Statement of Respect to Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and all Native Nations
Peace Action WI acknowledges that in Milwaukee that we are on traditional Potawatomi, Ho-Chunk and Menominee homeland along the southwest shores of Michigami, North America’s largest system of freshwater lakes, where the Milwaukee, Menominee and Kinnickinnic rivers meet and the people of Wisconsin’s sovereign Anishinaabe, Ho-Chunk, Menominee, Oneida and Mohican nations remain present. We offer our solidarity and support for the rights of Wisconsin Indigenous nations.
Chief Arvol Looking Horse, 19th Keeper of the Sacred White Buffalo Calf Pipe, calls on people from around the globe to gather to join in prayer or thought for the healing and protection of Grandmother Earth. All Nations, All Faiths, One Prayer
STAND FOR PEACE Saturdays Noon to 1 PM
December 2: Locust/Oakland
December 9: Hwy 100/North
Candle message from Hiroshima
Christian Response to War in Israel and Palestine
Palestinian children killed by Israel
Redeemer Lutheran Church
621 N 19th St, Milwaukee
Saturday, December 2, 10:00 am
(doors open at 9:30)
Join Rev. Dr. Mae Elise Cannon, Executive Director of Churches for Middle East Peace (CMEP) for a special briefing and conversation on the bombing of Gaza.
Rev. Dr. Cannon will discuss the most updated information and context from the ground, CMEP's response to this crisis, and American Christians' role in advocating for a ceasefire and justice in Palestine. Participants will have the opportunity to ask questions, share their perspectives, and learn about strategies for advocacy at community and federal levels and building coalitions around peace.
Rev. Dr. Mae Elise Cannon is the executive director of Churches for Middle East Peace and an ordained pastor in the Evangelical Covenant Church (ECC). Cannon holds an MDiv, an MBA, and an MA in bioethics. She received her first doctorate in American History with a minor in Middle Eastern studies at the University of California (Davis) and her second doctorate in Ministry in Spiritual Formation from Northern Theological Seminary. She is the author of several books including the award-winning Social Justice Handbook: Small Steps for a Better World and editor of A Land Full of God: Christian Perspectives on the Holy Land.
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WISCONSIN CHRISTIANS FOR JUSTICE IN PALESTINE
CEASEFIRE NOW!
UPDATES ON PALESTINE
URGENT! Call Congress: Stop the Gaza Genocide
Over 2 million Palestinian people trapped in Gaza are living through genocide in real time, as Israel bombs and starves them. Your solidarity is vital.
Representatives Cori Bush, Rashida Tlaib, Andre Carson, Summer Lee, and Delia Ramirez have just introduced a resolution calling for an immediate ceasefire and for humanitarian assistance to be allowed to enter Gaza. It is essential that we generate thousands of calls to elected officials asking them to support this life-saving resolution for a ceasefire.
TAKE ACTION: Call your members of Congress. It's extremely important to urge them to support this ceasefire.
Fill in your information and click "Call me.”
You'll receive a phone call on the number you provided and be patched through to your representatives' and senators' offices, one after the other. After you speak to one office, press * (star) to be connected to your next representative, until you've called all three. If you don't get through, leave a voicemail.
Note that we should be thanking Reps. Bush (MO-01), Tlaib (MI-12), Carson (IN-07), Lee (PA-12), Ramirez (IL-03), Bowman (NY-16), Watson Coleman (NJ-12), García (IL-04), Jackson (IL-01), Ocasio-Cortez (NY-14), Omar (MN-05), Pressley (MA-07), and Velázquez (NY-07) for their support of the resolution.
SCRIPT 1 FOR SENATORS:
My name is [YOUR FIRST & LAST NAME], and I'm a constituent of [SENATOR'S NAME]. I'm calling about Palestine and Israel. The senator must take immediate steps to deescalate, by calling for a ceasefire, pressuring Israel to allow humanitarian aid into Gaza, and refusing to send any additional weapons or funding to the Israeli military. I am asking the senator to publicly call for a ceasefire along the lines of the new resolution in the House led by Cori Bush and Rashida Tlaib.
Any more military funding to Israel will further fuel violence by actively arming the Israeli government. This is a genocide. The senator must take action now to stop Israel's genocide against Palestinian people in Gaza and end all U.S. complicity in Israel's violence,
SCRIPT 2 FOR HOUSE REPRESENTATIVES:
My name is [YOUR FIRST & LAST NAME], and I'm a constituent of [REPRESENTATIVE'S NAME]. I'm calling about Palestine and Israel. The representative must take immediate steps to deescalate, by calling for a ceasefire, pressuring Israel to allow humanitarian aid into Gaza, and refusing to send any additional weapons or funding to the Israeli military. I urge the Representative to add their name to to the ceasefire resolution introduced by Reps. Bush and Tlaib and co sponsored by 11 other Representatives.
