UNDERSTANDING THE TRAUMA OF RACIAL BIAS
Sunday, January 20, 2019
You are invited to this event. It is free and open to the public.
YWCA
613 5th Street
Wausau, Wisconsin 54403
3 – 5 p.m.
Our dynamic guest speakers will share their insights about how the legacy of racial injustice has affected our community and how we can build a new legacy of racial equality.
Our speakers, Dr. Fran Kaplan and Mr. Reggie Jackson, are consultants with Nurturing Diversity Partners of Milwaukee.
They are affiliated with America’s Black Holocaust Museum.
They are nationally-known speakers on issues of ...
Gifts For Our Future
What will make things better? Here are some ideas.
SOCIAL SUPPORT PROGRAMS: ADDRESS THE ROOT
When a person applies for food stamps, unemployment, Medicaid, or other tax-supported programs, they face a stack of requirements to prove they’re worthy of help. Each application and benefit comes with its own separate process. Part of the problem for such applicants might be a lack of understanding about how to fill out the forms.
What’s needed is an advocate to guide the applicant through the process but also, more importantly, to assess the person’s situation, ...
HUMAN TRAFFICKING IN CENTRAL WISCONSIN
Learn more about the myths and truths of human trafficking in Central Wisconsin.
Officer Sarah D’Acquisto from the Wausau Police Department and Brenda Bayer from the Women’s Community will present information on human trafficking.
Sarah and Brenda will cover:
What human trafficking looks like in Wisconsin
Myths and truths about trafficking
How social media plays a role in recruitment
Red flags
A discussion will follow the presentation.
Please note: The content of this presentation is mature and is intended for teens and adults.
This event ...
SPEED AND SECRECY…THE LAST ACT
If you were a legislative leader in Wisconsin, and had an opportunity to pass new laws before your party’s governor left office, what would you do? What would you fix as your last act in power?
As I face my last Senate votes, I am working hard to understand what laws my Republican colleagues choose to pass before the new Democratic Governor takes office.
Late last Friday night, after Senate staff went home for the weekend, Republican leaders released their last act. Five bills detailing changes to over 400 sections of state law.
I learned late Friday, there ...
Don’t Celebrate – Organize
“If there is no struggle, there is no progress.” Frederick Douglass
“Don't mourn – organize.” Joe Hill, labor activist
We, thankfully, don't have to mourn the last election. But the job is not done. Now is not the time to kick back and wait for the next election. This would be tempting and we all need a rest from politics. But, progressives must continue to oppose the destructive policies of Republicans and to push Democrats to do what is needed for people. Don't celebrate – organize.
Democrats made some gains in the last election. Wisconsin elected a ...
SODDY, FULLER AND MODERN MONETARY THEORY
Portions of this article have been previously published in Middle Wisconsin but the concepts are hopefully useful in understanding current economic issues confronting America and the world.
Born in the late 1800’s, Frederick Soddy and R. Buckminster Fuller led extraordinary lives. Soddy won the Nobel Prize in chemistry in 1921 and Fuller became known for his work in architecture, the geodesic dome and visionary thinking. Soddy was a British citizen, Fuller an American. Both were deeply rooted in science and the laws of physics, and both spent the latter half of their ...
WISCONSIN AND NICARAGUA ARE PARTNERS
Wisconsin and Nicaragua are partners. For fifty years, programs have provided assistance to people in Nicaragua of all ages. Programs help with natural resources and cultural diversity, with health and education.
For fifty years, the Wisconsin/ Nicaragua partnership has shown that working together brings good results.
Wisconsin and Nicaragua have commonalities:
++Each approximately 57,000 square miles
++Extensive stretches of coastline
++Large inland lake
++Valuable forest areas
++Agricultural production
The headquarters are in Nelson Hall of UWSP ...
THE UNIVERSAL ECONOMY UNIT XVII: MAKING THE WORLD WORK FOR EVERYONE
THE UNIVERSAL ECONOMY
UNIT XVII: MAKING THE WORLD WORK FOR EVERYONE
By Dave Svetlik
Humanity continues to operate under the false assumption that there “isn’t enough to go around,” hence someone must go without and lead a life of poverty and deprivation. It is this false assumption that leads to “you or me,” “every man for himself” reptilian-reflexive thinking that in the end becomes a self-fulfilling prophecy.
When the prevailing socioeconomic framing is that some must go without so that others may be rich, the synergetic opportunities for ...
A CHILD SHALL LEAD THEM
A fifteen-year-old girl from Sweden is showing leadership to the rest of the world.
When school began in the fall, Greta Thunberg did not go. She sat down on the steps of the Swedish parliament in Stockholm every morning. She stayed there the entire day.
Her reason? If her country’s politicians couldn’t be bothered to fix the climate change, there was no good reason for her to study, because the world would not be livable.
Her father is a well-known actor and her mother a famous opera singer. Greta spoke to the Climate Rally in Helsinki, Finland and then to ...
Prominent Toxicologist Interviewed on 1230 WXCO Regarding Riverside Park & Thomas Street (Audio)
https://cleanwausau.com/full-interview-of-stephen-lester-toxicologist-on-wxco-audio/