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Name: Farley Center Taco Tuesday Night
Start: 2025-06-03T18:00:00+00:00
End: 2025-06-03T20:00:00+00:00
Location: Farley Center for Peace, Justice & Sustainability

2022 Senate Candidates Forum on International Relations, War and Peace

community, Culture, Government, justice, Peace, War, Wisconsin, Zoom

2022 Senate Candidates Forum on International Relations, War and Peace:

On July 19th from 2 to 4pm we are hosting a Virtual Senate Candidates Forum on International Relations, War and Peace.

This non-partisan virtual forum is being hosted by the Milwaukee Turners, in partnership with Friends Committee on National Legislation – Milwaukee and Madison Advocacy Teams; United Nations Association – Greater Milwaukee and Dane County chapters; End the Wars Coalition [Milwaukee]; Peace Action – Wisconsin; Wisconsin Network for Peace and Justice; Wisconsin Coalition to Normalize Relations with Cuba; and 17 many other groups listed below.

Senatorial candidates will each be asked several questions and have 90 seconds to respond.
The candidates attending will be State Treasurer Sarah Godlewski, Kou Lee, Tom Nelson, Steven Olikara, Peter Peckarsky, David Schroeder, and Darrell Williams.
Lt. Governor Mandela Barnes is unable to attend, but we’ll share his recorded responses to the questions at a later date.

Emilio De Torre of the Milwaukee Turners will be the moderator.

You can also watch on the Milwaukee Turner Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/milwaukeeturners
It can also be viewed on https://wiseye.org
The videos will be edited and hosted on the Milwaukee Turner website: www.milwaukeeturners.org/senateforum
Event is sponsored by:

The Milwaukee Turners
Friends Committee on National Legislation – Milwaukee and Madison Advocacy Teams
United Nations Association – Greater Milwaukee and Dane County chapters
End the Wars Coalition [Milwaukee]
Peace Action – Wisconsin
Wisconsin Network for Peace and Justice
Wisconsin Coalition to Normalize Relations with Cuba
Women’s International League for Peace & Freedom – Milwaukee

Grassroots North Shore [Milwaukee]
Grassroots South Shore [Milwaukee]
Milwaukee Veterans For Peace – Chapter 102
Safe Skies, Clean Water WI
Central United Methodist Church – Milwaukee
Family Farm Defenders – WI
Our WI Revolution
Linda and Gene Farley Center for Peace, Justice and Sustainability [Verona, WI]
Physicians for Social Responsibility Wisconsin
Building Unity – Wisconsin
Wisconsin Democracy Campaign
Milwaukee Area Labor Council
Women’s International League for Peace & Freedom – Madison branch
Racine Coalition for Peace and Justice
Pax Christi – Madison

Farley Center Volunteer Day on the Farm

community, environmental, friendship, fun, gardening, volunteer, woods

7-28-22

Please join the Farley Center Farm Manager Seth Riley and other Farley Center volunteers for a day working on the farm.

Meet at the Center at 8:50 a.m. at the Bur Oak Welcoming Area (BOWA) near the red packing shed.

There will be a variety of outdoor tasks so dress for outdoor weather and bring work gloves and water bottles. If you have any questions, please e-mail programs@farleycenter.org.

VOLUNTEER GROUPS JOINING
UW Credit Union

Natural Path Sanctuary – What is a Green Burial? Host: Oshkosh Senior Center

community, Culture, Death, Dying, end-of-life, environmental, Green Cemetaries, Grief

ZOOM presentation by Director Shedd Farley for the Oshkosh Senior Center

What is a Green Burial?

Join Zoom Meeting
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89739677423?pwd=SngzR0UyVC9pS25IenpoVGM2OUNWZz09&fbclid=IwAR1lHG0QqtymIcfBaIzhk6l0SQf4ifVlstpaNhNnBfj4Ewh3BwxEWgGn6os#success
Meeting ID: 897 3967 7423
Passcode: 086596

Questions? Please contact Jane Wells- program supervisor
920 232 5308
jwells@ci.oshkosh.wi.us

Lanterns for Peace 2022

celebration, community, Culture, Death, Grief, Hiroshima, Lanterns of Peace

Join us for this family friendly event to commemorate the lives lost in the Hiroshima and Nagasaki bombings 77 years ago and make sure that such nuclear attacks never again take place. We remember the past, so that we can envision and work for a peaceful, just and nuclear-free future.

Open to public at 6:30pm for people to create lanterns
Program starts at 7:30pm
Lanterns start going out at dusk approximately 7:45-8:00pm

The event will be open to the public to attend at Tenney Park outside of the John Wall Family Pavilion and (weather & temperature depending) the entire event will be held outdoors. You are welcome to mail in your lantern if you cannot be in attendance. Please wear a mask if you are unvaccinated and maintain social distancing.

