April 8, 2024
Mark your calendars for April 8, 2024! Experience the magic of the eclipse at the Farley Center! You don’t want to miss this!
Don’t forget to bring your solar eclipse glasses (you can get at Hyvee, Walgreens, etc..), lawn chairs, snacks, etc… Join us in hanging out for this celestrial event. See you there!
9/14/2024
Come join the Farley Center and the BIPOC Birding Club of Wisconsin as we walk through the Natural Path Sanctuary with Dr. Jeff Galligan leading the group.
This event is co-sponsored by:
Farley Center
www.farleycenter.org
Natural Path Sanctuary
www.naturalpathsanctuary.org
BIPOC Birding Club of Wisconsin
www.bipocbirdingclub.org
BIPOC BIRDING CLUB OF WISCONSIN
The BIPOC Birding Club of Wisconsin creates safe spaces for people of color in the outdoors through outdoor birding activities and outdoor experiences. Individuals and families of all ages and at any level of birding experience are invited and encouraged to join us.
About the Club: The BIPOC Birding Club of Wisconsin was established in 2021 as a community of people of color who love the outdoors and the birds and beauty of natural Wisconsin and wish to connect with others who share the same passion.
While the BIPOC Birding Club of Wisconsin seeks to promote outdoor birding activities and outdoor experiences for people of color, anyone who shares and supports our values of diversity, equity, inclusion, and access for all are welcome to join this group. We are family-friendly, and people of all ages are invited and encouraged to join us.
Experience and knowledge are not required. What is important is having a desire and willingness to see and learn about Wisconsin’s birds, animals, and plants and explore its beauty with others who share the same passion and curiosity in a safe, inclusive and supportive environment.
Meet Jeff Galligan – BIPOC Birding Club of Wisconsin
Dr. Jeff Galligan is a co-founder of the BIPOC Birding Club of Wisconsin, is a member of the Badgerland Bird Alliance’s board of directors, and is the director of the TRIO Student Support Services and Men of Excellence programs at Madison College. He has been an avid birder for decades and believes there needs to be a birding community for people of color along with more inclusive representation of BIPOC in the conservation and stewardship conversation in Wisconsin. It is his dream to inspire young people of color to see themselves in STEM careers at an early age and hopes the BBC can be a catalyst in that endeavor here in the greater Madison area and across Wisconsin.
5/4/24
“Our Changing Climate: The Science, the Consequences and the Solutions.” Presentation: 10:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
Bob Lindmeier, Chief Meteorologist for WKOW Channel 27
Hosting Organizations
Linda and Gene Farley Center for Peace, Justice & Sustainability
https://farleycenter.org/
Citizens Climate (CCL) Lobby
https://citizensclimatelobby.org/chapters/WI_Madison/
Co-Sponsors:
Southwest Wisconsin Area Progressives (SWWAP)
http://swwap.org/
Natural Path Sanctuary
http://naturalpathsanctuary.org
Physicians for Social Responsibility (PSR)
https://psr.org/
350 Wisconsin
https://350wisconsin.org/
Wisconsin Environmental Health Network (WEHN)
https://www.wehnonline.org/
Bob Lindmeier, Chief Meteorologist for WKOW Channel 27 will come to the Farley Center for Peace, Justice and Sustainability on Saturday, May 4, 2024 to discuss our changing local climate, what to expect in the future, and a clear plan of action to minimize the risk to our economy and way of life. Bob, with support from WKOW, often mentions climate change during his broadcast and is a frequent public speaker on the topic.
Bob earned his B.S. Degree in Meteorology from the University of Wisconsin in Madison in 1979. He started his career in 1980 at Weather Central, a weather consulting firm based in Madison. While at Weather Central, Bob observed the debut of the first television graphics system based on an Apple personal computer. Over the years at Weather Central he would witness the rapid development of new generations of graphics systems that revolutionized the television broadcast industry.
Weather Central also provided broadcast services to WKOW-TV in Madison. Through the 1980s, Bob presented weathercasts in the mornings and weekends. He was awarded the American Meteorological Society Broadcast Seal of Approval in 1987, and then became the Chief Meteorologist at WKOW-TV in 1989, a position he has held ever since. Bob produces and presents the weathercasts on the 5, 6, and 10 PM newscasts, Monday through Friday.
Bob believes strongly in climate change education, and has given numerous presentations to school, civic, and faith-based groups. He is a member of Citizen’s Climate Lobby, a non-profit and non-partisan organization focused on national policies to address climate change. Bob is married and has three children and two grandchildren.
3/23/2024 (Cancelled due to weather)
Farley Center/NPS Bird Walk with Southern Wisconsin Bird Alliance/Kaitlin Svabek
THIS EVENT IS LIMITED TO 20 ATTENDEES – register on the link below
Set amidst 25 acres of woods and meadows on Farley Center land, the Natural Path Sanctuary is the first cemetery in Dane County, Wisconsin that exclusively follows natural and green burial practices. The nature preserve encompasses a diverse variety of habitats, including a pond and rocky ridges. We will explore the sanctuary on an early spring morning, looking and listening for birdlife. We will also be joined by staff who can share more about the history and management of this meditative place.
