This is a critical time in the healthcare debate.
Organizing for America (OFA) is setting up Rapid Response Teams in Wisconsin and throughout the country. The teams will be asked first to recruit additional volunteers and to call concerned citizens in the states that will have representatives on the [...]
By Chuck Bayton
A generation has passed since a nuclear power reactor at Three Mile Island, Pennsylvania partly melted down. Since then, no new reactors have been built in the United States, and for most of that time none were proposed.
But now there is a flurry of proposals. We hear talk [...]
Join people from ALL ACROSS THE COUNTRY as we
TAKE ON the Insurance Industry at their national conference in downtown Chicago!
Tell the Insurance Industry:
“Get Out of the Way! We Demand Real Health Care Reform!”
When
Tuesday, November 17th
12:00 Noon
Where
12:00 PM – March Begins: Blue Cross H.Q. [...]
You are invited to join with individuals and organizations from the Milwaukee community to show your concern for the unneeded suffering and deaths that occur because of our flawed health care and insurance systems.
The event will take place at Our Saviors Lutheran Church, 3022 W. Wisconsin [...]
Please join the Wisconsin Breast Cancer Coalition as they celebrate another year of productive activities and install their new Board of Directors. Following a brief business meeting, they are pleased to welcome their keynote speaker, Professor Barbara Ley, author of “From Pink to Green: Disease Prevention and the Environmental Breast [...]
For those of you concerned about the proposed takeover of the Milwaukee Public School system, there will be a rally on Tuesday, November 3rd, 4:00 at the MIlwaukee City Hall.
Or, you can write your state legislator and you can use the following discussion points:
1. The take-over is largely a [...]
The Department of Health Services (DHS) has filed an application with the federal government to extend Wisconsin’s Family Care program. Included in the filing are new proposed guidelines for prevocational services that would preclude the option for citizens with disabilities to choose long term employment in one of the 66 [...]
In 1983, the state legislature passed a law which bars construction of new nuclear power reactors in Wisconsin unless a place has been found to permanently dump the high-level nuclear waste they generate. Hear a discussion of this issue on November 5th.
The same law bars reactor construction unless nuclear power [...]
Shoreline Interfaith needs your help!!
Volunteers are needed to help over 350 older adults in Milwaukee County prepare their homes for winter. Volunteers will rake leaves, clean windows, pull gardens, put up storm windows, etc. Make A Difference Day is Saturday, November 7th from 9AM-1PM. If you are interested in volunteering, [...]
The Democratic Party of Wisconsin is organizing an opportunity for you to meet face-to-face with your State Senator or State Assembly Representative as part of our 2009 Lobby Day.
This is your chance to discuss the State Party’s Platform and Resolutions and to lobby on issues like jobs, health care, education [...]
The Democratic Party of Milwaukee County
Presents
A Public Forum on the Future of MPS
Monday, October 26, 2009, at 7 p.m.
Come to the regular monthly meeting for a panel discussion and Q&A on MPS
reform ideas. Democratic Mayor Tom Barrett and Governor Jim Doyle have
proposed a different model for governing MPS schools and selecting the MPS
Superintendent.
Mayor Barrett will present his [...]
October 25th — 1:00 PM
They will meet at the lovely home of Bobbie Groth and Don Lawson.
Their address is 707 Hawthorne, South Milwaukee.
Phone number is 764-0612.
BRING FOOD– but not toooo much. (I’ll bring coffee.) It will be a small group.
[...]Wendell Potter spent more than 20 years as a public relations executive for two large health insurers – Cigna and Humana – but left the industry after witnessing practices he felt harmed American health care consumers.
Potter will speak in Appleton the evening before the Senate and House bills are expected [...]
The Feingold campaign in need of people to phone bank in our Milwaukee office (207 E. Buffalo St. Suite 302) on Tuesday and Wednesday, October 27th and 28th from 5:30 – 8pm – not this coming week but the following.
You will be calling former Feingold volunteers to ask them to [...]
