An Evening To Promote Racial Justice Event . - YWCA SEW
An Evening to Promote Racial Justice EventAward RecipientsEst. 2005Award CategoriesEmpowering WomenThis award recognizes individuals who have demonstrated a commitment to empowering women inSoutheast Wisconsin through their volunteer or paid work. advocacy, and leadership.Eliminating RacismThis award recognizes individuals who have demonstrated a commitment to eliminating racism inSoutheast Wisconsin through their volunteer or paid work. advocacy, and leadership.Bright FuturesThis award recognizes a young woman between the ages of 14-18 who has demonstrated leadershipby addressing social inequities.As of 2010, we no longer accept nominations for groups or organizations.
Award ardRachel Monaco-WilcoxAugust M. BallLakaya “Fade” HortonDawn HelmrichDr. Monique ListonKyrieale ThomasTanya AtkinsonDr. Fran KaplanAlida Cardós WhaleyReggie JacksonDonna HietpasRev. Bryan MassingaleSoreh MilchteinRonisha HowardBrenda ColeyEmilio De TorreNicole BrownMary MazulEmpowering WomenEliminating RacismBright FuturesEmpowering WomenEmpowering WomenBright FuturesEmpowering WomenEliminating RacismEmpowering WomenEliminating 20082007200720072006200620052005Kaela McBeathLG Shanklin-FlowersNacarci FeasterDonnesha O’BeeCathedral CenterBob PetersonJacinta MillerThe Women’s Fund of Greater MilwaukeeWisconsin’s Pink Shawl InitiativeShenicqua BillingsSt. Joan Antida High SchoolHonorable Joan F. KesslerKatrina HarrisBonnie Bockl-JosephJohn FitzgeraldAlvernoReggie MooreSarah D. NobleMartin F. SteinEmpowering WomenEliminating RacismBright FuturesBright FuturesEmpowering WomenEliminating RacismBright FuturesEmpowering Women & EliminatingRacismBright FuturesEmpowering WomenEliminating RacismBright FuturesEmpowering WomenEliminating RacismBright FuturesEliminating RacismEmpowering WomenBright FuturesEmpowering WomenEliminating RacismBright FuturesEmpowering WomenEliminating RacismEmpowering WomenEliminating RacismEmpowering WomenEliminating Racism
Eliminating Racism AwardThis award recognizes individuals who have demonstrated a commitment to eliminating racism in SoutheastWisconsin through their volunteer or paid work. advocacy, and leadership.Recipient:Year:Biography:Martin F. Stein2005Marty Stein was a cherished community hero and philanthropist, whopursued justice and equality and served as a volunteer leader withAmerica’s Black Holocaust Museum, Big Brothers Big Sisters,Hunger Task Force, Task Force on Family Violence and United Way,among many others.Recipient:Year:Biography:Reggie Moore2006Reggie Moore, Executive director and co-founder of Milwaukee’sUrban Underground, recognizes an inclusive environment is crucial increating social change and believes his role is, “to transform therelationships of power between young people and the institutions thatare supposed to serve, educate and protect them.”Recipient:Year:Biography:John Fitzgerald2007John Fitzgerald began his public commitment to racial justice in 1991as a participant and later facilitator in the Beyond Racism program ofthe Interfaith Conference of Greater Milwaukee and Master Coach forthe Mosaic Partnerships Program.Recipient:Year:Biography:Honorable Joan F. Kessler2008Judge Joan Kessler demonstrates her life-long commitment to racialjustice through volunteer involvement in many organizations includingMilwaukee Urban League, Legal Aid Society, Michael’s CommunitySchool, the Metropolitan Milwaukee Criminal Justice Council andGirls Scouts of Wisconsin Southeast.Recipient:Year:Biography:The Women’s Fund of Greater Milwaukee2009The Women’s Fund of Greater Milwaukee is a publicfoundation with a mission to stand for social change through womenand girls. It is known for its social change grant making focusthrough a gender lens.
