“Construyendo una Comunidad Mejor: Igualdad, Equidad y Justicia”
Serie: Fe, Valores y Comunidad. Parte 2
Únase a ESTHER en un convivio seguido de una conversación con la comunidad para hablar sobre igualdad, equidad y justicia. Discutiremos preguntas como:
¿Qué significa tratar a la gente de una manera justa?
¿Cómo es una comunidad justa? ¿Quienes se benefician?
El evento es gratuito y abierto al público. Invitamos a cada hogar a llevar un platillo para compartir en el convivio.
Descargar folleto aquí y compartir con sus amigos y familiares.
“Building a Better Community: Fairness, Equity & Justice”
Part 2 of our faith, values, and community series
Join ESTHER on July 19 (Appleton) or July 21 (Oshkosh) for a potluck supper followed by a community conversation discussing fairness, justice and equity. We’ll be exploring questions like these:
What does it mean to treat people fairly?
How does lack of fairness arise in a community?
What does a fair community look like? Who benefits from it?
These events are free and open to the public. We invite each household to bring a dish to share for the potluck.
Download flyer here and share with your friends and family.
Tuesday, June 14
4:30-9:00 pm
Bad Badger Sports Bar
215 W. College Ave, Appleton
No charge; proceeds benefit ESTHER
Help us thank our amazing organizer, Stephanie Gyldenvand, for her leadership over the last eight years, and wish her all the best in her new position with Winnebago County.
No charge, but if you have a beverage, or snack on some pizza, ESTHER gets 60% of the proceeds!
So, come on down to say “Farewell,” but not goodbye, to Stephanie, and help us raise some money to build community, share hope, and stand for justice!
(In case you missed the letter about Stephanie's big change, you can read it here.)
Phone: (920) 843-8083 Email: office@esther-foxvalley.org Address: PO Box 784 Neenah, WI 54957 Website: esther-foxvalley.org
May 31, 2016
Dear ESTHER members and friends:
On behalf of the ESTHER executive committee and Leadership Board, I write with mixed emotions to inform you of the resignation of Stephanie Gyldenvand, ESTHER’s Organizer, who has served with the highest level of dedication and professionalism during nearly eight years. She is leaving ESTHER to accept a position with the Public Health Department of Winnebago County. Her last day with ESTHER will be June 17.
We are excited for Stephanie as she anticipates a new position with fresh challenges and important opportunities to make a difference, as she certainly has done in her work with ESTHER. There is some consolation in that her commitment to doing justice will be ongoing within the wider Fox Valley area. At the same time, we will dearly miss her, for both the person she is and what she has brought to her work — energy, can-do spirit, strength in the face of challenge, and unwavering commitment in seeking greater justice and building stronger community throughout the greater Fox Valley…. (To read the full letter [Click here].)
P.S. Please save Wednesday Tuesday, June 14, for a drop-in farewell for Stephanie from 4:30-9:00 pm. More info here.
Noon-6PM
City Park
500 E. Franklin St
Downtown Appleton
Juneteenth is the oldest national program commemorating the ending of slavery in the United States. African Heritage, Inc. (AHI), in collaboration with the City of Appleton, is hosting its seventh annual Juneteenth Celebration on June 19, 2016 in downtown Appleton. The family-friendly program will feature musical, dance and poetry performances as well as a Children‘s Village and community resource fair with food sales. Stop by and see us at the ESTHER booth! More info at African Heritage Inc.
ESTHER will again have a team in the Volunteer Center of East Central Wisconsin's annual Human Race event. The walk itself will be on Saturday, April 30. Our fundraising goal is $4,000— used to support leadership training and community-building that we will do this year.
There are two ways that you can help us meet our goal!First, you can join the team! And second you can help support us financially by visiting our team page and making your pledge: https://www.fundlyenterprise.com/Event/ESTHER#/
David Liners, State Director for WISDOM, will be speaking in Appleon on March 2, 2016 under sponsorship of the Noonhour Philosophers program of Trinity Lutheran Church, Appleton. His topic will be ROC Wisconsin, an ongoing project of WISDOM, working alongside its affiliates and partners (including EXPO—Ex-Prisoners Organizing), to reform the criminal justice system in our state so that it helps to build up our communities instead of tearing them down.
Wednesday, March 2, 2016
12:00-1:00 p.m.
Trinity Lutheran Church
209 S. Allen St., Appleton
Free and open to all; no advance registration required
“Building Cultural Diversity within Faith Communities”
Únase a ESTHER en un convivio seguido de una conversación con la comunidad para hablar sobre igualdad, equidad y justicia. Discutiremos preguntas como:
Help us thank our amazing organizer, Stephanie Gyldenvand, for her leadership over the last eight years, and wish her all the best in her new position with Winnebago County.
Noon-6PM
ESTHER will again have a team in the Volunteer Center of East Central Wisconsin's annual Human Race event. The walk itself will be on Saturday, April 30. Our fundraising goal is $4,000— used to support leadership training and community-building that we will do this year.
David Liners, State Director for WISDOM, will be speaking in Appleon on March 2, 2016 under sponsorship of the 