The Feingold campaign in need of people to phone bank in our Milwaukee office (207 E. Buffalo St. Suite 302) on Tuesday and Wednesday, October 27th and 28th from 5:30 – 8pm – not this coming week but the following.
You will be calling former Feingold volunteers to ask them to [...]
North Shore Presbyterian Church (NSPC) announces that it will be hosting its first annual Fish for Peace fish dinner on behalf of Milwaukee’s Peace Learning Center.
This event will feature locally raised fish to raise funds for this vital program, whose mission is to teach Milwaukee Public [...]
North Shore Presbyterian Church (NSPC) announces that it will be hosting its first annual Fish for Peace fish dinner on behalf of Milwaukee’s Peace Learning Center.
This event will feature locally raised fish to raise funds for this vital program, whose mission is to teach Milwaukee Public [...]
Join us for a Health Care Reform Fund Raiser/ Tea Party
Open House on Thursday from 6 to 8:30 pm, Oct. 22 at the home of Martha & Mitch Pincus 7045 N. Belmont Lane, Fox Point
Great food, great people, great cause!
Bring your appetite and be prepared to mingle [...]
The First Unitarian Society of Milwaukee is offering the film End of Suburbia as the second in it’s monthly environmental documentary film series. Each film is followed by a moderated discussion and a ‘Do It!’ Kit, which include ways to get involved in change.
The event takes place October 15, 2009 [...]
Barbara Ehrenreich, author of Bright-Sided:How the Relentless Promotion of Positive Thinking Has Undermined AmericaWednesday, November 4, 2009 | 7:00 talk and signing | At Alverno College’s Pitman Theatre It’s our first event at Alverno’s Pitman Theater, and what an event it is.
Cultural critic Barbara Ehrenreich, author of the bestselling Nickel and Dimed and Bait and [...]
Health Care Reform: Are You Ready?
A six week series on Sunday mornings at 10:30 AM in the chapel
September 20 to October 25
United Methodist Church of Whitefish Bay
819 E Silver Spring Dr
Learn about health care and health care reform from local experts who will share their experiences and their ideas for action.
For [...]
Those on the fence will be taking the lead by the vocal and the visible.
Make yourself visible with a lawn sign.
Your public support for health care is what’s going to make this campaign successful. A movement is what we need to send the message to Washington that America wants quality, [...]
Tuesday, September 22, 2009
5:00 – 7:00 p.m.
Mo’s Irish Pub
Second Floor
142 W.Wisconsin Avenue,
Milwaukee,WI 53203
(Located on the west side of N. Plankinton Ave. at the corner of Wisconsin Ave.)
Complimentary soda, beer, and appetizers will be served
All contributions gratefully accepted!
Contributions can be mailed to: 5531 North Shasta Drive, Milwaukee, WI 53209
Milwaukee Trailblazer Event
A joint fundraiser for the State and Milwaukee Democratic Parties
Wednesday, September 16th at Watts Tea Room, 5:00-7:00pm
Honoring:
Vel Phillips, Len and Ruth Zubrensky
because of their exceptional contributions to both the Democratic Party and the Milwaukee Community over the years
At the Door:
$50 per person suggested donation / $25 per [...]
U.S. Senator Russ Feingold will hold a listening sessions in Milwaukee County on Friday, September 18.
Senator Feingold has pledged to hold listening sessions in all of Wisconsin’s 72 counties each year of his six-year term and this will be the Senator’s 17th year of holding listening [...]
Her story is all too common.
Megan has a part-time job and is a full-time college student—but she goes to a school without a campus health center. She, like 71,959 others, is a patient at Planned Parenthood of Wisconsin.
“I come to Planned [...]
State Assembly Majority Leader Tom Nelson, GRNS member Jay Larkey and Sandy Pasch
Wednesday afternoon our state representative Sandy Pasch, accompanied by Majority Leader Tom Nelson joined a contingent from Grassroots Northshore in Glendale for a free-ranging discussion of state issues.