Recipient:Year:Biography:Bob Peterson, La Escuela Fratney2010For nearly 40 years Bob Peterson has been an active anti-racistleader in the community and Milwaukee Public Schools. He is thefounder, editor, and writer for the national publication, RethinkingSchools and the author of several books and articles addressingglobalization and justice. Bob is also the founder of the EducatorsNetwork for Social JusticeRecipient:Year:Biography:Nacarci Feaster2011Nacarci Feaster is a seasoned activist and advocate on the front linesfor racial justice in the building construction trades. Mentoring youngAfrican-American workers and working with contractors to ensure adiverse workforce on their projects. Nacarci also co-founded theSkilled Trades Collaborative, which offers professional support andadvice for African-American tradespeople.Recipient:Year:Biography:Mary Mazul, MSN2012Mary Mazul, an advocate for better patient care, is deeply committedto providing a voice for the injustices that women of color and theirfamilies face. She has held memberships in the Milwaukee Fetal andInfant Mortality Review (FIMR), the United Way Healthy BirthOutcomes Initiative and the Statewide Advisory Board for RacialDisparities.Recipient:Year:Biography:Emilio De Torre2013Emilio De Torre aims to reduce racial disparities by educating youngpeople and adults about their rights. He serves on the Board ofDirectors for Milwaukee Public Theatre and TRUE Skool, using thearts to engage the community on social justice issues. Previously, heworked as director of education services at Madison Square Boys &Girls Clubs and as a New York City public school teacher.Recipient:Year:Biography:Fr. Bryan Massingale2014Fr. Bryan Massingale is a professor of theology at MarquetteUniversity and at the Institute for Black Catholic Studies at XavierUniversity, Louisiana. His projects explore the contributions of Blackreligious radicalism to Catholic theology; the notion of “cultural sin”and its challenge to Catholic theological ethics; and the intersectionsof race, sexuality, and faith. He served as a consultant to the UnitedStates Conference of Catholic Bishops and as a theologicalconsultant for the National Black Catholic Congress, and the NationalCatholic AIDS Network, among others.
Recipient:Year:Biography:Reggie Jackson2015Reggie Jackson is an independent public historian who has servedas board chair & head griot of the Dr. James Cameron LegacyFoundation, the parent organization of America’s Black HolocaustMuseum (ABHM) and has been instrumental in the development ofABHM’s virtual museum. He served on the boards of Rid RacismMilwaukee, the Zeidler Center for Public Discussion, and theWisconsin Humanities Council.Recipient:Year:Biography:Fran Kaplan, EdD2016Fran Kaplan has worked actively against poverty and for socialjustice, diversity, equity, and peace for almost 50 years. An authorand filmmaker, her professional practice as a social worker,community organizer, and adult educator has included working withAmerica’s Black Holocaust Museum and the Dr. James CameronLegacy Foundation where she helped launch the Foundation’simprint, LifeWrites Press and publish a recently expanded edition ofDr. Cameron’s memoir, A Time of Terror.Recipient:Year:Biography:Monique Liston, PhD2017Monique Inez Liston is a daughter of the African Diaspora -- fromAtmore and Gary and Memphis and Washington, DC and Milwaukee– and is progeny of THE MECCA, Howard University. She is thefounder of Ubuntu Research and Evaluation, a beloved community ofstrategic consultants, a lecturer at Marquette University’s Center forGender and Sexuality Studies and a Teacher Leader for Race andIdentity at Wauwatosa West High School.Recipient:Year:Biography:August M. Ball2018August M. Ball is founder of Cream City Conservation, a two-prongsocial enterprise that helps organizations institute strategies toattract/retain top talent from diverse candidate pools, whilesimultaneously, cultivating the next generation of land stewards byengaging traditionally underrepresented youth in environmentalcareer pathways.
