Happy Thursday,
Here's this week's Update for League of Women Voters Milwaukee County (LWVMC) news, information and events. |  |  | We are five days away!
Be at the polls on August 9 for the primary election.
Unless you have already voted, make the partisan primary election on Tuesday, August 9 your top priority!
Are you prepared?
- Go online to Vote411.org and type in your address.
- You will see responses to League questions from candidates running for office.
Keep spreading the word about Vote411.org to your neighbors, family, friends, and colleagues. If you are on Facebook, share the posts about Vote411.org with your Facebook friends.
One of the races is the State Attorney General.
What does the State Attorney General do?
The attorney general is the head of the state Department of Justice. They also provide legal advice and representation for state agencies and all three branches of government. The state attorney general serves on the Board of Commissioners of Public Lands.
Why does this matter?
- As the chief law officer of the state of Wisconsin, the state attorney general directs and supervises the Wisconsin Department of Justice.
- The state attorney general determines the priorities of state law enforcement.
- As a member of the Board of Commissioners of Public Lands, the state attorney general plays a key role in managing the state’s remaining trust land (more than 77,000 acres of forest) and managing trust funds (more than $1 billion) primarily for the benefit of public school libraries (the sole source of state funding for public school libraries).
State Attorney General information from LWVWI. | Milwaukee Sheriff Candidate Forum August 4
A virtual panel with Milwaukee County Sheriff Candidates will be held August 4 from 6 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.
This non-partisan virtual forum is being hosted by the Milwaukee Turners, in partnership with Rid Racism Milwaukee, MICAH, the National Lawyers Guild - Milwaukee, and Wisconsin Voices.
Denita Ball, Brian Barkow, and Thomas Beal are all on the ballot for Milwaukee County Sheriff, along with Mohamed Awad who is a write-in candidate. The Milwaukee County Sheriff’s Office provides law enforcement services for the Circuit Court, Milwaukee Mitchell International Airport, and the County Institutions (like parks), patrols the freeway and maintains the county jail. Their budget is almost $50 million. | Join the Coffee for our Cause Sales Force
LWVMC’s fourth annual coffee sale will begin in early September. The fundraising sale will end in early November, and the coffee will be delivered in late November in time for the holidays.
Join the Sales Force Team to help LWVMC raise some much-needed revenue. Each sales force team member is asked to sell at least 10 pounds of coffee in their personal network of family, friends, and associates. Email Mary Sussman at m.sussman@lwvmilwaukee.org to sign up. | | |
LWVWI Social Media Training: Aug. 17
Wednesday, August 17
1:30 p.m. - 2:30 p.m.
Come join the League of Women Voters of Wisconsin and Wisconsin Conservation Voices to learn about social media--what it is, how to best use it and why it's so important to grassroots organizing! This training will be recorded. We'll start with the basics of social media, dive into different platforms and give you tips to extend your reach.
| | Get ready to help people register to vote! Learn how to register people to vote using MyVote.wi.gov. Learn how to acquire and what is acceptable photo ID for voting in Wisconsin.
Registration required.
Tuesday, September 6
5p.m. to 6:30 p.m.
MPL Mitchell Street Branch
906 W. Historic Mitchell St
| The LWV Bumper Magnets and Yard Signs Available!
We are now offering bumper magnets to those that want them.
They are too heavy and oddly shaped to mail. If you want one or both of these please complete the order form below and we will be in touch with you. We also have three yard signs (18"x24") to choose from:
- Vote From Home
- VOTE/VOTA
- WI Election Workers/Thank You Election Workers
They will be distributed on a first come first serve basis. Limited quantities available. | A Celebration of the ADA’s 32nd Anniversary and Its Impact on Voting Rights
The Wisconsin Disability Vote Coalition marked the 32nd anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act with a discussion of its impact on voting rights. Keynote speakers were Charlotte Lanvers, a Trial Attorney from the Disability Rights Section of the Civil Rights Division within the US Department of Justice, and Kit Kerschensteiner, the Director of Legal and Advocacy Services of Disability Rights Wisconsin. Learn about the protections for voting rights in the ADA and other federal laws, and how to request a disability related accommodation. | Natural Resources Committee Meeting
Wednesday, August 17
6 p.m.
