You are invited to the

United Nations Schools of International Learning (UNSIL)

UNSIL WORLD FAIR

Thursday – April 11th, 2024 from 9:00 AM – 12:30 PM

Baird Center – 400 W. Wisconsin Avenue – Milwaukee, WI 53203

Sponsored by the Milwaukee Public Schools Foundation

Click on the following link to be a volunteer for this event.

https://bit.ly/UNSIL2024

Interact and learn with MPS 4th – 8th-grade students as they present on nearly 1,500 research projects about the member countries, organs, cultures, and goals of the United Nations.  Our young people are excited to share their work with you!

LEARN MORE ABOUT THE UNSIL WORLD FAIR
UNSIL helps Milwaukee’s young people learn about the world and all it has to offer, starting with the shared responsibilities, opportunities, and leadership that the United Nations offers.  The United Nations Schools of International Learning (UNSIL) program has been implemented in grades 4 through 8 at MPS’ most diverse schools since 2016.

In the program, students learn about the United Nations and its member countries throughout the world.  They think critically about real-world problems, and research solutions, and work together to develop a global perspective.

Each year culminates in a World Fair where students present their work to each other and the community and enjoy cultural performances from fellow MPS students.

Through this experience, students master critical academic skills such as research, writing, and presenting with a focus on world affairs and current events.  Students gain skills in debate, negotiation, and conflict resolution, and they develop empathy and tolerance – all competencies that will serve them well in college, career, and for life.

The UNSIL program is presented in partnership with the Annette J. Roberts & Joan R. Robertson Fund for World Peace, World Law, and Peace Education at the Greater Milwaukee Foundation.

For more information, contact Annette Robertson at:

annettejoanrobertson@gmail.com (email) or 414.332.3303 (phone) 

The UNA of Greater Milwaukee invites you to a virtual celebration of the “2024 International Women’s Day” with presentations by three distinguished women on…

“Inspire Inclusion:  Invest in Women”

Rickey Gard Diamond – Founder of An Economy of Our Own

Bernadette Karanja – Chief Equity Officer City of Milwaukee

Office of Equity & Inclusion

Bianca Shaw – President of Wisconsin Women’s Network

Saturday – March 16th, 2024 from 10 AM – 11:30 AM 
 Free & Open to the Public

Attend Virtually Through the Following Zoom Link

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88650140165?pwd=bElvK1Q0bFFuMlNyK2hNRzF4YkM4UT09

Co-sponsored by:  Peace Action of WI & Women’s International League for Peace & Freedom

Rickey Gard Diamond, Bernadette Karanja, and Bianca Shaw will present their views on a gender-equal world.  A world free of bias, stereotypes, and discrimination.  A world that's diverse, equitable, and inclusive.  A world where difference is valued and celebrated.

The theme of their presentations is “We can forge women's equality.  Collectively, we can all ‘inspire inclusion,’ celebrate women's achievements, raise awareness about discrimination, and take action to drive gender parity.”

The Presenters

Now a Ms. Magazine columnist, Rickey Gard Diamond began learning about economic systems as a single mom on welfare. She edited a newspaper on poverty issues while getting an education, and in 1985, became founding editor of Vermont Woman, where she continued as a contributing editor for 34 years. She taught writing and literature at Vermont College for over 20 years, publishing fiction and non-fiction. Her novel Second Sight, and her short story collection, Whole Worlds Could Pass Away, include class, gender, and money troubles.

Accepted for a writing residency at Hedgebrook, she worked on a new story-based feminist economic primer, including cartoons illustrated by Peaco Todd. She wondered why money, race, and sex seemed intertwined, with billionaires mostly white males, and the poorest most often women of color.

The resulting book, Screwnomics: How the Economy Works Against Women and Real Ways to Make Lasting Change was published by SheWritesPress in 2018 and won the Independent Book Publishers Award Silver Medal in 2019 for Women’s Issues. Her Ms. column, Women Unscrewing Screwnomics, focuses on women making change in a field exclusively male until recently. She founded An Economy of Our Own, a network of feminist writers and change-makers dedicated to women's joined efforts to transform an economy waged as war to one that wages healthy lives.

Bianca Shaw is an innovative Director, Policy Advisor, and Senior Strategist with more than 16 years of leadership experience and progressive public service in non-profit, state, and local governance.  Bianca has designed and managed social service, economic development, and community advocacy programs. She is an Executive Consultant who has influenced both state and local policy programs.

 She is adept at crafting and executing a vision to transform communities and create effective social change. Bianca's mission is to help individuals move from poverty and low - income situations to middle income and stability. She is a proud graduate of the WI Women’s Network Policy Institute 2017 cohort.

Bernadette Karanja is The Chief Equity Officer of the City of Milwaukee and was appointed by Mayor Cavalier Johnson to head the Office of Equity and Inclusion. In this role, she oversees the city’s racial equity and inclusion efforts, the Office of Workforce Development, the city’s small business development program, and serves as a liaison to the Equal Rights Commission.

Ms. Karanja is a Kenyan-American who immigrated to the United States 22 years ago. Prior to immigrating to the US, she was a business owner.  As a result of this experience she has a unique understanding of the challenges of managing a business. Ms. Karanja has over two decades of workforce development experience, 17 have been in senior management roles and seven of have been in small business inclusion work.

Ms. Karanja is a hands-on leader, adept at driving for results, motivating people, and capable of moving from higher-level planning to tactical collaboration.  Examples of her leadership efforts include integrating regional workforce development models into Fatherhood, Healthy Relationship, Re-entry, and Head Start models including Mayor Barrett’s Compete Milwaukee Program, and DirectConnectMKE, Milwaukee Common Council’s first workforce development social media platform.

For more information, contact:

Martha Collins:  414.435.6482 / martha4progress@gmail.com
Pam Richard: 510.542.7688 / pamrichard35@gmail.com

unamilwaukeewi@gmail.com (email)

https://www.unamilwaukee.org/ (website)

The UNA of Greater Milwaukee invites you to a highly informative presentation by…
 

Candice Owley, a long-time Milwaukee labor leader who attended the 2023 UN Climate Change Conference in Dubai as a League of Women Voters Observer, will speak on…

COP28: An Eyewitness Report on the 2023 UN Climate Change Conference

Followed By The Annual Business Meeting of the UNA of Greater Milwaukee

Saturday – February 17th, 2024 from 10 AM – 11:30 AM
Free & Open to the Public

Attend In-Person at Zao MKE Church – 2319 E. Kenwood Blvd. – Milwaukee

Parking in MKE Church Parking Lot on Left Side of Church & Street Parking
or
Virtually Through the Following Zoom Link

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/7165675210?pwd=WjJUcTE3c0gwd1NhQndab3dFQ3hRQT09

To attend by phone only: 1.312.626.6799     Zoom ID 716 567 5210    Password: 178153

Candice Owley attended daily caucuses of the Trade Union NGO as they strategized how to influence the final outcome of the COP28 talks, including workers’ rights during the transition to green jobs. She also focused on gender and on the health threats from climate crisis. She observed the weaknesses of COP28 but also signs of hope: agreeing to wean the global economy from fossil fuels, committing to halt deforestation by 2030, putting money into the new Loss and Damages Fund, & cutting down on methane leaks.

