Peace Action Wisconsin
Peace Action Wisconsin

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.

‘We will never stop fighting’ | Fight for Oak Flat Wages On, Despite Land Transfer

A decision by a U.S. court of appeals cleared the way for the federal government to sell public lands sacred to many tribes in Arizona to a foreign mining company.

SECOND URANIUM EXPLORATION PROJECT THREATENS CRAVEN CANYON

LAWSUIT FILED TO STOP GRAPHITE PROJECT AT PE’ SLA



Stand for Peace

Our weekly public peace witness in Milwaukee.

Stand for Peace

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.

Weekly:
Saturdays, 12:00 PM–1:00 PM
Upcoming:
Apr 18 — 16th & Wisconsin
Apr 25 — National & Greenfield

Stand for Peace Page

Featured Actions and Events

Important current meetings, protests, film screenings, trainings, and community events.

Members meeting
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Peace Action WI Members Planning Meeting & Potluck

🗓️ Friday, April 17
⏰ 6:00 PM–8:00 PM
📍 ZAO Community Church, Living Room (across from UWM)
2319 E Kenwood Blvd, Milwaukee

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 flyer page 1 

✊ Resist! Community Expo

🗓️ Saturday, April 18
⏰ 10:00 AM–2:00 PM
📍 Zao MKE Church, 2319 E Kenwood Blvd, Milwaukee, WI 53211

Get plugged into community organizing and learn skills to help keep our Milwaukee community safe. Hosted by Milwaukee DSA.

Earth Day film screening

🎬 Earth’s Greatest Enemy — Film Screening

🗓️ Wednesday, April 22
⏰ 7:00 PM
📍 Avalon Atmospheric Theater, 2473 S. Kinnickinnic Ave., Milwaukee

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
Marquette lecture

🧭 Community Responses to ICE’s “Urban Surge” and “Midway Blitz” Operations

🗓️ Thursday, April 23
⏰ 5:00 PM–7:00 PM
📍 Weasler Auditorium, Marquette University

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 conference flyer Nonviolence in Action schedule image

Nonviolence in Action: An Interfaith Conversation on Building the Beloved Community

🗓️ Thursday, April 23
⏰ 8:00 AM–3:15 PM conference
3:15 PM–5:15 PM optional Capitol action

📍 Bethel Lutheran Church, 312 Wisconsin Ave., Madison, WI

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
Chicago book event
How to Sell a Genocide event flyer

📚 How to Sell a Genocide: The Media’s Complicity in the Destruction of Gaza

🗓️ Friday, April 24
⏰ 6:30 PM–8:00 PM
📍 Haymarket House, 800 W Buena, Chicago, IL 60613

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
⏰ 6:00 PM–8:00 PM
📍 Online via Zoom

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
Virtual screening

☢️ Half-Life of Memory — Virtual Screening and Discussion

🗓️ Tuesday, April 28
⏰ 5:00 PM–7:00 PM Central
📍 Online

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
Milwaukee May Day 2026 flyer

✊ May Day 2026 — Milwaukee

🗓️ Friday, May 1
⏰ 10:00 AM at Voces office
11:00 AM march to Federal Building

📍 733 W Historic Mitchell St, Milwaukee
to 517 E Wisconsin Ave, Milwaukee

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.

Madison / Voces
Madison May Day 2026 flyer

✊ May Day 2026 — Madison

🗓️ Friday, May 1
⏰ 12:00 PM at Library Mall
1:00 PM march to the State Capitol
2:00 PM Capitol program starts

📍 715 State St, Madison
to 2 E Main St, Madison

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.

Community Actions and Support

Recurring Milwaukee-area protest opportunities and support for service members seeking conscientious-objector guidance.

📣 Ongoing Weekly Protests in the Milwaukee Area

Thursdays, 9:00 AM
Interfaith Jericho Walk
310 E Knapp St, Milwaukee

Fridays, 9:00–10:00 AM
Interfaith Vigil
310 E Knapp St, Milwaukee

Saturdays, 10:00–11:30 AM
Power to the People!
S 76th St & W Layton Ave, Greenfield

Saturdays, 12:00–1:00 PM
Support Justice and Equality!
W Silver Spring Dr & N Port Washington Rd

Saturdays, 12:00–2:00 PM
Support Democracy and Human Rights!
76th St & W Bluemound Rd

Saturdays, 12:00–1:00 PM
Support Democracy and Human Rights!
76th St & North Ave

Saturdays, 12:00–1:00 PM
Stand for Peace!
Various Milwaukee locations

Saturdays, 12:00–12:30 PM
Support Democracy! Oppose Tyranny!
N Van Buren & E Pleasant Street

Saturdays, 1:00–1:30 PM
Support Democracy and Human Rights!
Along N Downer Ave between E Bradford Ave and N Lake Dr

Sundays, 2:00–3:30 PM
Stand for Democracy!
1501 Miller Park Way, West Milwaukee

Tuesdays, 4:00–5:30 PM
Stand Up for Democracy
Capitol Drive bridge over I-43, between 8th and 9th Streets

🕊️ 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:
800-379-2679
202-483-2220

GI Rights Hotline:
1-877-447-4487

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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