Madison Area Peace Coalition - Politics

Jun 16 Honor Our Dead, Demand The Truth!!

Thu, 16 Jun 2005 09:49:54 -0500

Date:

Past - Thursday, June 16 2005 from 6 to 7:30 pm

Location:

Madison, WI: Capitol Square and State at 5pm, Library Mall at 6pm

Sponsored By:

Madison Area Peace Coalition

Contacts:

Dennis Coyier, 839-5452 dcoy@execpc.com

HONOR THE DEAD, DEMAND THE TRUTH!

RALLY AND MARCH

Thursday, June 16

5 PM Gather at State St. corner of Capitol Square

5-5:30 Open megaphone

5:30 March to UW Library Mall

6:00 Open megaphone at Mall

This Thursday many Wisconsinites will converge on the 
State Capital for a rally and march to ask for a full 
investigation into the Downing Street memo.   It is 
hoped that hundreds will join us to help support 
John Conyers' call for an investigation into the 
Downing Street Memo.

At 5:30 we will march down State St. to the UW Library 
Mall in a show of support and solidarity with those 
marching in Washington DC and throughout the country. 
It is our earnest hope that our voices will combine 
into a noise big enough to be heard by our leaders, 
and our media.


Please distribute this information widely.

For more details on the Downing Street Memo:

http://www.afterdowningstreet.org


Contact for Madison Rally:

Dennis Coyier 839-5452 dcoy@execpc.com

May 14 ‘Don’t You Dare’ Rally: Wisconsin Rejects This Budget

Fri, 13 May 2011 18:35:14 -0500

Date:

Past - Saturday, May 14 2011 -> Saturday, May 14 2011 from 2:30 to 4 pm

Location:

Wisconsin State Capitol Madison, WI

Sponsored By:

Wisconsin Wave, We are Wisconsin, Wisconsin Resists

Web Site for more information:

wisconsinwave.org


	Wisconsinites have joined together and prevented Scott Walker’s radical plan to take away worker rights for three months, but he is not done. As we learned from their illegal attempt to jam through the budget repair bill in the dark of night, Walker and his allies are so hell-bent on taking away the rights of Wisconsin workers that they are prepared to use any and all means necessary to achieve their goals. Now, with their first cynical attempt at union-busting tied up in the courts, Walker’s allies now say they’re ready to add the rights-stripping measures to the state budget now flying through the legislature. Reintroducing plans to take bargaining rights away from workers into Scott Walker’s fatally-flawed state budget would consolidate Walker’s attacks on Wisconsin’s middle class into a single, horrific piece of legislation. Scott Walker’s budget: * Raises costs in health care and food assistance programs that are relied upon by 1.2 million workers, unemployed, retired and disabled people in Wisconsin * Breaks up and corporatizes the UW System, raising tuition and threatening closure of campuses * Guts the ability of Wisconsin Technical Colleges to prepare and retrain working people * Eliminates advanced placement and science and technology course in schools * Rolls back recycling and conservation programs throughout Wisconsin Despite all of this, Scott Walker’s fatally-flawed budget still has plenty of room for gifts for his dearest friends. Containing $200 million of tax breaks for corporations and the wealthy, as well as hundreds of millions of dollars in giveaways to his largest donors, Walker’s budget is a bonanza for the donors and corporate lobbyists who surely wrote it. The legislature must reject this horrifying budget and start over. The attacks on working families, seniors, students, the poor, and the environment and our rights must end. Join We Are Wisconsin and the Wisconsin Wave at the State Capitol at 2:30pm on Saturday, May 14, because our fight continues and we will not be silenced. Join us.

May 14 Dissent is Not a Crime: Two Subpoenaed Activists Speak Out (Meredith Aby and Sarah Smith)

Fri, 13 May 2011 18:34:59 -0500

Date:

Past - Saturday, May 14 2011 -> Saturday, May 14 2011 from 1 to 3 pm

Location:

St. John’s Lutheran Church, 322 East Washington Ave Madison

Sponsored By:

Madison Pledge of Resistance

Contacts:

Bonnie Block or Joy First – bblock@charter.net or joyfirst5@gmail.com.