Topics ranged from the possible impact [...]
The Health Reform Bus Tour Is Coming to Milwaukee
Get on Board!
WISCONSIN PEOPLE’S RALLY!
SATURDAY, AUGUST 29TH 6:00-7:00pm
Summerfest – Across from Main Entrance
200 North Harbor Drive, Milwaukee, WI
*Free Parking*
TO SIGN UP GO TO [my.barackobama.com]
August will go down as the month health care reform in America was won or lost!
This [...]
Bring your best arguments, your most poignant stories, and bring a crowd.
Here is your chance to speak up for health care and against the Ryan perscription to maintain the status quo.
Thursday, August 27
ROCHESTER: 9:45-10:30am, Municipal Hall, 203 West Main Street STURTEVANT: 11:15am-12:15pm, Village Hall, 2801 89th StreetRACINE: 1:30-2:30pm, Roma Lodge, [...]
It’s bad enough that in this state incarceration disproportionately falls on Wisconsin’s people of color. Worse, is that after then have served their time they do not have access to the vote, effectively keeping over 62,000 people out of the electoral process and playing their full role of being functioning [...]
I you haven’t been to Fighting Bobfest in Baraboo it is an absolute must for any proud Wisconsin progressives.
So to be part of this wonderful event, there will be buses going up to the event on September 12.
Quite a line-up. Along with likely gubernatorial candidate Barb Lawton and a host [...]
Stoke up your best arguments or high-impact personal story for health care reform.
No, you will not convince F. Jim. His mind is made up but you may light a light for any fence sitters in the audience. Of course WE will be polite.
The events, scheduled on Saturday mornings, are listed [...]
Mayor Tom Barrett
Cordially Invites You to Attend a Happy Hour Fundraiser Honoring
Congresswoman Gwen Moore
Vice-Chair, Women’s Caucus
Tuesday, September 1st
5:30 – 7:30 PM
Fuzion Cafe & Lounge
524 S. 2nd Street
Milwaukee, WI
Co-Host: $1,000 Sponsor: $500 Friend $100
Please RSVP via e-mail to:
George Connelly @ george@christrullfundraising.com
[...]
Ok, so we aren’t going to resolve our transit funding crisis with a bake sale – BUT we CAN send a loud and clear message to Congress that it’s time for transit to stop getting stuck with the crumbs!
On Friday, August 7, local organizations and members [...]
Give us just three hours, and get
Free Admission to Wisconsin State Fair!
Take a three-hour shift working the Democratic Party booth, and spend the rest of the day at the Fair on us.
The Fair runs August 6-16, and we need lots of good Dems to sign up new members, sell merchandise, and spread the Democratic message [...]
In early April 2009, President Barack Obama announced to the world the need for the U.S. to re-assert our leadership on nuclear disarmament issues. President Obama’s historic Prague speech marks the beginning of negotiations on the global elimination of nuclear weapons.
In concert with this international movement, Lanterns [...]
Here is a very worth-while project which needs help in the next two weeks to take wing. I felt it extremely valuable to train & enable kids to direct their emotions into constructive paths; this school serves a poor population, where these skills can make a life-or-death difference.
Riverkeepers will be doing a Milwaukee River clean-up. They will provide gloves and pick-up bags.
Meet at Estabrook Park at the dam near Picnic Area #2.
[...]They need as many volunteer as possible to assist the YMCA in stuffing backpacks with school supplies for our young people. The YMCA is on a mission to pass out 3,000 backpacks so we can build strong mindful children.
Please, donate your time by volunteering with the YMCA. [...]
Our Senator leaves nothing to chance. Even though there are no announced opponents, there will be a robust campaign waiting for them when they do.
You can be a part of it.
THE CANVASSES
Presented by THE COMMUNITY BRAINSTORMING CONFERENCE
Health Care Forum What Can We Do Now?
