Wisconsin: Stand for Peace! Free Palestine Events May 6-11, 2024

MADISON
Mon May 6, 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
Tues May 7, 12 noon – 3 pm Event by Maeqtekuahkihkiw Metaemohsak Inc., Woodland Women. At the Wisconsin State Capitol . #May5th is the National Day of Awareness for #MMIWG and Woodland Women are working in collaboration with Wisconsin Women’s Council and the Wisconsin Task Force for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women to center families and survivors in this heart work we do to support and stand with them in healing. This event promotes that support and healing by bringing awareness and testimony to the truths of our people and the violence that happens to us. We want to include all of our relatives that have gone missing and have been murdered. This includes our brothers and our two spirit relatives. We will #WraptheCapitol in red with our ribbon skirts, dresses, and ribbon shirts with song and prayer. All families are welcome to come speak. Please let us know how we can support you in that. #MMIWG2S #MMIW #MMIP #MMIR #MaehkīwEnāhpes #RedDress Sent to WNPJ by Peace Action WI. – info@peaceactionwi.org

LA CROSSE
Thurs May 9, 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 11, 12 noon – 1 pm Peace Action WI – Weekly STAND for PEACE. Saint Paul and Water. Each Saturday, a different location. Join us. Bring your signs. info@peaceactionwi.org https://www.peaceactionwi.org/stand_for_peace

VIROQUA
Sat May 11, 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 11, 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!