Friday, April 29, 2011

This evening, as part of solidarity actions around the country, there is an Educational Leaflet and Picket. This is to call for worker's rights for the Florida farmworkers who pick Trader Joe's tomatoes. This is in front of Trader Joe's, 1864 Monroe Street, starting at 6. Check ciw-online.org for more details.

Tomorrow, Willy Street Park will hold its annual 'Green-Up-Time' plant sale. The sale features bedding plants, perennials, and Woodland plants, with some vegetables available. All proceeds benefit this community-managed park. This is at the Park, located at the corner of Williamson Street and South Brearly from 9 to 2. Call 658-6427 for more information.

Tomorrow morning the Madison Institute hosts a Progressive Round Table Discussion entitled “Building a Progressive Movement in an Age of Austerity and Corporatization”. This features Ben Manski, public interest attorney, pro-democracy advocate, executive director of Liberty Tree, and co-founder of Wisconsin Wave. This is tomorrow from 9:30 and 11:30 at Meriter Main Gate, 333 W. Main Street. For details contact themadisoninstitute.org.

Sunday, Absolutely Art will be hosting its first “Girls Day Out”. Attendees can meander through the shop, create a piece of jewelry, enjoy treats from Café Zoma, or have a chair massage by certified Massage Therapist, Sarah Austin of Sarah’s Body. Rachael Brooke of Rachael Brooke Art Jewelry will have a trunk show and lead a jewelry making class through the day. This is from 10 to 5 on Sunday. For more information, call the store at 249-9100 or check absolutelyartllc.com.

Sunday, Immigrant Workers Union is organizing this year's May Day Rally in defense of immigrant rights and solidarity with public employees. This starts at 1 in Brittingham Park. For more information, check unniondetrabajadores.org.

Thursday, April 28, 2011

This evening, complaints can be heard about the noise from F-16 jets flying over Madison. This is open to all and is at the Dane County Airport in the Skuldt Conference Room, at 5:30. Complaints can also be heard by calling the airport’s Noise Abatement Line at 246-5841 to report aircraft noise disturbances.

This evening, Green Films & Lectures series presents King Corn and Big River! With the help of friendly neighbors, biotech seeds, nitrogen fertilizers, and powerful herbicides, Cheney and Ellis plant and grow a bumper crop of America's most productive, most subsidized grain on one acre of Iowa soil. But when they tried to follow their harvest into the food system, what they found raised troubling questions. In the second film, they return to Iowa with a new mission: to investigate the environmental impact their acre of corn has had on the people and places downstream. This in Mount Horeb's United Methodist Church, 9542 County Road S, at 6:30.

Low cost spayings and neuterings for dogs and cats are available through the Dane County Humane Society and Maddie’s Fund. 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.

Wednesday, April 27, 2011

This evening “Q-Cinema” hosts a showing of the South African film “The World Unseen.” It is about two Indian, South Afrcian lesbians who fall in love in a racist, sexist and homophobic society. This will be followed by a discussion and camaraderie session. This is at 6:30 in 600 Williamson Street. Call 255-8582 for details.
 
Weekdays through April 29 the Wisconsin Network for Peace and Justice (WNPJ) holds an open “solidarity sing-a-long.” This is weekday from noon until 1:00 in the Capitol Rotunda. Songbooks will be provided. Call 250-9240 for details.
 
“Evening Meals on Wheels” needs volunteers to deliver hot, nutritious low-cost meals to older and differently abled people. Locations are flexible and the time commitment is about one hour per shift. For details call 276-7598.
 
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.
 
Low cost spayings and neuterings for dogs and cats are available through the Dane County Humane Society and Maddie’s Fund. 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.
 
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.

Tuesday, April 26, 2011

This afternoon the Pinney branch Madison Public Library has a flip filmmakers workshop for sixth through twelfth graders.  To start participants will watch a few short funny films. They will then work on an original script, explore storyboarding and create a film with a flip video camera. This is in 204 Cottage Grove Road at 1:00. Call 224-7100 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.
 
