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Know Your Rights Training: Police, ICE and Social Media

Date: 
Monday, February 3, 2020 - 6:00pm - 7:30pm
Location: 
St. Marks Lutheran Church, 140 S Green Bay Rd, Neenah

Know Your RightsJoin ACLU of Wisconsin's Director of Community Engagement Emilio De Torre as he walks you through how to exercise your constitutional rights when interacting with law enforcement and ICE, as well as how to use them on social media. The event will be held at St. Mark’s Lutheran Church, Neenah, WI, and is being sponsored by the ACLU of Wisconsin and ESTHER’s Prison Reform Task Force. This presentation is the program for the February 2020 meeting of the Task Force.

Weekly Climate Strike - Fox Cities

Strike With Us

Sponsored by Youth Climate Activists Fox Valley

Fridays through April 17 at Houdini Plaza in Appleton:

“We are climate striking every Friday to raise awareness about the climate crisis. By doing this we are putting pressure on our state government and Appleton City Hall to take action. We demonstrate at Houdini Plaza from 5-7pm. Everyone is welcome, everyone is needed.”

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ESTHER 2020 Annual Celebration

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Date: 
Sunday, November 1, 2020 - 5:00pm - 6:00pm
Location: 
Virtual
Rev Traci Blackmon

Sunday, November 1, 2020
5:00PM

Our 17th Annual Celebration
“Voices for Justice”

A Virtual Event

Featuring:

  • An Inspiring Speaker
  • Annual Justice Awards
  • Great Local Music
  • Outstanding (Online) Silent Auction

Register now:
   https://esther-foxvalley.org/banquet

Preview the auction:
   https://esther-foxvalley.org/auction

ESTHER 2020 Auction ESTHER 2020 Banquet Registration

Neenah-Menasha Inter-Tribal Pow Wow

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Date: 
Saturday, September 21, 2019 - 12:30pm - 4:00pm
Location: 
Shattuck Park, 210 E Wisconsin Ave, Neenah

Native American Dance in CostumeHelp celebrate the Native American history and culture of this area by joining the Neenah and Menasha Historical Societies for our 4th Annual Neenah-Menasha Inter-Tribal Pow Wow.

The pow wow will feature dancers and drum groups from throughout Wisconsin, and the traveling exhibit “Bittersweet Winds” will also be on display. Native American food and crafts will be available for purchase.

The event is free and open to the public.

The Neenah Landmarks Commission will also host free Voyageur Canoe rides from Shattuck Park.

Unity In the Community - Block Party and Resource Fair

Date: 
Saturday, July 27, 2019 - 12:00pm - 4:00pm
Location: 
Hart Park, 700 7th St, Menasha

Featuring:

  • Free Food
  • Live DJ
  • Face Painting
  • Games & Prizes
  • Bounce House
  • Resources for Housing & Shelter
  • Services for Veterans
  • Employment Services
  • Health Care
  • Community Resources

Live music provided by Al-E-Kat Entertainment & Karaoke

Brought to you by Souled Out Ministries, 920-215-6904

Sponsored by many business, organizations, and agencies in the Fox Valley

Help spread the word: Download and share the attached flyer!

Latino Fest 2019

Date: 
Saturday, September 7, 2019 - 11:00am - 6:00pm
Location: 
Pierce Park, 1035 W Prospect Ave, Appleton

Romeo and Juliet - Cookout and a Play

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Date: 
Tuesday, September 10, 2019 - 5:00pm - 8:00pm
Location: 
Pierce Park, 1035 W Prospect Ave, Appleton

Romeo & JulietSteve & Dee
Tuesday, September 10, 5:00 pm

Join ESTHER for an evening of Engagement, Enchantment, and Entertainment!

A cookout with play performed “Renaissance Faire-style” by Pastor Steve and Dee Savides!

Pierce Park (1035 W. Prospect Ave, Appleton)

Suggested donation: $15 adults; $25 couples; $30 families

Register Now

Lights for Liberty Fox Valley, WI

Date: 
Friday, July 12, 2019 - 7:00pm - 9:00pm
Location: 
Houdini Plaza, 111 W College Ave, Appleton

Lights For Liberty: A Nationwide Vigil to End Human Concentration Camps

We are a coalition of people, many of whom are mothers, dedicated to human rights, and the fundamental principle behind democracy that all human beings have a right to life, liberty and dignity.

We are partnering with international, national, regional and local communities and organizations who believe that these fundamental rights are not negotiable and are willing to protect them.

On Friday July 12th, 2019, Lights for Liberty: A Vigil to End Human Concentration Camps, will bring thousands of people to locations worldwide as well as to concentration camps across the country, into the streets and into their own front yards, to protest the inhumane conditions faced by migrants.

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ESTHER 2019 Banquet

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Date: 
Sunday, November 3, 2019 - 5:00pm
Location: 
Liberty Hall, 800 Eisenhower Dr, Kimberly

Ticket Sales Ended October 30 at 3:00 pm Central Time

Winona LaDuke

Due to the high demand for tickets and the limited capacity of our venue, we have closed ticket sales at 3:00 pm Central time on Wednesday, October 30. We have started a waiting list. Please contact us at office@esther-foxvalley.org or 920-843-8083 to discuss options.

We are thrilled to have Winona LaDuke as our keynote speaker this year. She is an internationally acclaimed author, orator, and activist – a dynamic speaker who inspires her audiences to action and engagement.

A graduate of Harvard and Antioch Universities, she has devoted her life to protecting the lands and life-ways of Native communities. In 1994, Time magazine named her one of America’s fifty most promising leaders, and in 1997 LaDuke was named Ms. Magazine Woman of the Year. In 2007, LaDuke was inducted into the National Women’s Hall of Fame. She has authored many books, including All Our Relations, Recovering the Sacred, Food is Medicine and The Militarization of Indian Country.

The banquet will be preceded by a social hour and silent auction. The program will feature musical entertainment and presentation of ESTHER’s 2019 individual and community awards in addition to the keynote.

Migrant Child Detention: Two Women Share Their Story

Date: 
Tuesday, June 18, 2019 - 5:00pm - 6:30pm
Location: 
Copper Rock Coffee Co, 210 W College Ave, Appleton

You are Invited
To a Compelling
Program on
Migrant Child
Detention

Protest at an internment
camp in Tornillo, Texas. Two
Women share their story

Sponsored by the League of
Women Voters of Appleton

Program will begin promptly at 5:30pm

 

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