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.
Stand for Peace
Our weekly public peace witness in Milwaukee.
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.
May 16 — St. Paul & Water
May 23 — Lincoln Memorial & LaFayette Hill
May 30 — Locust & Humboldt
June 6 — Lisbon & 40th
June 13 — Howell & Oklahoma
June 20 — 41st & Burleigh
June 27 — Santa Monica & Silver Spring
Action Alert
One timely call for peace, human needs, and an end to war funding.
📞 No arms for Israel. No Iran war funding. Cut the Pentagon budget.
Call the Congressional switchboard and ask to be connected to Senators Tammy Baldwin and Ron Johnson and your U.S. Representative.
Congressional switchboard: 202-224-3121
Sample message: I am calling to urge Congress to stop sending arms to Israel, oppose any new war funding or Iran war supplemental, support measures that block weapons transfers, and reduce the Pentagon budget. Our tax dollars should fund healthcare, education, housing, climate resilience, and human needs — not weapons, war, and corporate military contractors.
Featured Actions and Events
Important current meetings, webinars, fundraisers, trainings, and community events.
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Featured: Milwaukee for Palestine / USPCN Milwaukee / Great Ride MKE / BintJamila’s Table
Nakba Day: Weekend of Commemoration EventsA free weekend of storytelling, rallying, learning, biking, and community care to commemorate 78 years of the ongoing Nakba and carry Palestinian memory, culture, resistance, and liberation forward. ✨ Friday, May 15 — Remembering Roots, Resisting Erasure⏰ 6:00–8:00 PM A storytelling event featuring local Palestinians sharing their experiences surviving Zionist violence, keeping the movement going, and resisting the erasure of Palestinian people and culture. ✨ Saturday, May 16 — Action, Education, and Solidarity
🌱 Sunday, May 17 — Family Day: Sowing Seeds of Liberation⏰ 3:00–7:00 PM | BBQ dinner by BintJamila’s Table at 6:00 PM An afternoon of outdoor community time rooted in future liberation. Learn about seeds, including Palestinian seeds, and how to preserve what we can for future generations. Bring yard games, lawn chairs, sunscreen, kites, and a dish to share if you can. Contact Milwaukee4Palestine |
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Independent media / remaining showtimes
🎬 Steal This Story, Please! at the Oriental TheatreA documentary about independent investigative journalist Amy Goodman of Democracy Now! and the movement for independent media.
Remaining showtimes:
View Showtimes / Buy Tickets
Mon. May 11 — 6:30 PM Tues. May 12 — 6:30 PM Wed. May 13 — 5:45 PM Thurs. May 14 — 10:00 PM |
Author talk / Gaza and media
📚 Author Talk: How to Sell a Genocide🗓️ Wednesday, May 13, 2026 Muslim Women’s Coalition and Boswell Book Company invite the public to a free author talk with Adam H. Johnson on How to Sell a Genocide, an urgent discussion of corporate media narratives during the devastation in Gaza. The event also features UW–Milwaukee professor Rachel Ida Buff and Palestinian activist Janan Najeeb. All royalties from the book will be donated to the Middle East Children’s Alliance. Reserve a Book / Sign Up |
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Milwaukee Building Unity
🤝 Milwaukee Building Unity Gathering🗓️ Wednesday, May 13, 2026 Milwaukee-area unity builders will gather to strengthen cross-movement organizing for people, peace, and planet. Bring food or beverages to share only if you can. Share the Poster |
Online anti-war inquiry
🕊️ Project Save the World: Inquiry into War and Weapons🗓️ Five Wednesdays, beginning May 13, 2026 Project Save the World is hosting a five-week inquiry into war and weapons, including readings or videos before each session and discussion on realistic political alternatives for preventing war. Learn More |
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Statewide organizing
🌎 Wisconsin Unity Summit🗓️ Saturday, May 16, 2026 Building Unity and partners are bringing justice leaders from across Wisconsin together to create a united plan to shift Wisconsin’s political climate in 2026 and beyond, with a focus on people, peace, and planet. Snacks, beverages, and a vegan lunch from Vengen Pa’ Ka will be offered. Register More Info |
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Veterans for Peace Madison
🕊️ Memorial Day Peace Rally and Community Gathering🗓️ Monday, May 25, 2026 Madison Veterans for Peace, Clarence Kailin Chapter 25, invites community members and organizations to a Memorial Day peace rally and gathering. Music by Old Cool. Comments by Vietnam veteran Will Williams. Keynote speaker Susan Schnall, president of national Veterans for Peace and former U.S. Navy nurse court-martialed for protesting the Vietnam War while on active duty.
Memorial Mile: Visit the Memorial Mile on Atwood Ave. in Olbrich Park during the week starting Saturday, May 23. Volunteers are welcome May 23, 9:00–11:00 AM for installation and May 30, 9:00–11:00 AM for removal. Call 920-650-0052.
Map Madison VFP
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Riverwest / PAWI table
🛍️ Great Riverwest Spring Rummage Sale and Flea Market🗓️ Saturday, May 30, 2026 Peace Action Wisconsin will staff a table at the Great Riverwest Spring Rummage Sale and Flea Market. |
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Peace Action Wisconsin
📦 Office Move and TransitionLate May / Early June: Peace Action Wisconsin will be moving and sorting office, event, tabling, and historical materials. More details will be announced as volunteer needs and dates are confirmed. |
More upcoming dates
📌 Save the DatesSaturday, June 13: NNOMY School Counter-Recruitment Webinar, 1:00–2:50 PM Central. No prior attendance necessary. Friday, June 19: Juneteenth. Watch the Peace Action Wisconsin website for details. Juneteenth–November 3: Building Unity Democracy Tour planning is beginning for a summer and fall tour focused on people, peace, and planet. TBD: Peace Action Wisconsin and United Nations Association annual picnic. The picnic will likely be postponed until July because of the office move. Watch the website for details. Counter-Recruitment Webinar RSVP |
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Statewide calendar
🗓️ Spring Into SolidarityBuilding Unity is promoting a spring calendar of solidarity events through Juneteenth and encouraging organizations to share events that build movement momentum across Wisconsin. Spring Solidarity Info |
Community support
💌 Add an Event or ActionHave a peace, justice, anti-war, anti-racist, or solidarity event to share with Peace Action Wisconsin? Email Peace Action Wisconsin |
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Community Actions and Support
Recurring protest opportunities, statewide peace vigils, and support for service members seeking conscientious-objector guidance.
📣 Ongoing Weekly Protests in the Milwaukee Area23rd of each month, 11:00–11:30 AM Tuesdays, 4:00–5:30 PM Thursdays, 9:00 AM Fridays, 9:00–10:00 AM Saturdays, 10:00–11:30 AM Saturdays, 12:00–1:00 PM Saturdays, 12:00–2:00 PM Saturdays, 12:00–1:00 PM Saturdays, 12:00–12:30 PM Saturdays, 1:00–1:30 PM Sundays, 2:00–3:30 PM |
🕊️ Statewide Ongoing Peace VigilsMadison — Tuesdays, 11:30 AM–12:00 PM Madison — Fridays, 12:00 PM Racine — Saturdays, 12:30–1:30 PM Viroqua — Saturdays, 11:00 AM–12:00 PM La Crosse — Thursdays, 12:00–12:30 PM Superior — Sundays, 12:00–12:30 PM Appleton — First Saturdays, 11:00 AM–12:00 PM Eau Claire — Third Fridays, 5:00–6:00 PM More statewide events: Wisconsin Network for Peace and Justice shares peace and justice events and action alerts from member groups across Wisconsin. WNPJ Event Calendar |
🕊️ 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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