January Unity Gathering
A 2-day gathering for people who are ready to unite for Peace, Justice, Sustainability & Democracy was held on Saturday & Sunday, January 11 & 12, 2025. A Big Thank You to all who helped to organize, promote, perform, present, and serve at the January Unity Gathering!
We were able to use Zoom to record portions of the gathering. Unfortunately there were some technical difficulties with the State Capitol A-V system and we had to get very creative in order to make it so that people who were joining the gathering remotely and the live voices in the GAR Memorial Hall could be heard and recorded. We apologize for any parts that don’t come in clearly.
Videos from the Gathering
Opening with The Raging Grannies, appreciations and recognitions, and some words about our Interest/Issue Survey, the Need Cards, the BU Solidarity Statement, and a compilation of concrete ideas that we could do together
Indigenous Drumming and a speech from Wisconsin State Rep. Francesca Hong
Speech from Milwaukee 9th District Alder Larresa Taylor
Speeches from Dena Eakles, Janan Najeeb, and a musical performance from Tom Wernigg
The Anti-War Panel Discussion
The Environmental Justice Panel Discussion
Drumming, a speech from Emilio De Torre, and Justice Panel Discussion 1
Speech from John Nichols and Justice Panel Discussion 2
OVER 47 groups endorsed the January Unity Gathering. You can see their logos on the poster below and their names here.

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In Solidarity!