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The Wisconsin Journal of Law, Gender, and Society are co-sponsoring the virtual law journal symposium that will discuss the violence Indigenous women and people face and countermeasures to said violence. The symposium will be held on Zoom Webinar. Attendee Zoom information will be emailed to registered attendees at a later date;
The settler-colonial origins of the United States of America began with the genocide of Indigenous peoples. These beginnings, unfortunately, have persisted today in many forms. Indigenous peoples of all walks of life are affected by increased rates of violence compared to others. A 2016 federal report concluded over 80% of Native women will experience some form of violent crime in their lives, and over 56% will experience some form of sexual violence in their lifetimes. A 2010 survey concluded nearly 1 in 3 LGBT Natives reported experiencing hate violence.
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In late October, then-President
Donald Trump in the midst of a scorched Earth re-election campaign that touted a pro-law enforcement message and painted him as the candidate of “law and order,” appeared at a rally in Waukesha.
Trump arrived in southern Wisconsin two months after a white Kenosha cop had shot
Gov. Tony Evers announced Friday that the state plans to take legal action against PFAS contaminators. Evers and Wisconsin Attorney General Josh Kaul asked the Department of the Administration (DOA) to select an outside law firm to assist the state in addressing companies responsible for contamination.
Wisconsin preparing legal action against PFAS contaminators
By FOX6 News Digital Team
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MILWAUKEE - Gov. Tony Evers on Friday, Jan. 22 announced that his administration is preparing to take legal action against companies responsible for PFAS contamination in Wisconsin.
The governor, in consultation with Wisconsin Attorney General Josh Kaul, asked the Department of the Administration (DOA) to begin the selection process for an outside law firm to help the state evaluate and pursue litigation against companies responsible.
The decision comes following recommendations from the Wisconsin PFAS Action Council s PFAS Action Plan released in December 2020. PFAS can have devastating effects not only on our state’s ecosystem and vital natural resources, but on the health of our families and communities across the state, said Gov. Evers. It is unacceptable, and those companies responsible for the contamination of our land and wate