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Security for our Sister City: Milwaukee approves the donation of protective police gear to Irpin in Ukraine
The Milwaukee Common Council approved File #220396 on July 28, a substitute resolution relating to gifting protective gear from the Milwaukee Police Department to Milwaukee’s sister city in Ukraine. Irpin was designated as a “Hero City” by President...
Escaping the war: How Ukrainian families in Wisconsin find help from the Resettlement Assistance Program
Peter Sokor has been playing piano since childhood, and at his home in Ukraine, he made his living giving lessons to adults and children. He enjoyed teaching people and planning large concerts where students would invite their families, friends and coworkers to see...
Cultural Symbolism: Why heritage sites in Ukraine like Saint Sophia Cathedral remain a threat to Russia
By J. Eugene Clay, Associate Professor of Religious Studies, School of Historical, Philosophical and Religious Studies, Arizona State University More than 160 Ukrainian cultural sites have been damaged or destroyed since Russia invaded the country in February 2022,...
See Me Because: Transit art campaign about why young voices matter installed along The Hop Streetcar route
The Hop, presented by Potawatomi Hotel & Casino, unveiled a new partnership with Milwaukee Downtown BID #21 and nonprofit Art Start to bring youth-driven public art installations to Milwaukee on July 28. Art Start’s “See Me Because” initiative is a public transit...
Exhibition of works by Ashcan School and The Eight explores the beginnings of Modern Art in America
The Milwaukee Art Museum will present The Ashcan School and The Eight: “Creating a National Art,” a major exhibition this fall, exploring the work of the turn-of-the-century Ashcan School and The Eight, widely recognized today as America’s first modern art movement....
A language for all: Esperanto was created in 1887 for international communication with a promise of peace
By Joshua Holzer, Assistant Professor of Political Science, Westminster College The city of Białystok, which was once Polish, then Prussian, then Russian, in the late 1800s and is today again part of Poland, was a hub of diversity, with large numbers of Poles,...
Schlaraffia Milwaukia: Calling all German-speaking men who appreciate art, humor, and friendship
In our increasingly polarized world where identities have become enmeshed with an “Us vs. Them” mentality, does there exist any such place where politics, religious affiliation, and so-called social standing have no role? Where the only prerequisite is...
Nearly half of $32.4M of WHEDA grant for affordable multifamily housing projects to invest in Milwaukee
Governor Tony Evers and WHEDA’s Elmer Moore Jr. announced on July 18 that developers of affordable multifamily housing projects across Wisconsin would soon receive $32.4 million to help fill financing gaps caused by rising construction costs, interest rate...
Market Uncertainty: Economists outline what to watch for as America drifts into next housing crisis
As real estate in the United States remains strong despite rising interest rates, market analysts predict that the next housing crisis will center around Americans locked out of homeownership. “That’s our big problem going forward,” Mark Zandi, said chief economist at...
A Reproductive Rallying Cry: How the radical Anti-Vaccination Movement co-opted “My Body, My Choice”
In the shadow of the art deco Los Angeles City Hall, musicians jammed onstage, kids got their faces painted, and families picnicked on lawn chairs. Amid the festivity, people waved flags, sported T-shirts, and sold buttons that were all emblazoned with a familiar...
Self-Managed Abortions: Drugs to end unintended pregnancies gains attention but brings legal risks
At a recent rally in Nashville, Tennessee, Planned Parenthood organizer Julie Edwards looked out at some of the “back-alley abortion” imagery on signs, including bloody coat hangers. Edwards reminded the crowd, driven into the streets by the U.S. Supreme Court’s June...
Paralyzed by Hate: How a Title IX investigation of sexual harassment paralyzed a Wisconsin town
The Kiel school district’s closure of a Title IX investigation under pressure sends a “chilling message” expert says. But some residents tell LGBTQ youth “you are not alone.” On the day of the third bomb threat, a bell echoed through Kiel,...
