Whitburn Center

Whitburn Center
Upcoming Events

Whitburn Wednesdays Event Series

The Whitburn Wednesdays Event Series covers a wide range of pressing issues and features panelists representing a diversity of viewpoints. The events take place every month, either in person and/or virtually, during the academic year. 

Please Note: Events for the 2025-2026 year focused on our partnership with the Wisconsin Alliance for Civic Trust (WisACT), who have been hosting monthly network meetings on Wednesdays. Going forward, the Whitburn Wednesdays Event Series and WisACT will be returning to separate monthly meetings.

WisACT Monthly Meetings​

WisACT monthly meetings cover a wide range of topics related to civic trust, peaceful engagement, and cross-partisan dialogue. They feature panelists and speakers representing a diversity of viewpoints. WisACT, a democracy resilience network, is a program of the Whitburn Center for Governance and Policy Research at UW-Oshkosh with major support from The Carter Center of Atlanta, Georgia. 

“Learning From ‘The Troubles’ in Northern Ireland” Panel  

Wednesday, May 27 | 12 to 1 PM (Central Time) | Virtual 

 
Members of WisACT’s new Community Resilience Team participated in “Political and Religious Healing in a Contested Space: A Learning and Planning Retreat” hosted by Rethinking Conflict and The Carter Center (TCC) in Belfast, Northern Ireland, from March 21-28, 2026. Several of the participants will serve as panelists for a discussion about their experiences and how what they learned applies to the Wisconsin case, and engage in a dialogue with Rev. Dr. Gary Mason from Belfast, director of Rethinking Conflict, which helped facilitate the conference in partnership with The Carter Center.
 
Click here to read a recent Milwaukee Journal Sentinel article published by the panelists on this topic: If we want peace in the US, we should learn from Ireland
 
Dialogue Participants Include:
  • Dr. Paul Van Auken, Ph.D
  • Arielle Goodman
  • Rev. Ellen Rasmussen
  • Dr. Mamadou Coulibaly, Ph.D
  • Ali Khaleel
  • Pastor Joseph Butler
  • Rev. Dr. Gary Mason
Upcoming Events

WisACT monthly meetings will be the last Wednesday of each month at noon. Topics will be announced at a later date.

  • Wednesday, June 24
  • Wednesday, July 29
  • Wednesday, August 26