Join us as we celebrate the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s birthday! “Where Do We Go From Here? What's Next? Part 2”
- Music
- Refreshments from Panera Bread
- Original Poem
- Dynamic Panel Discussion
Karen Nelson will serve as Moderator of an 8-member panel during the event. The Diversity, Equity & Inclusion (DEI) Committee of the LWVMC is proud to host this event. Rev. Elizabeth Harris-Hodge and Karen Nelson, EMBA are the Co-Chairs. We are coming together with the NAACP Milwaukee Branch’s George Bledsoe, 1st Vice-President.
PROGRAM
Welcome: DEI Co-Chair Karen Nelson & Co-Founder NelStar Enterprises, LLC
Black National Anthem: “Lift Every Voice and Sing” led by the Raging Grannies
Introduction of Poet: Karen Nelson, Moderator
Poem: UNITE AND RISE, By Genene Onaye Hibbler
Raging Grannies Song: “When We All Vote”
Panel Members:
Derick Cornelius – MATC Instructor
Sinceree Dixon – LWVWI Communications Manager
Jim Engle – Milwaukee Voter Project
Eloisa Gomez – LWVMC Community Alliances Committee Co-Chair
Genene Onaye Hibbler – Founder, Heart2Heart Compassionate Widows Circle, Inc.
Patricia McFarland – LWVMC Membership Committee Co-Chair
Kole Torres – LWVWI Communications Manager
Mary Voelker – LWVMC VOTE411 Volunteer
Q&A
Closing remarks/Announcements/Evaluations