Hi all,
From the responses of the when2meet, it looks like the date/time with the most availability (and plenty of lead time) is Sunday, September 28 between 1 and 7 pm. Does anyone have proposals of where to hold the potluck, or would anyone be willing to host? If mid-day, I think a public park like Vilas, James Madison, or Orton could all be good options.
I also want to pass on a call for additional organizing to support a state Rights of Nature resolution being drafted:
“WISDOM is organizing events on Indigenous People’s Day, Monday October 13th 2025 to highlight Rights of Nature as a way to restore human beings and corporations to be in right relationship with the natural world.
State Representatives Vincent Miresse (Stevens Point), Angelito Tenorio (West Allis) and Darrin Madison (Milwaukee) have drafted a state resolution to raise up the issue of Rights of Nature as a way for us to restore right relationship with the natural world and address climate change. The state resolution is attached.
These three state representatives will also introduce a package of bills on Indigenous People’s Day, October 13th 2025 that will confer Rights of Nature on some specific Wisconsin natural treasures in addition to the state resolution that is attached. Guy Reiter, a leader from the Menominee Tribe and WISDOM, has helped to craft the resolution and these bills.
WISDOM, as a community of faith and a people of justice, is a leader and supporter of Rights of Nature. We are asking affiliates and other people of good will to organize events across the state on Indigenous People’s Day, October 13th 2025 to voice support for the attached resolution and the package of bills that will be introduced. A goal will be for us to be imaginative and raise awareness and support for this approach and these bills.
Please let me know if you are willing to get involved and how we might support each other in this important work. Please share with other supporters to help build our collective strength.”
Some people on this mailing list are explicitly interested in organizing around Rights of Nature — maybe organizing a walking tour or conversation around Rights of Nature could be a good working group task. If you’re interested in getting involved, email Conor Williams at conor@wisdomwisconsin.org.
One event being hosted that day in accordance with this call:
Decolonial Repair Network 