Thanks Isthmus for sharing the ongoing story of how we and folks across Dane County and the entire state are responding to federal funding cuts. And thanks to all our donors, we're still here. Congress is working NOW on the coming year's federal budget. It's crucial that your ...voice is heard.

Wisconsin Humanities charts a way forward

One local nonprofit is forging ahead in the face of federal funding cuts. Wisconsin Humanities is taking a transparent approach, sharing plans about...

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Board member Jan Larson @jan.larson.334 stopped by our office after a wonderful board meeting yesterday. The last thing to move out of our office is a big stack of Love Wisconsin books! Jan is going to give away books in Eau Claire, spreading the love from and for Wisconsin Humanities.😃 If ...you know an independent bookstore that would like to put up a display about Wisconsin Humanities and give some beautiful books away, and you can come to our office to pick them up next week, email Dena -- dena.wortzel@wisconsinhumanities.org

Today is Juneteenth -- an American holiday that commemorates the day when 250,000 enslaved people in the state of Texas, which became the last bastion for slavery during the final days of the Civil War, were declared free by the U.S. Army. People of all races and ethnicities across Wisconsin are ...celebrating Juneteenth today, but Milwaukee's celebration takes the cake. Wisconsin Humanities board member Everett Marshburn, a nationally award-winning broadcast journalist with Milwaukee PBS and producer of the show Black Nouveau, is there to capture some of the spirit of Juneteenth. If you can't be there, check out Black Nouveau.

We are SO grateful to Peter Robertson and Tribe 9 Foods who came to our rescue when we lost federal funding . We moved out of our office today and arrived at the Tribe 9 warehouse with a truckload of our history -- including the history of all the Smithsonian travelling exhibits we toured around ...the state, like "Key Ingredients: America by Food"! Tribe 9 is continuing to make food history in Wisconsin and we sure hope that we can help tell that kind of history again.

THANK YOU to Peter, Tribe 9 Foods, and everyone who has stepped up since April. We want Wisconsin to keep unearthing and sharing all the stories we really need to hear right now and always.

Summer is here and sometimes you just need to walk away from the news and draw new energy from the things we all love and want to protect. Start your day with a Love Wisconsin story -- or get out on the water if you can today!

"I want my grandchildren to have the same clear-water experiences I had growing up." - Love Wisconsin Story

Buzz grew up fishing on Wisconsin rivers. As a Lake Planner for the State of Wisconsin he worked to improve the health of WI waterways.

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We're so excited that two of our favorite people -- and Wisconsin's best teachers of storytelling -- are offering a workshop that will help you tell YOUR best story better than ever. Register now while there are still slots open.

Join the conversation about our state, our futures, and our stories. Listen with your favorite podcast app. https://pod.link/human-powered

We know everyone is wondering: What is hibernation? How will Wisconsin Humanities be working during the coming months?

To answer some of these questions and connect with you, we invite you to a SPECIAL Zoom tonight to learn more! TONIGHT from 5:30-6:30 on Zoom! Register here: ...https://wisconsin-edu.zoom.us/meeting/register/2XZDwPv2RBmWiDibQ8c50g#/registration

This special Wisconsin Humanities online gathering is a chance to:
-Celebrate 53 years of Wisconsin Humanities’ impact
-Share recent organizational updates and our new direction
-Thank our donors and show how their support is making a difference
-Highlight the personal stories and programs that shaped our legacy
-Preview the future through clips from our Human Powered podcast

You'll hear from Dena Wortzel as well as WH staff, who will share some of our plans for the coming months.

To REGISTER, please click on this link:https://wisconsin-edu.zoom.us/meeting/register/2XZDwPv2RBmWiDibQ8c50g#/registration

Last night the Barrymore hosted a film screening of a Wisconsin Humanities grant funded project in collaboration with the Progressive . “When Rubber Meets the Road,” a film by BJ Hollars and Steve Dayton is a new documentary that tells the story of the departure of the Uniroyal Tire plant from ...Eau Claire, Wisconsin and a Midwestern city’s attempt to reinvent itself in the wake of America’s manufacturing decline.

This special public screening featured introductory remarks by journalists Norman Stockwell and John Nichols, Tony Sansalone of Wisconsin Humanities, plus filmmakers B.J. Hollars and Steve Dayton.