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Fire safety 101: The habits and resources you need to survive | Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service
Ana Martinez-Ortiz
July 30, 2019
Carlos Velazquez-Sanchez says a majority of house fires start in the kitchen because of carelessness. (Photo by Ana Martinez-Ortiz)
When a fire started to burn in the upstairs flat of a duplex, the downstairs neighbor called the Milwaukee Fire Department.
As smoke billowed from the windows, the upper duplex’s occupant had failed to respond.
Carlos Velazquez-Sanchez said when he and other firefighters broke the door to enter the home, they found a ham cooking—or rather burning—in the oven.
It turned out that the upstairs neighbor was an elderly woman who had gone to church and thought she had more time.
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“If the person is by the stove or kitchen, they’ll catch the fire in time,” Velazquez-Sanchez said. But people think it won’t happen to them, so they aren’t prepared.
Velazquez-Sanchez has been a firefighter for the past 12 years. Currently he works as the education specialist in the department’s community relations building, 1693 N. Franklin Place, which had previously housed Fire Engine 6.
Last year, the Milwaukee Fire Department responded to 3,192 fires in the Milwaukee area, according to the department’s annual report, which is set to be approved by the Fire and Police Commission later this month. It responded to 3,385 in 2017. This year, as of May, it has responded to 1,217 fires compared to 1,332 in 2018.
During his career, Velazquez-Sanchez has fought a lot of fires and most of them start in the kitchen, he said.
While car fires are more likely to occur in the fall because of dry leaves, house fires occur year- round no matter the weather, Velazquez-Sanchez said.
On average, there’s seven to 11 fires a day in Milwaukee. Typically, a fire will double in size almost every 30 seconds, Velazquez-Sanchez said.
Velazquez-Sanchez offers the following tips on dealing with a fire:
What to do if there is a fire
If there is a fire in your house, the first thing to do is make sure everybody leaves the house and to call 9-1-1. The sooner a call is made, the sooner the firefighters are dispatched. It usually takes a station three to seven minutes to arrive.
If the fire is smaller than a wastebasket, use a fire extinguisher and aim at the base and sweep to put out the fire. Make sure there are 20 feet to 30 feet between you and the fire and an exit behind you. Have someone ready to call 9-1-1.
Once the firefighters arrive and put out the fire, they’ll overhaul or break apart the walls to make sure the fire is completely out.
A fire extinguisher with a plastic top (left) should be replaced every year, but one with a metal top (right), should be replaced every 10 years and inspected every year. (Photo by Ana Martinez-Ortiz)
Be prepared
A fire extinguisher: Velazquez-Sanchez recommends having an ABC or a dry chem fire extinguisher, which are multipurpose. A water-based fire extinguisher may not be suitable to put out certain fires. Before using a fire extinguisher, make sure you understand how it works and practice using one.
Velazquez-Sanchez said that there are two types of fire extinguisher tops: plastic and metal. If the top is plastic, it should be replaced every year. If the top is metal, it can last up to 10 years but should be inspected every year. The fire extinguisher should be kept in an accessible place.
Smoke alarms and carbon monoxide detectors: There should be a smoke alarm on every level of the house, said Velazquez-Sanchez, because smoke alarms work 24 hours a day. Fire alarms can be sensitive so it’s best to have one 10 feet away from the stove.
Additionally, because smoke puts people into a deeper sleep, there should be smoke alarms in the hallway both outside the bedroom and in the bedroom if possible.
Smoke alarms should be replaced every 10 years and tested at least once a month. An interconnected system is recommended because when one sounds, then they all sound.
A carbon monoxide detector should be placed on the wall about five feet from the floor. The symptoms of carbon monoxide poisoning are similar to the flu or food poisoning and includes headaches, nausea, dizziness, light headedness and shortness of breath.
Velazquez-Sanchez recommends a detector that is run by both batteries and electricity. If the power goes out or if the battery dies the detector can still function with the alternative one.
Escape plan: Everyone should have an escape plan and it should be planned with the entire household. Velazquez-Sanchez said people should draw a map of their home and determine two ways to escape from every room: either the door or the window. There also needs to be a meeting place to confirm that everyone has escaped.
Velazquez-Sanchez said families need to practice an escape to ensure that everyone knows what they’re doing.
Additional resources and advice: Velazquez-Sanchez recommends some habits to further ensure fire safety in the home. He said people should practice, “close before you doze.” In other words, close your bedroom door before sleeping to prevent the fire from spreading.
If a fire breaks out and you are trapped in your room, hang a blanket out the window and stay by the window. It’s important to stay visible, so that firefighters can find and rescue you.
During a fire, test the door and doorknob with the back of your hand before leaving the room. If it’s hot, use your alternative escape option. If it’s cool, then open the door slowly and check for flames. Once you leave the room, close the door behind you in case you have to return to your room.
Also, patch up old holes and spaces so a fire can’t spread. Keep the chute open in the fireplace when having a fire. Don’t smoke while using an oxygen tank. And park away from dry leaves to prevent car fires.
Milwaukee residents can call (414) 286-8980 for a free 10-year lithium battery smoke detector. Search “fire extinguisher inspections” online to find the place closest to you. You can also visit Survive Alive Milwaukee for more information.
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OPINION: ‘You are still a slave’: How ‘reforms’ expand our racially unjust ‘criminal justice’ system | Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service
Barbara Miner
July 30, 2019
Caliph Muab-El’s story highlights how parole, once seen as a reform, has evolved into a sophisticated form of control and surveillance and is a major factor in the state’s mass incarceration. “As long as you are on parole, you have one foot in the cell and one foot in the free world,” he says. “At any time, both feet could be back in jail.” (Photo provided by Barbara Miner)
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Barbara Miner is a Milwaukee-based writer and photographer, and Robert S. Smith is a professor in the history department at Marquette University and director of the university’s Center for Urban Research, Teaching and Outreach. They discuss how the criminalization of Black people remains remarkably resilient
As a teenager in Milwaukee, Caliph Muab-El got in with the wrong crowd, got in trouble and started carrying a gun. One day, he saw someone who had robbed him. He thought the guy was reaching for a gun, so he shot first, injuring the man. Muab-El later pleaded guilty to reckless injury with the use of a dangerous weapon.
It was the late 1990s, a “get tough on crime” era. Muab-El, a 15-year-old teenager, was waived into adult court and sentenced to 15 years in prison.
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While in prison, Muab-El converted to Islam, became a Sufi minister and, to reflect his new identity as a Moorish-American, changed what had been his legal name, Anthony Stevens. After his release in 2011, Muab-El no longer lived behind bars, but he was put on parole for a minimum of seven years.
Muab-El’s story highlights how parole, once seen as a reform, has evolved into a sophisticated form of control and surveillance and is a major factor in the state’s mass incarceration.
Every person on probation/parole in Wisconsin receives a long list of rules they must follow, known as Rules of Supervision. The rules are, in essence, a 24-7 system of control. If someone alleges that you broke even a single rule, for example that you went to Chicago for the day without permission, you can be apprehended and kept in custody while the allegation is investigated. If the allegation is proven, you can be re-imprisoned even if you did not commit a new crime — a practice known as “crimeless revocation.”
Muab-El knows how easy it is to seemingly violate the Rules of Supervision and be put behind bars. “As long as you are on parole, you have one foot in the cell and one foot in the free world,” he says. “At any time, both feet could be back in jail.”
He knows because it happened to him.
On Feb.7, 2018, Muab-El was picked up by police and sent to the Columbia County Jail in Portage. The reason? An allegation was made that, four years earlier, Muab-El had committed a crime and had violated his Rules of Supervision.
The investigating police officer found no evidence to substantiate the allegation and no charges were filed. The Department of Corrections, however, has the authority to apprehend someone who is alleged to have violated their Rules of Supervision. In the case of Muab-El, it did so.
The case centered on allegations by the mother of Muab-El’s son that they had sex that she now claimed was non-consensual. Muab-El’s case finally came before an administrative law judge that summer.
In her decision, the judge noted that the allegations were brought four years after the fact “without any corroborating evidence,” and that the woman “has an obvious and clear bias against Mr. Muab-El.” The judge went on to note that that “the entire claim smacks of retaliation and an attempt to manipulate custody of the child.”
On July 24, the judge ruled that Muab-El had not violated his Rules of Supervision and ordered him released. He had spent six months in jail awaiting the decision.
Muab-El’s case also highlights how a person on probation/parole has diminished freedoms and fewer constitutional rights. For instance:
Mere allegations are sufficient cause to be jailed. Until a hearing is requested, there is no right to bail. When there is a hearing on the allegations, the hearing is in the jail or prison and the public is not allowed, not even a family member. At the hearing, hearsay evidence is allowed. There is no presumption of innocence. The burden of proof is not “beyond a reasonable doubt” but a looser standard of “the preponderance of the evidence.”
Muab-El, who moved to West Allis this spring, is still subject to his Rules of Supervision and remains in a constant state of anxiety.
“Everything you do is censored, is under surveillance,” he says.
“You are not free,” he continues. “You are still a slave.”
If all goes well, Caliph Muab-El will be off parole in four years. He will be 41 years old and will have spent almost two-thirds of his life under the control of the criminalization industry for a crime he committed at age 15.
In the popular mind, mass incarceration refers to the unprecedented number of people in prison, in particular African Americans. But the problem is more complex.
Probation and parole — euphemistically known as “community corrections” —have become essential to controlling Black bodies and criminalizing conduct that is part of everyday living. It is increasingly clear that we will never end the epidemic of mass incarceration without reforming our system of probation and parole.
A report in January by the Columbia University Justice Lab notes that probation and parole, rather than worthwhile reforms, are increasingly recognized “as a contributor, rather than an alternative,” to mass incarceration.
This is especially true in Wisconsin.
Almost 65,000 people in Wisconsin were under probation or parole in 2016 — “just shy of the population of Oshkosh,” according to the Columbia University Justice Lab. The number dwarfs those actually in prison that year, about 23,000 people. (Parole is a term used both by the general public and by the federal Bureau of Justice Statistics. In Wisconsin, most formerly incarcerated people are not on parole, but are under a system of post-prison control known as “extended supervision.” Rules of Supervision apply to both groups.)
Overall, the ratio of people on parole in Wisconsin exceeds the national average, and the length of time on parole is nearly twice the national average.
Consider this disturbing statistic: roughly 37 percent of admissions to the state’s prisons in 2017 involved people who had not committed a new crime. They had merely violated one of their Rules of Supervision and had their parole or probation revoked— a practice known as “rules violation” or “crimeless revocation.”
African Americans are disproportionately affected. In 2017, Black people were incarcerated for violating their Rules of Supervision more than twice as often as whites, according to the Columbia University Justice Lab.
The disparity feeds into broader racial inequities. Overall, although Black people made up only 6 percent of Wisconsin’s adult population, they made up 41 percent of the state’s prison population in 2017. That same year, U.S. Census Bureau data show that roughly 1 in 14 Black men in Wisconsin were in prison, double the national average.
There is no easy answer to ending the criminalization of Black people in this country. This cornerstone to structural racism is deeply woven into our nation’s DNA.
At the very least, however, we must understand how our criminalization industry is a bedrock of white supremacy, integral to white control over Black bodies. This desire for control was at the heart of slavery when the nation was founded, of the Black Codes immediately following emancipation, of Jim Crow era segregation, and of mass criminalization today.
When one system of racial control was thwarted, a new system emerged.
Slavery lasted almost 250 years and only ended after a bloody Civil War. After the war, white southerners developed “Black Codes” that severely limited the freedom of African Americans and made them a source of cheap labor to rebuild the South and maintain white supremacy.
The Black Codes helped pave the way for the system of Jim Crow that mandated racial segregation and second-class citizenship for all Black people. Following the formal end of Jim Crow a half century ago, mass incarceration became central to maintaining white supremacy. (We use the term “white supremacy” to include not just overtly racist ideology, but also the social, political and economic structures that promote individual and collective white privilege.)
The similarities between history and today’s systems of control become clear when comparing Wisconsin’s Rules of Supervision for people on parole/probation, to the Black Codes used by Southern states to control Black people after the abolition of slavery.
Both rely on vague yet sweeping grounds for being apprehended and imprisoned. Both control and limit mobility and economic options. Both criminalize activities that are a part of daily life. Both uphold a core tenet of white supremacy — that Black bodies are subject to both constant surveillance and serve as a source of exploitation and profits.
The infamous Mississippi Black Codes of 1865, in its section on “vagrants,” stipulates:
That all rogues and vagabonds, idle and dissipated persons, beggars, jugglers, or persons practicing unlawful games or plays, runaways, common drunkards, common nightwalkers, pilferers, lewd, wanton, or lascivious persons, in speech or behavior, common railer and brawlers, persons who neglect their calling or employment, misspend what they earn, or do not provide for the support of themselves or their families or dependents, and all other idle and disorderly persons, including all who neglect all lawful business, or habitually misspend their time by frequenting houses of ill-fame, gaming houses, or tippling shops, shall be deemed and considered vagrants … and, on conviction thereof shall be fined … and be imprisoned at the discretion of the court …
Wisconsin’s Rules of Supervision are similarly all-encompassing. Here are six of the standard 18 rules:
• Avoid all conduct which is in violation of federal or state statute, municipal or country ordinances, tribal law, or which is not in the best interest of the public welfare of your rehabilitation.
• Inform your agent of your whereabouts and activities as he/she directs.
• Make yourself available for searches including but not limited to residence, property, computer, cell phone or another electronic device under you control.
• Obtain approval from your agent prior to changing residence or employment.
• Obtain approval and a travel permit from your agent prior to leaving the State of Wisconsin.
• Obtain approval from your agent prior to borrowing money or purchasing on credit.
Most people have 25 to 55 rules. One of the most common additions: “Shall not possess or consume any alcohol. You shall not be in any establishment where the primary purpose is the sale of alcohol. This includes but is not limited to taverns, bars or liquor stores.”
Here in Wisconsin, there are several important reform initiatives currently underway.
In a recent report, the American Civil Liberties outlined reforms to cut by half Wisconsin’s prison population. They range from ending crimeless revocations, to improved mental health services, to community-based alternatives to incarceration. (For information, search the web for “Smart Justice ACLU of Wisconsin.”)
The campaign to close the Milwaukee Secure Detention Facility also has garnered widespread support from community and religious organizations, and national groups such as JustLeadership USA. (Search for “Close MSDF.”)
The MSDF opened as a medium-security prison in downtown Milwaukee in 2001. It was the first state facility in the country specifically designed to incarcerate people who may have violated their Rules of Supervision.
MSDF is infamous nationally for its inhumane conditions, from overcrowding, to insufficient sufficient heating and air conditioning, to lack of sunlight and outdoor recreation. Seventeen people have died at the facility since it opened.
In his writings, the noted author Ta-Nehisi Coates has poignantly described why this country’s criminalization of Blacks—from policing through incarceration and parole—remains remarkably resilient. Referring to police departments, but within the context of this country’s overall criminal justice system, Coates notes:
“… police departments… have been endowed with the authority to destroy your body. It does not matter if the destruction is the result of an unfortunate overreaction. It does not matter if it originates in a misunderstanding. It does not matter if the destruction springs from a foolish policy…All of this is common to black people. And all of this is old for black people. No one is held responsible.”
It is long past time to demand responsibility and, especially for white allies, to go beyond one’s comfort zone in demanding change. Equally important, we must ensure that reform proposals guard against creating new mechanisms of control and inadvertently expanding our racially unjust “criminal justice” system.
During the Civil Rights Movement, Martin Luther King, Jr., came under attack from white liberals for his focus on direct action and civil disobedience. In his 1963 “Letter from a Birmingham Jail,” King chastised white moderates who prefer “order” to justice.
Racism is rooted not just in “the hateful words and actions of bad people,” King wrote, but also in “the appalling silence of the good people.”

