🕊️ Peace Action Wisconsin: Mission Statement

• Abolish war, nuclear weapons, and nuclear power
• End military intervention and foreign occupation
• Redirect military spending toward human needs
• Protect our planet from environmental destruction
• Oppose exploitation, racism, and gender oppression
• Honor and support Indigenous sovereignty
• Commit to nonviolence as both a strategy and a way of life

✊ Our Commitment to Social Justice

Peace Action Wisconsin is a grassroots organization dedicated to building a world free from violence, exploitation, and oppression. We work to:

• Abolish nuclear weapons and shut down nuclear power
• End militarism and war profiteering
• Dismantle systems of racism, sexism, classism, and colonialism
• Stand in solidarity with LGBTQ+ people, immigrants, and oppressed nations
• Defend the rights of nature and link climate justice with demilitarization
• Oppose corporate greed, environmental racism, and labor exploitation
• Support human rights movements locally, nationally, and globally

📖 Our Story

Peace Action Wisconsin began in March 1977 as the Mobilization for Survival, part of a national network resisting nuclear weapons and power. We opposed the arms race and supported social justice movements demanding a reallocation of military spending to meet human needs.

In 1996, we joined National Peace Action, formed from the SANE/Freeze movement to abolish nuclear weapons. By 1999, we became Peace Action Wisconsin, with a grassroots mission focused on resisting war and promoting public peace education.

From the start, we’ve embraced nonviolence as the path to justice, equity, and sustainability.

🎯 What We Do

• ✌️ Stand for Peace: Weekly vigils every Saturday at noon at rotating Milwaukee locations (ongoing since 1983)
• 📆 Calendar of Action: Updated regularly on our website
• 🎬 Speakers & Events: Public forums, films, and discussions on militarism, justice, and climate
• 📰 Mobilizer Newsletter: Published bi-monthly with updates and calls to action
• 📣 Advocacy: Meetings with elected officials and organizing against U.S. wars
• 🤝 Movement Building: We collaborate with local and national organizations fighting for peace, climate justice, and community liberation

🏛️ Leadership & Structure

Peace Action Wisconsin is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit guided by a democratically elected Steering Committee. Elections are held each year at our Annual Meeting in November. We are sustained by member donations and dedicated volunteers.

2025 Steering Committee

• Co-Chairs: Jim Carpenter, Ann Batiza
• Treasurer: Pam Richard
• Secretary: Chris Breihan
• Members: Harry Targ, Laura Kukor-Shea, Babette Grunow, James Morrell, James Oldenburg, Stephen Beale

📍 Contact & Visit Us

Office (by appointment):
Zao Church (formerly United Methodist Church)
2319 E Kenwood Blvd
Milwaukee, WI 53211
Across from UW-Milwaukee Union

Mailing Address:
Peace Action Wisconsin
P.O. Box 11126
Milwaukee, WI 53211

Phone: 414-269-9525
Email: [email protected]

Parking: You may park in the lot—just leave a note that you're visiting Peace Action WI.