Statement of Respect to Milwaukee and Wisconsin Native Nations
We acknowledge 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. The Milwaukee, Menominee and Kinnickinnic Rivers meet here. The people of Wisconsin’s sovereign Anishinaabe, Ho-Chunk, Menominee, Oneida, Mohican and other nations remain here.
STAND FOR PEACE Saturdays Noon to 1 PM
May 28: Lincoln Memorial Drive/LaFayette Hill Memorial Day- we honor the veterans, not the wars.
June 4: National/27th
June 11: 35th/Fond du Lac
June 18: Brady/Farwell
June 25: Port Washington/Silver Spring
The Upper Peninsula Environmental Coalition’s Livestream Series Presents:
“Mobilizing the Grassroots to Protect the Menominee River”
Wednesday, May 25, 2022, 7:00 pm CT via livestream on Facebook and Zoom
Facebook: https://facebook.com/upenvironment/live
Zoom: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86075269466?pwd=OFZCTk1ERHdJSEJOUlNWbW5UaTA3QT09
Meeting ID: 860 7526 9466
Passcode: 2022
The Coalition to SAVE the Menominee River and the Menominee Indian Tribe of Wisconsin have joined forces to protect the Menominee River from the Back Forty Project, a proposed metallic sulfide mine next to the river. So far, their combined public education efforts and legal challenges have forced the withdrawal of Aquila Resources, a Canadian exploration company, from the project. However, a new company, the Gold Resource Corporation (GORO) of Denver, Colorado, has acquired the assets of Aquila Resources and has asserted that they will have all the permits for the Back Forty Project in hand by the end of 2023 with construction to begin by early 2024.
Dr. Al Gedicks is an environmental sociologist and Indigenous rights activist and scholar. He is emeritus professor of sociology at the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse and the Executive Secretary of the Wisconsin Resources Protection Council, a statewide environmental organization to educate the public about metallic sulfide mining projects in the upper Midwest. He is presently working with the Menominee Nation and the Coalition to SAVE the Menominee River to oppose the Back Forty Project next to the Menominee River.
Anahkwet (Guy Reiter) is a traditional Menominee who resides on the Menominee Reservation and the executive Director of Menīkānaehkem, Inc., a Menominee Indian community organization. Anahkwet serves his community as an organizer, activist, author, amateur archaeologist and lecturer. He also is a member of the Menominee Constitutional Taskforce.
Dale Burie is retired and built his retirement home only 1/4 mile from the Menominee River 20 miles North of Marinette, Wisconsin. Dale and Lea Jane organized their first meeting pf the "Coalition to SAVE the Menominee River, Inc." The Coalition's work continues challenging the next owner of the Back Forty project on the Menominee River. Their website is www.jointherivercoalition.org
[email protected] • upenvironment.org
PBS MPTV10.1
Thursday, May 26, 7:30 pm
Olive Lewinski Albanese from WI and MKE recently graduated debt-free from medical school in Cuba through its unique program offering free medical school to foreign students who pledge to serve communities in need back in their home countries. She shares on the MPTV bilingual program "Adelante" her knowledge of the Cuban model of medicine and how that will influence her medical practice back in the U.S
Noam Chomsky: Ukraine and Beyond
Thu May 26 @ 8:00 pm - 9:00 pm EDT
“Meanwhile, by extending the conflict instead of seeking to end it, we impose severe costs on Ukrainians, drive millions of people to death by starvation, hurtle the burning planet even more rapidly to the sixth mass extinction, and — if we are lucky — escape terminal war.”
In this presentation, Noam Chomsky will touch on the roots of the Ukraine war and potential paths to a sane resolution through an all-out effort of diplomacy and statecraft. He will examine the disastrous strategy the U.S. is presently pursuing in Ukraine and the implications of Finland and Sweden joining NATO. But he will expand the scope of his analysis by looking at the frightening impacts that the decisions of “world leaders” toward this “criminal Russian invasion” are having far beyond Ukraine. For instance, he sees the perpetuation of the war as basically a program of mass murder through starvation throughout much of the Global South.
