tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-57602424789148733612024-03-05T00:43:11.269-06:00Forward Forum ExchangeAn interactive forum for the listeners and guests of the progressive talk show, "Forward Forum," which airs Sunday afternoons from 2-3 pm Central Time on WTDY, 1670 am in Madison, WI and streams live and podcasts at <a href="http://www.wtdy.com"> www.wtdy.com</a>. <p>Show webpage: <a href="http://www.forwardforum.net">www.forwardforum.net</a></p> <p>Program Host: John Quinlan</p>
<p> 608-321-1670(local)</p> <p>1-877-867-1670 (national, toll-free)</p>John Quinlanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00559652976113514462noreply@blogger.comBlogger36125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5760242478914873361.post-11725808060611065512010-09-24T11:23:00.000-05:002010-09-24T11:23:17.925-05:00"More Than Witnesses" Book Reading and Other Events Highlighted on Sept. 24, 2010 A Public Affair on WORTQuick Links to the September 24, 2010 edition of A Public Affair on WORT (<a href="http://www.wort-fm.org/">www.wort-fm.org)</a><br />
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<a href="http://www.morethanwitnesses.blogspot.com/">More Than Witnesses at the WI Book Festival</a><br />
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<a href="http://www.wisconsinbookfestival.com/">Wisconsin Book Festival </a><br />
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<a href="http://www.netrootswisconsin.org/">Saturday's Netroots Wisconsin New Media Conference</a><br />
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<a href="http://www.marylouwilliamscentennial.org/">Mary Lou Williams Madison Centennial Events</a><br />
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Further updates to follow.John Quinlanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00559652976113514462noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5760242478914873361.post-85810069968714862472009-09-07T02:43:00.003-05:002009-09-08T10:23:57.546-05:00Forward Forum loses time slot for now; but it will live on!Sunday, Sept. 6th represented the last scheduled day of broadcast for "Forward Forum," an award-winning progressive talk and public affairs show which began broadcasting in January of 2005. An active search is now underway for a new home for the broadcast. Please watch this space for developments.<br /><br />In the meantime, Forward Forum host John Quinlan will continue his two decade-long commitment as a volunteer broadcast at <a href="http://www,wort-fm.org/">WORT-FM</a>, 89.9 FM, Madison's nationally-renowned listener-sponsored station. This includes serving as a guest host, and will result in his producing some special projects.<br /><br />That new tradition begins on Monday, Sept. 7th, at 6:30pm, when he will host and produce a special Labor Day edition of "In Our Backyard," focusing on Immigrants Workers and Immigrants Rights developments along the US-Mexican border. This special is made possible, in large part, to the reporting and activism of Leila Pine and Craig McComb, a Madison couple who live part of the year in Tucson.<br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">Also, although there will be a slight delay, archived versions of our August 30th and Sept. 6th Forward Forum shows (see below) will be available shortly.</span><br /><br />If you're on Facebook, please see this "<a href="http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=129038391895&ref=mf">Facebook Friends of Forward Forum</a>" page for information on how you can help us make the case that will bring Forward Forum back on the air. If you're not on Facebook, please drop me a line at <a href="mailto:ForwardForum@aol.com">ForwardForum@aol.com</a> , and I'll be glad to send you some simple instructions on how you can sign onto a petition, or write a quick note of support, toward those same ends.<br /><br />Thanks to all who have offered their support to this program over the years, and in recent days. More on the evolving mission of Forward Forum as events warrant....John Quinlanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00559652976113514462noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5760242478914873361.post-2884737058264925842009-09-04T16:29:00.009-05:002009-09-04T16:54:25.883-05:00Lt. Gov. Barbara Lawton on Innovative Approaches to Wisconsin's Economy; SCFL's Jim Cavanaugh; Guest Co-Host Lisa Subeck<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiv60mV-WsIsRN05orku_tohAGre5LNtAUgIgIN2MoL7TljtxymvpCD7vr1HtK0Y03Sa6452uOUptT_H5QysRrcdNkSb65FJzwQETRpdfxUZNyq6EYKD7Ltc75WnMXgDmA35f5f-m7usn4j/s1600-h/Lawton+w+flipchart.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiv60mV-WsIsRN05orku_tohAGre5LNtAUgIgIN2MoL7TljtxymvpCD7vr1HtK0Y03Sa6452uOUptT_H5QysRrcdNkSb65FJzwQETRpdfxUZNyq6EYKD7Ltc75WnMXgDmA35f5f-m7usn4j/s400/Lawton+w+flipchart.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5377728348427341042" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br /><br />On the Sept. 3, 2009 edition of Forward Forum:<br /><br />At the top of the show, Jim Cavanaugh, president of the South Central Federation of Labor, joins us with a preview of Monday's Labor Day activities, and his observations regarding the state of the labor movement in today's world. See <a href="http://www.scfl.org/" target="_blank">www.scfl.org</a> .<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCGyacvAF67POXlELToQbfkF4JsMr4aMCwuVJT3t_ZtmBpyMevHiNlqNI8YXcxMnNvoGx9-6AVrxZMAvPkHjkUcCy2XV5UickfS35m18_gMgsinMWkqGgoXwodtCtb_JHAQQ18MQ37O2UD/s1600-h/madison_gas_action_06112008_027.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCGyacvAF67POXlELToQbfkF4JsMr4aMCwuVJT3t_ZtmBpyMevHiNlqNI8YXcxMnNvoGx9-6AVrxZMAvPkHjkUcCy2XV5UickfS35m18_gMgsinMWkqGgoXwodtCtb_JHAQQ18MQ37O2UD/s400/madison_gas_action_06112008_027.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5377729101652728146" border="0" /></a><br /><br />More than 20 people representing 11 union affiliates (AFSCME, BAC, CWA, IBEW, IRON, IUPAT, OPCMIA, SCFL, SEIU, SMWIA, UA) rallied outside a Madison, Wisconsin gas station last year to draw attention to the Bush policies that created $4 a gallon gas. (Pictured third from right is guest Jim Cavanaugh.)<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLuUZeySiP5w4zI1GdqPmYUCJy5IRMbRTDirJsgLAmRICOVyVNf-9Ted75-etu4TnSqS4kKxnwJdL430ENJoXhDBJE-vBJ8qtPbor_Y0sJ2DGnEmGYrsUqePPVoRnY4l8UeNWOfvDFxy6q/s1600-h/LtGovLawton_c.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 160px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLuUZeySiP5w4zI1GdqPmYUCJy5IRMbRTDirJsgLAmRICOVyVNf-9Ted75-etu4TnSqS4kKxnwJdL430ENJoXhDBJE-vBJ8qtPbor_Y0sJ2DGnEmGYrsUqePPVoRnY4l8UeNWOfvDFxy6q/s200/LtGovLawton_c.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5377730323241390242" border="0" /></a>Then, in an interview I recorded on Friday, Lt. Gov. Barbara Lawton joins us for a wide-ranging interview that focuses on innovative ways to build Wisconsin's economy. Beginning with her cogent analysis about why Wisconsin's workforce is viewed as having many special strengths by employers worldwide, she also describes that potential for Wisconsin's leadership in the realm of the green revolution, specifically for biofuels and energy conservation. She then explains how Wisconsin's "creative economy," -- one that thrives in an atmosphere of diversity and a commitment to supporting the arts-- is exactly the kind of environment sought by entrepreneurs and high-tech industries seeking a new home. Lastly, she explains the need for Wisconsin to tackle the problems associated with maltreatment of mental illness as underlying the economic costs behind our growing prison population. All this and much more about her philosophy of government, business and community, from the woman who could very well be our state's next governor.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinjeK2M7HvCnXcgMFLiKipT8a9z68GLo91sc7ZHQEhUy2IeQ7XyhMcUpXgFY7946qmIQoGSkjeZOzFytdoakZQcKUetgW86YK-rjFLSZ9cyrUdgc7EyGS-lwPgPWw4SgLqmHXaPrquIdTo/s1600-h/610x.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 292px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinjeK2M7HvCnXcgMFLiKipT8a9z68GLo91sc7ZHQEhUy2IeQ7XyhMcUpXgFY7946qmIQoGSkjeZOzFytdoakZQcKUetgW86YK-rjFLSZ9cyrUdgc7EyGS-lwPgPWw4SgLqmHXaPrquIdTo/s400/610x.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5377729811907419682" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Lieutenant Gov. Lawton (center) is pictured with actors Lou Diamond Phillips and Billy Burke in Milwaukee for the filming of the pilot episode of "The Watch."<br /><br />Read <a href="http://host.madison.com/article_24b6b013-887f-580f-be72-ee952ec55472.html">this essay by WTDY's John "Sly" Sylvester</a> who believes that Barbara Lawton should be Wisconsin's next governor.<br /><br /><hr /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4VOHzEafUXnIvaM6EZg0ZDgprw2TWJAGnCq_N4wTh_rWtaEy3PwVhgPRveFSNaaxS6pUAImxeDYI2xjdWJGgMYXoPgiG3O-w4OeikPX67ZK71GMagIf6kRFvt7DqEHvd7dtuMtnSC1gbk/s1600-h/n659084135_8159.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 122px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4VOHzEafUXnIvaM6EZg0ZDgprw2TWJAGnCq_N4wTh_rWtaEy3PwVhgPRveFSNaaxS6pUAImxeDYI2xjdWJGgMYXoPgiG3O-w4OeikPX67ZK71GMagIf6kRFvt7DqEHvd7dtuMtnSC1gbk/s200/n659084135_8159.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5377731685941925986" border="0" /></a>Guest host Lisa Subeck has been both an avid listener and frequent guest on the show, and it's an honor to have her join us as guest host this week. Well-known as a political commentator and activist on behalf of homeless people and others facing difficult times due to poverty and discrimination in Madison, Lisa's newest role is an advocate for reproductive rights, in her role as executive director of NARAL (the National Abortion Rights and Action League). Lisa is also an avid film and popular media buff, and aspires one day to host her own talk show, so it will be fun to share the air with her on Sunday.<br /><br /><hr /><br /><br />This week's show takes on a bittersweet quality. After five years on the air, half on our current station, it's our last Forward Forum on WTDY, at least for a few months. At a station in an industry that's in transition and distress due to the economic downturn, we were told that the decision was made to make room for football on Sunday afternoons. Kind words were exchanged about the quality of the show, and the door may be open to the Forward Forum's return early next year, following the football season. Regardless, we've risen from the ashes before, and we hope to rise again.<br /><br />If the show has made a difference for you, I'd love to hear from you. Especially if you'd like to see the show continue in some form, please write to us at <a href="mailto:ForwardForum@aol.com">ForwardForum@</a><wbr><a href="mailto:ForwardForum@aol.com">aol.com</a>, and we'll fill you in on ways that you can help in those efforts. In weeks to come, special efforts will be made to build upon this blog including podcasts featuring highlights from past shows. In the meantime, I'll be doing some guest-hosting at the award-winning listener-sponsored <a href="http://www.wort-fm.org/">WORT</a>, and blogging and writing elsewhere in the community, while pursuing multiple future avenues for continuing to bring voice to the many voices that made their home on Forward Forum. Take care, best wishes, and see you all soon! --John</span>John Quinlanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00559652976113514462noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5760242478914873361.post-78564987499910437182009-08-30T00:06:00.013-05:002009-08-30T01:28:01.088-05:00Jean Kilbourne, author "So Sexy So Soon: The New Sexualized Childhood & What Parents Can Do To Protect Their Kids"; LGBT Leader Cleve Jones in MadisonOn the August 30, 2009 Forward Forum:<br /><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">Our show begins with an interview with UW-Madison student and organizer Jessie Otradovec, previewing Monday night's appearance on campus of LGBT Rights Activist, Cleve Jones, an early colleague of Harvey Milk, and the founder of the NAMES Project. Jessie and Cleve and others are organizing an October 2009 March on Washington for LGBT Rights. Details below.</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1E6h1vsJrnKd2Jm38CcmMj0fbGVHqDO55jpzXkQZirODKOwnvA4y7qWsQdKhJdgUHzd5gVvtLclvyVs28aQVZxY22DBUP5njtvb2bfR47BQqVqKbKyYjogwt78i54aUogMBG_ktzV9C0B/s1600-h/jeank.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 248px; height: 308px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1E6h1vsJrnKd2Jm38CcmMj0fbGVHqDO55jpzXkQZirODKOwnvA4y7qWsQdKhJdgUHzd5gVvtLclvyVs28aQVZxY22DBUP5njtvb2bfR47BQqVqKbKyYjogwt78i54aUogMBG_ktzV9C0B/s400/jeank.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5375634548018079506" border="0" /></a>Then, for the remainder of the hour, we're honored to have the opportunity to be in conversation with <a href="http://www.jeankilbourne.com/index.html"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Dr. Jean Kilbourne</span></a>, one of the most important intellectual voices of our time in the context of her critiques of the advertising industries effect on women and children. On this week's show, we discuss her latest book, <span style="font-weight: bold;">"<a href="http://www.sosexysosoon.com/">So Sexy So Soon: The New Sexualized Childhood and What Parents Can Do To Protect Their Kids</a>."</span><br /><br />Also known for her pioneering work in identifying the addiction-related dangers represented by alcohol and tobacco advertising--particularly those targeting youth-- she is a prolific author, and much-sought-after lecturer.<br /><br /><i>So Sexy So Soon</i> is an invaluable and practical guide for parents who are fed up, confused, and even scared by what their kids–or their kids’ friends–do and say. Diane E. Levin, Ph.D., and Jean Kilbourne, Ed.D., internationally recognized experts in early childhood development and the impact of the media on children and teens, understand that saying no to commercial culture–TV, movies, toys, Internet access, and video games–isn’t a realistic or viable option for most families.<br /><p><strong>About this Book: </strong>Thong panties, padded bras, and risqué Halloween costumes for young girls. T-shirts that boast “Chick Magnet” for toddler boys. Sexy content on almost every television channel, as well as in books, movies, video games, and even cartoons. Hot young female pop stars wearing provocative clothing and dancing suggestively while singing songs with sexual and sometimes violent lyrics. These products are marketed aggressively to our children; these stars are held up for our young daughters to emulate–and for our sons to see as objects of desire.</p> <p>Popular culture and technology inundate our children with an onslaught of mixed messages at earlier ages than ever before. Corporations capitalize on this disturbing trend, and without the emotional sophistication to understand what they are doing and seeing, kids are getting into increasing trouble emotionally and socially; some may even to engage in precocious sexual behavior. Parents are left shaking their heads, wondering: How did this happen? What can we do?</p>The authors offer parents essential, age-appropriate strategies to counter the assault. <p>For instance:</p> <ul><li>Help your children expand their imaginations by suggesting new ways for them to play with toys–for example, instead of “playing house” with dolls, they might send their toys on a backyard archeological adventure.</li><li>Counteract the narrow gender stereotypes in today’s media: ask your son to help you cook; get your daughter outside to play ball.</li><li>Share your values and concerns with other adults–relatives, parents of your children’s friends–and agree on how you’ll deal with TV and other media when your children are at one another’s houses.