CUSH

Wisconsin Council of Churches Presents: Faith and Democracy Tour, Talking to Friends and Loved Ones Caught up in Conspiracy Theories and Christian Nationalism
2023-02-05 14:00 - 16:00 UTC | WI
Workshop: Talking to Friends and Loved Ones Caught up in Conspiracy Theories and Christian Nationalism
Sunday, Feb 5th in Waukesha – 2:00-4:00pm – First Baptist Church of Waukesha (247 Wisconsin Ave, Waukesha).In-person only.
Register Here: https://www.wichurches.org/2022/10/faith-democracy/
Interested in carpooling? Contact Lori Hawkins: lhawkins@cushkenosha.com

*This is an event sponsored by the Wisconsin Council of Churches, a WISDOM Taking a Faithful Stand for Equity partner.

Wisconsin Council of Churches Presents: Faith and Democracy Tour, The Rise of the Christian Right and White Christian Nationalism
2023-02-06 19:00 - 20:30 | WI
The Rise of the Christian Right and White Christian Nationalism
Monday, Feb 6th in Brookfield – 7:00pm – Unitarian Universalist Church West (13001 W North Ave, Brookfield). Livestream option available.
Register Here: https://www.wichurches.org/2022/10/faith-democracy/
Interested in carpooling? Contact Lori Hawkins: lhawkins@cushkenosha.com
*This is an event sponsored by the Wisconsin Council of Churches, a WISDOM Taking a Faithful Stand for Equity partner.

Wisconsin Council of Churches Presents: Faith and Democracy Tour, Christian Nationalism in Congregations – A Conversation for Clergy and Faith Leaders
2023-02-07 09:00 - 10:30 | WI
Christian Nationalism in Congregations – A Conversation for Clergy and Faith Leaders
Tuesday, Feb 7th Online Only – 9:00- 10:30am
This event is meant for Clergy and Faith Leaders of Congregations, who may register here: https://www.wichurches.org/2022/10/faith-democracy/

*This is an event sponsored by the Wisconsin Council of Churches, a WISDOM Taking a Faithful Stand for Equity partner.

Wisconsin Council of Churches Presents: Faith and Democracy Tour, American Democracy and the Role of Faith
2023-02-07 19:00 - 20:30 | WI
American Democracy and the Role of Faith
Tuesday, Feb 7th in Madison – 7:00pm – First Baptist Church of Madison (518 N Franklin Ave, Madison). Livestream option available.
Register Here: https://www.wichurches.org/2022/10/faith-democracy/
Interested in carpooling? Contact Lori Hawkins: lhawkins@cushkenosha.com
*This is an event sponsored by the Wisconsin Council of Churches, a WISDOM Taking a Faithful Stand for Equity partner.

Faith & Democracy Tour Follow Up Discussion with CUSH
2023-02-12 13:30 - 15:00 | WI
If you attended one of the Faith & Democracy Tour events (either in person or via livestream), please join us for a follow up discussion and to discuss ways to put what we learned into action for Kenosha.

St. Mary Catholic Church 1:30-3pm
7307 – 40th Ave, Kenosha

CUSH Issues Assembly 2023
2023-02-28 18:30 - 20:30 | WI
At this event, we will collectively choose our issue actions for 2023. This is a caucus style event, and we’d love to have you attend to be a part of the work.
Wesley United Methodist Church (4600 – 60th Street, Kenosha)
Doors open at 6pm for refreshments and fellowship.
Issues Assembly begins at 6:30pm

More information will soon be available on the website’s Issues page and via email.
To receive CUSH emails, sign up HERE.

Taking a Faithful Stand for Equity Statewide Call with James Santelle, former US attorney for the Eastern District of Wisconsin, on the US Supreme court and First Amendment (free speech) issues
2023-03-14 18:30 - 19:30 | WI
Special Guest:

James Santelle, former US attorney for the Eastern District of Wisconsin, on the US Supreme court and First Amendment (free speech) issues

When we receive the Zoom link, we will share it via email. To receive CUSH emails, sign up HERE.

