc.edu/event/lakota_nation/ 2/13 @ 7:30pm:  Crystal Corner Bob Marley Birthday Tribute, Community Dance Party, and Local Food Drive Fundraiser! Music from Real Roots Rockers, DJ Kayla Kush, and DJ Captain Smooth. Donation at the door, plus bring non perishable food items for local pantries. Proceeds to benefit Healthy Food for All – Dane County and WORT 89.9. More info? https://www.facebook.com/events/1119335226012093/ 2/14 @ 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 2/16 @ 5:00pm-7:00pm:  Resilient Families: Parenting for Peace and Justice – (first of 3 mtgs) – At the Friends Meeting House, 1704 Roberts Ct, Other meeting dates are March 16 & April 13. Madison Friends Meeting invites families to gather for food and discussions around raising children in today’s challenging world. The goal is helping parents encourage inquiry, reflection and action—essential qualities for young people growing up in a diverse society. Topics: Conflict Resolution in the Family, Making Social Media Safe, and Environmental Justice with Children: Action and Appreciation versus Anxiety. Everyone is welcome! Hosted by Quaker Meeting, the program includes no religious content and is open to families of all faiths—or those with no religious affiliation. Informal meal and child care provided at no charge. Please register in advance for one or more of the sessions to help us with planning. Details at https://madisonfriends.org/resilientfamilies/ Questions? Rebecca Malke: FDSprogram@madisonfriends.org Fitchburg 2/10 @ 10:00am:  ‘UN in the News’ Monthly Meet-up. At the Fitchburg Library, 2nd floor conference room, 5530 Lacy Rd. So many international items to discuss. All welcome. Contact Sam Romano - sromano@charter.net Milwaukee 2/11 @ 6:30pm-8:30pm:   Community Potluck with Code Pink, Peace Action WI VFP and more! At Zao Church 2319 E Kenwood Blvd. We will gather from 6-8PM, have discussions, eat and build community. We'll be sending an RSVP form, but you don't have to fill it out to come. Check your email after you RSVP, we will send a sign up sheet for the potluck! Co-sponsored by Peace Action WI, Veterans for Peace Milwaukee Chapter, and the Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom-Milwaukee and Building Unity WI. Contact danaka@codepink.org https://www.codepink.org/ 2/15 @ 12:00pm-1:00pm:   Peace Action WI Weekly STAND for PEACE   at Sherman & North.   Details here . Questions? Contact: info@peaceactionwi.org 2/15 @ 10:00am-11:30am:   UNA-GM Annual Business Meeting and Presentation on “Nourishment Through the Gifts of Water and Friendship”. Meet at Zao MKE Church, 2319 E Kenwood Blvd, 1st Fl conference room or via zoom. All welcome to this free and highly informative presentation followed by time for questions and comments by Dr. Andrea J. Stapleton, Grace Avila, & Theresa Lindberg, Members of the Board of Directors of Global Partners: Running Waters. Virtually Through the Following Zoom Link https://us02web.zoom.us/j/7165675210?omn=82730357220 They will describe the mission and the work of the organization and how Global Partners: Running Waters has impacted lives in Central America by the implementation of water systems, while building relationships across nations to collaborate on easing the burdens on human lives resulting from complex systemic inequities. Contact: Jerrold Rousseau jerroldbrousseau@gmail.com Racine 2/15 @ 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) Green Bay 2/13 @ 7:00pm-8:00pm:  A Visit From Will Dilg: Movie Screening. UW-Green Bay Student Union: Christie Theater, 2420 Nicolet Dr. The Environmental Management and Business Institute of UW-Green Bay and the Brown County Chapter of the Izaak Walton League of America will be screening the movie. Steven Marking plays Will Dilg in an inspiring one-man stage production. After suffering from the drowning death of his son in the early 1920s, Dilg rose from the depths of depression to lead an extraordinary national crusade to stop the drainage of our Upper Mississippi River backwaters by forming a great national preserve, our Upper Mississippi River National Wildlife and Fish Refuge. This screening is free and open to the public. To learn more, contact: contact@cleanwateractioncouncil.org La Crosse 2/13 @ 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 Viroqua 2/15 @ 11am-12pm:  Driftless Palestinian Solidarity Weekly Vigil. Meet at Decker and Main. Details here .  Contact driftless.solidarity@gmail.com . Superior 2/16 @ 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 Virtual 2/11 @ 6:30pm : WISDOM’s "What's at Stake in the Wisconsin State Supreme Court Election?". On-line via zoom. Part of the Faithful Stance for Equity series. Register here . Our featured speaker, Jack Kelly, a journalist from Wisconsin Watch, will break down what the State Supreme Court actually does—beyond what campaign ads suggest—and discuss key issues likely to be decided after the April 1 election. Contact: office@wisdomwisconsin.org 2/11 @ 2:00pm-3:00pm : Monthly zoom call of the Environmental Justice Task Force. The WNPJ Environmental Justice Task Force works to increase awareness and build connections among people and groups in Wisconsin to bring marginalized and frontline voices, understandings, and experiences to the forefront. We meet via zoom on the second Tuesday of the month at 2pm CT. If you are interested in joining, please contact Dena Eakles: dena.eakles@gmail.com 2/13@6 - 7 pm "Time to demystify geothermal systems". Join Faith In Place's Monthly Call to learn how tapping into the Earth’s heat can help combat climate change and advance just and sustainable energy solutions. "Time to demystify geothermal systems", from traditional applications to cutting-edge technologies like thermal energy networks and explain the options available for communities and individuals. Please register for the call using this link: https://us02web.zoom.us/.../reg.../nMML-TcKRGm38vvYYEAdgA ... After the registration, if you can't make it for the live call, don't worry. You will get the recording of it later." shahzad@faithinplace.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! Would you and your community like a WNPJ IMMIGRANTS WELCOME button? Contact John Peck of the WNPJ Board and he can mail you some! peckjohne@gmail.com Join WNPJ - Individual members and groups welcome! 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! Visit our website to find out more about the benefits of membership and join us! We help our member organizations reach a wider audience by amplifying your peace and justice events and actions on our list-serve 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. If your group would like to get your events posted in the weekly e-bulletin – JOIN US ! Interested in a yard sign? WNPJ has yard signs available!  yardsigns@wnpj.org Follow us on Facebook ! Questions? Contact info@wnpj.org   The WI Network for Peace and Justice is the umbrella non-profit organization supporting the work of 86 member groups around Wisconsin.

