In September 2025, a bill was introduced in both chambers of the Wisconsin Legislature calling for the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance, or IHRA, definition of antisemitism to be used when determining discriminatory intent under the law. The bill was a...
By the Rev. Diane Dulin Orchard Ridge UCC in Madison recently offered two Sunday school sessions on Palestine to its middle and senior high youth. I was entrusted with this assignment as leader. Our time was limited to two 40-minute sessions, and in consultation...
In June, delegates to the 2024 Annual Meeting of the Wisconsin voted to launch a year of study by local congregations of the issue of a just peace between Israel and the Palestinian people. If 30 percent of congregations engage the issue, the 2025 Annual Meeting will...
The Palestine Justice Working Group of the Wisconsin Conference has arranged for congregations to meet by Zoom with a lifelong resident of the West Bank. Usama is a Palestinian Christian living in Bethlehem. He’s also a tour guide, and UCC members traveling to the...