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Today’s Cream City Digest clears up a little misinformation on the voting process for young people/college students after an egregious text went out on October 10th telling this group of voters that if they violated WI Statutes they could end up in jail or with fines of $10,000. Clearly intimidation, which itself is illegal. So I called on Debra Cronmiller, Executive Director of the League of Women Voters of Wisconsin to help clear this up and share the FACTS. 

If you have, or know of, a young voter who may have gotten this text, or who may be confused about what they can or can’t do, you’ll want to share this short Digest. 

Also in this episode: a sneak peek at what I’ll have coming next Wednesday in lieu of a guest, and also a recommendation for something that may help with the anxiety in the run up to the election next week. (Hint: you'll want to be sitting down for both of these!) 

Locals and Links we love! 

She Should Run Meditation with Sharon Salzburg
Find your (Wisconsin) Municipal Clerk HERE! 
Acceptable Photo IDs
Acceptable Proof of Residency
Election Day Voting Information

And if you’re thinking of going canvassing this weekend in a last minute effort to GOTV (Get Out The Vote) … listen to the Cream City Digest on canvassing HERE before you head out! 

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Another week, another inspiring Milwaukee woman. 

This week on the podcast, I talk with Angela Lang, Executive Director of Black Leaders Organizing for Communities (BLOC). Listen as we talk about BLOC’s mission of building political power in Black communities through grassroots organizing, voter engagement, and leadership development. More than that, hear a little of Angela’s background in politics (starting in the 3rd grade!) and how that fueled the passion that would ignite one of the city’s most powerful and transformative advocacy groups. 

Locals and Links we love! 

Website: https://www.blocbybloc.org/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/blocbyblocMKE
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/blocbyblocmke/

Sign up for BLOC’s newsletter HERE
Donate to BLOC HERE
BLOC in the news HERE

If you loved this show, you’ll definitely want to listen to this episode with Dr. Erin Winkler when we talk about race, and how to talk more deeply about race (with children AND adults). Find it HERE or wherever you get your podcasts. 

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Are you feeling that low-grade (maybe high-grade) anxiety right about now? Is your feed filled with last-minute requests for your time, money, vote and attention? Today I'm offering a poem and a few minutes of respite from the noise. And a few suggestions on how to shut it down for just a moment. Go on, you know you need it!

But you have voted, right?

Sign up for canvassing shifts here:
https://www.mobilize.us/

Info on Milwaukee early voting here:
https://city.milwaukee.gov/earlyvoting

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Listen up moms! And dads, and grandparents, and cousins, and sisters and brothers, and well … anyone who cares about reducing gun violence in this country! Today I’m talking with Jenny Hoffman-Jonas about her work with Moms Demand Action. You’ve seen their red shirts, now hear more about what they do and how you can join them to make a difference. It’s not a fast moving change, but it’s important work, it’s lifesaving work, it’s work that MUST be done to protect our families. 

Locals and Links we love! 

Website: https://momsdemandaction.org/
Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/MomsDemandActionWI
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/wi_momsdemandaction/
Find your gun safe candidates here: www.gunsensevoter.org
See Sherrill Knezel’s graphic illustration HERE. 

If you loved this show, you’ll definitely want to listen to this episode with Dr. Megan Schultz and our conversation about what she sees in the ER and why she is so fired up about gun safety. Find it HERE or wherever you get your podcasts. 

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Last weekend I went door knocking for the first time this election season. I had fears. Maybe you do too? This week, advice from volunteers on what to say, how to handle confrontation, and why it's important. Bundle up, grab a friend and head out to the campaign office this weekend. It's not too late!

Hear from two of my friends who went with me, PLUS one of the volunteers at the WisDems HQ on Brady Street.

Sign up for canvassing shifts here:
https://www.mobilize.us/

Virtual Statewide Phonebank for Gun Sense Candidates:
Sunday, October 20 at 3:30pm
Virtual via Zoom

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Another week, another inspiring Milwaukee woman. 

This week I’m talking with the founder and CEO of She Should Run, a national, non-profit, non-partisan organization working to increase the number of women considering a run for public office. If your mind immediately goes to state capitols and white houses when you think politics, think again! Politics is local, and this conversation can’t help but inspire listeners to get involved (whether you run for office or not). When women run, they win. And when women win, we ALL win! 

