JoAnn Early Macken
@joannearlymacken.bsky.social
Author of Grow; Flip, Float, Fly: Seeds on the Move; Waiting Out the Storm; and more. Sewist of upcycled clothing and Boomerang Bags. Collector and planter of seeds, baker of pies, fan of springtime and waterways and creatures that fly. www.joannmacken.com
Join me at Shorewood Free America Walkout action.womensmarch.com/events/shore...
Shorewood Free America Walkout
Join Shorewood Resists for a poster making and community building event, followed by a peaceful march along Capitol Dr.
1:00pm-3:30pm: Poster/banner making and community building event
3:30pm: Approx ...
action.womensmarch.com
January 5, 2026 at 5:49 PM
Join me at Shorewood Free America Walkout action.womensmarch.com/events/shore...
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hey remember when a bunch of middle-aged drunk korean lawmakers climbed the locked gates to the national assembly to hold an emergency session after the president gave illegal orders to the military, all of which ended with said president being sentenced to prison
January 3, 2026 at 7:02 AM
hey remember when a bunch of middle-aged drunk korean lawmakers climbed the locked gates to the national assembly to hold an emergency session after the president gave illegal orders to the military, all of which ended with said president being sentenced to prison
Milwaukee stands up: No war in Venezuela! (Glendale, WI, at noon; Red Arrow Park, Milwaukee, at 1)
January 3, 2026 at 9:45 PM
Milwaukee stands up: No war in Venezuela! (Glendale, WI, at noon; Red Arrow Park, Milwaukee, at 1)
Mark your calendar!
“When’s the next nationwide protest?” You might be asking yourself.
Here’s a big one that’s happening in less than a month!
Jan 20th. Free America Walkout. Women’s March, 50501, & More. Be There.
Here’s a big one that’s happening in less than a month!
Jan 20th. Free America Walkout. Women’s March, 50501, & More. Be There.
December 29, 2025 at 1:19 AM
Mark your calendar!
Helpful information
Yesterday I tried to put everything I knew about whistles—where to get them, where to get instruction sheets, how to distro—into one place so you can build off it for your own community's whistle needs: dansinker.com/posts/2025-1...
November 27, 2025 at 11:12 PM
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Get yer whistle info: bsky.app/profile/dans...
November 27, 2025 at 10:15 PM
Get yer whistle info: bsky.app/profile/dans...
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.
September 30, 2025 at 3:40 PM
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
NO KINGS Milwaukee · No Kings
**In America, we don’t put up with would-be kings.**
Our peaceful movement is only getting bigger and stronger. “NO KINGS” is more than just a slogan—it’s the foundation our nation was built upon. Bo...
mobilize.us
September 10, 2025 at 6:36 PM
New location for Milwaukee No Kings event! mobilize.us/s/05vwWa
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🚨 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...
The Senate is set to vote on HR 4 **THIS WEEK**
Demand your Senators VOTE NO 👉 5calls.org/issue/hr4-re...
July 14, 2025 at 10:56 PM
🚨 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...
The Senate is set to vote on HR 4 **THIS WEEK**
Demand your Senators VOTE NO 👉 5calls.org/issue/hr4-re...
Reposted by JoAnn Early Macken
"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."
What you can do to oppose Trump and his camps
YouTube video by Degenerate Art by Andrea Pitzer
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July 6, 2025 at 2:37 PM
"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!
June 14, 2025 at 10:06 PM
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?
June 13, 2025 at 6:46 PM
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."
Late posting this, but here's today's Indivisible newsletter with action items in the lead up to No Kings Day! ezralevin.substack.com/p/how-to-pre...
How to Prep for No Kings Day
Indivisible's weekly newsletter with analysis and action
ezralevin.substack.com
June 10, 2025 at 2:15 PM
"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!
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JoAnn Early Macken. - Grassroots North Shore Empty Chair Town Hall
YouTube video by Grassroots North Shore
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June 9, 2025 at 3:25 PM
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?...
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Weeds! Wild Strawberries! #PoetryFriday! www.joannmacken.com/blog/posts/4...
June 6, 2025 at 12:25 PM
Weeds! Wild Strawberries! #PoetryFriday! www.joannmacken.com/blog/posts/4...
Lots of good ideas here!
Everything you need to execute your own teach in is at this link. Check the event guide, add it to Action Network, make some flyers, and get moving!
#StandUpForScience
#SummerFightForScience
www.standupforscience.net/summer-fight...
#StandUpForScience
#SummerFightForScience
www.standupforscience.net/summer-fight...
Summer Fight For Science 2025 — STAND UP FOR SCIENCE
www.standupforscience.net
May 18, 2025 at 6:36 PM
Lots of good ideas here!
May 16, 2025 at 1:47 PM
Hands off our courts! Milwaukee stands with Judge Dugan!
May 16, 2025 at 3:52 AM
Hands off our courts! Milwaukee stands with Judge Dugan!
May 9, 2025 at 2:41 PM
Chimney swifts are back!
www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Chimne...
www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Chimne...
Chimney Swift Overview, All About Birds, Cornell Lab of Ornithology
A bird best identified by silhouette, the smudge-gray Chimney Swift nimbly maneuvers over rooftops, fields, and rivers to catch insects. Its tiny body, curving wings, and stiff, shallow wingbeats give...
www.allaboutbirds.org
May 4, 2025 at 4:39 PM
Chimney swifts are back!
www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Chimne...
www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Chimne...
Milwaukee Mayday March!
May 1, 2025 at 7:46 PM
Milwaukee Mayday March!