This is a genocide. The representative must take action now to stop Israel's genocide against Palestinian people in Gaza and end all U.S. complicity in Israel's violence.
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Eleven Activists Arrested in Senator Bernie Sanders' Office Demanding Diplomacy Instead of Funding More War in Ukraine
Washington, D.C. - A group of 50 activists and Vermont constituents staged a sit-in inside Senator Bernie Sanders' office on Wednesday, demanding the senator to call for peace and diplomacy in Ukraine instead of more weapons and war. The sit-in resulted in the arrest of 11 activists, including an 89-year-old CODEPINK peace activist.
Note Peace Action WI members Jim and Eldeen Carpenter in the front row.
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Actual U.S. Military Spending Reached $1.537 Trillion in 2022—More than Twice Acknowledged Level: New Estimates Based on U.S. National Accounts
Monthly Review
MONTH OF ACTION AGAINST AFRICOM
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Amidst Military Escalations From Niger to Haiti to Atlanta,
The Black Alliance for Peace Launches the 4th International Month of Action Against U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM)
2023 Int'l Month of Action Against AFRICOM — The Black Alliance for Peace
George Paz Martin
Memorial service- https://www.facebook.com/zaomke
Photos- https://www.flickr.com/photos/ruggless/sets/72177720310297981/
Many of his numerous musician friends performed and Kevin Martin, national director of Peace Action, from Washington DC to spoke about George's contributions to world peace on behalf of the national peace movement. It will be a fine tribute to George Martin's life.
From Julie Enslow:
George Martin passed from this life to the next on Sunday, July 16, 2023. His dynamic presence will be greatly missed by friends all over the country and beyond.
George was a “force of nature” as a friend has said. He was a trainer, organizer, leader and passionate orator for peace and justice. He was committed to nonviolence and the teachings of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. His work and leadership over the years with economic development, civil rights, homeless vets, healthcare for the homeless, the Green Party, the World Social Forum, the World Peace Council, the anti-war/nuclear disarmament movement and climate action has made a powerful impact locally, nationally and internationally.
George served as Program Director of Peace Action Wisconsin. In recent years he has focused his energy on climate justice and the link between militarism and climate change. He has served on the steering committee of 350 Milwaukee and on the task force to develop the Milwaukee County/City plan to address climate change and economic equity. His last public appearance was a few weeks ago when he gave a powerful testimony before the City Council urging them to accept the proposed plan for climate action. He was mesmerizing. The proposal passed. He is now with the ancestors."
As George would always sign off -
Peace and Love, Julie Enslow
https://youtu.be/nEJW88AMKko?t=1132 | stand for peace | Ukraine | Farewell/Bradey | March 3 2022
https://www.fightbacknews.org/2023/7/20/hello-family-memory-george-martin
Women's Earth and Climate Network
Indigenous leaders urge Biden to shut down Line 5 pipeline due to ‘imminent’ threat. Peace Action WI has signed on.
CALL
President Biden has the authority to make the call to Shut down Line 5
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Phone: 1-202-456-1111
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Governor Evers may have the authority to make an emergency/crisis call
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Phone: 608-266-1212
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Online: https://evers.wi.gov/pages/connect.aspx
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Vienna’s International Summit for Peace in Ukraine Issues a Global Call for Action
Medea Benjamin on June 12, 2023 in Common Dreams
“The institutions established to ensure peace and security in Europe fell short, and the failure of diplomacy led to war," attendees said in a joint declaration. “Now diplomacy is urgently needed to end the war before it destroys Ukraine and endangers humanity.”
To amplify their call for a ceasefire, Summit participants committed themselves to organizing Global Weeks of Action—protests, street vigils and political lobbying—during the days of September 30-October 8.
Report: The Warfare State: How Funding for Militarism Compromises Our Welfare
In FY 2023, out of a $1.8 trillion federal discretionary budget, $1.1 trillion — or 62 percent— was for militarized programs. That includes war and weapons, law enforcement and mass incarceration, and detention and deportation.
Less than $2 out of every $5 in federal discretionary spending was available to fund investment in people and communities, including primary and secondary public education, housing programs, child care programs, federal disaster relief, environmental programs, and scientific research.
