Category Archive: Womens Community
Against the NIMBY Phenomenon
I was so pleased to read that Aspirus had donated land to the Women’s Community for their new shelter. Good job, Aspirus!
I live about a mile or two from the first proposed site on Campus Drive. My neighbors freaked out and insisted that the domestic abuse shelter look elsewhere for a location. I was horrified. My first irrational instinct was to offer my backyard. It’s crazy and impractical, but I think it’s a decent impulse.
“Not in my backyard” is a complicated issue. I wouldn’t mind a women’s shelter, but I would probably get a little upset about a power station …
A Petition is Part of Our Democratic Process
In case you missed it, over the past few days there has been a story in the Wausau Daily Herald about Wausau’s Plan Commission tabling a request for rezoning for a building project. The building in question would be a shelter, a shelter for women who were victims of domestic abuse.
I am trying to not editorialize here, but it seems nearly impossible to remain impartial. The Women’s Community worked to raise millions of dollars to build a place where women will be protected from domestic violence, AFTER they have become victims. Our fellow citizens (more than 170 “neighbors”) created a …