6:30 pm
Building Merrill Series: Mental Health Among Us
The public is invited to be part of a deliberative forum, “Mental Health Among Us: At Work, in School, in our Community.”
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Past Events - Page 11
Tuesday, October 3, 2017
Monday, September 18, 2017
6:30 pm
Toward One Wausau: Final Public Deliberation
https://youtu.be/z_Qmf_rTbVQ Last fall, the Toward One Wausau project held its kickoff event to gauge initial community feelings on diversity issues. After a detailed concerns gathering and research period last winter by Toward One Wausau committee members (including an online community survey), many community dialogues or “deliberations” were held across the city. Over 200 people participated in ...
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Tuesday, May 16, 2017
6:30 pm - 8:30 pm
Toward One Wausau: Public Deliberation
These conversations will look at relevant facts and values from many points of view – talking civilly and openly to one another. Toward One Wausau will recognize the underlying tensions and tough choices that go along with complex public issues. Its aim – to make the greater Wausau area a safe, welcoming and attractive place for a diverse people
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8:00 am - 2:00 pm
Substance Abuse: It’s Everybody’s Business
Wisconsin Institute for Public Policy and Service (WIPPS) is hosting a regional conference to raise awareness throughout communities that addiction is a chronic disease, recovery is possible and that community-wide recovery eco-systems are necessary. The purpose of the conference is to bring people together from different backgrounds and professions to better understand substance abuse and ...
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Tuesday, May 9, 2017
10:00 am - 12:00 pm
Toward One Wausau: Public Deliberation
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 – ...
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Monday, May 8, 2017
6:30 pm - 8:30 pm
Toward One Wausau: Public Deliberation
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 – ...
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Tuesday, May 2, 2017
7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Toward One Wausau: Public Deliberation
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?
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Saturday, April 29, 2017
1:30 pm
Building Merrill Series: Learning Civil Discourse
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.
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Sunday, April 9, 2017
5:00 pm - 7:30 pm
Building Merrill Series: Constructing Future of Greater Merrill
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.”
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Thursday, April 6, 2017
7:00 pm - 8:30 pm
Public Issues Lecture: The Affordable Care Act
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 ...
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