</li></ul> <p>Filled with savvy suggestions, helpful sample dialogues, and poignant true stories from families dealing with these issues, <i>So Sexy So Soon</i> provides parents with the information, skills, and confidence they need to discuss sensitive topics openly and effectively so their kids can just be kids.</p><span style="font-weight: bold;">More About Jean Kilbourne</span><br /><br />Jean Kilbourne has lectured at about one-half of all the colleges and universities in the United States and all of the major universities in Canada, as well as scores of private and public schools, and has twice received the Lecturer of the Year award from the National Association for Campus Activities.<br /><br />She is known for her wit and warmth and her ability to present provocative topics in a way that unites rather than divides, that encourages dialogue, and that moves and empowers people to take action in their own and in society’s interest. Even advertisers sometimes respond positively, as in an AdWeek editorial: “After listening to Jean Kilbourne, I would never doubt her intellectual honesty. While she bills herself as a critic of advertising, she is more akin to a prophet calling out in the wilderness for fundamental change in the way we communicate publicly with one another.”<br /><br />Here's what others have to say:<br /><br />“I have enjoyed seeing and hearing Jean Kilbourne wrestle with the issues that beset us all. Her intelligent probing and the deductions she has made are of use to all her listeners and readers.” —<span style="font-weight: bold;">Maya Angelou</span>, author (I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings and others)<br /><br />“Jean Kilbourne’s work is pioneering and crucial to the dialogue of one of the most underexplored, yet most powerful, realms of American culture – advertising. We owe her a great debt.” —<span style="font-weight: bold;">Susan Faludi</span>, author (Backlash and others)<br /><br />“Jean Kilbourne is a remarkably insightful critic and researcher of American mores.” —<span style="font-weight: bold;">Jerzy Kosinski</span>, author (The Painted Bird and others)<br /><br />"Out of the banal and commonplace ads we absorb each day without believing ourselves influenced, Jean Kilbourne creates a politically sophisticated and frightening tapestry. Her presentation is fascinating, fast paced and extremely funny." —<span style="font-weight: bold;">Marge Piercy</span>, author (Woman on the Edge of Time and others)<br /><br />“Jean Kilbourne’s arguments are as focused and unassailable as those of a good prosecutor. Piece by piece she builds a case for an America deeply corrupted by advertisers. …Jean Kilbourne is our best, most thoughtful, most compassionate teacher.” —<span style="font-weight: bold;">Mary Pipher</span>, author (Reviving Ophelia and others)<br /><br />“Hearing Jean Kilbourne is a profound experience. Audiences leave her feeling that they have heard much more than another lecture, for she teaches them to see themselves and their world differently.” —<span style="font-weight: bold;">Carole Beebe Tarantelli</span>, Member of Parliament, Italy<br /><br /><hr /><br /><p class="MsoNormal"><span style=";font-family:";" ><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Renowned National LGBT Rights Activist Cleve Jones in Madison Monday to Promote the Oct. 10-11 National Equality March</span></span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4RWfh8KU9xR7bcAK1e9gXtS1wff89TEq_Nfl_cQP9KRoWg_lkptxo1uHK1iQKjJiYU71oJHWJhMhxdG4j763TMAnTp6q_oYo5RofbktEfSssfciKE4ohfSLazqnRGwgaimSaX2yxhOEwA/s1600-h/harvey-milk-cleve-jones1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 280px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4RWfh8KU9xR7bcAK1e9gXtS1wff89TEq_Nfl_cQP9KRoWg_lkptxo1uHK1iQKjJiYU71oJHWJhMhxdG4j763TMAnTp6q_oYo5RofbktEfSssfciKE4ohfSLazqnRGwgaimSaX2yxhOEwA/s400/harvey-milk-cleve-jones1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5375637774129216146" border="0" /></a><br />Cleve Jones (left) is pictured with actor Emile Hirsch, who portrays him in the Academy Award-winning film, "Milk."<br /><br /><span style=";font-family:times new roman;font-size:130%;" >At the top of the hour, we'll be speaking with UW-Madison student organizer Jessie Otradovec. Jessie is a local activist who is part of a coalition of local groups that are encouraging and supporting people who hope to attend the October 10-11, 2009 National Equality March, in promotion of federal action on LGBT rights.<br /><br /></span></span></p><div style="text-align: center;"><span style=";font-family:";" ><span style=";font-family:times new roman;font-size:130%;" ><span style="font-size:180%;">An Evening with Cleve Jones</span></span></span><br /><br /><span style=";font-family:";" ><span style=";font-family:times new roman;font-size:130%;" ><span style="font-size:180%;">"Why We Can't Wait:</span></span></span><br /><span style=";font-family:";" ><span style=";font-family:times new roman;font-size:130%;" ><span style="font-size:180%;">The Struggle for LGBT Civil Rights”</span></span></span><br /></div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style=";font-family:";" ><span style=";font-family:times new roman;font-size:130%;" >HARVEY MILK’S closest collaborator, author, founder of the AIDS MEMORIAL QUILT, and progenitor of upcoming National Equality March to visit Madison August 31st to discuss the ongoing struggle for LGBT Rights!<br /><br /></span></span></p><div style="text-align: center;"><span style=";font-family:";" ><span style=";font-family:times new roman;font-size:130%;" ><span style="font-size:180%;">Monday, August 31 -- 7:30 pm</span></span></span><br /><br /><span style=";font-family:";" ><span style=";font-family:times new roman;font-size:130%;" ><span style="font-size:180%;">3650 Humanities: 455 N. Park St. on UW Campus</span></span></span><br /></div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style=";font-family:";" ><span style=";font-family:times new roman;font-size:130%;" ><br />Tickets are $5 - 10 sliding scale; all proceeds go to scholarships for the Madison buses to the National Equality March<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Madison, WI</span>— From the early days of Harvey Milk’s activism (as portrayed by Emile Hirsch in the Oscar-winning movie Milk), to the founding of the AIDS Memorial Quilt and today’s struggle for equal marriage, veteran activist Cleve Jones has been at the center of the LGBT rights movement for the last thirty years.<br /><br />Now, as the promise from the Obama administration to be a “fierce advocate” for equality for gays and lesbians continues to go unfulfilled—with both the Defense of Marriage Act and Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell upheld since the administration took office—Jones and other activists from across the country are planning a National Equality March as a show of mass support for LGBT rights.<br /><br />LGBTI Equality NOW!, a grassroots organization leading the local planning for the Equality March, and Haymarket Books, publisher of Sexuality and Socialism, will host Jones in a discussion of the history and current state of the movement for equal rights in the run up to the national demonstration.<br /><br />Cleve Jones will speak at 7:30 p.m. in 3650 Humanities on the UW campus. Doors open at 7 pm. His talk, “Why We Can’t Wait,” will focus on the urgent need for demanding LGBT equality now.<br /><br />“It is for equality. And it’s for shifting the strategy,” Jones said in an interview with Democracy Now. “We’re tired of this state-by-state, county-by-county, city-by-city struggle for fractions of equality.”<br /><br />“We agree with Cleve Jones that it is time to demand full equality under federal law,” Emily Wickenhauser, LGBTI Equality Now organizer said. “With Obama’s vacillations on gay rights, it’s up to everyone who believes in equality, gay and straight, to demand civil rights.”<br /><br />The event is co-sponsored by WORT Radio, Wisconsin Capital Pride, Outreach, International Socialist Organization, The Havens Center, Madison PFLAG, UW LGBT Campus Center and the MATC Pride Alliance, as well as LGBTI Equality Now and Haymarket Books,<br /><br />Tickets are $5-10 (sliding scale) and are available at Room of One’s Own Bookstore (307 W Johnson St), Mother Fools Coffeehouse (1101 Williamson St), MATC Student Life Center (Truax, 3550 Anderson St.) and the LGBT Campus Center (UW Memorial Union, second floor), Woofs (114 King St) and Shamrock Bar (117 Main St.).<br /><br />Tickets will also be available at the Jones event for buses to the upcoming National Equality March, scheduled for October 10-11 in Washington, DC. Sponsors of the event are organizing buses from Madison to DC for his historic march. We welcome donations to make participation available to the widest group possible.<br /><br />For more information about the march, visit <a href="http://www.equalityacrossamerica.org/">www.equalityacrossamerica.org</a><br /><br />For local information, email <a href="http://mailto:lgbtequalitynow@gmail.com/">lgbtequalitynow@gmail.com</a> or call 608.446.0273.<br /><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p></p>John Quinlanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00559652976113514462noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5760242478914873361.post-72427242546245284002009-08-21T23:40:00.025-05:002009-08-23T13:44:11.083-05:00Sharyl Kato on Rainbow Project's "Rhumba4Rainbow"; Renee Crawford on Thursday's "Restore The Vote Coalition" Capitol Hearing<div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMJ84mIK8jQI8RatWdZLNi8xY-Fj2FCKOjFDUspXpPVaQbu5MgwDbJ5EjXVh-blY4pJYt2MBGA5Rxk9eeTQ465W977LwPhxUxri9kq3xlGzITfqXuZwBhGKgPqRL-DELVKVHNP3gR3Ug0O/s1600-h/John_and_Renee.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5372643626787946642" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 261px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMJ84mIK8jQI8RatWdZLNi8xY-Fj2FCKOjFDUspXpPVaQbu5MgwDbJ5EjXVh-blY4pJYt2MBGA5Rxk9eeTQ465W977LwPhxUxri9kq3xlGzITfqXuZwBhGKgPqRL-DELVKVHNP3gR3Ug0O/s400/John_and_Renee.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">Above: Forward Forum host John Quinlan with Associate Director Renee Crawford, at the ACLU of Wisconsin's February Bill of Rights Dinner in Milwaukee</span><br /><br />On the August 23, 2009 show:<br /><br />Two remarkable women doing important work for the benefit of the greater community: Sharyl Kato, and Renee Crawford<br /><br />* RAINBOW PROJECT'S IMPORTANT CHILD ABUSE TREATMENT AND PREVENTION WORK SUPPORTED BY SEPT 11th <a href="http://www.rhumba4rainbow.org/">RHUMBA 4 RAINBOW</a> EVENT<br /><br />* "<a href="http://www.restorethevotewi.org/">RESTORE THE VOTE COALITION</a>" HOLDS IMPORTANT PUBLIC CAPITOL HEARING ON THURSDAY<br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><em><span style="font-size:85%;">Note: Due to some important pressing family concerns, our planned special guest co-host <strong>Hedi Rudd</strong> is unable to be with us today. Look for her on a future show sometime soon. If you're a friend who was looking to connect with her this week, she'll be at this Friday's </span></em><a href="http://www.danedances.org/default.aspx"><em><span style="font-size:85%;">Dane Dances</span></em></a><em><span style="font-size:85%;"> event. You can also reach her via email at </span></em><a href="mailto:hedirudd2@yahoo.com"><em><span style="font-size:85%;">hedirudd2@yahoo.com</span></em></a><em><span style="font-size:85%;"> . </span></em><br /></span><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNTbz8yOHjWgciTaDL39aMh_kJEY7jwo2_LGgbgU6iIK1UIPw4PJTLyjb6Mi8xIh977W8hpsb3dyb6Fxe_1oRpIlwICE2PqhdrRikdhJtshzUpzJ0EeoDqKNZETJdJyDYfpV_aC_a8ywq2/s1600-h/Hedi2.jpg"></a><span style="font-size:130%;">Rainbow Project Exec. Director Sharyl Kato: </span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-size:130%;">Previewing the 5th Annual Rhumba for Rainbow Event on Friday, Sept. 11th</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-size:130%;">-and-</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-size:130%;">Her Observations about the Rocky Times Facing Nonprofits Just When They're Needed Most</span></div><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYQ6PZZfuqDzsz3mkvCi5vKTJAxa-QKlRYI9TFEHf63fnaq6sOb0SjpzKqQ-h-DjXhZcQmWdKU3COPG_4EcBgF0WwiwloAGhx0AUcVH1wgx9ZVAbpRhp_TM5u1nM3ixu0FnyeVB5vvzsXb/s1600-h/Sharyl1.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5372652737612498130" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 216px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 162px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYQ6PZZfuqDzsz3mkvCi5vKTJAxa-QKlRYI9TFEHf63fnaq6sOb0SjpzKqQ-h-DjXhZcQmWdKU3COPG_4EcBgF0WwiwloAGhx0AUcVH1wgx9ZVAbpRhp_TM5u1nM3ixu0FnyeVB5vvzsXb/s320/Sharyl1.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />Sharyl Kato, executive director of the Rainbow Project previews the upcoming "<a href="http://www.rhumba4rainbow.org./">Rhumba4Rainbow</a>" event on September 11th--a benefit for the work of Rainbow Project in assisting children and families affected by abuse and trauma. It's a wonderfully entertaining event--one also made especially colorful and glorious by the multi-cultural diversity of both those who rhumba and those who watch.<br /><br />The event takes place on Friday, September 11, 2009, 7:00 pm to midnight at the Marriott West Ballroom, <a href="http://maps.google.com/maps?client=safari&q=1313+John+Q+Hammons+Drive++Middleton,+Wisconsin+53562&oe=UTF-8&ie=UTF8&split=0&gl=us&ei=k0t4SqqaKoOkswOIkLX1BA&ll=43.088197,-89.523125&spn=0.034099,0.066175&z=14&iwloc=A">1313 John Q Hammons Drive in Middleton</a>. This is the fifth year for this exciting event. A bit of history and context, excerpted from the event's website:<br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;">5th Annual Rhumba 4 Rainbow on September 11, 2009<br /></span><br />What is So Special About the Rhumba for Rainbow, in 2009?<br />On September 11, 2001, our country experienced a national trauma, which affected millions of people. On a similar scale, young children and families right here in Dane County, are often experiencing similar effects of more private traumatic experiences, on a daily basis.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGl4kL6ew_xby8mx5t0Em7QnXkQ2TMxR4lJ29BiKZMCubGTfSqN4m40BMsw1pvvPspoCQj6QHZqk6Oli7TqyVY4CvBNzwakMbt8tNmihMi0zQ63rBMDhflvB5ceJ5Vy1ZeVXpCK9GzUe-g/s1600-h/collage2.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5373223910068110338" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 98px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGl4kL6ew_xby8mx5t0Em7QnXkQ2TMxR4lJ29BiKZMCubGTfSqN4m40BMsw1pvvPspoCQj6QHZqk6Oli7TqyVY4CvBNzwakMbt8tNmihMi0zQ63rBMDhflvB5ceJ5Vy1ZeVXpCK9GzUe-g/s400/collage2.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br />The Rainbow Project helps promote coping and recovery from such traumatic experiences. With this in mind, please do your part to help turn trauma into healing and TAKE BACK THE DATE on September 11, 2009, by joining us for the 5th Annual Rhumba for Rainbow Charity Event.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggibMsEQpTncPxtmAfKjGDlFvR-d8gjQAyUia3O0Ms7kX1iB_52Y51gp8GoIhcTtpFOJybo8uXpjlsPIBg_rhKyyc4skONHtE-w2boNdjN3e7WEJU_g7HDUNQOl6ms2s4E0xmc4jk10k-n/s1600-h/rhumba2.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5373219210151471858" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 253px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 311px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggibMsEQpTncPxtmAfKjGDlFvR-d8gjQAyUia3O0Ms7kX1iB_52Y51gp8GoIhcTtpFOJybo8uXpjlsPIBg_rhKyyc4skONHtE-w2boNdjN3e7WEJU_g7HDUNQOl6ms2s4E0xmc4jk10k-n/s320/rhumba2.jpg" border="0" /></a>The date is now set for Friday, September 11, 2009, for the 5th ANNUAL RHUMBA 4 RAINBOW. We will “take back the date” and promise a spectacular evening. The dance floorshow is set to include a special, traditional, Mariachi dance performed by a 3 year old children, as well as Urban Vibes Dance Troup, Brandon and Serena, Micah and Katherine and many others world class dancers! This is a rare opportunity to expose the Madison/Dane County community to such incredible talent!