“Planned Parenthood” has a wide range of reproductive and sexual health services to keep people healthy, safe and strong. These include birth control, family planning, annual wellness exams and abortion care. There are branches throughout Wisconsin. Call 1-800-230-PLAN for details.
 
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.
 
“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.
 
“The Women and Infant Children” Nutrition program offers a wide variety of services, food and nutrition information to help keep pregnant and breastfeeding women, infants and children less than five years of age healthy and strong. For details call 267-1111.
 
Many Madison Seniors are not able to keep their lawns trim and tidy themselves. The “Madison Coalitions of Older Adults” Home Chore Volunteer Program is looking for people to help do this on either a one-time or on-going basis. Volunteers are asked to call 243-5252. 

Monday, April 25, 2011

Tomorrow morning “Take Back the Land-Madison” hosts the next in a set of events to compel M&I bank to take social responsibility, show respect to renters and homeowners and turn a property over to the community. This is in the Dane County Courthouse, 215 South Hamilton Street. They will meet on the corner of South Hamilton and Doty Streets. This is at 8:00. For details call 616-9468.
 
The Catholic Multicultural Center provides free meals Monday through Friday at 4:00 in 1862 Beld Street. Call 661-3512 for details.
 
Planned Parenthood has wide range of reproductive and sexual health services to keep people healthy, safe and strong. These include birth control, family planning, annual wellness exams and abortion care. There are branches throughout Wisconsin. Call 1-800-230-PLAN for details.
 
"The “Wheelchair Recycling Program” offers low cost, refurbished mobility and medical equipment to people that may not have the resources to obtain them new. This can include wheelchairs, walkers, bath items, grab bars and other assistive equipment for purchase. There are offices in Madison and the Greater-Milwaukee area. Contact wrp-mad@wrp.org or 608-243-1785 for details."
 
Wisconsin Books to Prisoners is a non-profit organization sponsored by “Rainbow bookstore” that sends books to prisoners in Wisconsin and other states. They believe that quote “books are tools for learning and can open minds to new ideas and fresh possibilities.”  They accept donations. Contact 426 West Gilman Street or 257-6050 for details.
 
Low cost spayings and neuterings for dogs and cats are available through the Dane County Humane Society. 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.

Friday, April 22, 2011

Tomorrow, critics of nuclear power will walk the seven miles between two Wisconsin nuclear reactor sites commemorating the 25 years since the radiation catastrophe at Chernobyl. The “Walk for a Nuclear-Free Future” will also mark the sixth week of the ongoing radiation releases from the damaged Fukushima Daiichi reactor complex in Japan. The event is free and open to the public. This begins at noon near the one-reactor Kewaunee complex by Two Rivers, Wisconsin and proceeds south along Highway 42, arriving outside the two-reactor Point Beach site around 3. A picnic is planned in the nearby Point Beach State Park. Contact Nukewatch at 715-742-4185 for more information.

Tomorrow, Olbrich Botanical Gardens holds its yearly Spring Pansy sale. It starts at 10 and continues while supplies last. The pansies are planted in fiber pots instead of hard plastic pots. The fiber pots are compostable, not plantable. There are three plants per pot. This is at Olbrich Botanical Gardens, 3330 Atwood Avenue, beginning at 10. Check www.olbrich.org for more details.

Tomorrow afternoon, the Habitat ReStore holds an Earth Day Party. This features live music from Richard Wiegel of the Midwesterners, more than 25 earth-friendly exhibition booths providing information on green building, sustainable living and other recycling/reuse options and kids activities. Sustain Rain Barrels will also be available. The event is free and at the Habitat ReStore, 208 Cottage Grove Road, from noon to 4. For more information, call the store at 661-2813.

