Tuesday, November 17, 2009

This evening the Edgewood College Social Science Department and others co-sponsor a presentation by Ray Krone. He was the one hundredth United States citizen to be exonerated from a capital crime since the 1973 moratorium on the death penalty. This is at 7:00 in room 313 of Edgewood College’s DiRicci Gallery. Call 663-2200 for details.

On-going the Chazen Museum of Art, 800 University Avenue exhibits photographs by James Gill. These large-format color portraits feature veterans from World War II, Korea and Vietnam. They have talked about their experiences with the “Wisconsin Stories Project”. Call 263-2068 for details. It runs daily except Monday until January third.

“The Worker’s Rights Center helps people resolve workplace problems”. This includes firing for “no match” letters, non-payment of wages or overtime, discrimination, or not caring for an employee hurt on the job. The office is in the “Villager Mall”, 2300 South Park Street. Call 255-0376 for details.

“Dane County Friends of Ferals” volunteers are dedicated to bettering the future of feral cats. Their mission is to establish a no-kill standard and promote the value and well-being of Dane County area feral cats. Call 467-4067 for details.

“The Alliance for Animals” (AFA) has volunteer opportunities to help animals. These might include tabling at the Farmer’s Market, distributing pro-animal literature or joining the Antivivisection Committee. For details visit allanimals.org or call 257-6333.

Dane County Humane Society has low cost spayings and neuterings available for dogs and cats. There are various times and prices and they include an FVRCP vaccine. Caretakers of feral or free-roaming cats can be helped as well. Call 838-0413 extension 103 for an appointment or details.