Celebrating Our Asian American Pacific Islander Community
May 12, 2022
HAPPY SPRING! ❀ This May, it’s important to reflect about the seeds our ancestors have sown to fully appreciate what we have today and where we’d like to go. Though there is so much more work to be done to achieve full economic and racial justice, we must plant before we can harvest As we…
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Paid Parental Leave Ordinance Passes in Milwaukee County
April 15, 2022
9to5 celebrates the passage of paid parental leave in Milwaukee.
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Wisconsin’s Organizer Monthly – March 2022
March 31, 2022
March 16, 2022 marked one year since the tragic spa shooting in Atlanta, GA that took the lives of 8 people and injured several others.This senseless act of violence not only rocked the AAPI community, but the nation as a whole. In a national report shared by Stop AAPI Hate, a total of 10,905…
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February Newsline: Reflections & Highlights from the month!
February 22, 2022
Hi Friend, It doesn’t matter if we’re talking about voting rights, utility justice, pay equity, housing rights, reproductive justice, or paid leave–we know that racism & sexism are baked into the institutions that uphold inequity. Our fight for a better future inherently means fighting against anti-Blackness and the pervasive way racial divisions have been used…
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9to5 Wisconsin January 2022 Newsletter
February 10, 2022
As we begin the new year, my thoughts are focused on the future as 9to5 Wisconsin embarks on launching its Virtual Collective Liberation Series. This series will build upon our continued work to achieve economic justice for all working women in the state and help us become more intentional and resourceful in building power and…
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City of Milwaukee Passes Paid Paternal Leave
February 10, 2022
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEFebruary 8, 2022Contact: Kristin Kepplinger (212-255-2572 x109 or kristin@caminopr.com) 9to5 Wisconsin celebrates passage of paid parental leave for City of Milwaukee employees Statement of 9to5 Wisconsin State Director Christina Thor MILWAUKEE, Wis. — This morning, the City of Milwaukee Common Council passed ordinance #211166, which grants six weeks of paid parental leave to…
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2022 Legislation to Watch
February 2, 2022
Voting is just one step in building a stronger future for ourselves, our families, and communities. We elect representatives at the local, state and federal level but our responsibility doesn’t end there- we must constantly pressure them to support policies and bills that help our families, our communities and our country thrive. Below is a…
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