President Obama Is Committed to Meaningful Health Care Reform
Panelists:
Beven K. Baker, FACHE Commissioner of Health City of Milwaukee
Dr. Patricia McManus –Executive Director Black Health Coalition of Wisconsin
George Hinton Vice President, Chief Administrator Officer Aurora Sinai Medical [...]
Fed up with our broken health care system?
Angry about expensive health insurance that doesn’t pay for the care that you and your family need? Outraged that insurance companies in some states can deny coverage for pre-existing conditions like breast cancer?Sponsored by the Milwaukee League of Women Voters
Featuring Dr. Louise Kantrow, Member of the International Chamber of Commerce, and Permanent Representative to the United Nations
Panel Members:
John Palmer Smith, Executive Director of the Helen Bader Institute for Nonprofit Management at UW-Milwaukee
Claudena Skran, Associate Professor of Government and Edwin & Ruth West Professor [...]
Show those along the Fish Days parade route that Democrats are a flourishing species in Ozaukee county.
Calling every Democrat in the area to walk with together in the Fish Day Parade. Show Port Washington (and Ozaukee County) that the Democrats are strong, and maybe recruit other progressives in the process.
At [...]
By Gretchen Mead
Many of you have already know that the Milwaukee area is considered to be in the forefront of the nation-wide urban agriculture movement. Maybe you saw the movie Fresh, or perhaps you heard about the proposal for chickens, perhaps you have toured the internationally famous Growing Power facility. [...]
By Joan McGovern Tendler
As most Democrats know, environmental estrogens such as the plastics chemical bisphenol A should be a big concern for all Americans because they have been linked to many serious health problems. As Theo Colborn, co-author of Our Stolen Future, explains, estrogenic chemicals have been linked to reproductive [...]
Join others interested in health care reform and leaflet the crowd gathered for the fireworks on Thursday night, June 25. Meet Ted Kraig on the steps of the Betty Brinn Museum at 6:30.
With the high polling numbers that government supported health care has been getting, you should get a warm [...]
Join the Cream City Foundation for an evening of fun and activism as they honor the ACLU for it’s work on LGBT rights.
Please RSVP at [https:]
Feel free to bring friends and colleagues.
Date: Thursday, June 25, 2009 Time: 5:30pm - 7:30pm Location: Joseph Pabst’s - By the poolState Representative Sandy Pasch will be holding two town hall meetings on Monday, June 22. These town halls are intended to give constituents—such as yourself—an opportunity to express any questions or concerns you may have relating to state government. In addition, I will have a chance to provide you information on [...]
I had the privilege of knowing George Tiller. It was a pleasure at the time, but it gives me pain now to remember the evening and dinner my wife Edie McFadden and I spent with George and his wife Jeanne in New York two years ago.
I would use these words [...]
The Feingold campaign will be having a booth at both Pridefest and Juneteenth Day in Milwaukee and they would love your help with staffing our booths. Pridefest will be held at Summer Fest grounds on Friday - Sunday, June 12th - 14th. They will have Feingold 2010 bumper stickers to distribute [...]
As many of you know, house parties are small, grassroots campaign events organized and hosted by dedicated supporters. They are a fun way to meet fellow progressives in your community, to raise financial support for the campaign, and, most importantly, to fire up people for Russ’s 2010 reelection campaign. Our first [...]
Take a moment to contact your state legislators and encourage them to pass the proposed State Budget. Several items that anti-poverty and immigration reform advocates have fought hard for are included in the budget such as:
· Driver Cards for immigrant drivers.
· Family Care Expansion that begins to serve people on Milwaukee County’s waiting list [...]
Support the Preservation of the Monarch Trail Habitat
Sunday, June 7, 2009, from 2-6 pm at Hart Park, 7300 W. Chestnut St. in Wauwatosa. (One block south of N. 72nd and W. State St. and has plenty of parking.)
Enjoy family activities and view educational displays showing the incredible life cycle of the Monarch Butterfly and its annual 2,500 mile [...]
Single Payer Health Care is not “Off The Table” if we organize to keep it on the table. What can YOU DO to help organize for Health Care Reform that includes Single Payer?