WNPJ + Weaving the Web + Briefing from FAIR WI + Training with WISDOM on deportations + Close Down the Bases + Environmental and West Bank Action Alerts + other statewide events Sad to report the passing of one of WNPJ’s Lifetime Achievement Awardees, Dr. Joe Elder. Known to many of us – Joe led an activist’s life of peaceful service. https://www.quakersintheworld.org/quakers-in-action/201/Joseph-Elder Northern Spirit Radio has interviews of Joe Elder from 2009 - available here . The WI Network for Peace and Justice is the umbrella non-profit organization supporting the work of 86 member groups around Wisconsin. WNPJ has created some buttons welcoming immigrants. If you are interested in making any for yourself or your group, let us know and we will gladly share the graphic for you to use. info@wnpj.org . AND.....we can mail you a bunch of buttons if you're interested! Contact peckjohne@gmail.com ! Weaving the Web - WNPJ's monthly virtual Drop-in Hour With special guest Rebecca Kemble from Water Protectors of Line 5 Hosted by Dena Eakles and Erika Bach Thursday, February 6th 12:00 pm - 01:00 pm VIRTUAL event from 12:00pm - 1:00pm, the first Thursday of each month WNPJ’s Monthly Weaving the Web Drop-in Conversation Hour. All welcome! Zoom link here Meeting ID: 893 6131 3008 Passcode: 797041; +1 312 626 6799 US (Chicago) Organizer: office@wnpj.org Join FAIR Wisconsin for a virtual briefing on Monday, February 3 on Trump's executive actions and their impact on LGBTQ+ Wisconsinites Fair Wisconsin, the ACLU of Wisconsin and Trans Law Help Wisconsin, are bringing our community together for a briefing from 5:30 pm-6:30 pm on Monday, February 3, regarding recent executive actions by President Trump. We will explore the impact on the LGBTQ+ community and what is being done or can be done to protect ourselves in Wisconsin. Register here for the hour-long virtual briefing and you will be emailed a webinar link as the date of the event approaches. You are welcome to submit questions in advance, or bring them along to the webinar on Monday, February 3. Staying informed is going to be so important in the coming weeks, months, and years. While this week was a difficult one at the federal level, Fair Wisconsin was proud to join Governor Tony Evers as he delivered his seventh State of the State Address, during which he reaffirmed his commitment to protecting LGBTQ+ Wisconsinites: “And to our LGBTQ kids and Wisconsinites - you know the promise I made to you - a promise I have always been proud to keep. I will veto any bill that makes Wisconsin a less safe, less inclusive, less welcoming place, and I’ll never stop delivering on my promise to use every power available to me to defend you, protect your rights, and keep you safe.” In the face of federal hostility, and as we do the work to build a safer, more inclusive, welcoming Wisconsin, we are proud to have such a champion for our community in Governor Evers. info@fairwisconsin.com https://www.wnpj.org/member-organizations-list/fair-wisconsin WISDOM VIRTUAL TRAINING – Stopping Mass Deportations Through Local Sheriffs Date: Monday, February 10 Time: Starts at 6:30 PM Register: https://bit.ly/stoppingdeportations This training will equip you with the tools to advocate for change and hold local authorities accountable. Let’s work together to build a safer, more inclusive community. Also read this timely article published 1/24/25 in the Wisconsin Examiner "Immigrant rights advocates prepare for Wisconsin law enforcement collaboration on deportation" Amanda Ali- Digital Organizer at WISDOM aali@wisdomwisconsin.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 Tell the PSC of Wisconsin: deny the new gas plant in Kenosha County! Please take a moment to sign this petition . Here’s a special notice on what's happening in the West Bank and some new & ongoing opportunities to support Palestinians there as they fight to remain on their lands. Sent to WNPJ by Madison Rafah Sister City Project – and Cassandra Dixon of Palestine Partners: First of all, you may want to read "Madison-Based Palestine Partners Supports Women and Youth in the West Bank" recently published in the Wisconsin Muslim Journal. The article includes an update on the Madison-Masafer Yatta Olive Grove where, thanks to your generosity, 376 trees are about to join the 379 planted last year. (You can still donate to that project here .) Second, here is an excellent article about the escalation in Israeli attacks in the West Bank that has followed the ceasefire in Gaza. Also this comprehensive 11 minute video from Al Jazeera . Third, be sure to watch Holy Redemption: Stealing Palestinian Land , a recent TRT World documentary about the West Bank. Palestine Partners is seeking your support for a project in Masafer Yatta: Replacing Tuba village's only car that was torched by settlers. https://tinyurl.com/TubaCar You can also send a check for either the car or Cassandra’s travel costs back to the West Bank in April, made out to either Palestine Partners or Cassandra Dixon, to Palestine Partners, PO Box 8414, Madison, WI 53708, or venmo me at Cassandra Dixon@Cassandra-Dixon-11 And here is a link to a GoFundMe for Cassandra’s travel costs https://tinyurl.com/CassandraInMasaferYatta WNPJ Member Group Events Click here  to see a listing of recurring Vigils across the state! Madison 2/4 @ 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 2/4 @ 3:00pm:  What Good is the National Interest? Rethinking the Roots of Peace, Democracy, and War – virtual Zoom event with Van Jackson, Victoria University of Wellington, NZ. The concept of the “national interest” has become an under-appreciated source of global insecurity. Governments routinely use the language of the national interest to justify a politics of violence, secrecy, and exclusion while bracketing off explicit questions of morality and justice. And national frameworks for mobilizing resources and collective action are logically mismatched against global threats like climate change. This lecture will argue that addressing the contradictions in the national interest—as well as some of international security studies’ most cherished strategic constructs—is a start point for constructing more durable forms of security. Hosted by Havens Wright Center. For more info and to register, visit: https://havenswrightcenter.wisc.edu/event/jackson/ 2/4 @ 7:00pm-8:30pm: Being Arab in America – an evening with Amer Zaher, Palestinean-American comedian based in Detroit, MI. UW-Madison, Memorial Union - Shannon Hall (700 Langdon St.). Zaher will explore comedy as a form of activism and how he navigates his identity in the U.S. Part of WUD’s Distinguished Lecture Series. Event is free, but tickets are required. For more info and to register, visit: https://union.wisc.edu/events-and-activities/event-calendar/event/amer-zahr/ 2/5 @ 4:00pm-4:30pm:  Weekly Vigil for Gaza. Meet at the Southwest corner of East Washington Avenue & Fourth Street. Details here . Email Helena at hspw@att.net  for more information. 