182 results for author: Middle Wisconsin

THIRD ANNUAL LABOR HISTORY THROUGH FILM

Do you like to watch films? You are in for a big treat on Saturday, March 24. Come to the North Hall Room 233, UW Marathon County, 518 South 7th Ave in Wausau, Wisconsin. Registration is 8:30 – 9 a.m. Films will be shown from 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. This is the third annual Labor History Event, sponsored by Marathon County Central Labor Council, AFL-CIO, IBEW Local 388 and School for Workers of the Education for Workplace Democracy. Lunch will be provided by the Northeast Wisconsin Building and Construction Trades Council. RSVP is appreciated by March 14 to www.marathoncountylabor@gmail.com FILMS TO BE SHOWN INCLUDE: THE ...

I WAS WRONG ABOUT THE RURAL URBAN DIVIDE

By Sarah van Gelder, YES magazine I thought I knew something about Wisconsin politics. I assumed the state was neatly divided between blue cities, like Madison and Milwaukee, and solidly red rural areas that twice elected Governor Scott Walker, one of the nation’s most right-wing governors, and went for Donald Trump in 2016. Turns out there’s a lot I didn’t know. And the assumptions and stereotypes that I—and many others—hold are dividing us and harming our chances of building powerful coalitions across rural–urban divide. In early February, I visited the town of Wisconsin Dells to give a keynote presentation at the Wisconsin ...

Tenth Annual Wisconsin Grassroots Festival

TENTH ANNUAL WISCONSIN GRASSROOTS FESTIVAL March 24, 2018 Registration 8:00 / Event 9:00 To 4:45 Wisconsin Heights High School 10173 US Highway 14 / Mazomanie, WI Suggested $25 Donation / Lunch Included People Organizing for Solutions SPEAKERS Lisa Graves John Nichols Matt Rothschild Mark Pocan LUNCH TIME SPEAKER Senator Tammy Baldwin 21 BREAKOUT SESSIONS A Progressive Agenda for Criminal Justice Reform Coalition-Building in the Democratic Party of Wisconsin Editorial Cartooning: Breaking Through The Noise With Pen, Brush & Attitude Elders/Retirement Age Civic Engagement Environmental Options in an Election Year Fascism ...

Backpack Full of Cash

I WAS WRONG ABOUT THE RUAL URBAN DIVIDE

By Sarah van Gelder, YES magazine I thought I knew something about Wisconsin politics. I assumed the state was neatly divided between blue cities, like Madison and Milwaukee, and solidly red rural areas that twice elected Governor Scott Walker, one of the nation’s most right-wing governors, and went for Donald Trump in 2016. Turns out there’s a lot I didn’t know. And the assumptions and stereotypes that I—and many others—hold are dividing us and harming our chances of building powerful coalitions across rural–urban divide. In early February, I visited the town of Wisconsin Dells to give a keynote presentation at the Wisconsin ...

THIRD ANNUAL LABOR HISTORY THROUGH FILM

Do you like to watch films? You are in for a big treat on Saturday, March 24. Come to the North Hall Room 233, UW Marathon County, 518 South 7th Ave in Wausau, Wisconsin. Registration is 8:30 – 9 a.m. Films will be shown from 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. This is the third annual Labor History Event, sponsored by Marathon County Central Labor Council, AFL-CIO, IBEW Local 388 and School for Workers of the Education for Workplace Democracy. Lunch will be provided by the Northeast Wisconsin Building and Construction Trades Council. RSVP is appreciated by March 14 to www.marathoncountylabor@gmail.com FILMS TO BE SHOWN INCLUDE: THE ...

RECOMMENDED ITEMS FOR EVEREST FOOD PANTRY

RECOMMENDED ITEMS FOR THE EVEREST FOOD PANTRY From Jeremy Brandt, Special Education Teacher at D.C. Everest Senior High Breakfast foods: Oatmeal Cereal Granola Bars Snacks: Crackers Peanut Butter Jelly Fruit cups Canned meat: Tuna and Chicken Ravioli Spaghetti O’s Soup Mac and Cheese Spaghetti noodles Spaghetti sauce Canned vegetables

Backpack Full of Cash

Tenth Annual Wisconsin Grassroots Festival

TENTH ANNUAL WISCONSIN GRASSROOTS FESTIVAL March 24, 2018 Registration 8:00 / Event 9:00 To 4:45             Wisconsin Heights High School 10173 US Highway 14 / Mazomanie, WI Suggested $25 Donation / Lunch Included People Organizing for Solutions SPEAKERS Lisa Graves John Nichols Matt Rothschild Mark Pocan LUNCH TIME SPEAKER Senator Tammy Baldwin 21 BREAKOUT SESSIONS  A Progressive Agenda for Criminal Justice Reform Coalition-Building in the Democratic Party of Wisconsin Editorial Cartooning: Breaking Through The Noise With Pen, Brush & Attitude Elders/Retirement Age Civic Engagement Environmental Options in an ...

Demonstration, February 27: Demand Further Soil Tests on Thomas Street

Middle Wisconsin will be in attendance at the event below. We hope you are, too! There has rarely been such a sustained citizen-driven effort on a Wausau policy issue or project. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Concerned citizens are invited to gather on the sidewalk in front of City Hall steps to demand further environmental testing of the neighborhood’s surface soils. This will take place at 5:30pm in front of 407 Grant Street in Wausau. Elevated Dioxin Levels in Soils Recently Identified:  In February, private testing results of surface soils revealed exceedances of DNR non-industrial ...