Madison Area Peace Coalition - Racial Justice

Jun 19 Juneteenth Parade

Wed, 19 May 2010 15:17:18 -0500

Date:

Past - Saturday, June 19 2010 at 11 am

Location:

Fountain of Life Church, 655 W. Badger Road

Sponsored By:

Kujichagulia - MCSD/Juneteenth Committee


	A contingent from MAPC will march in the 12th annual Juneteenth Day Parade. The parade starts on W. Badger Road and goes north to Penn Park, where the Juneteenth Festival is taking place all day. Juneteenth commemorates the freeing of the last slaves on June 19th, 1865.

Jan 21 Martin Luther King Jr. Observances

Sun, 13 Jan 2008 13:22:33 -0600

Date:

Past - Monday, January 21 2008 at 6 pm

Location:

Overture Center Capitol Theater, 201 State Street

Sponsored By:

King Coalition

Contacts:

Mona Adams-Winston 239-7707 or Edward Lee 213-7907


	This 23rd annual City-County observance will feature keynote speaker Rev. Joseph Lowry, who worked with Dr. King and helped found the Southern Christian Leadershop Conference. The event will include music by a community choir. Other related events include the free community dinner on Fri., Jan. 18th at 4:30pm at Gordon Commons, 717 W. Johnson at UW campus (open to all). Usually the state also does a noon observance in the Capitol building, with music and distinguished speakers as well. The public are encouraged to attend.

Jun 16 MAPC at Juneteenth Parade

Mon, 11 Jun 2007 08:16:53 -0500

Date:

Past - Saturday, June 16 2007 at 10 am

Location:

Fountain of Life Church, 633 W. Badger Rd.

Sponsored By:

Juneteenth Committee

Contacts:

barbara, 242-9232


	Juneteenth is a freedom festival on Madison's South Side, commemorating the freeing of the slaves. MAPC will march in the Juneteenth Parade again this year, and we invite you to join us. We seek to provide a powerful alternative to the military presence that is usually at this event. Gather at 9:30am prior to parade kickoff at 10am. We can provide signs and banners for peace! Other groups in the parade will include children's dance and step groups, and other groups. Marching in the parade is an informal and fun activity, especially for kids. You get to walk through several South Madison streets (about 45 minutes) and end up at Penn Park at the Juneteenth extravaganza.

Oct 8 Six-Week Anti-Racism Workshop

Sun, 01 Oct 2006 14:02:14 -0500

Date:

Past - Sunday, October 08 2006 from 3 to 6 pm

Location:

YWCA, 101 E. Mifflin St., Madison

Sponsored By:

Groundwork, a local organization of white anti-racist activists who support leadership of communities of color

Contacts:

Terry Ross: 279-2710, trtrtr@charter.net or Cindy: 219-0782


	The workshop is on Sunday afternoons from 3:00pm to 6:00 pm, running from Oct. 8 through Nov.12. The cost is $50 - $100 sliding scale fee. Scholarships are available. Chilcare is available upon request. If you have specific needs or accommodations let us know. The workshop examines how racism and white supremacy impact our lives, institutions and movements for social justice. We will discuss the history of systemic racism, hear stories of resistance from leaders of color, and anaylze how white privilege plays out in our communities. working spaces, and organizations. Goals include: working with other white Euro-Americans to take responsibility for challenging racism; respecting leadership of people of color; working to end all oppression; and modeling respectful and accountable behavior. The workshop will include engaging dialogue, small and large group exercises, and visions.

Oct 19 Africa Awareness Rally

Sat, 30 Sep 2006 18:05:50 -0500

Date:

Past - Thursday, October 19 2006 from 3 to 6 pm

Location:

University of Wisconsin Library Mall, downtown Madison

Sponsored By:

Toward An Africa Without Borders

Contacts:

Denise St.Clair: 226-0535 or 220-7287, dstclair2@wisc.edu

Web Site for more information:

www.towaardanafricawithoutborders.org


	This will be the 2nd Annual Africa Awareness Rally. It is intended to promote understanding and awareness of African issues, events and concerns, and to inform the Madison campus & greater Madison community about: the cultural, historical, linguistic and political diversity of the nations and peoples of Africa and African diaspora communities, and about the many organizations and individuals from UW and the rest of Madison who work to aid African causes. Worle renowed Kenyan write Ngugi wa Thiong'o will be a featured speaker at the rally, in conjunction with the Wisconsin Book Festival.

