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Name: We Will Always Be Here with authors Jenny Kalvaitis and Kristen Whitson
Start: 2024-08-29
End: 2024-08-29
Location: Columbus Public Library

Thursday, August 29, 2024

6:00 PM

Free & Open to the Public

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Columbus Public Library

223 W James Street

Columbus, WI 53925

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About the Event

We Will Always Be Here shines a light on powerful and often untold stories from Wisconsin’s history, featuring individuals across a wide spectrum of identities and from all corners of the state. The LGBTQ+ people, allies, and activists in this guide changed the world by taking steps that young people can take today—by educating themselves, telling their own stories, being true to themselves, building communities, and getting active. The aim of this celebratory book is not only to engage young people in Wisconsin’s LGBTQ+ history, but also to empower them to make positive change in the world.

Jenny Kalvaitis has a master’s degree in Public History from Indiana University–Purdue University Indianapolis, and she has worked in informal education and museum education for over ten years. Kristen Whitson has a master’s degree in Library and Information Science from the University of Wisconsin–Madison, and she has worked in digital preservation, community and indigenous archives, and LGBTQ+ archives.