Sponsored by Massachusetts Peace Action
https://masspeaceaction.org/event/noam-chomsky-ukraine-and-beyond/
350MKE Fridays for Future
Friday, May 27, 2022 12:00 - 1:00 pm
Chase Bank N Lydell Ave & W Silver Spring Dr
Chase has invested $196 billion in fossil fuels since 2019.
WALL STREET’S MOMENT OF TRUTH: PEOPLE OR FOSSIL FUELS
We have one simple demand for banks and financial institutions: stop providing financial services to any corporation expanding its fossil fuel operations. We are asking people to pull their money out of Chase and Wells Fargo Banks in protest.
STOP ENBRIDGE DIRTY OIL PIPELINES IN THE GREAT LAKES REGION. NO LINE 3/LINE 5 PIPELINES RUNNING THROUGH OUR FORESTS AND WATERS!
We have Chase and fossil fuel signs availableCritics of the West’s role in the Ukraine war, such as CIA veterans Ray McGovern and John Kiriakou, are being ostracized from the American media landscape.
https://scheerpost.com/2022/05/20/ray-mcgovern-john-kiriakou-its-scoundrel-time-in-the-good-ol-usa/
RACINE RALLY AGINST THE WAR THIS SATURDAY, MAY 28, 11am, NW corner of Hwy 31 and Hwy 20 |
WI CUBA COALITION RESUMES LIFT THE BLOCKADE OF CUBA Bike & CAR CARAVAN
SUNDAY, May 29, 2022, 1 PM
MEET AT MITCHELL PARK DOMES PARKING LOT (524 S Layton), near 27th St
Join this worldwide movement, started by Cuban-Americans in Miami, continuing in many cities throughout the U.S. and Canada, generally on the last Sunday of each month.
We will begin in the parking lot at Mitchell Park with a short rally featuring the newly elected MKE County Supervisor for Dist. 12, Juan Miguel Martinez, Voces de la Frontera, and caravan sponsors, then caravan through neighborhood(s) and return to Mitchell Park about 3:15 PM.
The US has recently eased some restrictions on travel and sending money to families. Story here.
Apparently, it wasn’t enough that the Biden administration refused to invite Cuba to the Summit of the Americas. Now they denied visas to 23 members of Cuban civil society who were invited to participate in the People’s Summit for Democracy in Los Angeles from June 8-10. The People’s Summit is an alternative to the Summit of the Americas, and it seeks to uplift the voices of the people and imagine a new world; one that puts people’s democracy first.
Why block 23 Cubans from speaking to a crowd of thousands at the People’s Summit? Perhaps because the U.S. government is afraid they’ll tell the truth about the cruelty of the Trump-era sanctions that Biden has kept in place, and the cruelty of 60+ years of a blockade and attempted regime change. While Biden recently made some minor improvements, the blockade is still in place and, shamefully, Cuba still remains on the U.S. list of states that sponsor terrorism!
Tell Secretary of State Blinken: Approve the visas for the 23 Cubans invited to the People’s Summit!
A UNA of Greater Milwaukee Global Issues Virtual Forum
NATO and the United Nations
NATO’s Path to the Present
Saturday – June 11th, 2022 from 10 – 11:30 am on Zoom
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81711176734?pwd=C5Xr7j9_jim6ouriaILhg8CnUsmIpz.1
Peace advocates have recently expressed the slogan, “Say No to NATO,” objecting to the expansion of the alliance member- ship since the collapse of the Soviet Union, bringing the North Atlantic Treaty Organization member nations to the borders of contemporary Russia.
Led by the U.S., NATO’s response to the Russian invasion of Ukraine has raised concerns about the alliance’s mission of maintaining European security.
This UNA-GM forum will examine the relationship of NATO to the UN and discuss the policies that have brought many European countries into conflict with Russia.