Jun 27 Anti-Arab Racism:Where it Comes From

Sun, 11 Jun 2006 19:35:46 -0500

Date:

Past - Tuesday, June 27 2006 from 7:30 to 9 pm

Location:

Wilmar Neighborhood Center, 953 Jenifer St., Madison, WI

Sponsored By:

Madison Area Peace Coalition and Rainbow Bookstore Cooperative

Contacts:

Allen, 257-6050, alruff@tds.net


	Talk/Discussion: "Anti-Arab Racism:Where it Comes From" with author/activist Steven Salaita MAPC and Rainbow Bookstore Cooperative invite you to a community discussion and talk on "Anti-Arab Racism in the USA: Where It Comes From and What It Means" with author/activist Steven Salaita. Mr. Salaita currently serves as Executive Director of RAWI, the Radius of Arab American Writers, Inc., an international organization representing writers and artists of Arab origin. He is also involved with a number of other Arab American organizations (al-Jadid, Mizna, ADC, ACCESS). He studies at Birzeit University in the West Bank during the summer of 2000, traveled to Palestine and Israel in 2001 as part of a delegation sponsored by the Fellowship of Reconciliation, and lived and worked in the Shatila Refugee Camp in Labanon in summer, 2002. Mr. Salaita ia an Assistant Professor of English and has authored the forthcoming book: The Holy Land in Transit: Colonialism and the Quest for Canaan, as well as the book Arab Americna LIterary Fictions, Cultures and Politics. Mr. Salaita's talk will address how this country treats citizens of Arab or Middle Eastern orign within its own borders, explore how deep-rooted racism affects everything from legislation to cultural life, and show how ingrained racist attitudes can be found within progressive Left movements as well as in the Right.

Jun 17 Juneteenth Parade and Festival

Wed, 10 May 2006 22:04:34 -0500

Date:

Past - Saturday, June 17 2006 at 11 am

Location:

Penn Park, Madison


	Juneteenth is a celebration of the end of slavery. The day marks to occasion when word of the Emancipation Proclamation reached the last slaves who heard they were free. The parade starts at 11am at Fountain of Life church on Badger Road and goes through south side neighborhoods and ends up at Penn Park. MAPC will be participating in the parade. The festival goes on all day in Penn Park. Come out and celebrate Juneteenth.

Apr 25 Workshop: Understanding Hate Crime

Mon, 24 Apr 2006 21:43:50 -0500

Date:

Past - Tuesday, April 25 2006 at 6:30 pm

Location:

Madison Labor Templte, 1602 S. Park St., Madison

Sponsored By:

Wisconsin Center for Pluralism

Contacts:

John Quinlan, (608) 213-8409; CUAHWI@aol.com

Web Site for more information:

www.wispluralism.org


	Workshop: Understanding Hate Crimes: An OVerview of Hate Crime Laws, Victims, Offenders, Statistics & More Presentation led by Madison Police Detective ALix Olson Parts 2 and 3 of the workshop will be on Tuesday May 2nd and Tuesday May 9th respectively.

Apr 10 Immigrant Rights Rally

Wed, 05 Apr 2006 22:28:05 -0500

Date:

Past - Monday, April 10 2006 from 10:30 am to 1 pm

Location:

Brittingham Park (West Washington Avenue & Park Street), march to Capitol Square

Sponsored By:

The Madison mobilization for immigrant rights “April 10 Organizing Committee” includes many community, religious, civil, human and immigrant rights’ groups, labor unions, businesses and individuals.

Contacts:

Alex Gillis, 608-345-9544(cell); 608-467-0475 (hotline); alex@vocesdelafrontera.net, Geovani González, 608-575-5606; mexkalito_21@yahoo.com, Salvador Carranza, 608-438-9502 (cell); salcandresen@yahoo.com


