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Photo Essay: Women’s March on Milwaukee

Posted by Staff | Jan 23, 2017 |

The Femme Solidarity March took place on January 21 in the Riverwest neighborhood of Milwaukee, coinciding with the Women’s March on Washington DC that saw more than one million in attendance. The sister event in Milwaukee joined 673 marches over all 50 States and 70 countries, with an estimated 4.7 million participants. There has never been a single-day protest as large in United States history. “We will stand together in solidarity for the protection of all our rights, our safety, our health, and our families,” stated organizers Brittany Nordstrum and Nellie Vance in their announcement. The event was not...

Book profits help fund Milwaukee Rescue Mission

Posted by Staff | Jan 19, 2017 |

The main characters of the book are also homeless, with the plot bringing attention a very real plight against a fantasy fiction backdrop. Faulty Bones is a fantasy romance novel where love-struck gamblers navigate between mobsters and a supernatural force in a battle to get their worlds back on track. It is the first book published by Joe Fraser, president of Russ Darrow Leasing. From the first 2,000 books sold, Fraser has pledged double his royalties to the Milwaukee Rescue Mission. The novel’s hero and heroine are both homeless, a plight that Fraser feels is not understood by the...

True Love: The journey of two family caregivers

Posted by Staff | Jan 19, 2017 |

Former Wisconsin governor Martin Schreiber and Milwaukee financial adviser John McCarthy will share two compelling true love stories at an author reception and book signing at St. Ann Center. In his book My Two Elaines: Learning, Coping, and Surviving as an Alzheimer’s Caregiver, Schreiber candidly counsels those taking on the caregiving role—as he did 12 years ago when his wife, Elaine, was diagnosed with the disease. He offers practical advice on how to respect the one with Alzheimer’s while avoiding caregiver burnout. As two-thirds of those with Alzheimer’s are women, he offers special guidance for men taking on the...

Video: We Shall Overcome

Posted by Staff | Jan 17, 2017 |

A crowd of hundreds attending the 33rd Annual Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Birthday Celebration on January 15. The program highlighted Milwaukee youth who interpreted Dr. King’s works through arts, speech, and writing.

Audio: Public health strategies for viоIеncе prevention

Posted by Staff | Jan 16, 2017 |

Dr. Howard Pinderhughes of the Prevention Institute was the keynote speaker at the Safe MKE symposium, where he explained the dynamics of community trauma and structural viоIеncе, as part of the development process for an action plan to create a healthier Milwaukee.

Audio: It’s time for healing

Posted by Staff | Jan 13, 2017 |

This roundtable discussion took place at the D & S Healing Center with team members Dr. Kenneth Cole, Tracy Treacy, and Pardeep Singh Kaleka, all clinicians of color.