For August 23

Monday, August 22, 2005

Monday at noon everyone is welcome at a peace vigil. This is "bring a friend day". It is in front of the post office at the corner of Martin Luther King Junior Boulevard. For details call 277-8466. Participants are encouraged to bring peace signs and banners for this on-going event.

Monday evening there is a Healthy Families Healthy City public forum to discuss paid sick leave for Madison employees. This concerns a proposed ordinance to mandate that Madison employers provide paid sick leave. This is at 7:00 in the office of the Interfaith Coalition for Worker Justice, 2234 A South Park Street in the Villager Mall. Call 255-0376 for details.

Tina Campbell, Madison resident and mother of a three year old was involved in the Justice for Janitors campaign. Recently her life was taken. The Marcus Fudge Benefit fund was set up to help her son in the future. Listeners who would like to donate funds to help Marcus may contact Associated Bank at 6300 University Avenue, Middleton, Wisconsin, 53562.

"Through a Painter’s Eye: Twenty Views of Taliesin" is the current art exhibit at The Frank Lloyd Wright Visitors Center. Madison Graduate Artist L. Genevieve Davis, M.F.A of Milwaukee created these paintings of Taliesin. This is at the Frank Lloyd Wright Visitor’s Center in Spring Green, Wisconsin from now through October. Call 877-588-7900 extension 225 for details.

The Community Action Coalition Food Co-op helps people to extend their food budget. For a small advanced fee participants receive fresh food worth at least twice as much money. There are various pick-up dates and places throughout Madison. Call Ken at 246-4730, extension 205 for more information.

Tuesday, August 23, 2005

Tuesday evening Madison Area Peace Coalition and Rainbow Bookstore Cooperative host a presentation with Pacifica Radio reporter Aaron Glantz. He recently wrote a book entitled "How America Lost Iraq". This is in the Wil-Mar Neighborhood Center, 953 Jenifer Street at 7:00. Call 257-6050 for details.

Wednesday at noon on WORT’s A Public Affair host Esty Dinur speaks with David Enders who has just returned from Iraq. He is the author of "Baghdad Bulletin". Call 256-2001 for details.

The Homeshare Program at Independent Living Incorporated matches older adults with working people or students who are in need of low cost housing and are able to provide some assistance around the house. Call 274-6900 and ask for Homeshare for details.

Briarpatch seeks volunteers to work with teens in crises, either by answering the crises line, providing emergency shelter or acting as family counselors. Some positions may require training. Call Debi at 251-6211 for details.