Thursday, August 23rd, 2012

THE HISTORY OF August 23rd, I'm ___________________ .

And I’m_______________. Today in 1927: Italian immigrants Nicola Sacco and Bartolomeo Vanzetti are executed in Massachusetts. Seven years ago, the two were among cynics who openly questioned the so-called "suicide" of anarchist Andrea Salsedo in a Bureau of Investigation office in New York.

Authorities quickly arrested Sacco and Vanzetti on charges of murdering a guard during a robbery. After today's electrocutions, trial records will suggest the two were framed because they were anarchists and foreigners.

 

Thursday, August 23rd, 2012

It's today’s Action Calendar!

Looking for Writing Assistance? This evening, there are free, one-on-one coaching sessions available between 4 and 7pm for writing projects of any kind, including school assignments, resumes and cover letters, applications, memoirs, and absolutely any other kinds of writing. This will be at Hawthorne Branch Library, 2707 E Washington Avenue. Call the library at 246-4548 to set up your one-on-one hour appointment now. Drop-ins are also welcome.

 Saturday is the National Day of Action to Support Palermo’s Striking Pizza Workers!   Join other labor activists to pressure Costco to support its own code of conduct.  This is Saturday  from 12 Noon to 1:30 pm  at Costco, 2150 Deming Way in Middleton.  For more on the national boycott of Palermo’s pizza and how you can support the workers who have been on strike in Milwaukee since May, visit sliceofjustice.com. 

There are many transactions customers can do online at the Department of Motor Vehicle’s  website. Wisconsin ID card holders can renew their ID cards online. Wisconsin ID cards that are needed for voting purposes are free. To renew your license or to obtain an ID, go to dot.wi.gov.  Call 266-9890 for more information.    

Madison Street Pulse Newspaper is looking for volunteers to write, interview, edit & fundraise.  The Street Pulse meets every Sunday at 6pm at the Memorial Union.  Check Today in the Union for room location.  Call 492-1294 or go to www.madisonstreetpulse.org for more information.