Web Site for more information:

wnpj.org/node/5433


	On September 24, the FBI raided the homes and offices of peace activists in Minneapolis and Chicago. They seized computers, phones, documents and other personal items. The FBI has also been contacting other activists in an ongoing investigation of alleged "material support of foreign terrorist organizations." At this point 23 citizens have been issued subpoenas to testify before a Grand Jury in Chicago. Refusal to testify can result in a grant of immunity followed by jail for contempt if the refusal continues. The federal prosecutor can also issue criminal indictments leading to trial. All welcome to hear the stories of two dynamic and courageous women from neighboring state, Meredith Aby and Sarah Smith, peace and social justice activists who have been involved in this assault on our civil liberties.

May 10 Planning Meeting for a Global Solidarity Demonstration

Sun, 01 May 2011 21:09:39 -0500

Date:

Past - Tuesday, May 10 2011 from 6:30 to 8 pm

Location:

Wil-Mar Center, 953 Jennifer St.

Sponsored By:

Madison Area Peace Coalition

Contacts:

Barn: 442-8822


	MAPC intends to hold a planning meeting on Tuesday, May 10th for a global solidarity demonstration. Most aspects of this event have not been determined, but the action would likely happen soon. Over the past three months, major demonstrations have occurred in countries around the world including Libya, Tunisia, Egypt, Bahrain, Britain, Greece, and The United States. While the rallies in Wisconsin recently have been historic, it is almost certain that events in Egypt and elsewhere helped to embolden demonstrators here. In addition, many solidarity actions occurred nationally and internationally with an emphasis on the situation in Madison. A reciprocal demonstration may help to boost the campaigns both here and abroad. Please join us in our efforts to show the oppressors that people around the globe stand as one in defiance to dictatorship, repression, military responses to peaceful protests, and corporate hegemony.

May 4 We Have the Power! Move On Community Forum

Thu, 29 Apr 2010 09:33:54 -0500

Date:

Past - Tuesday, May 04 2010 at 6:30 pm

Location:

Wil-Mar Center 953 Jennifer St. Madison

Sponsored By:

Move On, MAPC

Contacts:

608.231.6160

Web Site for more information:

www.moveon.org/forum


	THIS IS AN RSVP ONLY EVENT! PLEASE GO TO www.moveon.org/forum FOR MORE INFO The impact of corporate influence on our political structure at every level has threatened the very fabric of our democracy. Our representatives largely respond to the needs of the richest 1% of the American public - and the corporations they own - while the working class receives a dwindling share of our elected officials' attention. Move On will hold a potluck and community forum regarding the political crisis facing everyone in the United States. Mike McCabe - Executive Director of the Wisconsin Democracy Campaign - will be the keynote speaker.

May 1 May Day March for Immigration Reform in Celebration of International Workers Day!

Fri, 30 Apr 2010 08:53:57 -0500

Date:

Past - Saturday, May 01 2010 at noon

Location:

Brittingham Park

Sponsored By:

UTI, MAPC

Contacts:

345-9544 or alex@uniondetrabajadores.org


	We will march for FAIR Immigration Reform and improving working and living conditions for worker's families: Demands include: * Immigration Reform NOW! Stop the Raids, Driver Licenses for ALL! * Not to the cuts to our education, the money for the War to the Public Education * Not another tax on working families, tax the rich. After the march there will be a PEÑA sing-a-long in Spanish, plus food, and speakers.

May 8 A Special Screening of "The Good Soldier," the documentary film featuring Veteran Will Williams

Fri, 23 Apr 2010 14:37:40 -0500

Date:

Past - Saturday, May 08 2010 from 2 to 4 pm

Location:

Orpheum Theater, 216 State Street, Madison, WI

Sponsored By:

Sponsored by Veterans for Peace, Clarence Kailin Branch-Madison; Wisconsin Network for Peace & Justice (WNPJ); Iraq Veterans Against the War (IVAW)-Wisconsin; & Madison Area Peace Coalition (MAPC).

