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Angela Kingsawan says the earth communicates with her through her garden, which encompasses her backyard. Photo by Ana Martinez-Ortiz/NNS.
As a child,
Angela Kingsawan remembers treating illnesses with salves and teas, similar to what her Indigenous and Mexican ancestors from the Mexica, Tigua and Tarahumara tribes used.
Since then, instead of keeping the knowledge to herself, Kingsawan has always found ways to pass her knowledge on.
When she worked as a machinist and welder for Harley-Davidson, Kingsawan would make salves to help with the aches and pains that came with the job, sharing her homemade remedies with co-workers.
Sixteenth Street Community Health Centers Seeking South Side Artist(s) for Mural on National Ave Clinic
Sixteenth Street commissions mural on new National Ave Clinic to celebrate vibrancy and multi-cultural identity of National Avenue Corridor community
Milwaukee, Wis. (January 7, 2020) – Sixteenth Street Community Health Centers is seeking creative proposals for a mural on the front side of their soon-to-open National Ave clinic located at 1635 W. National Avenue. Selected artist(s) will be commissioned for installation late spring/early summer.
All artists interested in participating must complete and adhere to the guidelines in the Request for Proposal (RFP) which is
available online. Preference will be given to artists with a proven ability to execute high-quality murals in the public realm who meet project objectives that embody the Sixteenth Street and National Avenue Corridor spirit, and who are from, reside in, or have a strong connection to the South Side of Milwaukee
Zilber Family Foundation announces recipients of $1.8 million in grant funding
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Zilber Family Foundation announced it has awarded $1.8 million in grants to 16 nonprofit organizations, including 11 in the Milwaukee area.
Ten of the grants target Milwaukee’s Lindsay Heights, Clarke Square and Layton Boulevard West neighborhoods, where the foundation has directed much of its investment for more than a decade through the Zilber Neighborhood Initiative.
The funding is aimed at supporting community-based organizations’ projects and programs that increase access to quality and affordable housing, provide financial education, develop minority-owned small businesses and build capacity and effectiveness of the residents and nonprofits leading the work.
By Zilber Family Foundation - Jan 6th, 2021 09:08 am
MILWAUKEE – The Zilber Family Foundation announced today that its Board of Directors has awarded $1.8 million in grants to 16 nonprofit organizations in Milwaukee, WI and Hawaii. Funding was awarded in alignment with the Foundation’s primary focus areas, including affordable housing, community economic development, and basic human needs.
Ten grants target Milwaukee’s Lindsay Heights, Clarke Square, and Layton Boulevard West neighborhoods where the Foundation has directed much of its investment for more than a decade through the Zilber Neighborhood Initiative (ZNI). These grants support community-based organizations to coordinate and implement projects and programs that increase access to quality, affordable housing; provide financial education and skill building opportunities; develop minority-owned small businesses; and build the capacity and effectiveness of residents and nonprofits leadin