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Not in Our Name: Ceasefire/Peace/Justice in Palestine/Israel ~ Nov 9 Event ~

“Cease fire demonstration at the state capitol, Madison Wisconsin this afternoon. Of course, this is not to excuse attacks on civilians by either side. Neither side is my enemy. My enemy is war.”

Thursday Nov 9 – Larry Orr of VFP Madison

Brad and Jane.
Jane has held that poster since the days of America’s war in Vietnam.
If only our leaders could read….

Esty and friends with our Madison-Rafah Sister City project.

Thousands of mothers and children are dead tonight in Gaza. More will die tomorrow… unless we can get a cease fire, and allow drinking water to flow, and allow hospitals to be hospitals, and, and, and….

Thank you, dear friends.

Thank you, again.

Milana, age 3, was killed in Gaza.

More and more…

indeed

The eyes that have been closed.

Now

 

CEASEFIRE NOW

“Lights up for a ceasefire” picture featured on post.
Friday Nov 10 – Palestine Partners Action
2700 University Ave in Madison

 

Palestine Partners on Facebook

Jewish Voice for Peace Facebook

No Nukes ~ Back from the Brink ~ Take Action Madison Wisconsin

The Madison Back from the Brink Resolution (Resolution #79719) will be voted on by the  Madison City Council on Tuesday night, 10/3/23 at 6:30 pm

Back from Brink Resolutions call on our federal government to:

• Actively pursue a verifiable agreement among nuclear-armed states to eliminate their
nuclear arsenals. (Download more information)

• Renounce the option of using nuclear weapons first. (Download more information)

• End the president’s sole, unchecked authority to launch a nuclear attack. (Download more information)

• Take U.S. nuclear weapons off hair-trigger (launch ready) alert. (Download more information)

• Cancel the plan to replace the entire U.S. arsenal with enhanced weapons. (Download more information)


Contact Alders by 10/3/2023 

• Email or call your Common Council member. Ask them to vote in support of Resolution #79719

If you are not sure who your alderperson is, you can do one of the following:
o Find Alder by Address
o Find Alder by Map

• Email the entire Common Council using the online contact form.

• Call the Common Council Office at (608) 266-4071 to leave a message for the entire
Common Council.

Letter template for Alder contact 

Background


Register Your Support on 10/2/23-10/3/23
1. Go to www.cityofmadison.com/MeetingRegistration.
2. Select under Meeting: City Council 10/3/23 6:30 pm. Agenda Item is Resolution
#79719.
3. Register your support. You do not need to speak. List your contact info and register.


Read the Mayor of Madison’s recent post about
divesting from nuclear weapons.

This information from Physicians for Social Responsibility

source document 2023-9-27 Action alert 3b____ (1)

Vigil for Peace Wisconsin Capitol Square Sun Oct 1 at 7pm

October1_Vigil_invite  <— link to PDF flyer

 

The Interfaith Peace Working Group*
invites you to a
Vigil for Peace in Ukraine and the World
October 1 at 7:00 – 8:00 pm
Capitol Square – State Street Steps

In the spirit of building a worldwide peace community,
we invite you to bring a short poem, prayer, or blessing for peace –
but from a religious or secular tradition that is not your own.

In addition, there will be music, singing, and silence in this
ritual of commemoration, grief, and hope.

 

*In partnership with Code Pink, World Beyond War, Veterans for Peace and the Wisconsin Network for Peace and Justice

 

The Golden Rule Story by Gil Halsted on WORT Radio

Gil Halsted Golden Rule story from WORT 89.9 Community Radio

 

“The Golden Rule is a project of Veterans For Peace. We aim to advance Veterans For Peace opposition to nuclear weapons and war, and to do so in a dramatic fashion.

We have recovered and restored the original peace ship, the Golden Rule, that set sail in 1958 to stop nuclear weapons tests in the Marshall Islands, and which inspired the many peace makers and peace ships that followed.

The reborn Golden Rule is sailing once more, to show that nuclear abolition is possible, and that bravery and tenacity can overcome militarism….”

Veteran’s for Peace – Golden Rule Project (vfpgoldenruleproject.org)


VFP Golden Rule Project, P.O. Box 87, Samoa, CA 95564

(206) 992-6364

[email protected]

 

VFP Golden Rule Project Manager, Helen Jaccard
206-992-6364


Abolish Nuclear Weapons | Veterans For Peace

Nuclear Abolition Working Group | Veterans For Peace

Veterans for Peace Boat “Golden Rule” sails on the Great Lakes – WORT-FM 89.9 (wortfm.org)