Sister Talk Creates Safe Space

Sue McCarthy, Shaquita Glenn, and Stephen Jansen share what they think of the Sister Talk meetings, held every other week in Bolton 196. McCarthy runs the event, Glenn facilitates, and Jansen attends. Sister Talk is a meeting where women of color and their allies come together and talk about issues they face while creating a […]

Denim Day Promotes Sexual Assault Awareness

Students wore jeans on April 23 to show awareness of sexual assault on the UW-Milwaukee campus. Denim Day booths, sponsored by the Women’s Resource Center, were set up around campus, supplied with buttons, stickers, books, and bracelets to give to students to spread the word about stopping sexual assault. Lizzy Leberfing, a volunteer for the […]

Sister Talk Gives Women of Color Support

What started as an unstructured meeting for women students of color on the UW-Milwaukee campus has now become a safe place for students to share their feelings for the last seven years. Sister Talk, sponsored by Sociocultural Programming, the Black Cultural Center, and the Women’s Resource Center, has transformed through the years. When it first […]