Vicki Kenyon of Stark Company Realtors presents LGBTQ+ Safe Path to Home Ownership

For Immediate Release – November 16, 2023

Stark Company Realtors: LGBTQIA+ Safe Path to Home Ownership Seminar launching in January 2024

Vicki Kenyon of Stark Company Realtors wants the Dane County LGBTQIA+ Community to know they are safe with the team of home ownership professionals she has assembled.

Madison, WI — 11/16/2023 — Today Vicki Kenyon of Stark Company Realtors announced the January 2024 launch of the Safe Path to Home Ownership Seminar. “My aim is to make sure the LGBTQIA+ knows that I have their back, and so does the rest of our seminar panel team,” says Vicki.

50% of LGBTQIA+ Home Buyers & Sellers fear discrimination

In today’s political climate these fears are valid, with 30% of LGBTQ+ buyers & sellers reporting discrimination at some point within the process. When asked about the reason for putting such a seminar together, Vicki answered, “Having faced discrimination when searching for a home in the past, this fear and apprehension resonates deeply with me. Buying and selling a home is usually the largest personal investment one makes in their lifetime. I want to do all I can to ensure that my clients’ fears of discrimination can be put aside so they are able to focus on this important endeavor properly.”

“Home buying and selling is scary enough without having this added anxiety. Vicki is working hard to be sure the LGBTQ+ Community in Madison can feel confident in her as a REALTOR®, with our organization, and with the Seminar Team she has assembled,” noted Chris Stark, President of Stark Company Realtors.

The Seminar assembles a Certified Community & Allied Panel

All Panelists will have completed the LGBT+ Real Estate Alliance-Certified “Ally Certification Course 2023.” Panelists include: Heidi Andrew of Epic Lending, Bex Laird of Goosehead Insurance, Adam Erdmann of Renovation Sells, Sam Considine of Haven Home Inspections and Vicki Kenyon of Stark Company Realtors. Panelists will discuss their specific role within the home buying and selling process, as well as offering their list of tools, resources, and best practices. Visit the seminar web page for more detailed information on the presentation and how to register. Although there is no cost to attend, seats are limited so registration is required. vkenyon.starkhomes.com/seminar

Stark Company Realtors is one of the largest real estate companies with a rich history of serving Southern Wisconsin home buyers and sellers since 1908. They are a fifth generation, family owned and operated company.

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Stark Company Realtors is a real estate brokerage based in Madison, Wisconsin with offices throughout Southern Wisconsin. All Agents are independent contractors and Licensed REALTORS® with authorization to represent the brand and company.

For more information:

Vicki Kenyon
(608) 982-6794
VKenyon@StarkHomes.com

For more information on Seminar:

VKenyon.StarkHomes.com/seminar

DeWitt LLP’s Wisconsin Super Lawyers & Rising Stars 2023 Announced

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

DeWitt LLP
Michelle M. Friedman – Director of Marketing
mmf@dewittllp.com | 262-754-2877

DeWitt LLP’s Wisconsin Super Lawyers & Rising Stars 2023 Announced

MILWAUKEE, Wis. – Today DeWitt LLP announced eight of its attorneys were named by Wisconsin Super Lawyers® as top attorneys in 2023. Additionally, four attorneys were recognized as 2023 Wisconsin Rising Stars.

2023 Wisconsin Super Lawyers

• Shannon A. Allen – Business Litigation
• Bradden C. Backer – Employment & Labor
• Eric A. Farnsworth – Personal Injury – Plaintiff
• Douglas H. Frazer – Tax
• Jeffrey J. Liotta – Business Litigation
• Christopher M. Meuler – Business Litigation
• Theresa L. Roetter – Family Law
• Brian R. Smigelski – Business Litigation

2023 Wisconsin Rising Stars

• Lindsey M. Anderson – General Litigation
• Matthew J. Hills – Business
• Michael R. Kruse – Civil Litigation – Plaintiff
• Laura Stack A. Stack – Family Law

About Super Lawyers

The selections for Wisconsin Super Lawyers are made by the research team at Super Lawyers, which is a service of the Thomson Reuters legal division based in Eagan, Minnesota. Each year the team conducts a thorough selection process that includes a statewide survey of lawyers, an independent evaluation of candidates by the attorney-led research staff, a peer review of candidates by practice area, and a good-standing and disciplinary check.

The final list of Wisconsin Super Lawyers features the top five percent of attorneys in more than 60 practice areas. Lawyers featured on the Rising Stars list are selected based upon similar criteria as Super Lawyers; however, a candidate must either be under 40 years of age or in practice for 10 years or less, and a peer evaluation is not conducted.

