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S.O.S! One in three women (or 30%) have experienced domestic violence within their lifetimes. Specifically in Wisconsin, it’s reported that every 4.3 days a life is lost due to domestic violence. We need awareness, support, and love/understanding more than ever! For S.OS. we will be having fundraising with vendors at KindredHeart between 2pm and 4pm, we will be having a march before 5pm (route to be determined), and from 5pm-6:30pm we will have resources at UWS in Swenson Hall, and a Speak Out in the auditorium at approximately 6:30pm. Everyone is welcome to send it stories of domestic violence to the KindredHeart mailbox, email readingsbykls@gmail.com or text us at (218) 590-6377. We will be having stories spread out on poster boards throughout both KindredHeart and UWS. If you want to send in personal items to be attached to the poster boards or make your own poster board, you are free…
Inclusion Mobile Museum, Telling the Story of Civil Rights for a Forgotten Minority: People with Developmental Disabilities Exhibit Opens October 1, 2025 Open House: October 14, 2025 from 5pm – 6pm In observance of National Disability Employment Awareness Month, the St. Louis County Historical Society (Society) is pleased to host the Minnesota Governor’s Council on Developmental Disabilities Inclusion Exhibit beginning October 1st on the second floor of the St. Louis County Depot (506 W Michigan St, Duluth, MN). The exhibit was developed in 2024 by the Minnesota Governor’s Council on Developmental Disabilities and is co-hosted by Udac, a Duluth nonprofit established in 1969 to support individuals with disabilities. Celebrating the journey to increase the independence, productivity, self-determination, integration, and inclusion of Minnesotans with developmental disabilities and their families. From the early 1900s through today, the display offers a greater understanding and perspective as individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities work…
Join us for this FREE annual event in memory of loved ones lost to suicide and for awareness and education towards prevention. Pre-registration is not required. The walk will begin (registration at 9:30am, walk at 10am) and end at Carlton High School. Refreshments and a short educational/remembrance presentation will follow the walk by Paul Goossens and Rachel Goossens. Information on suicide awareness, education, and resources will be available, including short presentations by Charlie Health and the Human Development Center’s Mental Health Urgent Care. Participants may wear something with the name/picture of the person they are honoring the memory of (not required). This event is organized by the Carlton County Suicide Prevention Task Force and is not a fundraiser.
To understand the challenges African Americans still face in being seen as full citizens in America today, it is important for us to understand the origin story of the path of formerly enslaved people becoming citizens. The past is not dead; it is not even really the past. This film, created with our movie production partner OMG Studios, features Federal Minnesota District Court Judge Jerry Blackwell, author of Just Mercy and prominent civil rights attorney Bryan Stevenson, Macalester University Professor Duchess Harris, and a cameo by Minnesota’s First Lady of Civil Rights, Dr. Josie Johnson. Free to attend, registration required. K-12 educators will receive 2 clock hours.
“Happy Birthday United States Marine Corps! On November 10th, the Marine Corps turns 250 years old. From Philadelphia, the birth place of the Marine Corps, to every ‘clime and place where we could take a gun,’ the Marines have an illustrious history of service to our Nation. Highlights and personal anecdotes will be presented in this fast-paced journey through 250 years of living up to the Marine Corps motto of, “Semper Fidelis” or Always Faithful.” Presented by LtCol Donna Bergstrom, who retired from the United States Marine Corps Reserve in 2010. She obtained her reserve commission through the United States Marine Corps’ Officer Candidate School (OCS-87) as a Second Lieutenant in December of 1987. She graduated from The Basic School in June 1988 with a Military Occupational Speciality (MOS) in Signals Intelligence/Electronic Warfare Officer. She went on to serve over twenty years with assignment highlights of: Commanding Officer, Galeta Island,…
Join the St. Louis River Alliance and Allouez Bay project partners on Tuesday, October 7, for a full moon gathering on Wisconsin Point. The evening begins at 4:30pm with a welcome in Lot 1. A self-guided walk along Bear Creek Trail (Makwa Ziibiins Miikana) will begin shortly after 4:30pm. Explore recent upgrades, including a pavilion, interpretive signage, and native plantings. At 5:15pm, gather for hot tea before the program begins (hopefully around a fire) at 5:30pm. Together, we’ll hear from partners leading the Allouez Bay Marsh Bird Habitat Project, including the St. Louis River Alliance, Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources, Audubon Great Lakes, and the Lake Superior Headwaters Sustainability Partnership. They’ll introduce the project’s goals and share how they hope to include your voices in restoration design features. Project leaders will be available for answering your questions, and hearing about your hopes and dreams for Allouez Bay. As the moon…
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