Join Tim John and David Riemer as they explore solutions to poverty in Milwaukee.

Author and philanthropist, Tim John will explain his journey to battle poverty locally and globally — from Peru, Guatemala, Ghana, Milwaukee’s Central City, and Indian reservations.

Tim has a longstanding commitment to civic engagement and poverty-related causes. As the great-grandson of Frederick Miller and author of The Miller Beer Barons (2005) and From Source to City: Voyaging the Milwaukee River, Menomonee River, and Kinnickinnic River (2025), Tim brings a unique combination of legacy, community involvement, and public-facing work that tackles difficult challenges like poverty. For more information, contact Tim at TimJohnTheAuthor@gmail.com.

David Riemer will present a plan to dramatically reduce poverty nationally and greatly increase the size of the Middle Class. A recent Urban Institute report explains the plan and its unprecedented impacts.

For more information about the plan, David can be reached at driemermil@gmail.com. Visit his website: govinplace.org and read his book Putting Government in Its Place, available on Amazon.

About David Riemer:
After graduating from Harvard Law School (JD 1975), David spent much of his career developing and advancing legislation to provide low-income workers with transitional jobs, higher incomes, and health insurance. He authored The Prisoners of Welfare: Liberating America's Poor from Unemployment and Low Wages (1988), Putting Government In Its Place: The Case for a New Deal 3.0 (2019), and numerous articles on poverty reduction, healthcare improvement, and public administration.

Event Agenda:

5:00–5:10 pm — Introductions
5:10–6:00 pm — Tim John describes his journey to fight poverty in Milwaukee
6:00–6:30 pm — David R. Riemer presents his pro-employment plan to eliminate poverty
6:30–6:50 pm — Q&A with David Riemer
6:50–7:00 pm — NAACP Milwaukee Branch presents their anti-poverty plans