Contacts:

Allen, 608-255-0240; alruff@tds.net

Web Site for more information:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D9JKXbX5brY&feature=related


	Directed by award winning filmmakers Lexy Lovell and Michael Uys, "The Good Soldier" follows the journeys of five combat veterans from different generations of US wars as they sign up, go into battle, and eventually change their minds about what it means to be a good soldier. One of those featured is Madison's irrepressible Veteran for Peace, Will Williams. Williams will introduce the film. "It's hard to imagine watching a more affecting movie than "The Good Soldier" ... because it may be as affecting a movie as I've ever seen. It took one seemingly simple question---What makes a good soldier?---and reduced the answer to its essence. That being, the ability to kill other human beings. Using the voices of veterans from WWII, Vietnam, the Gulf War, and Iraq, each gave this exact same answer, and they all spoke not only of their guilt and regret, but also of how at some point during their time in the military they needed to kill. Their reasons were different, but the training that gave them the skills and permission was not. I found it both hard to watch and hard to turn away from, and I know I'll never look at the words 'collateral damage' in the same way again. Really powerful stuff." - Jason Albert, the Onion "...a wonderful film...with great emotional power. It was a brilliant idea to hear veterans of the various wars -- World War II, Vietnam, the first Gulf War, the Iraq War -- because the net effect is to deal, not just with one odious war, but with the phenomenon of war as a universal evil. It is especially important, if we are to ditch forever the idea of 'good' wars, to tackle head on the war which is generally considered morally unassailable -- World War II." - Howard Zinn, author of A People's History of the United States.

Mar 9 Hearing for Assembly Bill 203, the Bill to Protect Wisconsin's National Guard from Unlawful Overseas Deployment

Mon, 15 Feb 2010 00:33:56 -0600

Date:

Past - Tuesday, March 09 2010

Location:

Wisconsin State Capitol Building

Sponsored By:

Bring the Guard Home, Wisconsin Network for Peace & Justice

Contacts:

Steve Burns, (608) 250-9240, outreach@wnpj.org


	Assembly Bill 203, the bill to enact legal safeguards to protect Wisconsin's National Guard from unlawful overseas deployments, has been scheduled for a hearing before the Assembly's Veterans and Military Affairs Committee on Tuesday, March 9, 2010. Please join us, so that the hearing room is wall-to-wall with people who care about our Guard members and families and want to see them protected from misuse by the federal government. This hearing will take place in the State Capitol. National Guard members, other veterans, and military families will be joined by State Rep. Spencer Black of Madison and State Rep. Michael Fisher of Lincoln, Vermont. Please let us know that you will be attending the hearing. We will send you updates when we know the time and room location of the hearing. http://www.BringtheGuardHome.org/events/wi_first_guard_hearing <http://e2ma.net/go/6597458781/208104809/211411320/29568/goto:http://www.BringtheGuardHome.org/events/wi_first_guard_hearing > Assembly Bill 203, a bill to enact legal safeguards to protect Wisconsin's National Guard from unlawful overseas deployments, has been scheduled for a hearing before the Assembly's Veterans and Military Affairs Committee on March 9, 2010. Please join us, so that the hearing room is wall-to-wall with people who care about our Guard members and families and want to see them protected from misuse by the federal government.

Feb 23 Carbon Free, Nuclear Free Lobby Day

Mon, 15 Feb 2010 00:33:44 -0600

Date:

Past - Tuesday, February 23 2010 from 8 am to 4 pm

Location:

Wisconsin State Capitol Building

Sponsored By:

Wisconsin Network for Peace & Justice

Contacts:

