“We need real investment in our communities, in our safety and our ability to access jobs and our ability to access good quality education and housing and not to be discriminated against in every aspect of society.” - Opal Tometi, Black Lives Matter Co-Founder The key question facing all who are committed to systemic change rooted in...
2020 continues to deliver revelations, challenges, and opportunities for each and every one of us. Revelations we are still processing from last week’s presidential election, the structural inequities exacerbated by health, economic, and racial justice crises, and the opportunities to alleviate the systemic inequities that...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: November 2, 2020 CONTACT: Ken Taylor, Executive Director ktaylor@kidsforward.org, (608) 206-5237 Download as pdf MADISON, WI - Kids Forward stands with every Wisconsinite as they exercise their right to vote. The election must be conducted free from interference or intimidation so everyone who wants to vote...
Download as PDF FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: October 27, 2020 CONTACT: William Parke-Sutherland, Health Policy Engagement Coordinatorwparkesutherland@kidsforward.org, 608-720-9405 MADISON, WI – A new report shows how the Affordable Care Act has performed under an unsupportive administration and what’s at risk from efforts to strike down the...
What’s at Stake for Wisconsin Download the full report The fate of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) has become a prominent issue in the November 2020 elections. Attention to the law has been magnified not only by the COVID-19 pandemic, but also by the death of Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg. The proposed replacement of Justice...
Download as PDF FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: October 12, 2020 CONTACT: Ken Taylor, Executive Director ktaylor@kidsforward.org | 608.206.5237 In twenty-two days Wisconsin goes to the polls at a momentous time in our state’s and nation’s history. Faced with the interwoven challenges of the pandemic, the recession, and racial injustice, we need...
In 2020, both our state and our nation face unprecedented challenges, yet the words of educator and activist Mary Mcleoud Bethune articulated almost 100 years ago still resonate, “The progress of the world will call for the best that all of us have to give.” We strive to heed those words at Kids Forward, where our mission is to inspire...
The nation’s recent protests sparked by tragic and inexcusable police shootings of unarmed Black men are consequences of centuries old racism, enforced too often by the violence and oppression of institutions such as police forces. This seemingly unrelenting violence against Black and Brown communities is inextricably tied to existing...
Last Thursday we asked you to contact your elected representatives and Speaker of the Assembly Robin Vos. The ask of them was simple: “Do your job to protect Wisconsinites.” In this context that meant engaging in the emergency legislative session to discuss a series of bills to address police accountability and transparency. As part of...
Faced with yet another incident of police brutality leaving Jacob Blake paralyzed and his three children with unimaginable trauma and the subsequent murder of two protesters, we demand immediate change and accountability to policing in Wisconsin. We support the Governor’s call for an emergency legislative session to address...
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