Black History Month Wallpapers, February 2021
This February 2021, we are taking time to acknowledge Black History Month, a month dedicated to celebrating the contributions and achievements of African Americans throughout the United States’ history. Our team has created three wallpapers available for free download to serve as daily reminders of Black History Month. We will also hold events to help celebrate this month. Visit...
Gratitude Month Wallpapers
National Gratitude Month begins Nov. 1, and, as we approach the end of an unusual semester, we, at the Wisconsin Union, are reflecting on gratitude. We are grateful for every moment you spend with our team and every memory you make in our buildings. We know that your time is precious, and cannot begin to express our gratitude that you choose to spend time with us and for the opportunity to serve you. Our design team created wallpapers...
Raising Up Black Voices with the 2nd Black Arts Matter Festival
While studying at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, Shasparay Irvin ‘20 felt that, as prevalent and valued as the arts are in Madison, there was a lack of diversity in the arts presentation that she saw. Shasparay, a Black interdisciplinary artist and slam poet, resolved to change that. While completing her bachelor’s degree in theatre and African American studies, she began an eight-month process to create an event series, called...
Badger Bash-ify your Virtual Backgrounds
Warm up that cheering voice, because Badger football is back on Oct. 23! We could not be more excited for the athletes and for us fans. As you may have guessed, we will not hold our usual tailgate, called Badger Bash, due to COVID-19, but that can’t stop us from reminiscing about singing “Sweet Caroline” with you all on the Union South Plaza. Let’s Zoom into the gameday spirit by using the images below as our...
‘I Can’t Breathe’
In his last conscious moments, George Floyd pleaded for the chance to breathe and called out for his mother as a Minneapolis police officer held a knee against his neck for seven minutes. Floyd, a Black man, died on May 25 at the age of 46 while in police custody. The world would soon hear his last words. Not in the moment he spoke them, but throughout the months to follow, his words echoed across the world, in news stories, in...