Wisconsin’s presidential preference primary will be held on April 2.  Also on the ballot will be two referenda calling for constitutional amendments that will affect the administration of our elections. In addition, some local municipalities will have school board elections.

As people of faith, we believe in the sacred power of the vote and that our elected officials should be accountable to the needs and the values of those they represent.

Taking a Faithful Stand for Equity held a webinar on March 4 featuring Dan Lenz, staff counsel at Law Forward, who briefed us on the constitutional amendments and their implications for our democracy.  Also Peggy West-Schroder, Executive Director of FREE, acquainted us with What’s On Your Ballot. Finally, we got an update from the Wisconsin Public Education Network on school board races to watch.  You can find the video from the webinar here.

This webinar is jointly sponsored by the Creating Beloved Community team, the Wisconsin Interfaith Voter Engagement Campaign, and the Wisconsin Public Education Network.

Wisconsin Faith Voices for Justice's Interfaith Intersections program brings people together to hold intentional conversations on a variety of topics related to faith. 
 
An important aspect of this program is that our panelists are lay people, not clergy or academics.  Therefore, panelists will address the topics speaking from their own understanding of their faith but not speaking for their faith.  
 
Our first event was held on March 7, on the topic of 'sin/wrongdoing'. Our panelists that night came from Christian, Jewish, and Baha'i traditions.  You can watch the video here.

Future events: (all events are Thursday nights, 7:00 to 8:30 in person and on Zoom)
  
April 11 -  fasting/self-denial; at Good Shepherd Lutheran Church, 5701 Raymond Rd, Madison
 
May 9 - forgiveness - person to person; person to God; at the Bahai Center, 324 W Lakeside St, Madison
 
Sept. 12 - what is your faith’s "high holy day" - People's United Methodist Church, 103 N. Alpine Parkway, Oregon
 
Oct. 17 - cycle of times/seasons in different traditions; location TBD
 
Nov. 14 - giving thanks; Sugar River United Methodist Church, 415 W Verona Ave, Verona
 

PLEASE RSVP HERE