Initial Data from WI Trans Community Needs Assessment
FORGE conducted a statewide community needs assessment in 2019 and 2020 to learn more about the experiences and needs of Wisconsin’s transgender/non-binary community. Survey data were collected online and in-person at Milwaukee’s 2019 PrideFest and in the months following. Participants consisted of 523 survey respondents who completed the Wisconsin Transgender/Non-binary Community Needs Assessment. Respondents were…
“Superheroes” T-Shirt Design Contest 2020
Superheroes wear masks to protect their communities About the Contest FORGE’s 2020 T-Shirt design contest theme is “Superheroes!” During this time of COVID-19, so many people are working tirelessly for their communities, including healthcare workers, food service workers, those offering social services, and community advocates and activists. Let’s celebrate everything they do to protect us!…
Summer Blossoms Coloring Page Design Contest 2020
About the Contest This year’s FORGE annual coloring page design contest theme is “Summer Blossoms: A Time to Cultivate New Growth.” We are living through a historic time that has required us to change our daily lives and routines. We can approach these changes – along with the arrival of summer – as an opportunity…
FORGE vows to continue to demand racial justice and fundamental reform
June 2, 2020 FORGE Aligns in Solidarity with Black and Brown Communities FORGE joins with many others across the country and world to express our deep pain about continued violence and other systemic injustices directed at Black and Brown people. George Floyd is one of too many Black and Brown individuals who have lost their…
Donate your loyalty points and miles to help survivors shelter-in-place safely
Please donate your hotel points, timeshare points, airline miles and loyalty rewards to FORGE. We can use them to secure safe hotel rooms for survivors in need.
Mutual Aid – Request for support
Trans and non-binary community members in the Milwaukee area… Sign up for support: https://forge.tips/39TJWbY We care about you. We know that many people are feeling challenged and stressed during this time of social distancing. Many of us are working from home or caring for children who are out of school, staying home because of health…
Mutual Aid: Volunteer to help
Trans and non-binary community members, friends, family, loved ones and allies in the Milwaukee area… [Sign up to help today! https://forge.tips/3aTsoMY ] Some of us are feeling helpless in these difficult times of coping with the COVID-19 virus, and many of us don’t know what we can do to help. FORGE and ZAO MKE Church…
Labyrinth Walking Meditation
If you keep up with FORGE Outdoors activities on Facebook or the forge-wi.org webpage, you may have noticed our upcoming event: “Labyrinth Walk at Alice’s Garden.” Walking the labyrinth comes from a tradition of walking meditation and mindfulness. What is walking meditation, and why should you give it a try? Walking meditation is an important…
The launch of FORGE Outdoors
FORGE’s new outdoor activities program, FORGE Outdoors, held its first outing on Sunday, May 26th, 2019. Caleb Weinhardt lead the first activity: a bike ride along the Oak Leaf Bike Trail. He plans to lead many more events throughout the summer. Participants gathered at Estabrook Park before biking on the bike trail to Lakefront Colectivo…
FORGE welcomes Caleb Weinhardt to our Team
To develop new programming for the transgender/non-binary community and assist with organization, FORGE is pleased to announce the addition of Caleb Weinhardt to our staff. Weinhardt (he/him/his) will organize and lead events through a new program called FORGE Outdoors. This program will offer free and inclusive summer activities for trans/non-binary people and their friends, family,…