2/6 @ 6:30pm:  “The Five Demands” – Social Cinema film screening followed by informal discussion. UW-Madison, Union South – Marquee Theater (1308 W. Dayton St.) In April 1969, a small group of Black and Puerto Rican students shut down the City College of New York, an elite public university located right in the heart of Harlem. Fueled by the revolutionary fervor sweeping the nation, the strike soon turned into an uprising, leading to the extended occupation of the campus, classes being canceled, students being arrested, and the resignation of the college president. Through archival footage and modern-day interviews, we follow the students’ struggle against the institutional racism that, for over a century, had shut out people of color from this and other public universities. Hosted by the Havens Wright Center. More info? https://havenswrightcenter.wisc.edu/event/five_demands/ 2/6 @ 6:30pm:  Gaza History with Dr. Norman Finkelstein in Wisconsin. UW Madison Campus, Great Hall. Students for Justice in Palestine at UW Madison invites the public to hear Dr. Norman Finkelstein speak about his latest book on Gaza and the struggle for Palestinian liberation. Dr. Finkelstein is one of the foremost scholars on the history of Zionist war crimes against Palestinians. His lecture will dive into the relations between the current genocide in Gaza, international law, and the abuse of the charge of antisemitism. The program will include Q&A and a book signing. More information here . 2/7 @ 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 Milwaukee 2/5 @ 8:00am-9:00am:   Morning banner drop for Palestine. Brady Street Bridge on Lincoln Memorial Drive Every week since New Year’s Day folks have gathered holding Palestinian and Lebanese flags and signs with phrases like “Not Another Bomb” and “No Tax $ For War Crimes,” calling for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza and an end to U.S. support for Israel. info@peaceactionwi.org 2/6 @ 2:30pm-5:00pm:   Gaza History with Dr. Norman Finkelstein in Wisconsin . At UW Milwaukee Campus, Wisconsin Room UWM Union, 2nd Floor. Students for Justice in Palestine at UWM invites the public to a discussion and meet & greet with Dr. Finkelstein titled "Who are the Supporters of Peace? Who Are the Enablers of Genocide?" Info here . 2/8 @ 12:00pm-1:00pm:   Peace Action WI Weekly STAND for PEACE   at 27th & National.   Details here . Questions? Contact: info@peaceactionwi.org Racine 2/8 @ 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 2/6 @ 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 Viroqua 2/8 @ 11am-12pm:  Driftless Palestinian Solidarity Weekly Vigil. Meet at Decker and Main. Details here .  Contact driftless.solidarity@gmail.com . Superior 2/8 @ 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 Virtual 2/3 @ 7:00pm-8:15pm : 350 Wisconsin - Countering Climate Disinformation . Kate Cell, from the Union of Concerned Scientists, will share about how we can think about information integrity and advocate for a better information ecosystem. Counter disinformation work is crucial to building a world in which facts, science, truth matter, and democracy ultimately prevails - come join us to learn more. Online via zoom. Register HERE. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting via computer, tablet, or smartphone. 2/6 @ 12:00pm-1:00pm : Weaving the Web - WNPJ's monthly virtual Drop-in Hour - see the Spotlight above. info@wnpj.org 2/6 @ 6:30pm-7:30pm : WILPF Monthly Book Circle Conversation - virtual The first Thursday of each month, virtually. WILPF Book Circle Conversation. Let's talk about...The book tonight: Hell of a Book, a novel by Jason Mott. With Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom-Madison. For questions or more information on getting the zoom link, send a message to: wilpfmadison@gmail.com 608-609-7961 2/6 @ 7pm : Sustain Rural Wisconsin Network (SRWN) Webinar: Protecting Local Control. 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! Join WNPJ - Individual members and groups welcome! 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! Visit our website to find out more about the benefits of membership and join us! We help our member organizations reach a wider audience by amplifying your peace and justice events and actions on our list-serve 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. If your group would like to get your events posted in the weekly e-bulletin – JOIN US ! Interested in a yard sign? WNPJ has yard signs available!  yardsigns@wnpj.org Follow us on Facebook ! Questions? Contact info@wnpj.org   The WI Network for Peace and Justice is the umbrella non-profit organization supporting the work of 86 member groups around Wisconsin.

WNPJ + Ceasefire Statement by MRSCP + WISDOM’s Rights of Nature Series + Immigration Law 101+ Baraboo Acts reading series + WBW Close Down the Bases Campaign + 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. WNPJ has created some buttons welcoming immigrants. If you are interested in making any for yourself or your group, let us know and we will gladly share the graphic for you to use. info@wnpj.org . AND.....we can mail you a bunch of buttons if you're interested! Contact peckjohne@gmail.com ! A view of the destruction in Rafah. About 90 percent of Gaza’s population was forcibly displaced, making it among the highest recorded percentages in modern conflicts. [Hassan Jedi/Anadolu]. More photos here . Madison-Rafah Sister City Project welcomes the temporary ceasefire in Gaza Any pause in this genocide is good news, but we urge everyone not to look away because: While the current ceasefire brings relief to the people of Gaza who have lived through more than a year of genocide, they are wary. The ceasefire needs to be permanent and there is every indication that Israel and the US do not intend for that to happen. As it has in Lebanon, Israel has already broken the ceasefire. The US continues to send billions to arm Israel and give it the green light to do whatever it wants. Israel immediately escalated its military campaign in the West Bank , particularly the city and camp of Jenin . Israeli leaders have openly vowed to repeat what they did in Gaza. And the IDF is supporting the latest violent "price tag" pogrom by Israeli settlers trying to drive Palestinians off their land. The aid that is finally starting to get into Gaza is welcome , but woefully inadequate to counter the apocalyptic level of human suffering and destruction that Israel has inflicted in order to make Gaza uninhabitable. To make matters worse, on January 28, Israel is set to outlaw UNRWA , the agency upon which millions of Palestinian refugees depend, while the US government continues to cut off all UNRWA funding . Our partners at the Middle East Children's Alliance (MECA) have just put out an update on the ceasefire from the perspective