	A National Day of Action. A Day Without Latinos. Rally for Immigrant Rights! Recognizing that the USA is a nation of immigrants, join the Madison mobilization for immigrant rights “April 10 Organizing Committee”* in a massive rally to: * Stop the anti-immigrant House Resolution 4437 (H.R. 4437) * Stop Wisconsin Senate Bill 567 (SB567) * Protest the passage of Wisconsin Assembly Bill 69 (AB69) * Stop all attacks against immigrants * Stop criminalization of immigrant communities We demand comprehensive immigration reform, including: * A path to citizenship, not a temporary guest worker program * Family reunification measures * Worker protections * Full rights for all immigrants! Converge at Brittingham Park at 10:30 a.m. (West Washington Avenue & Park Street). March to State Capitol Program: 12:00 – 1:00 p.m. *The Madison mobilization for immigrant rights “April 10 Organizing Committee” is comprised of many community, religious, civil, human and immigrant rights’ groups, labor unions, businesses and individuals. Sponsoring organizations: LUChA, Voces de la Frontera, La Movida 1480AM, WORT Spanish Programs, etc…

Feb 11 An Evening with Anti-Death Penalty Activist, Sr. Helen Prejean

Sun, 05 Feb 2006 16:13:51 -0600

Date:

Past - Saturday, February 11 2006 at 7 pm

Location:

Anderson Auditorium, Predolin Hall, Edgewood College, Madison

Sponsored By:

Rainbow Bookstore Cooperative

Contacts:

Allen @ Rainbow Bookstore Cooperative, 257-6050, Edward Taylor, 663-2333


	The famed death penalty abolitionist, Sister Helen Prejean, will be in Madison on Saturday, February 11. On tour with her most recent book, The Death of Innocents: An Eyewitness Account of Wrongful Executions, Sister Prejean will speak at Edgewood College. A Roman Catholic Sister, one of the Sisters of St. Joseph of Medaille, Prejean began her crusade against the death penalty in New Orleans in 1981, through a correspondence with a convicted murderer, Patrick Sonnier, sentenced to death by electrocution. She visited Sonnier in prison and agreed to be his spiritual adviser in the months leading up to his death. The experience gave Prejean greater insight into the process involved in executions and she began speaking out against capital punishment. At the same time, she also founded Survive, an organization devoted to providing counseling to the families of victims of violence. An autobiographical account of her relationship with Sonnier and other inmates on death row served as the basis for the feature film, "Dead Man Walking." Sr. Prejean has since ministered to many other inmates on death row and witnessed several more executions. She served as National Chairperson of the National Coalition to Abolish the Death Penalty from 1993 to 1995. Sr. Prejean's second book, The Death of Innocents, recently released in paperback, was published in December 2004. In it, she tells the story of two men, Dobie Gillis Williams and Joseph O'Dell, whom she accompanied to their executions. She believes that both of these men were innocent. The book also examines the recent history of death penalty decisions by the Supreme Court of the United States and looks at the track record of George W. Bush as Governor of Texas. Sr.Prejean's visit, arranged under the auspices of Rainbow Bookstore Cooperative is free and open to the public. Copies of Sr. Prejean's books will be available for purchase, and the author will sign books after the presentation.

Sep 27 PANEL DISCUSSION: "The War at Home: Hurricane Katrina, Poverty & Racism"

Mon, 26 Sep 2005 12:20:47 -0500

Date:

Past - Tuesday, September 27 2005 from 6:30 to 8:30 pm

Location:

Wil-Mar Neighborhood Center, 953 Jenifer Street, Madison, WI

Sponsored By:

Madison Area Peace Coalition and Solidarity

Contacts:

Rae Vogeler, rae-v@charter.net, 237-1337 or 835-7501


	Panelists include: Jonathan Gramling - editor of The Madison Times newspaper Rita Adair - Madison social worker who brought hurricane evacuees to Madison (confirming) Roberto Rodriquez - Chicano activist, author, and syndicated columnist Mona Adams Winston - Madison organizer with family affected by Hurricane Katrina Allen Ruff - historian, member of Solidarity and the Madison Area Peace Coalition Sherri Wilder - New Orleans evacuee who is currently residing in Madison Marc Rosenthal - emergency room nurse involved in international solidarity work, including hurricane shelters in Louisiana The panel will discuss the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, as well as the political decisions that led up to this disaster. Panelists will delve into hard-hitting questions, including: Where were the national guard when we needed them? Why were the levies not fixed? Why were many of those left behind poor and African American? How did our government fail us? How do race and class fit into the rescue operations and everyday life here in Madison? Why do the same favored corporations get contracts for "rebuilding" Iraq, Louisiana, and Mississippi? Has New Orleans become a militarized zone? What role has global warming played in this disaster? When will the war at home end? Where do we go from here?