Thursday, March 24, 2011

Today on "A Public Affair", Allen Ruff hosts Middle East historian Joel Beinen, former head of the Middle East Studies Associationand specialist on the Egyptian workers' movement. He returned not long ago from two years in Cairo. They will discuss recent developments across the Middle East, the popular movements' successes and the problems they face. This is on WORT at noon. Call 256-2001 with your questions and comments.

This afternoon, the the General Library System and the Department of English Funding Courtesy of the Anonymous Fund host Carla Harryman Assistant Professor, Creative Writing Program Eastern Michigan University. Her lecture is entitled “Felix: A Series of New Writing Presents Carla Harryman”. This in the Memorial Union, Room 126, at 4:30. This is free and open to the public. Check secfac.wisc.edu/lectures for more information.

This evening, Constance Steinkuehler, Assistant Professor of Curriculum and Instruction and expert on virtual worlds, moderates a panel entitled “From Texting to Twitter: Digital Media Across Generations”. The panel includes Gary Sandefur, Dean of Letters and Science; Aaron Brower, Vice Provost for Teaching and Learning; Sara McKinnon, Visiting Assistant Professor of Communication Arts; Gemma Wilson, UW undergraduate; and Matt Wisniewski, creator of a viral video about the recent protests at the Capitol. This is at the Pyle Center, 702 Langdon Street, at 5:30. Check uwex.edu/pyle/ for more details.

Tonight is the 2nd I.W.U. Fundraising Banquet. The event features Peruvian Buffet by Chef Maritza Paz, Live Music including Son Mudanza and African Singer Edi Gbordzi, a silent auction and raffle prizes. Keynote speaker is Leone Jose Bicchieri, who has almost 20 years experience organizing Latino and other immigrant workers. He is the executive director of the Chicago Workers Collaborative, a worker center which organizes low-wage workers to understand and fight for their rights. There is a ticket charge. It is at the Brink Lounge, 701 East Washington Avenue, at 6. Check uniondetrabajadores.org for more details or to get tickets.

Tonight, the Rock County Progressives hold a forum on the importance of electing Joanne Kloppenburg to Wisconsin’s Supreme Court to counter Governor Walker’s agenda of ending public union workers’ collective bargaining rights in Wisconsin. This is at Basics Cooperative, 1711 Lodge Drive in Janesville. From 6:30 to 8. For further information e-mail RockCountyProgressives@Gmail.com.

Tomorrow afternoon, the the School of Music, the Graduate Academic Music Students Association, and the Department of Communication Arts host Kiri Miller Manning Assistant Professor of Music Brown University American Council of Learned Societies Fellow. His lecture is entitled “Playing Along: Digital Media and Virtual Performance”. This in Grainger Hall, 975 University Avenue, at 4. This is free and open to the public. Check secfac.wisc.edu/lectures for more information.

The Madison Infoshop invites you to collaborate on a ‘zine compiling people's stories of the Capitol Occupation in Madison that began on February 15th, 2011. Add your stories, essays, photos, art, poetry, song lyrics, and more. Deadline for submissions is April 22. You can drop off submissions during open shop hours, or mail it to: Occupation Zine c/o The Madison Infoshop, 1019 Williamson Street #B, Madison, WI 53703 or email your piece to: occupationzine@gmail.com.