of their staff (who have continued their work on the ground in Gaza throughout this horrible time) that we urge everyone to read. We also ask that those who can please donate to Gaza relief -- either at the link at the end of MECA's update, or via MRSCP's MECA donation page . Finally, and very importantly, never rely on the mainstream news for accurate information. Visit our website to find a list of recommended news sources. rafahsistercity@yahoo.com WISDOM's Rights of Nature Series January 29 to February 26 (every Wednesday) 6:30-8:00 pm, via Zoom Rights of Nature is an approach to environmental justice that WISDOM has embraced. It has a spiritual dimension, which is heavily influenced by Native American spirituality and the understanding that all of life is interrelated and has inherent worth. It also has a legal dimension, in which we believe the natural world should have the right to be protected from harm and have the right to have wrongs remedied. The Rights of Nature team will be hosting a 5-Week Zoom training about the Rights of Nature movement. The training will include the following 5 sessions: Key principles of Rights of Nature Global Perspectives/What's happening around the world Philosophical, Ethical and Religious Dimensions of Rights of Nature Practical Applications and Advocacy Personal, Group and Collective Action Plan Register HERE - Questions? office@wisdomwisconsin.org History and Current Status of Immigration Law in the U.S. – Part of the UW Badger Talks Series Thurs. Jan. 30th @ 1:30 pm Lakewood Village (6205 Mineral Point Rd.) Presented by Sara McKinnon, UW Professor of Rhetoric, Politics, and Culture and Faculty Director of Latin American, Caribbean and Iberian Studies (LACIS). She is currently working on a collaborative project to expand the legal information about US immigration and refugee programs and legal counsel available to migrants throughout Latin America as they consider safe options for movement and resettlement. Visit: https://www.platomadison.org/event-5989909 . And more on Immigration Justice: read this timely article published 1/24/25 in the Wisconsin Examiner "Immigrant rights advocates prepare for Wisconsin law enforcement collaboration on deportation" . “The Sum of Us: What Racism Costs Us and How We Can Prosper Together.” Thurs Jan 30 through Tues Feb 25 Baraboo Reads! Series coming up. Carnegie-Schadde Memorial Public Library, 230 4th Avenue, Baraboo. Registration is now open for the 5-week book discussion: Baraboo Reads “The Sum of Us: What Racism Costs Us and How We Can Prosper Together.” The discussions will be led by Baraboo School District Superintendent, Dr. Rainey Briggs. Register in person at the Carnegie-Schadde Memorial Public Library and pick up your book! The group will meet from 5 pm to 6:30 pm on each of the following dates: Thursday, January 30; Tuesday, February 4; Thursday, February 13; Thursday, February 20 and Tuesday, February 25. For more information: https://calendar.csmpl.org/event/baraboo-reads-sum-us-series-special-guest-rainey-briggs-5641 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 WNPJ Member Group Events Click here  to see a listing of recurring Vigils across the state! Madison 1/28 @ 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 1/28 @ 5:30pm-7:00pm:  MLK Symposium – featuring Donzaleigh Abernathy. UW-Madison Memorial Union – Shannon Hall (800 Langdon St.), All welcome to hear this actress, author, and activist - the youngest daughter of American Civil Rights Movement co-founder Rev. Dr. Ralph Abernathy and the goddaughter of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Folks can also join virtually. For more info and to get a free ticket, visit: https://diversity.wisc.edu/mlk-symposium/ 1/29 @ 4:00pm-4:30pm:  Weekly Vigil for Gaza. Meet at the Southwest corner of East Washington Avenue & Fourth Street. Details here . Email Helena at hspw@att.net  for more information. 1/29 @ 4:00pm-4:30pm:  Trump is President, What’s Next - Town Hall with Rep. Mark Pocan. At the South Central Federation of Labor, 1602 S Park St #228. Reservations are not needed. Contact: Morgan Salli, Field Representative, Congressman Mark Pocan (WI-02) 10 East Doty Street, Suite 405 | (608) 258-9800. 1/29 @ 5:00pm-7:00pm:   "Student Protest and Freedom of Expression: UW-Madison and Beyond" . Room 325/26, Pyle Center on Langdon St. Panel Discussion featuring: Professors Gay Seidman (UW-Madison), Steve Sanders (Indiana University), Howard Schweber (UW-Madison), Keith Woodward (UW-Madison) and Sabiya Ahamed (Palestine Legal). Last year, campus protests became a political flashpoint in the US. As students around the country staged protests against the Israel/Gaza conflict, Congress held hearings, police were deployed to shut down encampments, and university leaders were forced to step down. Reports of antisemitic incidents on campuses proliferated. Over the summer, universities prepared for the incoming year by holding disciplinary proceedings for students who had been involved in campus protests, increasing security personnel, and, as in the case of UW, enacting greater restrictions on campus speech. The panel forms part of a series exploring dissent on campus, the Israel/Gaza conflict, and antisemitism and islamophobia in US universities. 1/29 @ 7:30pm-9:00pm:  Screening of the film TANTURA. At the Bartell Theater, 113 E. Mifflin St ~ Off the Capitol Square ~ "In the war of 1948 hundreds of Palestinian villages were depopulated. Israelis call it 'The War of Independence. Palestinians call it 'Nakba"'. The film examines one village- Tantura and why "Nakba" is taboo in Israeli society." Part of the AntiWar Film Series supported by Veterans for Peace Madison and World BEYOND War - geyerb@yahoo.com 1/30 @ 1:30pm:  History and Current Status of Immigration Law in the U.S. See the Spotlight above for more information. 1/31 @ 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 Fitchburg 1/27 @ 10:00am:  Dane County UN in the News Group At the Fitchburg library, 2nd floor conference room, 5330 Lacy Rd - in person. We will be discussing recent events affecting the UN and its goals and work. We already know that Trump wants the United States to leave the WHO and the Paris climate agreement as well as stop funding for UNRWA . Other topics include Palestinian cease fire, release of hostages, rebuilding Gaza, leadership of Gaza going forward. Lots to talk about and lots to process as far as how we supporters of the UN and multilateralism should/must respond. Contact: Sam Romano sromano@charter.net Milwaukee 2/1 @ 12:00pm-1:00pm:   Peace Action WI Weekly STAND for PEACE   at 16th & Wisconsin.   Details here . Questions? Contact: info@peaceactionwi.org Racine 2/1 @ 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 1/30 @ 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 Viroqua 2/1 @ 11am-12pm:  Driftless Palestinian Solidarity Weekly Vigil. Meet at Decker and Main. Details here .  