Earth Fest at the University of Wisconsin–Madison will bring together all things environment and sustainability and unite our campus over the one resource and interest we all share: our world. Dive into groundbreaking research or dig in the dirt at community gardens. Sift and winnow the latest research or sort and filter recyclables. Make career connections for your future or master sustainable techniques for your home.

Schedule:

11:00 am - 1:00 pm : Clearer Currents: Rainfall Simulator and Campus Stormwater at Four Lakes Market Patio

Join the Department of Environment, Health, and Safety and Dane County’s Ripple Effects for a demonstration of how groundcover can impact stormwater quality. Plus, learn how the practices and infrastructure utilized on campus are enhancing stormwater management.

5:00 pm : Civil Rights Activism and Agriculture: A Family That Kept the Land at Discovery Building

The scholarship on the Great Migration concentrates on those who left the south, yet millions of African American farmer families stayed. Their voices have been overlooked. One family that chose to stay in the south and live on the land as farmers is the Paris family. George H., the first Black USDA loan officer and civil rights activist taught his sons, George M. and Wendell, the power of combining agriculture and activism. They offer us a lens to understand social movement activism across the lifespan, intergenerational activism and how agriculture was used as a strategy of resistance and resilience.

This event will be held in the DeLuca Forum in the Discovery Building