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Philanthropic Leaders Honored: The Association of Fundraising Professionals of Southeastern Wisconsin announces awardees for National Philanthropy Day® 2019 | Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service
The Association of Fundraising Professionals
July 30, 2019
Today, the Association of Fundraising Professionals Southeastern Wisconsin (AFPSEWI) announced the recipients of the 2019 National Philanthropy Day awards. The awards recognize individuals, organizations, and volunteers who have made our lives, communities, and world a better place. Honorees will be recognized at a luncheon on Tuesday, November 12th, themed, “The Art of Philanthropy” at the Pfister Hotel.  The luncheon will celebrate philanthropy and emphasize its impact on community improvement and economic advancement.
The following awardees will be honored this year:
The public is invited to attend the luncheon in celebration of these outstanding leaders. The event this year, “The Art of Philanthropy”, will showcase different aspects of art, from culinary to music to visual arts. 600 guests are expected and tickets are expected to sell out. For questions related to sponsorship and event registration, visit https://www.afpsewi.org/ or contact the chapter administrator, Erin Richardson at chapteradmin@afpsewi.org or 414-399-0281.
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The Association of Fundraising Professionals (AFP) is the professional association of individuals and organizations that generate philanthropic support for a wide variety of charitable institutions. Founded in 1960, AFP advances philanthropy through its 33,000 members in more than 244 chapters throughout the world. AFP chapters throughout the US and Canada will celebrate National Philanthropy Day in November. The Southeastern Wisconsin National Philanthropy Day event is one of the largest in the nation.


