Franklin Public Library hosts Eid Celebration
Photos by Sandra WhiteheadTina Bleibel of Greenfield and her sons (left to right) Idris, 5; Zayn, 7; and twins Khaled and Mohamad, 3, show off Eid lanterns the boys made at Franklin Public Library’s Eid celebration.Children skipped into the Franklin Public...
Film Review: ‘October 8’ skews antisemitism to attack Palestine activism in support of broader right-wing agenda
The official movie poster for October 8 (Via social media)OCTOBER 8Directed by Wendy Sachs100 min. Briarcliff Entertainment 2025Since Trump took office, at least 300 student visas have been revoked and students, including permanent residents, have been...
Palm Sunday begins in Gaza with Israeli missiles on Christian hospital and church
Gaza's Christians celebrate mass on Palm Sunday amid Israel's war on the enclave [Getty]Gaza's Christian community are celebrating Palm Sunday amid Israel's intensification of strikes on the Palestinian enclave, including a deliberate strike on Gaza's only...
Milwaukee activists encourage community to be informed on constitutional protections
There are several trainings around the Milwaukee area on immigrant and voting rights, driver’s licenses, and more—plus citizenship classes, legal aid and DACA resources. President Trump has authorized U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to carry...
The Shift: Hillel’s empty words
Hillel building at the University of Wisconsin in Madison. In recent years, we have seen Palestine activists protest Hillel groups on campus. Pro-Israel organizations and pundits often insist that protesting the largest Jewish student organization somehow...
From Crisis to Hope: Faith, Climate Change, and the Birth of a New Age
President Trump signed (on April 8, 2025) a series of executive orders aimed at supporting the coal industry—a heavily polluting energy source that has been in decline—allowing some older coal-fired power plants scheduled for retirement to continue...
Tuning to the voice of Palestine, a MKE musician’s call for solidarity
Photos courtesy of YMN After Oct 7, 2023, when Israel began its genocidal siege on Gaza, Othman went to rallies and marches nearly every week. Before he knew it, he was giving speeches and leading chants. Artistry, identity, and activism are all...
Angry protesters from New York to Alaska assail Trump and Musk in ‘Hands Off!’ rallies
Pro-Palestinian protesters carrying a depiction of President Donald Trump gather at a rally before marching toward the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) headquarters, Saturday, April 5, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)Crowds...
India’s parliament passes bill that would change Muslim land endowments
SRINAGAR, India (AP) — India’s parliament passed a controversial bill moved by Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Hindu nationalist government to amend laws governing Muslim land endowments while Muslim groups and opposition parties protested the move.The bill...
Enter a whimsical wonderland at Franklin’s Kidcadia Play Café
Photos by Cherrie Hanson The royal treatment for a birthday girl, her family and friends at Kidcadia Play Cafe! Imaginations run wild and free at Kidcadia Play Cafe, a sprawling new play facility located at 6544 S. Lovers Lane Road in Franklin. Here,...
