Statewide Action Gathering against the Cuts!
Apr
24
Apr 25

Statewide Action Gathering against the Cuts!

  • University of Wisconsin- Fond du Lac

The biennial budget proposes huge cuts to the UW and public authority model that shifts the foundation of student rights from state rights to regent policy. Come together with students around the state to actualize what students have been doing to #SaveOurUW and what more needs to be done.

Remember, to stay informed and involved, it is essential to continue the momentum generated at the gathering. One way to support ongoing advocacy efforts is to spread awareness through various means, including writing articles or blog posts that shed light on the impact of budget cuts. If you are looking for ways to amplify your message, consider exploring options to buy articles cheap from skilled writers who can help convey your message effectively.

This month's themes are focused on the Biennial Budget, Two-Year Campus Issues, and System Policy on Sexual Assault. We believe these themes to be most relevant considering President Obama's recent focus on sexual assault and prevention, as well as his free two-year college initiative. 

Nationally-renowned Professor Goldrick-Rab of Educational Policy Studies and Sociology at UW-Madison and Founding Director of The Hope Lab, will give the keynote presentation with discussion following, Saturday the 25th at 12:00-2:30,  on the two-year college struggle, the strategies for how to preserve its quality and how to take advantage of Obama's two-year college initiative. 

Although our campaigns are the areas of focus for this SWAG, like always we invite all ideas and projects that students have to work on as a group. 

A hotel block has been set-up at the Microtel 920 South Military Road, Fond Du Lac, WI 54935 under the name United Council. The block EXPIRES APRIL 8th. Call 920-929-4000 to reserve your space today!

Click here for a full agenda!

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2nd Annual Environmental Justice Conference: Combating Social and Environmental Injustices through Working in Solidarity
Mar
13
Mar 15

2nd Annual Environmental Justice Conference: Combating Social and Environmental Injustices through Working in Solidarity

  • The University of Wisconsin- Oshkosh

Environmental justice is an all-encompassing movement which needs a diverse group of organizers to be successful in challenging the  institutionalized systems of oppression and privilege that, when paired with destructive environmental practices, disproportionately affect low-income, rural citizens and low-income, urban, citizens of color.

 

To do this, Change the Climate Campaign is hosting it’s Second Annual Environmental Justice Conference, holding workshops, campaign breakouts, networking opportunities, and speakers for students, alumni, and community members from across the Upper Midwest. 

 

For official website, click here!

 



UC Annual Legislative Action Conference at UW-Madison
Feb
20
Feb 25

UC Annual Legislative Action Conference at UW-Madison

Governor Walker is at it again.

Stripping the UW System funding is stripping hope from Wisconsin citizens. We won't stand for it. 

As WI citizens, students and future students of the UW System, we have chosen to focus on this four categories:
-Tuition Freeze with more State Funding and funding for k-12
-Protecting Chapter 36
-Present progressive and effective anti-sexual assault legislation
-Reforming the Justice System: ending police brutality, diverting 8m of county jail money to the community, not allowing the system to charge 12-17 as adults

Come to the Legislative Action Conference to learn how to protect our right to education and restore justice for all in community with UW System, Legislators. 

This conference is a five day conference with both training and action components (feel free to come and go as you need in these five days).

If you need housing there is a hotel room block $55/per night at American Best Value Inn
3438 Highway 12-18
Madison, WI 53718
608-226-9999

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We know that students and community members won't be free to make every day of the conference.





UW-Whitewater: Biennial Budget Campaign Planning
Dec
5
Dec 7

UW-Whitewater: Biennial Budget Campaign Planning

  • University of Wisconsin at Whitewater

In January, the Wisconsin State Governor will present his or her budget for the State. United Council of UW Students takes particular interest in the budget because it impacts many of our platforms including: access to higher education in WI, quality of higher education in WI, ending the school to prison pipeline, etc. It is the  biennial budget that dictates how much money the state will give to the UW System Schools. In recent years, the cuts in budget to the UW System has shifted the focus of the UW System to find money by hiking tuition or research/private money, all of which have negative effects on UW student's access and quality of education.

This SWAG will be focused on what we as UW Students would like to see in the budget to make sure that we and our interests are included. For example, from past SWAGs and interactions with students, we have added specific asks like more financial support for international students to realize a higher quality of education that is specific to their needs and desires.

If you need housing, United Council has reserved a block of hotel rooms for $70 a night at Hampton Inn, 40 West Hidden Trail, Elkhorn, WI 53121. Just call 262.743.2360 and ask to reserve a room under the United Council block in your name.

Like always, although the biennial budget is the focus of this SWAG, like always we invite all ideas and projects that students have to work on as a group. 

Here is the agenda

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Information Gathering and Campus Support UW-Whitewater Trip
Nov
20
11:00 am11:00

Information Gathering and Campus Support UW-Whitewater Trip

  • UW- Whitewater

United Council will be on UW-Whitewater's campus Thursday from 11:00AM-7:15PM to talk and meet with students about their experiences on campus with the goal of, not only information gathering, but supporting UW-Whitewater's students in achieving their student org goals, academic goals and professional goals. We also work to help underrepresented students or disenfranchised students get the support they need.



UW-Oshkosh: Vote 2014, Students Against Sexual Assault, Biennial Campaign, Student Debt Campaign and Priorities
Oct
24
Oct 26

UW-Oshkosh: Vote 2014, Students Against Sexual Assault, Biennial Campaign, Student Debt Campaign and Priorities

  • University of Wisconsin at Oshkosh
 

After getting the year kicked off with our Vote SWAG at UW-Parkside, we’re looking to work on our four of our campaigns for the year: Vote Campaign, Students Against Sexual Assault Campaign, Student Debt Campaign and Biennial Budget Campaign.

Although our campaigns are the areas of focus for this SWAG, like always we invite all ideas and projects that students have to work on as a group. For those coming from out of town, UC has reserved a hotel block that you can stay at:

La Quinta Inn, 1886 Rath Lane, OSHKOSH, WI 54902. It is 65 dollars a night- if interested please email [email protected].

Register here for the event:

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Turn Up Our Voice, Turn Up Our VOTE Youth Summit with WI Voices
Oct
17
Oct 19

Turn Up Our Voice, Turn Up Our VOTE Youth Summit with WI Voices

  • Tommy G. Thompson Center

Wellstone Action will be leading a Voter Mobilization workshop at the Turn Up Our Voice, Turn Up Out VOTE Youth Summit in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The Summit will give young people in Wisconsin (ages 16-29) the opportunity to learn from one another and work together to educate and mobilize young voters, begin to set a Wisconsin youth issue agenda, and develop plans to strengthen our democracy and create the Wisconsin we want to see in the next 6 years and beyond.

United Council will be bringing 40 youth to this Summit. If you would like to be apart of our cohort, please fill out the form and we will contact you shortly.

 
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