The U.S. spent $16 on the military and war for every $1 that was spent on diplomacy and humanitarian foreign aid.
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The vast majority of militarized spending was for weapons, war and the Pentagon, at $920 billion.
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Only $56 billion was spent for international affairs, diplomacy, and humanitarian foreign aid.
We celebrate the life’s work of Daniel Ellsberg, who died on Friday, June 16, 2023.
In his farewell letter he urged all whistleblowers and peacemakers around world to continue the struggle for truth-telling and world peace. He helped end the Vietnam War by publishing the "Pentagon Papers", revealing the lies and corruption that got the US into that war. His book, "Confessions of a Nuclear War Planner", reveals how Pentagon planning for nuclear war included sacrificing the lives of 100's of millions of people.
Antiwar Activists Publish Ceasefire in Ukraine Petition in Washington, DC newspaper on Wednesday, May 24, 2023
Peace Action WI delivered the Peace in Ukraine appeal letter to Gwen Moore's office, Ron Johnson's Office and Tammy Baldwin's office.
IT’S TIME TO STOP THE KILLING AND DEVASTATION. CEASEFIRE & PEACE NEGOTIATIONS NOW!
The war in Ukraine has taken hundreds of thousands of Ukrainian and Russian lives, uprooted millions, contaminated land, air and water and worsened the climate crisis.
The longer the war goes on, the greater the danger of spiraling escalation which can lead to a wider war, environmental devastation and nuclear annihilation.
The war diverts billions that could be addressing urgent human needs.
Total military victory cannot be achieved by either Russia or Ukraine. It is time to support the calls by Pope Francis, United Nations Secretary-General Guterres, Presidents Lula de Silva of Brazil, Erdoğan of Turkey, Xi of China, and others for a ceasefire and a negotiated end to this calamitous war.
Stop the killing, agree to a ceasefire and begin negotiations!
A time of unprecedented danger: It is 90 seconds to midnight
2023 Doomsday Clock Statement
Science and Security Board
Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists
Editor, John Mecklin
January 24, 2023
This year, the Science and Security Board of the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists moved the hands of the Doomsday Clock forward from 100 seconds to midnight, largely (though not exclusively) because of the mounting dangers of the war in Ukraine. The Clock now stands at 90 seconds to midnight—the closest to global catastrophe it has ever been.
Committees of Correspondence for Democracy and Socialism (CCDS)
Socialist Education Project (SEP) presents its 4th Monday Webinar
Recording: Vijay Prashad, “The Rise of ‘The Darker Nations’ in the 21st Century: Responses to Crises of War, Poverty, and Environmental Disaster”
http://ouleft.org/wp-content/uploads/4th-monday-vijay.mp4
Vijay Prashad is an Indian historian, editor, and journalist. He is the chief editor of LeftWord Books and the director of Tricontinental: Institute for Social Research. He is a senior non-resident fellow at Chongyang Institute for Financial Studies, Renmin University of China. He has written more than 20 books, including "The Darker Nations" and "The Poorer Nations." He recently published a revised version of his groundbreaking book, “The Darker Nations: A People’s History of the Third World,” New Press, August, 2022 which he will discuss followed by questions and comments
FOX VALLEY PEACE COALITION
Monthly Vigil in Appleton
First Saturdays
Houdini Plaza, West Lawrence St, Appleton, WI
for info: [email protected]
US congresswoman Betty McCollum (D) introduces bill
"Defending the Human Rights of Palestinian Children and Families Living Under Israeli Military Occupation Act"
The measure, backed by 17 Democrats, would ban US assistance to Israel from contributing to detention of Palestinian children.
The legislation prohibits Israel’s government from using U.S. taxpayer dollars in the Occupied West Bank for the military detention, abuse, or ill treatment of Palestinian children in Israeli military detention; the seizure and destruction of Palestinian property and homes in violation of international humanitarian law; or any assistance or support for unilateral annexation of Palestinian lands in violation of international humanitarian law.
Animated Graphic of Military (red), Government (blue) and Humanitarian Expenditures (yellow) Tax dollars to Ukraine
Each dot represents $100,000 in US taxpayer dollars, according to the creator of this highly illustrative graphic. In 2022, the US is projected to send $60 Billion in military aid, $27 Billion in government aid, and last on the priority list, $15 Billion in humanitarian aid.
https://twitter.com/MaxBlumenthal/status/1602337689851858945
Military Spending: $87 Million-Per-Hour in 2023
Online Fall 2022 Newsletter
For Total Cost of War Since 2001, taxpayers in the state of Wisconsin are paying $127.25 billion.
