September 20

Tuesday the School for Workers and the University of Wisconsin extension, Outreach and E-learning sponsor a talk and workshop by Betsy Leondar-Wright, Communications Director with United for a Fair Economy. They are based on her book "Class Matters: Cross Class Alliance Building for Middle-Class Activists". Attendees may choose from a workshop at 1:00 or an evening talk at 7:00. Call 265-4923 for details.

Tuesday afternoon "Toward an Africa Without Borders" hosts an Africa Awareness Rally. The organization is bringing together campus groups and community figures to promote understanding and awareness of African issues and concerns. There will be African art, music and poetry. This is at 3:00 on the Library Mall. Call 226-0535 for details.

Every third Tuesday of the month Access to Independence holds a meeting of the grassroots community group "Open Up!" The group focuses on breaking down barriers that deny people with disabilities access to public places and particularly on local, readily achievable issues that prevent people with disabilities from being able to participate in the community. This is at 6:00. Call 242-8484 for details.

Tuesday evening the Madison Fair Trade Action Alliance (MadFTAA), the IWW Madison Branch, Student Labor Action Coalition and others host the UW-Madison Fall Semester Social Justice Film Series. It continues with "Granito de Arena". A reception with the filmmaker and food follows. This is at 7:00 in room 3650 of the Humanities building. Call 262-9036 for details.

Wednesday morning Doctor Susan Mcfadden, PHD and chair of the University of Wisconsin, Oshkosh Psychology Department speaks. She authored "Aging, Spirituality, And Religion: A Handbook" She will speak about the "Spirituality Of Aging". This is at 10:00 at the Meriter Retirement Community, 333 West Main Street. Call 267-6480 for details.

Wednesday at noon on WORT’s A Public Affair host Barb Golden speaks with Karen Bond of the Media Watch project in Chicago about the mainstream media coverage of the hurricane and its aftermath. They will focus on the race and class implications of the coverage and what this means for race relations in the country. Call 256-2001 for details.