Join us on June 2nd to help stop the privatization of Milwaukee’s water!
Food & Water Watch has worked with local organizations in recent months to inform residents about the threat of water privatization in Milwaukee. Last Friday, thanks to citizen pressure, Milwaukee aldermen temporarily put the brakes on the privatization [...]
Sunday, May 31st from 4-7pm come and discover what Riverwest merchants have to offer on and around Center Street.
A cross between an art walk and a pub crawl this family friendly event has something for everyone. The tour begins and ends at Club Timbuktu, 520 E. Center, with musical entertainment [...]
Invited Special Guests
Rep. Mike Sheridan, Speaker of the Assembly
Rep. Tom Nelson, Assembly Majority Leader
Reps. Jon Richards, Pedro Colón & Tamara Grigsby
Mayor Tom Barrett & District Attorney John Chisholm
June 3, 2009 – 5.30-7.30 PM
Suggested Contribution $100.00 – All Contributions Welcome
The Garage
1709 N. Arlington Place, Milwaukee
(Next to the Hi Hat Lounge and steps from Brady Street)
[...]Alderman Nik Kovac is holding a one year Celebration and Fundraiser
Please join Nik for his only fundraiser of year and to celebrate his first year in office!”
Start Time: Tuesday, June 2 at 5:30pm
End Time: Tuesday, June 2 at 7:30pm
Linneman’s Riverwest Inn
1001 E. Locust St.
[...]In June WUWM’s newsroom reporters and Lake Effect producers will examine race relations, in the next installment of our Project Milwaukee series. Our reports and interviews will explore the history of black-white relations, and also look at where there’s room for improvement today.
Their coverage will include a community forum on Wednesday June 17, 2009, [...]
Performance: The Temples of Nadir by e. theis
An African American songwriter in the 1800’s struggle to build an institute for youth in Post-Reconstruction South.
Discussion to follow:
9to5, National Association of Working Women and the Black Health Coalition will facilitate a discussion on race and access to health and quality [...]
Wisconsin is on the threshold of modernizing our transit system. With these new opportunities come key decisions that will affect our economy and our future. Come to a FREE discussion and learn more about this critical issue.
Wed, April 29, 2009, 6:30 p.m.
DeKoven Center, 600 21st Street, Racine
The Milwaukee Chapter of Veterans for Peace will be having thei fundraising rummage sale on April 24th and 25th.
All money goes to thei work with homeless veterans.
The sale will be held at 162A N. 76th Street from 8AM -4PM
All donations to the sale are tax deductible and any voluteers or [...]
Milwaukee author and activist Bill Christofferson will honor a Wisconsin political legend with his presentation entitled “Gaylord Nelson: Earth Day and His Environmental Legacy”
We will vote to nominate members to the Election Commission for the City of Milwaukee and Milwaukee County.They will consider two resolutions on issues of importance to our members
Please [...]
Please join us in supporting Emerge Wisconsin at an April 30, 2009 fundraiser to be held in Milwaukee. What is Emerge? Emerge is a national organization with local chapters throughout the United States. The Emerge mission is to identify, educate, and inspire Democratic women who want to pursue a career in [...]
Jewish Family Services will be hosting this conference which will cover the various aspects of this problem which can be faced by all of us and our families, and what can be done about it as a caring, supporting community.
Friday, May [...]
Each spring, Democrats from across the state gather to honor the leaders who helped make our Party what it is today – a party that fights for fairness, equality and opportunity for all. This year, they are honored to have Congressman Dave Obey keynote our Founders Day Gala in Milwaukee, [...]
On Monday, April 20, 2009 - the 10th anniversary of the massacre at Columbine High School - Wisconsin Anti-Violence Effort (WAVE) will set off on a journey, covering 450 miles in three [...]
The Obama administration will be submitting its plan for US health care reform starting with submittal of legislation in May.
You know how the process works. Great ideas go to Congress to die or rather murdered by self-interest lobbyists, of which there are many representing the health insurance companies, one of [...]