Empowering Women AwardThis award recognizes individuals who have demonstrated a commitment to empowering women inSoutheast Wisconsin through their volunteer or paid work. advocacy, and leadership.Recipient:Year:Biography:Sarah D. Noble2005Sarah made empowering women and girls her life’s work. Whethercreating and executing innovative programs, helping to elect womento office, volunteering for the Latino Community Center and UrbanUnderground, or addressing issues of HIV-AIDS in the community,Sarah influenced lasting change.Recipient:Year:Biography:Alverno College2006Since 1887, Alverno College has fulfilled its mission of fostering thepersonal and professional development of women; its ability-basedcurriculum and performance-assessment methods are nationallylauded. This core curriculum is designed to foster leadership andservice in the community through a hands-on approach to learning.Recipient:Year:Biography:Bonnie Bockl-Joseph2007Bonnie Joseph began her involvement helping women over 40 yearsago as a social worker with the Department of Welfare in Milwaukee.Since that time, she has been a dedicated volunteer in support oforganizations that serve the needs of low-income women andchildren. She holds the distinction of being elected as the firstwoman to serve as president of the board of the Zoological Society ofMilwaukee.Recipient:Year:Biography:St. Joan Antida High School2008Since 1954, St. Joan Antida (SJA) High School has been preparingyoung women to lead and serve in a global society through a valuesbased Catholic education. Enrolling students of all faiths from morethan 60 schools throughout Metro Milwaukee, it is the only diverse,urban, all-girls high school in Wisconsin.
Recipient:Year:Biography:Wisconsin’s Pink Shawl Initiative2009The Wisconsin Pink Shawl Initiative's mission is to raise awarenessand educate the American Indian community and people worldwideabout breast cancer. It serves as an evidence-based and culturallyexpert resource for those seeking advice, education, and direction onbreast care health and lives by the motto: dream the cure.Recipient:Year:Biography:Cathedral Center2010The Cathedral Center provides emergency shelter and casemanagement services for women and families who are homeless orexperiencing a housing crisis. Families served include single mothersor fathers, as well as married couples with their children. Founded in2002, the Cathedral Center is dedicated to advocacy and buildingsupport for the women and families they serve.Recipient:Year:Biography:LG Shanklin-Flowers2011LG Shanklin-Flowers is a consultant, trainer, and social justiceadvocate committed to creating inclusive communities. She isfearless in her work with women and has served as a programmanager at the Women’s Fund of Greater Milwaukee, founding theWomen of Color Fundraisers Network, and as the WisconsinRegional Director of the International Re-evaluation CounselingCommunities. LG has lent her talents to Cardinal Stritch University’sLeadership Center, the Reproductive Justice Collective, EverytownWisconsin, Public Allies Milwaukee, and the Black Infant MortalityInitiative.Recipient:Year:Biography:Mary Mazul, MSN2012Mary Mazul, an advocate for better patient care, is deeply committedto providing a voice for the injustices that women of color and theirfamilies face. She has held memberships in the Milwaukee Fetal andInfant Mortality Review (FIMR), the United Way Healthy BirthOutcomes Initiative and the Statewide Advisory Board for RacialDisparities.Recipient:Year:Biography:Brenda Coley2013Brenda Coley is a member and leader of the African-American LGBTcommunity. At Diverse and Resilient, Brenda implemented SHEBA,an empowerment program with transgender individuals, and GrowGreat Women, a leadership development program for lesbian andbisexual women, among other initiatives. She served on the boardof the Milwaukee Reproductive Justice Collective and is the pastchair of the State of Wisconsin’s Minority Health Leadership Council.
