For our next generation of young leaders, experiences with the humanities can make a profound difference.

Emelia inspired us to launch our Stand Up to Hate initiative — tools and resources built just for Wisconsin!

Your support will help us bring our Stand Up to Hate program to even more schools and communities, empowering more individuals to become forces for change!

Celebrating our past, envisioning our future

Here's some good news!

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2024 Schwartz Prize Award!

Community Powered was awarded a 2024 Schwartz Prize for outstanding work in the public humanities in November and we couldn't be prouder! And we want to congratulate our colleagues around the country and the other prize winners: The Louisiana Endowment for the Humanities for the Institute for Louisiana Culture and History, Humanities Montana for The Democracy Project. Up to three prizes are awarded annually from the The Federation of State Humanities Councils, the membership association of state and jurisdictional councils.

Stand Up to Hate: A Call to Action

Recent years have seen a startling rise in hate crimes and hate-motivated violence across the country.

We are confronting this challenge head-on with our Stand Up to Hate initiative, dedicated to promoting understanding throughout the state. Hate does more than create fear; it divides us and undermines the fundamental values of respect and inclusion. Every person deserves to feel safe and valued, regardless of their background. By addressing the roots of hate and amplifying stories of resilience, we can empower individuals and communities to unite against discrimination and violence.

Our free Stand Up to Hate curriculum and resources are written for high school students for use in Wisconsin classrooms.

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Andron Lane, an author within the Wisconsin Humanities community, has recently written and published a book that we’d love to recommend to you: “A Journey of Awakening: Healing Through Self Love”.
If you’re in Milwaukee on December 19, be sure to stop by his upcoming in-person panel ...about his book- Link below for more information! #humanpowered #booklovers #wiscoauthors #reading #gifting #booktok #bookrecommendations #winterreading
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/a-journey-of-awakening-an-evening-of-inspiration-and-healing-tickets-1105676360759?aff=oddtdtcreator

Extra Large shout out to Jen Rubin, our Love Wisconsin producer! She brought The Moth to Madison in 2016 and is celebrating her final event as lead producer after eight incredible years.

Jen’s ongoing love for and support for the Wisco storytelling community is HUGE!

...Storytellers came from around the state last night to honor Jen, including her longtime friend, collaborator, poet and storyteller Dasha Kelly Hamilton!

Also in the house was Gerry Nasi, who shared a real, true story of a bear and his beer-soaked underwear! Jen helped to produce Gerry’s Love Wisconsin story, one of over 150 stories at lovewi.com.

Jen continues helping people shape and share their stories through the Odyssey Beyond Bars education program in five Wisconsin prisons, she hosts workshops, and produces Love Wisconsin. Thank you Jen!!!

@uwodysseyproject @mothstories @themothinmadison

#themoth #storytellersofwisconsin

Need the deets? We’ve got a virtual Q&A session to answer all your burning questions today from 4 to 5 pm. Learn more about our approachable funding grants and how you can apply! https://wisconsin-edu.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJcsd-utpzMpGdxTFipCJLIS-J1yLiYDv27R#/registration

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"ON Sharing" is arriving in mailboxes this week!

Read it online or download a PDF of the newsletter: https://wisconsinhumanities.org/on-sharing/

Check out what's inside:

-Letter from the Director
-Stand Up to Hate: A Free Resource
-Grantee ...Spotlight: Sharing a Meal
-Meet a Neighbor with Love Wisconsin
Odyssey Beyond Bars: Own Your Story
-Human Powered: Humanity Unlocked
-WH Fellows Envision a Vibrant Future

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Huge thanks to intern @sheiladrefahl for sharing her artistic talents and cartoon drawing talents! Which one was your favorite?

#humanities

Sharing stories is part of what makes us human. And meeting each other through the stories we choose to tell can build bridges across difference and sometimes open new connections.

BIG THANKS to everyone who shared their stories in 2024 through Love Wisconsin and our Human Powered ...podcast. We are so grateful for you!

And thanks for being part of this growing community! There are over 150 engaging stories from Wisconsinites on our website (lovewi.com) and six incredible episodes of Human Powered: Humanity Unlocked wherever you get your podcasts!

#ThankYouWisconsin #LoveWisconsin #HumanPoweredPodcast

Thank you Wisconsin! We also want to say a special thanks to our current cohort of WH Fellows: Tess Komas (Ashland), Nick Eliot (Ashland), Phoebe Burchill (Ashland), Teresa Schmidt (Mercer), Jim Olmsted (Gordon), Tammy Schutz (Chetek), JoAnne Jardine (Superior), and Alison Moffat (Superior).
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Thanks also to the organizations partnering with WH Fellows in their home communities! Based in northern Wisconsin while taking part in Community Powered trainings, WH Fellows are growing extensive networks of partners, learning about the unique community strengths and needs, and developing innovative new projects. These new public humanities projects will receive seed funding from WI Humanities in 2025!

And, the next cohort of WH Fellows begins this important work in the new year. We can’t wait!

#ThankYouWisconsin #CommunityPoweredTraining #WHFellows

During this season of gratitude, we want to give a huge shout-out to all our grantees! In 2024 so far, we have awarded grants totaling $210,000 to 25 organizations all over the state! (We’ll be announcing more Opportunity Grant awards early in December).
WH grants support organizations doing ...the on-the-ground work every day to strengthen community life vibrant – with things like educational programs, special performances, enriching conversations, innovative exhibits, and deep dives into the histories and stories that make Wisconsin special! Thank you to our 2024 grantees and our entire WH network!

#ThankYouWisconsin #WHgrants

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