Good Neighbor Gathering, Monroe Street Anti-Racism Mural, Wonder Bar....
postedGreetings friends and neighbors,
Good Neighbor Gathering This Saturday
The District 13 Neighborhood Alliance invites you to a free, safe, outdoor, alcohol-free, family-friendly event--the 2nd annual Madison Good Neighbor Gathering on Saturday, September 25th from 12noon to 5PM at Brittingham Park!
- Madison's Panchromatic Steel drum band & DJ Andre
- Inflatable slide
- Monroe Street Art Center activities
- MSCR Fit2Go van
- Madison West Poms team, Reggie the Regent,
- Bike parade, food carts, free beverages, and more!
To keep this event free and open to all, the Alliance is seeking donations from local businesses and residents--please visit their website to support it. Contact the Alliance at district13cares@gmail.com to learn more.
District 13 is made up of the Dudgeon-Monroe, Vilas, Greenbush, Bay Creek, Bayview, Triangle, and Monona Bay neighborhoods, and the Alliance works to increase a sense of community and mutual support across all our neighborhoods.
Unveiling Anti-Racist Mural This Saturday - 1pm to 3:30pm
The Madison Arts Commission invites you to celebrate and engage in art activism with Madison’s newest outdoor public works at the Monroe Street Festival this September 25th. The Machine, a mural painted by Black, queer artist Simone Lawrence, aims to raise questions and inspire action to advance social justice and racial equity.
Emily Balsley and Pajarita Charles, residents of Dudgeon-Monroe, led the charge that sparked the formation of the Monroe Street Anti-Racism Project (MoSAP) leading to the creation of the mural. MoSAP, a grassroots community organizing effort emerged in response to discriminatory, anti-Black flyers found scattered across their neighborhood in 2020-2021. In response, an alliance of residents joined forces to send a counter message of justice and inclusion to the neighborhood. The interest grew into an effort to use public art to raise awareness and stimulate dialogue about the critical need for ongoing action against racism.
There will be speakers from 1:00 to 1:30, plus music and children's activities from 1:30 to 3:30. For more information, click here.
Wonder Bar Landmark Status
The Landmarks Commission is holding a public hearing on the Wonder Bar landmark nomination at its meeting today.
· Agenda
Capital Budget Housing Strategy Updates
The Housing Strategy Committee will be receiving an update about housing strategies in the 2021 Executive Capital Budget at its meeting this Thursday.
· Agenda
Redistricting 2021
The redrawing of the City of Madison’s wards and alder districts is happening now! The City's Redistricting Committee seeks your feedback on two Alder District Concepts.
Join in on one of the Redistricting Informational Meetings on September 22 at 12-1pm or 6-7pm or provide feedback on draft maps at a library near you from September 20-26th.
South Madison Plan
The City of Madison will be introducing to the Common Council in the coming months the complete draft of the South Madison Plan. Before that happens, we would like to invite everyone from the South Madison to share their input and help the City complete the vision for the area. There will be two online engagement meetings and one in-person conversation with a free community meal. You only need to attend one meeting that works best for your schedule.
· Complete Draft Discussion Community Meal at Penn Park Shelter on Thursday September 30 from 4pm - 6pm
· Complete Draft Discussion Virtual Meeting #1: Wednesday, September 29th | 12-1PM | Register here: qrgo.page.link/ZnmMN
· Complete Draft Discussion Virtual Meeting #2: Wednesday, September 29th | 6:00-7:30PM |Register here: qrgo.page.link/seUnS
Walk-tober
October is a great month for walking! Walk to work, walk to the store, walk to school, or just walk for fun. Walk-tober includes ideas for nature walks, library walks, walks to school and more. Visit the Traffic Engineering webpage to learn more: Walk-tober This webpage will be updated soon with 2021 information.
Streets Division Updates
· Yard waste collection schedules for this fall are now available at www.cityofmadison.com/yardwaste.
· The annual Rain Reserve compost bin sale will be happening again this year at Garver Feed Mill. Learn more about this at the Streets Division’s website.
· Brush collection is wrapping up for 2021, so check the brush schedule before setting out your brush.
· And as always, be sure you are recycling the right stuff the right way. And never place batteries in your recycling cart.
That's all for now.
Take care and stay safe.
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