Family & Community
Women for Women Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women
Women for Women
Thursday, April 6, 2023 at 6 PM
Women for Women is extremely fortunate to have Tricia Zunker as our guest speaker on Thursday, April 6th, at 6 PM. She will speak to an issue we all should be aware of and strive to address; the horrible issue of missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls.
Tricia's background is astounding. She has been an Associate Justice of the HO-Chunk Nation Supreme Court since 2013. She has also served as President of the Wausau School Board, is founding director of Central Wisconsin Indigenous Peoples' Day Committee ...
Earth Day 2023
Even the most die hard science fiction fan has to admit that Earth, at least in our solar system, is the most exotic destination in the neighborhood. No where else does such complex life exist, and in such stunning profusion. By comparison, our companion planets look pretty bland. It is life in all its diversity that sets our home in this starry universe apart. How fortunate we all are to share this singular and extravagant gift with one another - something to celebrate, certainly something to protect.
Your local Citizen's Climate Lobby Chapter and NAOMI ...
To the Superintendent and the Board of Education From a School Board Candidate
Why are you creating this overwhelming, revolutionary change in our community schools?
Your now definitive, solidified decision will create some unbearable changes for families as well as the communities here. You have given us Door Number One of your solution. Where is Door Number Two and Door Number Three?
Have you considered other solutions?
Change the boundaries. East and West would have a balance of approximately 1400 students. Eau Claire (which formerly used rivers as boundaries) has had to change boundaries a few times because ...
Wellbeing of Our Children
Legislators: This is a copy of the letter I will be sending to news outlets in central and northern Wisconsin. It is intended to promote thought about gun safety laws and the well being of children and families in our state. I'm sending it to you as a statement of support for both increased mental health and public school funding where mental health problems can be best identified and addressed.
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In the first 46 days of this year there have been 67 mass shootings in the United States. The recent Michigan State University ...
Manliness in a techno-digital economy
There is a ubiquitous ad on television where a young man whistles for his wife’s Christmas gift, a dog comes running through the snow, and jumps into her arms. The wife then whistles and a new, big, pickup comes bounding out of the snow. The wife nods to the husband, yes, that’s your gift. He wraps himself around the truck in an emotional hug. What’s going on here? The wife is becoming attached to a sentient being. The dog responds to her affection. The husband is hugging a machine. It is a large machine that can enlarge his vision of himself as a man. Driving it ...
BIGGER THAN ROE WAUSAU
BIGGER THAN ROE WAUSAU
SUNDAY, JANUARY 22, NOON-2 PM
400 BLOCK, WAUSAU
BRING YOUR SIGNS
We will have information available on how to register to vote, how to obtain an absentee ballot, and how to become involved in the Supreme Court primary on February 21. Do you know which candidates hold your values? We can help. We will have half sheets on the Progressive candidates. Women's March members know that when we come together we can achieve change. And, the more people that come along to these kind of events, the more our movement will grow.
All of us are BORN ...
THE ADDAMS FAMILY
Anyone who was of high school or college age in the 1960’s remembers the black comedy sitcom, The Addams Family. It was a delightful show with strange and morbid characters one couldn’t help but love. One of these characters was the little girl named “Wednesday.”
There have been subsequent productions of The Addams Family, but the most recent is the new TV series “Wednesday,” based on the original little girl, but now as a young woman (played by American actress, Jenna Ortega) coming of age and “leaving her family’s spooky mansion for the halls ...
Rib Mountain Snowshoe Hikes
Hello to Friends of Rib Mountain State Park!
After two winters where we could not hold snowshoe hikes, it's finally HAPPENING again. We will be hosting two candlelight snowshoe hikes, one on Saturday, January 7, and the other on Saturday, February 4, from 5-7 p.m. Won't it be great to again be hosting them from the Friends Gathering Space! Lots of room, fireplace inside, campfire outside, heated restrooms, and smiling faces. What more could anyone want! And we have a great time hosting these fabulous hikes on our beautiful mountain in our very own Park!
As ...
MLK Celebration in Wausau
NAOMI is excited to be involved with the 2023 Martin Luther King (MLK) celebration, as well as the events being planned for Black History Month in February. But first the MLK Celebration. We are partnering with LPRC Diversity Consulting Services, LLC (La’Tanya Campbell) and other community organizations to celebrate and raise awareness of historical contributions made by Americans of African descent. This year’s theme is “Why it still matters.” The event will take place at the UWSP in Wausau, starting at 5:30 pm on 1/16/23. Food will be catered by ...
Wisconsin Breast Cancer Coalition
URGENT URGENT URGENT
YOUR HELP IS URGENTLY NEEDED TO HELP PUSH THE METASTATIC BREAST CANCER ACCESS TO CARE ACT OVER THE FINISH LINE
NBCC (National Breast Cancer Coalition) and WBCC (Wisconsin Breast Cancer Coalition) advocates have been working tirelessly to move the Metastatic Breast Cancer Access to Care Act H.R. 3183 to the floor for a vote before the end of this session. This legislation provides critical health access to women and men with metastatic breast cancer and not long to live. They should not have to wait two years for Medicare ...