<br /><br />The number and quality of dance contestants has grown and is so exciting to watch. Several teams of celebrity dance contest judges pair with professional dance instructors are already gearing for fun and judging for the best!<br /><br />We are also very excited to have the opportunity to present and recognize special EXTRA MILE Award recipients this year. These are individuals who are making an exceptional positive difference for young children and families in our community.<br /><br />We are so proud and fortunate to have Grupo Candela, an amazing, energetic 11 piece Latin band performing for us.<br /><br />An exciting feature of Rhumba 4 Rainbow is the EVENT SPONSORSHIP, a component that offers two levels of event support, at $2500 and $1500. For more information on the table sponsors, ticket sales, silent auction donations, raffle tickets and other information, please see our awesome new website and visit the Sponsor section.<br /><br />Oh, and there are silent auctions and there are silent auctions….then there is the Rainbow Project Silent Auction. By far the most amazing silent auction ever!! Our event host and hostess will be Jason Salus and Maria Guerrero, WISC-TV.<br /><br />And one more thing! This year we began the Mayor Dave’s Dance Challenge Fund. If the community is able to contribute $10,000. towards a fund at Park Bank. Mayor Dave promises to take dance lessons and salsa dance at the event! Some celebrities will walk across the state or shave their head for a great cause. Our Mayor sacrifices even more by offering to do something he truly does not want to do. Let’s help the Mayor be a success at his premier public dance performance!<br /><br />PLEASE JOIN US, YOU WILL BE SO VERY GLAD YOU DID!!<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZToGTCdVJ966tsUDBiiYDCNLhKZ9OUgmv5kMwT5JXkVqmdPlSYvPlKi6qNQ59eyGAFAL6IvympokccfHEPxA_vxiQ44h43nMVFYgMFtDWXqG5X1kZOEEj7nKmHnQ1dmNoqPjtEYbekJlW/s1600-h/rhumba1.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5373219593745249170" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 180px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZToGTCdVJ966tsUDBiiYDCNLhKZ9OUgmv5kMwT5JXkVqmdPlSYvPlKi6qNQ59eyGAFAL6IvympokccfHEPxA_vxiQ44h43nMVFYgMFtDWXqG5X1kZOEEj7nKmHnQ1dmNoqPjtEYbekJlW/s400/rhumba1.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><hr /><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;">Part two of our discussion with Sharyl: The NonProfit Funding Crisis<br /></span><br />Sharyl Kato also joins us for a wide-ranging discussion about the challenges facing non-profit organizations in these challenging economic times. Besides her untiring service for the past 29 years role at the Rainbow Project, Sharyl has also been active in countless community organizations, including a leadership role in the Wisconsin Women of Color Network. Sharyl will reflect on the frustrations inherent in this time when agencies like her own are needed as never before because of the very economic realities that threaten their ability to perform their important work.<br /><br />See this <a href="http://www.asianwisconzine.com/0807RainbowProject.html">August 2007 Asian Wisconzine article</a> by Laura Salinger for an interview with Sharyl that explores more about the tradition and meaning behind this event. See also the <a href="http://www.rainbowproject.bizland.com/">Rainbow Project website</a>.<br /><br /><hr /><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;">Renee Crawford on the "Restore the Vote" Coalition, and this Thursday's Capitol Hearing<br /></span><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkLvPKdylXh6Id3FErO543muPYUqEtw-A1nhZHlLrciB63RsXslciH_ohzClX7pewvn53doJPx9SIyt0gHozQFbfWvzu0c0AchadXbnDp1tPwHxLExsTl6N1EKpVxgAp0Aaj_EhV8Qov2I/s1600-h/renee_c-1a.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5372685270396887442" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 90px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 112px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkLvPKdylXh6Id3FErO543muPYUqEtw-A1nhZHlLrciB63RsXslciH_ohzClX7pewvn53doJPx9SIyt0gHozQFbfWvzu0c0AchadXbnDp1tPwHxLExsTl6N1EKpVxgAp0Aaj_EhV8Qov2I/s320/renee_c-1a.jpg" border="0" /></a>Also joining us by phone from Milwaukee is frequent guest Renee Crawford, associate director of the <a href="http://www.aclu-wi.org/">ACLU of Wisconsin</a>. Our focus will be on the <a href="http://www.facebook.com/home.php#/group.php?gid=50627067042&ref=ts">Restore the Vote Coalition</a>, which seeks new legislation guaranteeing the restoration of voting rights of those who have been disenfranchised while serving time in prison. The Restore the Vote Wisconsin Now Coalition is a group of activists, citizens, organizations, faith leaders, legislators and other cool people who are working to restore the right to vote to over 42,000 ex-offenders immediately upon release from incarceration in Wisconsin. Current law in Wisconsin restricts the right to vote to individuals until after their sentence. This means US citizens can be living, raising families, going to school, working, and paying taxes in our communities and not have the right to vote.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8kusCiOMzGtxKVsyrd8U23ccBAIuiajgeUUA-CuZcsXx1lzu4sUO1AyJ6PgJ-WvZEDVIDjZVvGdkFCUVdxhmtq2vdGQcbbqAj6-vtAlPFRfGbXvELClzvPk-l6RTqGQmxYQ17ZwSPTbjD/s1600-h/WICoalitionNOW.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 142px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8kusCiOMzGtxKVsyrd8U23ccBAIuiajgeUUA-CuZcsXx1lzu4sUO1AyJ6PgJ-WvZEDVIDjZVvGdkFCUVdxhmtq2vdGQcbbqAj6-vtAlPFRfGbXvELClzvPk-l6RTqGQmxYQ17ZwSPTbjD/s400/WICoalitionNOW.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5373229731731554578" /></a><br />Renee will be previewing an event many months in the making:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipIRNkfXccw0vTVY1Gz-gEy_i1OSjyORcxqm2qfGJ8WbjHA_PseXyYAEA8hcNPV3z6RH79T7ulWETCnt5EyGBf5HBSxSZ436i-t55omIiSbwjV60KPyXI0Qk_pENGXvXOFffzSMJ9lDDAF/s1600-h/WICoalitionNOW.jpg"></a>Wisconsin State Assembly<br />PUBLIC HEARING<br />Committee on Corrections and the Courts<br />Public Hearing on AB 353<br />WI Democracy Restoration Act<br />Thursday, August 27, 2009, 10:00 AM<br />225 Northwest, State Capitol<br /><br />Here are some of the reasons that this issue is important...<br /><br /><strong>Who is disfranchised in Wisconsin? </strong>An estimated 62,342 people with felony convictions are barred from voting in Wisconsin . Only 39% of the disfranchised are in prison while 40% of disfranchised people are on probation and 21% are on parole. Like many of us, probationers and parolees live in their community, work, pay taxes and raise their families.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh77_WLmjDsNvtPxO12aRU-KW4IOfpjoA_Col6gFK93sqqi0p04VuuUZ79lyh3dmorNezeXzw-kmOqsAwLM38l5bQCW1UD4ISJmreCQlAaV-WDOM3Hp5LUmxuS8L92cyJd8Cy9tfdkYMN8z/s1600-h/rjcover.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5373227971345590802" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 242px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh77_WLmjDsNvtPxO12aRU-KW4IOfpjoA_Col6gFK93sqqi0p04VuuUZ79lyh3dmorNezeXzw-kmOqsAwLM38l5bQCW1UD4ISJmreCQlAaV-WDOM3Hp5LUmxuS8L92cyJd8Cy9tfdkYMN8z/s320/rjcover.jpg" border="0" /></a><strong>Racial Impact.</strong> Again, one in nine African-American voters is disfranchised in Wisconsin , compared to one in fifty of all Wisconsin voters. As a result, Wisconsin has the 11th highest rate of African-American disfranchisement in the United States. African Americans comprise 39% of the disfranchised population, even though they comprise only 5% of the voting age population.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgptIhxo9GylK2nP8SEntXZUvf7-ZtcGNwxb_0h1-k1TJmwxlO5DyASafnWkno97pdmleKnu-ARC5KOcXyx9_9uYlcfKJuJ0zus4vECLPk0dc8gBZi8hkAwa-KEAFRvqlxKyzrkv3L_IdL8/s1600-h/woman.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgptIhxo9GylK2nP8SEntXZUvf7-ZtcGNwxb_0h1-k1TJmwxlO5DyASafnWkno97pdmleKnu-ARC5KOcXyx9_9uYlcfKJuJ0zus4vECLPk0dc8gBZi8hkAwa-KEAFRvqlxKyzrkv3L_IdL8/s400/woman.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5373231714852568546" /></a><br /><strong>Impact on Women Nationwide.</strong><br />Almost 700,000 women are unable to vote due to felony convictions. African-American women are disfranchised at a disproportionately higher rate: nationally, 1.92% - one in 50 - African-American women is disfranchised, compared to 0.63% of voting age women. Wisconsin 's female prison population grew by 863% between 1977 and 2004, ranking 31st in 2004 for female incarceration rates. The growing female prison population in Wisconsin leads to a growing percentage of disfranchised women in Wisconsin , as more women are incarcerated and placed on probation, parole and extended supervision.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDA6bBmHxK67eIUbnAwEJal2Ebj28HxhhCD7VT-u7B-psTJAiwPwmB8QYNwX0GiFm87SwhaRfwuNj3-XJKMt9yB8dJQNx8H29cswNbfiB96CCeHQ3XeXpnTpC5s6YsXCpkjk2UGStoMLIh/s1600-h/child.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 169px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDA6bBmHxK67eIUbnAwEJal2Ebj28HxhhCD7VT-u7B-psTJAiwPwmB8QYNwX0GiFm87SwhaRfwuNj3-XJKMt9yB8dJQNx8H29cswNbfiB96CCeHQ3XeXpnTpC5s6YsXCpkjk2UGStoMLIh/s200/child.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5373230688920156130" /></a>Impact on Children. Additionally, children who see their parents vote are more likely to replicate that behavior themselves. With the higher rate of African-American disfranchisement and close to two-thirds of African-American children being raised in single parent homes, it affects not only the current generation but also the coming generation as well. For example, parents who cannot vote cannot determine the school board member who decides important issues about their children’s education and by proxy the children’s welfare is directly impacted by those decisions made with their parents silenced about who best represents their children. In hyper-segregated communities like Milwaukee , this can be devastating to the entire community.<br /><br /><strong>Voting and Public Safety.</strong> Felony disfranchisement runs counter to the goal of public safety. Restricting voting rights does not prevent crime, nor does it provide compensation to victims. In fact, disfranchising persons after release from prison is antithetical to the reentry process and harmful to long-term prospects for sustainable reintegration of ex-offenders into society. Recent research finds a link between voting participation and re-offense; people who voted after release from supervision were half as likely to be re-arrested as those who did not vote. Similar effects were found among people with a prior arrest; 2 7% of non-voters were re-arrested, compared to 12% of people who had voted.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUoJYLWdhV-A3a8fXiRMDKuECX7Ui8_spcxe8wqeQLuBYrT_nmYUMSZFzWHkqLygQV-YZIoEVT3FMc576itvSPfizwSJBwHNX7EMnyzO8U1LbNAgMJupFbCkTBV1rSCERELoEFLljPg41N/s1600-h/restore1.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5373228485206078674" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 208px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUoJYLWdhV-A3a8fXiRMDKuECX7Ui8_spcxe8wqeQLuBYrT_nmYUMSZFzWHkqLygQV-YZIoEVT3FMc576itvSPfizwSJBwHNX7EMnyzO8U1LbNAgMJupFbCkTBV1rSCERELoEFLljPg41N/s400/restore1.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />That's right: non-voters are more than 50% more likely to re-offend than voters! Far from making streets safer, felony disfranchisement may be detrimental to fostering public safety. Voting demonstrates an individual’s commitment to the institutions of American democracy. The cruel irony of felony disfranchisement is that the very behavior that society strives to encourage – the commitment to the larger social and political collective – is undermined by a policy that requires people who desire to engage in that behavior to relinquish the right to vote.Please join us on Sunday to engage in this important issue, and on Thursday at the State Capitol. For more information, contact Renee Crawford at <a href="mailto:rcrawford@restorethevotewi.org">rcrawford@restorethevotewi.org</a> .<br /><br /><br /><div align="left"><hr /></div><div align="left"><br /><span style="font-size:130%;">"Wearing Another Hat": Please Check Out Renee's Fantastic Blog, Crawford's Take</span></div><div align="left"><br />P.S. Like Hedi and Sharyl, Renee Crawford is also someone who sees the interconnected Big Picture with between all struggles for social justice. Taking off her ACLU hat, and wearing her hat as private citizen and activist, Renee is also the author of an outstanding and highly-quoted political blog, "<a href="http://www.crawfordstake.com/">Crawford's Take</a>." Be sure to scroll back to January to read her fascinating and moving account of her family's trip to Washington, DC for the Obama Inaugural, as well as hundreds of other cogent, humorous, and insight-filled blog entries. </div>John Quinlanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00559652976113514462noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5760242478914873361.post-29325760135604934822009-08-14T02:43:00.013-05:002009-08-18T15:08:45.672-05:00Author Atty. Frederick Hertz, Author of "Making it Legal: A Guide to Same-Sex Marriage, Domestic Partnerships & Civil Unions"<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzASWUuV0NJYG4w4SudPxIkrphonYQd56iSqRmegZd4te_9zeyH-RoNOpgJTypwRvONCKstsZ7HZSyNMonrB09aE6RmyD-kPmLRpTmi28-k3f5wuHGjtjWR8DspJq1yCTkTl62yUSIijqk/s1600-h/tamara+and+renee.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; WIDTH: 400px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 316px; CURSOR: pointer" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5369725916747089410" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzASWUuV0NJYG4w4SudPxIkrphonYQd56iSqRmegZd4te_9zeyH-RoNOpgJTypwRvONCKstsZ7HZSyNMonrB09aE6RmyD-kPmLRpTmi28-k3f5wuHGjtjWR8DspJq1yCTkTl62yUSIijqk/s400/tamara+and+renee.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">Above: Longtime Madison LGBT community leaders and 8-year partners Tamara Packard and Renee Herber were among the first to sign up for the new Wisconsin domestic partnership registry in the office of the Dane County clerk. Photo: Mike DeVries, The Capital Times</span><br /><br /><a href="http://www.johnquinlan.net/FF_Aug16_09_all.mp3"><span style="COLOR: rgb(255,0,0)">Click for an archived version of this show</span></a><br />On the August 16, 2009 Forward Forum:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXNrmZpWm6Nz6K6xr6ThxTayapglxokfvUs0liyMH-RnLS_TrA0Zsj1_hMCwJAZ9vYEx0IoPcJrjjVBqlaGnvNTyLOMbviScWSlr9xVxQSwxJuk6xT3hwXeUSFtaDUT2mDurP_aDCBHKjQ/s1600-h/hertz1.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; WIDTH: 200px; FLOAT: right; HEIGHT: 152px; CURSOR: pointer" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5369729833898350226" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXNrmZpWm6Nz6K6xr6ThxTayapglxokfvUs0liyMH-RnLS_TrA0Zsj1_hMCwJAZ9vYEx0IoPcJrjjVBqlaGnvNTyLOMbviScWSlr9xVxQSwxJuk6xT3hwXeUSFtaDUT2mDurP_aDCBHKjQ/s400/hertz1.jpg" /></a>This week's special guest is Attorney Frederick Hertz, co-author, with Emily Doskow, of "<a href="http://www.makingitlegal.net/">Making it Legal: A Guide to Same-Sex Marriage, Domestic Partnerships & Civil Unions</a>." As pictured above, countless Wisconsin couples celebrated on August 3rd, the first day of statewide registration for same-sex domestic partners. As the Wisconsin Capitol Pride celebration gets underway this weekend, many couples will be renewing their commitments to one another at a beautiful public ceremony on Friday at 5pm in the State Capitol.