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All of Us program plans Gospel Sunday for Aug. 11 at St. Ann Center-Bucyrus Campus | Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service
St. Ann Center for Intergenerational Care
July 31, 2019
Enjoy an afternoon of music, health and community at the All of Us Gospel Sunday, set for 1 to 4 p.m. on Aug. 11 at St. Ann Center for Intergenerational Care’s Bucyrus Campus. The free public event will take place on the grounds of the new Indaba Band Shell, 2450 W. North Ave.
This family-friendly gathering includes food, music from area church choirs and fun activities for all ages. Also featured is a visit by the All of Us Journey Bus which is traveling the country to raise awareness about the All of Us research program.
Tours of the bus include interactive, informational kiosks and videos that explain the program, which aims to gather data from a million people or more. The findings will help develop medicines and treatments tailored to individual patients, known as precision medicine.
Wisconsin joined the national All of Us research program in 2017 and launched in Milwaukee in 2018. Our state is in its second year of this 10-year research program. The aim is to be as inclusive as possible in collecting information—making sure adults from various age groups, races, genetic ancestries, environments and walks of life are represented in the research.
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Highlighting the event are performances by some of the Milwaukee area’s finest church choirs. The entertainment line-up includes the Amazing Grace Chorus, made up of people living with dementia and their caregivers and sponsored by the Wisconsin Alzheimer’s Institute; Parklawn Assembly of God Praise Dancers; Lyons of Judah Ministries; General Baptist State Convention Mass Choir and St. Matthew C.M.E. Church Choir.
Guests are welcome to bring lawn chairs and blankets; provided seating is limited.
See more about the event at https://bit.ly/2Z5Wsjb. For questions or additional information, contact the UW-SMPH Center for Community Engagement & Health Partnerships, All of UsMilwaukee Office at (414) 219-3810, option #1; or via email at allofusuwmke@hslc.wisc.edu.


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Bronzeville Week 2019: Full schedule of events | Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service
Bronzeville Week
July 31, 2019
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Call for volunteers: 7th Annual Puerto Rican Family Festival//Se solicitan voluntarios: Séptimo Festival Anual de la Familia Puertorriqueña | Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service
Ald. José G. Pérez
July 31, 2019
Call for volunteers: 7th Annual Puerto Rican Family Festival – Sunday, August 4, 2019
Alderman José G. Pérez is helping spread the word that volunteers are needed for the 7th Annual Puerto Rican Family Festival to be celebrated this Sunday, August 4 from 11:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. in Humboldt Park, 3000 S. Howell Ave.
For more information on the festival go to https://mivoz.com/event/7th-annual-puerto-rican-festival/
For volunteer opportunities, go to https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfweKC0tyRuVbf2YEYTedLAXfLVb0HEHkGC59Jru4Iapn9sSw/viewform
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Se solicitan voluntarios: Séptimo Festival Anual de la Familia Puertorriqueña – Domingo 4 de agosto de 2019
El concejal José G. Pérez está ayudando a correr la voz de que se necesitan voluntarios para la 7ma. Fiesta Anual de la Familia Puertorriqueña que se celebrará este domingo 4 de agosto de 11:00 a.m. a 7:00 p.m. en Humboldt Park, 3000 S. Howell Ave.
Para obtener más información sobre el festival, visite https://mivoz.com/event/7th-annual-puerto-rican-festival/
Para oportunidades de voluntariado, visite https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfweKC0tyRuVbf2YEYTedLAXfLVb0HEHkGC59Jru4Iapn9sSw/viewform

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New development opportunity in the Five Points Neighborhood | Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service
City of Milwaukee Department of City Development
July 31, 2019
Exciting opportunity to build in the Five Points Neighborhood across the street from the newly redeveloped Bader Foundation campus. The Department of City Development (“DCD”) is seeking proposals for the purchase and creative development of a large commercial building site located at West Concordia Street and North Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Drive. This site is on the high visibility corridor from Downtown to Capitol Drive and has excellent access to Downtown, Bronzeville, I-43 and neighborhoods to the north, east and west. DCD is seeking dynamic development proposals that maximize use of the site and will catalyze complementary developments.
Proposals are due at 2:00 P.M. on October 31, 2019
View this Request for Proposals and other development opportunities on our Development Sites website.
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NNS video: Like father, like son: Service is a family affair for trail-blazing duo | Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service
Mark Doremus
July 31, 2019
Dad’s one of Milwaukee’s top developers. The son is the youngest legislator in Wisconsin history. Both share a desire to make the city a better place. They’re definitely a family to watch. (And you can read about them, too.)

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Nō Studios to host show produced by and featuring 8 year old playwright | Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service
Nō Studios
July 31, 2019
A theatrical performance starring local young female actors depicting the young lives of pioneering women, with three performance dates: August 23rd, 24th, 25th
Gabriella Mancuso, who will turn 9 years old on October 9, created MEDUSA JR for John Ridley’s Nō Studios. MEDUSA JR is a theatrical performance celebrating the lives of pioneering women. 6 original monologues, written, produced and directed by local women, will be performed by a diverse cast of local talented young actresses (ages 8-14). Our goal at MEDUSA JR is to empower them, support them, and show them that EVERYTHING is possible!
With this show, the audience will be brought back in time, to ‘meet’ these pioneering women as if they were young girls today. The audience will witness how, even at a young age, these young girls were already strong and determined to change the world! We also aim to inspire others to fight for what they believe in!
Apart from the performance, MEDUSA JR functioned as a great 8-week acting program, FREE of cost to the families of these talented young girls. Here is video of Gabriella Mancuso talking about MEDUSA JR in an interview with Beth Ridley at No Studios:
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Local Milwaukee-area female cast and crew
CAST:
Zaela Schlissel (Joan of Arc)
McKayla Hinickle (Jane Goodall)
Ciara Perez (Selena)
Gabriella Mancuso (Frida Kahlo)
Sari Malone (Michelle Obama)
Tahkara Gregory (Raven Wilkinson)
DIRECTORS:
Holly Barret (Joan of Arc)
Ramsey Schlissel (Jane Goodall)
Ashley Shanelle (Michelle Obama)
Mary Chuy (Selena and Frida Kahlo)
Jay Winters (Raven Wilkinson)
WRITERS:
Holly Barret (Joan of Arc)
Kristin Peterson Kaszubowski (Michelle Obama)
Mary Chuy (Frida Kahlo)
Nelly DJ Loop Vigil (Selena)
Alyson Chavez (Raven Wilkinson)
Maria Petralla (Jane Goodall)
PRODUCED BY:
Gabriella Mancuso and Mary Chuy (Mother-daughter duo)
DATES AND TIMES:
August 23, 2019 at 6pm TICKETS
August 24, 2019 at 6pm TICKETS
August 25, 2019 at 3pm TICKETS
LOCATION:
Nō Studios
1037 W. McKinley Avenue, Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53205
Note that the surface lot next to the building is permit-only. Street parking available, nearest parking garage is located at Brewery Parking Garage 1213 N 9th Street.
CONTACTS:
Medusa Jr Contact: Mary Chuy, marychuyphoto@gmail.com
No Studios Contact: Catherine Bell, catherine@nostudios.com
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Founded by Oscar-winning filmmaker and Milwaukee native John Ridley (12 Years a Slave, American Crime) and business partner Chris Abele, No Studios is a hub for the creative arts in Milwaukee, designed to provide a social space dedicated to the creation, curation and presentation of art. No Studios offers long-term and short-term office space for local individuals, organizations and companies in creative fields, and is home to a curated group of tenants including Milwaukee Film, Milwaukee Filmmaker Alliance, 371 Productions, Custom Reality Services, UW-Milwaukee Department of Film, Marquette University, Independent, Media Circus International, Gener8tor, Imagine MKE and Duncan Entertainment. As a for-profit venture that aims to become a sustainable model for bringing arts to Milwaukee, No Studios offers a unique three-tier membership model providing accessibility to a wide variety of audiences. No Studios presents year-round programming including film screenings and discussions, dance and music performances, readings, and photographic and fine art exhibitions. The building is located in the newly redeveloped Pabst Brewery Complex at 1037 West McKinley Avenue. Learn more at www.nostudios.com.

