WISDOM Webinar on voting this fall….

On November 3rd, Wisconsin voters will be asked to decide whether to amend our state constitution regarding how governmental entities may consider race, sex, color, ethnicity, or national origin in public employment, public education, public contracting, and public administration.

Unlike an ordinary state law, a constitutional amendment becomes part of Wisconsin’s governing document and is significantly more difficult to change in the future.

Discrimination is already prohibited under Wisconsin and federal law in many areas of public life. The proposed amendment would add new constitutional language governing how state and local governments may use certain policies and programs related to protected characteristics. 

The amendment could have implications for areas including public education, public employment, public contracting, community assistance programs, workforce initiatives, and health-related equity efforts.

Join our friends at League of Women Voters for a panel of guest speakers to learn more about the constitutional amendment appearing on Wisconsin’s November 3 ballot and its potential impact on public education, employment, contracting, government programs, and communities across the state. Register here for the Wed Sept 8th zoom call, 4:30 pm

Featured Speakers:

Rachel Snyder
Policy Counsel, Law Forward

Suzanne Eckes
Susan S. Engeleiter Professor of Education Law, Policy, and Practice, UW-Madison

Kadijha Marquardt-Davis
Strategic Health Policy Leader

At WISDOM, we encourage people across Wisconsin to learn what is on their ballot, talk with their families and communities, and make an informed plan to participate in the November 3rd election.

Our democracy is strongest when all of us are informed, engaged, and participating.

In community,
Nikki Fisher & Pr. Marilyn Miller

Interim Co-Executive Directors, WISDOM office@wisdomwisconsin.org