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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 Anishinaabe, Ho-Chunk, Menominee, Oneida and Mohican Nations. We affirm our solidarity and support for the rights of Wisconsin Indigenous Nations.
Oneida Nation Responds to Discovery Its Subsidiary Was Awarded $6 Million ICE Contracts
The Oneida Nation, located in Green Bay, Wisc., is seeking legal advice on how to disengage from the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) contracts after learning that one of its subsidiaries was awarded more than $6 million in federal agreements, prompting sharp criticism from tribal members and Native advocates.
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Saturdays Noon to 1PM
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!
Noon to 1PM
January 17: King/North
January 24: 27th/National
For more actions in Wisconsin:
Wisconsin Network for Peace and Justice
Venezuela Teach-In — Hands Off Venezuela
🗓️ Saturday, January 17, 2026
⏰ 2:00–4:00 PM
📍 Milwaukee Public Library — Center Street Branch, 2727 W Fond du Lac Ave, Milwaukee, WI
ℹ️ Teach-in agenda includes: brief history of U.S. intervention in Venezuela, recent experiences in Venezuela, broader Latin America context, and connections to Palestine. Part of the “No War with Venezuela” Month of Action.
👥 Hosted by: Milwaukee Anti-War Committee
🚴🏽 Gaza Sunbirds Fundraiser & Film Screening
🗓️ Sunday, January 18, 2026
⏰ 12:00–3:00 PM
📍 Cactus Club, 2496 S Wentworth Ave, Milwaukee, WI 53207
ℹ️ Fundraiser film screening event for the Gaza Sunbirds (Cactus Club lists it as a “Gaza Sunbirds Film Screening,” all ages, with a $10 donation noted).
🎟️ Tickets: https://www.handstamp.com/e/gaza-sunbirds-fundraising-night-qqwkgips
🔗 Venue event page: https://www.cactusclubmilwaukee.com/events/gaza-sunbirds-fundraiser-screening/
January 19, 2026, at 1:00 p.m.
St. Francis of Assisi Church
1927 N. Vel Philips Ave. (4th and Brown St.)
1pm - Program- "The Three Great Evils - "Militarism, Racism and Poverty"
Guest performers include Jazz Saxophonist Juli Wood, singer
Robin Pleur, Singer Dorothy James, pianist David Nunley, actor
Andre Lee Ellis.
Peace Action Wisconsin is one of the local organizations to be honored.
2:30 - March to Dr. King's Statue
(3 blocks). Open mic to reflect on Dr. King's message. In case of bitter cold, there will be a car caravan to the statue.
Sponsored by the Martin Luther King, Jr. Justice Coalition.
Includes over 35 local organizations committed to work in the nonviolent tradition of Dr. King.
🚶♀️ Walk-Out Shorewood — Free America
🗓️ Tuesday, January 20, 2026
⏰ 1:00 PM poster-making & community building | 3:30 PM march on Capitol Dr
📍 Shorewood Village Meeting Room, 3920 N Murray Ave, Shorewood, WI
🚶 One Year Against Trump March
🗓️ Tuesday, January 20, 2026
⏰ 6:00 PM
📍 Zeidler Union Square, 301 W Michigan St, Milwaukee, WI
🎬 Earth’s Greatest Enemy — Milwaukee Premiere with Abby Martin Q&A
🗓️ Tuesday, January 20, 2026
⏰ 6:00 PM
📍 Avalon Atmospheric Theater, 2473 S Kinnickinnic Ave, Milwaukee, WI 53207
Join Empire Files journalist and director Abby Martin for the Milwaukee premiere of Earth’s Greatest Enemy, a documentary exposé on the environmental cost of the U.S. military empire—the world’s largest institutional polluter. The film connects frontline communities, veterans, and scientists to show how militarism poisons land and water, drives climate chaos, and evades climate accountability, followed by a live Q&A with Abby Martin.
🗳️✊ Voces de la Frontera — Annual Assembly 2026 (Asamblea Anual 2026)
🗓️ Saturday, January 24, 2026
⏰ 10:00 AM – 3:00 PM
📍 South Division High School, Milwaukee, WI
Join Voces de la Frontera for our Annual Assembly—celebrate victories, reconnect with community, and plan together for the year ahead. Free and open to the public. Transportation, food, and childcare provided.
🖥️ Stop the War With Venezuela — International Online Rally
🗓️ Sunday, January 25, 2026
⏰ 2:00 PM ET / 1:00 PM CT
📍 Online
Join an international mass online rally in solidarity with Venezuela and against U.S. war and destabilization.
🔗 Register
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⭐ Worker & Community Assembly — Fond du Lac (Worker & Community Assembly: Build People’s Power)
🗓️ Saturday, January 31, 2026
⏰ 1:00–4:00 PM (light lunch at 12:30 PM)
📍 Labor Temple, 50 E Bank St, Fond du Lac, WI
ℹ️ Speakers and participants from Indigenous Nations, unions, student, and community orgs—focused on struggles against union busting, genocide, hate, war, and fascism; highlighting Wisconsin movement events (e.g., Juneteenth 2026, labor actions, Pride events). $10 suggested donation (no one turned away).
🔗 Register (encouraged, not required): https://forms.gle/HBS6cnc74Tc2uhPZA
🔗 Facebook event: https://www.facebook.com/events/1368557254552539/
👥 Hosted by: Wisconsin Bail Out the People Movement & We Rise Fighting – Labor Podcast
🧠🎉 Trivia Fundraiser — Milwaukee International Women’s Day Coalition
🗓️ Sunday, February 1, 2026
⏰ 6:00–8:00 PM
📍 Amorphic Beer, 3700 N Fratney St, Milwaukee, WI
💵 $10 per person
Bring your friends and support a great cause (and try to unseat last year’s trivia champs!).
✊🌸 Save the Date — International Women’s Day 2026 (Milwaukee IWD Coalition)
🗓️ Sunday, March 8, 2026
⏰ Time TBA
📍 Location TBA
Milwaukee International Women’s Day Coalition will take the streets again—details (speakers, vendors, artists, etc.) forthcoming.
📧 Get involved: [email protected]
Stand for Peace - Weekly Palestine Vigil (Racine)
📍 Location varies - see below
Join the Racine Coalition for Peace and Justice for our weekly Stand for Palestine action.
📍 1st Saturday of the month:
12:30PM-1:30PM
Martin Luther King Plaza, 909 Dr. Martin Luther King Dr, Racine, WI 53404
📍 3rd Monday of the month:
3:00PM-4:30PM
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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