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Milwaukee Celebrates Pride Month 2024 with inclusive LGBTQ+ flag raising at municipal building

The City of Milwaukee marked the beginning of Pride Month on June 3 with a significant and inclusive celebration, when the Intersex Progress Pride Flag was raised at the Zeidler Municipal Building. Symbolizing the city’s ongoing commitment to diversity, inclusivity, and the recognition of the LGBTQ+ community, the Pride Flag will fly outside City buildings throughout the month of June. “Milwaukee celebrates the accomplishments of the LGBTQ+ community in June. Pride Month recognizes their fight for civil rights, equal justice, and equal opportunity. My heart is full, Happy Pride Milwaukee!” said Alderwoman JoCasta Zamarripa, Milwaukee’s first openly LGBTQ+ official...

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A Field of Flags 2024: Milwaukee’s War Memorial Center honors fallen soldiers with 27,316 U.S. flags

Milwaukee’s Veterans Park featured more than 27,000 American flags for the annual Memorial Day weekend tribute, representing every Wisconsin resident who has died in service to their country from the Civil War onward. Just in time for the 5th Annual Memorial Day Field of Flags opening ceremony on May 24, volunteers finished planting the last of the 27,316 American flags along the coast of Lake Michigan. “This Field of Flags will broadcast a powerful and visible reminder every Memorial Day of the burden of war carried by the men and women who wear the uniform. Behind each flag is...

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Believe in Ukraine: Milwaukee continues its solidarity on second anniversary of Russia’s full-scale invasion

Milwaukee marked the solemn second anniversary of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, and the 10th anniversary of Ukraine’s Revolution of Dignity, with a powerful show of solidarity at O’Donnell Park in downtown on February 24. City officials, business and faith leaders, and members of the local and Ukrainian communities attended the “Believe in Ukraine” event that underscored Milwaukee’s unwavering support for Ukraine amidst its ten-year struggle for peace. Hosted by the nonprofit Wisconsin Ukrainians, Inc., Milwaukee joined with cities around the world to stand with the people of Ukraine, who have fought for survival – and the preservation of...

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Irpin and Zelenskyy: Documenting the brutality of Putin’s full-scale invasion in images for two years

Two years ago today, the free world awoke to the horrific news about Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, a sovereign nation in the heart of Europe. February 24 marks the second anniversary of a brutal conflict that has reshaped the geopolitical landscape, bringing untold suffering to millions, and dramatically altering the course of international stability. Milwaukee Independent has reported on Ukraine, related to the Holocaust, since April 2017. Direct coverage of Irpin began on March 15, 2018, when it signed the Sister City agreement with Milwaukee. Until February 24, 2022, the topic of Ukraine was rarely written about, except...

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Advanced Wireless begins shipping hundreds of access points it donated to rebuild Irpin’s Wi-Fi network

Darryl Morin, President and CEO of Advanced Wireless, Inc. (AWI), formally announced on February 1 the donation and pending shipment of more than 800 site-survivable Wi-Fi access points to Milwaukee’s Sister City of Irpin, Ukraine. The donation, consisting of 840 state-of-the-art 802.11ac Wave 2 access points, is part of the company’s “Wireless School Initiative.” The project has already contributed over $2.5 million in wireless networking equipment and services to schools in southeastern Wisconsin. “While many organizations see education as a target market from which to illicit profits, at AWI, we see our role as not one of vendor, but...

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