McFarland Equity Project

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McFarland Equity Project The isolation you feel as a student of color in McFarland is like no other.

We are a grassroots racial justice organization working to address racial inequities, seeking justice by promoting anti-racist policies and practices, and creating and maintaining an inclusive and welcoming environment in the Village of McFarland, WI. The McFarland Equity Project is a grassroots racial justice organization that was developed out of the passion, courage and needs of students and others in our community. At a rally on June 3, 2020, Laëtitia Hollard, Sean Chislom, Robert Robinson, Emmanuel Barber-Thomas, Jewel Shershok, Marquion Hudson, and Taye Levin used their voices to highlight racial issues they and others have experienced in McFarland.

​"Students of color have wanted to make changes to the school and the village for a long time. The black lives matter [rally] gave us affirmation and enough power to boost the change that had already started, and make strong change. Many people ask me why I started doing this in McFarland, and I answer them that I had no choice. I could not sit idly by when I know other young students of color would go through the same experiences I went through in McFarland over and over again. I'm hopeful that the change we made in the last few months will stop this painfrom continuing." - Laëtitia Hollard

That rally motivated the community to connect and develop an organizational structure to make changes in three areas: the COMMUNITY, EDUCATION (the school district), and the VILLAGE.​

Our common goal is to address racial inequities, seek justice by promoting anti-racist policies and practices, and create and maintain inclusive and welcoming environments in the Village of McFarland.

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We are looking for volunteers and donations for the 4th annual Juneteenth Celebration, co-hosted by MEP, the BSU and the...
06/01/2026

We are looking for volunteers and donations for the 4th annual Juneteenth Celebration, co-hosted by MEP, the BSU and the Village of McFarland. Please use the Signup Genius below to support this important event.

We are co-hosting the Juneteenth Event on June 20, 2026 with the MHS Black Student Union (BSU) and the Village of McFarland from 12pm - 3pm at Arnold Larson Park ('the Gazebo") in McFarland. We will have the event catered; any donations from the attendees for the catered food will go back to the BSU...

We are in the beginning stages of planning this year's Juneteenth Celebration in McFarland on Saturday, June 20 from 12p...
05/02/2026

We are in the beginning stages of planning this year's Juneteenth Celebration in McFarland on Saturday, June 20 from 12pm-3pm.

Would anyone be interested in helping to plan this with the BSU and MEP? Please comment below!

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McFarland, WI
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