<br /><br />And in recent months, many Wisconsin couples have taken the additional step of being married out-of-state (such as in nearby Iowa), or abroad, in jurisdictions that now recognize same sex marriage. How do and don't these rights transfer across state lines? What questions should be asked before a couple decides what choice is right for them, and is that choice always marriage or other variations on marriage?<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDUestf20Q6Ho7Sl1S9au7Bt6KN-hggqlMH5mS1lADgwidbaQGroN9UjY1oWtuxXKTmJgM2hxp-SqWtLcfuPcffDCfBznDYCJVhqDyZtZjsUIWCKQOQqWOeXX5ERDpX7oy1y5emL577LiO/s1600-h/making_coverbrd.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; WIDTH: 170px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: pointer" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5369735375929748418" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDUestf20Q6Ho7Sl1S9au7Bt6KN-hggqlMH5mS1lADgwidbaQGroN9UjY1oWtuxXKTmJgM2hxp-SqWtLcfuPcffDCfBznDYCJVhqDyZtZjsUIWCKQOQqWOeXX5ERDpX7oy1y5emL577LiO/s320/making_coverbrd.jpg" /></a>Given the many legal challenges and legislative battles that lie ahead, no one knows exactly what path this all may take. Our guest Fred Hertz is an Oakland-based attorney who will provide many insights and valuable advice, helping to us explore the current confusing crazy quilt of laws affecting same sex couples nationwide. A native of Minnesota, he proudly points to the pioneering role for legal recognition of LGBT families that’s long been played right here in the Midwest.<br /><br />He also comes at this issue with a fresh approach, resonant with his own decision not to marry despite his 27 year-long same sex partnership—the notion that marriage may not be for everybody--and that’s a discussion with relevance to couples and individuals both gay and straight. Regardless, though, he believes in the power of entering into any partnership with eyes wide open, and clear understandings about how finances, caretaking, and other issues will be handled. He also observes that LGBT people--in forging creative new solutions to these challenges and persevering despite the obstacles--may even have a few things to teach their straight counterparts about the meanings behind marriage and other partnership agreements.<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2L25VAadcbng-x2cudiN-x9i1flzNcUT_jtEonEolACDil9NEREr8fFO0xO-qJ34jmBZ_gPZV36IJOlaJZuD-4P0H4zuojCfSh4qL9CWSbf1fFlIFdgH9TSzsjY_AZj6T1vrfi10m5-iQ/s1600-h/1.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 278px; CURSOR: pointer" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5369731961948554322" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2L25VAadcbng-x2cudiN-x9i1flzNcUT_jtEonEolACDil9NEREr8fFO0xO-qJ34jmBZ_gPZV36IJOlaJZuD-4P0H4zuojCfSh4qL9CWSbf1fFlIFdgH9TSzsjY_AZj6T1vrfi10m5-iQ/s400/1.jpg" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">Above: Longtime activists Phyllis Lyons and Del Martin were married in a June 2008 ceremony at San Francisco's City Hall, after 57 years together. </span><br /><br />This week’s edition of Forward Forum is on tape, so we won’t be able to take your calls. However, we’ll be back live next week. And if you have questions or comments to share in the meantime, please write to us at <a href="mailto:ForwardForum@aol.com">ForwardForum@aol.com</a> or feel free to leave a message on our blog below.<br /><br />Take care, Happy Pride (see article immediately below), and have a great week!<br /><br /><p></p><a href="http://www.madison.com/tct/mad/topstories/460603">Article and Video from the Cap-Times on Aug. 3rd Domestic Partner registrations</a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.vimeo.com/2666403">Dec. 2008 Video Interview with Fred Hertz on the biggest challenges he faces in mediations</a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.makingitlegal.net/"><span style="FONT-STYLE: italic">Making it Legal</span> Website; With Updates to the Book and Links to the Co-Author's Blogs</a>John Quinlanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00559652976113514462noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5760242478914873361.post-18020109552742371092009-08-08T22:00:00.013-05:002009-08-14T03:41:03.848-05:00LGBT Celebration in Madison: Highlights of Upcoming "Wisconsin Capitol Pride" Weekend, August 14th, 15th, and 16th, 2009<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQ4f2qHOC0LhQ_eWCQieg7yNmWGeZamR1y5cK_vOlr0ADawP1yR1OI_cq5EEXFMTElzYuixQd5kC7YvakDOaWFp7geCnikgXaGOmNH5umPm0ofKbkcfvHbw-aolRipJIyk6Q0yjgT-AhsS/s1600-h/willow_island3.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 261px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQ4f2qHOC0LhQ_eWCQieg7yNmWGeZamR1y5cK_vOlr0ADawP1yR1OI_cq5EEXFMTElzYuixQd5kC7YvakDOaWFp7geCnikgXaGOmNH5umPm0ofKbkcfvHbw-aolRipJIyk6Q0yjgT-AhsS/s400/willow_island3.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5367796112315022802" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0mXUlK70Cqk83CqcAM26sR_ZNNmxn1NI2AKmJsBmUUPi4JBl6G6XTERzgfoy6Wh5CDZBUYRQ9KXUb-XL3mH53Q0JHMl3xp3AP4eyk9jIwJ33UtK0vFM3Qdqm4ogJTbo9y1Ykv_dYBGaqy/s1600-h/capitolpride_hdr.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 120px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0mXUlK70Cqk83CqcAM26sR_ZNNmxn1NI2AKmJsBmUUPi4JBl6G6XTERzgfoy6Wh5CDZBUYRQ9KXUb-XL3mH53Q0JHMl3xp3AP4eyk9jIwJ33UtK0vFM3Qdqm4ogJTbo9y1Ykv_dYBGaqy/s400/capitolpride_hdr.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5367799408282119154" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.johnquinlan.net/forward_aug_9_09.mp3"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF0000;">Click to Listen to Archived Show</span></a><br /><br /><br />On the August 9, 2009 Forward Forum<br /><br />We're joined by Scott Willems (Senior Co-Chair), Maria Parker (Junior Co-Chair), and Kelley Richardt (Treasurer) from the Wisconsin Capitol Pride Committee, who tell us:<br /><br />"Wisconsin Capitol Pride (WCP) is proud to announce that the 2009 Pride Festival will be held on Saturday, August 15th and Sunday, August 16th on Willow Island at the Alliant Energy Center.<br /><br />"The Pride Festival will celebrate the diverse LGBT community in Dane County and Greater Wisconsin and will feature various events ranging from live concerts, to contests and family-oriented activities. Wisconsin Capitol Pride has embarked on an aggressive $25,000 fundraising campaign to fund the event.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgttRILQIZQnG4lxlqX0yy0rQmwNtVIwO-zhA9_USe3svws05z06Dj08bXbFyj_S0JmaLNkVkStPu1gRniBXkPLj7xZCTNJmqlDKHDQPKtre4JPwbN62MSYqUAb9svddkApD79CFEuV4Hff/s1600-h/entertain_1.jpg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 220px; height: 160px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgttRILQIZQnG4lxlqX0yy0rQmwNtVIwO-zhA9_USe3svws05z06Dj08bXbFyj_S0JmaLNkVkStPu1gRniBXkPLj7xZCTNJmqlDKHDQPKtre4JPwbN62MSYqUAb9svddkApD79CFEuV4Hff/s400/entertain_1.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5367805314561717362" /></a>"The 2009 Pride Festival, which will commence on Saturday, August 15th from 2 – 9 pm, will feature a performance by comedienne Vickie Shaw (pictured at right) and other local acts. Admission will be $5.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgz16fRTtJCWR61WIXDv3X3LQLviwlQ1I8mMVab-ZHLr3Cofl9681ieFF8p2dAs81IS1VofwjU6UFU9t6VgVkyj341rlZBfkIz0fKI12-akGazC04jLMzhZt1pc-P8zQp4GKkMPzPM3hamp/s1600-h/flag.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 220px; height: 160px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgz16fRTtJCWR61WIXDv3X3LQLviwlQ1I8mMVab-ZHLr3Cofl9681ieFF8p2dAs81IS1VofwjU6UFU9t6VgVkyj341rlZBfkIz0fKI12-akGazC04jLMzhZt1pc-P8zQp4GKkMPzPM3hamp/s400/flag.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5367805060419769906" /></a>"The focal point of Sunday, August 16th activities will be a pride parade, beginning at 1 pm that will circle Madison’s Capital Square, starting at Café Montmarte and ending at the corner of Pinckney St. and East Washington Avenue. The parade will be followed by a community picnic celebration at Willow Island at the Alliant Energy Center from 2 – 7 pm.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiorz0eTgVDDIX8nLp8dfVpUl7K4FWV-MOS2uWI_f0lWD8yO8WdIhKM7FuXQ_CCTbY4p82FOsLYBeUNoYCmN54Jfcri5J0_xh-bdbrxQylaI-3iuFbBiWt4K5v5vNXw7tn3H-tiAFABVyUV/s1600-h/entertain_4.jpg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 220px; height: 160px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiorz0eTgVDDIX8nLp8dfVpUl7K4FWV-MOS2uWI_f0lWD8yO8WdIhKM7FuXQ_CCTbY4p82FOsLYBeUNoYCmN54Jfcri5J0_xh-bdbrxQylaI-3iuFbBiWt4K5v5vNXw7tn3H-tiAFABVyUV/s400/entertain_4.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5367805726157879378" /></a>Family friendly activities and performances by local groups and organizations will be the focus of the day’s events. Admission on Sunday will be free, however Wisconsin Capital Pride will be asking for donations."<br /><br />This year marks the 20th anniversary of Madison's first major pride march, which was organized by the Gay and Lesbian Visibility Alliance (GALVAnize), and these events also carry on festival traditions begun under the auspices of the MAGIC Picnic. (See details in this <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Madison_Pride_and_MAGIC_Picnic">Wikipedia article on Madison LGBT Pride traditions</a>.)<br /><br /><span style="font-size:180%;">See <a href="http://www.wisconsincapitolpride.org/">the webpage of Wisconsin Capitol Pride</a> for the full list of this year's pride committee, sponsors, and the complete list of events.</span><br /><br />Pictured below: Two of our three guests, Kelley Richardt and Maria Parker. Not pictured: Scott Willems.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjytVRZ-l6yhJlCPdKxb4ScwKXj0PXyBSNOXsUA6ooDGbcxNTqVHZsODsCanCI33wB8ptUxcl9yKyeLVhkfB34allIvg7kp-LuG4_5TauYj-Z41-_0UG7vTv-sAKPZXXDddsDfDCUEjpN6u/s1600-h/kelley_and_maria2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 348px; height: 286px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjytVRZ-l6yhJlCPdKxb4ScwKXj0PXyBSNOXsUA6ooDGbcxNTqVHZsODsCanCI33wB8ptUxcl9yKyeLVhkfB34allIvg7kp-LuG4_5TauYj-Z41-_0UG7vTv-sAKPZXXDddsDfDCUEjpN6u/s400/kelley_and_maria2.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5367800938758924498" /></a><br /><br />Map below: Willow Island (circled) is located adjacent to the Dane County Coliseum, on the grounds of the Alliant Energy Center, just off of John Nolen Drive, and its intersection with the Beltline. Click on image to enlarge map.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJHCuko3KZY_O2jjpF59PvPwG_QTh-69V4CjxsnDm-S6grUP04fQgBSgRIk8viE4hBe4W7eKW0qleqtkjmymPSQR6Rk949FPvj2dw1gTphwtak0MwLtrfwTtOPVqCf6yLIfEtbZCKNdW9P/s1600-h/alliant_map3.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 366px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJHCuko3KZY_O2jjpF59PvPwG_QTh-69V4CjxsnDm-S6grUP04fQgBSgRIk8viE4hBe4W7eKW0qleqtkjmymPSQR6Rk949FPvj2dw1gTphwtak0MwLtrfwTtOPVqCf6yLIfEtbZCKNdW9P/s400/alliant_map3.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5367800463122866818" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQUvoFK8qn-TIBc_qOoP7Vm3W4MGV5Xq6pzqlSZy1myLoA16CYvQtgQjGOpAmQUe3hJuJh_4QyDJPmtF-yQzGwTUVPUCzcjC9NGxAxx75k7yZ4GXX2ZbqzD1v1fOmH6PUmWMMIFrXorCMj/s1600-h/pride.gif"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 100px; height: 94px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQUvoFK8qn-TIBc_qOoP7Vm3W4MGV5Xq6pzqlSZy1myLoA16CYvQtgQjGOpAmQUe3hJuJh_4QyDJPmtF-yQzGwTUVPUCzcjC9NGxAxx75k7yZ4GXX2ZbqzD1v1fOmH6PUmWMMIFrXorCMj/s400/pride.gif" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5367806449159512386" /></a>John Quinlanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00559652976113514462noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5760242478914873361.post-30688010546966020032009-08-01T21:15:00.018-05:002009-08-08T15:59:09.302-05:00"The Sharing Solution" Author Janelle Orsi on getting by in challenging times; How to Save Money, Simplify Your Life, and Build Community<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSPeDh0hC8VwXgeEgdh7B_tqgh_Njhv8EVU3LkE-8PAwyv_8QNix9sH_vfglOjL-EzdpJyNtt9ob2kOc3IEuPtazHQxmaOpYgD0rLEOzTzmYLv1he7SpMhz83ESgfGZrwmBUQ_UtVX9r5z/s1600-h/Sharing-BookCoverJun09.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 311px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSPeDh0hC8VwXgeEgdh7B_tqgh_Njhv8EVU3LkE-8PAwyv_8QNix9sH_vfglOjL-EzdpJyNtt9ob2kOc3IEuPtazHQxmaOpYgD0rLEOzTzmYLv1he7SpMhz83ESgfGZrwmBUQ_UtVX9r5z/s400/Sharing-BookCoverJun09.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5365185521806134082" border="0" /></a><br /><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />On the Aug. 2, 2009 Forward Forum:<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://www.johnquinlan.net/show_intro_aug_2_09.mp3">Click for Show Intro</a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">Includes Preview of "<a href="http://psrwisconsin.org/?p=106">Lanterns for Peace</a>," and "<a href="http://www.wisconsincapitolpride.org/">WI Capitol Pride</a>" Events<br /></span><br /><a href="http://www.johnquinlan.net/janelle_orsi1.mp3">Click to Listen to Janelle Orsi Interview<br /></a><br />Our guest is <strong>Attorney Janelle Orsi</strong> (pictured below at left), co-author (with Atty. Emily Doskow, at right) of the book <span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><strong><em>"<a href="http://www.sharingsolution.com/janelle-orsi/2009/06/"><span style="font-size:100%;">The Sharing Solution: </span></a></em></strong></span><span style=";font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:100%;" ><span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><strong><em><a href="http://www.sharingsolution.com/janelle-orsi/2009/06/">How to Save Money, Simplify Your Life & Build Community</a>."<br /></em></strong></span><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;" ></span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWYBy6UzoN-D0ioSm0SD5O0Amw4VMmRZ8RupK2pUDZSsSe-goAfAHcTrDIbwT8VQ5LN-gXYLxI929Aq6-sH7DEUzi7eB3soAId9DMDHrDa_soJ-Vq_kvB7oEABOLn4FR75Dh_O2jusRDT1/s1600-h/sharing+authors.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 212px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWYBy6UzoN-D0ioSm0SD5O0Amw4VMmRZ8RupK2pUDZSsSe-goAfAHcTrDIbwT8VQ5LN-gXYLxI929Aq6-sH7DEUzi7eB3soAId9DMDHrDa_soJ-Vq_kvB7oEABOLn4FR75Dh_O2jusRDT1/s320/sharing+authors.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5365185770051765426" border="0" /></a><br /><br />The authors write, "Sharing is the answer! Build community and save money with the ultimate resource sharing guide.... You may be motivated and committed to creating a more sustainable lifestyle in your community, but where do you start? And how can you do it without the hassle and legal entanglement that so many greener initiatives seem to require? The Sharing Solution guides you, in plain English, through the steps you’ll need to take to create and maintain successful sharing arrangements.</span></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style=";font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:100%;" > </span></div> <div style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style=";font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:100%;" ><br />From housing to childcare, cars to lawnmowers, gardens to bike repair, <a href="http://www.sharingsolution.com/janelle-orsi/2009/06/">The Sharing Solution</a> gives you the tips and tools to share your resources, while addressing commonly held questions about liability and individual security with compassion. How can you benefit from sharing?