The Islamic Society of Milwaukee will be hosting an informational series on Islam over four weeks on Wednesdays, starting April 22, from 6:30 pm to 9:00 pm. Registration cost is $15.00.
This series will be held at the Islamic Center, 4707 S. 13th St. just off the Layton exit from I-94.
To [...]
Time to Educate Our Community About Our Taxes
Too many people are unaware how the government spends our tax dollars. It’s our civic duty to inform them. On Tax Day, April 15th, people will arrive at post offices across the country to mail their tax returns at the last minute. Lets [...]
Join the Friends of Estabrook and help clean it up.
They have five events scheduled :
Cleanup on Saturday, 9-12, April 18th;
Garlic mustard Weed-Outs every Sunday in May, 9-12.
They recommend that you bring work gloves, boots, long pants and long sleeved shirts. It’s a good idea to label your tools.
Invite [...]
The Ozaukee Community Awareness Forum and Ozaukee Washington Land Trust are presenting a Sustainability Fair and Earth Day Celebration at the Forest Beach Migratory Preserve (formerly the Squires Country Club)
Saturday, April 25, 2009 from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
The Fair will give business, community leaders and citizens a chance [...]
Paid Sick Days
The referendum passed and the voters of Milwaukee have spoken!
Please join us to celebrate the mandate for Paid Sick Days at the home of Jackie Boynton and Peter McAvoy, 3945 N. Harcourt Place, Shorewood (one block west of Lake Drive and Capitol)
When: Thursday May 7, 2009
Time: [...]
Gather with your friends on Milwaukee’s south side.
Sunday, April 26
Oak Creek Public Library - Howell & Puetz
1:00 to 3:30 PM, Community Room
To RSVP and for more information — 414-764-5572
Yoga for the Unemployed starts this Sunday! This stimulus package for the soul is for anyone who wants to stand up taller, breathe more easily, and feel centered and balanced. This weekly, multi-level pay-what you-can class will be taught by rotating Yogashala teachers and teachers-in-training. Suggested payment is $5 but [...]
Congress will begin voting on President Obama’s budget today. It’s a big test not only for President Obama, but for our entire movement. Taking just a few minutes to call Congress now could make a major impact on this crucial vote.
Will you call your elected representatives to let them know [...]
We would like to invite you to an opportunity to come hear and support our locally and nationally respected Wisconsin State Supreme Court Chief Justice.
Sunday, April 5th at 9:30 a.m.
Please join Chief Justice Abrahamson at Milwaukee Labor Council
633 S. Hawley Rd., Milwaukee WI, 53214
The event will kick off [...]
I’m running for Milwaukee County Circuit Court Judge because I believe in fairness and justice and the importance of maintaining the integrity of our judicial system. As a municipal judge in Fox Point, I have a record of treating people with dignity and respect and of protecting victims, witnesses and [...]
YOU ARE THE COMMANDER IN CHIEF
Teach-In on the National Guard, War Powers, and what Wisconsin can do to end illegal wars.
Friday April 3, 7:00pm
Peace Action, 1001 E. Keefe, Milwaukee ~ 964-5158 for info
With Benson Scotch
Senior legal counsel to the national campaign to “Bring the Guard Home! It’s [...]
This will be a fun event.
Join Russ at the Brewers home opener on Friday, April 10!
We are looking for volunteers to meet me at Miller Park at noon to help distribute bumper stickers and carry signs. Volunteers will cover the parking lots from noon until 2 PM and then we [...]
Going to Galley Night on April 17th?
Citizen Action of Wisconsin Education Fund invites you to join us for a night of art and activism!
Friday, April 17th
7:30 p.m.— 9:00 p.m.
525 E. Chicago Street
Milwaukee, WI
(across from Rubin’s)
After enjoying Gallery Night in the fabulously renovated 3rd Ward, join us [...]