Diane Farsetta, 608-250-9240, farsettad@gmail.com

Web Site for more information:

www.wnpj.org


	Tell state legislators: Wisconsin can have a carbon free /and/* nuclear free future!* Come to Carbon Free, Nuclear Free Lobby Day on Tuesday, February 23! The Clean Energy Jobs Act, Wisconsin's climate change bill, would boost energy efficiency and renewable energy. However, the current draft would also gut the state’s safeguards on new nuclear reactors. Most significantly, the bill would completely remove the requirement for a national nuclear waste repository, before new nuclear reactors can be built here. This would not only open up Wisconsin to more stockpiles of radioactive nuclear waste, but also increase the risk that the Wolf River Batholith region could once again be high on the list for a national nuclear waste repository. If you want to keep our current safeguards on new nuclear reactors, join us for Carbon Free, Nuclear Free Wisconsin lobby day in Madison on February 23! /Meeting with your legislators is the most effective way to have your voice heard./ The RSVP deadline for our Carbon Free, Nuclear Free Wisconsin lobby day is February 16. Please contact us before then, so that we have time to set up your appointments with your state legislators. We’ll send you details, and see you on February 23! Here’s what you can expect on February 23: · From 8 a.m. on, gathering in our Capitol meeting room, coffee and breakfast provided · Starting at 9 a.m., informational sessions about the bill, the nuclear issue in Wisconsin and what to expect during meetings with your legislators · Meeting with your legislators in the morning and/or afternoon, depending on their schedules · Starting at noon, lunch will be available in our Capitol meeting room

Feb 15 Clean Energy Jobs Act Assembly Hearing

Mon, 15 Feb 2010 00:33:27 -0600

Date:

Past - Monday, February 15 2010 at 10 am

Location:

State Capitol Building, Room 412

Sponsored By:

wnpj

Web Site for more information:

wnpj.org


	There's one remaining public hearing on the Clean Energy Jobs Act, when you can raise concerns about the pro-nuclear language in the current draft. That's the Assembly hearing on the entire bill (Assembly Bill 649), at 10 a.m. on Monday, February 15 in room 412 East of the state Capitol building in Madison. Everyone who registers can speak for a few minutes. (Since we're seeking to remove one bad part of an otherwise good and important bill, you can register as "informational" rather than "opposing" or "supporting.") We'll have Carbon Free, Nuclear Free signs that you can hold, to make our presence known.

Feb 9 MAPC General Meeting

Sat, 06 Feb 2010 23:30:25 -0600

Date:

Past - Tuesday, February 09 2010 from 6:30 to 8:30 pm

Location:

Wil-Mar Center, 953 Jennifer St. Madison

Sponsored By:

Madison Area Peace Coalition

Contacts:

442-8822

Web Site for more information:

madpeace.org


	Join us for our first meeting in February! Our central topic will focus on organizing an antiwar action on Saturday, March 20th. Little time remains before the scheduled date for this rally, and we wish to get feedback from our coalition groups, members, and individuals in the greater Madison community at large. The antiwar movement has been on its heels since the advent of the Obama Administration despite the fact that it is business as usual in D.C. It is high time that the vast majority of Dane County residents begin to remobilize and create the vision of peace and a diminished Pentagon. There is no longer any justification to wait. Obama has clearly stated that he will 'reduce' the deficit by decreasing public funding by $14 Billion and increasing military spending by $44 Billion. If you have been waiting for Obama to begin a progressive movement in the White House, you must now know that he prefers to perpetuate the totalitarian policies of the Bush Administration. We must stand together for the long haul and force whoever is in power to command real change. Change for demilitarization worldwide; change back to freedom and liberty; change to single payer health care; change for immigrant rights. MAPC hopes this meeting will work as a catalyst to bringing these issues - and other leftist concerns - to light.

Feb 20 The Wisconsin River Valley Grassroots Festival: Making Change Happen

Sat, 06 Feb 2010 23:31:24 -0600

Date:

Past - Saturday, February 20 2010 from 8:30 am to 6:30 pm

Location:

Wisconsin Heights High School 10173 U.S. 14 Mazomanie, WI 53560-9351

Sponsored By:

Dane County Grassroots Network

Contacts:

608-220-0139, WRVGFest@gmail.com

Web Site for more information:

