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Community Powered

Wisconsin Humanities Community Powered

IT'S WHAT CONNECTS US

Community Powered is Wisconsin Humanities' initiative to turn local energy and assets into resilience. We work on the ground, where it matters: in communities.

Annual trainings offer practical tools for exploring history, culture, and storytelling and grow networks of civic-minded citizens.

Community Powered projects are locally designed and build capacity with Wisconsin Humanities support. Sustainable and replicable, every project is uniquely responsive to real community strengths, challenges, and histories. Together with our local partners, we are creating the next wave of public humanities programs that ensure a vibrant future for Wisconsin.

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Are you passionate about building community?

➔ Six months of training - a combination of virtual and in-person workshops teach skills in documenting local history, telling community stories, and activating community members in local projects.

➔ Six months of mentorship - Wisconsin Humanities Fellows put their training to work in their communities, sharing what they have learned and helping residents work toward a more vibrant future.

Subscribe to the WH Enewsletter to get Community Powered news and be notified about when the next session's application opens!

Stand Up to Hate: A Mission for Wisconsin

A New Curriculum and Part Of A National Campaign Against Hate Crimes!

Wisconsin Humanities believes that storytelling and history have the power to help people better understand their own communities and imagine possibilities for progress and change.

Stand Up to Hate: A Mission for Wisconsin is a program for Wisconsin students and citizens who want to prevent hate and hate crimes in their communities.  It includes stories of hate, violence, and resilience experienced by eight different communities across Wisconsin, from Milwaukee to Meteor and from the 1860s to today.

Wisconsin has long been a leader in hate crime prevention. Governor Thompson signed a state hate crimes law more than 30 years ago. Sadly, Wisconsin still witnesses acts of hate and bigotry. Wisconsin Humanities is working to make sure that we all understand the potential for hate crimes in our own communities and proactively stand up to hate.

Stand Up to Hate includes a curriculum written for high school students and a teacher guide for use in Wisconsin classrooms. Find the FREE resources available for download on our Community Powered website:

Other Programs

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Community Powered

New ways for Wisconsin communities to tell their stories and take concrete steps toward making their hometowns even better places to live

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Human Powered

A podcast produced by Wisconsin Humanities that spotlights communities where imagination and relationships have changed the landscape.

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Love Wisconsin

A digital storytelling project celebrating the humanity in each of our stories.

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Poet Laureate

Wisconsin’s emissary for poetry, creativity, and artistic expression across the state.

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Wisconsin Life

Radio shorts celebrating Wisconsin through the diverse perspectives of its people.

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Odyssey Beyond Bars

Storytelling workshops in Wisconsin correctional facilities.

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