Taking a Faithful Stand for Equity Statewide Call: Teaching Wisconsin Students the Truth about the Holocaust and Other Genocides in Wisconsin
2023-04-11 18:30 - 20:00 | WI
Tuesday, April 11 at 6:30 pm is the next statewide Taking a Faithful Stand for Equity call.
This month’s topic: “Teaching Wisconsin Students the Truth about the Holocaust and Other Genocides in Wisconsin.”
The session will be led by Father Yeprem Kelegian (Armenian Orthodox Church), Kristin McDaniel (Department of Public Instruction), and Dr. George Dalbo (Clinton School District). (The slides for their presentation are attached for you to look through in advance if you wish.)
Taking a Faithful Stand is both an education and an action group, and the more CUSH representation we have, the more we can accomplish.
Find out more about Taking a Faithful Stand for Equity efforts HERE. You can sign the pledge to commit to civic engagement there, learn more about Teach the Truth Wisconsin, and gain the ability to receive invitations to these calls.
This initiative is co-sponsored by the Wisconsin Council of Churches, WISDOM, Wisconsin Faith Voices for Justice, Wisconsin Council of Rabbis, and MICAH.
If you have any questions or would like to be notified through CUSH about these calls and events once you’ve signed the pledge, reach out to Lori Hawkins, CUSH Community Organizer at lhawkins@cushkenosha.com.
Add this event directly to your Google or other online calendar by clicking the calendar link below.

WISDOM's Madison Action Day
2023-04-27 | WI
This biannual event coincides with the biannual state budget. In the past, WISDOM has brought hundreds of people to this important event to communicate how our values must be reflected in the state budget. We hope you can join us!

Please save the date and Register through the link below to join CUSH. CUSH will coordinate methods of transportation and details about meeting with our legislators.

Register here for Madison Action Day with CUSH: https://secure.everyaction.com/ewoPuw01aUeTSmHBYPoXzg2

Join the virtual events / training opportunities to help prepare for Madison Action Day. You need not attend all of them.
Thursday Feb. 9, 6:30 pm: State Budget 101
Thursday Feb. 23, 6:30 pm: WISDOM Budget Issues
Thursday March 9, 6:30 pm: Telling your Story
Thursday March 23, 6:30 pm: Working with Legislators

Register at https://bit.ly/wisdomspringtrainings

Also, save the Date for April 13th at 6:30pm for the virtual meeting to practice for MAD (Madison Action Day)! Info to come for attendees.

Taking a Faithful Stand for Equity Statewide Call with Matt Rothschild of the WI Democracy Campaign
2023-05-09 18:30 - 19:30 | WI
The next meeting of Taking a Faithful Stand for Equity will be on Zoom at 6:30 pm on Tuesday, May 9, 2023. Matt Rothschild, Executive Director of the Wisconsin Democracy Campaign, will present a workshop on writing letters to the editor and OP-EDs — register here: Meeting Registration – Zoom

To build awareness and support for a more racially and religiously inclusive and equitable state, it is essential to get our message out to the wider public! At this meeting you will gain skills that you can apply to reach people not only through state and local media, but also through your congregation’s or organization’s newsletter and other channels.

Getting Acquainted (or Re-Acquainted) with Wisdom and our Affiliates (like CUSH!)
2023-05-25 18:30 - 20:00 | WI
Whether you are new to CUSH because you attended Madison Action Day or have joined a new task force, a dyed-in the wool supporter since day one, or somewhere in between,
this Wisdom interactive online event is for you!
Social justice organizations like CUSH are only as successful in their work if we are engaging our members and volunteer leaders.
Thursday, May 25th
6:30 – 8:00pm
Each participant must register here:
https://secure.everyaction.com/71515tLm50SsM7furN0woQ2
This 90 minute online workshop will educate participants all about CUSH’s statewide parent organization Wisdom, its connection to a host of affiliates around the state (some of them new!), and how we are part of the national organization Gamaliel.
Participants will learn or get a refresher on how we build power around social justice issues, why Wisdom and our affiliates (including CUSH) are some of the best stewards for social justice, and how YOU can become part of helping us grow our critical work.
If we reach at least 15 CUSH participants on this call who are willing to then meet in June to discuss how we collaborate, CUSH will throw them a pizza dinner to fuel our discussion.
So! Register, grab a friend or fellow congregant to register, and hop on the zoom ready to learn more about building power for social justice in Kenosha and Wisconsin!
*Need not be a member of a CUSH congregation to participate. All who are called to build a more equitable Kenosha and Kenosha County are welcome.

Taking a Faithful Stand for Equity Statewide Call
2023-06-13 18:30 - 19:30 | WI
The next meeting of Taking a Faithful Stand for Equity will be Tuesday, June 13, at 6:30 pm on Zoom. If you haven’t already, registered, please email Lori Hawkins at lhawkins@cushkenosha.com and ask for access to the zoom registration.

Our topic will be current proposals for reforming shared revenue — funding that flows from the state to local governments. It is a complicated issue but one that we all need to understand, because these proposals would have an enormous impact on our communities and our efforts to advance racial equity.

We will be joined by Philip Rocco, Associate Professor of Political Science at Marquette University, and Dr. Cassandra Bowers, Executive Director of All In Wisconsin.

Prof. Rocco has written extensively on the shared revenue proposals from both Governor Evers and Republican legislators for The Recombobulation Area. You can read his analysis at: What we talk about when we talk about shared revenue (which has links to his earlier columns on the version of the shared revenue bill passed by the Assembly and comparing Gov. Evers’ and the GOP proposals).

