Friday, November 4, 2011

This Friday and Saturday, the play "Naked Darrow" will be shown at the First Unitarian Society, 900 University Bay Drive. 'Naked Darrow' is a Wisconsin premiere of a provocative new drama on the life of Clarence Darrow - the most hated and beloved attorney in our history, starring the nationally touring actor Gary Anderson. Shows start at 7:30pm and tickets are available at the door. Brought to you by the Social Justice Program. Call 233-9774 ext 125

Join other labor activists for a two day exploration about how Latinos can improve their work lives through union power and ways for unions to better organize, represent, and involve Latino workers. The focus on Friday will be on union strategies for organizing and involving Latino workers. Saturday's focus will be on Latino workers utilizing the potential power of union participation. Workshop topics include 'Dealing with the Language Barrier', 'Linking Union Activists to Latino Community Organizations', 'OSHA Rights for Latino Workers', 'Fighting Wage Theft', and many other topics. The conference will be conducted bilingually and interpretation will be available. Hosted by the Wisconsin State AFL-CIO, South Central Federation of Labor, UW School for Workers, Voces de la Frontera, the Milwaukee Labor Council and many more. To register call 414-588-5252 or email lclaa@lclaamilwaukee.org

Absolutely Art & Café Zoma are proud to feature the artwork of Susan Lukas, Nancy Welch and Judy Landsman for the month of November. Stop by and enjoy live music by Christine Costanzo & Steve Schad and catering by Bunky’s Café. The opening reception is tonight from 5-9pm. The show will run 11/1/11-11/30/11.

Need help using a computer? Receive individualized help with setting up an email account, improving your computer skills, using specific web sites, and more. Computer help starts at 9am this Saturday at the Madison Public Library, Central Library 201 W. Mifflin St. Call 266-6350 for a 50 minute appointment or for more information. Drop-ins welcome if space available.

Food Pantry Benefit 'Jam 4 Cans' is this Saturday, starting at 11am. at the VFW Hall, 301 Cottage Grove Road. Admission is 3 non-perishable Food Items or a small monetary donation. Many bands will be playing and a raffle will be held between bands. All proceeds profit local food pantries that assist those may not otherwise have a holiday meal. Contact Colleen Bronkhorst at jam4canscb@gmail.com.

Space Place family workshops are offered every Saturday at 10am for children ages 6-10 and their parents ath the UW Space Place, 2300 South Park Street . The workshops are free and open to the public. No registration is required but attendance is LIMITED TO 50 people.

Goodwill is holding a free computer collection drive on Madison’s west side. Sunday from noon to 3pm at 4530 Verona Road. Goodwill accepts working and nonworking computers, hard drives, monitors, keyboards and mice and just about anything that can be attached to a computer (e.g., printers, speakers, cords). Goodwill also accepts Microsoft Xbox and Zune systems and peripherals. For more information about the program, visit dell.com/reconnect or call 608-246-3140.