Candice Owley is a retired labor union official who worked as President of the Wisconsin Federation of Nurses & Health Professionals.  She served on the AFT International Executive Board and chaired the health division and international affairs committee.  She was on the Executive Board of Public Services International, which regularly met with the UN’s International Labor Organization.

Agenda for the Annual Business Meeting of the UNA of Greater Milwaukee

• Report on the 2023 UNA-GM activities and program plans for 2024

• Presentation of the UNA-GM financial report and proposed 2024 budget

• Election of UNA-GM Board Members and Officers

Only active (paid up) members of the UNA-GM Chapter are eligible to vote on the election of board members and officers.

For more information, contact George Stone by phone at 414.259.1318
 https://www.unamilwaukee.org/ (website) 

The UNA of Greater Milwaukee invites you to a highly informative presentation by…
 

Doug Savage, Director of the Institute of World Affairs at UW-Milwaukee, on

The United Nations Sustainable Development Goals in Civics Education

Saturday – January 20th, 2024 from 10 AM – 11:30 AM

Free & Open to the Public

Attend in person at Zao MKE Church – 2319 E. Kenwood Blvd. – Milwaukee
or
Virtually Through the Following Zoom Link

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83901614973?pwd=ekxVWEU2UWtQdjFha0xQODNzUm5xUT09

By Phone Only: 1.312.626.6799     Zoom id: 839 0161 4973    Zoom passcode: 361713

In his presentation, Doug Savage will explore how international frameworks such as the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals and Universal Declaration of Human Rights are being used by the UW-Milwaukee Institute of World Affairs to help K-12 students analyze and engage with global-to-local issues.

Doug Savage is Director of the Institute of World Affairs at UW-Milwaukee, the outreach arm of UWM's Center for International Education. Prior to joining UWM, he held positions in Middle East-focused NGO's based in Chicago and Washington, D.C.  He oversees IWA’s media initiatives and coordinates the annual Fireside Forum lecture series.

He also represents the IWA at the World Affairs Councils of America based in Washington.  Previously, he served as Assistant Director of the Institute for Global Studies, a UW System faculty and curriculum development office.  He was Midwest Regional Director of the National US-Arab Chamber of Commerce.  He holds a Master’s Degree in Middle Eastern Studies from the University of Chicago, and has done graduate study at Yarmouk University in Jordan.

For more information, contact Jerry Rousseau             

414.228.9282 (phone) / jerroldbrousseau@gmail.com (email)

Armistice Day 2023 – Veterans for Peace – Milwaukee

Saturday – November 11TH, 2023 – 7 PM (Central Time)

A Free Public Event

Endorsed by the United Nations Association of Greater Milwaukee,  Peace Action 
   Wisconsin, Building Unity Wisconsin, and the Wisconsin Network for Peace & Justice

Attend in person at the Milwaukee City Hall Rotunda

200 E. Wells Street – Milwaukee, WI

Or

Register to attend Via Zoom by clicking on this link.

https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_fbo6dp3GQx6gMSq9seWBQw#/registration

The 17th annual Armistice Day program is intended to reclaim the day as one to promote peace, not celebrate militarism.

Speakers

Medea Benjamin will speak on “War in Ukraine:  Making Sense of a Senseless Conflict"

Medea Benjamin.  Co-founder of the women-led peace group Codepink, human rights group Global Exchange, Peace In Ukraine Coalition, and more.  An advocate for social justice for 50 years.  “One of America’s most committed and most effective fighters for human rights.” – NY Newsday.  “One of the high profile leaders of the peace movement” – LA Times

Mark Denning will speak on “Aakode’ewin – The Fearless Heart and the Cost of War”

Mark Denning is an enrolled tribal member of the Oneida Nation of Wisconsin. Mark is an educator, lecturer, and curriculum specialist in Native American history and culture, who has been involved in public education programming for over 40 years. His work has taken him all over the world, working with people, communities, and organizations.

Music by singer-songwriters Holly Haebig and Harvey Taylor
Music begins at 6:45 PM 

For more information, contact Bill Christofferson:
Veterans for Peace - Milwaukee Chapter 414.486.9651 (Phone) / vfpchapter102@gmail.com (email)

You are invited to…

Three Screenings and Q & A of Two Belly of the Beast Documentaries That Explore What Is Driving Cuba Policy Under President Biden

Presented by Liz Oliva Fernandez

An Award-Winning Cuban Journalist & Filmmaker

Screening Dates, Times, & Locations

All Screenings are Free and Open to the Public

Tuesday –  October 24th, 2023 from  6:30 PM – 8 PM 

at the Milwaukee Liberation Center – 1029 W. Historic Mitchell Street – Milwaukee, WI 

Wednesday –  October 25th, 2023 from 1:30 PM – 3 PM 

in Rooms M612 / M614 of the MATC Downtown Main Building – 1015 N. 6th Street – Milwaukee, WI

Co-sponsored by Marquette University's Center for Race, Ethnic and Indigenous Studies (REIS) and the MATC World Language Department

Wednesday – October 25th, 2023 from 5 PM –  6:30 PM

in the UWM Student Union – Room E240 (near the Union Cinema) – 2200 E. Kenwood Blvd. – Milwaukee, WI

https://www.facebook.com/events/1374046110199763/1374233003514407

The documentary’s presenter, Liz Oliva Fernández, is a Cuban journalist, feminist, and anti-racist activist who received the prestigious Gracie Award in 2021 alongside a host of celebrities, including Kerry Washington and Lena Waithe.

In 2021 she was also a co-winner of a One World Media Award, besting BBC and Al Jazeera, as well as a Telly Award for her groundbreaking work presenting, reporting, and producing The War on Cuba docuseries.

Liz's courageous and hard-hitting investigative journalism reveals the devastating impact of U.S. sanctions on the Cuban people, offering a rarely-seen nuanced perspective on Cuba and U.S. – Cuba relations.