Dr. Bowers will share All In Wisconsin’s messaging and narrative around how the GOP proposal would hurt and scapegoat Milwaukee, especially Black and Brown residents, and that it isn’t a plan to increase the services and resources our families need but yet another backdoor ploy to fund police departments and take away local control. (See the attached messaging guide).

Whatever the status of the legislation is at the time we meet, we’ll have suggestions for actions you can take.

Please join us!
On behalf of the Taking a Faithful Stand for Equity cosponsors:

Interfaith Conference of Greater Milwaukee
MICAH
Wisconsin Council of Churches
Wisconsin Council of Rabbis
Wisconsin Faith Voices for Justice
WISDOM

To receive CUSH emails, sign up HERE.

Taking a Faithful Stand for Equity Statewide Call
2023-08-08 18:30 - 19:30 | WI
The group might collectively decide to cancel this month. We will let you know.
When we receive the Zoom link and details about the event, we will share it via email. To receive CUSH emails, sign up HERE.

Taking a Faithful Stand for Equity Statewide Call
2023-08-16 18:30 - 20:00 | WI
Taking a Faithful Stand for Equity resumes meeting this month with a two-part series on Wisconsin’s curriculum requirement on American Indian studies. Our next meeting is This Wednesday, August 16 at 6:30 pm. on Zoom. REGISTER HERE.

Twice in grades K-8 and once in grades 9 to 12, school boards are required to include in the social studies curriculum instruction in the history, culture, and tribal sovereignty of the federally recognized American Indian tribes and bands located in Wisconsin. A legislative study committee has introduced a bill this session (Assembly Bill 209/Senate Bill 198) that would require incorporating American Indian studies into the state model academic standards, and require the Department of Public Instruction to develop informational materials about the requirement for distribution to school boards, administrators, teachers, etc. It would also modify the related requirements for teaching licenses.

On Wednesday August 16, we will hear from Brian Ward, an educator and activist who lives in Teejope (occupied Ho-Chunk Land known as Madison, Wisconsin), and has lived and worked on Pine Ridge Indian Reservation, home of the Oglala Lakota Nation. He has also worked with Indigenous people in Guatemala and Peru. His master’s thesis work focused on the representation of Indigenous people in K-12 classrooms with a look at the broader societal influence and the solutions states have attempted to remedy these issues. He contributed to the book 101 Changemakers: Rebels and Radicals Who Changed U.S. History and his writing focusing on Indigenous and environmental issues has appeared in The Nation, Truthout, New Politics, Science for the People, and more. See a list of Indigenous Education Resources from Brian here.

On Tuesday September 12, our presenter will be David O’Connor, a member of the Bad River Band of Lake Superior Chippewa (Ojibwe) in northern Wisconsin. In January 2012, he became the American Indian Studies Consultant at the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction (DPI). In David’s role at DPI, he supports school districts’ efforts to provide instruction on the history, culture and tribal sovereignty of Wisconsin’s American Indian nations and tribal communities, often referenced as Wisconsin Act 31, and the education of Native American students. (Additional information and the link to register will be sent later, before the Sept. 12 meeting.)

We hope to see you at both of these meetings!

Register for the Wednesday, August 16 meeting (6:30 pm. on Zoom) HERE.

Taking a Faithful Stand for Equity Statewide Call
2023-09-12 18:30 - 19:30 | WI
When we receive the Zoom link and details about the event, we will share it via email. To receive CUSH emails, sign up HERE.

Taking a Faithful Stand for Equity: 3rd Annual Teach the Truth Week of Action
2023-10-10 18:30 - 19:30 | WI
3rd Annual Teach the Truth Week of Action
Register for the Zoom HERE.

To receive CUSH emails, sign up HERE.

Building Transformational Justice: An Info Session
2023-11-08 18:30 - 20:00 | WI

Taking a Faithful Stand for Equity Statewide Call
2023-11-14 18:30 - 19:30 | WI

Transgender Day of Remembrance
2023-11-21 00:00 - 01:00 | First United Methodist Church, 919 60th Street, Kenosha, 53140, United States
An annual observance that honors the memory of the transgender people whose lives were lost in acts of anti-transgender violence.
Advance Registration Required.
Register Here: https://secure.everyaction.com/qQKc6ctSVUyZNL13g-hxOA2

Interfaith America Podcast Discussion Group Gatherings
2024-01-27 10:00 - 11:30 | East View Coffee Co. Meeting Room, 716 58th St, Kenosha, WI, 53140, United States
Find all the info you need here.

