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Tag: Peace Action
May 11, 2026
Israel Has Silenced Wisconsin!
Gov. Evers has signed Assembly Bill 446 into law, advancing an IHRA definition of antisemitism…
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Thank the ‘No’ Votes on IHRA
SB445 Committee Vote, Feb 2, 2026
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Palestine Action Hunger Strikers at Imminent Risk of Death in UK Prisons
Jeannie Connerney, Massachusetts Peace Action, January 7, 2026
2025.10.22 Update: Public Hearing on Assembly Bill 446 on a Definition of Antisemitism
State Capitol, Room 417 North (GAR Hall), 9 am
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U.S. Senate War Powers Resolution on Iran
Peace Action, Jun 16, 2025
As Israel Slaughters Gazans, US House Progressives Push ‘Block the Bombs Act’
JESSICA CORBETT, COMMON DREAMS, Jun 05, 2025
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Congressional letter demanding release of Mahmoud Khalil
JVP Action, Mar 11, 2025
Contact Your Senators Now to Stop More US Weapons to Israel
Peace Action of Wisconsin, February 25, 2025
2025.03.01: The Destruction of Healthcare Systems in Gaza
Online, 12 noon – 3 pm CT
Wisconsin Coalition For Justice In Palestine Looks Beyond The Ceasefire
Sandra Whitehead, Wisconsin Muslim Journal, Jan 24, 2025
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GAZA IN CONTEXT Series: The Colonial History that Shaped the Modern Middle East
OnlineJan 5, 12, 26 and Feb 2, 2024 2:00 – 3:30 pm CT Massachusetts Peace…
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Progressives Demand Biden Explain US Military Involvement in Israel’s ‘Expanding Wars’
Float Israel War Powers Resolution Reps. Tlaib, Bush and others tell the US president he…
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A Year Since Their Ceasefire Resolution, Rep. Cori Bush says the Biden administration must stop…
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2024.10.16: Challenging US Weapons Transfers to Israel
Increasing Humanitarian Aid to Gaza, and Stopping a Wider Regional War Online6 pm CTRegister Here…
NOT ANOTHER BOMB! A Year of Genocide in Gaza And Escalating Regional War
CONGRESS: NOT ANOTHER BOMB! A Year of Genocide in Gaza And Escalating Regional War Dear…
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2024.10.08: Genocide and the Widening Middle East Wars
6:00 pm CT REGISTER Phyllis Bennis, Ervand Abrahamian, and Assaf Kfoury speak about Israel’s Gaza,…
2024.09.08: Rejecting AIPAC: the Israel Lobby and the Democratic Party
12 noon CT Online Hear from Israeli historian Ilan Pappe, Palestinian academic Rami G. Khouri,…
Wisconsin Ceasefire-in-Gaza Advocates to DNC: “No More Bombs”
Sandra Whitehead, Wisconsin Muslim Journal, Aug 27, 2024 About 150 Wisconsin Ceasefire-in-Gaza advocates joined tens…
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Jehad Abusalim, Executive Director of the Jerusalem Fund 6-7 pm CT Hundreds of thousands of…
Wisconsin-Based Coalition for Justice in Palestine Resolution
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Event Date: July 16, 2023 Time: 3 pm ET/ 2 pm CT/ 12 noon PT…
World class lineup at this year’s Milwaukee Muslim Film Festival
David Luhrssen, Wisconsin Muslim Journal, Oct 14, 2022
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Join AMP on Thursday, October 13th @ 5:30 PM CT for a webinar: “From Grassroots…
President Biden: Stop Israeli Government’s Attacks on Palestinian Civil Society
The Honorable Joseph R. Biden The White House 1600 Pennsylvania Ave. Washington, DC 20500 Dear…
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Rep. Francesca Hong addresses concerns for the arrival of F-35 jets in Truax Field, surrounded…
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US Campaign for Palestinian Rights, 22 Oct 2021 Earlier today, the Israeli Ministry of Defense…
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On Wednesday, April 14, join us for a powerhouse event on Palestine advocacy and how…
Letter to Biden (and Trump) Campaigns Regarding Israel and Palestinian Rights
This letter, signed by more than 100 progressive, anti-war, and faith-based U.S. organizations, urges presumptive…
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Massachusetts Peace Action, 5/11/20 Screening of a one-hour summary of the 4-part Al Jazeera investigative…
Israel ambassador to U.S. speaks at Milwaukee Rotary Club
Bill Glauber and Amed Elbenni, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, June 6, 2018 Ron Dermer, Israel’s ambassador…
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Milwaukee County Progressives No Palestine Exception Jewish Voice for Peace – Milwaukee Tuesday, June 5,…
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July 18-24, 2014
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Annie Robbins, Mondoweiss, January 10, 2013
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The Washington Report on Middle East Affairs, January 9, 2013 Saturday, January 19th 2013, 4-6 pm,…
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STOP CATERPILLAR CAMPAIGN — PROTEST IN PEORIA APRIL 23 — BUS INFO BELOW stopcat.org, April…
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Al-Awda, 5 December 2003
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