By YWCA Madison The YWCA Madison encourages the U.S. House of Representatives to pass broad and humane national immigration reform legislation that allows immigrants to fully integrate into the nation’s social and economic fabric, with all of the rights and responsibilities entailed in full integration. Immigrants are helping to grow the U.S. economy, not just in big… Continue Reading YWCA Madison Urges Reform
By De’Kendrea Stamps YWCA of Madison, Wisc. The Annual Conference is a time to build strong bonds with your colleagues from other YWCAs and to learn best practices from YWCA staff and workshop leaders. I had many favorite moments from the 2012 YWCA Annual Conference. One was seeing Gabrielle Giffords’ mother, Gloria, accept the Women… Continue Reading The YWCA Annual Conference: Women Leaders Coming Together
by Qudsia Jafree YWCA USA It was nauseating to watch. A clip of a plane crashing into a tall building looped on the television in front of me, over and over again. It was my first year of college, and I was standing in the dining hall for breakfast, frozen, no longer hungry. I called my… Continue Reading Take a Stand Against Hate Crimes
by Anita Patel Vice President, Racial Justice & Public Policy YWCA of Minneapolis Like many of you, I was rocked from my foundation earlier this month as I learned about the shootings of members of the Sikh faith in Wisconsin. Immediately the room went silent, then chaos ensued. Was it any of my relatives? How… Continue Reading Sikh Shooting: Confronting the Tragedy of Racism and Bias
by Andrea Grant Job Developer, YWCA Greater Milwaukee I am both grateful and honored to have been sponsored to participate in the 2012 YWCA National Conference and Capitol Hill Day, themed “Shaking It Up.” This event was my first engagement with the national YWCA movement. I have worked for the YWCA Greater Milwaukee in Wisconsin… Continue Reading Conference Take-Aways: Bonding Over YWCA’s National Movement