</span></div><br /><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style=";font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:100%;" > </span></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style=""><span style=";font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:100%;" > </span></span><span style=""><span style=";font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:100%;" > </span></span><span style=";font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:100%;" >* Get help with meals and pet care</span></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style=""><span style=";font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:100%;" > </span></span><span style=";font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:100%;" >* Share needed resources in retirement to save money</span></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style=""><span style=";font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:100%;" > </span></span><span style=";font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:100%;" >* Buy property with others if you can’t afford a single-family home</span></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style=""><span style=";font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:100%;" > </span></span><span style=";font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:100%;" >* Work fewer hours while reducing living expenses</span></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style=""><span style=";font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:100%;" > </span></span><span style=";font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:100%;" >* Grow your local economy with community initiatives</span></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style=""><span style=";font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:100%;" > </span></span><span style=";font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:100%;" >* Plan to make big purchases with others to keep costs low</span></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style=";font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:100%;" > <span style=""> </span></span></div> <span style=";font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:100%;" ><br />And, if you’re concerned about the environment and want to start living greener, The Sharing Solution is filled with environmentally sound ways to build a more sustainable – and affordable – lifestyle. Written by public interest attorneys, the book provides the practical tools you can use to make sharing agreements.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;font-size:130%;" >As noted author Alice Walker says, “Sharing is the answer…”</span></span><br /><br /><hr width="100"><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:180%;">Some Madison-based examples of successful "sharing programs"<br /></span></div><br /><div style="text-align: center; font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-size:130%;">Arboretum Co-Housing Program<br /></span></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvZM_e1Gil6ioIRZzaswjYQ-EBKPs9eZwY4ZA6FhDQzMcJdec06n4YYKhnuSSs34oTBPYTBtR3rMe4XXHRhCvk2lRuKAPvsunfTpzr28IZRx5PH2sN5emZUffuDR7juRM4rFbi73sYUIho/s1600-h/madison+co-housing+arboretum.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 254px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvZM_e1Gil6ioIRZzaswjYQ-EBKPs9eZwY4ZA6FhDQzMcJdec06n4YYKhnuSSs34oTBPYTBtR3rMe4XXHRhCvk2lRuKAPvsunfTpzr28IZRx5PH2sN5emZUffuDR7juRM4rFbi73sYUIho/s400/madison+co-housing+arboretum.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5365187880422756578" border="0" /></a><a href="http://www.arboretumcohousing.org/vision.php">Arboretum Cohousing</a> is a cohousing community that is designed to encourage interactions between people and enrich our lives with the pleasure of cooperation and friendship.<br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">From their webpage: </span>"The community is a mix of affordable market-rate and low-income units. We care about the earth and are committed to environmentally sustainable practices and building techniques. Our multigenerational community welcomes diversity and values the input of each person. <p><strong>"Sharing Our Lives </strong>We are a community in which we share work, celebrations, laughter and tears. We support each other through the milestones of life. We sustain each other as we learn, raise children, and become wise elders. We strive to build a community where we can all belong for a lifetime."</p><p>This is just one example of co-housing in Madison. For more information, please visit the website of the <a href="http://www.affordablehome.org/">Madison Area Community Land Trust</a>.<br /></p><div style="text-align: center; font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-size:130%;">Madison Community Car<br /></span></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYhSl1vDiy4i-ZdHMZrQvGrEtHhNGvvvhtUptj1txCs29D54fiH4fkdK3MSw1XXWlNrnM4Kzrso7sd61yrOJcRuyMZ4lLtWQzzf-wb-MDTLr9fkCFJjrcrXFt_yk3hsgM2n1SijiBs5Pkn/s1600-h/community+car.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 221px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYhSl1vDiy4i-ZdHMZrQvGrEtHhNGvvvhtUptj1txCs29D54fiH4fkdK3MSw1XXWlNrnM4Kzrso7sd61yrOJcRuyMZ4lLtWQzzf-wb-MDTLr9fkCFJjrcrXFt_yk3hsgM2n1SijiBs5Pkn/s400/community+car.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5365187564619735970" border="0" /></a><br />From left: Patricia Eldred, Director of Development and Communications for <a href="http://indepenliving.com/mambo/index.php">Independent Living, Inc</a>.; John Ribolzi, Vice President of <a href="http://www.communitycar.com/">Community Car</a>; Sonya Newenhouse, President of <a href="http://www.madisonenvironmental.com/">Madison Environmental Group</a>; Colleen Moran, Operations Manager of <a href="http://www.communitycar.com/">Community Car</a>; Tom Linfield, VP of Grantmaking and Community Initiatives for <a href="http://www.madisoncommunityfoundation.org/">Madison Community Foundation</a>; and <a href="http://indepenliving.com/mambo/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=19&Itemid=1">Meals on Wheels</a> Volunteer.<br /><br />Delivering daily meals to Madison residents just got a bit easier for Independent Living’s Meals on Wheels program. The Madison Community Foundation is sponsoring three years of access to Madison Community Car’s fleet of hybrid and high-mileage vehicles.Because of the poor economy, Tom Linfield of the Madison Community Foundation said the foundation has shifted its priority to supporting organizations that provide life’s basics — food, shelter and energy. "We were worried that a lot of non-profits who do great work would struggle and go out of business," Linfield said. "We wanted to not just give them extra money to do what they regularly do but help strengthen them."<br /><br />Independent Living can now take the $5,000 a year it had spent on vehicle-related expenses and keep prices low for its Meals on Wheels clients, usually elderly residents, said Rita Giovannoni, Independent Living CEO. The three-way partnership, with its focus on bettering the community and environment, creates "the kind of world we want to be a part of going forward," Giovannoni said. After the three years of foundation sponsorship, Independent Living could continue with Community Car on its own at 50 percent of what they spent on transportation before the Madison Community Foundation suggested a partnership with Community Car, a Madison-based car sharing organization.<br /><br />From the <a href="http://www.madisoncommunityfoundation.org/news-recent-news-madison-community-foundation-helps-fund-meals-on-wheels-/">Madison Community Foundation e-newsletter</a>.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.communitycar.com/">Community Car</a> began operation in Madison,Wisconsin in October of 2003. It is a member-based car service that provides rental by the hour for individuals and organizations, in an attempt to provide an economical, environmentally-friendly alternative to owning a car or second car.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center; font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-size:130%;">Dane County Timebank<br /></span></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqkYsqdsKt4jNgGbhFGoeQxZ1gXySfzfzmUEySAHaPlD_UjpvdbPyhzsVtPYVwFCP6LnSwuSMzC5GE3zaWEzr3-fw3e1SThmNjLaeZeHqdsC6cdqmO1q1BFisnITpn4lJFNoykJnaZcdFj/s1600-h/dane_county_timebank_logo.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 280px; height: 290px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqkYsqdsKt4jNgGbhFGoeQxZ1gXySfzfzmUEySAHaPlD_UjpvdbPyhzsVtPYVwFCP6LnSwuSMzC5GE3zaWEzr3-fw3e1SThmNjLaeZeHqdsC6cdqmO1q1BFisnITpn4lJFNoykJnaZcdFj/s400/dane_county_timebank_logo.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5365188157204313282" border="0" /></a>The <a href="http://www.danecountytimebank.org/?id=index">Dane County Timebank</a> is a network of individuals and organizations in Dane County working to increase efficiency, opportunity and resource sharing through mutually beneficial exchange -- building community ties and community self-sufficiency.<br /><br /><p><b>How does it work?</b> </p><p>When you need something like minor home repair, child care, companionship, an exercise buddy, whatever -- look on <a href="http://community.timebanks.org/">Community Weaver</a> and contact a member directly, or call the Timebank coordinator and ask. The coordinator will set you up with a neighbor, who has had an interview and basic background check like every other Timebank member, who can help you. After the neighbor helps you they or the coordinator deduct one Time Dollar per hour of service from your account and adds the same number of Time Dollars to your neighbor's account. You can earn back the credit by helping anyone else in the network. You can also accumulate a few debits before you need to pay them back. It's easy to ask for help when you need it! </p><br /><br /><hr /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTUrtSGcLuP_Mlghzd-g8cLQ1mRL1X42UMxSF0AY2jg6-1_fSLhcoAg0c9QHeBlAwvvMIpgKjsndwYzzygtSWVSy8BmkVkwe7FnpXii8Bt5bNUtXLzUOCK1Ksiece21v_pOSgBStCfNCBn/s1600-h/uw+center+on+coops+logo.gif"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 123px; height: 206px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTUrtSGcLuP_Mlghzd-g8cLQ1mRL1X42UMxSF0AY2jg6-1_fSLhcoAg0c9QHeBlAwvvMIpgKjsndwYzzygtSWVSy8BmkVkwe7FnpXii8Bt5bNUtXLzUOCK1Ksiece21v_pOSgBStCfNCBn/s320/uw+center+on+coops+logo.gif" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5365200416905045634" border="0" /></a>See also, the website of the <a href="http://www.uwcc.wisc.edu/">University of Wisconsin Center for Cooperatives</a>.John Quinlanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00559652976113514462noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5760242478914873361.post-81110075063075528552009-07-24T01:40:00.036-05:002009-07-27T00:28:24.509-05:00Connecting Young People and Our Civil Rights History: Selma Historian/Guide Joanne Bland and Milwaukee filmmaker Scott Rivera<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9tw83WBSl3QqNhXFMyhlgsgJ07zPDqINRSQZSn6K2p7OJ3CCHBRoQbuJb9eQo5Yg4d1VJdIlND9wyvqEGqCfwIQ6iIAXCilNAFPGCvS_VMKO15KioYMHVttH0eEdoA7PbhrgYci3FwlH0/s1600-h/merged_images_EC_poster.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 309px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9tw83WBSl3QqNhXFMyhlgsgJ07zPDqINRSQZSn6K2p7OJ3CCHBRoQbuJb9eQo5Yg4d1VJdIlND9wyvqEGqCfwIQ6iIAXCilNAFPGCvS_VMKO15KioYMHVttH0eEdoA7PbhrgYci3FwlH0/s400/merged_images_EC_poster.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5361913220140139938" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">On the July 26, 2009 Forward Forum:</span><br /><br /><a style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);" href="http://www.johnquinlan.net/ff0726.mp3">Click to Hear Archived Show</a><br /><br />Guests <span style="font-weight: bold;">Joanne Bland</span> and <span style="font-weight: bold;">Scott Rivera</span> (inset photos) join us for a very special edition of our show, to discuss their joint participation in Scott's 2008 documentary, <a href="http://exactchange.webs.com/"><span style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;">Exact Change</span></a>, which chronicles the journey of 25 Milwaukee high school students to the civil rights sites of the Deep South. An adult chaperone on a life-changing bus trip sponsored by the Milwaukee-based <a href="http://www.nehemiahprojectmilwaukee.org/">Nehemiah Project</a>, Scott documented the trip and the experiences of these young people in his remarkable film. This includes capturing the fascinating interchange that occurs between Selma to Montgomery March veteran Joanne Bland and that group of young people, as she challenges them to fully engage and relate to a history with profound ongoing relevance to their lives.<br /><br />All of this was recently discussed by Scott on a <a href="http://www.wpt.org/directorscut/108rivera.cfm">September 2008 episode of Wisconsin Public TV's Director's Cut</a>, with host Charles Monroe-Kane, who, in turn shared his impressions with us about the film and Ms. Bland on the <a href="http://forwardforumexchange.blogspot.com/2009/06/directors-cut-host-charles-monroe-kane.html">June 5, 2009 Forward Forum</a>.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRkOimvQfsw_GMyp2OVU2UJqfcGZz0bpP7Rgo_Y0aWbpiHGGfKLEQPxiaVQaJ3oJwvtKqoa2oITNccitEN92CvQ18QfFi6oFGfsKhidcHEE223HnEpJq4tO6paJQD9dT9IlBKPs7SWNgwq/s1600-h/Joanne_leads_tour.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRkOimvQfsw_GMyp2OVU2UJqfcGZz0bpP7Rgo_Y0aWbpiHGGfKLEQPxiaVQaJ3oJwvtKqoa2oITNccitEN92CvQ18QfFi6oFGfsKhidcHEE223HnEpJq4tO6paJQD9dT9IlBKPs7SWNgwq/s400/Joanne_leads_tour.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5362117927609251026" border="0" /></a><br />Although she's based out of her hometown of Selma, Alabama, <span style="font-weight: bold;">Joanne Bland</span> is among our most frequent and favorite visitors to Forward Forum. She is a much-respected oral historian, who describes in compelling detail her memories as an 11-year-old attending the 1965 Selma to Montgomery March. (At that young age, she had already been arrested 13 times as a result of her participation in non-violent civil rights protests. To hear her story, <a href="http://www.democracynow.org/2005/3/7/remembering_bloody_sunday_thousands_mark_40th">follow this link to her interview with Amy Goodman</a>, recorded in 2005, on the 40th anniversary of the march.) That historic march began bathed in the blood of its non-violent participants at the hands of Gov. George Wallace's Alabama state troupers in shocking scenes broadcast nationwide, ultimately drawing allies from across the country and world, proving to be the catalyst for the passage of the 1965 Voting Rights Act, later that year.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6mefJGo54lPO52M44BCLzn6yXUaQYUF7Svd3yCqoLCiGtbQV3DbW_ihdKyPve7_mEZi69M6Nvz1Nby62TGSNNQBOW_AgU03H5aanEAgoG5AwY7OCZtpR6bkQzQvFRRNklWC6TjZibhsrJ/s1600-h/Joann_students_on_steps.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 152px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6mefJGo54lPO52M44BCLzn6yXUaQYUF7Svd3yCqoLCiGtbQV3DbW_ihdKyPve7_mEZi69M6Nvz1Nby62TGSNNQBOW_AgU03H5aanEAgoG5AwY7OCZtpR6bkQzQvFRRNklWC6TjZibhsrJ/s200/Joann_students_on_steps.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5362118691477619778" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOuq0GvxcuVUTOhxGZ9X5T8QK1zTKBll3c9Ogb1tcndWP38Z_EHBDJREC4_Jzjvr-u7GtR81zr8pSgT_fCaaQv6x-u2VokI5S_Vs5C7b4BI-YhjVOw87AQtQ7rS1YCVJvjnlhgRckUzJop/s1600-h/Joann_and_students_on_steps.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 153px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOuq0GvxcuVUTOhxGZ9X5T8QK1zTKBll3c9Ogb1tcndWP38Z_EHBDJREC4_Jzjvr-u7GtR81zr8pSgT_fCaaQv6x-u2VokI5S_Vs5C7b4BI-YhjVOw87AQtQ7rS1YCVJvjnlhgRckUzJop/s200/Joann_and_students_on_steps.