Gary Shellman, Ph.D. UNA-GM Past President & Former Assistant Director – UWM Institute of World Affairs
Harry Targ, Ph.D. Professor Emeritus, Purdue University, Department of Political Science
For more information, contact Gary Shellman: 414.228.1854 / [email protected]
To call in for phone only participation:
Dial: 312.626.6799/Meeting ID: 817 1117 6734/Passcode: 947802
Inspired By Our Past, Organizing for Our Future
Commemorate the Historic June 12 Demonstration for Nuclear Disarmament and Human Needs
June 12, 2022 from 11 AM to 3 PM CT
This June 12th will mark the 40th anniversary of the largest peace demonstration in United States history. On this historic day, one million people marched from the United Nations, filled the streets of New York City, and rallied in Central Park to demand an end to the nuclear arms race and a shifting of resources to human needs. People from all over the world spoke with one voice to say "No More Hiroshimas” and “Abolish Nuclear Weapons." The demonstration catalyzed action to freeze and reverse the arms race.
On Sunday, June 12 — from 12 noon to 4 pm ET — we are planning a special online event to help commemorate this historic time in our history, to reflect, learn, and examine the nuclear disarmament movement then and now. The goal of the commemoration is not only to study the past, but to inspire a new generation of organizers and concerned people to take up the antinuclear banner and work for a future without nuclear weapons, a future grounded in social and climate justice, democracy, and an end to militarism.
RSVP for the webinar here: https://www.june12legacy.com/registration
JUNE 18, 2022 – 9AM GATHER – 10AM START
POOR PEOPLE’S AND LOW-WAGE WORKERS’ ASSEMBLY AND MORAL MARCH ON WASHINGTON
https://www.poorpeoplescampaign.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/ppc-june18-video2.mp4
The WI PPC has travel grants available to assist anyone facing financial barriers, but funds need to be used by May 1st! Please fill out this financial assistance request form and a member of the Coordinating Committee will contact you ASAP.
Poor People's Campaign bus from Milwaukee
Rally Point:404 W St Paul Ave
Roundtable Discussion on Ukraine- Part 2
Monday, June 13 at 6 PM-7:30 PM CT
Peace Action WI
1001 E Keefe St, Milwaukee, WI 53212
The Milwaukee End the Wars Coalition is continuing the discussion and working on strategies for action to get the US to enter into negotiations and peace talks. We will continue to address the Russian invasion, NATO, US military aid, negotiations, and the effects of sanctions.
From Code Pink:
Peace in Ukraine
International Day of Action for Peace in Ukraine: June 25
We can have a dedicated Stand for Peace on June 25, which is at Port Washington Rd & Silver Spring Rd.
This devastating war is killing thousands, displacing millions, and causing hunger, inflation, unrest, and increased militarism globally. Add to that the threat of nuclear war. We need to educate the American people on how the war economy is hurting them too. They have tremendous sympathy for Ukrainians, but don’t understand that the way to save Ukrainian lives is to stop the war.
If you would like to collect hard copy signatures, you can print this petition from CODEPINK.
Pizzas and beverages will be provided.
We will open a zoom meeting for those of you who can't attend in person- sorry pizza not available through zoom !
For more info:
414-269-9525
Critics of the West’s role in the Ukraine war, such as CIA veterans Ray McGovern and John Kiriakou, are being ostracized from the American media landscape.
https://scheerpost.com/2022/05/20/ray-mcgovern-john-kiriakou-its-scoundrel-time-in-the-good-ol-usa/
Water Protectors Meet with Indigenous relatives organizing to Stop the Line 5 Dirty Oil Pipeline from being built across the woodlands of northern Wisconsin.
Saturday June 25, 2022 at the Bayview City Park in Ashland Wisconsin
Friday, June 24 Camp Day (local lodging, state and national parks)
Saturday June 25
10:00 am: Arrive and Set-Up, Vendors, Tables
11:00 am: Opening Ceremony & Welcome Master of Ceremonies: Eric Schubring & Justice Peche
11:45 am: David Huckfelt opening music and dialogue
12:30 pm: Speakers led by Badass Grandma
12:00 – 4:00pm: Traditional Games on Field
1:00 pm: JohnSonofMel music and dialogue
1:30 pm: Speakers led by Dawn Goodwin
2:00 – 2:30 pm: Community Potluck Feast with Indigenous Main Course Chef – Brian Yazzie Community is invited to bring side dish, salads, fruit dishes, desserts.
