The murder of George Floyd in 2020 rocked the world. Protests erupted on city streets. Debates played out on a national stage.But the scene in northern Wisconsin looked different.
“A lot of us were wondering, what does that conversation look like in a rural area? What does it look like in the Northwoods? And what is needed up here?” said Melinda Childs, the community and cultural development director for ArtStart and one of the founding members of Northwoods JEDI.
Northwoods JEDI formed when four organizations – ArtStart, WXPR, the Demmer Library in Three Lakes, and the Let’s Minocqua Chamber and Visitors’ Bureau – came together with the mission of supporting justice, equity, diversity and inclusion in the Northwoods...
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