Contact driftless.solidarity@gmail.com . Superior 2/2 @ 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 Sturgeon Bay 1/30 @ 6:30pm-8:30pm:  Screening of All Too Clear. Beneath the Surface of the Great Lakes, a documentary film on the impact of Quagga mussels in the Great Lakes. (Crossroads) Collins Learning Center, 2041 Michigan St. To learn more, contact: contact@cleanwateractioncouncil.org Appleton 2/1 @ 11:00am-12:00pm:  Fox Valley Peace Coalition Monthly Vigil. Houdini Plaza on College Avenue. All are welcome. For more information, contact Ronna Swift at ronnajean61@gmail.com . Ellison Bay 1/30 @ 9:00am-12:00pm:  Door County Climate Change Action Workshop #43. Meet at The Clearing, Jens Jensen Visitor Center, 12171 Garrett Bay Rd. Join Jeff Lutsey, Deneen Hopkins Wiske, and Roy Thilly to learn about the most effective strategies to slow and be resilient to climate change. Using Project Drawdown’s roadmap for accelerating climate solutions as our guide, we will work together to identify the most effective actions that we can apply in Door County. We will brainstorm how to foster broad-based and effective local climate action in our communities, and how implementing climate strategies can be easy, cost-effective, and bring other important health benefits. We will collaborate to answer the questions: How can Door County address the climate crisis by reducing greenhouse gas emissions? And how can we drive the climate actions needed from individuals, businesses, communities, and local and state governments? Topics will range from energy use, transportation, food waste, agricultural practices, land conservation, and reforestation. We will strive to be specific and practical. Please join us to learn, plan, and act! Tuition is $35/person. Register here . To learn more, contact: contact@cleanwateractioncouncil.org Baraboo 1/30-2/25:  Baraboo Reads! Carnegie-Schadde Memorial Public Library, 230 4th Avenue, Baraboo. Registration is now open at the library for the 5-week book discussion. See the Spotlight above for more information Virtual 1/27 @ 8:45am-10:15am : WNPJ Monthly Board Meeting. Via zoom. For more information, contact info@wnpj.org 1/29 : WISDOM's Rights of Nature Series - via zoom. See the Spotlight above. 1/29 @ 7:30pm : Moms Demand Action National Webinar/Planning mtg While lawmakers are getting back to session, along with the new Trump administration, it is now more important than ever that we continue the hard work to end gun violence and to make our communities a safer place to live. We invite you to join a national virtual call with supporters across the country to find out the latest on how we’re adjusting our plans for this new climate, and just HOW we'll fight to end gun violence in 2025 in the states and at the federal level. RSVP to join this call , a zoom link will go out the morning of the call. Andrea Herbert aherbert@everytown.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! Join WNPJ - Individual members and groups welcome! 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! Visit our website to find out more about the benefits of membership and join us! We help our member organizations reach a wider audience by amplifying your peace and justice events and actions on our list-serve 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. If your group would like to get your events posted in the weekly e-bulletin – JOIN US ! Interested in a yard sign? WNPJ has yard signs available!  yardsigns@wnpj.org Follow us on Facebook ! Questions? Contact info@wnpj.org   The WI Network for Peace and Justice is the umbrella non-profit organization supporting the work of 86 member groups around Wisconsin.

WNPJ + Dane County MLK Observance + Peace Studies Series + Voces Annual Meeting + Immigration in the News + MRSCP Announces a WIN! + WAVE petition + 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. 40th Annual Madison & Dane County MLK Day Observance January 20, 2025, 5:00 PM – Freedom Songs Sing-Along | 6:00 PM – Program Overture Center for the Arts, 201 State Street | Free WNPJ will have a table at this event! Look for Board member, Vicki Berenson info@mlkingcoalition.org Peace. It can be learned. Practiced and shared. We have learned the ways of war. Let us now bring forth the study of peace. You are welcome to The Prem Rawat Foundation's Peace Education Program . A free ten-week interactive zoom allowing the exploration and passion of peace, hosted by Echo Valley Hope . Course sessions include components of peace: appreciation, clarity, choice, dignity, self-awareness, inner strength, hope, contentment and understanding. Saturday, January 25, 2025 at 2:30 pm CST Please register in advance to receive the zoom link. https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/TAHpRJ72Rp2dSvn_XmTgTw For more: dena.eakles@gmail.com 608-606-4450 There is a new series of articles coming about immigrant workers in WI with the Wisconsin Examiner!! Check out this article from 1/10/25 on immigrant workers in WI and watch for more in this series! ‘How in the hell will we continue to be the Dairy State?’ Nowhere would mass deportation have a bigger impact than on Wisconsin’s dairy farms, where an estimated 70% of the workforce is made up of immigrants, mostly from Mexico and Central America. Because Congress has never created a year-round visa for low-skilled farm workers, almost all of Wisconsin’s immigrant dairy workers are undocumented. Without them, experts say, the whole industry would collapse. At a Jan. 3 press conference in the Capitol, Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers called the threat of mass deportation “illogical,” and said “we will do everything in our power to prevent it.” “The bottom line is, in Wisconsin, 70% of our farms … 70% of the people may be part of the federal government’s idea to move them elsewhere, out of our country,” Evers said. “Think about that. How in the hell will we continue to be the Dairy State with no one to milk the cows and do the other important work?” Madison-Rafah Sister City Project Announces a WIN! We wanted to let you know that in response to hundreds of letters and comments, Madison’s Willy Street Co-op has removed all Sabra products from the shelves at all three co-op locations! Thanks to everyone who took action for making this victory possible!! About 450 people contacted the co-op and we are deeply grateful to them for using the collective power of words and purchasing power to stand with the people of Palestine. Official member comments on Sabra were more than 5 to 1 in favor or removal. If you are a co-op member or shopper, next time you are in a store please thank Willy Street management and workers for listening and responding to this call to take genocide off the shelves, and let them know you plan to reward their response by continuing to shop at Willy Street. We are currently figuring out our next steps to advance the Boycott Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) movement in Madison. In the meantime, you can explore other ways to use the power of your purchases to support Palestine. In particular, we suggest the following: Use the BoyCat app to scan an item and find out if it shows up on the official boycott list. Use the NoThanks app to do the same via the App Store or Google Play Review the Boycott movement site Join the newsletter for boycott updates through the JVP BDS movement: https://bdsmovement.net/tags/jvp In solidarity, All of us at Madison-Rafah Sister rafahsistercity@yahoo.com Sign WAVE's petition today! 