Family & Community
Another Black Eye for United States
President Trump has revived the practice of separating small, immigrant children from their parents.
His first administration seized over 5,000 immigrant children to discourage other immigrants from entering the United States. A federal judge halted the practice in 2018.
Five years later, some of those families have still not been reunited.
The Trump administration claims the judge’s decision in 2018, prohibiting separation at the border, does not pertain to its current practice of taking children from their parents inside the US.
A current example of this policy is ...
Annual Environment and Spirituality (AES) Summit 2025
Bringing Spirituality and Environment Together: Faith in Place’s Annual Environment and Spirituality Summit 2025
Faith in Place is excited to announce our Annual Environment and Spirituality (AES) Summit 2025, formerly known as the Green Team Summit. Each year, this gathering brings together faith leaders, environmentalists, and community members for insightful conversations on the intersections of spirituality, justice, and care for our Earth.
This year’s Summit will take place September 29–30, 2025, featuring four inspiring sessions. Past Summits have hosted ...
Childcare After the Budget
I have owned and operated a childcare center for the past 19 years. So not only do I make sure staff and the bills are paid, I clean toilets, clean windows and change diapers. I have devoted my life to educating and caring for young children. I didn't go into this profession to line my pockets with money. But everyone in my field deserves a living wage and to know they are supported in their community. My goal is to always create a safe and nurturing learning environment for the children that enter my center. My belief is that parents who enter have decided to ...
I Am Woke and Liberal
I am woke and liberal in philosophy, so people are surprised that I have MAGA friends. I am a bit concerned, however, that they may no longer consider me a friend. I have much in common with the MAGA people I know, whether it be the Packers, Badgers, Brewers, Bucks or golf, we can always talk about sports. The weather is good, too, “Been pretty nice lately, but we could use a little rain.” We can talk about common friends, histories and jokes. Many times we know members of each other’s families and can ask about their welfare.
Being woke and liberal, I am ...
HEAD START
Right now, Congress is working on a budget proposal that includes eliminating the Head Start program nationwide. For Wisconsin children, this could be devastating. In St. Croix County alone, Head Start funded preschool enrollment for over 9,000 children in 2023.
Head Start promotes school readiness for children from birth to age five who live in low-income households. Families also benefit from participation in the program, as it also provides prenatal care, housing support, job training, and education both for parents and staff.
Starting in 1965 ...
Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women Awareness
May 5 is the National Day of Awareness for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women.
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Fifty Five Earth Days Later
2025 marks the fifty fifth Earth Day. The local chapter of the Citizen's Climate Lobby and our NAOMI friends invite you to celebrate another Beloved Community Earth Day in Wausau at Westview Terrace Park (1501 Bissell St) at 10 AM on Saturday, April 26th.
Wisconsin and Earth Day go back a long way together. Truth be told, without Wisconsin Earth Day might not even exist. Horrified by a disastrous oil spill off the coast of California in 1969, our own Senator Gaylord Nelson conceived and set in motion the gears that made Earth Day 1970 a phenomenon to be ...
WE’RE THE GUARDRAILS NOW
We're the We're the Guardrails Now
Tune: We Shall Not Be Moved
Lyrics: Sheila Plotkin, Raging Grannies of Madison & Dane County
CHORUS:
Pay attention, we're the guardrails now.
Did we mention, we're the guardrails now?
We have the pow'r to rescue our democracy. We are the guardrails now.
Find a community, in numbers we are strong
Act in your neighborhood, bring your friends along
We have the pow'r to rescue our democracy. We are the guardrails now.
Write to your legislators, let them ...
INDIVISIBLE Hands Off Rally April 5
Northcentral Wisconsin INDIVISIBLE Fights back!
Saturday, April 5 at noon
Rib Mountain Drive (sidewalk between Michael’s Crafts and Hobby Lobby)
Donald Trump and Elon Musk think this country belongs to them. We are fighting back!
They're taking everything they can get their hands on—our health care, our data, our jobs, our services—and daring the world to stop them. This is a crisis, and the time to act is now.
🚨 On Saturday, April 5th, we're taking to the streets to fight back with a clear message: Hands off! 🚨
This mass ...