Candlelight Vigil Calling for a Permanent Ceasefire

media release: A collection of over a dozen peace, justice, and/or faith organizations are holding candlelight vigil calling on Senator Baldwin to join over 60 other U.S. lawmakers including Congressman Mark Pocan and Senators Sanders, Durbin, Welch, Merkley, and Warren who have publicly called for a ceasefire.

Since October 7th, over 19,000 Palestinians have been killed by Israeli attacks - the majority of these deaths have been women and children. The ongoing war also puts more Israeli lives at risk. World and U.N. leaders, human rights organizations, and scholars around the world have called the ongoing Israeli attacks on Gaza “crimes against humanity” and “genocide.” The Center for Constitutional Law has already submitted cases in California Federal court for “Failure to prevent and complicity in the Israeli government’s unfolding genocide,” against Israel, Biden, Blinken, and Austin.  

Polls show that 75% of Dem voters support a ceasefire; for voters under 30, only 10% approve of Israel’s handling of the war.

Please review CNN's Clarissa Wards report from inside Gaza to see more about why we need a ceasefire now.

It is past time that Senator Baldwin represents her constituents and do the moral thing and publicly call on the Biden Administration and Israel to initiate a ceasefire now. 

Groups that are cosponsoring this candlelight vigil include:

Building Unity

Family Farm Defenders

Interfaith Peace Working Group

Jewish Voice for Peace

Madison For a World Beyond War

Madison Mennonite Church

Madison Quaker Meeting

Madison-Rafah Sister City Project

Pax Christi

Peace Action Wisconsin

Safe Skies Clean Water Wisconsin

Vets for Peace - Madison

Wisconsin Bail Out the People Movement

WILPF- Madison

For more info, visit the Facebook event: https://www.facebook.com/events/366585785858063/

This candlelight vigil is part of an ongoing presence at Senator Baldwin’s Madison Office calling on her to call for a ceasefire. This Monday - Friday presence at her office started on Dec. 1st with the end of the temporary ceasefire. Now in its fourth continuous week, its current hours are Monday - Friday from 11:00am - 4:00pm. All are welcome. 

*** Since Sen. Baldwin’s Madison Office will be closed to the public for the week starting on Christmas (Dec. 25 - 29), the ongoing presence calling for a ceasefire will also be taking a break for that week. We encourage all Baldwin constituents to continue making calls to her offices asking her to call for a ceasefire in Palestine.

For more information about tomorrow’s candlelight vigil or the ongoing presence at Senator Baldwin’s Office, call 608-630-3633.