Belly of the Beast is an innovative U.S.-based media outlet that tells Cuba’s untold stories through hard-hitting journalism and stunning cinematography. Since launching in early 2020, Belly of the Beast has become the go-to source for news and information about Cuba for young people in the United States.

Breaking with the practice of parachute journalism, Belly of the Beast is pioneering a new model of collaboration among Cuban and U.S.-based journalists and filmmakers, bringing greater awareness, and understanding of the complex realities of Cuba and U.S. – Cuba relations through incisive, compelling, and transformative documentary journalism and films.

Belly of the Beast’s work has been featured in numerous outlets, including The New York Review of Books, The Hill, The Nation, ESPN, Democracy Now!, and the Miami New Times, among others.

The visit is coordinated by the Wisconsin Cuba Coalition to Normalize Relations with Cuba – www.wicuba.org – in cooperation with sponsors at each event. 

For more information, contact wicubacoalition@gmail.com

Additional Events Related to Cuba

Saturday – October 21st, 2023

12 noon – 1 PM:  Stand for Peace focusing on US/ Cuba relations at Capitol Drive and Oakland Avenue – Milwaukee, WI. and prior to the Nov. 1st – 2nd, 2023 debate and vote on the UN General Assembly resolution telling the US to end the embargo/blockade on Cuba.

November 1st – 2nd, 2023 

The international "24 hour Global Online Picket" in support of the UN's consideration of the resolution calling for the US to end the embargo/blockade on Cuba

For more information on the “24 hour Global Online Picket,” click on the following links: 

https://www.facebook.com/events/1311887936128739

and

 https://youtu.be/5c-PNdhcdQ4?feature=shared

Thank you!

For more information on all events, contact:

Art Heitzer – artheitzer@gmail.com (he/him)

414.628.2547 (Mobile Phone)

The United Nations Association of Greater Milwaukee invites you to…

“What is the Milwaukee Sister Cities Program?”

A Presentation by Alexander P. Durtka, Jr.

Sister Cities State Coordinator for Wisconsin

The presentation will explore the various aspects of Sister Cities globally and locally and how one might be part of the picture.

Nevenka Lutzow Balic has taken part in the Zadar, Croatia - Milwaukee

Sister City program since 2015. She will share the details of this particular relationship to provide an example of why this program is successful.

Saturday – September 9th, 2023 from 10 – 11:30 AM

Free & Open to the Public

Attend in person at Zao MKE Church –2319 E. Kenwood Blvd. – Milwaukee, WI

or Virtually Through the Following Zoom Link

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83435775541?pwd=eURiRnJWemFrUXhSTXM5OUt1WlhvZz09

Since the founding of Sister Cities by President Dwight Eisenhower in 1956, its aim is to promote people-to-people movements around the world through cultural, educational, and economic exchanges. The global network is comprised of some 1,800 partnerships in 138 countries.

 By shaping and strengthening partnerships between the U.S. and international communities, Sister Cities impacts the global landscape by promoting peace through mutual respect, understanding, and cooperation – one individual, one community at a time.

Alexander P. Durtka, Jr. is the Sister Cities Coordinator for Wisconsin and the former President & CEO of the International Institute of Wisconsin.

He is actively involved in a number of communities – locally, nationally, and internationally. He serves as the Sister Cities State Coordinator for Wisconsin and also as a member of the Milwaukee Sister Cities Commission.  He also served as the Board Chair of Global Ties U.S. and is currently a member of its Advisory Board.

In addition to these positions, he continues to serve as Secretary of the Sister State Relationship with Chiba, Japan, President of the Japan America Society of Wisconsin, President and North American Representative to the International Council of Organizations of Folklore Festivals and Traditional Arts, and also as a Commissioner on the U.S. National UNESCO Commission.

He has traveled extensively from Taiwan to Estonia, from Australia to Russia, giving presentations and lectures on a variety of topics including diversity and the safeguarding and transmission of intangible heritage.  He is a recipient of numerous awards and commendations including UWM Alumni’s Lifetime Achievement Award and the Order of the Rising Rays and Rosette from the Emperor of Japan for his contribution to the promotion of the Japan-United States relationship.

For more information, contact Dan O’Keefe

414.688.0694 (Phone) / danok@att.net (email)

2023 Milwaukee Lanterns for Peace

An Annual Commemoration of the Atomic Bombings of

Hiroshima and Nagasaki

Sunday – August 6, 2023 – 6 PM to 9 PM

Lincoln Park Picnic Areas 3 and 4

The event will be located just north of Hampton Avenue and northwest of the Lincoln Park Pavilion on the Milwaukee River Parkway

Program Schedule

6 PM – Japanese Lantern-making  Folding origami peace cranes and story-telling of “Sadako and the 1000 Paper Cranes.”

7 PM – Music by Frogwater with John and Susan Nicholson playing traditional Celtic music, Delta blues and original material.

7:30 PM – Commemorative Program

• Reflections on the Atomic Bombings from Hibakusha, survivors of Hiroshima & Nagasaki. Presented by Julie Enslow, co-founder of Peace Action Wisconsin.

• A Tribute to Daniel Ellsberg, whistleblower, anti-nuclear activist, author of “The Doomsday Machine, Confessions of a Nuclear War Planner,” by Pam Richards, Peace Action Wisconsin 

• Music by Glenn Asch (of the Milwaukee Symphony) and Laurie Asch.

• The Story of The Golden Rule, the peace sailboat that helped bring about an end to atmospheric testing of nuclear weapons, will be in Milwaukee from September 1st to September 4th, 2023.  Presented by Mark Foreman – Milwaukee Veterans for Peace.

8:15 PM -  Floating of Traditional Japanese Lanterns on the Milwaukee River

Sponsored by Peace Action WI  

Co-sponsored by

Milwaukee End the Wars Coalition
Veterans for Peace Milwaukee Chapter 102, and the
United Nations Association of Greater Milwaukee

Special Thanks to Annette J. Robertson, Joan R. Robertson, the Fund for World Peace, World Law, and Peace Education

Contact Pam Richard for more information:  414.269.9525 pamrichard35@gmail.com

.

Tabling/Sponsorships Are Available

If your organization sponsors Lanterns for Peace, your organization will be listed as a sponsor on event announcements and in the program.

Your organization can support Lanterns for Peace by donating money, sharing the event on social media, announcing it within your organization, and sharing with your membership lists.

If your organization would like to have a table at the Lanterns for Peace event on August 6th, 2023, contact Pam Richard at 414.269.9525 or at pamrichard35@gmail.com

The tables are $25.00 each.   Bring your own folding table and chair.