Locals and Links we love! 

Website: https://www.sheshouldrun.org/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/sheshouldrun
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sheshouldrun

Find out which public office you should run for with their fun quiz HERE.
Encourage a friend to run with their free e-postcards HERE. 

ARE YOU REGISTERED TO VOTE OR HAVE YOU VOTED EARLY? Find everything you need HERE. 

If you loved this show, you’ll definitely want to listen to last week’s episode with State Rep Deb Andraca and her Campaign Director Erin Stilp. Find it HERE or wherever you get your podcasts. 

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A friend with a new book, a podcast that is inspiring me lately, and why I'm only doing social media when it feels joyful. (which might not be as often). Short and sweet today friends. Happy weekend!

AND here's my call to action for YOU, dear listener. When YOU find inspiration in your life, would you share it with me please? I found a cool widget that will let YOU record a voice memo to ME on my website. In under 90 seconds, tell me about someone who inspired you that you want to elevate and celebrate and I'll put it on a Friday Digest (assuming it's appropriate!) I can't wait to hear from you! Leave your message directly from my website or the use the link here: https://www.speakpipe.com/CreamCityDreams

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This week, yet MORE inspiring Milwaukee women ... But first ... Are you registered to vote? This is an important election, especially in Wisconsin. Nobody knows this better than our guests today, State Representative Deb Andraca and her Campaign Director, Erin Stilp. But this is not your typical stump speech in podcast form. We dive deep into the how and why behind their involvement in politics and what made them take the plunge back in 2019 (before we knew the world would come crashing down with a global pandemic). Turns out, what makes us angry is sometimes the best fuel for creating change, which is exactly what happened with Deb’s campaign in 2020. 

Locals and Links we love! 

Website: https://www.debforwi.com/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/debforwisconsin
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/debforwi/

Other references on today’s pod: 

Register to VOTE
Moms Demand Action - WI
Emerge Wisconsin
PERSISTers
Motherhood for Good

If you loved this show, you’ll definitely want to listen to this episode with Kate from Motherhood for Good. Find it HERE or wherever you get your podcasts. 

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Back on Friday with another Cream City Digest. This one short and sweet and hopefully a brief moment of respite for you on this autumn Friday (or whenever you're listening!) Shout outs this week to YOU dear listeners, to my husband, a to yoga teacher in town. PLUS a SURPRISE snippet from a listener who used the new widget on the website to record a message of something that inspired her this week. Listen to find out who it is! 

AND here's my call to action for YOU, dear listener. When YOU find inspiration in your life, would you share it with me please? I found a cool widget that will let YOU record a voice memo to ME on my website. In under 90 seconds, tell me about someone who inspired you that you want to elevate and celebrate and I'll put it on a Friday Digest (assuming it's appropriate!) I can't wait to hear from you! Leave your message directly from my website or the use the link here: https://www.speakpipe.com/CreamCityDreams

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This week, yet ANOTHER inspiring Milwaukee woman ... 

Hooooboy! Starting off Season Six with a familiar voice. And if you loved her the first time on the pod back in Season Two, you’re REALLY going to love her this time. Listen as I talk with Marissa Jablonski the Executive Director of the Freshwater Collaborative of Wisconsin, water engineer and highly sought after public speaker in the world of plastics reduction and environmental sustainability in the hospitality industry. But more than that, she is a seriously JOYFUL Instagram influencer who helps us all take SMALL steps toward a more sustainable earth for us all. 

Marissa helps me usher in Season Six where the theme of the season is DO SOMETHING by talking with me about what motivates people (including herself) to get up and DO the THINGS each and every day. If you are sitting on an idea because you’ve seen something that needs doing but just need the nudge to get you moving, you don’t want to miss this episode. 

Listen as we talk about … 

• Permission not to get it perfect, or do it perfectly 100% of the time 
• How she got started making videos on Instagram and what keeps her going
• How we’re all in this together and why that mindset helps us DO SOMETHING. Yay, go team! 

Locals and Links we love! 

Website: https://www.marissajablonski.com/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/marissajablonski
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/marissajablonski/

If you loved this show, you’ll definitely want to go back and listen to the first episode with Marissa. Find it HERE or wherever you get your podcasts. 

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