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  • Press Release
  • Apr 6, 2022

Emerge Wisconsin Alums Win Big on Election Night

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 6, 2022 CONTACT: Arvina Martin arvina@emergewi.org Emerge Wisconsin Alums Win Big on Election Night Madison, WI—Emerge ...
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  • Press Release
  • Feb 16, 2022

Emerge Wisconsin Hires Madison Common Council Vice President Arvina Martin as Executive Director

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE February 16, 2022 CONTACT: Kaleb Harmon ; kaleb@emergeamerica.org Emerge Wisconsin Hires Madison Common Council Vice President ...
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  • Press Release
  • Nov 19, 2021

Statement from Emerge President A’shanti F. Gholar on Today’s Verdict in Kenosha, Wisconsin

Today’s verdict in Kenosha, Wisconsin is a reminder that injustice still exists in America. We stand with the victims and the public’s ...
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  • Job Posting
  • Dec 3, 2019

2020 Program Internship

THE OPPORTUNITY We are seeking a self‐motivated intern to assist our Executive Director and Deputy Director with general operation tasks including: ...
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Wisconsin is near a record for women in the Legislature. They still hold barely a quarter of the seats.

Milwaukee Alderwomen Milele Coggs (left) and Chantia Lewis talk in early May inside the Common Council chambers at Milwaukee City Hall. (Photo: ...
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Are We There Yet? Women got the vote 100 years ago, but equality remains elusive

WISCONSIN HISTORICAL SOCIETY Theodora Youmans, a journalist and suffrage leader, helped keep Wisconsin suffragists organized through several ...
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  • Press Release
  • Jan 14, 2019

Emerge Wisconsin Announces Next Class of Aspiring Women Political Leaders

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE January 14, 2019 CONTACT: Erin Forrest erin@emergewi.org   Emerge Wisconsin Announces Next Class of Aspiring Women ...
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  • Job Posting
  • Dec 19, 2018

Program Internship

THE OPPORTUNITY We are seeking a self‐motivated intern to assist our Executive Director and Deputy Director with general operation tasks including: ...
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Wisconsin Group Prepares for ‘Year of the Woman’

  Frederica Freyberg: A first look tonight at what people are calling the year of the woman in U.S. politics, but it’s not just an uptick in ...
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