Thursday, June 28th, 2012

THIS HISTORY OF JUNE 28th, continuing this week's special series to honor the Stonewall Rebellion anniversary

Today in 1970: Reverend Troy Perry, Carole Shepherd and Kelly Weiser begin a fast at the corner of Hollywood Boulevard and Las Palmas, a scene of frequent police harassment of gay men and lesbians. They say they will continue fasting until state officials begin measures to guarantee sexual freedom for consenting adults.

Police arrest the three for "incitement to riot," a charge that will be changed to "obstructing sidewalk traffic." Perry will spend the night in jail without food. He'll leave the next day on his own recognizance to fast and sleep for the next 10 days on the steps of the Federal Building. One July 7th, Perry will break his fast by symbolically breaking bread back at the corner of Hollywood and Las Palmas.

On August 4th, the FBI follows a tip and goes directly to a farm near the town of Philadelphia. Buried in an earthen dam are the bullet-ridden bodies of the missing men. The Neshoba county sheriff and one of his deputies will be among 21 arrested in December in connection with the murder, but all will win release on a technicality.

Thursday, June 28th, 2012

It's today’s Action Calendar!

Adventure awaits your tween or teen this summer with the Aldo Leopold Nature Center’s new Adventure Summer Camps for ages 11 to 16. They will enjoy hands-on learning and adventure with activities like orienteering, nature interpretation and photography, fishing Madison area lakes, backpacking on the Ice Age Trail and more!  For more info, call 608-221-0404 extension 1 or visit naturenet.com/alnc.

Registration is now open for the Protest on the Page Conference: Print Culture History in Opposition to Almost Anything (you can think of.) The conference will be held September 28-30, 2012 at the Pyle Center, 702 Langdon Street. For information about registration and the conference program, visit slis.wisc.edu/chpcconf.htm

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.