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WISDOM organizes justice reform and more

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Jerome Dillard interviews David Liners from WISDOM, a grassroots organization comprised mostly of religious congregations of many denominations, from about 160 congregations of 19 different religious traditions. Besides criminal justice reform,WISDOM and its local organizations promote Immigrant Rights, Economic Justice, Health Care availability, Public Transportation, Workforce Housing, and more.

April 29: Interfaith March for Peace and Justice

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On April 2, 2017, the Safe Alliance of Interfaith Leaders in Columbus, Ohio organized the first Interfaith March for Peace and Justice.  The turnout exceeded organizers’ expectations, filling a city block six abreast. This year, on April 29th the march goes bigger, hoping to pull off sister marches across the nation. Joining Eight O’Clock Buzz […]

Wisc.Microfinance Funding Sustainable Businesses In Haiti & Phili...

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Seven years ago, UW Madison grad student Gergens Polynice departed his Port Au Prince home to return to Madison just hours before a 7.0-magnitude earthquake rocked the Island of Haiti.  Polynice’s family survived, but Polynice noticed that traditional relief agencies, like the Red Cross, were focused on immediate disaster aid. No one at the time […]