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 ...

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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, ...

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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 ...

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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 ...

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QUOTATIONS “According to the United Nations, 65.8 million people were displaced at the end of 2017. Will those who have lost everything find, in American Christians, an open hand or a closed fist?” —Daniel Darling, vice president of communication for the Ethics and Religious Liberty Commission of the Southern Baptist Convention (Washington Post, November 2) “Rising income inequality has…changed the attitudes and behavior of American voters, sowing resentment, fanning prejudice and eroding the sense of shared values, shared purpose and shared destiny that ...

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No relief from Wisconsin’s 565 percent payday loan interest under new rules ‘We need better laws,’ says struggling borrower; Wisconsin is one of eight states with no cap on high-interest loans By Bridgit Bowden (Wisconsin Public Radio/Wisconsin Center for Investigative Journalism) Michelle Warne, 73, examines documents from the Check ‘n Go store in Green Bay where she borrowed money in 2014 to buy food. "I had no food in the house at all," she said. "I just couldn't take any more." In 2014, hunger drove Michelle Warne of Green Bay to take out a loan ...

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“Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter.” By Dr.Martin Luther King, Jr. “The reasonable person does what everyone else is doing. The unreasonable person does something completely different. Therefore, all progress is due to the unreasonable.” By George Bernard Shaw “The two most important variables determining the value of research are the questions that are asked and how the results are interpreted and applied, Neither of these are determined by science; both are determined by the paradigm, the logic and the ...

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