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The Zilber Foundation announces over $3 million in local grants | Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service
Zilber Family Foundation
July 31, 2019
Zilber Family Foundation announced today that its Board of Directors awarded 23 grants totaling $3,020,000 to nonprofit organizations in Milwaukee. The grants support local organizations that deliver affordable housing and community economic development services in the Zilber Neighborhood Initiative’s (ZNI) three targeted neighborhoods. Additional grants support the Foundation’s Legacy programs, organizations focused on youth development and basic human needs citywide.
Since 2008, the Foundation has invested more than $50 million in improving the quality of life in Lindsay Heights, Clarke Square, and Layton Boulevard West through the Zilber Neighborhood Initiative. “Thanks to the good work of our nonprofit partners, together we realized significant accomplishments in the first ten years of the Initiative,” said Marcy Jackson, president of the Board of Directors. “There is still work to be done, and we remain committed to the Initiative as our primary focus for the next five years, particularly in the critical areas of housing and economic development.” The July awards are the first round of grants in support of the Foundation’s updated five-year funding strategy.
Recently awarded Zilber Neighborhood Initiative grants include:
Recently awarded Legacy grants include:
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Additional ZNI and Legacy grants were provided to Milwaukee nonprofit organizations including Artists Working in Education, Cathedral Center, Data You Can Use, LISC Milwaukee, Meta House, Milwaukee Center for Independence, North Avenue/Fond du Lac Marketplace BID #32, Penfield Children’s Center, Playworks, Riveredge Nature Center, Ronald Reagan IB High School, Safe & Sound, Wisconsin Voices, and Wisconsin Women’s Business Initiative Corp. A complete list of grant recipients is available on the Foundation’s website.
About the Zilber Family Foundation
Formed in 1961 by Joseph J. Zilber, the Zilber Family Foundation is a private independent grantmaking institution dedicated to enhancing the well-being of individuals, families, and neighborhoods by supporting nonprofits to address basic needs and personal safety, increase access to social and economic opportunity, and improve the quality of life in neighborhoods. For more information, please visit: www.zilberfamilyfoundation.org.
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Sharp Creatives is hosting an event titled The Mental Art featuring former Milwaukee Bucks player Larry Sanders and Sharp Creatives co-founder Ray Nitti discussing their artistic and mental journeys. Taking place at 88NINE Radio Milwaukee (220 E Pittsburgh Ave, Milwaukee) on Saturday, August 3, Sanders in particular will be discussing his personal journey with mental health, how it impacted his career in the NBA, and share his current creative endeavors.
The event, which is free and open to the public, begins at 3:00 p.m. with a Creative Networking Mixer and Ice Breaker, featuring local live music. At 4:30 p.m. Nitti and Sanders will spend an hour discussing their careers, art, creativity and mental health.
“The Mental Art event aims to provide a space to connect creatives with business opportunities through networking and, at the same time, provide the opportunity for dialogue about how mental health impacts all aspects of creative and corporate culture,” said Nitti. Nitti co-founded Sharp Creatives with Sasha Fernandez to create events, activities and opportunities to connect the city’s creative talent with employers for the purpose of retaining Milwaukee’s creative talent and fostering a vibrant creative sector.
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Mental Art event partners include 88NINE Radio Milwaukee, the Office of Violence Prevention, COM, BIG3 and ImagineMKE.
To register for the event, please visit this link.
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August 1, 2019
Save the Date for HKE MKE 2019, Milwaukee’s only fundraising hike for urban nature in urban nature
HKE MKE presented by the Rotary Club of Milwaukee
SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 29th
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Registration opens August 15th
Take a hike at HKE MKE! This annual fundraising hike benefiting the Urban Ecology Center will take you on a 2.5-mile route in beautiful Riverside Park, through the Milwaukee Rotary Centennial Arboretum and along both sides of the Milwaukee River. The route is family-friendly and tailored to different abilities so everyone can participate.
When you register you’ll get your own fundraising page that can be easily shared through email and social media. The funds you raise help the Urban Ecology Center connect tens of thousands of urban youth and adults to nature!
You can register at urbanecologycenter.org/hkemke
Let’s HKE MKE!

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NNS Video: ‘Slow it down’: North Side residents embrace new safe-driving campaign | Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service
Mark Doremus
August 1, 2019
North Side residents turn out on a busy corner to support a new traffic safety initiative.
Stepped-up traffic patrols at a busy intersection marked day one of the Take It EZ Milwaukee campaign against reckless driving. (Photo by Mark Doremus)
Slow down. And Take It EZ Milwaukee.
That’s the theme of the city’s new safe-driving campaign, which is designed to reduce reckless driving by increasing law enforcement at four especially dangerous intersections. It also includes a public relations campaign to encourage people to drive more responsibly.
The project launched last month at the corner of North 60th Street and West Capitol Drive, a hot spot for traffic accidents, including one that took the life of an off-duty Milwaukee police officer on June 18.
Members of the Grasslyn Manor Block Watch have been campaigning for years against reckless drivers. They welcomed the new backup from police and public officials.
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“These are folks that have to live with this on a daily basis,” said block watch organizer Steve O’Connell. “And they really want the city to do something to help us out.”
Take It EZ Milwaukee is a pilot project organized by Ald. Bob Donovan. Private partners have kicked in $15,000 for police overtime to increase patrols at busy intersections. Billboards and bus advertising will extend the safe-driving campaign citywide, Donovan said.
The intersections targeted for extra police attention are:
Take It EZ Milwaukee ends in October. If it’s successful, Donovan said he hopes for additional funding to extend the campaign.
About Mark Doremus
Mark is the video content strategist for NNS. He holds a Ph.D. in journalism and a law degree from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. He worked as an administrator for the University of Wisconsin System for 20 years before he retired in 2015. You can email him or call the newsroom at (414) 604-6397.


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OPINION: It’s hard to stand united when what it means to be an American continues to divide us | Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service
Pardeep S. Kaleka
August 1, 2019
Stills from the upcoming production of “Rag Head: An American Story” (Photos provided by Sundeep Morrison)
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Pardeep Kaleka is Executive Director of Interfaith Conference of Greater Milwaukee and author of “The Gift of Our Wounds,” Sundeep Morrison is a Punjabi Sikh writer, actor, director, author and activist and Shehbaz Kaleka has his own meditation blog and runs a transportation company in Milwaukee.
“Go back to your country,” was the last thing Deep Rai, an India-born U.S. citizen heard as he stood in the driveway of his suburban Seattle home before being shot in the arm by a white man.
This is a common sentiment shouted by white men who have perpetrated hate crimes against U.S. citizens — white men who view citizens like Rai as impostors simply because of the color of their skin. As a child of Indian immigrant Sikhs, we have heard the same words shouted at our mothers and fathers who wears a turban and salwars. This type of hate speech is intended to “other” our existence and claim that we have no right to call the land beneath our feet our home.
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On Saturday, Aug. 3 and Sunday, Aug. 4 at the Broadway Theatre Center, we will be showing ”Rag Head: An American Story.” This play not only depicts the lives of multiple interconnected characters exploring their complicated relationships to one another but also explores their changing relationships to our country.
A few weeks ago, when the president uttered the same phrase heard by Deep Rai, “go back to your country,” directed toward four U.S. congresswomen who are U.S. citizens, and women of color, it awakened the subconscious rejection felt by so many. Not only was this comment hurtful but dangerous as it stoked the visceral hatred and upped the threats directed toward the congresswoman.
Toxic political rhetoric in the U.S. is echoed in society often with dangerous and devastating effects. Our families know this all too well. On Aug. 5, 2012, a white supremacist entered a Sikh temple in Oak Creek, Wisconsin, and murdered six people. Our parents are members of that temple. We will never know what was uttered by the perpetrator before he took the lives of six innocent Indian-Americans, but we do know that hate and indifference was a factor.
We keep thinking to ourselves: When will things change? These hate attacks keep happening with very little outlook and vision to make things more peaceful. We are afraid each day to send our kids to school because we do not know what lies ahead in these dire, bleak and dreary times. When will the “I” become “we,” and when will the “we” become “us”? We hope that things will get better, but the question is when?
This forum of life keeps going on, but when will we start to embrace each other, and show each other love? Love is what the world needs most as it’s purest form of light. The hate is causing trauma, fear and shock to people. Joseph Campbell once wrote to “follow your inner bliss,” but we are swayed away from that with propaganda, media and violence each day. The wonder in life is what keeps us all going. Love is what we all need, and this play will be an expression of that.
“Rag Head” conveys the trauma people in our current dynamics of a multiracial and intercultural society face. The play will show different facets of society and the complexities people endure to survive in society. This play will open eyes to a new outlook, vision and expression that we need in today’s ambiguous society. We hope that everyone comes out and can support this play that has so much hard work, effort and energy put toward it.
This hate and indifference blinded the shooter from seeing a congregation filled with people of color as his fellow Americans. With the seven-year remembrance of the Oak Creek Sikh Temple shooting just days away, we cannot help but be filled with sadness, anxiety and fear. A shared feeling by many of those affected by the tragedy. Our words carry gravity. The president, whose words are echoed around the world, has created divisiveness in our nation. Those like us are left to wonder how can we stand united when what it means to be an American divides us? Let’s change this!

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5 things to do this weekend: Aug. 2 to Aug. 4 | Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service
Ana Martinez-Ortiz
August 2, 2019
All are welcome to join the HaRUNbee 5K, which kicks off the start to Bronzeville Week (Photo provided by HaRUNbee)
It’s Friday in Milwaukee, and here are some events that can enrich your weekend. If you would like your event to be considered for this column, please email info@milwaukeenns.org and put “5 things” in the subject line by noon Thursday.
1. Ko-Thi celebrates 50 years with “Juba-Lee”: Friday, Aug. 2
Ko-Thi Dance Company is  with its concert series, “Juba-Lee,” which starts Friday, Aug. 2. The show, held at the UW-Milwaukee Mainstage Theatre, 2419 E. Kenwood Blvd., will feature Ko-Thi’s signature works. Tickets can be purchased here. The show starts at 7:30 p.m. There are additional showtimes throughout next week.
2. HaRUNbee 5K walk/run for healthy birth outcomes: Saturday, Aug. 3
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Kick off Bronzeville Week with the Uon Saturday, Aug. 3. This year’s run aims to raise awareness for healthy birth outcomes. To register, click here. The run starts at 8:30 a.m. on the corner of West North Avenue and Dr. Martin Luther King Drive near Pete’s Fruit Market. Here’s the full schedule for the week.
3. “RAG HEAD: An American Story”: Saturday, Aug. 3
“RAG HEAD,” a one-woman show, will be performed at the Broadway Theatre Center, 158 N. Broadway, on Saturday, Aug. 3. Sundeep Morrison stars in the show, which tells . Tickets can be purchased here. There will be two showings at 1:30 p.m. and 7 p.m. and one on Sunday, Aug. 4 at 1:30 p.m. (Read a Community Voices about the issues raised by the show here.)
4. Group meditation with Meditate Milwaukee: Sunday, Aug. 4
Meditate Milwaukee is encouraging all Milwaukeeans to join a  at the Sojourner Family Peace Center, 619 W. Walnut St., on Sunday, Aug. 4. Group meditation is a monthly event. Doors open at 2 p.m. and meditation begins at 2:30 p.m.
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In 1843, Caroline Quarlls left Missouri in . Her journey on the Underground Railroad led her to Milwaukee. Kimberly Simmons, Quarlls’ great-granddaughter, will be speaking at Alice’s Garden, 2136 N. 21st St., on Sunday, Aug. 4. During A Healing Grove, Simmons will share her great grandma’s story. The talk starts at 4 p.m. Simmons will speak again on Monday, Aug. 5 at 11 a.m.
Ana serves as NNS’ newly created community engagement reporter and is responsible for writing stories that help our readers navigate their lives as well as making sure they know the fun things that are happening in their neighborhoods. You can email her here or call (414) 604-6397.