2:30 pm Song/Music/ Speakers led by Nibi Singers
3:30 pm Keynotes by Mike Wiggins / Jon Jon Greendeer
4:30-6:00 pm Water Protectors Honoring Pow Wow (Indian Lake Host)
Special Honor Give-Away Song on behalf of Moka’amGeezisbun - The Late Joe Rose
6:00 pm: Beat Road Blues – The Bayview Pavilion
Sunday June 26
Roadside Clean Up Project – Hwys 13/169 East
Noon – Lunch at the Mellen Bench
https://www.wisconsinline5.com/
For more info:
[email protected]
Critics of the West’s role in the Ukraine war, such as CIA veterans Ray McGovern and John Kiriakou, are being ostracized from the American media landscape.
https://scheerpost.com/2022/05/20/ray-mcgovern-john-kiriakou-its-scoundrel-time-in-the-good-ol-usa/
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End US Support for the War in Yemen
→ Call on Saudi Arabia and the UAE to Lift the Blockade, Opening Airports and Seaports.
→ Pass a War Powers Resolution to stop war support for Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates.
→ Stop Weapons Sales to Saudi Arabia and the UAE.
. In 2022, worst-case estimates are that 400,000 Yemeni children may die — one every 75 seconds or more than 1,100 per day. As the situation deteriorates, 16 million Yemenis are on the brink of starvation with 2.3 million children under 5 suffering acute malnutrition; a spike in food prices and a further collapse of Yemen's currency in summer 2021 is driving even more children to hunger. For more information, please contact [email protected].
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From CODE PINK CONGRESS:
📧 Send an email: Stop Attacks on Palestinian Activists
https://bit.ly/StopAttacksEmail
✍️Send a Tweet: Stop Attacks on Palestinian Activists
https://bit.ly/StopAttacksTwitter
☎️ 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.
Protest U.S.-Enabled War and Blockade of Yemen
- 14,630 children have died so far in 2022, according to the worst-case estimates. In 2022, worst-case estimates are that 400,000 Yemeni children may die — one every 75 seconds or more than 1,100 per day (World Food Program and United Nations
- Since the beginning of the Yemeni Civil War, at least 230,000 civilians have died — some 131,000 from indirect causes such as lack of food (UN), 85,000 children may have died between April 2015 and October 2018.
- As the situation deteriorates, 16 million Yemenis are on the brink of starvation with 2.3 million children under 5 suffering acute malnutrition; a spike in food prices and a further collapse of Yemen's currency in summer 2021 is driving even more children to hunger (UN, World Food Program, and Save the Children).
→ Call on Saudi Arabia and the UAE to Lift the Blockade, Opening Airports and Seaports. Speak to President Biden by March 1st to insist he use his leverage with Saudi Arabia to press for the unconditional and immediate lifting of the devastating blockade.
→ Pass a War Powers Resolution. Co-sponsor - or introduce if it has not yet happened - a Yemen War Powers Resolution before International Women’s Day on March 8th, if the blockade of the country has not yet been lifted, to stop war support for Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates.
→ Stop Weapons Sales to Saudi Arabia and the UAE. Oppose further arms sales to Saudi Arabia and the UAE while the blockade starves the people of Yemen.
→ Support the People of Yemen. Call for the restoration and expansion of humanitarian aid for the people of Yemen.
Racine Coalition for Peace and Justice
- 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.
https://forms.gle/4tDoEYFfnh6WuJdV9
Also, get postcards and check out “Talking Points” at: https://www.safeskiescleanwaterwi.org
Thank you for your activism! Jane H Kavaloski - [email protected]
2022 Peace Calendars, T-shirts, peace masks and more.
Call the Peace Action WI for more information:
414-269-9525
Wisconsin Network for Peace and Justice
Racine Coalition for Peace and Justice
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