80% of Wisconsinites are in favor of strengthening our state’s gun violence prevention laws. New, more competitive election maps mean that right now we have more opportunity to achieve these gains than we have in over a decade. But this will only happen if we speak up! Sign WAVE Educational Fund’s petition demanding that state lawmakers prioritize gun violence prevention in the current legislative session! When we all stand together, we can create change! Sign the petition here. WNPJ Member Group Events Click here  to see a listing of recurring Vigils across the state! Madison 1/20 @ 5:00pm:  Annual MLK Observance. See Spotlight above. 1/21 @ 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 1/21 @ 5:00pm-6:30pm:  JustDane Service Fair. At Madison College Goodman South Campus, 2429 Perry St. info@justdane.org 1/22 @ 4:00pm-4:30pm:  Weekly Vigil for Gaza. Meet at the Southwest corner of East Washington Avenue & Fourth Street. Details here . Email Helena at hspw@att.net  for more information. 1/24 @ 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 1/25 @ 2:00pm-3:30pm:  DSA 101 and New Member Orientation. Social Justice Center, 1202 Williamson St. Join us for an intro to Madison Area DSA for new, prospective, or returning members! Drop on by to learn about the organization, our current organizing, and how you can get involved today. This month's New Member Orientation will be held in-person. Stick around or stop by after for a socialist social at a nearby location! RSVP here. dsamadison@gmail.com Milwaukee 1/20 @ 1:00pm-3:15pm:   Observance of Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday. At St. Francis of Assisi Church, 4th (Vel Phillips) and Brown Sts. and from 2:30-3:15 PM, gather at Dr. King’s Statue- 1700 block of Martin Luther King, Jr. Drive (just north of Walnut St.). We will bring flags and hear civil rights songs, and there will be an open mic for the community to reflect on Dr. King’s impact on our lives today. Sponsored by the Milwaukee Martin Luther King, Jr. Justice Coalition. 1/21 @ 11:00am-12:00pm:   Milwaukee Secure Detention Facility- Shut It Down! Meet at the Milwaukee Secure Detention Facility (MSDF) 1015 N. 10th St. This is part of a national 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. Please join us. You can visit https://www.nrcat.org/torture-in-us-prisons/take-action/together-campaign for details about the campaign. https://wisdomwisconsin.org/ 1/23 @ 12:00pm-1:00pm:   Anti-Gun Vigil at Dunham’s Sports, 2550 S. 108th St. They advertise and sell assault weapons. More guns mean more deaths. 2024 was the deadliest year for school shootings since 1970. (Milwaukee Journal Sentinel) Sponsored by Casa Maria Catholic Worker House: Shad Muss shadmuss1983@gmail.com 1/25 @ 9:00am-3:00pm:   Voces de la Frontera Annual Assembly. All welcome. South Division High School, 1515 W Lapham Blvd. Learn more and register here: https://vdlf.org/aa2025/ 1/25 @ 12:00pm-1:00pm:   Peace Action WI Weekly STAND for PEACE   at KK & Lincoln.   Details here . Questions? Contact: info@peaceactionwi.org 1/25 @ 12:00pm-1:00pm:   Annual Meeting of the Milwaukee Chapter of Vets for Peace and a Social Hour. At Brisa Do Mar, 509 E Erie St. It'll be family style pizza and starters, with a cash bar. Reply to vfpchapter102@gmail.com so we can put you on the list. Racine 1/25 @ 12:30-1:30pm:   Weekly Stand for Peace. At the NW corner of Highways 31 and 20 on the 28th – and at Martin Luther King Plaza, 909 Dr. Martin Luther King Dr. on Jan 4th. 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 1/23 @ 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 Viroqua 1/25 @ 11am-12pm:  Driftless Palestinian Solidarity Weekly Vigil. Meet at Decker and Main. Details here .  Contact driftless.solidarity@gmail.com . Superior 1/26 @ 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 Green Bay 1/25 @ 10:00am-11:00am:  Winter Adaptions Hike. Christa McAuliffe Park, 3100 Sitka St Join Professor Mike Draney, Biology Professor at UWGB as we walk and talk about why winter is such a difficult time for plants and animals. Attend so that you can see some of the amazing adaptations Wisconsin species have to deal with winter conditions. During the hike you will look for the possible subtle signs of life during the cold half of the year. Be sure to dress for the weather and be prepared to encounter a few hills and unpaved trails. Depending on conditions we recommend hiking spikes for your boots. This event is sponsored by the Baird Creek Foundation. To learn more, contact: contact@cleanwateractioncouncil.org Baraboo 1/30-2/25:  Baraboo Reads! Series coming up. Carnegie-Schadde Memorial Public Library, 230 4th Avenue, Baraboo. Registration is now open for the 5-week book discussion: Baraboo Reads “The Sum of Us: What Racism Costs Us and How We Can Prosper Together.” The discussions will be led by Baraboo School District Superintendent, Dr. Rainey Briggs. Register in person at the Carnegie-Schadde Memorial Public Library. Register at the library and pick up your book! The group will meet from 5 pm to 6:30 pm on each of the following dates: Thursday, January 30; Tuesday, February 4; Thursday, February 13; Thursday, February 20 and Tuesday, February 25. For more information: https://calendar.csmpl.org/event/baraboo-reads-sum-us-series-special-guest-rainey-briggs-5641 Contact : barabooacts@gmail.com Virtual 1/25 @ 2:30pm : A free ten-week interactive zoom allowing the exploration and passion of peace, hosted by Echo Valley Hope. See Spotlight above for details. 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! Join WNPJ - Individual members and groups welcome! 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! Visit our website to find out more about the benefits of membership and join us! We help our member organizations reach a wider audience by amplifying your peace and justice events and actions on our list-serve 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. If your group would like to get your events posted in the weekly e-bulletin – JOIN US ! Interested in a yard sign? WNPJ has yard signs available!  yardsigns@wnpj.org Follow us on Facebook ! Questions? Contact info@wnpj.org   The WI Network for Peace and Justice is the umbrella non-profit organization supporting the work of 86 member groups around Wisconsin.

