News, gardening events, looking for hosts for international students, fair housing training, Tenant Resource Center volunteers needed, etc.
NEWS
City
Madison subcommittee throws out 41 pages of 56 page complaint against Visions Strip Club – Wisconsin State Journal
Weapons of mass deflection – Isthmus
Madison police officer uses stun gun to stop fight between girls near East High School – State Journal
Madison subcommittee recommends policy allowing dogs in more city parts – State Journal
Madison commission recommends expanding snow emergency zone for parking – State Journal
Madison City Council member representing Madison campus resigns – State Journal
On F-35s in Madison: Increasing Inequities Are in Direct Conflict With Solutions to Address Racism – madison365.com
County
9 Dane County Jail inmates graduate from new incarcerated parents program – Channel3000.com
Report: Deadline long past for legal action related to Dane County Jail construction – State Journal
Schools
Others/Mixed
Income inequality hits highest level in more than 50 years, including heartland, census data shows – State Journal
GARDEN RELATED EVENTS AND CLASSES
(from permaculturemadison@googlegroups.com list serve, thanks Emily!)
Costume and Seed Swap
Sunday, October 13th from 12 pm to 3 pm
5308 Maher Ave.
Bring your extra Halloween costumes and seeds to exchange for others! We will be in the garage and driveway if the weather is nice.
Workshops at the Goodman Community Center
9/28 from 12 – 1
Native Plants: Good for the Environment, Good for your Home
Presented by Amy Jo Dusick and Frank Hassler, Good Oak Ecological Services
We all love flowers…but are all flowers created equally? Learn how you can not only add beauty to your garden, but also add habitat for pollinators, birds and other animals by adding native plants to your home landscape. Plus, learn how adding native plants to your yard can help deal with home water issues, and better manage storm runoff.
10/19 from 12 – 1
Creating a Tree Plan for your Home
Presented by Briana Frank, Tree Health Management
How often do you think about the trees in your yard? If you’re like many homeowners, likely not enough. Let Briana Frank teach you how management of your yard’s “forest” can save you money, add habitat for birds and beasts, lower your carbon footprint, and even lower your energy costs!
All of the workshops are from noon-1pm, are free and open to the public. Space is limited to 25 attendees per workshop, though, so registration is required. Just click https://forms.gle/kFKt8WwV8RuWhpoy5 to register, or email Roost Realty at home@roostinmadison.com
NOTE: This is an educational series, NOT a sales event. Attendees will not be asked to purchase anything as part of this workshop series.
Oct. 2nd, All Day
Farm to School Night Out is an event where participating restaurants donate 10% of sales to the REAP Farm to School Program in the Madison Metropolitan School District, which provides fresh, local snacks, garden bars, nutrition education and hands-on culinary training for students. Everyone can dine in or carry out to help Farm to School in our community!
For more information on the event and participating restaurants, follow this link http://reapfoodgroup.org/farm-to-school-night-out/
Oct. 9th – December 4th, 6:30 – 9 pm (Most Wednesday Evenings)
Fall Green Thumb Gardening Classes
https://dane.extension.wisc.edu/horticulture/greenthumb/
$12 per class or $70 for all 7.
MARK POCAN TOWN HALL
DANE COUNTY TOWN HALL:
Wednesday, October 2, 2019 at 6:30 PM CT
Sun Prairie City Hall, Community Room
300 East Main Street, Sun Prairie, WI 53590
Please feel free to share the event details with those in your community and for more information on upcoming town halls see the link below.
https://pocan.house.gov/town-halls
INTERNATIONAL COOKING AND DINNER, HOMESTAY NEEDED FOR 50 INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS FROM PANAMA
FREE FAIR HOUSING TRAINING
The Fair Housing Center of Greater Madison is offering a free fair housing training seminar for owners and managers of rental properties on Wednesday, November 13, 2019 from 1-3 p.m. at the Goodman South branch of the Madison Public Library. The Goodman South branch is located at 2222 S Park Street, Madison.
The seminar will include information about the protected classes and prohibited practices delineated by local, state and federal fair housing laws; reasonable accommodations and modifications for tenants with disabilities; advertising rental units in compliance with fair housing laws; non-discriminatory negotiation with prospective tenants, and much more.
Attached is the flyer with full details. While the seminar is free, we ask that attendees register since space is limited. To register, or for more information, call the Fair Housing Center of Greater Madison at (608) 257-0853.
Here’s the flyer – Madison RMT flyer 11-13-19
TENANT RESOURCE CENTER VOLUNTEER TRAINING
Tenant Resource Center is pleased to announce our fall volunteer housing counselor training on Saturday, October 5th, 2019, from 9am until 5pm. Breakfast, coffee, and lunch will be provided, as will all necessary training materials. We just ask that interested volunteers bring themselves and an eagerness to learn! A registration link can be found here: https://forms.gle/
The training will be held in Room 2211 of the Law Building on UW Madison’s campus, 975 Bascom Mall. The building has three (3) accessible entrances on the north (POD), northeast (POD), and south (POD) sides of the building, with moderate to steep slopes at the south entrance.
Please see this flyer for additional information about the training and feel free to contact the training’s coordinator, Luke, at luke@tenantresourcecenter.org with any questions.
