This quarter, WiLS spotlights the important collective work of Nehemiah Center for Urban Leadership Development, based in Madison, Wisconsin. In particular, we spotlight the Black History for a New Day course that is both a learning opportunity and an active community within Nehemiah’s Justified Anger initiative. For several years, Justified Anger, in collaboration with the… READ MORE
This quarter, WiLS spotlights the important work of Pa Ja Yang, who, along with Andy Draheim, created the Libraries in Bloom initiative. In an interview conducted over email with WiLS Library Strategist and Consultant Laura Damon-Moore, Pa Ja shares about Libraries in Bloom, including her hopes for its future and an invitation to engage with… READ MORE
WiLS’ 2021 Strategic Initiatives include a commitment to operationalize our organization’s values by “identifying or creating tangible opportunities to advance equity, diversity, and inclusion.” One way we are doing this is through the Social Justice Spotlight series, which seeks to use WiLS’ platform to amplify community-based organizations, initiatives, and projects in and around Wisconsin that do bold,… READ MORE