Tomorrow afternoon, Rainbow Bookstore Cooperative and UW Slow Food will be hosting chef Kurt Michael Friese. He will be discussing his new book, "Chasing Chiles: Hot Spots Along the Pepper Trail", which he co-authored with agroecologist Kraig Kraft and ethnobotanist Gary Paul Nabhan. The book examines global climate change and its' effect on place-based foods through the lens of the ubiquitous chile pepper. This is at Rainbow Bookstore Cooperative, 426 West Gilman Street at 2. Check rainbowbookstore.org for more details.

Thursday, April 21, 2011

This afternoon, Edgewood College hosts Steve Davis, Professor of Political Science. He will discuss the impact of the proposed Wisconsin budget on the state’s environment. This is at 2 in room 104 in Sonderegger Hall at Edgewood College at 2.

This afternoon, the Department of Anthropology and the African Studies Program host Lawrence Richardson Professor of Cultural Anthropology and Director of the Center for African and African American Studies at Duke University. His lecture is entitled “Sacred Double Consciousness: The Signs of Citizenship and Spirit Possession in the Afro-American World”. This in Room 8417 of Sewell Social Science, 1180 Observatory Drive, at 4. This is free and open to the public. Check secfac.wisc.edu/lectures for more information.

Tonight, Crosshaxth Poetry Series Continues in celebration of National Poetry Month. This month's poets include Marilyn Taylor, J. L. Conrad, and Christine Holm. This is free, but donations to support the Wisconsin Books to Prisoners Project are accepted. This is at Project Lodge, 817 East Johnson Street, at 7. Check theprojectlodge.com for more information.

Wednesday, April 20, 2011

This evening the Department of Afro-American and African Studies at the University of Michigan hosts a presentation with Megan Sweeney. She will discuss quote “how women prisoners use the reading materials available to them to come to terms with their pasts”. This is in room 4191 of the Helen C. White Library at 5:30. Call 263-2945 for details.

This evening “Just Coffee” hosts an “Earth Week” Celebration. It includes a quote “local food” potluck, music by “Thistle and the Thorns” and “Breakaway” an outdoor screening of the Doctor Seuss (sue-s) classic, the “Lorax” (lore-ax). It is at 1129 East Wilson Street at 6:00. For details call 262-9036.

Weekdays through April 29 the Wisconsin Network for Peace and Justice holds an open “solidarity sing-a-long.” This is weekday from noon until 1:00 in the Capitol Rotunda. Songbooks will be provided. Call 250-9240 for details.

“Volunteer Income Tax Assistance” and “Taxpayer Counseling for the Elderly” of the “Internal Revenue Service” and others provide income tax assistance to low-income, differently-abled, non-English speaking, or elderly people. This may include free IRS electronic filing of tax returns. There are various times and locations. For details call 266-2772.

Evening Meals on Wheels needs volunteers to deliver hot, nutritious low-cost meals to older and differently abled people. Locations are flexible and the time commitment is about one hour per shift. For details call 276-7598.

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.

Tuesday, April 19, 2011

Tomorrow at noon there is a gathering entitled, “Beyond the Rotunda- If It’s Our House- Let’s Use It!” The North Wing Hearing Room of the State Capitol is going to be used to quote “explore mixed use spaces that are not intended for music”. Call 241-0018 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.

Planned Parenthood has a whole range of reproductive and sexual health services to keep people healthy, safe and strong. These include birth control, family planning, annual wellness exams and abortion care. There are branches throughout Wisconsin. Call 1-800-230-PLAN for details.

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.

“Volunteer Income Tax Assistance” and “Taxpayer Counseling for the Elderly” of the “Internal Revenue Service” and others provide income tax assistance to low-income, differently-abled, non-English speaking, or elderly people. This may include free IRS electronic filing of tax returns. There are various times and locations. For details call 266-2772.

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.

The Women and Infant Children Nutrition program offers a wide variety of services, food and nutrition information to help keep pregnant and breastfeeding women, infants and children less than five years of age healthy and strong. For details call 267-1111.