As a reminder, spring weather in Wisconsin can be inconsistent, so be sure to bundle up with layers and wear appropriate shoes for possibly icy, muddy, or wet conditions. Feel free to also bring a water bottle to stay hydrated, binoculars, and/or field guide. The field trip leader will share a checklist of all identified birds after the event.
FIELD TRIP LEADER:
Kaitlin Svabek (ksvabek@madisonaudubon.org)
ACCESSIBILITY FEATURES:
This is an inclusive, accessible field trip and beginning birders are welcome!
Additional details about trail conditions coming soon!
WHEELCHAIR USE:
Want to use an all-terrain, outdoor wheelchair for this field trip? Access Ability Wisconsin offers them for free! To reserve a chair and trailer, visit their website.
APPROXIMATE DISTANCE:
1-3 miles; can be adjusted based on participants’ needs and desires
RSVP REQUIRED?
Yes. Participation is limited to 20 people, with a waitlist. https://madisonaudubon.org/…/birding-natural-path…
We are Currently Collecting Brand New:
Shampoo and Conditioner
Toothpaste and Toothbrushes
Deodorant and Q-Tips
Body and Hand Soap
Paper Towels, Toilet Paper, Facial Tissue
Laundry and Dish Soap
Diapers: sizes 3, 4, 5, 6, and Pull-Ups
Drop off items by December 16th at either of the following locations. Please contact The Wander Parlour or The Farley Center with any questions or to schedule a drop-off.
The Wander Parlour
M-T, Thursday, 10 AM-6:00 PM
6045 Monona Drive. Suite F
Monona, WI 53716
Contact (608)721-6604
thewanderparlour@gmail.com
Linda and Gene Farley Center
M-F, 10 AM-5 PM
2299 Springrose Rd.
Verona, WI 53593
Contact: (608)845-9724
programs@farleycenter.org
Thank you in advance to everyone who has contributed in years past and who will contribute this year! It all makes an impact and is greatly appreciated! 
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 Book Discussion on The Land Remembers by Ben Logan
11:00-12:30
This beloved American memoir is about a farm and its people, recollections of a boyhood in Wisconsin’s driftless region in the 1920s and ’30s. Ben Logan grew up on Seldom Seen Farm with his three brothers, father, mother, and hired hand Lyle—”the fifth Logan boy.” The boys discussed and argued and joked over the events around their farm, marked the seasons by the demands of the land, tested each other and themselves, and grew up learning timeless lessons.
Author, Ben Logan (1920–2014) grew up in southwestern Wisconsin, traveled as a merchant seaman, and worked many years in New York as a novelist, lecturer, and writer/producer of films and television. He returned in the 1980s to Seldom Seen Farm. The farm is now privately owned but has been preserved as a farm forever through a land trust with the Mississippi Valley Conservancy.
Please feel free to bring snacks to share. We plan on having the discussion outside if weather permits If not, then we will hold the discussion in the Center on the lower level conference room. Attendees will be required to wear masks inside.
Facilitator: Catherine Young
http://www.catherineyoungwriter.com/
Come join Catherine Young for a discussion of Ben Logan’s The Land Remembers outdoors at the Farley Center in Verona, Wisconsin
Saturday, November 13th 11AM-12:30PM
We’ll explore why his writing is so powerful and how art can help us cherish land.
If you do not know The Land Remembers come out of love for land and out of curiosity for this fine Wisconsin writer’s work.
Catherine Young is a performing artist and writer whose life is devoted to protecting water. Trained in fluvial geomorphology, Catherine worked as a national park ranger, naturalist, educator, farmer, and mother before completing her MFA in creative writing in British Columbia. Her prose and poetry is published internationally and nationally, including in The Driftless Reader.
Rooted in farm life, Catherine lives with her family in Wisconsin’s Driftless bioregion. Her podcasts and writings can be found at:
http://www.catherineyoungwriter.com/
Questions? Please contact programs@farleycenter.org
Farley Center Book Discussion on 40 Days with Jerry Apps by Jeff Wild
11:00-12:30
Forty Days with Jerry Apps by Jeff Wild. The author is a retired Lutheran pastor who has read and long admired the books by Jerry Apps for the engaging stories they tell and the insights they provide about rural life in Wisconsin.
Jeff Wild has read Jerry’s books more than once and recognizes something in them which lend themselves to reflection and meditation. With Jerry’s permission, Wild has taken excerpts from the books and uses them to explore in 40 short chapters the meanings, both overt and hidden, that are contained within each excerpt. From gardening to being good stewards of the planet, the themes of Jerry’s books ring true in Wild’s meditations.
This is a book you will turn to again and again.
http://littlecreekpress.com/book…/40-days-with-jerry-apps/
All proceeds from book sales are designated to two nonprofits: Harvest of Hope and the Food, Faith and Farming Network to support rural communities and farmers around the state.
Please feel free to bring snacks to share.
If you would like to facilitate the book discussion, please contact programs@farleycenter.org