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Unity the Band

Don’t miss this THELMA favorite! Unity the Band is an award-winning original roots reggae group based in Wisconsin. They have been nominated for 2018-2019 Artist of the Year and 2019 World/Reggae/Ska/Latin and are the 2018 WAMI winner for World/Reggae/Ska/Latin. Their intense touring schedule of varied venues around the Midwest has honed an interactive outdoor stage...

Virtual Wisconsin Latinx History Sharing

The Chicanx & Latinx Studies Program is coordinating with Somos Latinas co-author, Dr. Tess Arenas, for this event. The event will entail sharing about the oral histories of Latinx womxn in Wisconsin. https://today.wisc.edu/events/view/152346

Decolonization and Indigenization of Agriculture: The Foundation of Building a Resilient Regenerative System

Reginaldo Haslett-Marroquin is the owner-founder of Regeneration Farms LLC, and founder and president of the Regenerative Agriculture Alliance. This talk will focus on regenerative poultry as a foundation of laying out the strategic, methodological application of a decolonizing and indigenization process for an industry sector. Free. Register by October 2: forms.gle/s15eyFDUwVsruBan6.

FDL: Japanese Kanji Art

Fond du Lac Campus, Commons Area 235 N. National Avenue, Fond du Lac, WI

Japanese kanji – one of the hottest trends in the art world!  Request your name or favorite word and it is painted in Japanese right before your eyes. Free for students. First come, first served.

Increasing International Connections for Knowledge Mobilization

Campus Compact’s National Webinar series returns for 2020-2021 with more to support and inspire you. Topics touch on issues of relevance to faculty, staff, students, and their partners in education and community building. Be sure to tune to each session for information, tools, and resources to help you in your work. https://compact.org/event/increasing-international-connections-for-knowledge-mobilization/

Diversity Forum 2020

The 2020 Diversity Forum will feature a keynote address by Robin DiAngelo, PhD, author of the widely acclaimed bestseller “White Fragility: Why It’s So Hard for White People to Talk About Racism.” https://today.wisc.edu/events/view/148839

The African American Land Ethic

Lillian "Ebonie" Alexander is the executive director of the Black Family Land Trust. The BFLT defines the African American Land Ethic as blending the concepts of phenomenology, Leopold’s land ethic, and cultural competence to describe African Americans’ historical relationship with the land and how that relationship dictates the value placed on land ownership in the...

WB: Make n Take: Dream Catcher in honor of Native American Heritage Month

West Bend Campus, Commons Area

Wednesday,  November 4th from 11:00 am to 1:00 pm (or while supplies last) in Commons Area The word in most Native American languages for Dream Catcher is the same word used for “spider” (hence the web-like base of the ever-popular dream catcher). Students create their own dream catcher, which is said to protect their creator...

The Arc of Citizenship Bends Toward Justice When We Work Alongside Communities

Campus Compact’s National Webinar series returns for 2020-2021 with more to support and inspire you. Topics touch on issues of relevance to faculty, staff, students, and their partners in education and community building. Be sure to tune to each session for information, tools, and resources to help you in your work. https://compact.org/event/the-arc-of-citizenship-bends-toward-justice-when-we-work-alongside-communities/

Honoring Ways of Knowing for Biocultural Restoration and Resilience in the Face of Climate Change

Campus Compact’s National Webinar series returns for 2020-2021 with more to support and inspire you. Topics touch on issues of relevance to faculty, staff, students, and their partners in education and community building. Be sure to tune to each session for information, tools, and resources to help you in your work. https://compact.org/event/honoring-ways-of-knowing-for-biocultural-restoration-and-resilience-in-the-face-of-climate-change/

Avoiding Microaggressions within Service Learning and Community Engaged Learning

Campus Compact’s National Webinar series returns for 2020-2021 with more to support and inspire you. Topics touch on issues of relevance to faculty, staff, students, and their partners in education and community building. Be sure to tune to each session for information, tools, and resources to help you in your work. https://compact.org/event/avoiding-microaggressions-within-service-learning-and-community-engaged-learning/