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NNS on WGLB radio: Reporter Andrea Waxman talks about Ascension St. Joseph hospital | Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service
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August 2, 2019
St. Joseph Hospital was acquired by Ascension when it merged with Wheaton Franciscan in 2015. (Photo by Sue Vliet)
Andrea Waxman talks about her update story on St. Joseph hospital and the coalition of community groups representing residents with Saryea Murchison and Dennis Walton of WGLB radio.
The trio discusses what has happened since April 2018 when Ascension proposed cutting surgical and in-patient services and then put a hold on its proposal. Both Ascension and the community coalition have asked area residents what they need and want from the hospital. The coalition’s survey is ongoing until the end of August. It is seeking 1,000 survey respondents. It will use the survey to design a community benefits agreement that it will ask Ascension-Wisconsin to sign.

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NNS UPDATE: South Side church removes controversial banners of accused child rapist | Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service
Edgar Mendez
August 2, 2019
La Luz Del Mundo church on Milwaukee’s South Side has removed a controversial banner featuring Naasón Joaquín Garcia, who was arrested and charged in California in June with child rape, human trafficking and other crimes. (Photo by Edgar Mendez)
After weeks of controversy and an order from the city, a banner featuring the leader of a Mexico-based megachurch who was arrested and charged in June with child rape, human trafficking and other crimes has been taken down.
The controversy exploded after a Facebook post criticized local church leaders for displaying a banner featuring Naasón Joaquín Garcia, the leader of La Luz Del Mundo, an organization with over 15,000 churches, including one at 1316 S. Cesar E. Chavez Dr.
The Department of Neighborhood Services ordered the church to take down this sign by July 31 because it violated municipal signage laws. (Photo by Edgar Mendez)
Despite the public outcry, church officials refused to take the banner down, comparing Garcia’s arrest and prosecution to the false persecution of Jesus Christ while defending his innocence. That angered many South Side residents, some of whom threatened on social media to take the banner down themselves or deface it.
An inspection on June 11 by the Department of Neighborhood Services, spurred by resident complaints, found the banner violated the municipal ordinance for exterior signage limits. The church was given until July 31 to take the banner down or face prosecution or daily penalties ranging from $150 to $10,000.
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The church has removed the banner at the church and a similar banner on the side of the building at 1570 W. Greenfield Ave. that houses La Luz Del Mundo Family Services.
Church officials declined a request for further comment. Garcia is being held in California and has been denied bail.
About Edgar Mendez
Edgar is a senior staff writer for NNS, where he anchors coverage of the South Side, public safety, health and politics. You can email him or call (414) 604-6397.

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Massive Bronzeville wood letters part of fun art project during Bronzeville Week | Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service
Ald. Milele A. Coggs
August 3, 2019
This massive wood letters that spell out Bronzeville are again in place along W. North Ave. (near N. 5th St.), and the public will get a chance to decorate them during Sunday’s Bronzeville Cultural & Arts Festival (Sunday, August 4 from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.), Alderwoman Milele A. Coggs said today.
The huge letters, taller than the average adult, are works of art paying homage to the rich history of artists that lived and currently reside in Bronzeville. As part of the festival Sunday, residents will have a chance to work with Bronzeville artist Vedale Hill in transforming the letters via artistic expression.
“Many residents have asked me about the letters, and I am happy to announce that they are back and ready to be decorated on Sunday,” Alderwoman Coggs said. “I invite residents and families to show off their art skills on Sunday while enjoying the fun at the Bronzeville Cultural & Arts Festival.”
What: Large Bronzeville letters art project
When: Sunday, August 4 (10 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.)
Where: Along W. North Ave. near N. 5th St.
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Storytelling workshops for the deaf community | Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service
Ex Fabula
August 3, 2019
Alderman Nik Kovac  invites all to attend the FREE storytelling workshops for the deaf community hosted by Ex Fabula which will teach effective storytelling skills, connect participants with other storytellers, allow participants to express themselves, and provide information and the opportunity for participants to share a story on stage at the first ever Deaf StorySlam.
*Participants are encouraged to attend both workshops, and the workshops will be led by Deaf storytelling coaches.
When:  Sunday, August 4 and Sunday, August 25 from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m.
**Check in begins at 1:30 p.m.
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Where: 5Wise Workshop, 3524 W. National Ave.
Space is limited so reserve your spot at https://www.exfabula.org/tickets/ and:
https://www.exfabula.org/event/deaf-storytelling-workshop-8-4/
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5 things to know this week in Milwaukee: August 5 to August 10 | Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service
Ana Martinez-Ortiz
August 5, 2019
Join the Bronzeville community as it celebrates the neighborhood all week long. (Photo by Andrea Waxman)
It’s Monday in Milwaukee, and here are some events we think you shouldn’t miss. If you would like your event to be considered for this column, please email info@milwaukeenns.org and put “5 things” in the subject line by
Bronzeville Week 2019
Bronzeville Week kicked off with the HaRUNBee walk/run this past Saturday, August 3, but the festivities are continuing all week long. Click here for the full list of events, which include trivia game night, a trolley ride, walks with Mayor Tom Barrett and more.
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The Gerald L. Ignace Indian Health Center is hosting its  from 2 p.m. to 6 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 6. The goal is to educate the community with demonstrations, a farmer’s market, free health screenings and more. The fair will be held in the parking lot behind the clinic, 930 W. Historic Mitchell St.
Milwaukee residents are invited to participate in the 15th annual  at Kosciuszko Park, 2201 S. 7th St., Tuesday, Aug. 6. The event, which promotes police-community partnerships and neighborhood camaraderie, is free and includes food, fun activities and resources. National Night Out starts at 4 p.m.
LGBTQ+ youth and their allies are invited to  from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 8. The event is free and includes a resource fair and a drag show. The event will take place at the Milwaukee Repertory Theatre, 108 E. Wells St. To register click here.
Library Loud Days with American Klassiks
The Milwaukee Public Library and 88Nine Radio Milwaukee are presenting at the Martin Luther King Branch, 310 W. Locust St., on Thursday, Aug. 8. The event is a part of Bronzeville Week and will feature performances by Klassik, SistaStrings and Nickel&Rose. The show will go from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m.
Black Cotton at Alice’s Garden
Julius Tillery, a fifth-generation black cotton farmer, is coming to speak at Alice’s Garden, 2136 N. 21st St., on Wednesday, Aug. 7. Tillery will discuss  what it is like being a black farm owner in a discriminated industry. He will speak at 11 a.m. and again at 6 p.m.
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Better Business Bureau offers tips on back-to-school shopping | Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service
Lisa Schiller
August 5, 2019
BBB Tip: Back to School
Parents and students expect to spend more than ever on back-to-school shopping this year, according to the National Retail Federation’s annual survey. If you — or a student in your life — is shopping for books, clothes, school supplies, backpacks or other items, be sure to keep these tips in mind.  Better Business Bureau offers the following advice on how to shop smart for back-to-school or back-to-college purchases:
Shop safely online
Click here for more online shopping tips.
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Protect your child from identity theft
Another thing to think about while getting your kids ready for back-to-school is identity theft. Believe it or not, children are especially good targets because they have zero credit history and no questionable banking transactions in their history. A child can have their ID stolen through their social security number or social insurance number and you may not find out about it for years.
Here are some tips for protecting your child’s identity as they head back to school:

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Learn about free Medical School in Cuba, from WI Medical student studying there, on August 13 | Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service
Arthur Heitzer
August 5, 2019
Come Join us Tuesday, August 13: Wis. Cuba Coalition Meeting features special guest appearance by visiting WI Medical student just back from Cuba
Tuesday, August 13, 7pm: 1) See a short video on Cuba’s partnership with students in over 80 nations, including 100 U.S. students, studying to become doctors debt free, in return for their promise to return home and work in an underserved community. 2) Meet & join an informal discussion with Olive, one of two WI women currently enrolled as students in Cuba’s acclaimed Latin American School of Medicine (ELAM). More info on FB: https://www.facebook.com/events/487542865366867/
Everyone interested is welcome to join us at this & all our monthly Wisconsin Cuba Coalition meetings, at .   We meet monthly, on the second Tuesday.
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Wisconsin Coalition to Normalize Relations with Cuba, www.WiCuba.org, like us on FB: https://www.facebook.com/WICNRC/, (414) 273-1040, ext. 12.