Contact Name: __________________________
Organization Name: __________________________
Street Address: __________________________
City & Zip Code:  __________________________
Email: __________________________
Phone: __________________________
Amount enclosed: __________________________

You are invited to participate in a potluck dinner followed by a film and discussion on…

"Healthcare for All, in Cuba, & the United States"

Free & Open to the Public

Tuesday – July 25, 2023  from 6 – 8 PM

Mitchell Street Library – 906 W. Historic Mitchell Street – Milwaukee 

Please bring a dish to share, see, and discuss the short film "Dare to Dream" with special guest Yunuen Cacique Borja, a current US medical student from Austin, Texas studying at Cuba's tuition-free Latin American School of Medicine (ELAM)  which has graduated more than 26,000 doctors from economically struggling communities around the world.

RSVP or Share via our Facebook event

https://www.facebook.com/events/566300112334944

This event is sponsored by the WI Cuba Coalition, www.wicuba.org

 Join us to celebrate our refugee communities through art, food, fashion, and performance.

World Refugee Day events at Lynden Sculpture Garden

2145 W. Brown Deer Rd. – Milwaukee, WI

Sunday – June 25th  •  WORLD  REFUGEE        DAY  •  11 am – 4 pm

Saturday - July 15th • Music & Dance • Saturday - August 19th • Craft Market & Fashion •

Saturday -  September 16th • Craft  Market •

For more information: https://www.home-at-lynden.org/

To participate, partner, sponsor, or volunteer, contact Kim Khaira at kkhaira@lyndensculpturegarden.org

Peace Action Wisconsin and the United Nations Association of Greater Milwaukee invite you to our…

2023 Annual Picnic

Come and meet with old friends, meet new friends, and enjoy some good food and conversation!

Saturday – June 24th, 2023 from 2 – 5 PM

Zao MKE Church – 2319 East Kenwood Blvd. – Milwaukee, WI  

The picnic will be held outdoors in front of Zao MKE  Church or 

inside the church in case of rain

Free bratwurst, veggie burgers, & potato salad!

Please bring your favorite potluck dish to share.

Paper plates, napkins, cups, utensils, & water will be provided.

Music will be provided by the Raging Grannies

Wisconsin Troubadour David HB Drake

Harvey & Susan Taylor

Harvey Taylor will perform some newly written songs

Here are some options for parking:

Limited off-street parking in the Zao MKE Church parking lot

Free street parking – Metered  parking in the Zelazo Center

Pay to park in the UWM Student Union Parking Structure

(The entrance to the UWM Student Union parking structure is on the east side of the UWM Union across the street from the Zao MKE Church)

For more information, contact Pam Richard:

414.269.9525 (phone) or pamrichard35@gmail.com (email)  

The United Nations of Greater Milwaukee invites you to hear…

"Three First-Hand Perspectives on The Most Important Issues For

The United Nations

And the UNA of Greater Milwaukee"

Distilled from the 2023 UNA-USA Leadership Summit in Washington, DC –

“United for Impact” / June 4th - 6th, 2023

The Second Part of the Forum Will Focus On

"Collaborating for Greater Community Impact"

Saturday – June 10th, 2023 from 10 – 11:30 AM

Attend In-Person at Zao MKE Church – 2319 E. Kenwood Blvd. –

Milwaukee, WI

or Virtually Through the Following Zoom Link

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85784621419?pwd=Z2V4UEFENmtNS29hV3FlcFBQOUdVdz09

These Three Chapter Leaders will represent the UNA of Greater Milwaukee at the 2023 UNA-USA Leadership Summit

Steve Watrous (UNA-GM President)

 Martha Collins (UNA-GM Vice-President)

 Annette Robertson (UNA-GM Secretary)

The three UNA-GM chapter officers who will attend the 2023 UNA-USA Leadership Summit, will share the best of their interactions with UN and U.S. government officials and with members of other UNA chapters.  2023  Summit speakers included Catherine Russell (Executive Director of UNICEF) and Ambassador Michele J. Sison (Assistant Secretary, Bureau of International Organization Affairs, U.S. Department of State).

The second part of the forum will provide participants with an opportunity to share ideas for planning future forums, how to develop relationships with other community groups and organizations concerned with global issues, and how the UNA of Greater Milwaukee can be more effective in supporting the sustainable development goals of the UN and UNA-USA.

For more information, contact Jack Murtaugh

murtaughwi@aol.com (email) / 414.635.9879 (Phone)

Pastors for Peace 2023 Friendshipment Caravan to Cuba

 Welcoming/Fundraiser Event

A Benefit to Send Medicines to the Embargoed People of Cuba

Friday - May 19th, 2023 from 6 – 8 PM

Zao MKE Church – 2319 East Kenwood Blvd. – Milwaukee, WI 53211

The program will begin with a potluck dinner and Cuban music from 6 to 7 PM, with a program from 7 to 8 PM.  This will welcome and send off this year’s Pastors For Peace Friendshipment to Cuba, continuing over 30 years of support for the people of Cuba, often as acts of civil disobedience.

During the same 30 years, the United Nations General Assembly every year has almost unanimously condemned the continued US economic blockade of Cuba, which was tightened during the pandemic and continues today.  Cuba is now experiencing severe shortages of food, medicine, and fuel, and sharply increased emigration to the U.S. as a result.

In addition to hearing from a representative of the Pastors' Friendshipment Caravan, the program will feature Dr. Alexandra Skeeter of Milwaukee, a recent graduate of Cuba’s international medical school in Havana, which offers tuition-free education to qualified students from over 60 nations in the developing world, and to US students of color especially.  Original Afro-Cuba art and other items will be available for donation.

This event is organized by the Wisconsin Coalition to Normalize Relations with Cuba.  It was founded in 1994, inspired by organizers’ first-hand witness of serious food and material shortages in Cuba, alongside the commitment of the Cuban people to endure.  The Coalition’s points of unity include respect for Cuba’s sovereignty and opposition to artificial obstacles between the peoples of the U.S. and Cuba and to all means of economic or other coercion.

For more info:  www.wicuba.org 

facebook.com/WisconsinCubaCoalition

or

 Email:  wicubacoalition@gmail.com.

