America’s Black Holocaust Museum can be an important player and partner in changing our knowledge of history, our sense of community, and our own value as awakened human beings.
Amplify the message
Rick Deines, a conversation facilitator with The Zeidler Center for Public Discussion, writes that the Milwaukee Film Festival provided an opportunity for Milwaukeeans to be around one another and interact as they reflected on films that teach about the challenges and opportunities of life.
Reclaiming the ‘public’
Rick Deines, a conversation facilitator with The Zeidler Center for Public Discussion, writes that using our public spaces is critical to building community.
True All Stars
Rick Deines, a conversation facilitator with The Zeidler Center for Public Discussion, writes that the uproar over pitcher Josh Hader’s racist tweets as a teenager provide an opportunity for Milwaukee Brewers players to send a message of racial unity.
Inspiring connection: Race in Milwaukee
Rick Deines, a conversation facilitator with The Zeidler Center for Public Discussion, reflects on the importance of telling personal stories about race relations.
Planting hope through storytelling
Rick Deines, a conversation facilitator with The Zeidler Center for Public Discussion, urges Milwaukeeans to visit the current exhibit at the Jewish Museum, which tells the story of Holocaust survivor Esther Krinitz through collage and embroidery.
Graced by ‘Disgraced’—A play about identity
Rick Deines, a conversation facilitator with The Zeidler Center for Public Discussion, recommends the Milwaukee Rep play “Disgraced,” as a tool to discuss how identity affects how we behave.
A model of civility in Milwaukee
Rick Deines is a conversation facilitator with The Zeidler Center for Public Discussion, and a founder and board member of Serenity Inn, a residential recovery program for men who are addicted.
Fighting drug abuse in our community
Rick Deines, a conversation facilitator with The Zeidler Center for Public Discussion and a board member of Serenity Inns, writes that it’s time for Milwaukee to address the growing problem of drug abuse.
Listen to Ferguson. See Milwaukee.
Rick Deines, a conversation facilitator with The Zeidler Center for Public Discussion and a Milwaukee resident for 33 years, asks what Milwaukee can learn from the recently released Ferguson Commission report.