4/3 public lecture: Cultivating Community: The Healing Power of Land, Food, and Heritage with Venice Williams
Guffey Calkins, Jess
I just found out about this upcoming talk, and wanted to share the info!
Cultivating Community: The Healing Power of Land, Food, and Heritage with Venice Williams
Memorial Library: 126
April 3, 2025 @ 4:00 pm
Venice Williams, the Executive Director of Alice’s Garden in Milwaukee, will deliver an intellectually captivating and emotionally compelling public lecture about the relationship between urban agriculture, cultural heritage, and community healing.
Alice’s Garden is a two-acre community garden and urban farm in the heart of inner-city Milwaukee. The garden is a vital resource in a community that faces many challenges.
As a spiritual leader, educator, and advocate for environmental justice, Venice Williams will explore the historical and cultural significance of gardening, the role of community spaces in healing, and the importance of reconnecting with the land for personal and collective well-being. Through intellectual inquiry, storytelling, and practical wisdom, she will inspire the audience to view gardens as sacred spaces for education, empowerment, and social justice.
Location: Memorial Library: 126
Date: April 3, 2025
Time: 4-5:30pm
Co-Sponsors: German, Nordic, Slavic+ and the Center for the Study of Upper Midwestern Cultures
Jess Guffey Calkins (preferred pronouns: she, her)
Community Food Systems Educator
UW-Madison Extension Dane County
5201 Fen Oak Dr. Ste. 138
Madison, WI 53718
(p)608-224-3712
(f)608-224-3727
711 for Wisconsin Relay
https://fyi.extension.wisc.edu/danefoodsystem/
Please note my new @danecounty.gov email address
An EEO/AA employer, University of Wisconsin-Madison Division of Extension provides equal opportunities in employment and programming, including Title VI, Title IX, the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and Section 504
of the Rehabilitation Act requirements.
Como empleador que brinda igualdad de oportunidades en el empleo y acción afirmativa (EEO/AA, por sus siglas en inglés), la University of Wisconsin-Madison Division of Extension, proporciona igualdad de oportunidades en el empleo y en sus programas, incluyendo los requisitos del Título VI, Título IX, y de la ley federal para personas con discapacidades en los Estados Unidos (ADA, por sus siglas en inglés) y los requisitos de la Section 504 del Rehabilitation Act.
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