Monday, April 18, 2011

This morning there is a “Tax the Rich” day rally. The group, “Tax Resists” and others will hold a tax day action and teach-in to educate people about Wisconsin corporations that cheat on taxes. This will begin at 11:30 by the “Madison Club”, 5 East Wilson Street. At 12:15 the rally will proceed to Chase Bank, 2 East Mifflin Street. For details call 438-1260.

This evening on WORT’s “Access Hour” the host plays an evening of “Latin American Jazz” and local music focusing on that from Peru. That’s at 7:00. Call 256-2001 for details.

Planned Parenthood has whole range of reproductive and sexual health services to keep people healthy, safe and strong. These include birth control, family planning, annual wellness exams and abortion care. There are branches throughout Wisconsin. Call 1-800-230-PLAN for details.

"The “Wheelchair Recycling Program” offers low cost, refurbished mobility and medical equipment to people that may not have the resources to obtain them new. This can include wheelchairs, walkers, bath items, grab bars and other assistive equipment for purchase. There are offices in Madison and the Greater-Milwaukee area. Contact wrp-mad@wrp.org or 608-243-1785 for details."

Wisconsin Books to Prisoners is a non-profit organization sponsored by “Rainbow bookstore” that sends books to prisoners in Wisconsin and other states. They believe that quote “books are tools for learning and can open minds to new ideas and fresh possibilities.” They accept donations. Contact 426 West Gilman Street or 257-6050 for details.

Low cost spayings and neuterings for dogs and cats are available through the Dane County Humane Society. 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.

Friday, April 15, 2011

As part of Tornado and Severe Weather Awareness Week, the City of Madison Fire Department and Dane County Emergency Management are partnering for a one-day sale of weather radios. The radio being distributed is the Midland model WR-100 and will include 4 double A batteries. The batteries provide back-up power in the event of a power outage. The sale is tomorrow from 8 to noon at Madison's Firehouse #6, 825 West Badger Road.

Tomorrow, Isthmus celebrates the fourth annual Isthmus Green Day aimed to help people make life greener and healthier for themselves, the city and the whole planet. It features a line-up of local speakers to talk about the importance of shortening the distance from farm to table, a town hall discussion on healthy and fresh food in our schools, and more. This is at the Monona Terrace from 9 to 5. There is a ticket charge. Check thedailypage.com/green for more information.

Tomorrow, Madison Public Library hosts a free showing of Bhutto, an Independent Lens film by Duane Baughman on the life of former Pakistani Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto. A discussion will follow. This is at the Madison Public Library, Central Library 201 West Mifflin Street, at 1. Check itvs.org/films/Bhutto for information on the film.

Thursday, April 14, 2011

Today through Saturday, the University of Wisconsin-Madison Dance Department presents “Vis-á-Vis: A Concert of Dance and Community”. It will premier three nights of dance works informed and inspired by visual art, artists, post-modern dance choreography, and martial arts. This is at the Margaret H’Doubler Performance Space in Lathrop Hall, 1050 University Avenue, tonight through Saturday at 8. Tickets may be purchased in advance through the Campus Arts Ticketing Box Office at uniontheater.wisc.edu or at 265-2787.

Tonight, Pilgrims of Ibillin sponsor Bruce Bradley, who will give a performance of "We Belong to the Land", based on the autobiography of Father Elias Chacour. Father Chacour has been working for peace in Israel and Palestine through the multicultural Mar Elias School in Ibillin, where Christians, Jews, Muslims and Druze are educated side-by-side. This is at 7 in Anderson Auditorium at Edgewood College. Refreshments will be served. Donations accepted for the Desktop Project at Mar Elias, part of Father Chacour's continuing endeavor to bring peace through education. For more information, call 608-643-8026.