Campaign workshops, exciting speakers and networking opportunities make DLI an essential experience for up-and-coming political activists. Applications for DLI are due this Friday, April 3, 2009.
This is the kind of infrastructure building our party needs.
With both Activist and Youth (18-25) tracks, DLI is a comprehensive ‘Campaign 101’ training program that [...]
By Kelly L. Herda
School Board Vice President
Nicolet Union High School
For over 15 years Wisconsin’s school districts have struggled to maintain our schools under a flawed funding formula. The Qualified Economic Offer (QEO), which is the pay increase a district can offer to the teachers during contract negotiations without [...]
From the Democratic Party of Wisconsin…
Walker Releases Own Stimulus Wish List / DPW Releases Walker Flip-Flop Timeline
Scott Walker flip-flopped on his numerous refusals to submit a stimulus wish list and completely reversed course on his months-long, anti-stimulus campaign yesterday, when he released his very own $130 million stimulus wish list.
“After [...]
Countdown to the Election
Location:Home of Jerry Janis
Date & Time:3/31/2009 at 5:30 PM
Address:132 North Jefferson Street, #638
Hear and meet the Chief Justice
To register, click here.
[...]Please Join Governor Jim Doyle
For a Reception in Support of Tony Evers for State Superintendent
Monday, March 23rd
5:30-7:00pm
Hinterland Restaurant / 222 East Erie Street, Suite 100 / Third Ward/Milwaukee
To RSVP, please contact
Jennie Johnson at jennie@tonyevers.com or call 414-755-2343
[...]10:00am-11:00am:
North Shore Public Library, Meeting Room / 6800 N. Port Washington Road
7:00pm-8:00pm
Shorewood Public Library, Village Center North / 3920 North Murray Ave.
In addition, the Joint Finance Committee (JFC) will hold a public hearing on Governor Doyle’s proposed state budget in West Allis on Wednesday, March 25th.
The JFC is a legislative committee [...]
This Saturday, March 21, is the big rally and march on the 6th anniversary of the war and occupation in Iraq. The Milwaukee Just Peace Coalition would like all of its members and supporters to get the word out on your own organizational email lists or personal lists of friends as [...]
Sustaining the World / Sustaining Our Souls
March 24, 31 2009
Noon to 1:30 p.m.
First Unitarian Society of Milwaukee – a Unitarian Universalist Congregation
1342 N. Astor St., Milwaukee$10.00 - individual sessions – Includes a simple vegetarian lunch
March 24, 2009 – Mary Botari, Director of Global Trade Watch’s Harmonization Project, “Global Economy”
March 31, 2009 – [...]
Yesterday Jim Haney, president of the big business group Wisconsin Manufacturers and Commerce, and today the Milwaukee Journal editorial board, laid out their objections to the Employee Free Choice Act.
As you would expect Jim Haney, no friend of unions or working people, is wrong. But surprisingly, so is [...]
Sheldon is up for appointment to the Medical Examining Board, and conservative groups have already organized a campaign to oppose him. Those of us who support choice, access to contraception and family planning services for all women, and breast cancer research and awareness need to push back hard to make [...]
Join our trailblazing judge
Chief Justice Shirley Abrahamson
in her bid for re-election to the Wisconsin Supreme Court
From the first woman to serve on the Wisconsin State Supreme Court,
to the first woman to serve as Chief Justice
Wednesday, March 18th, 2009 5:30 to 7:30 P.M.
At the home of Alicia and Jay Urban
[...]
We know that in order to meet the challenges presented by global warming we will need to make significant investments in renewable energy, energy efficiency and cleaner transportations sources. We know these investments in clean energy are necessary, but how do we do this in a way that does not [...]
Wisconsin Supreme Court candidates Shirley Abrahamson and Randy Koschnick will be the featured guests of a Milwaukee Press Club Newsmaker Luncheon on Wednesday, March 11. The public is invited to attend the Newsmaker Luncheon, which will feature a discussion by Abrahamson, the incumbent, and Koschnick, the challenger. The candidates will [...]
