#NoKings Shorewood, Wisconsin!

#NoKings Milwaukee, Wisconsin!

Homemade stencils: print on cardstock, cut out with exacto knife, apply chalk. Hint: sans-serif fonts are easier to cut out. Canva has several options.

New location for Milwaukee No Kings event! mobilize.us/s/05vwWa

Tomorrow!

🚨 The Trump admin is using yet another filibuster-proof budget procedure to cut more federal programs, now targeting congressionally approved funds for foreign aid, NPR and PBS. The Senate is set to vote on HR 4 **THIS WEEK** Demand your Senators VOTE NO 👉 5calls.org/issue/hr4-re...

"There are already more of us than there are of them. We can recruit more people. And we can stop them, but first we have to show up."

Excellent turnout for No Kings rally and march in Milwaukee!

My sign is ready for tomorrow's No Kings rally and march in Milwaukee! Where will you be protecting democracy?

"When the fascists crack down on small-scale nonviolent protest, we need large-scale nonviolent protest."

I left a message for Wisconsin Senator Ron Johnson at the Grassroots North Shore Empty Chair Town Hall. Please stop the cruelty! youtu.be/J2yD-C87Pv4?...

Weeds! Wild Strawberries! #PoetryFriday! www.joannmacken.com/blog/posts/4...

Lots of good ideas here!

Periwinkle & protests for #PoetryFriday! www.joannmacken.com/blog/posts/4...

Hands off our courts! Milwaukee stands with Judge Dugan!

Today's #PoetryFriday #haiku: What Then Must We Do? www.joannmacken.com/blog/posts/4...

Chimney swifts are back! www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Chimne...

Milwaukee Mayday March!

Solidarity gathers, marches, chants, and sings. We shall not be moved. #HaikuSaturday #BetterLateThanNever #JudgeDugan

www.joannmacken.com/blog/posts/4... A little bit of cheer for #PoetryFriday

Dear litterbugs, please aim your trash at waste baskets, not thorny bushes! #EarthDay #TrashPickup #haiku

#PoetryFriday! #haiku www.joannmacken.com/blog/posts/4...

Springing Back into Writing--It's #PoetryFriday! www.joannmacken.com/blog/posts/4... #haiku

The first marches let people know they are not alone. The next marches show how many people are ready. The final marches make those in power listen.

Madison, Wisconsin #HandsOff

Happy #NationalPoetryMonth! It's April, but let's march! www.joannmacken.com/blog/posts/4...

Proud to be a Wisconsinite! We did it!

Today's call to Sen. Ron Johnson, with help from Chop Wood Carry Water: I know you plan to cut Medicaid and SNAP so you can give tax breaks to billionaires. I expect you to stand up for your constituents. Vote no on the budget! #DoYourJob chopwoodcarrywaterdailyactions.substack.com/p/chop-wood-...

Today's call to Senator Ron Johnson: Rein in ICE's appalling arrests and detentions of legal residents and citizens! Also, judges who rule against Trump's unlawful behavior should be protected, not targeted. #callfromanywhere #DoYourJob

Milwaukee Journal Sentinel printed our letter to the editor! www.jsonline.com/story/opinio...

Busy week! Sunday: Post Office rally Tuesday: GOTV, UWM Thursday: GOTV, UWM Saturday: Milwaukee #TeslaTakedown plus Susan Crawford GOTV Rally at Humboldt Park. Putting my feet up now!

Getting Out The Vote* yesterday at UW-Milwaukee. Look what flew over! *Susan Crawford for Wisconsin State Supreme Court, Jill Underly for Superintendent of Public Instruction, No on the constitutional amendment!

If I Could Choose a Best Day: Poems of Possibility, selected by Irene Latham and Charles Waters and illustrated by Olivia Sua, inspired me to write my own Poem of Possibility for #PoetryFriday. Enjoy! www.joannmacken.com/blog/posts/4...

Today's call to Senator Ron Johnson: Libraries are important to communities. Don't let Trump dismantle the Institute for Museum and Library Services! app.oneclickpolitics.com/campaign-pag... #callfromanywhere #DoYourJob

U.S. Mail? Not for sale! Rally at the downtown Milwaukee Post Office. Stand up! Fight back!

#PoetryFriday! Could You? www.joannmacken.com/blog/posts/4...

I took some time off for covid, but today I called Sen. Ron Johnson again: How could anyone believe that Musk is saving money when all the administration's lost court cases result in workers being returned to their jobs? #DoYourJob

Trump and Rubio have defied a court order. So what’s next?

It's up to us, Wisconsin!

What I need to remember:

Milwaukee International Women's Day 2025 Rally and March: Stand up! Fight back!

A person answered the phone again in Sen. Ron Johnson's Milwaukee office! I mentioned the court cases that Trump is losing for illegally firing government employees & asked him again to stop Elon Musk & stand up for Wisconsinites instead of billionaires. #callfromanywhere #DoYourJob

Milwaukee 50501 Rally in the Rain. March Forth!

Called Sen. Ron Johnson's office & spoke to a person! Read him details of preventable deaths without USAID intervention from Nicholas Enrich (acting administrator for global health at USAID). Asked him again to stop Musk. #callfromanywhere #DoYourJob heathercoxrichardson.substack.com/p/march-3-2025

Bluebirds bathing in the icy Milwaukee River! Just spreading a little cheer along with today's Senator Ron Johnson call report. (Cutting so many jobs will end programs Americans want & need! Stop Elon Musk!) #callfromanywhere #DoYourJob

Milwaukee Rally for Ukraine #StandWithUkraine

Rock the boat! #PoetryFriday www.joannmacken.com/blog/posts/4...

Late yesterday, we received award termination notices for three of our primary USAID agreements. Read our full statement. pedaids.org/press-releas...