When Vel Phillips was a young girl her mother always told her,
“If you really want it, don’t dream small dreams, dream BIG dreams.”
“If you really want it, don’t dream small dreams, dream BIG dreams.”
In February 2015, the story of one remarkable woman and the struggles she undertook
to build a better community was shared for the first time.
Now MUCC & Active McFarland would like to invite you
Thursday April 30, at 7pm
to discover the story of Vel Phillips — pioneer, activist, humanitarian, diplomat —
in a brand new documentary from Wisconsin Public Television, in collaboration with Milwaukee Public Television. Learn how Vel Phillips rose to prominence as one of Wisconsin's great civil rights activists, achieving an impressive list of "firsts" as part of her legacy, including:
the first African American judge in Wisconsin and
the first woman, and African American, in the nation
elected to executive office in state government.
to build a better community was shared for the first time.
Now MUCC & Active McFarland would like to invite you
Thursday April 30, at 7pm
to discover the story of Vel Phillips — pioneer, activist, humanitarian, diplomat —
in a brand new documentary from Wisconsin Public Television, in collaboration with Milwaukee Public Television. Learn how Vel Phillips rose to prominence as one of Wisconsin's great civil rights activists, achieving an impressive list of "firsts" as part of her legacy, including:
the first African American judge in Wisconsin and
the first woman, and African American, in the nation
elected to executive office in state government.
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