Memorial for George Floyd In River Falls, WI BLACK LIVES MATTER Please leave flowers and take handouts at the memorial in Veterans’ Park today, Monday, June 1st. You may also turn on all houselights from 6-10 pm today, Monday, June 1st. This is a peaceful event and is not a gathering due to COVID. Some […]
Death of George Floyd and Implicit Bias As we are faced with the deep injustice brought to light through the murder of George Floyd and the responses to protests, we’ve been thinking about implicit bias and how our brains are wired in ways that can be deeply hurtful and even deadly. Here’s a story that […]
Share Love, Not Hate Although rules are changing quickly around our response to Covid-19, there has been one constant since the pandemic began: hate crimes against Asian Americans. As Dr. Jackie Brux, Emeritus Professor of Economics, UW-RF, tells us: “One distressing element of our Coronavirus era is the alarming surge in hate speech and hate […]
Giving and Receiving Some of us have been relatively unaffected by Covid-19 while others of us have suffered tremendously. Now is the time to give and receive. Giving:St Croix Valley Foundation United Way St Croix Also consider donations to area food shelves, listed below. Receiving:WestCAP – review their services and resources tabsIf in need of […]
Reparto de Alimentos – Oeste de Wisconsin La lista de Repartos de Alimentos para los condados de St Croix y Pierce. Que se necesita para ir a un reparto de alimentos? Algo que muestra dónde vives (documento de identificación o recibo de pago de teléfono o cualquier otro). Información de tus ingresos (no se necesitan […]