Recipient:Year:Biography:Donna Hietpas2014Donna Hietpas has more than 25 years of experience workingsuccessfully with women involved in the criminal justice system. Hersuccess comes from her ability to help women uncover their ownstrengths and develop them in order to create safer and healthierlives for themselves and their children. [Wasn’t she the originalProgram Director for the Benedict Center’s “Sisters Project?”Recipient:Year:Biography:Alida Cardós Whaley2015Alida Cardós Whaley, a xicana mama from the north side ofMilwaukee with roots in Mérida, Yucatán, is a co-founder andcorazón organizer with STITCH Milwaukee where she spends timebuilding intentional spaces for healing and nourishment with herfellow xingonas. She is also a birth doula and founding member ofthe Wisconsin Doulas of Color Collective in Wisconsin. In addition,Alida is an academic programs coordinator and advisor at theUniversity of Wisconsin-Milwaukee in the Center for Latin Americanand Caribbean Studies (CLACS).Recipient:Year:Biography:Tanya Atkinson, MSSW2016Tanya Atkinson is Chief External Affairs Officer with PlannedParenthood of Wisconsin (PPWI) and serves as the executivedirector of Planned Parenthood Advocates of Wisconsin. Tanya wasthe Director of the Milwaukee office of the Wisconsin Council onChildren and Families and a Legislative Aide and Policy Analyst inthe Wisconsin Legislature. She has served as a board volunteerwith Diverse and Resilient and Citizen Action of Wisconsin.Recipient:Year:Biography:Dawn Helmrich2017Dawn Helmrich is the director of data and outcomes at United Way ofGreater Milwaukee where she helped develop the CommunityOutcomes Project into a nationally recognized model that worksdirectly with the community to assure that programs are meeting theiroutcomes. Dawn has served on the Board for the WisconsinCoalition Against Sexual Assault and the Board for LOTUS LegalClinic. In 2009, Dawn brought National Denim Day, and internationalawareness campaign honoring survivors of sexual violence, toWisconsin.Recipient:Year:Biography:Rachel Monaco-Wilcox, JD2018Rachel Monaco-Wilcox, is founder and CEO of LOTUS, aMilwaukee-based legal clinic for victims of trafficking and other formsof gender-based violence. She started LOTUS while Chair andProfessor of the Justice Department at Mount Mary University, whereshe currently teaches in the Art Therapy doctoral program. Rachel isa frequent speaker on victims’ rights, human trafficking, disputeresolution and systems change.
Bright FuturesThis award recognizes a young woman between the ages of 14-18 who has demonstrated leadershipby addressing social inequities.Recipient:Year:Biography:Katrina Harris2007Katrina Harris, 17, was a senior at Vincent High School inMilwaukee. Katrina first came to the YWCA SEW as a participantin the Skillz 4 Success summer camp; a youth workforcedevelopment program for girls. She was actively involved in hercommunity through tutoring younger children and participating incity beautification projects.Recipient:Year:Biography:Shenicqua Billings2008Shenicqua Billings, was a sophomore at Shalom High School inMilwaukee. Shenicqua came to the YWCA SEW through Life SkillsHumanities program where she completed Skillz 4 Success,youth workforce development program. She enjoyed volunteering,helped out with the Obama campaign, and served on the studentcouncil.Recipient:Year:Biography:Jacinta Miller2009Jacinta Miller was an active participant in the YWCA SEW's JustUs program at the Milwaukee School of Entrepreneurship in thefall of 2009. Jacinta maintained a 3.7 GPA, was the school’sstudent office assistant, and found time to be a mother to heryoung daughter. She was accepted to Marquette University andattended in 2010.Recipient:Year:Biography:Donnesha O’Bee2010A junior at Oak Creek High School, Donnesha O’Bee was an honorroll student and an active participant in the school’s marchingband. She was a leader in the Youth Department at EbenezerChurch of God in Christ, and actively volunteered with the AIDSResource Center of Wisconsin where she assisted with eventssuch as the Make a Promise Dinner and AIDS Walk Wisconsin.Recipient:Year:Biography:Kaela McBeath2011Kaela McBeath was a junior at Messmer Catholic High School.She was a hard-working student, excelled in math, sociology,English and business. When Kaela was only 10 years-old hermother became seriously ill and went into a coma; she moved inwith her grandmother, and despite facing a difficult challenge at ayoung age, has always been focused on her future. She isinvolved with Urban Underground, a youth leadership developmentorganization and is particularly proud of her work on a recentdomestic violence awareness event.