To make tax-deductible donations directly to IFCO/Pastors for Peace, see:

 https://ifconews.org/donate/

The United Nations Association of Greater Milwaukee invites you to participate in an informative virtual Zoom forum on…

“Foreign Policy, International Peace, & the Role of US Military Spending”

Presented by Dr. Joseph Gerson

Saturday – May 13th, 2023 from 10 AM – 11:30 AM

Co-sponsored by Peace Action WI & the Milwaukee Chapter of the Women’s International League for Peace & Freedom

Free & Open to the Public

Participate virtually through the following Zoom link

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87829732649?pwd=Tmg0amRBUnE5eGFta09MRE4rZWNWQT09

By Phone for Audio Only:  1.312.626.6799    Meeting ID: 878 2973 2649     Passcode: 580020

Dr. Joseph Gerson is President of the Campaign for Peace, Disarmament, & Common Security (CPDCS), Co-chair of the Committee for a Sane U.S.-China Policy, and Co-Convener of the International Peace & Planet Network.  He was co-founder of the United for Peace and Justice organization.

Dr. Gerson helped to launch the 1980s Nuclear Weapons Freeze movement and is currently coordinating peace movements planning to impact the November 2023 Second Meeting of States Parties in New York City to the Treaty for Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons.

His books include:  Empire and the Bomb: How the US Uses Nuclear Weapons to Dominate the World; The Sun Never Sets – Confronting the Network of U.S. Foreign Military Bases; The Deadly Connection: Nuclear War and U.S. Foreign Military Intervention; and With Hiroshima Eyes: Atomic War, Nuclear Extortion and Moral Imagination.

For more information, contact:

Pam Richard at 414.269.9525 or pamrichard35@gmail.com

 Current UNA-GM members will vote on the proposed new chapter bylaws from UNA-USA during the May 13th, 2023 forum.

You are invited to the

United Nations Schools of International Learning

UNSIL WORLD FAIR

Tuesday – April 18th, 2023 from 9:30 AM – 12:30 PM

Panther Arena

400 W. Kilbourn Avenue – Milwaukee, WI 53203

Free & Open to the Public

Sponsored by the Milwaukee Public Schools Foundation

Co-sponsored by the United Nations Association of Greater Milwaukee

In order to volunteer, register through the following link below. When you are 
registered as a volunteer, you will receive information about free parking.

Register: https://bit.ly/VolunteerAtUNSIL

Visit and learn with MPS 4th – 8th-grade students as they present nearly 1,500 research projects about the member countries, organs, cultures, and goals of the United Nations.  Our young people are excited to share their work with you!

LEARN MORE ABOUT THE UNSIL WORLD FAIR

The United Nations Schools of International Learning (UNSIL) program has been implemented in grades 4 through 8 at MPS’ most diverse schools since 2016.

In the program, students learn about the United Nations and its member countries throughout the world.  They think critically about real-world problems and research solutions, and work together to develop a global perspective.

Each year culminates in a World Fair where students present their work to each other and to the community and enjoy cultural performances from fellow MPS students.

Through this experience, students master critical academic skills such as research, writing, and presenting with a focus on world affairs and current events.  Students gain skills in debate, negotiation, and conflict resolution, and they develop empathy and tolerance – all competencies that will serve them well in college and careers.

For more information, contact Annette Robertson at:

annettejoanrobertson@gmail.com (email) or 414.332.3303 (phone)

Celebrate International Women's Day 2023 with Informative  Presentations by Several Women Experts on…

“The Impacts Of Gender Violence On Native Communities

And On Women In Yemen & The Middle East”

Saturday – March  11th, 2023 from 10 AM – 11:30 AM

Free & Open to the Public

Sponsored by The United Nations Association of Greater Milwaukee, Peace Action Wisconsin, & the Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom Milwaukee

Attend In-Person at Peace Action Wisconsin – 1001 E. Keefe Ave. – Milwaukee, WI

or Virtually Through the Following Zoom Link

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82539910998?pwd=YzFhY2RVR09mRVZnb0JlR0RUVDZCUT09

By Phone Only: 1.312.626.6799    Meeting ID: 825 3991 0998     Passcode: 078720

Presenters

Speakers from the Healing Intergenerational Roots (HIR) Wellness Institute – a Milwaukee survivor and women-led matriarchal organization providing the next generation of care to victims of crime and violence.  We seek to learn from our ancestors’ teachings and the ways of governance that worked for the global majority centuries prior to colonization.  We invite our Indigenous roles into colonial spaces.  Our ways are from many different nations and our resilience has always been rooted in the health and wellbeing of our communities while we thrive through social & value-based economies.  

For more information, please visit us at www.hirwellness.org. 

Kawkab Al-Thaibani is a women's rights and peace activist in Yemen.  She is the founder and director of the She4Society Initiative, which advocates for peace and equality in Yemen.  One of 30 women political leaders worldwide, Kawkab was selected by the leading global organization Vital Voices to become a 2022 VVengage Fellow.  Kawkab is a communication, gender, and peace expert and strategist working in Yemen, the region, and around the world.  She has published numerous research papers and articles advocating for women's rights and peace.  Kawkab began as a journalist, working for local and international agencies such as the New York Times and El Pais.  In 2008, she participated in the USA NESA Undergraduate Exchange Program in Jackson, Mississippi.  Kawkab studied gender at the Gender Studies Center, which was founded by the late Raufa Hassan, a Yemeni feminist icon.

For more information, call 414.269.9525

Dear UNA-USA Member,

This week is the last chance to get your in-person tickets to the biggest gathering of UN champions and activists of the year! 

Join fellow changemakers for inspiration from a phenomenal line-up of speakers. 

• Grammy-winner Faith Hill and daughter Maggie McGraw

• Sophia Kianni, activist and founder of Climate Cardinals

• Selwin Hart, special adviser to the Secretary-General on climate action

• Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield, U.S. Representative to the United Nations

• Plus experts exploring how the UN is tackling world hunger and global humanitarian crises, sessions on Haiti, Afghanistan, and Ukraine, and more... check out the full agenda online

If you’ve already registered, thanks for being on top of it! If you're not sure, remember that you should have received a confirmation email. Get in touch as soon as possible so we can check our roster.  

Interested in submitting a question for a speaker or topic? Whether you're joining in person or online, you can complete this form to have your question considered during the live program.

Lastly, don't forget to take advantage of the bonus sessions before and after the Summit, including:

• Exclusive career networking on Feb. 16 to learn about jobs with the UN and other international development agencies

• Discounted tours of the United Nations

• Meetups with peers around your interest areas and stage of life

If you have any questions as you plan your trip, please don't hesitate to reach out. And while virtual tickets will be available until Feb. 16, we urge you to join us in person for an unforgettable experience.

We're excited to see you in New York!

