September 27th, 2011 | by Engage Wisconsin | published in Updates, Women and Girls Lead
Today we remember Wangari Maathai, the first African woman to win the Nobel Prize – she passed away Sunday. In 2009, Independent Lens aired her story in the documentary “Taking Root: The Vision of Wangari Maathai“. As Jennifer Buffett wrote in her Huffington Post article today, “She understood that women, working as powerful actors in [...]
May 16th, 2011 | by Amelia Pisapia | published in Updates
Tune in tonight at 8 pm! Participate in the text message polls throughout the airing and view the real-time results right here!
April 1st, 2011 | by Engage Wisconsin | published in Engage WI, Participate, Updates
Freedom Riders, the harrowing story of American men and women who risked their lives challenging segregation in the South, premiers on Wisconsin Public Television Monday, May 16 at 8 p.m. Do you remember the freedom rides? We want your stories!
December 14th, 2010 | by Engage Wisconsin | published in Engage WI, Participate, Updates
Attention children (or parents of children) in kindergarten or first, second, and third grades! The Wisconsin Public Television PBS Kids Go! Annual Writing Contest is starting to send out materials to schools and libraries. If you’re interested, please keep your eyes on our home page for links to download materials. To watch a video of [...]
December 14th, 2010 | by Engage Wisconsin | published in Engage WI, Participate, Updates
Hey Wisconsin Residents! We are looking for new bloggers to join the EngageWisconsin team. Do you have a unique perspective or story to share about the following topics? sustainable/green architecture, maintaining a green lifestyle with a family, conscious food consumption, anything about circus history in Wisconsin or the circus, your daily relationship with technology, technology [...]
December 7th, 2010 | by Engage Wisconsin | published in Engage WI, Updates
What is EngageWisconsin? In a world of hyper-‐connectivity, EngageWisconsin provides a platform through which Wisconsin Public Television and PBS programming, community engagement events, and social media meet. Through this online community engagement portal, Reel2Real screenings extend beyond single day events, WPT and PBS documentaries are brought closer to home, and community members are invited to [...]
December 7th, 2010 | by Engage Wisconsin | published in Engage WI, Updates, Your Stories
Current EngageWisconsin Bloggers Esther Crawford, Adoption Stories Blogger Esther Crawford is a mom to an eighteen-month-old biological boy and is in the process of adopting a five-year-old girl through Milwaukee’s foster care system. She has been blogging since 2004 and is the founder of the mom blogging news site ShePosts.com. She is also a social [...]
December 6th, 2010 | by Engage Wisconsin | published in Engage WI, Updates, Your Stories
EngageWisconsin’s storytelling hotlines are just another way through which Wisconsin Public Television viewers can engage in conversation regarding the Wisconsin issues. Each week, our hotline questions will change. We encourage you to check out our weekly questions and call in to share your stories and unique perspectives. Hotline 1: 1-608-467-4301 (skype: engagewisconsin-wpt) Hotline 2: 1-608-807-1159 [...]
November 15th, 2010 | by Engage Wisconsin | published in Engage WI, Participate, Updates
Hey Wisconsin Students: Start your media project today! Entries will be accepted October 1, 2010 – January 31, 2011.
November 15th, 2010 | by Engage Wisconsin | published in Engage WI, Participate, Updates
Alcy Sivyers “Emmy’s Song” won “Best in Festival” at the 2010 Wisconsin Youth Media Festival. The WYMF gives Wisconsin students in grades 3-12 a chance to create, design, and experiment with digital media in a meaningful way, with advice and critique from professionals in the field. Submission categories include: best original work, documentary, psa, original personal narrative, and (new) green Wisconsin.
