166 results for author: Nancy Tabaka-Stencil

Devastating Cuts

Congress is proposing $880 Billion in cuts to the federal budget. The proposed cuts to Medicaid and the SNAP (food assistance) Program will be devasting for so many. The population hurt the most will he Children and our seniors.  It will have a catastrophic impact on Medicaid. Medicaid goes by many names here in Wisconsin, IRIS, Badger Care, PACE (elderly) to name a few. These cuts hit home. Medicaid has over 1 million members, covering 20% of all Wisconsinites. It includes vaccines and prescriptions. Medicaid also covers 40% of births, that’s two of every five children. SNAP benefits cover formula and baby food items. How can we have a ...

139th Anniversary of the Bayview Massacre

Wisconsin’s most historic and bloody labor incident occurred on May 5, 1886 on the shores of Lake Michigan in the Bay View area of Milwaukee. That day dawned after four days of massive worker demonstrations throughout Milwaukee on behalf of the creation of eight-hour day laws. As some 1,500 workers marched toward the Bay View Rolling Mills (then the area’s biggest manufacturer) urging the workers there to join the marches, the State Militia lined up on a hill, guns poised.  The marchers were ordered to stop form some 200 yards away; when they didn’t, the militiamen fired into the crowd, killing seven persons. (WI Labor History). Today Randy ...

Meeting the Moment

Please register at this link: https://www.mobilize.us/rustbeltrising/event/779324      

MAY DAY WAUSAU

Thank you to all who showed for this day of action. There were over 200 of you today that took the time to show up for what is important. We are not protesters but PROTECTORS of all things good. Your signs today reflected everything you are passionate about; everything we are losing. We made our voices heard. These continue to be opportunities for us to lock arms in solidarity. All the beeps and honks and thumbs up show that we are not alone. Our being there shows others they are not alone. The current administration needs to know that we will not back down. We all know that people like Trump, Tom Tiffany and Ron Johnson are making bad policy ...

Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women Awareness

May 5 is the National Day of Awareness for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women.   https://youtu.be/bCZki3u-Ugs?si=wnDJd6XxTWN0ON76

Tom Tiffany: Take 2

Event: WHERE’S TOM TIFFANY: TAKE II When: Wednesday, April 23rd, at Noon Where: In front of Tom Tiffany’s Wausau Office, 26020 Stewart Ave (US Bank building) Contact: Pat O’Grady 715.807.0147 We’re demanding that Rep Tom Tiffany explain his actions! For some reason Tom Tiffany does not think he needs to be accountable to his constituents. Why is he ignoring his constituents? Why is he afraid to have a Town Hall? On Wednesday, April 23, at noon. We’ll visit Tom’s office, in Wausau, and make our voices heard! Bring your signs and your favorite chants and meet on the sidewalk in front of Congressman Tiffany’s Wausau ...

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 mobilization day is our message to the world that we do not consent to the destruc...

Where’s Tom Tiffany

Where: Thursday, March 20, noon at 2620 Stewart Avenue, public sidewalk.  LAST SEEN: Ducking in and out and avoiding his constituents. Yet sadly,  he is invited as the special guest to an anti-trans event featuring Riley Gaines at the Hilton Garden Inn  Rib Mountain, March 18 at noon by Mom’s for Liberty and can back that whole heartedly. Obviously he does not represent everyone in his community. WHERE HE IS NOT: Not standing up for Veterans, Farmers, or Seniors. (Who needs them when you have billionaire donors). PROBABLY: Somewhere helping Trump and Musk dismantle the government, one tax cut for the rich at a time. WARNING: If found, he ...

International Women’s Day in Wausau

We had a sunny but blustery morning on Saturday,  March 8, 2025. About 40 people attended the International Women's Day March this year along Rib Mountain Drive. Many were holding signs for Susuan Crawford who is running for the State Supreme Court.

Changing Hearts and Minds

Hi Friends, I  attended this very workshop held by Planned Parenthood in January. I walked away with a renewed sense of optimism! The presentation we will have is a little shorter version, but impactful just the same. We have such a wonderful opportunity to learn how to hold those difficult conversations. We will learn about oursleves and others, how not to make assumptions, how to be better at showing empathy and really listening to the other person. Think about what you want to say and what you want to stay away from saying. Find that one-on-one opportunity and make it your goal that the conversation goes well. Above all stay away from turning ...