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Photo Essay: A look inside Sojourner Family Peace Center

Posted by Lee Matz | Feb 5, 2016 |

Community leaders, partners, and supporters gathered at the 72,000 square-foot Sojourner Family Peace Center for a comprehensive tour, the only day it would ever be open to the public.

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Lee Matz

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A Milwaukee native, Lee worked internationally for years as an award-winning foreign photojournalist based in Asia. He was also Wisconsin's first war correspondent to report from Ukraine in 2022. Lee proudly uses MCTS as the exclusive mode of transportation for covering all his local news assignments.

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