COMMUNITY BRAINSTORMING : October 28
Sat, Oct 28
|St. Matthew CME
Working While Black in WISCONSIN - What You Need to Know About Workers Rights
Time & Location
Oct 28, 2023, 8:00 AM – 11:00 AM
St. Matthew CME, 2944 N 9th St, Milwaukee, WI 53206, USA
About the event
In Wisconsin Black workers represent less than 5% of the workforce but 75% of the complaints filed for race-based discrimination in employment since 2015.  Wisconsin ranks 6th in the nation for racial discrimination complaints filed by Black workers.   See Center for Employment Equity – University of Massachusetts Amherst https://www.umass.edu/employmentequity/employment-diversity/race-discrimination-workplace# Â
Come out to Community Brainstorming on Saturday, October 28, 2023 @ 8 a.m. to discuss "working while black" and how can Wisconsin's community can work together to combat this ugly employment trend. Â Â ALL ARE WELCOME!
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 28, 2023 @ 8 A.M.Â
COMMUNITY BRAINSTORMING PRESENTSÂ
Worker Rights,Race Discrimination at Work In Wisconsin
A Discussion on Working While Black in WisconsinÂ
- A review of race-based discrimination in employment in Wisconsin.
- Get information on worker rights and protections against race-based discrimination in employment. Â
- Learn how to best present a complaint when filing with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (Federal) and Equal Rights Division (State)
The community will discuss the issues and concerns of African American workers in Wisconsin. Â Â YOU WON'T WANT TO MISS THIS DISCUSSION!
Worker Rights,Race Discrimination at Work In Wisconsin
Date: Saturday, Oct. 28, 2023
Time: 8 am - 11am
Location: 2944 N. 9th Street, Milwaukee, WIÂ
ALL ARE WELCOME! Â BREAKFAST WILL BE SERVED!
Special guests include:Â
- Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC)Â
- Equal Rights Division of the Dept of Workforce Development (ERD-DWD),
PANELISTS/PRESENTERS
WILLIAM F. SULTON (he/him/his)
President, ACLU
Legal Redress
Milwaukee NAACP
MATTHEW WHITE (he/him/his)
Assistant Administrator,
Equal Rights Division ,
DWD, State of Wisconsin
MARIA E. FLORES (she/her/hers)
Outreach & Training Manager,Â
U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
EMIL Â OVBIAGELE (he/him/his)
Managing Partner/Founder of OVB Law & Consulting, S.C.
President of the Milwaukee Bar Association
N. LYNNETTE MCNEELY (she/her/hers)
Legal Redress, Chair, Waukesha NAACP
NAACP Wisconsin State Conference of Branches
Hosted by the NAACP Wisconsin State Conference of Branches