Peace Action WI acknowledges that in Milwaukee we are on traditional Potawatomi, Ho-Chunk and Menominee homeland and Wisconsin is the home of the sovereign Anishinaabe, Ho-Chunk, Menominee, Oneida and Mohican Nations. We affirm our solidarity and support for the rights of Wisconsin Indigenous Nations.
Stand for Peace
We have weekly Stand for Peace and we need your support. We'll bring the peace flags and signs to share. We show Milwaukee that we Stand for Peace!
June 21: Farwell/North, Noon to 1PM
June 28: KK/Lincoln, Noon to 1PM
Emergency Protest
Call Congress at (202) 224-3121.
Stop the Genocide in Gaza! End the War in Ukraine!
Block the Bombs to Israel
Here is the link to a joint Block the Bombs action page
For more actions in Wisconsin:
Wisconsin Network for Peace and Justice
DONATE TO PEACE ACTION WI
Peace Action WI & UNA Milwaukee Annual Picnic
🗓️ Saturday, June 21
⏰ 1:00 PM
📍 Zao MKE Church, 2319 E Kenwood Blvd, Milwaukee, WI
We'll have a short memorial service for Jim Morrell, one of our most active Peace Action WI Members and a member of our Steering Committee. He left this world on May 31, 2025.
🌭 We’ll have brats and veggie burgers!
🍽️ Bring a dish to share and enjoy the sunshine and great company.
Learn Palestinian Dabka — Cultural Workshop
🗓️ Saturday, June 21
⏰ 4:00 PM – 7:00 PM
📍 Historic Turner Hall, 1034 N Vel R. Phillips Ave, Milwaukee, WI
Join Milwaukee4Palestine for a family-friendly Dabka workshop led by a Palestinian dance instructor. The three-hour session includes a history lesson on Dabka and plenty of time to dance, learn, and connect through this powerful form of cultural resistance.
All skill levels welcome.
RSVP required (link in @milwaukee4palestine bio).
$10 donation encouraged — no one turned away for lack of funds.
✊🏽 No Roe, No Rest! March & Panel
🗓️ Sunday, June 22
⏰ 11:00 AM march | 1:00 PM panel
📍 Meet at Historic Water Tower, N Prospect Ave & E North Ave, Milwaukee
📍 Panel at Zao MKE Church, 2319 E Kenwood Blvd, Milwaukee, WI
Join Reproductive Justice Action — Milwaukee to mark the 3rd anniversary of the Supreme Court overturning Roe v. Wade with a mass mobilization for reproductive freedom.
🚶🏽 11:00 AM: Rally and march from the Historic Water Tower
🗣️ 1:00 PM: Panel discussion at Zao Church
🔗 Event info: facebook.com/share/1BeGhnGicc
End the Wars Coalition Meeting
Wednesday, June 25 at 7 PM
Zao Church, 2319 E Kenwood Blvd
To meet online, use this link:
Do it yourself agenda: https://pad.nixnet.services/s/4V5iL-S-5
🏳️🌈 No Pride in Genocide — Webinar on Pinkwashing & U.S. Support for Apartheid
🗓️ Thursday, June 26
⏰ 7:00 PM
📍 Online — Registration Required
Join the Anti War Action Network (AWAN) for a powerful webinar exposing U.S. support for Israel’s genocide of Palestinians and how Israel uses pinkwashing to manufacture consent for apartheid.
The webinar will discuss how queer liberation is weaponized to justify Zionist violence — and how we resist.
🔗 Register: https://tinyurl.com/awan625
🏳️⚧️ Stonewall Uprising Commemoration: March & Rally
🗓️ Saturday, June 28
⏰ 6:00 PM
📍 Cathedral Square Park, 520 E Wells St, Milwaukee, WI
This Pride Month, we honor the radical roots of the Stonewall Uprising — led by Black and Brown trans women, drag queens, and queer revolutionaries who fought back against police brutality.
We march in their legacy to demand justice, liberation, and care for all LGBTQ people.
✊🏽 OUR DEMANDS:
✅ Cops & Corporations Out of Pride — Pride is resistance, not policing or profit!
✅ Keep Gender-Affirming Care Accessible — No bans, no barriers!
✅ Protect Trans Youth — Hands off their healthcare, schools, and futures!
✅ Healthcare for All — Full access to gender-affirming and trans-inclusive services!
Hosted by Students for a Democratic Society – UWM and Reproductive Justice Action – Milwaukee
📱 More info: @sds_uwm on Instagram
🏳️🌈 Pride Means Liberation — A Night of Resistance
🗓️ Saturday, June 28
⏰ 6:00 PM – 10:00 PM
📍 Alice’s Garden, 2136 N 21st St, Milwaukee, WI
Join PSL Milwaukee for a powerful evening of celebration, resistance, and queer community care.
This free, family-friendly outdoor event includes:
🍽️ 6:00 PM — Community Dinner
🧵 6:30 PM — Solidarity Quilt Demonstration
🎬 7:45 PM — Movie Introduction
🎞️ 8:30 PM — Screening of Strawberry & Chocolate, a queer Cuban film
Bring a dish to share for the potluck, help build a solidarity quilt, and celebrate LGBTQIA+ resilience through food, film, and friendship.
Stand for Peace — Weekly Palestine Vigil (Racine)
🗓️ Saturdays
⏰ 12:30 PM – 1:30 PM
📍 Location varies – see below
Join the Racine Coalition for Peace and Justice for our weekly Stand for Palestine action.
📍 1st Saturday of the month:
Martin Luther King Plaza, 909 Dr. Martin Luther King Dr, Racine, WI 53404
📍 All other Saturdays:
NW corner of Hwy 20 & Hwy 31 — park near AT&T in the Kohl’s lot
5502 Washington Ave, Racine, WI 53406
Bring your signs and stand in solidarity with Palestine.
🕊️ Weekly Vigil: Driftless Palestinian Solidarity
🗓️ Saturdays
⏰ 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM
📍 W Decker St & N Main St, Viroqua, WI
Join community members in Viroqua for a weekly vigil calling for a ceasefire in Palestine.
Bring signs, friends, and your voice.
⛓️ WISDOM for Justice: End Solitary Confinement Vigil
🗓️ 23rd of Each Month
⏰ 11:00 AM – 11:30 AM
📍 Milwaukee Secure Detention Facility (MSDF), 1015 N 10th St, Milwaukee, WI
Join WISDOM, formerly incarcerated leaders, and allies for a monthly action to end the use of solitary confinement — where individuals are locked alone for 23 hours a day.
This action takes place on the 23rd of each month as part of a national effort to raise awareness and push for change.
🔗 Learn more and take action:
https://www.nrcat.org/torture-in-us-prisons/take-action/together-campaign
🕊️ Fox Valley Peace Coalition Vigil — Appleton
🗓️ First Saturday of the Month
⏰ 11:00 AM
📍 College Ave & Appleton St, Appleton, WI
Join the Fox Valley Peace Coalition for a monthly vigil in downtown Appleton — held on the first Saturday of every month.
📧 For more information: [email protected]
Food Not Bombs Milwaukee
🥪 Mutual Aid Picnic & Free Store — Jackson Park
🗓️ 3rd Saturday of the Month
⏰ 12:00 PM – 1:30 PM
📍 Jackson Park Picnic Area #1 (43rd St near Cleveland Ave), Milwaukee, WI
Join us for a mutual aid picnic and free store with hot food, sandwiches, and donated groceries, clothes, home goods, and toys (as available).
This is part of a regular third Saturday distribution — come by for support or to lend a hand!
🙏 Food donations and help with setup/distribution always appreciated.
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