Farah Salim Eck
Senior Director, Programs and Policies | UNA-USA

Former Chapter President | UNA-Chicago

 Register Now

The UNA of Greater Milwaukee invites you to a highly informative presentation by…

Art Heitzer, Attorney & Founder of the WI Coalition to Normalize Relations with Cuba, on

Cuba, the US, the UN, and Our Media 

Followed By The Annual Business Meeting of the UNA of Greater Milwaukee

Saturday – February 11th, 2023 from 10 AM – 11:30 AM

Attend In-Person at Peace Action Wisconsin – 1001 E. Keefe Ave. – Milwaukee, WI 

or Virtually Through the Following Zoom Link

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/7165675210?pwd=WjJUcTE3c0gwd1NhQndab3dFQ3hRQT09

zoom id: 716 567 5210      password: 178153

By Phone Only: 1.312.626.6799     zoom id: 716 567 5210    password: 178153

Attorney Art Heitzer is a founder of the Wisconsin Coalition to Normalize Relations with Cuba, www.wicuba.org, and Co-chair of the National Lawyers Guild Cuba Subcommittee.  He has visited Cuba over a dozen times as part of a sister church, a sister city, and legal research delegations.

Art Heitzer’s talk will focus on the promise of the 1959 Cuban revolution, the responses of the US and allied establishment (especially the continuing extraterritorial economic blockade), the role of the United Nations, and the portrayals by US mass media — including actions you can take and how to get more information.
 

Agenda for the Annual Business Meeting of the UNA of Greater Milwaukee

• Report on the 2022 UNA-GM activities and programs

• Report on the 2023 UNA-GM activities and program plans

• Presentation of the UNA-GM financial report and proposed 2023 budget

• Vote on the nominations of the following people to serve on the UNA-GM Board of Directors for two-year terms: Truth Freeman, Art Heitzer, Sharon Kusmirek, Jack Murtaugh, Dan O’Keefe, George Stone, and Steve Watrous

Vote on the following people to serve as Officers of the UNA-GM:

• Steve Watrous (President), Martha Collins (Vice-President), Annette Robertson (Secretary), and Dan O’Keefe (Treasurer)

Only currently active (paid-up) members of the UNA-GM Chapter are eligible to vote.

For more information, contact Steve Watrous:  watrous@uwm.edu / 414.429.7567

You are invited to the following events at Peace Action Wisconsin…

The Second Anniversary of the Entry Into Force of the
Treaty for the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons

Monday – January 23rd, 2023

6 PM – In Person Potluck Dinner at Peace Action Wisconsin
1001 E. Keefe Ave. – Milwaukee

Followed by a Zoom presentation at 7 PM

To join by Zoom, click on the following link

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/7165675210?pwd=WjJUcTE3c0gwd1NhQndab3dFQ3hRQT09

zoom id: 716 567 5210      password: 178153

phone: 1.312.626.6799     zoom id: 716 567 5210    password: 178153

Sponsored by Peace Action Wisconsin
Co-sponsored by the Milwaukee End the Wars Coalition, Building Unity Wisconsin, & the United Nations Association of Greater Milwaukee

For more than seven decades, nuclear weapons have posed an intolerable, ever-present danger to all peoples and the planet as a whole.  Because we abhor these instruments of terror and mass destruction, we warmly welcome the United Nations negotiations for a treaty to ban them.

We write to remind those drafting this important new treaty about the ongoing harm caused by the use of nuclear weapons and by more than two thousand nuclear test explosions around the globe.  Indigenous communities have borne the brunt of these deadly experiments.  Our land, our sea, and our physical bodies carry this legacy with us now and for unknown generations to come.

National actions will begin on Friday – January 20th, 2023, and will extend to January 24th, 2023, when the Doomsday Clock will be announced by the Bulletin of Atomic Scientists.

Rep. Jim McGovern, (Democrat) Massachusetts, will introduce his TNPW Back from the Brink Resolution, embracing the goals and provisions of the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons, into the U.S. Congress during this time as well.

For more information, contact Pam Richard:  pamrichard35@gmail.com   / 510.542.7688

The United Nations Association of Greater Milwaukee invites you to participate in an informative presentation on…

COP27, Climate Emergency, and You

Featuring reports from two UNA members who attended the United Nations annual climate change Conference of the Parties this year in Egypt.  Hear about the U.S. official delegation, the final declaration, what grassroots activists and others did at the conference, and what to do next.

Saturday – January 14th, 2023 from 10 AM – 11:30 AM

Free & Open to the Public
Participate Virtually Through Zoom

Click on the link below to connect on Zoom

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84273988882?pwd=VmxEdmI1d0VYb0taN2swOEVLODd1Zz09

Featured Speakers

Steve Watrous will speak on "Everything you need to know about COP27 in 27 minutes: the big issues and contradictions and the delicious details like a new potato chips bag made from carbon stone!"

Steve Watrous is president of the Milwaukee UNA chapter, former sociology professor at MATC, advocate on mining issues, coordinator for a couple of Milwaukee Earth Day celebrations, peace monger, and environmentalist starting in the Boy Scouts.

 Himaja Nagireddy will speak on "COP27: Key Outcomes and an Overview of the Youth Experience."

Himaja Nagireddy, from Acton, MA, is this year’s UNA-USA Youth Observer to the UN.  She participated in COP27 and served as a UNA-USA representative to COP25.  A proud daughter of South Indian immigrants, she currently serves as a health equity research fellow for the Centers for Disease Control.  She recently graduated with an MS in Environmental Epidemiology from Harvard.

For more information, contact:  Steve Watrous at 414.429.7567or watrous@uwm.edu

You are invited to the…

2022 International Human Rights Day Celebration in Milwaukee

The celebration theme this year is

“Voting Rights / Human Rights:  

How Election Results Affect Our Lives”

Includes presentation of the 2022 Milwaukee ERC Equality Awards

Featuring Three Speakers with Extensive Human Rights Experience on Voting

Saturday – December 10, 2022 – 10:30 AM to 12:00 PM

The Palm Garden at Turner Hall

1034 N. Vel Phillips Avenue – Milwaukee, WI

Free & Open to the Public – Attend In-Person or Virtually

Registration is required at shorturl.at/gEHIW 

or

Watch via live stream at:   facebook.com/ERCMKE

Sponsored by:

The City of Milwaukee Equal Rights Commission
The Milwaukee County Human Rights Commission
The United Nations Association of the USA – Greater Milwaukee Chapter

Matt Rothschild is the executive director of the Wisconsin Democracy Campaign, where he has worked for the last eight years. His latest book is “12 Ways to Save Democracy in Wisconsin,” published by the University of Wisconsin Press. Before coming to the Wisconsin Democracy Campaign, he worked at The Progressive magazine for 32 years as editor and publisher.