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5362118689785769746" border="0" /></a><br /><br />In August of 2006, <a href="http://www.archive.org/details/JohnLQuinlanSelmatoMadisonBroadcastfromNationalVotingRightsMuseum">Forward Forum broadcast live from Selma's National Voting Rights Museum</a>, which Ms. Bland co-founded. She is a frequent visitor to Madison and Wisconsin, thanks to a relationship forged almost a decade ago with the UW-Madison, and parallel relationship in Milwaukee, forged after her participation in a conference entitled, "Milwaukee: the Selma of the North." Resonant with the journey depicted in the film, countless UW-Madison students have traveled to Selma, to experience firsthand the history of this place central to the civil rights and voting rights struggles. And yet few people in the greater Madison community are aware of that relationship, or have benefited from it. That's something we're working to change.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3W9OQM24IGek8oxvuIPnx0jkQRneuwugjnKnJ6KbeGdscw9vIGxESw6TBhmWEEjnmcXiJ5zmRdznLBG5J0QkjG_FqA6en_JO5rQ1cwvQWftD4VcMQ06_zmElyOjCEGPH7jZl3eMEv_rRy/s1600-h/DC108_rivera_175x120.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 175px; height: 120px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3W9OQM24IGek8oxvuIPnx0jkQRneuwugjnKnJ6KbeGdscw9vIGxESw6TBhmWEEjnmcXiJ5zmRdznLBG5J0QkjG_FqA6en_JO5rQ1cwvQWftD4VcMQ06_zmElyOjCEGPH7jZl3eMEv_rRy/s400/DC108_rivera_175x120.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5362123823144992674" border="0" /></a>Milwaukee native and UW-Madison alumni <span style="font-weight: bold;">Scott Rivera</span> is a media producer for Leaping Frog Productions, and has worked in film, documentary and television production since 1994. Scott's projects include <a target="_blank" href="http://www.schooltakeover.com/"><span style="font-style: italic;">School Takeover: A Case Study in Compton, CA</span></a> (54 min., documentary) and <a target="_blank" href="http://www.exactchange.webs.com/"><span style="font-style: italic;">Exact Change</span></a><a target="_blank" href="http://www.exactchange.webs.com/"> </a>(66 min. documentary). Scott is a segment producer for Milwaukee Public Television, and his production experience includes broadcast television, corporate media, and work on feature films in Los Angeles.<br /><br />He describes <span style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;">Exact Change</span> as follows: "For many Milwaukee youth, our nation’s fight for civil rights is a far-off story told through a handful of black and white photographs, ending with the words, 'I have a dream.' But that perception [was] about to change for a select group of Milwaukee teens.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7JL9xtOcx4zkakDK6TeX0uSeH1ywJIkqbQcBKi8UPevb3UsuCua90rml1xp41HVButtPoRpo_6STrE7e0kfa3rgmNambMCI74nKLnATJmgFv-DEDjs3MSvRpPUJhwDH8udoH6Xrh-bshe/s1600-h/young_woman1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 173px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7JL9xtOcx4zkakDK6TeX0uSeH1ywJIkqbQcBKi8UPevb3UsuCua90rml1xp41HVButtPoRpo_6STrE7e0kfa3rgmNambMCI74nKLnATJmgFv-DEDjs3MSvRpPUJhwDH8udoH6Xrh-bshe/s200/young_woman1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5362119097138191458" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJYC0KtEu0fPHJeE-ChmFdonItKiU6fjv4IYZr5Rncf0chuKrWCcMi-MxtUbfiwYt9GDqlZgrCsmvw2E_LYdrM8YSoICVU41GWs7GHKrqGGC5I-nNW38dKaT1R3eNg7WJoI0J0XM0mrrBK/s1600-h/youth2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 157px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJYC0KtEu0fPHJeE-ChmFdonItKiU6fjv4IYZr5Rncf0chuKrWCcMi-MxtUbfiwYt9GDqlZgrCsmvw2E_LYdrM8YSoICVU41GWs7GHKrqGGC5I-nNW38dKaT1R3eNg7WJoI0J0XM0mrrBK/s200/youth2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5362119098260721282" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoPhmJuJIt0FuhyqZmtoMuErGvRaOhRdoQ7ADCCe88k-dkE70RsVqEFeSXBR-Bp1eekU9SvD7f29PCJO_yywyABrixoc2lSTDw_3HHOQTletfgoN3r1xDC7Bp30lWc3c2YNEdjr5ARrabx/s1600-h/youth1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 185px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoPhmJuJIt0FuhyqZmtoMuErGvRaOhRdoQ7ADCCe88k-dkE70RsVqEFeSXBR-Bp1eekU9SvD7f29PCJO_yywyABrixoc2lSTDw_3HHOQTletfgoN3r1xDC7Bp30lWc3c2YNEdjr5ARrabx/s200/youth1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5362119091811122546" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_iT11mtLKOzoE6cG8YdUEu0HUGgoQF9HcxhZaeeFIu0rJWhlO20fzh4Y9SjmRAGf0nq1k779ZhOay3aJjT3TQ5HsfcTx9WLEijYx_tiNt6kMnFwS19m-TbolWZMipXFNKeYlrH87EhFVI/s1600-h/young_woman2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 153px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_iT11mtLKOzoE6cG8YdUEu0HUGgoQF9HcxhZaeeFIu0rJWhlO20fzh4Y9SjmRAGf0nq1k779ZhOay3aJjT3TQ5HsfcTx9WLEijYx_tiNt6kMnFwS19m-TbolWZMipXFNKeYlrH87EhFVI/s200/young_woman2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5362119085793988546" border="0" /></a><br />"<span style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;">Exact Change</span> follows twenty-five Milwaukee high school students on a civil rights bus tour through Atlanta, Selma, Montgomery, Birmingham, and Memphis. The story<br />shows how a first-hand look at the struggle for civil rights impacts the students, and how the experience changes their attitudes and approaches toward race relations."<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilS7haWQj-WwEIzQ1WUw4qlArw4-fhyphenhyphenbkIhCPWUQLaQ7LOnkMs1kd7vuJ9ohIS5_DEod1rigQqNHm2Ows9WLADpf5UauSTVWYePxraOFyBVq4IE53THUIqI8_1iZ-G1WOLGPNfBEM1jvxZ/s1600-h/bridge1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 289px; height: 271px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilS7haWQj-WwEIzQ1WUw4qlArw4-fhyphenhyphenbkIhCPWUQLaQ7LOnkMs1kd7vuJ9ohIS5_DEod1rigQqNHm2Ows9WLADpf5UauSTVWYePxraOFyBVq4IE53THUIqI8_1iZ-G1WOLGPNfBEM1jvxZ/s320/bridge1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5362120294564042866" border="0" /></a><br /><br />[At left: a young man, also pictured above, who seems initially disinterested about Ms. Bland's presentation, is called out by Ms. Bland, and temporarily leaves his classmates, heading back to the bus. Filmmaker Rivera, also a chaperone, steps out of his filmmaker role, and engages him in conversation. Subsequently, the young man not only apologizes to Ms. Bland, but also leads the group in marching across the historic Edmund Pettus Bridge, where the Selma to Montgomery March began.]<br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;">Is the history of the civil rights movement merely a passing curiosity, or does it still have an important role to play in the lives of today's young people? In a week when issues of race and history are looming large in the face of the controversy over President Obama's reaction to the Cambridge police's alleged mistreatment of distinguished Harvard professor Dr. Henry Louis Gates, it's a question well worth asking.</span><br /><br />Please join us for this week's edition of Forward Forum, and please join in our conversation by calling us at 608-321-1670.<br /><br />Courtesy of the Veoh website (brief free registration process may be required), the 66 minute documentary <a href="http://www.veoh.com/browse/videos/category/entertainment/watch/v11785845xNWZyYm6"><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">Exact Change</span> can be viewed online</a>. See also this <a href="http://www.wisn.com/video/15806351/index.html">short report on the film by WISN-TV's Mike Gousha</a>.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifNV308jpOen_bAslkG-J04gxlD_EZ3M_QdVuGKlTbzytlOyaJUjCgD6PftMD7Bso00pvTH5qhF9xm9ZAtOquhhviyjST-QFmjEtjqrh2srq92RVOObIS31HOJRm0aTcb7-dJ_UT6R_pYg/s1600-h/Joann_facing_front_andstudents.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 319px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifNV308jpOen_bAslkG-J04gxlD_EZ3M_QdVuGKlTbzytlOyaJUjCgD6PftMD7Bso00pvTH5qhF9xm9ZAtOquhhviyjST-QFmjEtjqrh2srq92RVOObIS31HOJRm0aTcb7-dJ_UT6R_pYg/s320/Joann_facing_front_andstudents.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5362121012392912066" border="0" /></a>Recently "retired" from her post as co-founder and longtime executive director of the National Voting Rights Museum, Ms. Bland continues to speak at venues across the country, and conducts civil rights-themed tours, featuring her participatory and compelling narratives, for people of all ages and background through an organization called <a href="http://www.journeyforthesoul.com/home.htm">Journeys for the Soul</a>; email: <a href="mailto:journeysforthesoul@gmail.com">journeysforthesoul@gmail.com</a>. Her next visit to Madison has been tentatively scheduled for late February of 2010.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicVGW7HYxfT-umJYKq8gh81X4yULw8hUppQn9XqRI-WpgDBVsNOHyoHbeO7iiPEsN0ODoxgRlSp2YDdaiZei69k_W-oGi2GfKP34yDkAhU9JIhRNMFMepEu11NRDPJUHr6yz44BW4hos6G/s1600-h/Bland-tours.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 228px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicVGW7HYxfT-umJYKq8gh81X4yULw8hUppQn9XqRI-WpgDBVsNOHyoHbeO7iiPEsN0ODoxgRlSp2YDdaiZei69k_W-oGi2GfKP34yDkAhU9JIhRNMFMepEu11NRDPJUHr6yz44BW4hos6G/s400/Bland-tours.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5362530600861583906" border="0" /></a><br />Below: Ms. Bland marches across Selma's historic Edmund Pettus Bridge in March of 2007 in the company of then presidential candidate Barack Obama, and civil rights movement leader the Rev. Joseph Lowery (who delivered the keynote at Madison's 2008 King Day celebration, and the closing prayer at Obama's 2009 inauguration). Both candidate Obama and his then-opponent, Sen. Hillary Clinton (see wider shot, pictured at right with former president Bill Clinton), delivered emotion-filled speeches during their respective pilgrimages to Selma at that time. During that visit, Obama broke away from a black tie dinner, to spend three hours one-on-one with Ms. Bland at the National Voting Rights Museum, reveling in the history of a movement that made his historic run for the presidency a possibility.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnK8nj2lgL8CHyRcOSzpK_geLJZVGyW4LxRn3ZXXxirAi9w5LRnx9ZqlmfAcZnwnplvWQ2VD9xvvU9_UMm0bCW0Dbt2AZZWcWUCI_JUo-nSh5HuZ7PuQ3AZv1W3iZxpvOkXIuymlnTXwXz/s1600-h/obama-bland-lowery_nyt2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 291px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnK8nj2lgL8CHyRcOSzpK_geLJZVGyW4LxRn3ZXXxirAi9w5LRnx9ZqlmfAcZnwnplvWQ2VD9xvvU9_UMm0bCW0Dbt2AZZWcWUCI_JUo-nSh5HuZ7PuQ3AZv1W3iZxpvOkXIuymlnTXwXz/s400/obama-bland-lowery_nyt2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5361923223630212130" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeFqfYIA6EY7LExfY2d4pLpj5sHAqpnwE3Unt47CdGqrmhzf5hHvFHBTnm18ajvtFlQNPlhDqWgSKvHE6uwrCugyJvqaxHkvWKp2FyKSW2NcwKoewj1AjjCnuUr241v9pF9kFzSIX9-_US/s1600-h/panorama+shot+of+Selma+2007+march.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 187px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeFqfYIA6EY7LExfY2d4pLpj5sHAqpnwE3Unt47CdGqrmhzf5hHvFHBTnm18ajvtFlQNPlhDqWgSKvHE6uwrCugyJvqaxHkvWKp2FyKSW2NcwKoewj1AjjCnuUr241v9pF9kFzSIX9-_US/s400/panorama+shot+of+Selma+2007+march.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5362549307854053794" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">More ripples from the Wisconsin to Selma Connection.</span><br /><br />Ms. Bland's most recent visit to Madison was in January, which dovetailed with her appearance as <a href="http://www.stritch.edu/Content.aspx?id=39554&terms=Joanne+Bland">King Day keynote speaker at Cardinal Stritch University in Milwaukee</a> (a role she also performed last year at Beloit College). The illustration below, from the Cardinal Stritch website, is symbolic of the resonance between Ms. Bland's visit, and the historic inauguration of the nation's first black president, which occurred the next day.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixvDhKyxZtbUauZAx9Qp-wvARfVGNW3iofbjrgScx_gt-QqU4MBXlaj3JkOW8lR56E0unhyeEKqwTqz8kD3nUiHkcspJcw8x9aRxYvdB1IrzZLrM-mL2v-ZKOUPO4ktruPXsIviQPkwgfg/s1600-h/BlandObama.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 340px; height: 229px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixvDhKyxZtbUauZAx9Qp-wvARfVGNW3iofbjrgScx_gt-QqU4MBXlaj3JkOW8lR56E0unhyeEKqwTqz8kD3nUiHkcspJcw8x9aRxYvdB1IrzZLrM-mL2v-ZKOUPO4ktruPXsIviQPkwgfg/s400/BlandObama.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5362126932118003714" border="0" /></a><br />Photo from August of 2006 with Ms. Bland (below at left) with fellow Selma to Montgomery march veterans Lawrence and Dorothea Huggins. Back row: Rev. Darrel Richey, pastor of Madison's James Reeb Unitarian Universalist congregation, and Forward Forum host John Quinlan. Richey and Quinlan helped conduct a half dozen interviews with several of the "untold heros and heroines" of the civil rights struggle. Richey's congregation is named for a former U.U. pastor, an ally who was martyred during the weeks preceding the march, and upon his return to Madison, Rev. Richey continues to speak out about this important history.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJEA-UZE8-XeuB70FEKLH1sQ_7uE0ypLeTfUmV-KP02HYMPQi1a3tzUnzcjSZXPYjodQVqLayuz8QUH6Cvr7L83s-cXcVzPE1xoacmIwVepk7SIvAxI1DSUMhveVbAKYxNAKH00UmVsOeG/s1600-h/Bland5shot_stjames.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 286px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJEA-UZE8-XeuB70FEKLH1sQ_7uE0ypLeTfUmV-KP02HYMPQi1a3tzUnzcjSZXPYjodQVqLayuz8QUH6Cvr7L83s-cXcVzPE1xoacmIwVepk7SIvAxI1DSUMhveVbAKYxNAKH00UmVsOeG/s400/Bland5shot_stjames.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5361924144048694546" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.johnquinlan.net/">John Quinlan</a> has maintained an ongoing supportive friendship with Ms. Bland, providing technical and financial support for her work and for associated oral history projects, and inviting her back to his radio show on numerous occasions to comment on the resonance of history with the 2008 presidential election. After rendez-vousing with Ms. Bland in Atlanta, he returned with her to Selma in August of 2008, where they watched Barack Obama's nomination at the Democratic National Convention together in her home. Ms. Bland, in turn, was in Madison during the inauguration, and Rev. Richey and Quinlan were privileged to view that historic occasion together with her. As noted above, while Ms. Bland has spoken extensively to UW-Madison students to powerful effect, and in venues throughout the Milwaukee community through a decade of visits, only a relative handful of people in the non-university greater Madison community have heard her powerful message--something that we hope to change in months to come.<br /><br /><hr /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Highlights of Past Forward Forum shows with Joanne Bland (more to be posted shortly):</span><br /><br /><a href="http://www.archive.org/details/JohnLQuinlanSelmatoMadisonBroadcastfromNationalVotingRightsMuseum">August 25, 2006</a><br />Forward Forum host John Quinlan broadcasts live from the National Voting Rights Museum, with its co-founder and then executive director (she retired from this position after 15 years in April 2007), Joanne Bland. Ms. Bland takes listeners on a guided walking tour of the museum in the second hour. After an introductory segment with Ms. Bland, we're joined by Spencer Overton, author of "Stealing Democracy: The New Politics of Voter Suppression." Laura Gutknecht anchors from back in Madison, in the company of former museum intern and UW grad student Tyina Steptoe (who has since finished her PhD, and now lives in Seattle). Then in our third hour, we interview Howard Bayliss, the president of the LGBT rights group, "Equality Alabama," and summarize our show with commentaries by the Rev. Darrel Richey (also on the ground in Selma), Laura, Tyina and John. See also: Texas native Tyina Steptoe's outstanding blog about her several month-long internship in Selma, and its cross-cultural revelations, <a href="http://www.lonestarinselma.blogspot.com/">Lone Star in Selma</a> .