Tuesday, April 24 Black Health Coalition of Wisconsin, Inc. 3020 W. Vliet St, Milwaukee 5:30 pm -7:30 pm No RSVP required Join the Milwaukee LIHF Collaborative to hear recommendations to eliminate racial disparities in infant mortality in Milwaukee by 2020. This Community Action Plan is the result of a collaborative effort involving more than 30 [...]

More than 30 employers looking to hire workers will be on hand at the Spring Career Fair hosted by the Social Development Commission (SDC) W-2 Program and Kaplan University Learning Center. The fair is scheduled for Tuesday, April 17 at the Wisconsin Army National Guard Armory at 4108 N. Richards Street in Milwaukee. The doors [...]

Request For Workshop Proposals Deadline: April 30th, 2012 Growing Power is proud to announce its request for proposals for workshop presentations. At this year’s conference we expect to have over 100 breakout sessions, we anticipate over 3,000 participants will attend, and we have invited First Lady Michelle Obama to be our keynote speaker. We are [...]

The University of Wisconsin- Milwaukee’s Center for 21st Century Studies will look at the roots of the Occupy movement, the Wisconsin 2011 political protests, and other activist movements on Friday, April 13. The “Pre-Occupy Symposium” will start at 1:30 p.m. in room 175, Curtin Hall, 3234 N. Downer Ave. Presentations will discuss how Oakland’s Oscar [...]

Wisconsin moratorium on shut-offs ends April 15 We Energies urges customers who are behind on their energy bills to get caught up before the end of the winter heating moratorium. Customers in significant arrears are at risk of disconnection starting April 16. The company is launching its Stay Connected campaign, using phone calls, bill inserts [...]

By Taki S. Raton Dr. Ray Hagins, Chief Elder and Spiritual Leader of The Afrikan Village and Cultural Center in St. Louis, will be the featured speaker Saturday, April 28, 2012 at the Brotherhood of Firefighters Hall, 7717 West Good Hope Rd. beginning at 6 p.m. In the anticipation of a fairly large turnout, event [...]

Cuisine prepared by Milwaukee Area Technical College culinary arts, and baking and pastry arts students highlights the annual “Five Star Food & Wine Evening,” set for Thursday, April 19, from 5-8 p.m. on the Sixth Floor of the Main Building at MATC’s Downtown Milwaukee Campus, 1015 N. 6th St. The event features a cuisine smokehouse, [...]

Join the fight against breast cancer and the movement to create a world with more birthdays. Participate in the American Cancer Society Making Strides Against Breast Cancer® 5K walk, presented by Kohl’s Cares, on Saturday, May 5, at Discovery World starting at 10 a.m. This inspiring event unites the entire community to honor and celebrate [...]

The Department of Health Services is holding public meetings to solicit comments on a draft proposal for Virtual PACE, a program to integrate the care for people who are dually eligible for Medicare and Medicaid. More than 120,000 Wisconsin residents receive their health care through a combination of their Medicare and Medicaid benefit. This proposal [...]

The need is constant. Each year, 3.5 million volunteers donate more than six million pints of blood through the Red Cross to help save lives. This National Volunteer Week, April 15-21, the American Red Cross encourages eligible blood donors to make an appointment to donate and help save lives. Currently, blood products are being distributed [...]