Scott Thompson is a staff attorney at Law Forward, a nonpartisan, nonprofit impact litigation firm committed to protecting and advancing democracy and to restoring Wisconsin’s pragmatic progressive tradition.  At Law Forward, he currently leads litigation and public education concerning voting rights and ballot access. His most recent accomplishment includes Carey v. WEC, in which the court affirmed voters with disabilities’ right to ballot-return assistance.

Patricia Ruiz-Cantu is the Community Outreach Manager for the City of Milwaukee.  She serves as an Election Commissioner for the City of Milwaukee. She is a Community Relations Innovation Expert with over 20 years of experience in government administration, industry, nonprofit Organizations, and civic engagement for a wide range of clients across the US and Mexico. 

Lady Tee Thompson is the principal of the international organization AgroBiz and the emerging Cashew Queens brand. Her calling is global advocacy for women’s self-sufficiency, African diaspora inclusion, youth & women's empowerment, agricultural skill transfer, investment matchmaking for minority business enterprises, and gender equality. She has been honored and has received many prestigious national, and international awards and acknowledgments for her body of work spanning 30 years and 14 countries.

ASL Interpreting and captioning to be provided.
For persons with disabilities please contact the ADA Coordinator at 414.286.3475 or adacoordinator@milwaukee.gov if you require other reasonable accommodations.

Reclaim Armistice Day:  A day to celebrate peace, not war

Friday – November 11th, 2022 – 7 PM

Free and Open to the Public

With presentations by 

Reggie Jackson & Kelly Denton-Borhaug

With Music by Frogwater & Harvey Taylor starting at 6:45 PM

Join in person at the Milwaukee City Hall Rotunda – 700 E. Wells Street

or 

Virtually on Zoom

In person attendees are required to wear a face mask.  

Click on the following link to register for a virtual Zoom connection

https://us06web.zoom.us/.../reg.../WN_u43i5SL9Sve98hKjXH7TQQ

Reggie Jackson is a Navy veteran, an award-winning journalist, co-owner of Nurturing Diversity Partners, a member of The Redress Movement national research team, and a  consultant to local, national, and international media on race relations.

Kelly Denton-Borhaug is a Professor of Religion and Co-director of Peace and Justice Studies at Moravian University in Pennsylvania.  She has long been investigating how religion and violence collide in American war-culture and is the author of two books on the subject:  “U.S. War-Culture, Sacrifice, and Salvation” and “And Then Your Soul Is Gone: Moral Injury and U.S. War-Culture.”

Sponsored by:  

Milwaukee Veterans for Peace, Peace-Action Wisconsin, Milwaukee National Lawyers Guild, Milwaukee Democratic Socialists of America, Milwaukee Turners at Turner Hall, WI Network for Peace & Justice, Rid Racism Milwaukee, United Nations Association of Greater Milwaukee, and 

The WI Coalition to Normalize Relations with Cuba

Milwaukee Rally and Caravan to Support the United Nations Vote to Lift the US Blockade & Let Cuba Rebuild

Sunday – October 30th, 2022 – 12:30 PM

Zao MKE Church – 2319 E. Kenwood Boulevard – Milwaukee, WI

Rally to support the 30th annual debate and vote by the UN General assembly, calling for an end to the US "embargo"/economic blockade of Cuba.

Almost the entire world has supported Cuba’s effort in bringing this issue to the United Nations, including all of our NATO allies -- but except for one year under Obama, the US administration and US mass media routinely ignore this consensus expression by the world community.

Especially after the worst fire in Cuba history in August and Hurricane Ian’s savaging western Cuba in late September and bringing down its entire electrical grid, the US should at least temporarily suspend sanctions to allow Cuba to rebuild.

President Biden should take Cuba off the US list of nations that supposedly support terrorism. Trump added Cuba in his last week in office, citing Cuba’s hosting Colombian guerrilla organization representatives (who were part of peace negotiations in Havana sponsored by Cuba and Norway.) This has seriously impeded international trade and travel to Cuba.

For more information, contact:

The Wisconsin Coalition to Normalize Relations with Cuba
414.628.2547 (Phone)
wicubacoalition@gmail.com (email)

www.UNVote4Cuba.org

  We invite you to join us as we celebrate the 77th anniversary of the United Nations

Spotlight on:  The Abolishment of Nuclear Weapons

With Featured Speaker

Ira Helfand, MD, International Physicians for the Prevention of Nuclear War (IPPNW)

Sunday – October 23rd, 2022 from 12 – 2:30 PM – Free & Open to the Public

“We must keep the horrors of Hiroshima in view at all times, recognizing there is only one solution to the

nuclear threat: not to have nuclear weapons at all.” – UN Secretary General António Guterres Aug. 8, 2022

Dr. Helfand will discuss the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons (ICAN) and Physicians for Social Responsibility’s (PSR) report Nuclear Famine: 2 Billion at Risk?, which he co-authored. The report outlines the global health consequences of regional nuclear war.

Ira Helfand, MD is co-chair of Physicians for Social Responsibility’s (PSR) Nuclear Weapons Abolition Committee and is co-president of PSR’s global federation, International Physicians for the Prevention of Nuclear War (IPPNW). IPPNW was the recipient of the 1985 Nobel Peace Prize.

Dr. Helfand has worked as an emergency room physician for many years and now practices internal medicine at an urgent care center. Dr. Helfand represents IPPNW at the annual World Summit of Nobel Peace Laureates. He is also a member of the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons (ICAN)’s International Steering Committee. He was a leading medical voice in ICAN’s campaign for the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons. ICAN was recipient of the 2017 Nobel Peace Prize.

Dr. Helfand addressed national delegations at conferences on the Humanitarian Impact of Nuclear Weapons in Oslo, Norway; Narayit, Mexico; and Vienna, Austria during the May 2016 UN Open-Ended Working Group on disarmament in Geneva and throughout the 2017 UN General Assembly negotiations.

Distinguished guests

Boy Scout Troop 400 Color Guard

Whitefish Bay High School Model UN

Matthew Haberkorn, Coordinator of the Whitefish Bay High School Model UN

In-person attendance is available for a small audience at the Whitefish Bay Public Library

5420 N. Marlborough Drive – Whitefish Bay, WI

Registration is required for in-person attendance at:  https://www.wfblibrary.org/our_events/?eid=1313.

Join online at:  https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86258275858

Enter email and name once directed by Zoom.

Join Via Phone: 312.626.6799     Webinar ID: 862 5827 5858

For more information, contact Annette Robertson, 

Education Chair of the United Nations Association of Greater Milwaukee

414.332.3303 (Phone) or annettejoanrobertson@gmail.com (email)

www.unamilwaukee.org (UNA-GM website)

You are invited to…

The Rescheduled 

Peace Action WI 2022 Annual Picnic, Garden Party, & Open House

co-sponsored by the 

United Nations Association of Greater Milwaukee

     Saturday –  September 10th, 2022 from 3 PM – 5 PM

Peace Center Backyard – 1001 E. Keefe Avenue – Milwaukee, WI 53212 

This will be an amazing potluck – Bring your favorite dish to share.

