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City, County Discuss Combining Diversity Committees

City, County Discuss Combining Diversity Committees By Liz Holbrook Jul 8, 2021 | 6:47 PM WAUSAU, WI (WSAU) Two local government groups with focuses on diversity met for an initial discussion this week. Thursday afternoon a joint meeting was held between the Marathon County Diversity Affairs Commission and the City of Wausau’s Liberation and Freedom Committee. The two committees met to discuss joining together to work on diversity efforts. Diversity Affairs Commission Chair Yee Leng Xiong started the discussion by explaining the history of the Commission. “In the past when the Diversity Affairs Commission was originally developed or created, it was created as a result of the Wausau 2000’s study that was conducted to try and address the new waves of Hmong individuals or refugees that were coming to the local area. And from my understanding and my recollection here, at that time the Diversity Affairs Commission was a joint collaboration between the County and the C

City, County to Discuss Diversity Efforts Thursday

City, County to Discuss Diversity Efforts Thursday By Mike Leischner Jul 7, 2021 | 2:24 PM WAUSAU, WI (WSAU) Officials have rescheduled a discussion between city and county leaders on joining diversity efforts as the debate of “A Community for All” resolution continues. The document, which has been a lightning rod for controversy among residents, has had numerous revisions since it was first introduced last summer by the county’s Diversity Affairs Commission following the killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis. It’s original name was “No Place For Hate.” The title later evolved into “A Community for All” with an emphasis on sending a message to marginalized and minority groups that they are welcome to make a living in the county. But some were taken back by the language in the declaration which they said could have opened the door for the redistribution of property or wealth, concerns that those in the county said were unfounded.

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