Saturday, Echo Valley Hope hosts a benefit concert for Veterans For Peace at Echo Valley Farm in Ontario, Wisconsin with Milwaukee musician and veteran Jason Moon - with Thacia, Anna Stange, Galynne & MarkOnDrums, and Richard Munier. There is a suggested donation. This is at noon. Contact Echo Valley Hope at 608-337-4871 or echovalleyhope.org for directions.

Wednesday, April 13. 2011

This evening “Alliance for Animals hosts speaker, “Hannah West”, the founder of Madison’s first “VeganFest”. She will speak about her own journey to “vegan living.” She will then introduce the short film “A Life Connected”. This is in the Alicia Ashman library, 733 North Highpoint Road at 7:00. Call 257-6333 for details.

The Insurgent Radio Kiosk is a five minute pre-recorded segment featuring a commentary, this-day-in-history, and a calendar of daily events. Events must be low cost or non-profit and of interest to people in and around the WORT listening area. They also should interest people who other media might not highlight. Mail announcements at least one week before the event to the Kiosk at WORT-fm, 118 South Bedford Street, Madison, Wisconsin or e-mail kioskevent@wort-fm.org.

The Interfaith Coalition for Worker Justice (ICWJ) and Madison Urban Ministry (MUM) have organized nightly vigils sponsored by different faith communities at the State Capitol. Call 255-0376 or 256-0906 for details.

Weekdays through April 29 the Wisconsin Network for Peace and Justice (WNPJ) holds an open “solidarity sing-a-long.” This is weekday from noon until 1:00 in the Capitol Rotunda. Songbooks will be provided. Call 250-9240 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.

“Volunteer Income Tax Assistance” and “Taxpayer Counseling for the Elderly” of the “Internal Revenue Service” and others provide income tax assistance to low-income, differently-abled, non-English speaking, or elderly people. This may include free IRS electronic filing of tax returns. There are various times and locations. For details call 266-2772.

Tuesday, April 12, 2011

This evening the “Student Sierra Coalition” hosts a screening of the movie. “Carbon Nation.” This will be followed by a discussion via “Skype” with the movie’s director. This is in room 1310 of Sterling Hall at 7:15. Call 256-0565 for details.

This evening “Peace Economics” a “Wisconsin Network for Peace and Justice” group hosts a showing of the video, “Peace Economics.” It is about quote “economic disaster created by high levels of military spending for long periods of time”. This is at 7:00 in the Sequoya (say “Se-koi-ya,” like the tree) branch of the Madison Public Library, 4340 Tokay (say Tow-k) Boulevard. For details call 230-6640.

This evening the “Madison Area Peace Coalition” an “open mic” to discuss the “Libyan” war during its next meeting. This is at 7:00 in the “Wil-Mar Neighborhood Center”, 953 Jenifer Street at 7:00. Call 241-1437 for details.

This evening as part of, the “Wisconsin Academy of Sciences, Arts and Letters' Academy Evenings” conversation series, two Wisconsin water experts, “Rebecca Klaper” and “Mark Sandheinrich” speak about the state of Wisconsin's waterways. The program is entitled, “Water Course: A Conversation on the Health of Wisconsin's Lakes and Rivers”. This is 7:00 pm at the Madison Museum of Contemporary Art lecture hall in the Overture Center for the Arts, 221 State Street. Call 263-1692 for details.

The Respite Center is a safe place for kids, ages birth to fourteen, whose families are under stress or in crisis. They are looking for volunteers to play with kids four hours a week. Training is required. Call 244-5730 for details.

The Women and Infant Children Nutrition program offers a wide variety of services, food and nutrition information to help keep pregnant and breastfeeding women, infants and children less than five years of age healthy and strong. For details call 267-1111.

Monday, April 11, 2011

This evening on WORT’s “Access Hour” “Savage Class War Radio” continues. There will undoubtedly be lots of conversation concerning recent local events and the impact on the on-going political climate. That’s at 7:00. Call 256-2001 for details.

