October 26

Wednesday evening
Community Action on Latin America and others present "Broken Families and Broken Promises." It is a presentation by Jose Isabel (Chabelo) Membreno. He is a visiting community organizer with CCR in El Salvador. CCR is a grassroots campesino movement in Chalatenango, El Salvador. This is at 7:00 in the Pres House, 731 State Street. Call 251-9280 for details.

Wednesday at noon
on this pledge drive edition of A Public Affair host Esty Dinur speaks with Frances Fox Piven, CUNY Graduate School professor of sociology and political science, author most recently of "The War at Home: The Domestic Costs of Bush's Militarism." Call 256-2001 for details or to donate.


WORT’s
pledge drive (Thirty years in your ears) runs until November fifth. There is still a need for phone answerers. Volunteers for these positions and other donations will be met by lots of gratitude, a warm fuzzy feeling and yummy free food. To volunteer or donate call 256-2001.

A new charity
has been set up to investigate, report and help children Of Iraq particularly regarding effects of depleted uranium, injured or killed in United States raids, malnutrition or abuse. Contact for details.


Wednesday, October twenty sixth, 2005


Wednesday evening
Progressive Dane holds a general membership meeting. Particularly they will vote to approve the revised County Platform and revised Candidate Agreement. This is at the downtown public library, 201 West Mifflin Street at 6:30. Call 257-4985 for details.

Until October
thirty first donations are being accepted for Pakistani earthquake victims. Specifically they need baby clothes and items,sweaters, coats, blankets, gloves, mittens, sleeping bags and tents. They can be taken to the Madison Urgent Care Clinic at 6200 Nesbitt Road. Call 658-2811 for details.

The Community Action Coalition
for South Central Wisconsin is helping to address the hunger in Madison with their "Thanksgiving Basket Program". Each basket will contain enough food for a Thanksgiving meal for households needing assistance. For details about donating call 246-4730. To get help call 246-4357 (or 246-HELP).

The University of Wisconsin
, Madison School of Ecology hosts an art exhibit entitled "Weavings of War: Fabrics of Memory". It is about how for years textile artists around the world have broken with tradition to depict their personal experiences of modern warfare. This is at 1300 Linden Drive through December eleventh. Call 262-8815 for details.

The Home Chore Volunteer Program is seeking volunteers to help older people by doing household chores, such as yard work or snow shoveling that may be difficult for them, making living at home impossible. Call 223-3100 for more information, or, to volunteer.