Tuesday, March 15, 2011

This evening there is an open mic poetry night. This is in the “People's Art Collective,” 2402 Daniels Street at 6:00. It is on the third Tuesday of every month. Call 920-285-8298 for details.

Listeners who wish to may call their State Senators and urge them to vote against the Governor's bill to gut state employee rights. The phone number is 877-753-5578.  For details or for updates concerning actions call South Central Federation of Labor at 256-5111.To volunteer to staff phone banks in downtown Madison please call Greg Neil at 556-9521.
 
Currently there is a showing entitled, “Wisconsin Labor: A Contemporary Portrait”.  The exhibit uses photographs by six artists to examine the diversity of Wisconsin’s labor force.  This is at the Overture Center, 201 State Street. The display runs through April 10 and will include several gallery talks. Gallery hours are flexible daily excluding Mondays. Call 265-2500 for details.
 
The Insurgent Radio Kiosk welcomes listener commentaries on subjects of interest to the W.O.R.T. listening community. Commentaries are limited to two minutes. Interested people who wish to do a Kiosk commentary may call the station at 256-2001 and leave a message for the Kiosk.
 
In light of recent developments regarding Wisconsin Republican Assembly and Senate actions there are several recall initiatives. Listeners may get more information by logging on to “recall the republican8.com” or by calling the Teaching Assistants Association (TAA) at 256-4375. For more information concerning the Capitol protests log on to “defendwisconsin.org.”