"The “Wheelchair Recycling Program” offers low cost, refurbished mobility and medical equipment to people that may not have the resources to obtain them new. This can include wheelchairs, walkers, bath items, grab bars and other assistive equipment for purchase. There are offices in Madison and the Greater-Milwaukee area. Contact wrp-mad@wrp.org or 608-243-1785 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.

The Parental Stress line helps prevent child abuse by connecting parents who are stressed or feeling alone with volunteers who talk with them by phone. Training is necessary. Call 241-4888 extension 26 for details.

Wisconsin Books to Prisoners is a non-profit organization sponsored by “Rainbow bookstore” that sends books to prisoners in Wisconsin and other states. They believe that quote “books are tools for learning and can open minds to new ideas and fresh possibilities.” They accept donations. Contact 426 West Gilman Street or 257-6050 for details.

Evening Meals on Wheels needs volunteers to deliver hot, nutritious low-cost meals to older and differently abled people. Locations are flexible and the time commitment is about one hour per shift. For details call 276-7598.

Friday, April 8, 2011

Tomorrow, UW Students hold a suicide prevention walk to raise awareness of suicide on campuses. The group hopes to provide the opportunity to talk openly with other students who were hurting. This begins on Library Mall at 11 and follows Lakeshore Path. This is free an open to all of the public. The group is selling t-shirts to support the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention.

Tomorrow, Rainbow Bookstore Cooperative hosts social justice activist and UCLA professor Paul Von Blum. He will He will discuss his new memoir, "A Life at the Margins", and reflecting upon
his years as an educator for social justice and participant in popularmovements from the 1960's til present day. This is at Rainbow Bookstore Co-op, 426 West Gilman Street, at 2. Call the Bookstore at 257-6050 for more details.

Tomorrow, the Socialist Potluck hosts Dr. Kim Scipes, a member of the National Writers Union and Assistant Professor of Sociology at Purdue University North Central. He will speak about his recent book on the AFL-CIO's foreign policy “The AFL-CIO's Secret War Against Developing Country Workers: Solidarity or Sabotage?” The Socialist Potluck is an opportunity for socialist to come together to discuss issues. Bring a dish or drink to share. This is at the WilMar Center, 953 Jenifer Street, at 5:30. Call 241-2829 for more information.

Tomorrow evening, Tom Chapin, along with longtime band members Michael Mark and Jon Cobert, will appear in concert at the Monroe Arts Center. This is at the Center, 1315 11th Street in Monroe at 7:30. Reserved seat tickets can be purchased by calling the box office at 608-325-5700.

Sunday morning, Madison Hours hold its monthly Pancake Breakfast. All pancakes are organic and vegan with nuts or fruits. The breakfast also features oven-roasted potatoes, organic fair trade coffee, orange juice, and live music. Madison HOURS promotes local trade through local currency. This is at the Wilmar Center, 953 Jenifer Street from 8:30 to 11. Check madisonhours.org for more details.

Thursday, April 7, 2011

Tonight, the Center for the History of Print Culture hosts Amanda Lenhart of the Pew Research Center's Internet and American Life Project. She give a talk entitled “From Texting to Twitter: Digital Media Across Generations”. Refreshments are provided. This is in 4217 Helen C. White Hall, 600 North Park Street, at 7. Call 263-2900 for more information.

Tomorrow morning, a collection of University groups host a free lecture by MIT Professor Hanna Rose Shell. She will give a talk entitled “Refashioning Identity: Secondhand Clothing in Haiti & the Diaspora”. It examines "pèpè," or secondhand clothes imported into Haiti from North America. Recycled clothes wear the traces and bear the burdens of an increasingly global history of American material culture. This is in L160 of L160 Conrad A. Elvehjem Building at 8:30 am. Check visualculture.wisc.edu for more details.