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Community Advocates
August 5, 2019
To support young members of the LGBTQ+ community (ages 12-24) and their allies, members of the Safe & Sound’s 27th Street West Drug Free Coalition, the 53206 Drug-Free Communities Project, and the City of Milwaukee Tobacco-Free Alliance have organized a LGBTQ+ Youth Substance Use Prevention Summit, which includes a resource fair, panel discussion, video presentations, and a spectacular drag show.
This free community event will take place at the Milwaukee Repertory Theater, Stackner Cabaret, 108 E. Wells St., Milwaukee, on Thursday, August 8, from 5 to 9 p.m. Refreshments will be served.
Panelists include:
After the discussion, participants will be treated to performances from Nick Bone-Us, Lady J, Coco Monet, Sylvia Nyxx, and Montell Infiniti Ross.
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Don’t miss this chance to meet your people! RSVP now at this link:
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/lgbtq-youth-substance-use-prevention-summit-tickets-63982052040

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Proceeding until apprehended: Inside the NNS newsroom | Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service
Ron Smith
August 5, 2019
In December, Sharon McGowan, my Jewish soul sister, gave me the best Christmas gift ever: She handed me the keys to the Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service as she prepared to retire.
I won’t lie: Some days I want to hand NNS right back to her.
The days are long. The demands unending. And the struggle is real.
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But then I think about our mission, and you. And I am re-energized.
NNS exists to celebrate the community.  We love to tell your stories — the stories of ordinary folks who do extraordinary things. We know there are problems in the neighborhoods we serve. You know this as well. Those are well-covered by other media outlets
But we intentionally focus our reporting on making sure that the narrative of our neighborhoods also includes the many positive things occurring.
That doesn’t mean we will shy away from controversy and calling folks out when needed, but as an evidence-based news organization, we feel it is important to give you the complete truth.  We want to be the mirror for our communities. That means we report the good as much as the bad.
We have a lot going on in our newsroom that I will share with you on a regular basis. Our goal is to have a two-way relationship and to always be transparent.
Community engagement
At NNS, we know we are in the relationship business.  We want to know you and for you to know us. One way we are doing this is by being more visible at your events. The staff had a great time seeing your faces at Washington and Mitchell parks last month. You’ll see us out and about more.
It is important for you to know that NNS is a local nonprofit newsroom. We have six paid part-timers, whose salaries come from Milwaukee’s generous philanthropic community and individual donors, and a wonderful volunteer cohort of student interns and dedicated community volunteers who help tell your stories. Marquette University, where NNS is housed and where I serve on the faculty of the Diederich College of Communication, pays my salary. The university plays no role in our editorial decisions and the content on our site does not necessarily reflect the views of Marquette University.
Another way we are engaging with you is through our content. We are always trying to make sure our stories are stories you want to read and need to read. Ana Martinez-Ortiz is our first community engagement reporter is responsible for writing stories that help you navigate your life as well as making sure you know the fun things that are happening in your neighborhoods.
Early in my tenure, several of our long-time staff members were given promotions to honor their service to you. Adam Carr and Dwayne Burtin were promoted to deputy editors; and Edgar Mendez and Andrea Waxman were elevated to senior staff writers.
They, and the rest of the NNS team, care greatly about our mission. I count it a blessing that they’ve all worked here since near the beginning of NNS some eight years ago. We have one of the most stable newsrooms in the country.
And we definitely have the best readers.
Until next time, proceed until apprehended.
About Ron Smith
Ron became editor of the Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service on Feb. 1. He believes in doing great journalism, appreciating the great NNS team that does it and “proceeding until apprehended.” You can email him or call him at (414) 378-1767.
How to reach us: Email is highly effective. We can be reached at info@milwaukeenns.org. Our newsroom phone number is (414) 604-6397.
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18-Month term opportunities at Greater Milwaukee Foundation: Two Community Organizer and Research Fellows | Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service
Greater Milwaukee Foundation
August 6, 2019
Community members are encouraged to apply for the two (2) newly created Community Organizer and Research Fellow opportunities! Partnering with the Greater Milwaukee Foundation and the Medical College of Wisconsin, the Fellows will facilitate conversations and engage with Harambee, Halyard Park and Brewers Hill residents and stakeholders. This is a commitment of 10-15 hours/week for 18 months.
Successful candidates must possess a high school diploma, GED or HSED and knowledge of the challenges affecting Milwaukee neighborhoods, preferably in the 3 neighborhoods.
Check out the job posting for additional information and to apply for these unique opportunities!
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Could Wisconsin be the next ‘sanctuary state’ for undocumented immigrants? | Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service
Andrea Waxman
August 6, 2019
Christine Neumann-Ortiz, executive director, Voces De La Frontera, speaks at a rally at City Hall. Behind her (from left) stand State Rep. Jonathan Brostoff, D-Milwaukee; ACLU Outreach Director Emilio De Torre; State Sen. Chris Larson, D-Milwaukee; and State Rep. Marisabel Cabrera, D-Milwaukee. (Photo by Andrea Waxman)
Editor’s note: This story has been updated to correct the location of the 19th Assembly District.
Two bills authored by State Rep. Marisabel Cabrera would ban using Wisconsin facilities to detain immigrants and would effectively make Wisconsin a “sanctuary state” for those who are undocumented.
Cabrera is seeking co-sponsors until Aug.14, after which she plans to introduce the bills, LRB-3233/3 and LRB-3246/3, in the Assembly. Assembly Speaker Robin Vos will then decide whether to refer the bill to a committee for further study, bring it before the Assembly for a vote or take no action, she said.
“If the local community is fearful and distrusting of local law enforcement that impacts their ability to investigate and apprehend suspects of crimes,” Cabrera said. The lack of trust affects crime reporting and witness cooperation and perpetrators remain free to commit more crimes, she said.
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Cabrera, an immigration attorney, was elected in 2018 to the 9th Assembly District on Milwaukee’s South Side. Police chiefs in other states, including Texas, have supported such bills because they clarify the roles their departments play, she said.
Marisabel Cabrera, State Assembly representative for the 9th District, speaks to a Telemundo newscaster at City Hall about two immigration bills she’s authored. (Photo by Andrea Waxman)
Cabrera said there are two detention facilities in the state, in Kenosha and Dodge counties, that are holding space for undocumented immigrants. She said the goal is to ensure those contracts are not expanded and also prohibit the construction of new, private detention facilities.
State Rep. Jonathan Brostoff, who represents the 19th Assembly District, which includes the eastern part of the city between its northern border and Oklahoma Avenue, and State Sen. Chris Larson, who represents the 7th Senate District, the East Side of Milwaukee. St. Francis and Oak Creek, co-authored the sanctuary bill. The same legislators and State Rep. Chris Taylor, representing Madison, co-authored the detention bill. They are all Democrats.
“With these two bills, it is our intention to not only send a message to both the undocumented population and the federal government that Wisconsin is accepting and welcoming to our undocumented neighbors, but to also draw a clear line in the sand when it comes to standing up for human rights, dignity, and justice,” said Larson at a rally last week at Milwaukee City Hall.
Vos’ communication director, Kit Beyer, wrote in an email to NNS that the speaker and “many of his colleagues do not support making Wisconsin a sanctuary state.”
According to World Population Review, a sanctuary state refers to one that “limits its cooperation with federal immigration enforcement agents as much as possible to protect illegal immigrants that have come to this country to make a living.
“While some illegal immigrants are protected, those that commit serious crimes are turned over to authorities.”
Four local organizations stood with the legislators at City Hall in support of the bills.
Angela Lang, executive director of Black Leaders Organizing for Communities, said her organization supports and understands the importance of the bills, in part, because the black community, too, has been subject to family separation caused by mass incarceration.
What is happening at the border is not only affecting recent immigrants but also people who have lived in this country for 20 to 30 years, said Christine Neumann-Ortiz, executive director of the immigrants’ and workers’ rights organization Voces De La Frontera. She noted that if LRB 3246/3 is passed, Wisconsin will become the 12th sanctuary state, along with Washington D.C.
“These two bills come at a critical time when we need to show our communities that we are supporting them, that Wisconsin is not a state that wants privately run detention camps, and that Wisconsin rejects unconstitutional advances and attempts to subordinate our local law enforcement to make them a wing of federal immigration policies,” said Emilio De Torre, ACLU of Wisconsin director of community engagement.
Leticia Alavez of Leaders Igniting Transformation, a youth leadership organization advocating for the rights of black and brown people, said she hopes the bills will ease fears in the immigrant community.
Some undocumented immigrants in Wisconsin have lived in fear of family separation and deportation since Donald Trump was elected president partly on an anti-immigrant platform in November 2016.
Their advocates say their fears heightened in May when Trump announced that the Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency would carry out raids in 10 cities across the U.S. with the intent to round up more than 2,000 undocumented immigrants who had final deportation orders. Trump later announced he would delay the raids until mid-July.
Although Milwaukee was not one of the announced cities targeted by ICE, the fear persists, some in the community say.
This year alone, ICE has detained more than 600,000 migrants at the border, according to U.S. Customs and Border Protection statistics.
Cities brace for immigration raids; Milwaukee officials urge residents to ‘know their rights’
A company tried to open an immigrant detention center in Wisconsin. A community that voted for Trump said no — again.
Anti-Immigration policies prompt fear, not hope, for local refugees, panelists say
Sheriff-elect Earnell Lucas rejects immigration policies of predecessor
Immigrant students organize to create safe haven at MPS
Andrea is a senior staff writer for NNS, where she writes about people who do great things as well as education, policy issues and economic development that affect our neighborhoods. You can reach her through email or call the newsroom at (414) 604-6397.
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August 6, 2019
The Milwaukee Public Library invites YOU to join its Teen Advisory Board (TAB). We will be accepting applications for the 2019-2020 School Year from Monday, July 29, 2019 through Monday, August 26, 2019. Apply by filling out the form!
To qualify for TAB a membership and stipend, candidates must:
Need more info? Call 414-286-6065
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Milwaukee County announces budget public engagement sessions | Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service
Chris Abele, Milwaukee County Executive
August 6, 2019
Today Milwaukee County officials announced a series of public engagement sessions in August to discuss the 2020 budget. County Executive Chris Abele and local elected officials will host four sessions from August 13 – 20 at locations throughout the county to discuss the proposed budget directly with residents. Residents will also have the opportunity to weigh in on potential new revenue solutions to help close the County’s compounding deficit.
Over the past decade, Milwaukee County taxpayers have increased income and sales tax payments to the state by $327 million, yet shared revenue and other funding from the state has declined or remained flat over the same time period. Due to limitations in state law, Milwaukee County has reached the cap on the amount it can collect from property and sales tax.
In 2020, Milwaukee County projects a $28 million budget gap. Without adequate support from the state or the option to use new tools to generate necessary funding going forward, Milwaukee County’s ability to maintain facilities, preserve community assets and provide high-quality services will be decimated.
“Unless there is a state solution, balancing the County budget will involve tough decisions,” said Milwaukee County Executive Chris Abele. “We are asking our residents for input on how best to close the gap in the 2020 budget, and I am confident that these public engagement sessions will bring the best and the brightest together to help inform us on how to move forward and build a more sustainable future.”
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Greenfield High School Auditorium
4800 S. 60th St., Greenfield, WI 53220
In partnership with Milwaukee County Supervisors Patti Logsdon and Anthony Staskunas
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In partnership with Milwaukee County Supervisors Eddie Cullen and Felesia Martin
Washington Park Senior Center
4420 W. Vliet St., Milwaukee, WI 53208
In partnership with Milwaukee County Supervisor Marcelia Nicholson
Kosciuszko Community Center
2201 S. 7th St., Milwaukee, WI 53215
In partnership with Milwaukee County Supervisors Steven Shea, Sylvia Ortiz-Velez and Jason Haas
The first hour of the engagement sessions will provide an opportunity for the public to learn about County services and ask questions of department leaders. A formal budget presentation will begin at 7pm, followed by public comment.
Balancing Act, the interactive online tool simulating the process to balance the 2020 budget, will also remain open through mid-August. Using Balancing Act, residents analyze the $1.2 billion operating budget and determine ways to close the County’s estimated $28 million budget gap. Balancing Act is available at https://county.milwaukee.gov/balancing-act.
Milwaukee County provides nearly 1 million residents with state-mandated and non-mandated services ranging from transportation and health and human services, to parks and public safety. Due to the imbalance of revenue the County receives from the state and state-imposed caps to raise revenue locally, the County has faced a cumulative budget deficit of more than $270 million. In the same timeframe under County Executive Chris Abele’s leadership, cost-saving measures including moving out of 1.6 million feet of underutilized office space, increasing energy efficiency and streamlining operations have contributed to building the foundation for the County’s fiscal health.
With no more options to fix the budget locally, County Board Chairman Theodore Lipscomb and County Executive Abele convened the Fair Deal Workgroup to explore new revenue options to address the structural deficit. Milwaukee County is working in partnership with state leaders to find a solution that puts both Milwaukee County and all of Wisconsin on a path to a sustainable future. More information on the Fair Deal Work Group is available at: https://county.milwaukee.gov/EN/Board-of-Supervisors/Fair-Deal.

