Wednesday, August 29th, 2012

THE HISTORY OF August 29th, I'm___________________ .

And I’m ___________. Today in 1921: Newspapers report that Ku Klux Klan members have tarred and feathered 43 Texans in the past seven days. During the fear and repression following World War One, the Klan has made an astonishing comeback. The group's platform attacks African Americans, Catholics and Jews.

By 1924, the Klan will have 4.5 million members and enormous political clout in some states. At Indiana's Republican convention in 1923, the state Klan head will walk down the aisle with a pistol strapped to his waist. Georgia's Klan chief, Hiram Wesley Evans, will run for president. In Texas, the Klan will control two-thirds of the states county conventions.

 

Wednesday, August 29th, 2012

It’s Today’s Action Calendar!

Volunteers are needed with Canopy Center to help run concession stands at UW football games for all seven home games during the 2012 season. This is a wholesale stand which operates to restock vendors walking through the crowds. They are looking for help with as few or as many games as you are willing to volunteer. For more info, contact Sarah at 729-1130 or visit canopycenter.org.

The School for Workers will host Internal Organizing, a course to mobilize union members and build solidarity and involvement in the workplace, on Saturday, September 15 from 8:30 to 4:30 at the Anderson United Way Center on Atwood Avenue in Madison. This course is co-sponsored by the South Central Labor Federation.  There is a cost for this course, and economic hardship scholarships are available. More details are available at schoolforworkers@uwex.edu or call 608-262-2112.

Literacy Network offers free tutors and English as a Second Language, or ESL, classes to adults throughout Madison and Dane County. The Fall 2012 schedule for ESL classes is now available. Some classes require registration. All are offered free of charge. There is free childcare offered for some classes. In addition to classes and tutors, Literacy Network also offers a computer lab, lending library, and online resources for adult learners. For more info, visit litnetwork.org or call 244-3911.