Let's Defuse Nuclear War, Together
Kevin Martin is President of Peace Action and Peace Action Education Fund, the country’s largest peace and disarmament organization with approximately 200,000 supporters nationwide.
https://www.commondreams.org/views/2022/10/13/lets-defuse-nuclear-war-together
Thousands of women protesting at the RAF Greenham Common air base in 1982. The demonstrations continued until 1991 when the final American Cruise missiles were removed. Photograph: PA
Bangor Trident Nuclear Sub Base - Kitsap, WA - August 8, 2022
https://www.codepink.org/gaza2022?utm_campaign=gaza2022_4&utm_medium=email&utm_source=codepink
The Israeli Occupation Forces bombed Gaza last week. Join the global call on the U.S. to stop funding the ethnic cleansing of Palestine!
Dear President Biden Members of the U.S. Congress,
The events that transpired in Gaza last week make one thing clear: US taxpayer dollars that go to Israel in the form of $3.8 billion in military “aid” are being used to further harm and kill Palestinians. We, the undersigned, are demanding that the United States stops funding Israeli war crimes and human rights abuses and halt all weapons sales to the occupation.
Your administration insists that it cares deeply about human rights around the globe, yet you refuse to hold Israeli occupation accountable for its daily human rights abuses.
The slaughter and daily assault on Palestinian human rights being carried out by Israel is an unacceptable use of US taxpayer dollars. We demand an end to U.S. collaboration in the ethnic cleansing of Palestine.
US Members of Congress like Representatives Betty McCollum, Chuy Garcia, Marie Newman, Rashida Tlaib and several others have called for the conditioning of aid to Israel. The concept of revoking or halting aid is not new, and it is supported by many lawmakers and their constituents. We call on Congress to suspend all aid and block any weapons sale that gets announced to the occupation.
US taxpayers pay Israel over 10 million dollars a day, and Israel uses that money to inflict violence all over Palestine. We call you to halt this “aid” and demand that Israel stop its assault on Gaza, its evictions in East Jerusalem, and its attacks on Al-Aqsa. We demand that not one more tax payer dollar gets sent to fund apartheid and anti-Palestinian violence. We look forward to seeing how you will carry out these demands.
16 Palestinian children in Gaza dead after Israeli military offensive
AUG 09, 2022
https://www.dci-palestine.org/16_palestinian_children_in_gaza_dead_after_israeli_military_offensive
Stand for World Peace
Peace in Ukraine
Peace Action WI Joins U.S. National Call in Support of the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons
In the face of widespread concern about the threat of nuclear weapons, World BEYOND War joins with organizations and individuals across the country in releasing the following statement:
STATEMENT ON THE EXISTENTIAL THREAT OF NUCLEAR WEAPONS
AND ON THE TREATY ON THE PROHIBITION OF NUCLEAR WEAPONS
The power to initiate a global apocalypse lies in the hands of the leaders of nine nations. As 122 nations of the world indicated when they adopted the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons in July, 2017, this is unacceptable.
As concerns about the threat of nuclear weapons re-enter the public consciousness, it is important to know that humankind is not without an answer to the nuclear threat. The Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons, which entered into force on January 22, 2021, provides a clear pathway to the elimination of the nuclear threat.
We call on all nuclear armed states to take immediate steps to:
- engage the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons,
- attend the First Meeting of States Parties, and
- sign, ratify and implement the Treaty.
We also call on the U.S. media to recognize the existence of the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons and to include the Treaty in discussions, articles, and editorials regarding the nuclear threat and methods available to address it.
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The Statement has been endorsed by Peace Action WI and organizations representing hundreds of thousands of people in the United States as well as by a growing list of individuals. A list of signatories can be found at nuclearbantreaty.org.
Peace Action WI also encourages support for this Global Appeal to Nine Nuclear Governments, and recommends participating in these events:
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Take Action!
Israel is currently carrying out its largest expulsion of Palestinians in decades. Home demolitions in Masafer Yatta in the occupied West Bank are underway. Please join us in asking the State Department to act immediately to stop Israel’s forced expulsion of over 1,000 Palestinians.
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Defense for Children International - Palestine
From CODE PINK CONGRESS:
☎️ Call your House Rep: 1-202-224-3121 (Congressional switchboard)
H.R. 2590 will ensure my taxpayer dollars will not fund the Israeli government’s brutal occupation or human rights abuses against Palestinian children.