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Milwaukee Film features Charlamagne Tha God at new minority health film festival | Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service
Milwaukee Film
August 6, 2019
Still from Resilience
Acclaimed films, engaging community forums and nationally- renowned guest speakers will lead the inaugural Minority Health Film Festival, presented by Milwaukee Film and Froedtert and the Medical College of Wisconsin, on Sept. 12-15.
The first of its kind in the country, this four-day event features eight unique film selections, an interactive health fair, and community forums – all related to advancing public engagement on the health status of racial ethnic minority populations.
Charlamagne Tha God, co-host of the nationally syndicated iHeartRadio program “The Breakfast Club” and New York Times bestselling author, is scheduled to appear as part of a moderated discussion at Turner Hall on Sept. 12. The social media influencer and podcaster (“Brilliant Idiots”) is recognized as a leading public advocate for mental health awareness.
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“Openly discussing issues of mental, emotional, and physical health was once taboo in communities of color, and still is to a certain extent,” states Geraud Blanks, Black Lens and community festivals director at Milwaukee Film. “However, mediums like film allow us to engage and share very personal stories we might not otherwise—inspiring much-needed conversations about health and healing. That’s what this film festival is all about, sharing experiences and learning from one another.”
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“The Froedtert & the Medical College of Wisconsin health network’s vision is to be the trusted leader by transforming health care and connecting communities to the best of academic medicine,” said Heidi Moore, director of Emerging Markets and Inclusion at Froedtert Health. “The Minority Health Film
Festival gives us the opportunity to take real action toward that vision. The festival allows us to connect with community members in ways which are different than the typical connections we make with individuals when they visit one of our clinics or hospitals for their health care needs. During the health film festival, our providers and staff members will watch films, participate in health related activities, and engage in dialogue with community members. The Froedtert & the Medical College of Wisconsin health network is committed toward a healthier you, a healthier us, and a healthier community.”
Additional featured speakers include Styles P of the acclaimed rap trio The LOX, and Harriet Washington, an award-winning medical writer, medical ethicist, and author.
Films being presented include Steve James’ powerful and award-winning documentary The Interrupters (MFF 2011), examining urban violence in a Chicago neighborhood over the course of a year, and the locally produced Save Me, exploring mental and emotional health in Milwaukee’s Hmong community. All films will be shown at Milwaukee Film’s Oriental Theatre.
Over the course of the weekend, a series of forums will spark conversation on key topics. Exploring important topics relevant to both the nation and the Milwaukee community, the structured panels and discussions will cover topics ranging from the intersection of art and mental health, to financial and physical wellness.
Additional support for the Minority Health Film Festival comes from All of Us Research Program – Medical College of Wisconsin, Children’s Hospital of Wisconsin, The Dohmen Company Foundation, United Way of Greater Milwaukee & Waukesha County in partnership with Reinhart Boerner Van Deuren s.c., UnitedHealthcare
The Minority Health Film Festival takes place Sept. 12-15, 2019. Tickets for all eight films, as well as the Charlamagned Tha God event at Turner Hall, and the Harriet Washington talk at UWM are now available. For the most up-to-date film and event information, visit mkefilm.org/mhff.
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USA | 2019 | Created by: Hmong American Friendship Association and Nyob Zoo Milwaukee TV
What began as a Hmong-American play presented at UW-Milwaukee in 2018 by local Southeastern Milwaukee students has become an essential work of art, exploring issues
of mental and emotional health in Milwaukee’s Hmong community. Save Me, features a young Hmong girl who loses her mother and falls into depression until she meets a
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mysterious person who teaches her to find acceptance. The film reveals the challenges of living between the two worlds of Hmong and Western life.
USA | 2016 | Director: Dinesh Sabu
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When he was six years old, Dinesh Das Sabu’s parents died. Raised by his older siblings, he had little idea who his parents were or where he came from. Through making Unbroken Glass, he attempts to piece together their story and his own. Uncovering a silenced family history and disturbing truths, Dinesh and his siblings must finally reconcile the past, confronting the trauma of losing their parents and the specter of mental illness.
10:30 a.m.: Resilience
USA | 2016 | Director: James Redford
An exploration into the developments of medical studies where conditions like heart disease can be linked to childhood experiences, Resilience provides the basis for a new understanding of what our culture is facing and how to best treat families dealing with “toxic stress.”
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Sparked by a neo-Nazi march, a ragtag group of activists organize the community to build a free clinic for undocumented immigrants, breaking the cycle of oppression perpetuated by healthcare disparities.
A Touch of Sugar
USA | 2019 |Director: Ani Simon-Kennedy
Told through the voices of people united in their struggle with this chronic disease, A Touch of Sugar dives into the diabetes healthcare epidemic that affects every community in the United States
The Interrupters
UK | 2011 | Director: Steve James
Profiling a year in the life of a city grappling with urban violence, The Interrupters follows members of the activist group CeaseFire as they work to curb violence in their Chicago neighborhoods by intervening in street fights and showing youths a better way to resolve conflicts.
Sunday, Sept. 15
1 p.m.: Spilled Milk
USA | 2016 |Director: Jaqai Mickelsen
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Spilled Milk captures straight talk from doctors about the inexperience many hospital staffers have with Sickle Cell disease and the consequent stigmas that can plague African Americans seeking treatment for pain.
The Invisible Vegan
USA | 2019 |Director: Jasmine Leyva
Filmmaker scheduled to attend!
Foregrounding the health and wellness possibilities enabled by plant-based vegan diets and lifestyle choices, The Invisible Vegan explores the problem of unhealthy dietary patterns in the African American community.

