As Wausau and the surrounding communities have become more diverse, people have more opportunities to learn about cultures, lifestyles and views different from their own. At the same time, the community has been exposed to real ethnic and cultural diversity issues. A grassroots effort, called “Toward One Wausau,” was launched last fall. Its aim – ...
Deliberations are free and open to the public. How can we effectively address differences in attitudes toward diversity in our community? How do we encourage positive community relationships and avoid problems seen nationally? How do we begin a constructive conversation to build unity in the Wausau area?
Discover secrets of making a difference! Learn about three approaches – leading "small-group dialogue" or "community discussions,” “action planning” and “deliberative forums” – and then focusing on the dialogue/community discussion approach.
Here's your chance to be a part of “Constructing the Future of Greater Merrill,” a civil, open and entertaining discussion weighing Merrill’s assets and challenges, beginning with the future of our “built community.”
Few issues in recent years have ignited as much political debate as the creation of the Affordable Care Act. Under the Trump administration, the ACA is certain to undergo many changes, be repealed, replaced or have some other result. WIPPS Economics Fellow Dr. Marty Finkler will present possible scenarios and likely effects at the 2017 ...
Bishop Geralyn Wolf was only the second woman in U.S. Episcopal Church history to be ordained a bishop. She was also the first bishop to let her hair down (literally), lose the trappings of comfort and security and be homeless for a month – on the streets of Providence, Rhode Island. Why did she expose ...
City and community development representatives will explain how the physical condition of commercial and residential buildings is evaluated and why some meet the wrecking ball. Private citizens and developers will explain how they’re saving Merrill's important buildings, and the public will have the opportunity for frank discussions.
The Building Merrill Together initiative aims to stir government, business, and the general public to positively change Merrill through information and discussion, and by creating an open and transparent environment for change. Listen and exchange views with community leaders presenting plans already made about how to make Merrill a better place.
A two year-old boy from Wisconsin has a never-before seen deadly illness. His mother's fearless drive helps Nic Volker hang on to life. But with time running out, doctors come up with a radical plan. Hear the story from the Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter who chronicled Nic's journey in the book, "One in a Billion," his mother, Amylynne, who never gave up hope ...
The public is invited to share open talk on ethnic and racial diversity issues in Wausau at the first of several community conversations on October 26 at UW-Marathon County.