<br /><br /><a href="http://www.archive.org/details/HistoryOfCivilRightsMovementTransformsYoungLivesTheMadisonToSelma">Nov. 4, 2007</a><br />Joanne is joined by Univ. of Wisconsin-Madison Comm Arts professor Sue Zaeske and students Mary Carter, Charles Hughes, Mobolaji Falomo, and Alan Pietrowicz. The students share the life-changing nature of their trips to Selma, where they were guided on a tour of history by Ms. Bland while also helping to capture that history through a variety of hands-on projects. interviews.<br /><a href="http://www.johnquinlan.net/joannebland.html"><span style="font-weight: bold;"></span></a><br /><br /><hr /><br /><br />Other links to stories about Joanne Bland, and related recent events in Selma:<br /><br /><a href="http://www.baylormag.com/story.php?story=004479">Baylor University Magazine</a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.nps.gov/archive/semo/freedom/508/transcripts/P5-trns.html">Selma to Montgomery National Historic Site Interview</a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.emu.edu/events/detail.php3?id=13028">Eastern Mennonite University</a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.news.wisc.edu/releases/7986">University of Wisconsin-Madison press release chronicling a 2002 trip to Madison in the company of other civil rights leaders</a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.news.wisc.edu/9638">UW-Madison release about a 2004 Chadbourne Residency Program's civil rights event, and Ms. Bland's particiption</a><br /><a href="http://www.dailycardinal.com/article/11274"><br />October 29, 2002 UW-Madison Daily Cardinal article</a><br /><br /><a href="http://badgerherald.com/news/2002/10/29/civil_rights_activis.php">October 29, 2002 UW-Madison Badger Herald article</a><br /><br /><a href="http://blogs.thetimes.co.za/minor/?tag=joanne-bland">New York Times video presentation, with an interview with Ms. Bland, following the Nov. 2008 election</a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.gordonschool.org/home/news_item.asp?id=187&newsArea=home"></a><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2007/03/05/us/politics/05selma.html?_r=2&oref=slogin">New York Times March 2007 article on visit of Senators Obama and Clinton to Selma</a>John Quinlanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00559652976113514462noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5760242478914873361.post-84135000822236783432009-07-17T16:08:00.016-05:002009-07-19T17:29:22.904-05:00Supporting Young Community Leaders: Amy Mondloch from Grassroots Leadership College and Natalia Thompson from Madison SOS (Speak Out, Sisters!)<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgB72pxqTsJdfK3sHtSsOubbj3WczzLOrheS_0oavbqw3gDiAJO_H8X3FPoT4Hx-kMXhuhAL1gDwN5aC5pe-agK3E4P8sOggo5OroyijU9tMcj-ivquKzANZsFeJBUtZM-kpqwzrRF0p3um/s1600-h/Madison_SOS.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgB72pxqTsJdfK3sHtSsOubbj3WczzLOrheS_0oavbqw3gDiAJO_H8X3FPoT4Hx-kMXhuhAL1gDwN5aC5pe-agK3E4P8sOggo5OroyijU9tMcj-ivquKzANZsFeJBUtZM-kpqwzrRF0p3um/s400/Madison_SOS.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5359549731298159410" border="0" /></a><a href="http://www.johnquinlan.net/ff0719.mp3">Click to Listen to Archived Show</a><br /><br />Our focus on the July 19, 2009 Forward Forum is on programs that support leadership of young people in our community. <span style="font-weight: bold;">Natalia Thompson</span> joins us from "Madison SOS (Speak Out, Sister!)," (photo above) a teen-led organization uniting high school teen girls in grassroots leadership and action for social change. Also joining us is <span style="font-weight: bold;">Amy Mondloch</span>, executive director of the "The Grassroots Leadership College," (photos below) which supports the development of grassroots leaders by building skills and relationships in a supportive and challenging environment.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfn-iAtu0GtLpGTuyzs1xaTNZHBvBOuZ-z0Zf51KZJf866D4BKNpY38LvDwSiMHXrpLih7LoZcpKH_HvPHexAEuzcD5OyuEQpK3rCTiI1cxsiC1F_ilUwFeeMPBHMBw-y8ZqUf1qlPe-qP/s1600-h/Image15.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 120px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfn-iAtu0GtLpGTuyzs1xaTNZHBvBOuZ-z0Zf51KZJf866D4BKNpY38LvDwSiMHXrpLih7LoZcpKH_HvPHexAEuzcD5OyuEQpK3rCTiI1cxsiC1F_ilUwFeeMPBHMBw-y8ZqUf1qlPe-qP/s400/Image15.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5359549724846961010" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjg1WIMi-ScanWhgyfUFg9c5wYeFg2d0rkS29jUc1ZtW6u-xf4obKS0asLgpRx0QLUX9m6U2FEPoizs-BvZPwS65Odz71XtA5oftLd6jzq8apADYXl6fLiBJwM20na-1ZzMgNMCdnBCiWxi/s1600-h/Image13.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 118px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjg1WIMi-ScanWhgyfUFg9c5wYeFg2d0rkS29jUc1ZtW6u-xf4obKS0asLgpRx0QLUX9m6U2FEPoizs-BvZPwS65Odz71XtA5oftLd6jzq8apADYXl6fLiBJwM20na-1ZzMgNMCdnBCiWxi/s400/Image13.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5359549720401596578" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Both <a href="mailto:madisonsos@yahoo.com">Madison SOS</a> and <a href="http://www.grassrootsleadershipcollege.org/">The Grassroots Leadership College</a> are characterized by their inter-generational approach to community organizing. While adult mentors are invaluable in helping young leaders learn the ropes, these programs also emphasize a two-way, interactive approach: one in which community organizers of older generations also learn valuable lessons from young people. One of our favorite discussions on Forward Forum involves an ongoing theme--the need for older, more established community organizers to honor an environment in which diverse new voices are also heard. Often, without meaning to, established community leaders end up adopting a tone that's condescending or paternalistic when working with young people, and ways need to be found to transform that dynamic.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsvpS2ktWSCBPXTrqaZ0VYhwx5Ovqp6R3sjrb36a93uyKeSxY_QkumsobFW5YSt0yvW-DWO94k9DM7BLhPLyvh6bQVZFSkLxzMg93KbJ6k6bz81Un29BjzmYnF9PMXyBs5q26Z0D8-UMtB/s1600-h/Natalia3.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 129px; height: 110px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsvpS2ktWSCBPXTrqaZ0VYhwx5Ovqp6R3sjrb36a93uyKeSxY_QkumsobFW5YSt0yvW-DWO94k9DM7BLhPLyvh6bQVZFSkLxzMg93KbJ6k6bz81Un29BjzmYnF9PMXyBs5q26Z0D8-UMtB/s400/Natalia3.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5359545554809158178" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiThQdgmq2MQxlBI6eZ1rQsd_K_CYlyBCBWM01C_ca54SPJ1P2p7ZNoPrpm0CNXPKXTHkljFTnLO39Vm0ddfOIHE395Bpkr5L3seATkUEsqEurcA45W1ZyaUxE-5ShCqPo9FG9E1I_95vyv/s1600-h/amy2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 146px; height: 110px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiThQdgmq2MQxlBI6eZ1rQsd_K_CYlyBCBWM01C_ca54SPJ1P2p7ZNoPrpm0CNXPKXTHkljFTnLO39Vm0ddfOIHE395Bpkr5L3seATkUEsqEurcA45W1ZyaUxE-5ShCqPo9FG9E1I_95vyv/s400/amy2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5359545563248674786" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">Photos: Natalia Thompson and Amy Mondloch</span><br /><br />An important part of the mission of both Madison SOS and Grassroots Leadership College is to create a dynamic that allows young people to actually claim the mantle of leadership in an environment where their voices are being heard and their leadership roles are actively acknowledged, and where there's a supportive framework in which their often innovative new ideas can take the form of action.<br /><br />There are many ways that you can help both groups to achieve their goals.<br /><br />The Grassroots Leadership College is currently recruiting adult mentors for its 2009-2010 program year, aiming to bring new people on board by an Aug. 3rd deadline. GLC is also looking ahead to a fun-filled September 13th fundraiser as they seek out help in setting the world's record for the Largest Hula Hooped Ever Hooped! All of this resonant with its statement of purpose: "Everyone a Learner. Everyone a Teacher. Everyone a Leader."<br /><br />Madison SOS is launching a city-wide initiative to gather girls’ opinions and stories on the issues that matter to them. A key component of the initiative is an online survey entitled, “Speak Out! A Survey on the Issues Affecting Your Life."<br /><br />If you're a local high-school-age teenage girl, or know someone who is, please follow this link to <a href="http://www.blogger.com/www.tinyurl.com/speak-out-survey">The Speak-Out Survey</a>.<br /><br />Natalia Thompson founded Madison SOS in early 2007, when she was a sophomore at West High School. (She is now a Yale-bound recent graduate of West.) Over the past two years, Madison SOS has connected teen girls of diverse backgrounds through grassroots leadership development, activism, discussion forums, citizen advocacy, and community-based art. Each Madison SOS initiative highlights local social justice issues affecting Madison girls and young women.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">MORE INFORMATION ON GRASSROOTS LEADERSHIP COLLEGE</span><br /></div><br />Grassroots Leadership College is a training program to help the Madison area residents improve the quality of life in their neighborhoods and communities.<br /><br />GLC supports developing grassroots leaders by providing the opportunity to build skills and relationships in a supportive and challenging environment.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOFpyFlIeQdz7-g3iozVtBnhdG2F4ccohwEPMNlNBi85iB8UqmVjfBARnuMNSM5l6_zuT5yoySRWrxOAT_jgwzsnGJJI3gE9tRsVappuesYOaRqSstaS_8shnIHtZNoOPrpKZZEt8KZ4Kk/s1600-h/Image7.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 235px; height: 265px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOFpyFlIeQdz7-g3iozVtBnhdG2F4ccohwEPMNlNBi85iB8UqmVjfBARnuMNSM5l6_zuT5yoySRWrxOAT_jgwzsnGJJI3gE9tRsVappuesYOaRqSstaS_8shnIHtZNoOPrpKZZEt8KZ4Kk/s400/Image7.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5359638573583382082" border="0" /></a><br /><br />General Semester: How to Enroll as An Adult Coach/Mentor (Deadline Aug. 3rd)<br /><br />The general semester is the cornerstone of the Grassroots Leadership College's work. It combines coach/ developing leader and project based models of community organizing education to create a powerful learning experience. Coaches and developing leaders take part in class together. Talented faculty draw participants into sessions in which they not only learn, but also share with and teach each other.<br /><br />Outside of class sessions coaches and leaders meet to work on project of the developing leaders design. Coaches provide a listening ear and help the leader develop the project idea into reality.<br /><br />For more information on the commitment involved, and sense of the rewards of developing a coaching relationship with a young community leader, contact Amy Mondloch at the Grassroots Leadership College, 1321 E. Mifflin St., Suite 201, Madison, WI 53703 | Phone: (608) 441-0085. E-mail: <a href="mailto:amy@grassrootsleadershipcollege.org">amy@grassrootsleadershipcollege.org</a><br /><br /><a href="http://grassrootsleadershipcollege.org/v2/appl_devleader.html">Link to Application</a><br /><br /><a href="http://grassrootsleadershipcollege.org/v2/calendar.html">Link to Semester Calendar/Schedule for this activities involved with your commitment<br /></a><br /><a href="http://grassrootsleadershipcollege.org/v2/event.html">Sept. 13th Hula Hoopla Event Hightlights<br /></a><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">MORE INFORMATION ON MADISON SOS </span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">(SPEAK OUT, SISTERS!) </span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">AND THEIR CURRENT EFFORT TO INVOLVE </span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">TEEN AGE GIRLS IN SPEAKING OUT </span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">ABOUT THE ISSUES AFFECTING THEIR LIVES</span><br /></div><br />FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Friday, July 10, 2009<br />CONTACT: Natalia Thompson, Madison SOS Project Coordinator<br />608.320.3882 or <a href="mailto:madisonsos@yahoo.com">madisonsos@yahoo.com</a><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">GRASSROOTS GROUP ASKS<br />TEEN GIRLS TO ‘SPEAK OUT!’</span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Great Summertime Opportunity<br />for Girls to Make a Difference</span><br /></div><br />MADISON — Madison SOS (Speak Out, Sister!), a teen-led organization uniting high school teen girls in grassroots leadership and action for social change, is launching a city-wide initiative to gather girls’ opinions and stories on the issues that matter to them. A key component of the initiative – an online survey entitled, “Speak Out! A Survey on the Issues Affecting Your Life” – goes live today.<br /><br />Madison SOS was founded in early 2007 by Natalia Thompson, then a sophomore at West High School. Over the past two years, Madison SOS has connected teen girls of diverse backgrounds through grassroots leadership development, activism, discussion forums, citizen advocacy, and community-based art. Each Madison SOS initiative highlights local social justice issues affecting Madison girls and young women.<br /><br />This summer, Madison SOS is leading the creation of a Platform for Action on six key issues Madison teen girls face, including civic engagement, mental health, school climate, and sexual health. In order to explore girls’ perceptions of these issues, Madison SOS hopes to reach a representative sample of over three hundred teen girls through “Speak Out! A Survey on the Issues Affecting Your Life.” The survey places a special emphasis on students’ experiences accessing community resources and on their<br />ideas about solutions to current problems relating to these issues. Ultimately, the Platform for Action will be used to advocate for policies and programs that best address the needs of Madison teen girls.<br /><br />Teen girls who attended a Madison high school in the 2008-2009 school year are eligible to complete the survey. Upon completing the survey, participants will be offered the opportunity to participate in a random drawing for an iPod Touch. The survey is online at www.tinyurl.com/speak-out-survey.<br /><br />“Speak Out! A Survey on the Issues Affecting Your Life” is an initiative funded by the Case Foundation of Washington, D.C., which empowers citizens to identify and promote grassroots solutions to community issues. Madison SOS has also partnered with GKA Research of Madison to develop the survey and analyze results. Past Madison SOS initiatives have been co-sponsored by the ACLU of Wisconsin, the Girl Scouts of WI – Badgerland Council, the Grassroots Leadership College, Planned Parenthood Advocates of Wisconsin, the Wisconsin Women’s Network, the YWCA of Madison, and grassroots community groups.<br /><br />Leaders of Madison SOS state: "We believe that girls’ voices matter. We believe that girls deserve to have a say in the decisions that impact their lives. And we believe that girls have the power to affect change."<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">A SPECIAL NOTE ABOUT NATALIA THOMPSON</span><br /><br />On a program where the focus is on the difference that young people's contributions can make to our community, we'd be remiss not to note that guest Natalia Thompson epitomizes the potential impact that one committed young person can have on her community. Natalia is about to embark on a new adventure, having earned the right to one of a handful of coveted spots at Yale University. Listeners to our show will remember her appearance last year, in the company of School board president Arlene Silveira and School Board Member Lucy Mathiak, advocating from a student perspective about why passage of a school referendum was essential to a quality education.<br /><br />A basic google search for Natalie in Madison's print media archives in the past several years shows a high school career full of accomplishment and extensive community service.