The Shepherd Express serves as a clearinghouse for all activities in the greater Milwaukee area that peacefully push back against discriminatory, reactionary or authoritarian actions and policies of the Donald Trump administration, as well as other activities by all those who seek to thwart social justice. We will publicize and promote actions, demonstrations, planning meetings, teach-ins, party-building meetings, drinking-discussion get-togethers and any other actions that are directed toward fighting back to preserve our liberal democratic system.
Friday, Aug. 10
Lanterns for Peace @ Urban Ecology Center-Riverside Park (1500 E. Park Place), 6:30-9 p.m.
Peace Action Wisconsin will hold a traditional commemoration for the bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, Japan, at the close of World War II. There will be family activities, including Japanese lantern making, a program reflecting on nuclear disarmament and a floating of the lanterns on the lily pond.
Saturday, Aug. 11
Green Party of Greater Milwaukee Monthly Meeting @ Milwaukee Public Library (2566 S. Kinnickinnic Ave.), 10:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.
The Green Party of Greater Milwaukee holds their public monthly meetings on the second Saturday of every month. All are welcome to learn about opportunities, action planning and more within the party.
Peace Action Wisconsin: Stand for Peace @ the corner of North Avenue and Sherman Boulevard, noon-1 p.m.
Every Saturday from noon-1 p.m., concerned citizens join with Peace Action Wisconsin to protest war and, literally, “Stand for Peace.” Signs will be provided for those who need them. Protesters are encouraged to stick around for conversation and coffee afterward.
Laughing Liberally @ ComedySportz Milwaukee (420 S. First St.), 8-10 p.m.
Laughing Liberally Milwaukee is a monthly progressive political comedy show hosted by comedian, satirist and progressive talk radio host Matthew Filipowicz. This month’s show features Ton Johnson, Brittany Tilander, Jen Durbent, Patrick Tomlinson, Cynthia Marie and sketch comedy group The Accountants Of Homeland Security.
Sunday, Aug. 12
Prisoner Resistance: Then and Now @ Turner Hall (1034 N. Fourth St.), 6-8 p.m.
Reggie Jackson, the head griot at America’s Black Holocaust Museum and Ben Turk, an organizer with the Incarcerated Workers Organizing Committee will explore the historical roots and the recent resurgence of organizing within prisons.
Tuesday, Aug. 14
Invisible: Imprints of Racism @ Northside YMCA (1350 W. North Ave.), 6-8:30 p.m.
The Frank Zeidler Center for Public Discussion will host an event to commemorate the 50th anniversary of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s assassination with a performance from Beheard.world and community dialogue about combatting racism and oppression.
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NORML Monthly Meeting @ Milwaukee Public Library (814 W. Wisconsin Ave.), 6-8 p.m.
The Southeastern Wisconsin chapter of the National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws will hold their monthly meeting at Milwaukee Public Library Central Branch in Community Room 1.
To submit to this column, please send a brief description of your action, including date and time, to savingourdemocracy@shepex.com. Together, we can fight to minimize the damage that Donald Trump and others of his kind have planned for our great country.
