MILWAUKEE__Members of the UWM community are planning to share conversation and connections at the annual On the Table event Thursday, Oct. 10, from 8 to 9:30 a.m. in the Library Conference Room on the fourth floor of the Golda Meir Library.<\/p>\n
UWM is a \u201csuper host\u201d in the series of citywide events led by the Greater Milwaukee Foundation. On the Table is designed to forge connections and encourage people to talk about topics that matter in the community.<\/p>\n
Last year\u2019s On the Table MKE event resulted in gatherings in metro Milwaukee at 160 locations, spanning 61 different ZIP codes. Race, diversity, equity and inclusion were frequent topics, with 77% of tables discussing these issues, according to the GMC. Other frequent themes were education, employment\/economic opportunity, health care, voting, housing and homelessness, community engagement, and connecting and collaborating. <\/p>\n
UWM groups signed up so far plan to discuss topics ranging from neighborhood change to health partnerships to overcoming barriers to graduation. <\/p>\n
Last year, UWM\u2019s third year taking part in the program, the university had 21 tables, according to Angie Izard, director of multicultural projects in Global Inclusion and Engagement.<\/p>\n
\u201cTable hosts can invite guests to the table,\u201d she said. \u201cIt\u2019s awesome that campus and off-campus guests can be part of the conversations.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cWhat\u2019s so neat in this age of technology where we connect via computer, is that this can bring back the art of conversation,\u201d she added. <\/p>\n
And it\u2019s not all talk. In recent years, initiatives, partnerships and collaborations have grown out of conversations at On the Table, both at UWM and citywide. <\/p>\n
The Greater Milwaukee Foundation took proposals that grew out of last year\u2019s conversations and funded 16 projects through its Ideas to Action program. The $25,000 in funding went to projects designed to help strengthen community, deepen civic involvement and cultivate new ideas.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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