We’ll have the grills going with pork, chicken, and veggie bratwurst.

Free bratwurst, veggie burgers, potato salad, and beer will be provided.

Beer donated by Lakefront Brewery, bratwurst donated by Outpost Natural Food,                                        and buns donated by Breadsmith Bakery

For more info:

Contact Peace Action WI:  414.269.9525 

or 

Pam Richard:  pamrichard35@gmail.com

Voting in Milwaukee and the United States:

Reviving the Vote!  Saving the Nation!  Overcoming Obstacles to Voting!

With highly informative presentations by two Community Leaders

Reverend Greg Lewis on “Reviving the Vote!”

&

Dorothy K. Dean on  “What Needs to  be Repaired?”

A UNA of Greater Milwaukee Global Issues Forum – Free & Open to the Public

You can participate either In-Person or Virtually through Zoom

Saturday – September 10th, 2022 from 10 – 11:30 AM

To participate Virtually on Zoom, click on this link:

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89182929164?pwd=TXhGWWZJQTVlVSt4NVFsUHFmME5udz09

To participate in-person:

Come to the Neighborhood House of Milwaukee – 2819 W. Richardson Place, Milwaukee

Located 1 block south of State Street & 1 block west of 27th Street

Parking on Richardson Place, 28th Street, 29th Street, & State Street

The country is heading into the important fall midterm elections.  Each day brings news and dark accusations about the elections:  What does voter suppression look like?  Why do lock boxes matter?  What is “vote harvesting” and why is it bad?  Why is early voting & vote-by-mail controversial?

The speakers will clarify what has gone wrong, how it has gone wrong, and how we can respond.

Rev. Greg Lewis is the Assistant Pastor of St. Gabriel Church of God in Christ and President and co-founder of Souls to the Polls, a non-profit organization, dedicated to the collective power of voting as a response to pressing social issues through collective action and community involvement.

Souls to the Polls enhances collective action through community involvement in several public arenas.

Dorothy K. Dean is the founder of Disability Justice, a civil rights nonprofit organization to empower the disabled community.

Dorothy Dean has served on the Milwaukee County Board of Supervisors and as Milwaukee County Treasurer. She is a long-time member of the League of Women Voters. Her public service includes serving on a legislative committee and as an advocate for the Metro Milwaukee Fair Housing Council.

For more information contact:  Dan O'Keefe at danok@att.net (email) or 414.688.0694 (Phone)

The UNA of Greater Milwaukee:  https://www.unamilwaukee.org/

Remembering Hiroshima And Nagasaki – Lanterns For Peace

Saturday – August 6th, 2022 from 6 pm – 9 pm

Riverside Park Urban Ecology Center - 1500 E. Park Place – Milwaukee, WI

OUTDOORS IN THE BEAUTIFUL RIVERLAND TENT

Program

• Traditional Irish Music by "Ceol Cairde" Music of Friends and music by James Oldenberg

• Floating of Lanterns in the small pond in front with a short ceremony

• Peace Procession with lighted lanterns to Oakland Ave.

• Lantern Making

• Folding of Tsuru (origami Peace Cranes) and story-telling about Sadako and the 1,000 Peace Cranes

Disarm, Dismantle, and Abolish Nuclear Weapons Now!

At Lanterns for Peace this year, we will commemorate the horrible suffering caused by the dropping of the atomic bombs by the US on Hiroshima and Nagasaki.

• We demand reparations for the Indigenous and Latinx people who were the victims of the first nuclear bomb test in New Mexico, the Western Shoshone, the people of the Marshall Islands, and the victims of hundreds of nuclear bomb test explosions.

• We decry the poisoning of Navajo uranium miners, with inadequate protection provided in the mines. These racist, environmental injustices have resulted in cancers, miscarriages, leukemia, deformed babies, and other radiation caused diseases that continue to affect people.

Never Again!

Sponsored by Peace Action WI and the End the Wars Coalition of Milwaukee

https://www.peaceactionwi.org/

For more information, please call 414.269.9525

Tuesday – July 19th, 2022 from 2 PM – 4  PM CT

Sponsored by the Senate Candidates Forum on War and Peace: 

A Non-partisan 2022 Statewide Wisconsin

Senate Candidates Virtual Zoom Forum 

on 

War, Peace, and Military Spending

 Coalition which will not endorse any candidate

The Milwaukee Turners is hosting the forum and will be 

moderated by Executive Director Emilio De Torre.

Advance Registration is Required

https://milwaukeeturners-org.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_X7vDf1QtQJ-CxzH2jRvTXA

You can also watch the forum on the Milwaukee Turners Facebook page: 

facebook.com/milwaukeeturners

The forum can also be viewed on Wisconsin Eye:  wiseye.org

The videos will be edited and hosted on the Milwaukee Turner website after the forum: milwaukeeturners.org/senateforum

Topics to be covered include:  the Ukraine War, nuclear weapons, military spending vs. unmet human needs, basing F-35s in Madison, the Yemen War, and sanctions.

This project is intended to serve two functions:

• Educate the candidates and the voters about issues that concern Wisconsin and national peace groups, and that impact every domestic issue.

• Educate the voters about the foreign policy positions of the candidates.

All ten candidates for WI Senator have been invited to participate.  So far, the following six Senate candidates have agreed to participate in the Zoom session.

Sarah Godlewski (D), Koua Lee (D), Tom Nelson (D), Steven Olikara (D), Darrell Williams (D), and David Schroeder (R).  

Mandela Barnes (D) and Alex Lasry (D) are unable to attend, but we'll share their recorded responses to the questions at a later date.

Those willing but who can't make this date will be interviewed separately.

The Peace Action-WI website will have additional information and updates at:

https://www.peaceactionwi.org/wi_senate_candidates_peace_forum

Activists from the following groups initiated the forum project:

Wisconsin Network for Peace and Justice, Wisconsin, End the Wars Coalition - Milwaukee, United Nations Associations of Greater Milwaukee and Dane County Chapters, Friends Committee on National Legislation - Milwaukee and Madison Advocacy Teams, Peace Action - WI, Coalition to Normalize Relations with Cuba, and Women’s International League for Peace & Freedom - Milwaukee.

For more information, contact:

Steve Watrous (414) 429.7567 / Jim Carpenter (414) 347.0353