WNPJ + WISDOM Immigration Call + MLK Celebrations +Voces Annual Meeting + PC Foundation Seeks Bookkeeper + 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. WISDOM's Statewide Immigration Task Force Zoom Call – Monday, Jan 13th 6:30 pm In recent years, our affiliates have worked on campaigns involving passing driver's licenses for people who are undocumented, fighting for DACA, and supporting immigrants in the pandemic or through refugee resettlement programs. Currently, we are supporting many bills in the legislature that support DACA recipients including offering in-state tuition, professional licenses and a tax credit. We meet virtually the second Monday of each month at 6:30 p.m. You can find the Zoom information below. Register in advance for this meeting: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZArdOurrTMrGt1cfpqu4IXTpQ14PbPfAoLd https://wisdomwisconsin.org/immigration After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting. For any questions, please contact WISDOM's Immigration Organizer, Amanda Ali at aali@wisdomwisconsin.org . See you then! Upcoming MLK events Join the MLK Community Choir - Madison The MLK Community Choir has been an integral part of the official Madison & Dane County King Holiday Observance for many years. The Choir is unique in bringing together community members regardless of musical background for the purpose of performing at this event. It is directed by acclaimed musicians Leotha and Tamera Stanley. No audition is required. To join the Choir community members simply need to attend two rehearsals: Tuesday, January 14 at 6:30 pm Saturday, January 18 at 11:00 am Both rehearsals are at Mt. Zion Baptist Church | 2019 Fisher Street, Madison The choir will perform at the Annual Madison and Dane County MLK Observance, Jan 20th 40th Annual Madison & Dane County MLK Day Observance: Monday, January 20, 5 pm – Freedom Songs Sing-Along | 6 pm – Program Overture Center for the Arts, 201 State Street | Free info@mlkingcoalition.org https://www.wnpj.org/member-organizations-list/king-coalition-of-madison-and-dane-county MLKJ Community Dinner - Madison Fri. Jan. 17th @ 4:30 – 7:00pm UW-Madison Gordon Commons (770 W. Dayton St.) Kick-off the King Holiday weekend with fellowship and this free annual MLKJ event. Dinner served buffet style will include fried and baked chicken, mac n’ cheese, mashed potatoes and gravy, vegetables, sweet potato pie, and more. Join us and share a wonderful meal with friends, old and new, in Dr. King’s spirit of brotherhood and sisterhood! For more info, visit: https://mlkingcoalition.org/ 40th Annual Madison & Dane County MLK Day Observance  - Madison January 20th @ 5:00 PM – Freedom Songs Sing-Along | 6:00 PM – Program Overture Center for the Arts, 201 State Street | Free WNPJ will have a table at this event! Look for Board member, Vicki Berenson. info@mlkingcoalition.org Milwaukee Our Coalition is comprised of over 20 groups that meet annually to celebrate King's, life & legacy. We pay homage to local groups & individuals, past & present, that are fighting for Peace, Justice & Equity! https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100064606635520   Voces de la Frontera Annual Assembly 2025 Save the date: Saturday, January 25th Voces de la Frontera Annual Assembly 2025 Where: South Division High School 1515 W Lapham Blvd, Milwaukee, WI 53204 Date: January 25th, 2025 Time: 9:00 AM Registration | 10:00 AM Program Start | 3:00 PM Program End Learn more here: https://vdlf.org/aa2025/ Seeking a treasurer/bookkeeper with the PC Foundation! Announcement: We are currently looking for help with our bookkeeping. While the position is technically a volunteer board member position, we have been able to provide a stipend in the past. The PC Foundation is a small, progressive 501(c)(3) non-profit and fiscal sponsor. We have a 45 year history of supporting social justice, environmental and civic society programs and groups. Please reach out if you or someone you know might be interested. Please contact Board President Dan Nordstrom at dan@pcfound.org . Thank you to Nancy Emmert for her many years of service on the PC Board of Directors! WNPJ Member Group Events Click here  to see a listing of recurring Vigils across the state! Fitchburg 1/13 @ 10:00am-11:00am:  UN in the NEWS - in-person monthly meeting - 5530 Lacy Rd. All Welcome. Contact Sam Romano, a board member of the UNA USA Dane County Chapter Organizer sromano@charter.net Madison 1/14 @ 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 1/15 @ 4:00pm-4:30pm:  Weekly Vigil for Gaza. Meet at the Southwest corner of East Washington Avenue & Fourth Street. Details here . Email Helena at hspw@att.net  for more information. 1/15 @ 7:00pm:  Veterans for Peace #25 Monthly Meeting. At Sequoya Library at 4340 Tokay Blvd. Contact: geyerb@yahoo.com . 1/17 @ 5:00pm-8:30pm:  JustConversation - Breaking Barriers: Justice & Disparities in Dane County! At the Atrium (2300 S. Park St.) This panel discussion will examine critical issues affecting our community, including racial disparities in law enforcement, prosecutorial discretion, and the impacts on equity within Dane County’s criminal justice system. Hosted by Just Dane. Check here for more info and to register . 1/17 @ 4:30pm-7:00pm:  MLKJ Community Dinner! UW-Madison Gordon Commons (770 W. Dayton St.) Kick-off the King Holiday weekend with fellowship and this free annual MLKJ event. Dinner served buffet style will include fried and baked chicken, mac n’ cheese, mashed potatoes and gravy, vegetables, sweet potato pie, and more. Join us and share a wonderful meal with friends, old and new, in Dr. King’s spirit of brotherhood and sisterhood! For more info, visit: https://mlkingcoalition.org/ Milwaukee 1/14 @ 6:00pm-8:00pm:   COMMUNITY POTLUCK AND ORGANIZING MEETING with Code Pink and Peace Action Wi. At Zao Church 2319 E Kenwood Blvd. RSVP Check your email after you RSVP, we will send a sign up sheet for the potluck! Please RSVP so we can get an accurate headcount. Join us to share food and to strategize on how to meet the challenges of the incoming Trump administration. Co-sponsored by Peace Action WI, Veterans for Peace Milwaukee Chapter, and the Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom-Milwaukee. Peace Action of WI https://www.peaceactionwi.org/ 1/16 @ 12:00pm-1:00pm:   Anti-ROTC Vigil at M.U. Memorial Library, 1250 W Wisconsin Ave. Sponsored by Casa Maria Catholic Worker House: Shad Muss shadmuss1983@gmail.com 1/18 @ 12:00pm-1:00pm:   Peace Action WI Weekly STAND for PEACE   at King & North.   