Interfaith America Podcast Discussion Group
2024-02-10 10:00 - 11:30 | East View Coffee Co. Meeting Room, 716 58th St, Kenosha, WI, 53140, United States

CUSH Chili Supper Fundraiser on Super Bowl Sunday!
2024-02-11 15:00 - 16:30 | St. Mary’s Lutheran Church, 2001 - 80th Street
Make Super Bowl Sunday Supper Easy and Support CUSH in the Process!
Order your chili suppers by Friday, February 9th – $15 each or 2 for $25.
Then, stop by St. Mary’s Lutheran Church at 2001 80th St. on the eastside of the building for our drive through order pick up on Sunday, February 11th between 3pm and 4:30pm.
Options: Rich’s Famous Chili and Pastor Kathy’s Vegan Chili
Included: Toppings, Cornbread, and Homemade Cookies for Dessert
Place your order here: https://forms.gle/n5dYCXAZvFhrCrWC7
or Call Bunny at 262-654-7337
Payment by Cash or Check made out to CUSH at Pick Up.
Would you like to volunteer for this fundraiser? Thank you! Explore your options and sign up HERE.

Interfaith America Podcast Discussion Gathering
2024-02-24 10:00 - 11:30, 2024-03-09 10:00 - 11:30, 2024-03-23 10:00 - 11:30 | East View Coffee Co. Meeting Room, 716 58th St, Kenosha, WI, 53140, United States

CUSH Kenosha Mayoral Candidate Forum
2024-03-01 00:00 - 01:30 | WI
On Thursday, February 29th, CUSH will hold a Kenosha Mayoral Candidate Forum to be livestreamed for viewers from the CUSH Facabook page.

The purpose for this forum is threefold: to build awareness of the two mayoral candidates who have made it through the primary before absentee ballots come out in early march, to build awareness of CUSH’s issue work, and to share important voter information to viewers.

Find the Livestream at https://www.facebook.com/CUSHKenosha
(Note: The recording of this event will remain on the Facebook page and shared to the CUSH Website.)

All 9 current candidates have been invited to save the date. The two who proceed after the Feb. 20th primary will be the candidates involved in this forum.
Questions will involve CUSH Task Force issues and will not be shared with candidates or their campaigns prior to the forum.
Nota Bene: The forum will be conducted with candidates willing to participate.
Forum Moderator: Len Iaquinta, M.S. Journalism, Columbia University NYC; WGTD “Community Matters” Alternate Host

Voting from Jail: Learn and Be an Advocate
2024-05-21 18:00 - 19:00 | Bradford Community Church Unitarian Universalist, 5810 8th Avenue, Kenosha, 53140, United States
Voting from Jail – Learn and be an advocate (Flyer)

Queer Liberation Studies
2024-05-22 18:00 - 19:00 | Bradford Community Church Unitarian Universalist, 5810 8th Avenue, Kenosha, 53140, United States
Queeur Liberation Studies – note from Cal Robert Miller
Good day fellow CUSH Members.
We had a total of 6 attendees for our first Queeur Liberation Studies.
There was a good fellowship had by all.
We will be meeting May 22 nd 6 to 7pm instead of the second Wednesday due to scheduling
conflicts with myself and Rev Dr Monica.
We will again meet at Bradford Community Church UU5810 8th Ave, Kenosha, WI 53140
We enter in the south door down the stairs.
If you are interested and/or have any questions, please email me at cal88miller@gmail.com.
I still have a few books to hand out and you can email me at cal88miller@gmail.com and I will
send the information of what we will be covering so you can also prepare before.
Please note ALL is welcome in this space for fellowship, discussion and more.
Peace and Love
Cal Robert Miller

Queer Liberation Studies
2024-12-04 18:00 - 19:00 | Bradford Community Church Unitarian Universalist, 5810 8th Avenue, Kenosha, 53140, United States
Bradford Community Church UU
5810 8th Ave, Kenosha, WI 53140
December 4th, 2024 @ 6:00 PM – 7:00 PM
Day 8 in Queer’s The Word –
A Name Greater Than Son or Daughter
Contact: Cal Robert Miller
cal88miller@gmail.com
(414)215-0451

People of CUSH | FIRST MEETING!!!
2025-01-25 11:00 - 12:00 | Nafi’s Springwood Cafe, 3707 30th Ave, Kenosha, 53144-1620, United States
People of CUSH..
will have its first meeting
Friday, January 24th, 2025, 11 am
Nafi’s Springwood Cafe
3707 30th Ave, Kenosha
Join us as we share
. Our experiences with various faith communities
. How we feel we are called to serve with or
without congregations
. The individual gifts we have to answer our calls
And determine the next steps on our paths
RSVP to Karen Kempinen by January 20!
kkempinen@gmail.com or
262-945-2091 [text or call]
