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1 week ago
Pt. 1 of "Who We Are" was well attended. If you missed Pt. 1 you can still attend Pt. 2 next Thursday, 4/18. Many thanks to Kurt Handrich who did a super job facilitating the evening.
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2 weeks ago
It was an honor and privilege to be at the Heider farm this morning to witness a Truth and Reconciliation group from Canada via Zoom to smudge and pay their respects to "Miracle" the White Buffalo born on that farm in 1994. Here are photos of a representative from the group and local Diversity Action Team and Allies of Nations members.
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2 weeks ago
Timeline photosCome see the Wisconsin Native Cultures exhibit, "We Are Still Here" by Kim Hoholek Photography
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2 weeks ago
What a wonderful tribute to our beloved friend Jose Carrillo.The Latino community is one of the fastest growing groups in Rock County. For “Tales of Our Heritage”, the Beloit Even Start Dancers will take to the stage at the Janesville Performing Arts Center to showcase their traditional dancing - toe tapping fun!![]()
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Rosamaria Laursen will introduce this segment, the history of Latinos in our community and will introduce our special video interviewee, the late José Carrillo, who had made his way to America, worked in the fields as a migrant worker, ended up in Wisconsin, then worked at GM for 30 years. ![]()
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He went back to school, determined to improve his life, and the lives of others, became an engineer at GM and also took an important leadership role in the UAW Local 95. In his retirement, José worked with the School District of Janesville to help better the lives of Latino students and families. ![]()
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Sadly, our friend José passed away from health complications just a few months after our interview. We are dedicating “Tales of Our Heritage” in José Carrillo’s memory.![]()
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#storiesmatter #everyonehasastory #latinocommunity #GM #generalmotors #janesvilleareastories![]()
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Tickets available at: janesvillepac.org/box-office/?eid=99029&edid=0
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2 weeks ago
You don't want to miss this wonderful production. "Tales of our Heritage" @ JPAC 4/12,13 and 14.
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2 weeks ago
We are looking forward to join our Muslim friends at this special event. Please join us.
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1 month ago
You won't want to miss 'Tales of our Heritage" at JPAC, April 12,13, and 14. Read on:🍀Happy St. Patrick's Day 🍀to all of our wonderful followers! Can't get enough Irish culture? Come see the "Tales of Our Heritage" show at JPAC on April 12th, 13th and 14th at the Janesville Performing Arts Center! ![]()
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One of the local stories we are featuring is the story of Vere Foster and how he brought over 30 Irish young men and women, mostly girls, to Janesville to escape the terrible poverty and starvation during the "Great Hunger" in the mid-1800s. ![]()
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At the show, you will hear this story as told by our guest interviewee, John Carr, who is a Vere Foster historian and spoke to us from Dublin via Zoom. ![]()
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At the Friday night show you can hear the Irish band County Craic out of Madison, performing a couple of tunes. ☘️Or at the Saturday and Sunday shows, you can see the Sláinte Irish Dancers UW-Madison on the JPAC stage! ☘️![]()
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Tickets are $12 with a $2 JPAC processing fee. You'll get a LOT in one show for such a reasonable ticket. Follow this link or purchase them at the JPAC box office. We hope to see you there!![]()
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janesvillepac.org/box-office/?eid=99029&edid=0![]()
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Meanwhile, Luck 'o the Irish to ya'!![]()
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#storiesmatter #IrishMusic #IrishDance #heritage
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2 months ago
Why Black History Month? Read on: ![]()
In 1926 Carter G. Woodson, a black educator, initiated a celebration known as Negro![]()
History Week. Woodson selected a week in February because that's when African![]()
Americans celebrated the birthdays of two heroes, Frederick Douglass (famous![]()
Abolitionist, runaway slave, writer, U.S. Ambassador, etc.) and President Abraham![]()
Lincoln (The Great Emancipator, etc.). The purpose of that first Negro History Week was![]()
to recognize the importance of Black History to the United States of America. Woodson never intended the week to be celebrated indefinitely.![]()
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According to historian John Hope Franklin, Woodson "fervently hoped that soon the![]()
history of African Americans would become an integral part of American History" and![]()
would not need special recognition. In succeeding years until his death in 1950, Woodson![]()
continued to express the hope that Negro History Week would outlive its usefulness.![]()
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In 1976, Negro History Week became Black History Month. Of course taking time to![]()
recognize the contributions of African Americans has other ethnic groups wondering why![]()
they aren't given a day, a week, a month, etc. The bottom line is simply that African![]()
Americans are the only group of people who have been taken to these shores against their![]()
will, forced to work involuntarily in the abhorred system of chattel slavery, given![]()
freedom, and then prevented from advancing for no other reason then the color of their![]()
skin. They have a rich history and culture, which was stolen from them when they were![]()
kidnapped from Africa. They have been involved in developing our American Republic![]()
since the first shots at Lexington and Concord.![]()
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The history of Black American contributions to the United States has been largely![]()
unknown among mainstream U.S.A. Since 1926, thanks to people like Carter G.![]()
Woodson, Black Americans have been given some recognition for their efforts in![]()
developing our Nation. Some refer to this recognition as tokenism. As Maya Angelou, the![]()
famous Black Poet, has said, "we'll take a day, a week, a month, whatever you'll give us![]()
until we are fairly recognized in America.![]()
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So, stand up America and enjoy our diversity. Help us celebrate the contributions of![]()
African Americans and all other ethnic groups. It is in our diversity that we develop![]()
strength. It is in our knowledge that we have power and understanding.
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3 months ago
A few highlights from the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Commemoration Event at Blackhawk Technical College today.
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3 months ago
The Annual Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. commemoration program will be Saturday, January 13th at Blackhawk Technical College. Please join us for this wonderful event.
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5 months ago
This speaks volumes about honoring our differences. It's definitely worth watching. ![]()
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📸 Watch this video on Facebook![]()
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Janesville community reacts to White supremacist group's recruitment flier drop
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JANESVILLE -- Two local groups are responding to a recent distribution of white supremacist fliers in Janesville that urged recipients to help “secure the existence of our people and a6 months ago
Consider joining Community Action, YWCA of Rock County, and the Diversity Action Team of Rock County for Courageous Conversations, Monday, Oct. 23.
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7 months ago
A program you won't want to miss. ![]()
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View part of Cheryl and Jim Caldwell’s 2011 documentary, Through Their Eyes: The History of African Americans in Beloit 1836-1970, which showcases the illustrious history of African American families and their challenges and triumphs in the City of Beloit during that time.![]()
Cheryl will be in attendance to discuss the urgent need to preserve this and other important community history ... and her next project to do just that.![]()
Help mold our future through eyes of the past.
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These are wonderful opportunities for families, parents, and grandparents. I hope you can take advantage of some of the remaining intergenerational opportunities.
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