Memorial Day Peace Rally
Gates of Heaven 302 E. Gorham St., Madison, Wisconsin 53703

Eric Tadsen
Wisconsin Democracy Campaign Executive Director Matt Rothschild.
Madison area ceremonies include the Madison Veterans Council event, which begins with music by the VFW Post 1318 Band at 9:15 a.m. at Union Rest in Forest Hill Cemetery, followed by speakers at 10 a.m.; Fitchburg's observance, at 12:30 p.m. at Gorman Wayside Veterans Memorial Park; and the American Legion Post 151 ceremony, 2 p.m. at Sunset Memory Gardens. Monona's celebration begins with a VFW Post 7591 ceremony at 9:30 a.m. at Monona Grove High School, followed by a parade south along Monona Drive; the post also conducts brief ceremonies at 11:15 a.m. at Blooming Grove Cemetery, noon at Roselawn Memorial Cemetery, 1 p.m. at Highland Memorial Cemetery, Cottage Grove, 2 p.m. at Madison Veteran’s Memorial Park, and at 3 p.m. at VFW Post 7591. Activities in Cross Plains begin with a parade at 11 a.m. followed by a ceremony and chicken barbecue at American Legion Park. And Veterans for Peace-Clarence Kailin Chapter hosts a peace rally with speakers (including a keynote by Matt Rothschild) and music, starting at 1 p.m. at Gates of Heaven; the annual VFP Memorial Mile display in remembrance of soldiers killed in military action is at the Labor Temple through the morning of June 3.
media release: Annual Peace Rally at the Gates of Heaven Synagogue at James Madison Park. 1:00 PM, Memorial Day, May 29, 2023.
Keynote speaker: Matt Rothschild on No to War, No to Fascism! Music by Old Cool. Additional speakers include: Father David Couper, Norm Stockwell, and Will Williams.
More info? https://madisonvfp.org/