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WISCONSIN: Stand for Peace! Free Palestine Events September 7-14, 2025 (City Listings)

Click here to see a listing and details of recurring vigils across the state.

APPLETON
Sat Sept 13, 1 – 4 pm — World Peace Festival.

Sat Sept 13, 11 am – 12 noon — Fox Valley Advocates for Peace Weekly Peace Vigil. Meets at Houdini Plaza, one block north on College and Appleton St across from the Children’s Museum
and City Hall. We meet each Saturday morning to support the rights of Palestinians to life, self-determination and the protection of their homeland. We call for the withdrawal of IDF troops from Gaza and a cessation of military aid for Israel. Because we pledge to be transparent and accountable, we do not allow the wearing of masks. We are not pro-Hamas and we guard against antisemitism. This event is hosted by the Fox Valley Advocates for Peace. kent1952@live.com

JANESVILLE
Wed Sept 10, 4:30 – 5 pm — Weekly Stand for Justice and Peace. Meet in front of Rep Steil’s office at 20 S. Main Street. Contact: Norm Aulabaugh nra@ticon.net 

Fri Sept 12, 4:30 – 5 pm — Weekly Stand for Justice and Peace. Meet in in front of the main post office at 1818 Milton Avenue. Contact: Norm Aulabaugh nra@ticon.net  

LA CROSSE
Thurs Sept 11, 12 noon – 12:30 pm — Weekly Women in Black Peace Vigil. Meet at Main St & 4th Street South. Details at the Vigils list. Contact dbuffton@yahoo.com 

MADISON

Mon Sept 8, 7 pm — Film: From Rubble We Dance: Palestinian Folkloric Dance Troupes, Wishah and Baladi. At Bartell Theater, 113 E Mifflin St. See SPOTLIGHT above for more information.

Tues Sept 9, 11:30 am to noon — Weekly Vigil for Peace with the Dominican Sisters of Sinsinawa. At the corner of Monroe St and Edgewood Ave. near Edgewood High School. Details at the Vigils list.  . opjustice@sinsinawa.org

Thurs Sept 11, 4:30 – 5:30 pm — Vigil for Palestine & Beyond. Stand at northeast corner of Williamson & Blair Streets. Cry, “No, Not In Our Name! No War! No Genocide!”
Join in resistance, sorrow, and solidarity as we continue to acknowledge Palestinian suffering and the suffering of so many at the hands of what MLK called “the giant triplets of racism, extreme materialism and militarism” that drive the U.S. resulting in both complicity and responsibility for unspeakable dangers and suffering.
“Democracy-destroying forces thrive off militarism. We have to resist both.” – Norman Solomon
Bring a sign (or just yourself, we’ll have signs available), your rage, your broken heart and your determination to not be silent. Invite a friend or family member to join. Come for the whole time or for whatever time you are available. warabolition@gmail.com 

Fri Sept 12, 12 noon – 1 pm — Madison Weekly Vigil in support of Palestine. Meets near the entrance to the Memorial Library across from the Catholic student center.  Signs not provided. Contact joel.garb@gmail.com 

Sat Sept 13, 7 pm — Film: Forbidden Games. UW-Madison, Rm. 4070 Vilas Hall (821 Univ. Ave.) Part of Cinematique’s War and Innocence Film Series (1952, France, dir. René Clément). Amid the chaos of the German invasion of France in 1940, young Paulette (a heartbreaking performance by five-year-old Fossey) is orphaned and taken in by a peasant family whose son, Michel, becomes her closest companion. The two children, bound by innocence and grief, create a secret animal cemetery, stealing crosses from the village to honor the imaginary creatures. More info? https://cinema.wisc.edu/war-and-innocence/ Sent to WNPJ by Madison Infoshop peckjohne@gmail.com 

MILWAUKEE

Thurs Sept 11, 12 noon – 1 pm — ANTI-ROTC VIGIL at Marquette University Library. No Christian institution should be training our youth to kill or maim others. Shad Muss shadmuss1983@gmail.com

Sat Sept 13, 12 noon – 1 pm — Peace Action WI Weekly STAND for PEACE. KK and Lincoln.  Each Saturday, a different location.  Details at the Vigils list.   info@peaceactionwi.org  .

Sat Sept 13, 3 pm Community Meeting: Escalating Actions to End the Genocide in Gaza. At Zao MKE Church, 2319 E. Kenwood Blvd. Peace Action of Wisconsin invites all members and friends to a critical community meeting on September 13. Together, we will decide on concrete actions we can take here in Milwaukee to stop U.S. complicity in Israel’s genocide in Thurs Sept 11, 12 noon – 1 pm — ANTI-ROTC VIGIL at Marquette University Library. No Christian institution should be training our youth to kill or maim others. Shad Muss shadmuss1983@gmail.com

RACINE
Sat Sept 13, 12:30 – 1:30 pm — Weekly Stand for Peace. Meet at the 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. Details at the Vigils list.  Contact https://racinepeace.wordpress.com

SUPERIOR 
Sun Sept 14, 12 noon – 12:30pm — Women in Black weekly silent vigil. Meet at Center City Park on the Corner of Tower and Belknap.  Details at the Vigils list.  Contact Christine  christineolson3@gmail.com

VIROQUA 
Sat Sept 13, 11 am – 12 noon — Driftless Palestinian Solidarity Weekly Vigil. Meet at Decker and Main. Details at the Vigils list.  Contact driftless.solidarity@gmail.com