This weekend, the Wisconsin People's Assembly meets to build lasting personal connections with Wisconsinites coming from all trades, communities, and backgrounds. This first Wisconsin People's Assembly will focus on three common themes: Building a Popular Movement that overcomes segregation and discrimination and unites all of us in common cause; Direct Action Campaigning in order to achieve the will of the people when the official government closes its doors to us; and Winning Democracy by strengthening local democracy, expanding participation, democratizing elections, and amending our constitution. This is at the Downtown MATC at 211 North Carroll Street. It begins at noon on Saturday and ends Sunday at 8. Check wisconsinwave.org for more information.

Wednesday, April 6, 2011

This afternoon “We are Change, Wisconsin” hosts “Richard Gage” the founder of “Architects and Engineers for 9/11 Truth.” This is a fundraiser for Gage’s talk tomorrow at the University. This is at 2:00 in the “Weary Traveler”, 1201 Williamson Street. Call Eric at 249-2612 for details.

The Interfaith Coalition for Worker Justice and Madison Urban Ministry have organized nightly vigils sponsored by different faith communities at the State Capitol. Call 255-0376 or 256-0906 for details.

Weekdays through April 29 the Wisconsin Network for Peace and Justice holds an open “solidarity sing-a-long.” This is weekday from noon until 1:00 in the Capitol Rotunda. Songbooks will be provided. Call 250-9240 for details.

Evening Meals on Wheels needs volunteers to deliver hot, nutritious low-cost meals to older and differently abled people. Locations are flexible and the time commitment is about one hour per shift. For details call 276-7598.

Tuesday, April 5, 2011

Today is voting day in Madison. Several key positions are contested and there are important referenda under consideration. Listeners can find their polling place or get voter registration questions answered by calling the city clerk’s office at 266-4601 or logging on to http://www.cityofmadison.com/clerk/. Two Madison cab companies are offering free rides to polling places. For details call Badger cab at 256-5566 or Union cab at 242-2000 before 7:00.

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.

“Volunteer Income Tax Assistance” and “Taxpayer Counseling for the Elderly” of the “Internal Revenue Service” and others provide income tax assistance to low-income, differently-abled, non-English speaking, or elderly people. This may include free IRS electronic filing of tax returns. There are various times and locations. For details call 266-2772.

On-going the James Watrous Gallery hosts an exhibit 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 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.

The Women and Infant Children (WIC) Nutrition program offers a wide variety of services, food and nutrition information to help keep pregnant and breastfeeding women, infants and children less than five years of age healthy and strong. For details call 267-1111.

Monday, April 4, 2011

Today there is a series of events commemorating the anniversary of the assassination of Reverend Doctor Martin Luther King Junior. There will be a noon-time rally at the City-County building and a candlelight vigil at 5:00 on Martin Luther King Junior Boulevard. Included will be a performance by “Michelle Shocked” and a speech by “Jesse Jackson.” For details call 414-771-0700 or go to www.wer-1.org.

Today at noon on WORT’s “A Public Affair” host Brenda Konkel speaks with members of the “Move to Amend Coalition.” They will talk about the referendum on speech as money and corporate personhood. Call 256-2001 for details.

This evening WORT’s “Access Hour” features “Horror Hip Hop with Nightmares on Milwaukee Street”. That’s at 7:00. Call 256-2001 for details.

The Interfaith Coalition for Worker Justice and Madison Urban Ministry have organized nightly vigils sponsored by different faith communities at the State Capitol building. Call 255-0376 or 256-0906 for details.

"The “Wheelchair Recycling Program” offers low cost, refurbished mobility and medical equipment to people that may not have the resources to obtain them new. This can include wheelchairs, walkers, bath items, grab bars and other assistive equipment for purchase. There are offices in Madison and the Greater-Milwaukee area. Contact wrp-mad@wrp.org or 608-243-1785 for details."

Wisconsin Books to Prisoners is a non-profit organization sponsored by “Rainbow bookstore” that sends books to prisoners in Wisconsin and other states. They believe that quote “books are tools for learning and can open minds to new ideas and fresh possibilities.” They accept donations. Contact 426 West Gilman Street or 257-6050 for details.