Join us for MOSES First Annual Celebration!
To purchase your ticket, contact Bev at 608-244-2115 or email bevobuhr@gmail.com.
Monthly Meeting September 7th at Fountain of Life Church
We hope to see you Saturday, September 7, 2013 at 10am for our monthly meeting.
Because there is a UW football game that morning, parking near our usual meeting spot will be virtually non-existent! Instead the meeting will be held at:
Fountain of Life Church
633 W. Badger Rd.
Madison WI 53713
Fountain of Life is about 2 blocks east of Park Street. Badger is the last cross street on Park St. before the beltline.
The October monthly meeting will be the first Saturday in October (10/5) back at First Congregational at 10am.
July Monthly Meeting THIS Saturday, July 13, 2013
We hope to see you THIS Saturday, July 13, 2013 at 10am for our monthly meeting.
Due to a scheduling conflict, we will meet at
Fountain of Life church
633 W. Badger Rd.
Madison WI 53713
Fountain of Life is about 2 blocks west of Park Street. Badger is the last cross street on Park St. before the beltline.
Monthly meetings are generally held the first Saturday of each month at First Congregational Church. The date was changed due to the 4th of July holiday and the location was changed due to a scheduling conflict.
The August monthly meeting with be the first Saturday in August, the 3rd, back at First Congregational at 10am.
Time Change for May Monthly Meeting
From Carol Rubin, Co-Chair, MOSES
Our monthly meeting is THIS Saturday from 9:00 a.m. and goes until 1:00 p.m. (unlike our usual meeting which is 10 till noon). It is at our usual location at First Congregational Church at 1609 University Avenue, in the Fellowship Hall in the basement. We will begin with some important developments in the 11×15 Campaign for about 30 minutes, and then move into our special meeting on MOSES’ organization and governance which will put MOSES on solid ground for future stability and effectiveness.
There will be coffee and donuts, as well as sandwiches for our lunch break.
See you at 9:00 on Saturday, May 4th.
MOSES/Wisdom Members Testify before the Joint Committee on Finance
Summary by John Stedman, JONAH
MOSES team revising their comments before hearing begins
About 12 powerful leaders from MOSES / Wisdom testified before the Joint Committee on Finance on April 10, 2013. Sadly, bad weather forced the NAOMI contingent to cancel their trip. Each leader powerfully presented TAD’s from a different perspective, but they held in common the refrain “Invest in What Works” and “TAD’s Work!”. Carol Rubin did an excellent job helping her co-leaders be prepared.
The venue for the proceedings was Kalahari Resort and we were told that this was the first time JFC ever conducted hearings in Wisconsin Dells. The room was set up for about 500 and at the opening of the Hearings most chairs were filled.
JFC co-chair, Senator Darling, conducted the hearings efficiently – holding speakers to their two minutes of allotted time. Early testimony was mostly from three broad constituencies: Circus World, WI Public Schools, and Wisdom/MOSES. Testimony from the first two groups was from professionals and administrative staff. MOSES was distinguished by the power of their testimony and the fact that it was leader not staff driven.
Joan Duerst being interviewed after testimony by NBC News.
Immediately following her testimony Sister Joan was sought ought by TV 15 (NBC) for an interview.
Also immediately following the Hearing, Senator Wirch sought us out and commended everyone for their terrific testimony. He encouraged us to continue to push TAD’s. He said the Wisdom presence at hearings in Greendale, Green Bay and Wisconsin Dells was very definitely “Having an impact”. He hoped we would be in Baldwin and I assured him we would be there. He said that while he felt we would not get all we asked for, he felt it likely we would see some increased funding for Drug Courts and Veterans Courts.
MOSES members waiting to testify.
I was very proud to be associated with Wisdom and all the MOSES leaders.