75 results for author: Middle Wisconsin Staff


PROTECT THE PORKIES, STOP THE CHOPPERWOOD MINE!

Protect The Porkies will hold their first Virtual Townhall, to be held on Saturday, December 9th, at 12pm CST. You can find the Zoom information below. There will be a 15-20 minute presentation giving an overview of the current state of affairs of the Copperwood Mine and our resistance campaign, followed by a question/comment/discussion period.   The meeting will be open to the public, so feel free to pass along word to anyone who might be interested. Here is the petition, please sign:   https://click.e.change.org/f/a/U77twvV8xln0_TloZI9wFg~~/AANj1QA~/RgRnTx90P4QqAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3LmNoYW5nZS5vcmcvcC9wcm90ZWN0LXRoZS1wb3JraWVzLW...

Women for Women December

Women for Women Thursday, December 7 at 6 PM   Women for Women’s goal is to help citizens better understand the issues impacting our communities and to help voters make the best decisions when going to the polls next spring. Our presenter for the Women for Women event on Thursday, December 7 will be Tara Glodowski, Executive Director of The Community Partners Program. We all have so much to learn about the offerings of the new Community Partners Campus:  the many programs it supports, the people it serves, the needs and the funding issues for all the organizations involved. We value so much the people, the wisdom and the ...

League of Women Voters—Marathon County

  Hot Topics Forum:   “Perspectives on Cash Bail”   Is Cash Bail a good thing? Or a bad thing? Is it   effective? It depends on your PERSPECTIVE.   Join us for a discussion of different   perspectives of the practice of Cash Bail. The   panel of perspectives will include:   - An Attorney from the Marathon County   District Attorney’s Office   - Judge Moran   - Kathryn Yanke—Regional Attorney   Manager—Wisconsin State Public Defender   For more information—lwvmc2023@gmail.com   November 21, 2023—6:00pm   Marathon County Library—Wausau   300 N 1st St, Wausau, WI 54403

Fair Maps Rally

  The Wisconsin Supreme Court will hear oral arguments in the Clarke v. Wisconsin Elections Commission redistricting lawsuit on Tuesday, November 21 at 8:45 AM in the Supreme Court Hearing Room, 2nd Floor, East Wing of the State Capitol, Madison, Wisconsin.   RALLY in the Wisconsin State Capitol TUESDAY, NOV. 21st 9:00 AM Sign up and RSVP link   Can't make it to Madison? Join a companion rally near you at NOON  in:  Milwaukeeat State Office Bldg, 819 N. Sixth St. Green Bay at Brown County Courthouse, 100 S. Jefferson St. Eau Claireat Eau Claire County Courthouse, 721 Oxford Ave. Sign up and RSVP ...

NO TRANSFER OF KOHLER ANDRAE STATE PARK

  JOIN FBRF and SIERRA CLUB IN MADISON updates NOVEMBER 16, 1 P.M. CAPITOL MEET UP TO PRESENT OUR PETITION TO GOVERNOR EVERS RALLY 3 P.M. LAZY OAF LOUNGE Speakers, petition signing, fun, food, live entertainment. "NO TRANSFER OF KOHLER ANDRAE STATE PARK LAND TO THE KOHLER COMPANY FOR ITS OWN PROFIT!" sign the petition here Come any time to learn about this heist of State Park Land Follow us on Facebook and Instagram for more info. Questions? email us at friendsbrf@hotmail.com Press Conference approx. 1 p.m.   Devils Lake State Park acreage given to a billion-dollar company to use for its own gain?   We don’t ...

Crandon Mine Purchase Celebration


Ho Chunk POW WOW October 7 & 8


RIGHTS OF NATURE WISCONSIN

Since we kicked off the Rights of Nature Wisconsin effort in late 2022, our group has made some significant progress!  Milwaukee County recently passed a resolution for Rights of Nature and there will be a signing ceremony later in October. We continue to look for other communities around the state that would be interested in Rights of Nature ordinances. We can all be part of building this movement and restoring our proper relationship with the natural world. We invite you to join us. We envision a world where the inherent rights of nature are respected and protected, and where the natural world is recognized as a living, breathing entity with ...

League of Women Voters

Are you aware that Marathon County has a League of Women Voters once again? This is such great news because we have not had a group in Marathon County for some time! Want to know how to get involved? Email Kay at  kaypalmer@42llc.com. Meanwhile, here is an upcoming event they are having for National Voter Registration Day: Join us on the high seas of civic engagement for an unforgettable virtual event on National Voter Registration Day (which also happens to be National Talk Like a Pirate Day)! Mark your calendars for 6:00 p.m. Tuesday, September 19 and prepare to embark on an adventure that will empower you to seize your freedom to vote. ...

Wausau Parade

For Immediate Release Media Contacts: Jake Horn 920.422.4483; Randy Radtke 715.370.8908; marathonctylabor@gmail.com Wausau celebrates Labor Day on Monday Wausau, WI, Monday, September 4th, labor and community members celebrate workers with an annual Labor Day Parade starting at 4pm with the parade route going down 3rd Ave towards the Labor Temple. On Labor Day workers across the nation acknowledge those workers who make our nation operate, because we know it’s not the CEOs who produce the goods and services needed, but labor. As DALU 24111 member, Nancy Stencil, states, “being in a union means building a better future for ...