Government
Nuclear Power and Weapons in a Time of Rising Tensions
The Nuclear Abolition Working Group of Veterans For Peace
is proud to present this very special and timely webinar,
featuring three renowned experts
Thursday, June 20, 2024
7 pm Eastern, 6 pm Central, 4 pm Pacific
William Hartung, an expert on US military spending;
Linda Pentz-Gunter, founder of Beyond Nuclear; and
Greg Mello, director of the Los Alamos Study Group.
Please register and put it on your calendar.
Project 2025 is on the Ballot
The first Trump administration was chaotic, disorganized and included many inexperienced and incompetent appointees. Trump's own incompetence and erratic behavior prevented his administration from developing a coherent political agenda. He still managed to do a great deal of harm with exploding the deficit, federal judge appointments and further militarizing the southern border. But Trump's random tweets were not a governing agenda.
This time the billionaires behind the Republican party are not relying on Trump's non-existent leadership abilities to advance their ...
No Choice?
I’ll be 77 in a few months. Supported Democratic candidates my entire voting life. Over half a century.
An oft repeated phrase now stands out to me as I think about how politics have evolved in America over
so many years: “The lesser of two evils.”
Since the 1996 presidential election, after Bill Clinton had begun abandoning working Americans in favor
of Wall Street during his first term in the White House, I feel have been voting for the lesser of two evils
for the Oval Office. It has become painfully clear after almost 30 years of doing so, that voting for ...
Our Vote, Our Ballot Box
On Monday, May 13, at noon, several of us along with The Wisconsin Democracy Campaign met in front of City Hall. This type of event happened in five cities across the state: Madison, Milwaukee, Green Bay, Eau Claire and Wausau. In Wausau, we were joined by Katrina Shankland!
May 13 the Wisconsin Supreme Court began hearing oral arguments in the Priorities USA v. WEC case, which will decide the fate of ballot drop boxes in Wisconsin.
In 2022, the Wisconsin Supreme Court outlawed ballot drop boxes in Teigen v. WEC under the guise of “ballot harvesting.” ...
Demonstrations Across Wisconsin
Demonstrations Across Wisconsin
Please join the Wisconsin Alliance for Retired Americans,
American Federation of Government Employees Council 220,
and other partner organizations as we call for Social Security to
be protected, modernized and expanded!
Attend a demonstration near you!
All events start at noon and will last approximately one hour
Rhinelander: Tuesday, May 15 meeting at 2023 Navajo Street
wisconsin.retiredamericans.org
Thank you to our friends at WJFW for the great reporting. This link will help you to understand what Social Security is up ...
A Peace Diologue Event
A Peace Diologue Event
Please Join Us for
the
Documentary Movie
Gaza
Followed by discussion
led by
Elaine Strite, John Viste and Rick Scott
Thursday, May 30, 2024 at 6 pm
First United Methodist Church
903 Third Street
Wausau, WI
This unforgettable documentary film, Gaza, by Andrew McConnell and
Gary Keanu, takes us to a unique place beyond the reach of television
news reports to reveal a world rich with eloquent and resilient characters,
offering us a cinematic and enriching portrait of a people attempting to lead
meaningful lives against the rubble of ...
WARHEADS TO WINDMILLS
Tim Wallis, is traveling across the country this spring to educate more people through his newest book: Warheads to Windmills: Preventing Climate Catastrophe and Nuclear War. As the book title says: our two biggest existential threats--climate breakdown and nuclear weapons--can and must be addressed, both urgently and simultaneously. Here is a link to more information on Tim and the new book: https://warheadstowindmills.org/book/. (you can paste that link in your browser).
Tim's presentation is of interest to several constituencies: Peace and Environmental groups ...
Julia Ward Howe’s 1870 Mother’s Day Proclamation
Duty to Warn
Julia Ward Howe’s 1870 Mother’s Day Proclamation
(An Anti-War Manifesto Lamenting the Dead, Dying and Soul-Sickened Soldiers Returning from the Killing Fields)
By Gary G. Kohls, MD – May 7, 2017
https://www.globalresearch.ca/womens-rights-and-social-justice-julia-ward-howes-1870-mothers-day-proclamation-a-day-of-peace/5589245
147 years ago, the disastrous human and economic consequences of the American Civil War were becoming increasingly apparent, especially to certain thoughtful wise women who had seen ...
Wisconsin Grassroots Network Festival
On May 4th, at the Warch Campus Center Building in Appleton WI,
Wisconsin Grassroots Network, presented its' day long 15th Annual Festival at Lawrence University. There were a total of 18 breakout sessions to choose from. We heard Tom Kastle, and the Raging Grannies sing! The raging Grannies never disappoint! The absolute best were the special Keynote speakers John Nichols and Alan Minsky.