Hubbard Park Beer Garden
3565 N. Morris Blvd.
Shorewood
Please join us! Over dinner, we’ll pursue our regular agenda as well as begin to plan for the Public Issues Forum on climate change that we will host in November.
Now is also the time to begin to read Vaclav Smil’s, "How the World Really Works", which we will discuss in September.
Please RSVP to Carol Diggelman at 414-232-3739 or Ann Batiza 414-238-3903, although an RSVP is not required.
| Invite Your Friends and LWV Members to Join Our Lunch and Learn
We listen and reflect, and follow the lead of Black and Brown Women on important issues impacting our lives.
We meet virtually at noon on the third Tuesday of every month.
- Tuesday, August 16
- Tuesday, September 20
- Tuesday, October 18
Passcode: league
Text Pat McFarland with your suggestions and questions at 414-630-1978. |
Healing from Hate and Protecting Places of Worship Forum
Thursday, August 4
6 p.m. - 9 p.m.
Oak Creek City Hall
8040 S. 6th St.
Oak Creek, WI 53154
This forum will provide an overview of religious hate crimes and laws and include testimony from those who have been involved in hate and now work on violence prevention. It will also provide tools, resources from federal and local law enforcement to assess the safety of places of worship and outline best practices for the prevention of and response to hate crimes against places of worship. More details and registration here. | 10-Year Remembrance Vigil at Sikh Temple of Wisconsin
Friday, August 5
6 p.m. - 9 p.m.
Sikh Temple of Wisconsin
7512 S. Howell Ave.
Oak Creek, WI 53154
No Registration needed, all are welcome to attend. | Chardi Kala Community Event
Saturday, August 6
11 a.m. - 3 p.m.
Sikh Temple of Wisconsin
7512 S. Howell Ave.
Oak Creek, WI 53154
No Registration is required to attend this event. However, if you plan to attend the workshops please register using this link.
Workshops include:
- 11:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. - "Who are Sikhs?" Presentation + Gurdwara Tours (every 45 minutes)
- 11:30 a.m. to Noon: Civil Rights/Hate Crimes Presentation (Facilitated by Law enforcement)
- Noon to 12:45 p.m.: What is the current threat level, what resources are available and how can communities protect themselves? (Facilitated by Law Enforcement)
- 12:45 p.m. to 1:30 p.m.: Interfaith Bridgebuilding Workshop (Facilitated by Interfaith America)
- 1:30 p.m. to 2:15 p.m.: Workshop on Sikh Musical Structures (Gurbani Sangeet) (Facilitated by Bhai Baldeep Singh)
- 2:15 p.m. to 3:00 p.m.: Youth Mobilization Workshop (Facilitated by Tarina Ahuja)
- 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.: Turban Tying demonstrations - Location: Tent Outside
| Ghosts of Segregation Photography Exhibit
Now – December 4
Charles Allis Art Museum
1801 N Prospect Ave.
Milwaukee, WI 53202
Through this exhibit, Washington state-based photographer Richard Allen Frishman demonstrates how our surroundings bear witness to history. From the New Orleans Slave Exchange to the abandoned Negro Nursing School in Houston, the shocking nature of Frishman's images reveals insidious evidence of segregation and historic racism. His photographs explore how the built environment reveals our cultural histories. The photographs show viewers where we have been and where we are now as a society, asking “Where do we go from here?”
"The Charles Allis is a prime cultural institution to host ‘Ghosts of Segregation’ and I am honored to have inherited this project. Because of the mansion's roots in Milwaukee's East Side neighborhood, near the rich shores of Lake Michigan, it forces the museum to be self-aware of the community it serves and its power to better serve those who have, historically, been disenfranchised by society," notes new Senior Curator Phoenix Brown. "Though conversations of segregation and institutionalized racism are rarely new to us, people of color, this generous exhibition is an ideal starting point for individuals who do not know the first thing about this living part of American history." |
Learn More About Milwaukee’s Earliest Black Settlers
Listen to WUWM’s race and ethnicity reporter Teran Powell in conversation with Clayborn Benson, the executive director of the Wisconsin Black Historical Society. | |