Wisconsin: April 29-May 4, 2024 Stand for Peace, Free Palestine! (Event Listings, includes May Day rallies)

MADISON
Monday, April 29, 9 am — DEMONSTRATION

Join Madison Rafah Sister City Project (MRSCP) and World Beyond War – Madison for a large demonstration on Library Mall at UW-Madison protesting UW complicity in war crimes in Gaza and against the repression of student protests taking place around the country. MRSCP will be there and we urge everyone to turn out. Email:  Madison-Rafah Sister-City Project 

This is to support a student led action on Monday, April 29 starting at 9 am. There will be a large demonstration on Library Mall at UW-Madison protesting UW complicity in war crimes in Gaza and against the repression of student protests taking place around the country. 

**Follow YDSA and/or  SJP on Instagram for updates.**

Note: The University administration has already been issuing press statements (and students report receiving emails) threatening potential “consequences” for students in light of recent campus protests across the country. Community support is crucial to protect students from targeted retaliation and to try to prevent the kind of police violence that we are seeing at some of these protests. So try to attend, and if you can’t, please spread the word.

MADISON
Mon Apr 29, 12 noon – 1 pm — Monday Noon Vigil for Peace. Meet at the corner of MLK, Jr. Blvd and Doty St. For more information, call Tim at 608-630-3633.

MADISON
Mon Apr 29, 12 noon – 1 pm — Interfaith Prayer Vigil. UW- Madison Library Mall. An interfaith prayer vigil will be held on the University of Wisconsin Library Mall for victims of the Israeli war on Gaza, the Israeli attacks in the West Bank and the October 7 Hamas attack on Israelis. Members of the Friends Meeting of Madison, the Madison Mennonite Church, Jewish Voice for Peace and other communities of faith and conscience will gather to call for an immediate and permanent ceasefire in Gaza and an immediate halt to US military assistance to Israel’s military campaign in Gaza. https://www.interfaithpeacewg.org

MILWAUKEE, April 29 – Rally for Palestine at UW-Milwaukee Campus Library, 10:30 A.M. – UWM: Cut All Ties With Israel!

MILWAUKEE
Wed May 1 -– MAY DAY events with Voces de la Frontera

MADISON
Wed May 1, 5 – 9 pm May Day — Pizza and Music Benefit for Gaza. Giant Jones Brewing, South Brearly Street,913 East Main, Suite 9. All proceeds go to Middle East Children’s Alliance for immediate humanitarian assistance to Gaza. Sponsored by Madison-Rafah Sister City Project and WORT. Learn more about Middle East Children’s Alliance or make a donation at http://Tinyurl.com/madisontogaza . Sent to WNPJ by chrepairs@gmail.com http://madisonrafah.org

MADISON, May 2

LA CROSSE
Thurs May 2, 12 noon – 12:30 pm — Weekly Women in Black Peace Vigil. Meet at Main St & 4th Street South. A weekly vigil for peace every Thursday. Contact Deborah. dbuffton@yahoo.com

MILWAUKEE
Sat May 4, 12 noon – 1 pm — Peace Action WI Weekly STAND for PEACE. Howell and Layton. Each Saturday, a different location. Join us. Bring your signs. info@peaceactionwi.org https://www.peaceactionwi.org/stand_for_peace

VIROQUA
Sat May 4, 11 am – 12 noon — Driftless Palestinian Solidarity Weekly Vigil. Meet at Decker and Main. Action Alert: The Driftless Palestinian Solidarity group has a petition to demand that Senators Tammy Baldwin and Ron Johnson support a permanent ceasefire in Gaza and end financial aid to Israel’s military.  If your group is interested in getting signatures, please email  driftless.solidarity@gmail.com. Thank you for your help! 

RACINE
Sat May 4 12:30 – 1:30 pm — Weekly Stand for Peace. At NW corner of Highways 31 and 20. Park in the SW corner of the Kohl’s parking lot, near the AT&T store. Supported by the Racine Coalition for Peace and Justice. We have signs, banners and flags available for all. Check out our website, http://racinepeace.wordpress.com for weather concerns. Free Palestine!

APPLETON
Sat May 4, 11 – 12 noon — Fox Valley Monthly Stand for Peace. Houdini Plaza, West Lawrence. Every month – the first Saturday! Bring your signs! Organizer: Ronna Swift ronnajean61@gmail.com

APPLETON
Sat May 4th — SAVE the DATE for the Building Unity Spring Unity Summit: “May the Fourth be with you!” (and, may YOU be with US!). Be a Star – Resist all Wars, on this and every Day!

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