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
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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 available
RACINE RALLY AGINST THE WAR THIS SATURDAY, MAY 28, 11am, NW corner of Hwy 31 and Hwy 20
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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]
https://www.unamilwaukee.org
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.
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
Roundtrip ride $170
Roundtrip Outbound Friday, June 17
Depart 5:55pm Arrive 9:00am
Roundtrip Return June 18
Depart 3:45pm Arrive 6:49am
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:
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/
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/
$40 Billion War Fever Grips Congress as U.S. Escalates Ukraine War
The House of Representativeshas approved $40 billion of aid to Ukraine 368-57. All Democrats in the House and all WI representatives voted yes.
We condemn Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. But the Administration has been telegraphing for weeks that its war aims now go well beyond defending Ukraine. President Biden said that President Putin cannot remain in power. Secretary of Defense Austin said the U.S. seeks to weaken Russia. And Speaker Nancy Pelosi said that we are fighting until “victory”.
The Biden Administration has not outlined a strategy for ending the war – only one for hitting back at Russia. Secretary of State Blinken has not met with Russian Foreign Secretary Lavrov since the Russian invasion started more than two months ago. There is no off ramp. There is no diplomacy.
Tell your legislators to reconsider and support peace instead of war in Ukraine!
https://www.commondreams.org/views/2022/05/13/end-horror-ukraine-go-big-and-go-broad
To End the Horror in Ukraine, Go Big, and Go Broad
May 13, 2022
Amid such suffering and with the risk of escalation increasing by the day, our call must be clear: End the war now.
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.
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