Mon June 22, 7 pm Webinar: “The Struggle to Harvest Olives in Palestine”. Colonialism is not only attacking and killing people – it includes efforts to destroy its culture. Harvesting olives is part of Palestinian culture. Register at https://bit.ly/HarvestOlive Sent to WNPJ by Board member, Babette Grunow. babette37@sbcglobal.net More information from the Green Party of St.Louis,…
Fewer than twenty states have a dedicated Office of Violence Prevention. Wisconsin is one of them. This is the result of organizations and advocates across the state working together to demand something be done to prevent gun violence. Director Amanda Powers of the Wisconsin Office of Violence Prevention is joining WAVE and Moms Demand Action…
Madison Democratic Socialists of America Palestine Solidarity Team invite you to share an upcoming film series hosted as part of the No Appetite for Apartheid Campaign. These screenings in Madison are free and open to the public. Boycott Thursday, June 26, 6:00 PM Sequoya LibraryRSVP: https://actionnetwork.org/events/boycott-film-screening-2 Boycott, directed by Julia Bacha, explores the history of anti-BDS laws in…
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…
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