This year, ESTHER is celebrating 20 years of advocacy for social justice in the Fox Valley. It has been an exciting and inspiring journey. ESTHER was formed by people who felt that their religious faith needed to be expressed in action to bring our world closer to the just society that all of our faiths envision. ESTHER stands for Empowerment, Solidarity, Truth, Hope, Equity, & Reform, and they are ideals that have inspired us for two decades.
In celebration of our 20th anniversary, we have planned a number of special events. We hope that you will attend as many of them as possible. For info, go to https://esther-foxvalley.org/20years
Originally from Mexico City, Ivan Resendiz began his study of classical guitar at age 16 at La Escuela Superior de Musica del Instituto Nacional de Bellas Artes in Mexico with teacher Alejandro Mendez. Mr. Resendiz has participated in numerous national and International guitar competitions alike, receiving top prizes in more than 13 competitions including South Carolina Guitar Competition and Boston Guitar Fest, to name a few. Ivan has performed in Mexico, France, Spain, Europe and the U.S. in festivals including Musica en Compostela in Santiago de Compostela, Spain, and Festival del Museo Nacional del Virreinato in Mexico. In 2011, Resendiz founded the first Latin American Guitar Festival in Chicago. The festival offers concerts, workshops and conferences to the Latin American Community in Chicago and continues to achieve its goal of bringing classical music to the immigrant community of Chicago.
No charge. Suggested donation: $10.00. Dessert reception to follow.
Here’s another event celebrating ESTHER’s 20th Anniversary
All are invited to join us in a meal and social gathering sponsored by ESTHER’s Environmental Justice Task Force at Telulah Park in Appleton.
Includes entertainment by Karma’s Mailbox Band, playground equipment for kids and kids games, networking opportunities among environmental action and environmental justice groups.
Sharon will speak about challenges to the Northeast Wisconsin ecosystem, why Fox-Wolf addresses them at a watershed level, and how the alliance builds partnerships with diverse stakeholders.
Keynote speaker: Keith Findley, professor emeritus, UW Law School, and Co-founder, The Innocence Project
ESTHER gratefully acknowledges 20th anniversary corporate sponsors: Community First Credit Union, 91.1 The Avenue,US Venture, and Apex Accident Attorneys, LLC, Curtis Law
with additional support from Mike & Mary Gage and Sara & Bruce Companik in honor of ESTHER’s visionaries Rev. Joseph Ellwanger, Rev. Joel Schlachtenhaufen & Rev. Maynard Beemer
Redeeming Justice: From Defendant to Defender: My Fight for Equity on Both Sides of a Broken System, by Jarrett Adams
Keith Findley, keynote speaker at ESTHER’s 20th Anniversary Banquet on November 16, is a key figure in this 2021 book by Jarrett Adams. You can support ESTHER’s work on transformational justice and hear from the co-founder of the Wisconsin Innocence Project by attending ESTHER’s 20th anniversary banquet on November 16.
Adams was seventeen when an all-white jury in Jefferson County, Wisconsin, sentenced him to twenty-eight years behind bars for a crime he didn’t commit. In this unforgettable memoir, Jarrett recalls the journey that led to his exoneration—and inspired him to devote his life to fighting the many injustices in our legal system. With time running out for him to file his appeal, the Wisconsin Innocence Project at the University of Wisconsin Law School offered to represent him, both in drafting his appeal and representing him in court.
Originally from Mexico City, Ivan Resendiz began his study of classical guitar at age 16 at La Escuela Superior de Musica del Instituto Nacional de Bellas Artes in Mexico with teacher Alejandro Mendez. Mr. Resendiz has participated in numerous national and International guitar competitions alike, receiving top prizes in more than 13 competitions including South Carolina Guitar Competition and Boston Guitar Fest, to name a few. Ivan has performed in Mexico, France, Spain, Europe and the U.S. in festivals including Musica en Compostela in Santiago de Compostela, Spain, and Festival del Museo Nacional del Virreinato in Mexico. In 2011, Resendiz founded the first Latin American Guitar Festival in Chicago. The festival offers concerts, workshops and conferences to the Latin American Community in Chicago and continues to achieve its goal of bringing classical music to the immigrant community of Chicago.
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Redeeming Justice: From Defendant to Defender: My Fight for Equity on Both Sides of a Broken System, by Jarrett Adams