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OPINION: ‘The hospital is not closing’: We are invested in our Ascension St. Joseph campus | Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service
Reggie Newson
August 6, 2019
St. Joseph Hospital was acquired by Ascension when it merged with Wheaton Franciscan in 2015. (Photo by Sue Vliet)
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In an exclusive for the Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service, Reggie Newson, vice president of Government and Community Services and chief advocacy officer for Ascension Wisconsin, discusses the future of Ascension St. Joseph.
Ascension Wisconsin is invested in our Ascension St. Joseph campus as an anchor for healthcare and community in the Sherman Park Neighborhood and the greater Milwaukee community.
In fact, we are excited to announce that we are actively exploring ways to develop and implement new programs at Ascension St. Joseph Hospital that addresses the health needs of our community.
Throughout 2019, we will continue to expand and advance these new and expanded programs at Ascension St. Joseph:
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We also want you to be aware of our Ascension Community Health Services on the St. Joseph campus:
In addition to these services, we’re exploring ideas to partner with others to provide additional services, such as long-term care, multigenerational and multi-income housing, education, job training, transportation and healthy foods. We understand healthcare is important, but it’s just one part of making this neighborhood as healthy as it can be.
Some studies show that healthcare accounts for only 20 percent of a person’s overall health. The remaining 80 percent is dependent on their socioeconomic, physical environment and health behaviors such as diet, tobacco and alcohol use. Innovative health systems across the country are finding ways to address these broader issues to improve the overall health of their communities.
That is why Ascension Wisconsin is committed to developing and delivering a new model of health care aligned to our Mission and rooted our Christian values to serve the Ascension St. Joseph community.
We also want to be a catalyst to support neighborhood redevelopment and improvement plans, economic development strategies and investment near Sherman Park and West Burleigh Street.
Ascension St. Joseph will continue to hold focus groups to check back in with the community to offer details on what programs have been updated or newly offered on the campus since their last community conversations. These focus groups will help identify continued services that could be added to help Ascension St. Joseph become the model for a strong healthcare advocate in communities.
In addition, Ascension will host our first Milwaukee Medical Mission at Home event at North Division High School on Sept. 14. This is a unique opportunity to build community as Ascension clinical team members and volunteers provide a one-day event that offers free medical screenings, access to dental care and medications. While providing compassionate, personalized care, our goal is to ensure that patients can follow up with an Ascension provider and access primary care.  For more information, visit: www.medicalmissionathome.org
To view highlights of our Medical Mission at Home at Park High School in Racine from May 2019, click here to watch a video showing nearly 300 individuals received a free medical screening that day: https://youtu.be/dpXENLOvUsc
We want to be your trusted partner for the health and well-being and we are privileged to serve you for life. Our promise is to continue listening; and together, we can make our community healthy and well.
How to reach Reggie Newson
Postal: Reggie Newson
Vice President of Government and Community Services and Chief Advocacy Officer
Ascension Wisconsin
400 West River Woods Parkway
Glendale, WI 53212
Website: Ascension.org/Wisconsin
Phone: (414) 465.3435
Email: Reginald.Newson@ascension.org
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Reading Rally at Next Door’s Early Childhood Education Center | Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service
Executive Women International
August 6, 2019
Executive Women International (EWI) will be hosting a Reading Rally event at Next Door, an early childhood education center. EWI adopted this organization and will be providing books during the rally for nearly 950 students. The Reading Rally chairperson, Christine Healy stated, “In addition to the book donations, EWI will also provide cinch sacks, tooth-brushes, tooth-paste, bookmarks to the children, and large rug for the center. “
There will be over 80 members from across the United States and Canada attending this event and participating in reading to the students. Also, EWI is partnering with local Milwaukee author, Jamie Vacho Knisbeck, and Illustrator, Charlie Christman, who will present their book, “Ivy Grace and the Birthday Monster,” to the children. A surprise visit from “Clifford the Big Red Dog” will also entertain them.
Author, Jamie Vacho Knisbeck, is a fun, loving, and passionate woman who loves family, food and gardening. Jamie lives in Wisconsin with her music-loving husband, Trevor, two daughters, Zoie, who you you’ll find swimming in the waters, Sidney will be tapping across the stage, and her son, Dax, who is two and will greet you with a roar of a dinosaur and gladly dual you to a sword fight.
Illustrator Charlie Christman, works as a preschool teacher and a commercial artist in Milwaukee. He loves teaching young children through art discovery. He has contributed printed work for magazines, and children’s books. Among them are the “Children’s Hospital of Wisconsin Activity Book.”
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About the Organization: Executive Women International is a professional association made up of a diverse range of member firms and individual representatives. Unlike an industry specific association, Executive Women International recognizes the power in connecting women and men of different industries and varied backgrounds.
With a long history and a vibrant membership, Executive Women International brings a unique experience to its membership beginning with a network of chapters throughout the United States and Canada. In addition to their geographical reach EWI offers the following:

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All of Us Mobile Education and Enrollment Center Visits Milwaukee | Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service
Holly Botsford
August 7, 2019
The All of Us Journey Exhibit and the All of Us Mobile Education and Enrollment Center visit communities nationwide to raise awareness about the All of Us Research Program. Both exhibits feature hands-on activities for visitors to learn about research, precision medicine, and the opportunity to enroll in All of Us.
The All of Us Mobile Education and Enrollment Center features a virtual reality experience that teaches people how medical breakthroughs have made a difference in today’s world and gives visitors an opportunity to leave behind a message of inspiration.
Visit the bus in Milwaukee from Aug. 7-11, 2019.
https://allofus.nih.gov/news-events-media/all-us-journey
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Soon-to-be-aired documentary celebrates Bronzeville’s rich legacy | Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service
Edna Garcia-Mendez
August 7, 2019
Editor’s note: This story has been updated to correct the name of Milwaukee PBS.
Bronzeville was once the heart of the African American community in Milwaukee. Decades of rich culture gave the area a unique atmosphere and cemented its name in history.
Now, in 2019, it is the topic of Karen Slattery’s documentary, “Remembering Bronzeville.”
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Slattery, a professor of journalism and media studies in the Diederich College of Communication at Marquette University, was inspired heavily by the work of the local playwright, Sheri Williams Pannell, and her play, “Welcome to Bronzeville.”
The documentary focuses on the people who lived in Bronzeville. Slattery, who co-produced the documentary with Mark Doremus, thought they were important stories that Milwaukee natives were not aware of and she wanted to share them. (Doremus is the video content strategist for NNS.)
Karen Slattery, who co-produced the documentary with Mark Doremus, felt it was important to tell the story of Bronzeville through the people who know it best. (Photo by Edna Garcia-Mendez)
“We went and found people who grew up in that area of Bronzeville Milwaukee and the idea was to remember what it was like and to tell us about the neighborhood they grew up in,” she said. They recall a vibrant community where neighbors helped neighbors and no one locked their doors.
African Americans were forced to live in the narrow confines of Bronzeville because of housing discrimination. From the 1930s on, the neighborhood was the social and economic hub for African Americans in Milwaukee.
“Even under difficult circumstances people are good and they work together to create community,” she said.
Much of Bronzeville was torn down to make way for public housing, urban renewal and freeway construction. But Bronzeville’s vibrant history lives on in the documentary.
Slattery recognizes that the area’s rich history is very much still present in the community. She hopes that the release of the documentary will bring the memories of Bronzeville to a new generation.
Milwaukee PBS plans to air the documentary in October. The exact date and time will be announced on NNS.
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Edna wrote this story as part of the summer Urban Journalism Workshop at Marquette University. She is a 17-year-old from Milwaukee who aspires to be a filmmaker. In the fall, Garcia-Mendez will be a senior at Messmer High School, where she has been involved in the National Honor Society and the French National Honor Society.
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‘American Klassiks’ performance coming to Martin Luther King branch library | Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service
Ald. Milele A. Coggs
August 8, 2019
Milwaukee Public Library continues its popular Library Loud Days series with a performance of “American Klassiks” at the Martin Luther King Branch, 310 W. Locust St. The performance will be TODAY – Thursday, August 8 at 7:00 p.m. as part of Bronzeville Week. Alderwoman and Library Trustee Milele A. Coggs and Library Director Paula Kiely will welcome patrons to the event.
“American Klassiks” is the work of Milwaukee singer, rapper, producer and multi- instrumentalist Klassik, who reinterprets time-tested spirituals, hymns and anthems in a free, live performance along with SistaStrings and Nickel & Rose.
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“Library Loud Days reinvents the library into a place of live music and community bonding, and I am excited by the success of the series,” said Ald. Coggs. “Listening to ‘American Klassiks’ during Bronzeville Week is perfect timing, as the performance will allow us to reflect on our history and culture in a positive environment.”
What: “American Klassiks” featuring Klassik, with SistaStrings and Nickel & Rose
When: TODAY – Thursday, August 8 at 7:00 p.m.
Where: Martin Luther King Branch Library 310 W. Locust St.

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