Aside from a streetscape redesign a few years ago, Cesar E. Chavez Drive in Clarke Square remains the same as it was decades ago. That might change as a result of local organizations’ efforts to greatly enhance the street’s appeal.
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Obama’s immigration reforms leave South Side activists wanting more
South Side immigration rights activists are reacting to reforms announced by President Obama with “a divided heart,” pledging to continue fighting for more changes.
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Latino leaders address struggle to serve community, reach professional goals
Milwaukee Latinos face many barriers to rising to the highest levels of government and business, according to local community leaders.
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Gubernatorial candidate Burke announces support for driver’s cards for undocumented residents
With a who’s who of local Democratic elected officials in attendance at a Southside Organizing Committee event, gubernatorial candidate Mary Burke stole the show, announcing her support for driver’s cards for undocumented residents.
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New head of Clarke Square is “community organizer at heart”
Ian Bautista, the new executive director of the Clarke Square Neighborhood Initiative, says his goal is to “unlock, invite and connect” with people and organizations.
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Fifty of nearly 600 laid-off Cargill workers get new jobs with the company
Of the nearly 600 workers who lost their jobs when Cargill’s slaughterhouse plant closed in late July, only 50 have been hired at the company’s other locations.
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Candelaria resigns from Clarke Square Neighborhood Initiative
CSNI is seeking an executive director to replace Ramon Candelaria, who is leaving the organization.
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South Side residents hit hard by closing of Menomonee Valley Cargill facility
Cargill’s beef slaughterhouse is closing today, leaving many of its South Side workers without a job.
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Neighbors unite to make Clarke Square cleaner, friendlier place
Clarke Square residents and volunteers helped clean up the neighborhood on the third annual Serve Your City Day.
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Job resource fair draws hundreds of area residents
Hundreds of Milwaukee area residents were able to talk to employers who were hiring plus access valuable resources at the 8th Annual Spring Job and Resource Fair held by the Social Development Commission (SDC) and Journey House. The daylong event was held at Journey House located on W. Scott Street on Milwaukee’s Southside. It featured […]