About DeWitt

DeWitt LLP was founded in 1903 and is one of the ten largest law firms based in Wisconsin, with an additional presence in Minnesota. It has more than 130 attorneys practicing in Green Bay, Madison, and Greater Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and Minneapolis, Minnesota, and has the experience to service clients of all scopes and sizes. DeWitt is known for its work in a variety of legal areas including background screening, business law, employee stock ownership plans, employee benefits, intellectual property, patents, trademarks and copyright law, construction litigation, employment relations, environmental, estate planning, family business, family law, litigation, real estate, tax law, and more. Additional information is available at dewittllp.com.                                                            

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Author, Philosopher Jason Stanley to Speak on Mechanics of Propaganda at Wisconsin Union Directorate Event Dec. 14

MADISON – Award-winning author Jason Stanley will speak at the Marquee Cinema in Union South Dec. 14 at 7 p.m. on the mechanics of propaganda as part of the Wisconsin Union Directorate (WUD) Distinguished Lecture Series (DLS) Committee’s free lecture lineup.

The event, titled “Shaping Minds, Unveiling Truths: Dr. Jason Stanley on the Mechanics of Propaganda,” will feature a 60-minute facilitated Q&A followed by a 30-minute audience Q&A. No tickets are necessary – admission is free and open to the public, with live captioning and American Sign Language interpreters provided. 

Described by historian Heather Ann Thompson as “one of this nation’s most important philosophers,” Stanley is an expert academic on topics including authoritarianism, propaganda, free speech and mass incarceration. The descendant of Holocaust survivors, Stanley is motivated by his family members’ experience to study and unpack injustice in its many forms. 

Winner of the 2016 PROSE award in philosophy from the Association of American Publishers, Stanley’s 2015 book “How Propaganda Works” argues propaganda’s necessity, its mechanisms and its importance for liberal democracies around the world.

“Understanding what propaganda is and the mechanism that makes it effective is an essential task for understanding political reality,” Stanley said in his introduction to “How Propaganda Works.”

Stanley’s additional works include “Knowledge and Practical Interests,” “Language in Context,” “Know How” and “How Fascism Works.” He also co-authored the newly published “The Politics of Language.”

The WUD DLS Committee brings engaging and influential people to the UW–Madison campus to encourage thought-provoking conversations. WUD includes 12 committees and six Wisconsin Hoofers clubs that program thousands of events each year.

Patrons can learn more about the upcoming free talk featuring Jason Stanley here. 

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Madison Reading Project Celebrates Giving 100,000 Books This Year

November 16, 2023

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

MORE INFORMATION:
Rowan Childs
Rowan@madisonreadingproject.com
Cell: (608) 347-7970

Madison Reading Project Celebrates Giving 100,000 Books This Year

Madison Reading Project delivered its 100,000th book of the year on Wednesday, Nov. 15, to the Salvation Army, Darbo Drive, kicking off the season of holiday book-giving. 

 “Whose Toes are Those?” by Jabari Asim is one of dozens of books Madison Reading Project, working with Madison Public Library, brings periodically to the Center.

“It’s another milestone along the journey of providing great books and literacy resources to children, families, and educators to encourage and inspire readers and learners,” says Rowan Childs, Madison Reading Project’s founder and executive director. “And, coincidentally, it’s also Family Literacy and Madison Reading Project month, as proclaimed by Madison’s mayor and city council.”

“We’re very proud of our role connecting the greater Dane County area with free, culturally and linguistically, diverse books and literacy resources – to ignite a love for reading,” says Deirdre Steinmetz, Madison Reading Project’s program and operations director. “Thanks to our generous community, we will continue bringing even more books to organizations and schools as we work together to support kids and educators.”

“In a season noted for honoring generous giving, we’re celebrating the opportunity to bring books to deserving children,” says Childs. “Our corporate donors, foundations, and especially individual givers during this month’s Community Book Drive make it possible to reach such a milestone. I’m so proud of our team’s determination to make every book wish come true. Reaching 100,000 is a huge achievement of our organization and helps meet our communities’ need for quality reading materials accessible to children.”

“Serendipitously, The Salvation Army, Darbo Drive location, was our very first program partner when we began in 2014. Since then we’ve added many new literacy programs to our repertoire, including our Books for Educators, where so far this year, we’ve given over 1,000 local teachers  more than 22,000 books. And, since our founding, we’ve given 478,400 books to about 303,600 kids.”

Working with the Wisconsin State Journal’s Empty Stocking Club, Madison Reading Project plans to bring more than 15,000 books to the annual holiday toy distribution event.

“With the communities’ help, we’ll work to get new books that kids want into the hands of children from birth to age 18, who may have few, if any, books in their homes,” Childs says.  

To contribute and learn more visit www.madisonreadingproject.com/communitybookdrive

Madison Reading Project is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization with a mission to connect communities with free books and literacy enrichment programs that ignite a love for reading. 

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