IPWG Mission

The Interfaith Peace Working Group (IPWG) is made up of advocates from communities of faith and conscience committed to the struggle for justice, peace and the care of creation.

The specific purposes of the IPWG are to:

1. Educate the public about the theory and practice of nonviolence and advocate for its use in the struggle for peace, justice and the care of creation.

2. Work for the demilitarization of our society by educating people about the negative effects of spending more than half of the nation’s discretionary funds on the military and advocating that a significant percentage of these military expenditures be used instead to fund projects addressing urgent human and environmental needs.

IPWG works in coalition with other groups on peace, justice and environmental issues, all of which we understand to be interrelated.

On Tuesday March 17, the Wisconsin legislature passed a bill adopting the International Holocaust's definition of antisemitism.  This legal definition has been used in other states to prosecute and punish individuals and groups protesting Israel's genocide  in Gaza and other Israeli actions and policies that oppress Palestiniams.

This bill is now on Governor Evers' desk awaiting his action. We urge everyone who is concerned about the suppression of citizens' right to protest unjust and oppressive policies and actions of Israel or any other nation. Contact information for the governor's office is below.

Phone: Madison 608-266-1212 or Milwaukee 414-227-4344

Email: Contact via Government Portal (It seems this link changes, if it doesn't work, search for "Contact Gov. Tony Evers" and it will come up.)