Details here . Questions? Contact: info@peaceactionwi.org 1/18 @ 10:00am-11:30am:   “The United Nations Needs Us and We Need the United Nations” with Jon Ward – A Retired U.S. Diplomat. Attend in person at Zao MKE Church – 2319 E. Kenwood Blvd. in the 2nd Floor Conference Room or virtually through the Following Zoom Link . Free and open to all. Sponsored by the UNA of Greater Milwaukee & Peace Action Wisconsin. Jon Ward will speak on his experiences working with UN agencies in several countries, providing real-world examples of the role and contributions of the United Nations and its interactions with the U.S. government. For more information, contact Jack Murtaugh at: murtaughwi@aol.com or 414.418.2115 Racine 1/16 @ 12:30-1:30pm:   Weekly Stand for Peace. At the NW corner of Highways 31 and 20 on the 28th – and at Martin Luther King Plaza, 909 Dr. Martin Luther King Dr. on Jan 4th. 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) Prairie du Sac 1/16 @ 3:00pm-5:00pm:  Community feedback about the Army’s plans to remediate Site-Wide Groundwater at the Former Badger Army Ammunition Plant (BAAP). Leola Hall at the Sauk Prairie River Arts Center, 105 9th Street. Meeting notice sent to WNPJ by Laura Olah of CSAWB: info@cswab.org More information here https://aec.army.mil/index.php/baap Viroqua 1/18 @ 11am-12pm:  Driftless Palestinian Solidarity Weekly Vigil. Meet at Decker and Main. Details here .  Contact driftless.solidarity@gmail.com . Superior 1/19 @ 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 Virtual 1/14@2pm : WNPJ Environmental Justice Monthly Zoom call . The WNPJ Environmental Justice Task Force works to increase awareness and build connections among people and groups in Wisconsin to bring marginalized and frontline voices, understandings, and experiences to the forefront. We meet via zoom on the second Tuesday of the month at 2pm CT. If you are interested in joining, please contact Dena Eakles:  dena.eakles@gmail.com 1/14 @ 6:30pm:  Faithful Stance for Equity: What Is The Beloved Community's "Project 2025?" via Zoom. Rev. Joe Jackson of MICAH/WISDOM, will lead us in a reflection on what it means to live and act as "The Beloved Community" in the specific time and place we live. What does this ideal, which was lifted up by Dr. King, have to do with immigration policy? With prisons? With school funding? Health care? After hearing Rev. Jackson's reflection, we will break into groups to talk about what it means to us. We'll discuss: "What do we, who are trying to build the Beloved Community, need to work on in 2025?" and "What tools do we have for doing that work? Register here . Contact: office@wisdomwisconsin.org 1/14 @ 7:00pm:  War Industry Resisters Network Webinar with Kathy Kelly: “How Have Artists, Worldwide, Tackled the Craven Futility of War? “. You can register here: https://secure.everyaction.com/ZH3P-LqLA0q1HtM77VvliA2 . Drawing from paintings, photography, poetry and song, this webinar will feature works of art depicting war's consequences. Artists steadily summon antiwar solidarity. They help people focus on the crimes committed by war profiteers. Living alongside people trapped in various war zones reinforced Kathy Kelly's belief that "the means you use determines the end you get." Artists and writers provide us with the means to imagine a better world, a world beyond war. Sent to WNPJ by Kathy Kelly - kathy.vcnv@gmail.com 1/15 @ 7:00pm-8:30pm:  WAVE's Virtual Action Team Meeting. The new year is here, and Wisconsin’s legislative session is center stage. WAVE's Virtual Action Team is an opportunity to connect with other passionate advocates and make an impact. Together, we can take meaningful action every month to help reduce gun violence—all from the comfort of our own homes. Register here . Contact: admin@waveedfund.org 1/15 @ 7:00pm:  UNA USA Dane County Chapter Meeting “Strengthening Equity in Global Education” Virtual - Join us for a unique opportunity to hear from the 2024 Global Citizen Award winners, Dr. Regina Fuller-White and Korbey White. We recognized their impact on equitable education in Dane county and their advocacy for equitable education at an international level. In 2004, Dr. Fuller-White organized three panels at the UNESCO Rotary day conference in Paris France on Inclusive and Equitable Education, Climate Change Education and Educational Technology. Korbey White presented on educational equity in Verona, Wisconsin alongside other international leaders. Click here for the zoom call . Contact: unausadanecounty@gmail.com 1/15 @ 7:00am:  Webinar from the Merchants of Death War Crimes Tribunal. ( https://merchantsofdeath.org/ ) This will be a worldwide live-streamed Zoom press conference concluding its three-year investigation of United States weapons makers: * Lockheed Martin,* Boeing,* RTX (Raytheon), and* drone maker General Atomics ... all charged by the Tribunal with conspiring to commit War Crimes, Crimes Against Humanity, and Genocide, all in violation of the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court." Contact: Brad Geyer of Veterans for Peace #25 – Madison. geyerb@yahoo.com 1/16 @ 1:00pm-2:15pm:  Webinar: Our Future, Our Vote - sponsored by The Wisconsin Interfaith Voter Engagement Campaign, in partnership with Common Cause. This session will address key concerns and outline action steps surrounding the January 20th Inauguration, as well as provide insights into the upcoming 2025 Legislative Session. Additionally, the webinar will feature an important discussion on calls to action for the April 2025 Supreme Court election. We are excited to welcome Jay Heck, Executive Director of Common Cause, as our special guest speaker for this session. To register, please follow the link Register. Sent to WNPJ by Wisconsin Faith Voices for Justice matt@wifaithvoices.org 1/17 @ 9:00am-11:00am:  Virtual Community Discussion – Preparing for Potential Impacts of Trump 2.0 – with Layde & Parra SC, law firm based in WI that specializes in representing immigrants. Drawing on experiences from the previous administration, we will offer insights on what to expect in 2025 and how community partners can support the immigrant community in this time. For more info and to register for the Teams event, visit here . 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! Join WNPJ - Individual members and groups welcome! 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! Visit our website to find out more about the benefits of membership and join us! We help our member organizations reach a wider audience by amplifying your peace and justice events and actions on our list-serve 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. If your group would like to get your events posted in the weekly e-bulletin – JOIN US ! Interested in a yard sign? WNPJ has yard signs available!  yardsigns@wnpj.org Follow us on Facebook ! Questions? Contact info@wnpj.org   The WI Network for Peace and Justice is the umbrella non-profit organization supporting the work of 86 member groups around Wisconsin.