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4th Street Forum
FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC, THURSDAYS, NOON
Join the audience at Historic Milwaukee Turner Hall.
Ask questions of the panelists!
www.4thStreetForum.org 414-272-2833
Milwaukee Public Television records each forum for later broadcast
Friday, Channel 10 @ 10pm & Sunday, Channel 36 @ 3pm
JANUARY 2009 Schedule
BABIES DYING:
WISCONSIN’S EPIDEMIC
Three African American babies die in Wisconsin for every white baby.
And Hispanic deaths are elevated too.
The latest statistics show we are improving, but what more can be done?
In collaboration with the Medical College of Wisconsin’s
Healthy Wisconsin Leadership Institute.
Forum Date: January 15, NOON
MPTV Broadcast Dates: January 16 and 18
Moderator: DENISE CALLAWAY, Director of Communications,
Greater Milwaukee Foundation
WITH GUESTS
BEVAN BAKER
Health Commissioner
City of Milwaukee
www.milwaukee.gov/health
PATRICIA McMANUS, PhD
Executive Director
Black Health Coalition
www.bhcw.org
EMMANUEL NGUI, PhD
Assistant Professor
Center for the Advancement of Underserved Children,
Department of Pediatrics
Medical College of Wisconsin
www.mcw.edu
KAREN TIMBERLAKE
Secretary of the Department of Health Services
State of Wisconsin
dhs.wisconsin.gov
TOUGH TIMES/BOLD SOLUTIONS:
A 7-Week Series
Part 1: OBAMA’S VISION & WISCONSIN’S HOPE
America’s new president has big challenges and optimistic plans.
What will his goals mean for Wisconsin?
Forum Date: January 22, NOON
MPTV Broadcast Dates: January 23 and 29
Moderator: RAUL VASQUEZ, Editor, ¡Aquí Milwaukee Magazine!
WITH GUESTS
JAMES BURKEE, PhD
Associate Professor of History
Concordia University Wisconsin
www.cuw.edu
Co-founder, Americans for Responsibility in Washington
JAMES CAUSEY
Editorial Writer
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
www.jsonline.com
President, Wisconsin Black Media Association
RUTH CONNIFF
Political Editor
The Progressive
www.progressive.org
MARK GOTTLIEB
State Representative,
Republican, 60th Assembly District
Assistant Minority Leader
www.legis.state.wi.us
Part 2: Is It Time to Raise Wisconsin Taxes?
Wisconsin has a five billion dollar revenue shortfall.
How do we pay for our government and the services it provides?
Is it time to raise taxes? Where do we begin?
Forum Date: January 29, NOON
MPTV Broadcast Dates: January 30 and February 1
Moderator: JACK MURTAUGH, Co-chair, 4th Street Forum Executive Committee
WITH GUESTS
STEVE BAAS
Director of Governmental Affairs
Metropolitan Milwaukee Association of Commerce
www.mmac.org
TODD BERRY
President
Wisconsin Taxpayers Alliance
www.wistax.org
DEBORAH BLANKS
Chief Executive Officer
Social Development Commission
www.cr-sdc.org
JACK NORMAN, PhD
Research Director
Institute for Wisconsin’s Future
www.wisconsinsfuture.org
Questions?
Deidre A. Martin
Director
4th Street Forum
414-272-2833
4thStreetForum@gmail.com
www.4thStreetForum.org
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