WAVE Educational Fund hosts monthly Virtual Action Team Meetings that connect advocates with policy experts, community leaders, and others working to prevent gun violence and create safer communities. On July 15th, 2026, we will host a monthly Virtual Action Team Meeting featuring former U.S. Attorney James Santelle. James will lead a discussion on the promise…
WAVE Educational Fund hosts monthly Virtual Action Team Meetings that connect advocates with policy experts, community leaders, and others working to prevent gun violence and create safer communities. On June 23rd, 2026, we will be hosting a Virtual Action Team Meeting featuring Amanda Powers, Director of the Wisconsin Office of Violence Prevention. Amanda will join…
Bonnie Block is known both in Wisconsin and throughout the country for her work for peace and justice. She is a member of and has served as Chair of the national board of the Fellowship of Reconciliation, the oldest and largest interfaith peace fellowship in the world, and as Director of the Lutheran Peace Fellowship, a…
It is an honor to present Debra Gillispie with the WNPJ Peacemaker of the Year award. She is the founder of Mothers Against Gun Violence and a determined advocate working to end gun violence in her community and throughout the state of Wisconsin. Debra knows firsthand the power of storytelling. She lost her own son to…
Date: Thursday, June 11, 10:00–11:30 AM Meeting Registration: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/Q_-3NwOZS-GMh_YaDdBpFA#/registration We know how to show up. We’ve marched, organized, written letters, held vigils, maybe gotten arrested. And the work of nonviolence asks something harder than action: it asks us to stay fully human in the presence of people whose views we find threatening, misguided, or even…
Weds. June 17 —ANTI-GUN VIGIL at Shooter’s Shop, 84th & Arthur, from Noon to 1 p.m. Firearms are now the leading cause of death for children and teens in the United States. Since Columbine in 1999, there have been least 203 children, educators, and others have been shot and killed, and 453 more will live with…
Widening the Circle monthly zoom call with WNPJ. Recorded Monday, Aug 10th, 3-4 pm Listen here! We discussed the role racism plays in the current and historic versions of policing and ICE. We challenged the premise of “property over people”, and other excuses for the use of lethal force, as we support #Justice for Corey. We uplifted our mutual humanity and found creative ways for transformation.The call was hosted by WNPJ Board members Debra Gillispie…
Fri June 12, 6 pm . At Christ Presbyterian Church, located at 944 E Gorham Street, followed by a potluck. The gathering will include candle lighting, singing prayers, and sharing grape juice kiddush and challah. This is a Kabbalat Shabbat experience grounded in the traditions and melodies of the Jewish Diaspora while elevating Palestinian and…
Sat June 6, 1 – 4 pm . At Safe and Sound, 4422 W Leon Terrace. Safe and Sound, WAVE, Moms Demand Action, Milwaukee’s Department of Community Wellness and Safety, and others wil come together to support survivors and speak out against gun violence. This year’s events will include a resource fair to distribute information…
This 5 minute mini-documentary by Nadja Nordstrom gives us an overview of what WNPJ is about… https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LSRzqMlaiWU&t=130s Watch for the upcoming 35-minute documentary – coming soon. For more information on Nadja’s film work, contact hope.njn8@gmail.com.
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