House Res 751 condemns Israel's designation of 6 internationally respected human rights organizations as terrorist groups.
Opposing human rights violations without demanding accountability enables further abuses. I hope that you will add your name to these important pieces of legislation and take a stand for human rights.
☎️ Call both your Senators: 1-202-224-3121 (Congressional switchboard)
Please ensure my taxpayer dollars will not fund the Israeli government’s brutal occupation or human rights abuses against the Palestinian people and their children. Opposing human rights violations without demanding accountability enables further abuses. I hope that you will take a stand for human rights.
STOP PUNISHING AFGHANISTAN FOR 9-11
Dial 202-224-3121 NOW ! Call your Senators and Congressional Representatives
Demand that the Biden administration unfreeze Afghanistan’s assets, return all 7 billion to their country, so they can restart their economy and feed their people.
Pass H.J.Res. 87 and S.J.Res. 56 to end U.S. participation in the Saudi-led war in Yemen.
On May 31, 2022, Reps. Peter DeFazio (OR-4), Pramila Jayapal (WA-7), Adam Schiff (CA-28), and Nancy Mace (SC-1) introduced H.J.Res. 87, a bill to end U.S. involvement in the Saudi-led war and blockade in Yemen. On July 14, 2022, Sens. Bernie Sanders (VT), Patrick Leahy (VT), and Elizabeth Warren (MA) introduced an identical resolution (S.J.Res. 56) in the Senate. The war has created one of the worst humanitarian crises in the world, and over 16 million people are on the brink of famine. While the warring parties have entered a temporary truce, Congress must ensure an end to U.S. support for the war and prevent the truce from breaking.
Pass H.J.Res. 87 and S.J.Res. 56 to end U.S. participation in the Saudi-led war in Yemen.
The war has created one of the worst humanitarian crises in the world, and over 16 million people are on the brink of famine. While the warring parties have thankfully entered a temporary truce, Congress must act to ensure an end to U.S. support for the war and prevent the truce from breaking.
On Feb. 4, 2021, President Biden announced that the U.S. would end its support for the coalition’s offensive operations in Yemen, but important aspects of U.S. complicity remain. This includes ongoing maintenance and intelligence sharing for warplanes conducting airstrikes and enforcing an air and sea blockade of Yemen.
Bipartisan majorities in both chambers of Congress passed a Yemen War Powers Resolution in 2019 to end U.S. support for the Saudi-led war. President Trump vetoed this resolution, but United Nations officials say that congressional action helped promote peace negotiations. Now, Congress has an historic opportunity to help end U.S participation in one of the most devastating wars in the world.
We urge Congress to pass H.J.Res. 87 and S.J.Res. 56 to terminate unauthorized military involvement in the Saudi-led coalition’s war and blockade.
The War Powers Act must be invoked because:
- U.S. pressure will ensure Saudi Arabia remains at the negotiating table to turn the truce into a permanent end to the war.
- The war has led to a humanitarian disaster. Nearly 24 million people are in need of emergency assistance.
- The war and blockade are killing Yemeni civilians. The UN estimated that the Yemen war led to 377,000 deaths in 2021—nearly 60% of those due to indirect causes such as disruptions in access to food, clean water, and medicine.
- Yemen’s children are being starved. The UN warned in 2021 that 2.3 million children are suffering from acute malnutrition. 400,000 of these children could die of starvation without urgent action.
FCNL Contact: Hassan El-Tayyab, [email protected]
- The carbon bootprint of the US military, larger than that of many countries.
- The wars for oil and other resources – how they support the fossil fuel-based status quo.
- The unequal burden of both climate crisis and militarism on people of color, the poor, and future generations.
- The resources spent on militarism and war – redirect to respond to the existential threat of climate crisis.
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appreciates the participation of so many people in the
Postcard Campaign of Resistance against the F-35s!
addressed to Senator Baldwin’s six offices in Wisconsin.
But we must keep this momentum going and the pressure
building to stop the F-35s from being based in Wisconsin.
This struggle is not over!
the costs and performance of this jet.
we hope that you can distribute additional postcards
at Farmers’ Markets, Festivals, Parades and
Civic and Faith Community gatherings.
please go to this link and place your order.
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Also, get postcards and check out “Talking Points” at: https://www.safeskiescleanwaterwi.org
Thank you for your activism! Jane H Kavaloski - [email protected]
Wisconsin Network for Peace and Justice
Racine Coalition for Peace and Justice
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