Thursday, May 12, 2011

Wisconsin women will gather at the Kingo Lutheran Church in Shorewood, north of Milwaukee, to discuss the impact proposed state budget cuts will have on working women and public schools – and to propose a plan of action to protect women and families. Thursday, May 12, 2011 from 6:00 to 7:30 p.m. at Kingo Lutheran Church, 1225 E. Olive St., Shorewood, WI

Learn how wards & alder districts are being re-drawn during the City redistricting process. This meeting will be held at Cherokee Middle School in the Cafeteria, 4301 Cherokee Drive at 6pm. Call 261-9980 for more information.

On Thursday, May 12th, The Silly Yak Bakery & Bread Barn, 7866 Mineral Point Road, will donate 10% of the total sales for that day to Badger Childhood Cancer Network. For the entire month of May, we will keep a "Put Your Change Here" box near the cash register to collect additional funds for this worthy organization.

Roy Zimmerman: Live From the Starving Ear is 90 minutes of Roy Zimmerman’s
wickedly inventive satirical songs. In twelve albums over twenty years, Roy has brought the sting of satire to the struggle for Peace and Social Justice. This will be held at the James Reeb Unitarian on Thursday, May 12 - 7:30 pm, 2146 E Johnson St. There is a suggested donation but no one turned away for lack of ability to pay. Go to http://royzimmerman.com/ for more information.

There will be a Plant Sale for the Habitat for Humanity ReStore today starting at 9:00am to 5 pm, while supplies last. This is at the Habitat for Humanity ReStore, 208 Cottage Grove Road. Call 255-1549 for more information.

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.

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.