Peace, justice, action, and community — all in one place.
Action alerts, weekly peace witness, featured mobilizations, and partner events across Wisconsin.
To Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and All Native Nations
We Acknowledge and Respect
Peace Action WI respects that in Milwaukee we are on traditional Potawatomi, Ho-Chunk and Menominee homeland and Wisconsin is the home of the sovereign Menominee, Sauk and Fox, Anishinaabe, Ho-Chunk, Oneida and Mohican Nations. We affirm our solidarity and support for the rights of Wisconsin Indigenous Nations.
Stand for Peace
Our weekly public peace witness in Milwaukee.
We Stand for Peace.
Saturdays, 12:00 PM–1:00 PM
Join our weekly protest against war and militarism and for peace. We bring the peace flags and signs to share, and new people are always welcome.
Saturdays, 12:00 PM–1:00 PM
Apr 18 — 16th & Wisconsin
Apr 25 — National & Greenfield
Featured Actions and Events
Important current meetings, protests, film screenings, trainings, and community events.
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Members meeting
 
Peace Action WI Members Planning Meeting & Potluck🗓️ Friday, April 17 All Peace Action members are invited to meet with the steering committee in person to discuss plans for the coming year. Please bring a main dish or salad to share if you can; you are still welcome even if you do not participate in the potluck. |
Milwaukee organizing
 ✊ Resist! Community Expo🗓️ Saturday, April 18 Get plugged into community organizing and learn skills to help keep our Milwaukee community safe. Hosted by Milwaukee DSA. |
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Earth Day film screening
🎬 Earth’s Greatest Enemy — Film Screening🗓️ Wednesday, April 22 In this new film, investigative reporter Abby Martin reveals how the U.S. military, as the world’s largest polluter, impacts the environment while operating with minimal accountability. Organized by CODEPINK Milwaukee. Endorsed by Peace Action Wisconsin. Tickets are $12 online or at the door. Buy Tickets About the Film |
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Marquette lecture
🧭 Community Responses to ICE’s “Urban Surge” and “Midway Blitz” Operations🗓️ Thursday, April 23 A Marquette-hosted program on successful resistance to ICE operations, featuring Ben Garvin of Minneapolis and Esmeralda Montesinos of the Illinois Coalition for Immigrant and Refugee Rights. |
Madison conference
 
Nonviolence in Action: An Interfaith Conversation on Building the Beloved Community🗓️ Thursday, April 23 A day-long interfaith conference on nonviolence featuring keynote speakers Shane Claiborne and Kathy Kelly, plus workshops including Visions of a Just Peace between Palestinians and Israelis. Register More Info |
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Chicago book event
 📚 How to Sell a Genocide: The Media’s Complicity in the Destruction of Gaza🗓️ Friday, April 24 Join Adam Johnson in conversation with Nashwa Bawab on Johnson’s new book about media complicity in the destruction of Gaza. Event Page Open Flyer |
Statewide Zoom
🌱 WNPJ Spring Meeting — All Living Beings: How We Carry on Together🗓️ Sunday, April 26 Wisconsin Network for Peace and Justice invites member groups and supporters to share reports from the field, hear statewide updates, and honor longtime organizer Al Gedicks. Join on Zoom |
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Virtual screening
☢️ Half-Life of Memory — Virtual Screening and Discussion🗓️ Tuesday, April 28 A Union of Concerned Scientists screening and panel discussion on the environmental and community impacts of nuclear weapons production, featuring filmmaker Jeff Gipe and public-health voices working on nuclear contamination. Register |
Milwaukee / Voces
 ✊ May Day 2026 — Milwaukee🗓️ Friday, May 1 Join Voces de la Frontera for May Day 2026, a Day Without Immigrants. The Milwaukee action begins at the Voces office and marches to the Federal Building. |
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Madison / Voces
 ✊ May Day 2026 — Madison🗓️ Friday, May 1 Join Voces de la Frontera for May Day 2026, a Day Without Immigrants. The Madison action begins at Library Mall, marches to the Capitol, and concludes with a Capitol program. |
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Community Actions and Support
Recurring Milwaukee-area protest opportunities and support for service members seeking conscientious-objector guidance.
📣 Ongoing Weekly Protests in the Milwaukee AreaThursdays, 9:00 AM Fridays, 9:00–10:00 AM Saturdays, 10:00–11:30 AM Saturdays, 12:00–1:00 PM Saturdays, 12:00–2:00 PM Saturdays, 12:00–1:00 PM Saturdays, 12:00–1:00 PM Saturdays, 12:00–12:30 PM Saturdays, 1:00–1:30 PM Sundays, 2:00–3:30 PM Tuesdays, 4:00–5:30 PM |
🕊️ Interested in becoming a Conscientious Objector?If you are in the U.S. military and are interested in seeking discharge or reassignment as a conscientious objector, the Center on Conscience & War offers free support and counseling. Center on Conscience & War: GI Rights Hotline: These resources can help people pursuing conscientious-objector discharge, noncombatant reassignment, or other military-rights counseling. Center on Conscience & War GI Rights Hotline |
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