WRVGFest.com


	This event welcomes progressives and activists alike, beginning with Mike McCabe, Ed Garvey, State Sen. Jon Erpenbach, Sen. Mark Miller, State Rep. Fred Clark, Rep. Steve Hilgenberg, Rep. Sondy Pope-Roberts, Rep. Kelda Helen Roys, and Steve Montoya of the Feingold Campaign. (9:30-11:15a.m.) Morning sessions will follow with topics including: Where Democracy Reform Stands in Wisconsin; The Race to the top in Education Reform; Moving Forward with the Regional Transit Authority; Learning how Words Frame your Message; What can we do to Improve Fuel Economy; Adding Stategy to our Passion for Social Justice. (11:15a.m.-12:15p.m.) Lunch with Tammy Baldwin and Music by the Raging Grannies. (12:15-1:30) Afternoon Sessions include: Organizing for Action; Afghanistan: How to Explain a Disastrous War; Auto Industry Turmoil; The Progressive Approach to Dealing with Crime; How did we get into this Economic Mess?; Health Care Reform in Wisconsin with Baldwin, Miller, and Erpenbach. (1:30-2:30) Reengaging Climate Change Here; Economic Myths that Matter; Phoning - or Writing a letter - can be Fun; Practical Solar Power; Running fo Office for the First Time; Taking a Look at Grassroots Organizing with Shirley Barnes, Tim White, and Nate Timm. (2:40-4:15) Mixer and Dinner Follows at The Old Feed Mill. (4:30-6:30)

Jul 28 Take Back America - Impeachment is Imperative Now!

Wed, 23 Jul 2008 20:20:35 -0500

Date:

Past - Monday, July 28 2008 at 7 pm

Location:

Auditorium , Room B130, Van Vleck Hall (the Math Bldg.) on U.W. Madison campus, 480 Lincoln Dr., on Bascom Hill

Sponsored By:

Veterans for Peace Chapter 25, WI.Impeachment/Bring Our Troops Home Coalition, MAPC, WNPJ, D.C. Dems

Contacts:

Buzz Davis: 608-239-5354, DBuzzdavis@aol.com


	Town Hall Meeting Speakers include John Nichols, associate editor of Capital Times and author of book on impeachment, and Robert Bowman, Viet vet, and former director of Advanced Space Programs Development in Reagan Administration, an open critic of Star Wars program. On July 25, the House Judiciary Committee will hold a hearing on potential impeachable conduct by Bush administration. Come and discuss possibility for further action on impeachment. (coffee and refreshments available at 6:15 pm) Parking available in Helen C. White Library parking ramp on Park St. near Memorial Union (just walk up the hill from there to Bascom Hall. Van Vleck is the tall building to the left of Bascom Hall).

Jun 24 Protest the RNC

Sun, 15 Jun 2008 23:09:56 -0500

Date:

Past - Tuesday, June 24 2008 at 6:30 pm

Location:

Wil-Mar Neighborhood Center, 953 Jenifer St.

Sponsored By:

MAPC


	MAPC will dedicate its regular meeting on June 24th to discussing how to support the protests at the Republican National Convention in St. Paul Sept. 1-4. Many peace groups are organizing a large march, as well as other related events. Bring your ideas on how Madison can contribute.

Apr 1 Film: "Stratcom: The Gun That's Still Loaded"

Thu, 27 Mar 2008 17:53:00 -0500

Date:

Past - Tuesday, April 01 2008 at 7 pm

Location:

Escape Java Joint, 916 Williamson St., Madison

Sponsored By:

MAPC

Contacts:

Marina: 241-3562; intotheforest22@gmail.com

Web Site for more information:

http://www.space4peace.org


	Free Screening: Documentary Film on U.S. Militarism: StratCom: "The Gun That's Still Loaded" This one-hour documentary reveals how the Bush administration has restructured Strat Com, the U.S. military's central command structure in response to the so-called "war on terror". The film was proudced by peace activists Frances Mendenhall, Sung Hee Choi and R. Addision for Independent Television Omaha. The film examines StratCom's secretive and destabilizing mission, how it operates outside U.S. and international law,and why building global awareness about it is important to prevent nuclear war or catastrophe.