Join us for the 14th Annual Wisconsin Grassroots Festival

March 18, 2023| Mazomaine, WI

Join Us for food, fun, entertainment and exploring this year’s theme

“Making Democracy Personal“.

Wisconsin Grassroots Festivals

Wisconsin Grassroots Festival is the signature event put on annually by the Wisconsin Grassroots Network bringing together activists and leaders from grassroots groups around the state representing many issues and constituencies who have organized to improve their communities.

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Breakout Schedule

March 18, 2023

8:00 am

Registration/Payment

Registration and payment lines will be open. Registration is required. For those who registered in advance registration will be verified & payment will be accepted at this time.

09:o0 am

Opening Plenary
Welcome

Location:Gym

Opening Welcome

Art Shegonee – Land Acknowledgement

Nate Timm, Adam Grabski WGN Update

Master Of Ceremonies

Mike McCabe

Keynote Speakers

Michael Crute

Host Devil’s Advocates Radio Show/ Co-owner Civic Media

Alan Minsky

Executive Director Progressive Democrats of America

Pat Skogan

10:45 am

Session 1

Session One Breakout: A 21st Century Economic Bill of Rights * Brief description. Presenters: Ala Minsky & Francesca Hong Facilitator: Room:

Breakout: Ancient Wisdom, Teach the Truth, Diversity is Democracy & Why it Matters Brief description. Presenters: Dawn & Art Shegonee & Mary Lang Sollinger Facilitator: Dawn Shegonee Room:
Breakout: Title: Clean Drinking Water for Every Wisconsin Family Brief description. Presenters: Scott Laeser Facilitator: Room:

Breakout: Final Five Voting – Addressing a Primary Concern by Building on Ranked Choice Voting (Morning) Brief description. Presenters: Lena & Rich Eng Facilitator: George Penn Room:

10:45 am

Session 1

Session One Breakout: A 21st Century Economic Bill of Rights * Brief description. Presenters: Ala Minsky & Francesca Hong Facilitator: Room:

Breakout: Final Five Voting – Addressing a Primary Concern by Building on Ranked Choice Voting (Morning) Brief description. Presenters: Lena & Rich Eng Facilitator: George Penn Room:

10:45 am

Session 1

Breakout: Ancient Wisdom, Teach the Truth, Diversity is Democracy & Why it Matters Brief description. Presenters: Dawn & Art Shegonee & Mary Lang Sollinger Facilitator: Dawn Shegonee Room:

10:45 am

Session 1

Session
Breakout:
Title: Clean Drinking Water for Every Wisconsin Family

Brief description:

Presenters: Scott Laeser

Facilitator:

Room:

10:45 am

Session 1

Breakout: Final Five Voting – Addressing a Primary Concern by Building on Ranked Choice Voting (Morning)

Brief description:

Presenters: Lena & Rich Eng

Facilitator: George Penn

Room:

11:45 Am

Lunch Break

Lunch Provided

Location: Cafeteria

Don’t forget the Pie auction fundraiser. Bring a bit of extra $ if you have it to bid on some of our scrumptious pies. Win a pie to take home or share with your friends at the festival and help us to keep doing the work we’re doing at our annual festivals!

1:30 pm

Session 2

Session Two

Breakout: Building a “Truth” radio network Brief description. Presenters: Michael Crute Facilitator: Christine McDonough Room:

Breakout: Will we ever get fair maps? Where the path toward representative government begins! Brief description. Presenters: Carlene Bechen Facilitator: George Penn Room

Breakout: Plastics Working Group Brief description. Presenters: Bonnie Christie & Kristine Baber Facilitator: John Stanley Room:

Breakout:Developing More Effective Messages for Rural Communities Brief description. Presenters: Howard Rosen & Phil O’Leary Facilitator: Roger Springman Room:

2:30 pm

Session 3

Session Two

Breakout: Birddogging Training to Fight for Our Democracy Presenters: Michael Crute Facilitator: Christine McDonough Room:

Breakout: Brief description. Presenters: Room:

2:30 pm

Session 3

Session Three Breakouts

Track Name, Breakout Name – Brief description, Presenter info and room number

Room

Session 3

Session Three Breakouts

Room	Session Name	Presenter
3	Keynote Speaker Forum:	Alan Minsky
4	Worker Cooperatives: The Power of Democracy in the Workplace:	Charity Schmidt
6	Will we ever get fair maps? Where the path toward representative government begins:	Carlene Bechen
7	Clean Drinking Water for Every Wisconsin Family:	Scott Laeser
8	The Threat to Privatize Medicare:	Jim Newton
9	Introduction to New Hampshire Network:	Reinmar Seidler, Susan Richman, Donna Reardon, & Joe Kwasnik
10	Uplifting Rural Wisconsin Voices Through Organizing and Storytelling:	Lauren Langworthy & Hayden Cohan

2:30 pm

Session Three Breakouts

Track Name, Breakout Name – Brief description, Presenter info and room number

2:30 pm

Session 3

Session Three Breakouts

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Track Name, Breakout Name – Brief description, Presenter info and room number

2:30 pm

Session 3

Session Three Breakouts

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5:00 PM – 6:00 PM

Social Hour
The Old Feed Mill
114 Cramer St,
Mazomanie, WI 53560

Tickets to join us at the Old Feed Mill are sold on a first come first serve basis as space is limited. Tickets will be sold at lunch. The price is $25.00.