Monday, August 6th, 2012

THE HISTORY OF August 6th, I'm ___________________.

AND I'm ___________. Today in 1945: The United States drops an atomic bomb on the Japanese port city of Hiroshima, home to almost four hundred thousand people. Delivered by a B-29 Superfortress, the bomb explodes in the air and destroys more than two-thirds of the city's buildings.

About half the population is buried in ruins, burned to death by the explosion's heat, or consumed by fire. Thousands of survivors will develop radiation sickness and, in one month, hundreds more will die when makeshift hospitals and other weakened buildings crumble under a typhoon.

Monday, August 6th, 2012

Tonight, 350 Madison Presents: Candidates Forum on Energy and Climate Change, featuring Mark Pocan and Kelda Roys. Each candidate will have 5 to 10 minutes to outline his or her position on climate change, followed by a 15 to 30 minute Q&A session with the audience. This will be held tonight from 7 to 8pm at Arboretum Cohousing, 1137 Erin Street in Madison. The event is free and open to the public. For more info, contact Susan at 608-444-8857

Tonight at 6:30pm is the annual Lanterns for Peace - to remember the bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, and to call for an end to nuclear weapons and affirm peace in our time. Gather at the Tenney Park Shelter for this family-friendly event of crafts, food & sing-along between 6:30 and 7:00 PM. Then make and float illuminated lanterns with peace messages on the Tenney Park lagoon at dusk. Sponsored by Physicians for Social Responsibility, Wisconsin. This is at the Tenney Park Shelter, 1414 East Johnson. More info at 232-9945.

Tomorrow afternoon, the UW Lectures Committee with the Center for Russia, East Europe, and Central Asia present "Uyghur [oi-ger] Neighborhoods and Nationalisms in Kazakhstan".  Lecturer Sean Roberts is Associate Professor and Director of the International Development Studies Program at George Washington University.  This is Tuesday, August 7 at 4pm at in 2270 Grainger Hall, 975 University Avenue.  This is free and open to the public. Contact Jennifer at 262-3379 for more information.  

Friday, August 3rd, 2012

THE HISTORY OF August 3rd, I'm ___________________ .

And I’m__________________________________________. Today in 1913: During an Industrial Workers of the World strike at the Durst hops farms in Wheatland, California, armed county officials fire on a union meeting. An ensuing gun fight leaves four people dead, including the district attorney and sheriff.
Conditions on the Durst farms are abominable. With no water in the fields, the workers suffer from dysentery, malaria and typhoid fever. Four union officials will be arrested after the battle. Richard Ford and Herman Suhr will be convicted of murder and sentenced to life at California's Folsom penitentiary.

Friday, August 3rd, 2012

It's This Weekend’s Action Calendar!

Tonight, Absolutely Art and Café Zoma will host a reception for the works of Alison E. Mader and  Mary Lou Krase, with live music and catering by Bunky’s Café.  Following the reception, a screening of Solstice will be shown - an experimental short film that documents the experience of the Procession of the Species, a community art parade that celebrates Summer Solstice in Madison.  The art reception is tonight from 5 to 10pm, with the film starting outside at 9:30pm, at 2322 Atwood Avenue. More info at 249-9100 or absolutelyartllc.com.

Sunday, Robert Kraig, Executive Director of Citizen Action, will speak on “Supreme Court Ruling on the Affordable Care Act - What is the impact on Wisconsin?" This is hosted by Physicians for a National Health Program. This is Sunday, August 5^th at 5pm, at EVP Coffee, 3809 Mineral Point Road. More info at wisconsinpnhp@gmail.com

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 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.

Thursday, August 2nd, 2012

THE HISTORY OF August 2nd, I'm ___________________ .

AND I'm ___________. TODAY IN 1832: Illinois militia catch up with retreating Sauk Indians. Forced off their land near Rockford, Illinois, the Sauk offer a white flag of surrender at the Bad Axe River in Vernon County, Wisconsin. A militia commander will record his impressions: (quote) As we neared them they raised a white flag and endeavored to decoy us, but we were a little too old for them.”

The militia will disregard the gesture, and slaughter nearly the entire group, including women and children.  A captured Chief Black Hawk offers a surrender speech (quote): The white men do not scalp the head; but they do worse --they poison the heart.”

The State of Wisconsin will not apologize for the massacre until 1990.

Thursday, August 2nd, 2012

It's today’s Action Calendar!

Another "Madison By Bike” rolls through your neighborhood this Sunday!  Beat the heat and enjoy a relaxed group ride from Goodman to Woodman’s. It’s easier than you may think to get there by bike! The ride begins with a Safe Biking Seminar this Sunday at 1pm at the Goodman Center, 149 Waubesa Street, and will depart to Woodman’s at approximately 2pm from the Goodman Center parking lot. Join the fun this Sunday and see Madison By Bike! More info at bfw.org.

 

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 and where other media might not highlight. Email announcements at least one week before the event to kioskevent@wort-fm.org.

The South Madison Farmer’s Market is held Wednesdays from 3 to 7 at the United Church of Christ, 1501 Gilbert Road; and on Fridays from 2 to 6 pm at Villager Mall, 2300 South Park Street, and Sundays 11am-3pm on the Labor Temple Lawn, 1602 South Park Street. For more info, call 358-5834 or go to southmadisonfarmersmarket.com