Recipient:Year:Biography:Nicole Brown2012Nicole attended Milwaukee Community Cyber High School. Shewas a volunteer assistant teacher at Garden Homes LutheranSchool where she mentored young girls and encouraged them towork together and support each other. Nicole is a natural hairactivist and regularly encourages black women to wear their hairnatural by providing them with encouragement, tools andinformation Nicole was a summer Skillz 4 Success participant andwas one of two young women chosen to submit art work torepresent the YWCA Southeast Wisconsin at the Day of the GirlChild celebration at the YWCA of Montreal.Recipient:Year:Biography:Ronisha Howard2013As a junior at Ronald Reagan IB High School, Ronisha formed twoschool groups: African-American Club and the CheerleadingSquad. She was involved with Student Council, Yearbook, andSpoken Word Poetry Club. She attended multiple pre-collegeprograms and volunteered with Boys and Girls Club, TheChildren’s Outing Association, and Outlet. Her goals are to attendmedical school to become an OB/GYN, and to start her own clinicto help women in poverty receive the care they need.Recipient:Year:Biography:Soreh Milchtein2014In the past year, Soreh Miltchtein has volunteered with Habitat forHumanity Restore, several political campaigns, and is a member ofthe Urban Ecology Center’s High School Outdoor Leader Program.At Nicolet High School, Soreh chairs the Multicultural and SpokenWord clubs and participates on the Mock Trial and track teams.She is a dean’s list and National Honor Society student and plansto become a lawyer.Recipient:Year:Biography:Kyrieale Thomas2016Kyrieale was a junior at Greendale High School, havingtransitioned from Washington High School. Though the transitionproved challenging, it did not stop her from working diligently everyday to do her best in school; Kyrieale believes every generationhas its obstacles and we must learn about them so they will not berepeated. She is involved with PEARLs for Teen Girls andCampus Life, a Christian youth group at her school.Recipient:Year:Biography:Lakaya “Fade” Horton2017Lakaya “Fade” Horton is a musician, activist, city ranked slampoet, and native of Madison, Wisconsin. She is a junior at MalcolmShabazz City High School and is active in her school’s community.Lakaya founded the Black Student Union at her school andcurrently serves as president. Her commitment to her school’scommunity is unmatched.
2019 Rachel Monaco-Wilcox Empowering Women 2018 August M. Ball Eliminating Racism 2017 Lakaya “Fade” Horton Bright Futures 2017 Dawn Helmrich Empowering Women 2017 Dr. Monique Liston Empowering Women 2016 Kyrieale Thomas Bright Futures 2016 Tanya Atkinson Empowering Women
racial healing practitioners) for initiating and leading racial healing in communities. Today, that significant work continues through our support of Truth, Racial Healing & Transformation (TRHT) efforts across the country. Racial healing is a process we can undertake as individuals, in communities and across society as a whole.
racial/ethnic minority investigators and research participants. The presence of more minority group investigators would encourage more racial/ethnic minority individuals to participate in research. Moreover, both empirical and anecdotal evidence reveals that racial/ethnic minority investigators often have a particular commitment to research
Hispanics or Latinos Are Fastest Growing Racial or Ethnic Group in Wisconsin** From 1990 to 2000, the Hispanic or Latino population in Wisconsin more than doubled (107% increase), the biggest increase of any racial or ethnic group in the state. By contrast, the largest racial group in Wisconsin, Whites, increased by only 4.8%.
RACIAL LITERACY: BREAKING FREE OF OLD PATTERNS Racial literacy is a new method for addressing the racially disparate impacts of technology. It is a skill that can be developed, a capacity that can be expanded. To advance racial literacy in tech requires three foundations: · An
Dec 12, 2020 · Racial Equity Action Plan is a process and strategic plan for SFMTA, guided by the citywide Racial Equity Framework, to enact institutional and structural change to achieve racial equity. This plan, which will be released in two phases, is guided by the vision to create a city and organization where our diversity,
RACIAL EQUITY ACTION PLAN TEMPLATE PHASE 1 . Version 2 – released December 9, 2020 . A Racial Equity Action Plan (RE Action Plan) shall include Racial Equity indicators to measure current conditions and impact, outcomes resulting from changes made within programs or policy, and performance measures . the office should reflect the population .
In different times and places racial boundaries are drawn in very different ways. In the U.S. a person is considered “Black” if they have any African ancestry. This extreme form of binary racial classification reflects the so-called “one-drop rule” that became the standard system of racial classification in the U.S. after the Civil War.
This is the second set of racial justice resources from the Church of England's Liturgical Commission Working Party on Racial Justice, the first being for Black History Month in October 2021. All of these resources will be collected together with additional material in one volume of liturgical resources for racial justice.
