CILC is getting busier all the time with the ongoing threats to immigrants. Many of us want to help, and one of the best ways to do that is by donations. 

Christ Presbyterian Church invites you to a house party fundraiser on Monday, January 26th from 6:30 to 8:30 at the home of a member in Fitchburg. 

CILC Director Grant Sovern will be speaking, and light hors d’oeuvres will be served. 

Please contact Mary at dmstrait@charter.net if you would like to attend.  If you are unable to attend, consider donating via CILC’s website: https://www.cilcmadison.org/donate.

Building Unity for Nonviolent Action Public Launch Event

Please join us. 

Saturday January 24th from 6-9pm
James Reeb Unitarian Universalist
2146 E Johnson St

Or Virtually starting a 7pm at https://us06web.zoom.us/j/99245031795

Current member groups and networks:

• Badger Collective 

• Building Unity

• Flame of Hope - USA

• Interfaith Peace Working Group

• Madison Friends Meeting

• Madison Mennonite Church

• Mennonite Action Madison 

• Physicians for Social Responsibility - WI

• Voces de La Frontera

• Wisconsin Faith Voices for Justice

• Wisconsin Poor People’s Campaign

Know Your Rights Training for Employers

Do you own you own business? Protect yourself and your employees by understanding your rights before, during, and after a visit from law enforcement.  

January 20th 7-8pm

Pinney Library

516 Cottage Grove Rd

Madison WI

Join us for the next Taking a Faithful Stand Zoom webinar on Tuesday January 13th at 6:30pm

County Boards are where many of our social services are funded and administered; as social service programs continue to be cut, they provide a space to organize and advocate for change.

Join Bill Hogseth, Co-Executive Director of GROWW (GrassRoots Organizing Western Wisconsin), to learn about the work they are doing in western Wisconsin and what we can learn to organize and advocate in our own communities across the state. 

Taking a Faithful stand is a joint effort of the following organizations.

• Interfaith Conference of Greater Milwaukee

• MICAH

• Wisconsin Council of Churches

• Wisconsin Council of Rabbis

• Wisconsin Faith Voices for Justice

• WISDOM

Interfaith Alliance is dedicated to rallying religious Americans around the message of “Choose Love, Not ICE” – making clear that brutality, repression and mass deportation runs totally counter to our values of compassion and mercy, and our belief in the common dignity and humanity of all people. 

Following the horrific killing of Renee Nicole Good by an ICE agent in Minneapolis, faith communities there and around the country are continuing to show up right now to organize against ICE’s violence and cruelty. 

We are committed to supporting nonviolent civil resistance among diverse faith communities around the country. As part of that work, we are offering a virtual training on Monday night at 6pm CST: Answering the Call: Interfaith Nonviolent Civil Resistance 201. 

The training builds on the long legacy of faith-led movements for justice and introduces practical frameworks for disciplined, strategic, and morally grounded nonviolent action. Together, participants will explore how people of faith can strengthen democracy, resist authoritarianism, and support one another through collective action rooted in our shared values.

This training is for you if you are:

• A clergy member, lay leader, or organizer figuring out how you can best lead and organize in  this moment  

• Part of an interfaith or faith-based community committed showing up for democracy and human dignity  

• Looking for the hope that can be found in concrete tools, shared language, and real-world examples of effective nonviolent resistance  

The session is part of a broader national campaign to equip and connect interfaith leaders across the country to challenge authoritarianism and ICE cruelty—and participants will have opportunities to stay engaged through future trainings and local collaboration.

Join us as we answer this call together—grounded in faith, guided by conscience, and committed to the work of democracy for all.

In solidarity,

Adam Friedman

Campaigns Director, Interfaith Alliance

We are proud to partner with Holy Wisdom Monastery to offer this important training featuring Dr. Kerri Parker.

Participants will receive a better understanding of Christian Nationalism, how it is operating today, and tools to resist.

Holy Wisdom Monastery
4200 County Hwy M
Middleton, Wisconsin 53562
January 11th
1-3pm

FREE

If you are in the Milwaukee area, join us for an interactive community focused event exploring the Wisconsin Constitution.

Wisconsin Black Historical Society
2620 W Center Street
Milwaukee, WI

December 11th

6pm

If you are in the Green Bay area, join us for an interactive community focused event exploring the Wisconsin Constitution.

The Mauthe Center
2418 Leon Bond Dr

November 20th
6PM

The next presenter in our Taking a Faithful Stand series with be Rev. Jason W. Coulter. Pastor Jason is one of many pastor-activists in Evanston, IL, and will speak to us about what resistance looks like there in this era. The meeting will take place on Tuesday, November 11th, beginning at 6:30 pm, via Zoom. 

Rev. Coulter is the Senior Minister of the First Congregational Church of Evanston, UCC. Before entering the ministry, Pastor Jason worked for thirteen years in the labor movement, helping thousands of workers across the country organize unions in their workplaces. He is the Treasurer of Arise Chicago, a non-profit that organizes the collective power of working-class immigrants in partnership with faith communities to uplift all workers.

Pastor Jason is also a leader in the Evanston Interfaith Clergy and Leaders, which organizes the faith community to support issues of peace and justice. His congregation has been active in the movement for reparations for Black Americans and is the host of the Evanston Interfaith Family Pride Festival.

Tomorrow marks one year until the 2026 midterm elections. Join Wisconsin Interfaith Voter Engagement Campaign along with several of our Voting Rights Partners for a an uplighting and hope-filled online meeting on Tuesday November 4th at 2pm CST.

Register at https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/EJu-0Pm5Sp-tPm_yFy3UuQ

WIVEC's Extremism Series: The Faith Community Response
Breaking Through Echo Chambers
featuring Paul Van Aiken from WISACT

Monday, October 27th, at noon

Attorney Aissa Oliverez will share information about current and national trends around detention and deportation. She will share how communities have stepped in around their immigrant neighbors in times of need and discuss the importance of holistic support of people facing deportation (legal, social services, faith based) as we navigate unprecedented levels of enforcement. 

Register at
https://app.etapestry.com/onlineforms/WisconsinCouncilofChurches/TFSwebinar.html

WIVEC's Extremism Series: The Faith Community Response
Confronting Christian Nationalism
featuring Rev Jen Butler from Faith in Democracy

Monday, October 13th, at noon

WIVEC's Extremism Series: The Faith Community Response
Championing Campaign Finance Reform
featuring Nick Ramos from WI Democracy Campaign

Monday, September 29th, at noon

WIVEC's Extremism Series: The Faith Community Response
Defending Fair Maps
featuring Deb Patel from Wisconsin Worth Fighting For

Monday, September 15th, at noon

The next Taking a Faithful Stand is September 9th at 6:30pm. Jim Santelle, former United States attorney for the Eastern District of Wisconsin, will present on the impact of this year's US Supreme Court decisions.

A Faith Response to the Save Act

Speakers:

Peter Skopec from Secure Democracy

Rev. Walter J. Lanier, Senior Pastor
Progressive Baptist Church of Milwaukee