More information >> https://psr-wisconsin.org/lanterns-for-peace

2022 Event Sponsors:

– Linda and Gene Farley Center for Peace, Justice & Sustainability
– Wisconsin Network for Peace and Justice
– Madison Veterans for Peace
– Nukewatch
– PC Foundation
– Physicians for Social Responsibility (PSR)
– United Nations Association of Dane County

*PS: PSR WI has reused the styrofoam bases, candles and skewer sticks for the lanterns for at least 6 years. PSR WI removes all the materials from the Tenney Park Lagoon and we leave no trace.

What is a Green Burial

community, Culture, Death, Dying, end-of-life, environmental, Green Cemetaries, Grief

June 19, 2022

Learn from Shedd Farley, Natural Path Sanctuary, Nickie Gard and Melissa Theisen, Gunderson Funeral Home, about burial options that emphasize simplicity and environmental sustainability. Natural Path Sanctuary is located in Verona and is the first cemetery in Dane County that exclusively follows natural/green burial practices.

NPS Presentation at Cress Funeral and Cremation Service

community, Culture, Death, Dying, end-of-life, environmental, Green Cemetaries, Grief

June 29, 2022

Natural Burial Presentation with Shedd Farley at Cress Funeral and Cremation Service.

Come learn about green burial options for natural interment. Discover how you or a loved one can be laid to rest with nature.

Download Flyer

For more information and to RSVP, please call Cress at 608-205-3277.

Cress Funeral Service, Inc.
6021 University Avenue
Madison, WI 53705

Farley Center Volunteer Day in the Food Forest!

community, Culture, environmental, Food, food forest, friendship, fun, gardening

5/24/22

Please join us as we work on the Farley Center Food Forest with the Wisconsin Food Forest Volunteers. Outdoor work includes planting and weeding. Hopefully we’ll have mulch to spread. Please dress for outdoor weather and bring work gloves and water bottles.
Please meet front of the red packing shed at 5:25.

If you have any questions or want to sign up, please e-mail programs@farleycenter.org.
FARLEY CENTER ON SITE SUPERVISOR
Kalev Kristjuhan – Natural Path Sanctuary Asst.

Natural Path Sanctuary Walking Tour with Dustin Duve

community, Culture, Death, Dying, end-of-life, environmental, Green Cemetaries, Grief

10/4/22

Natural Path Sanctuary Walking Tour with Natural Path Sanctuary Assistant Dustin Duve.

You MUST reserve a spot by e-mailing programs@farleycenter.org or calling the Farley Center at 608-845-8724. Tours fill up fast so if you sign up and need to cancel, please let us know so we can add another from our waitlist.

Come take a walk through the Natural Path Sanctuary and learn about green burial.

Natural Path Sanctuary Assistant Dustin Duve will give a walking tour presentation of the Natural Path Sanctuary. Meet at the bur oak tree near the red packing shed at the Farley Center at 9:50 a.m.. Please wear good walking shoes and dress appropriately for the weather. Please check back on the facebook page for any changes due to the weather.

THIS IS AN OUTDOOR PRESENTATION – THERE WILL NOT BE A PRESENTATION IN THE CENTER. THE FARLEY CENTER BUILDING IS CLOSED TO THE PUBLIC BUT THERE ARE PORTABLE TOILETS FOR USE.

If you would like to set up a Natural Path Sanctuary walking tour for a max. of 6 on a different day, please contact programs@farleycenter.org to arrange.

FULL-Natural Path Sanctuary Walking Tour with Dustin Duve

community, Culture, Death, Dying, end-of-life, environmental, Green Cemetaries, Grief

This event is now FULL.

9/20/22

Natural Path Sanctuary Walking Tour with Natural Path Sanctuary Assistant Dustin Duve.

Come take a walk through the Natural Path Sanctuary and learn about green burial.

THIS IS AN OUTDOOR PRESENTATION – THERE WILL NOT BE A PRESENTATION IN THE CENTER. THE FARLEY CENTER BUILDING IS CLOSED TO THE PUBLIC BUT THERE ARE PORTABLE TOILETS FOR USE.

If you would like to set up a Natural Path Sanctuary walking tour for a max. of 6 on a different day, please contact programs@farleycenter.org to arrange.

FULL-Natural Path Sanctuary Walking Tour with Dustin Duve

community, Culture, Death, Dying, end-of-life, environmental, Green Cemetaries, Grief

This walking tour is now full.

8/16/22

Natural Path Sanctuary Walking Tour with Natural Path Sanctuary Assistant Dustin Duve.

Come take a walk through the Natural Path Sanctuary and learn about green burial.

THIS IS AN OUTDOOR PRESENTATION – THERE WILL NOT BE A PRESENTATION IN THE CENTER. THE FARLEY CENTER BUILDING IS CLOSED TO THE PUBLIC BUT THERE ARE PORTABLE TOILETS FOR USE.

If you would like to set up a Natural Path Sanctuary walking tour for a max. of 6 on a different day, please contact programs@farleycenter.org to arrange.