<br /><br />This short article below, reproduced from the website of the National ACLU, is a great illustration of the common thread that has woven itself through all of her community organizing work and writings. That's the belief that young people--and young women and girls in particular--too often go unheard regarding the issues of central importance to their own lives. In a brief but intense high school career, Natalia has done much to reverse that invisibility, and to take substantive action on the road to making bring youth perspectives front and center in our community dialogue. As someone on the cusp of adulthood, who knows what great things lie ahead for her. However, there's little doubt that this belief in young people--and the importance of older generations giving them the space and the support necessary for them to make their own way, and find their own voice--is something that Natalia is likely to carry with her in all of the accomplishments that lay ahead. It's an honor to have the opportunity to speak with her this week on Forward Forum.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">March 17, 2009</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Lead Story on the Website of the National ACLU</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">2009 Youth Activist Scholarship Winners</span><br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj56eyXK0nCwTdY4IdtDa82e904DOmpWVEe2K0Ox_Hp_CG7t_PWGpvDlsiEpMsXh2COi-mOWycGxhLxnnjlS2ay_adsG0CZcy71OiptDMbyPojQqhBOdbv9LDYSgQc0LeUaiBZhEacpIYNX/s1600-h/aclu-article_on_Natalia.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 360px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj56eyXK0nCwTdY4IdtDa82e904DOmpWVEe2K0Ox_Hp_CG7t_PWGpvDlsiEpMsXh2COi-mOWycGxhLxnnjlS2ay_adsG0CZcy71OiptDMbyPojQqhBOdbv9LDYSgQc0LeUaiBZhEacpIYNX/s400/aclu-article_on_Natalia.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5359648443279344994" border="0" /></a>John Quinlanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00559652976113514462noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5760242478914873361.post-2599952464133382602009-07-10T13:16:00.016-05:002009-07-12T18:40:24.838-05:00Events Promoting Equality for All: Madison Equal Opp'ties Comm. Picnic; OutReach Awards Banquet; RIOT ACTS Performance<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKcbVW7gP2DoUOWi4h5TyHEij2qXXHMk6JyU5ok0_E0CYOqS0kbf0ISRkZccCBarXIeW_HREVNHLJNMbjJYZr5G7flllmeTBzlDSfijRhps2gStbQvsV3q82OAJ7Tn07uZlpbTeaxrOePl/s1600-h/pride-2007-castro-rainbow-flag.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5356897307095348530" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: pointer; HEIGHT: 300px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKcbVW7gP2DoUOWi4h5TyHEij2qXXHMk6JyU5ok0_E0CYOqS0kbf0ISRkZccCBarXIeW_HREVNHLJNMbjJYZr5G7flllmeTBzlDSfijRhps2gStbQvsV3q82OAJ7Tn07uZlpbTeaxrOePl/s400/pride-2007-castro-rainbow-flag.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.johnquinlan.net/ff0712.mp3">Click to Listen to Archived Show</a><br /><br /><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-STYLE: italic"></span><br />It's one of those happening weeks for special events in Madison.... in this case, several remarkable events celebrating our diversity:<br /><br />* <span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Madison Equal Opportunities Commission Potluck/Picnic</span>, A Celebration of Diversity, 5-7 pm, Thursday, July 16th in the Warner Park Shelter. (If possible, call 266-4910 to RSVP and tell staff what kind of dish you'll be bringing.) Free and all are welcome! <a href="http://www.cityofmadison.com/dcr/eo.cfm">www.cityofmadison.com/dcr/eo.cfm</a><br /><br />* <span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">OutReach Annual Awards Dinner</span>. Friday, July 17th, Monona Terrace Convention Center. 5:30 reception, 6:30 dinner; 7:00 program. $60 or $110 for couples. Call 255-8582 for tickets; deadline officially passed on July 10th, but call OutReach as early in the week as possible to see if they can accommodate you. <a href="http://www.lgbtoutreach.org/">http://www.lgbtoutreach.org/</a><br /><br />* <span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">RIOT ACTS: A Commemoration of Stonewall</span>. A collaborative project of StageQ, Proud Theater and Perfect Harmony Men’s Chorus. July 16, 17, and 18 on the Drury Stage of the Bartell Theatre, 113 East Mifflin Street. Go to <a href="http://www.stageq.com/">StageQ.com</a> for more info.<br /><br />Our show this week will feature guests involved with these three remarkable community-building events. Further details of each event below:<br /><br /><hr /><br /><p align="center"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnlk2vZGUPEyPWeIDMrjgz7saKNwz_jflV1ttI3DEwrbRMuTH9dN-05_4WrM9d7nszQTKiJtW5jIx32epwKa3rGF-7EuY6AicAT_3WApmKW3JJk7aCczXE6sHtN79c2dyuH05eOtQsyPY4/s1600-h/Madison-DCR.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5356975102499559442" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 61px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnlk2vZGUPEyPWeIDMrjgz7saKNwz_jflV1ttI3DEwrbRMuTH9dN-05_4WrM9d7nszQTKiJtW5jIx32epwKa3rGF-7EuY6AicAT_3WApmKW3JJk7aCczXE6sHtN79c2dyuH05eOtQsyPY4/s400/Madison-DCR.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Madison Equal Opportunities Commission<br />Summer Celebration of Diversity Picnic</span> </span><p>Please join us this Thursday, July 16th, beginning at 5pm, at the Warner Park Shelter (pictured immediately below). Warner Park is on Madison's northside, just southwest of the intersection of N. Sherman Ave., and Northport Drive. To find the shelter, drive toward the center of the Park from the entrance on either of these streets.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwCxcDWb93v4ExZ5ZqbyHwm36du0Go2kfolOPhwUnh1KXvEtXuJGOovCIsjyhtxSdVLvYqtsk1zNZdfb4ghARFEpBl7cONxkk-JaiS7y541QIz4teLrHzgsxfly7YfWRaZCFwONZsaixe6/s1600-h/warner_park_shelter2.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 98px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwCxcDWb93v4ExZ5ZqbyHwm36du0Go2kfolOPhwUnh1KXvEtXuJGOovCIsjyhtxSdVLvYqtsk1zNZdfb4ghARFEpBl7cONxkk-JaiS7y541QIz4teLrHzgsxfly7YfWRaZCFwONZsaixe6/s200/warner_park_shelter2.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5357022906508680690" /></a><br />The event is a community potluck, featuring dishes that are family favorites or reminiscent of a person's native culture. Please contribute, if possible, but know that there's always plenty of food, if making a spontaneous decision to attend. The event begins at 5pm, with a brief program and award ceremony at 6pm.<br /></p><p><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPmvRm0Vaw0cW26Uq8NOb9yttPjXHql6QTx6qgbF9jCsYGbbkq8T2MM6eVTmIv_-dUJXmDaCD_BMBYq9lePV9zxhlbx90O6ri48Eyi5ks674rH3GIFtlAQeGSkhFEv1txUX-RzCvONjYPK/s1600-h/2008-Picnic.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5356970474178315410" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 225px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPmvRm0Vaw0cW26Uq8NOb9yttPjXHql6QTx6qgbF9jCsYGbbkq8T2MM6eVTmIv_-dUJXmDaCD_BMBYq9lePV9zxhlbx90O6ri48Eyi5ks674rH3GIFtlAQeGSkhFEv1txUX-RzCvONjYPK/s320/2008-Picnic.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4kone98Pd4zpq9PWghjQgOEtRB1HfAKBo4Auxj4Wh8L42DPvmNVxsoZHfZw78sCQ7hEKijaXah9rwplX1HNtKxluOmVsfo2LDQdcd6HDE8xkhfpAODi1AdavSOeDY9XsR79HshvWHZiF8/s1600-h/2008Picnic04.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5356970468680835954" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 225px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4kone98Pd4zpq9PWghjQgOEtRB1HfAKBo4Auxj4Wh8L42DPvmNVxsoZHfZw78sCQ7hEKijaXah9rwplX1HNtKxluOmVsfo2LDQdcd6HDE8xkhfpAODi1AdavSOeDY9XsR79HshvWHZiF8/s320/2008Picnic04.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhu5jy02FG4tjDQ3w8ydmDNW-hZy5sV8v6huuurOPyDfbi7RB6NrnECBp3j9-DX5aSKWlX5VSUBUgIsTHh6fnmeTuj35UPsKNqD60Y1nRF7ljKzprkFwJUgJOILK7s1jZy0ugl-ua7VbQUF/s1600-h/2004Picnic13.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5356970467567671282" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 225px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhu5jy02FG4tjDQ3w8ydmDNW-hZy5sV8v6huuurOPyDfbi7RB6NrnECBp3j9-DX5aSKWlX5VSUBUgIsTHh6fnmeTuj35UPsKNqD60Y1nRF7ljKzprkFwJUgJOILK7s1jZy0ugl-ua7VbQUF/s320/2004Picnic13.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlPE2bdlfIySClKqxEjZq27hqSYZS44i9Pdy7RAGAFaR1ag8pSh9GaUvWlKy143lCwOfFehM-4w4nj1YPrwQhL8FU1-ps-ArcF1CSWAKvj8FvpyiqyT_kr8OHGg3sHBxHXUT_l8knheWbA/s1600-h/2004Picnic14.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5356970456955262962" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 284px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlPE2bdlfIySClKqxEjZq27hqSYZS44i9Pdy7RAGAFaR1ag8pSh9GaUvWlKy143lCwOfFehM-4w4nj1YPrwQhL8FU1-ps-ArcF1CSWAKvj8FvpyiqyT_kr8OHGg3sHBxHXUT_l8knheWbA/s320/2004Picnic14.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />Each year, an outstanding community leader is recognized for their outstanding contributions to the cause of civil rights, with the James C. Wright Award (named for the MEOC's beloved founder and first director). This year's recipient is Darlene Hancock, who was the Madison Metropolitan School District's first African-American female principal. (Mrs. Hancock, who was married for 50 years to Alan Hancock, is the mother of one son, grandmother of two, and a great-grandmother. She retired in 1996.) She was also instrumental in the founding of several community organizations, including LINKS, Alpha Kappa Alpha's Kappa Si Omega chapter, and the S.S. Morris A.M.E. Church. She continues to play an active role in these organizations, and others, such as the Genesis Development Corporation.</p><p><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqyK1SpwnwaAeKIrL0Nw6blO-lNaz9fIB0hkGOpberfVqPCzJXAUeJ_-2_hJe9sISVA5fTiDhnH8W6T6nzg6Q7rzOGhxVhAVj8nJD1U40nCah1VIUqJr4csg08ivkdeDNF5wZ96EukHW7u/s1600-h/Wright_award.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5356969697018805490" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 130px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqyK1SpwnwaAeKIrL0Nw6blO-lNaz9fIB0hkGOpberfVqPCzJXAUeJ_-2_hJe9sISVA5fTiDhnH8W6T6nzg6Q7rzOGhxVhAVj8nJD1U40nCah1VIUqJr4csg08ivkdeDNF5wZ96EukHW7u/s400/Wright_award.jpg" border="0" /></a> <hr /><br /><p></p><p align="center"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPGv7XHdxPXe0yXdMixvCtwY0Fp_FzH7XsEBHD_hELCfQeF-7TjRXSN39kpKkgZtWSNnoJF4GlbyounGUimRfLHmYD6jPGL0GLMzq0ynkvMnEfgp7MyXiRxccz63jm6n0m6V4gHCtYHct1/s1600-h/OR2-logo.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5356974884157469682" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 115px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPGv7XHdxPXe0yXdMixvCtwY0Fp_FzH7XsEBHD_hELCfQeF-7TjRXSN39kpKkgZtWSNnoJF4GlbyounGUimRfLHmYD6jPGL0GLMzq0ynkvMnEfgp7MyXiRxccz63jm6n0m6V4gHCtYHct1/s400/OR2-logo.jpg" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /><strong>OutReach's 17th Annual Community Awards Banquet</strong></span></p><p>OutReach, Madison’s and south central Wisconsin’s Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Community Center has announced their 2009 Community Awards Recipients. The Awards will be presented at their 17th Annual Banquet on the evening of Friday, July 17th at the Monona Terrace Convention Center in Madison.<br /><br />The OutReach Awards Banquet is the organization's primary annual fundraising event. It showcases the services of OutReach and honors the contributions of individuals, community members, and organizations that support our mission “to promote equality and quality of life issues for LGBT people”. </p><p></p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVxEyTN5F0ujAqnVRT78nITdQyn2zSrl6ltySzhkXjDM7bagpRJkRtZfOc9cpmy0OUbh0SxXD49tMr8neE4ufET8we_BpL8o3IEyk-usnlSFMLituOa1roMcqDCbzbR0xip-q412ynArgp/s1600-h/OR-Collage2.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5357016769348184530" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 354px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVxEyTN5F0ujAqnVRT78nITdQyn2zSrl6ltySzhkXjDM7bagpRJkRtZfOc9cpmy0OUbh0SxXD49tMr8neE4ufET8we_BpL8o3IEyk-usnlSFMLituOa1roMcqDCbzbR0xip-q412ynArgp/s400/OR-Collage2.jpg" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;">Photos of some of the evening's hosts and awardees: Gary Hollander, Joann Elder, Dick Wagner, Jeanne Marshall, William Wartmann, Gov. Jim Doyle, "The Raging Grannies," and State Rep. Mark Pocan. (Our apologies--photos of several other awardees could not be located as of deadline.)<br /></span><br />* <span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Governor Jim Doyle</span> is the recipient of the 2009 <span style="FONT-STYLE: italic">Courage Award</span>, which is given for a unique or profound accomplishment advancing equality for LGBT people. Governor Doyle is receiving the honor for his successful effort to include a state-wide domestic partnership registry and selected benefits in the recently passed State budget. His leadership makes Wisconsin the first state in the Upper Midwest to grant such benefits.<br /><br />* This year's <span style="FONT-STYLE: italic">Woman of the Year</span> is <span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Jane Boyd</span>, a long time lesbian activist, for her pioneering work in starting and maintaining Lizards, a social network for lesbian-identified women over 30. The group has been in existence for decades, and focuses on potluck dinners to build a sense of community, particularly for rural women.<br /><br />* The 2009 <span style="FONT-STYLE: italic">Man of the Year</span> is <span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Gary Hollander</span>, the Executive Director of Diverse & Resilient, a Milwaukee-based LGBT capacity building organization. Through his leadership and passionate work of over 25 years, Mr. Hollander has made a significant and on-going contribution to underserved groups, LGBT community centers, state-wide public health, and individual well-being.<br /><br />* <span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">SSBL</span> is the 2009 <em>Organization of the Year</em>. This award goes to a business, non-profit, or community group that makes a notable effort toward the advancement of LGBT equality and quality of life. SSBL, Madison’s first LGBT inclusive sports organization, has a history of not only promoting social interaction through its baseball events, but also of building community through co-operative support of other LGBT sporting leagues and raising money for deserving groups in the greater Madison area.<br /><br />* <span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Jeanne Marshall</span> is the 2009 OutReach <span style="FONT-STYLE: italic">Ally of the Year</span>. This award goes to a person that does not identify as LGBT, and has shown substantial private and public support for LGBT people and causes, during the past year or over the course of their life. Ms. Marshall has a long and proud resume on behalf of the LGBT community, including an extensive role in the AIDS Network ACT Ride, Proud Theater, OutReach, First Congregational United Church of Christ, and AIDS Memorial Quilt Project.<br /><br />* The OutReach <span style="FONT-STYLE: italic">Volunteer of the Year</span> for 2009 is <span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Roger Hansen</span>. This is an award for extraordinary service and commitment to OutReach in a volunteer capacity over a period of time. Mr. Hansen’s long and intensive involvement in our Speaker’s Bureau and coming out support group facilitation demonstrates the impact that one volunteer can have on many lives.<br /><br />* <span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Donna Wess</span> and <span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Linda Lenzke</span> will be honored with a <span style="FONT-STYLE: italic">Special Recognition Award</span> from the OutReach Board of Directors for their determined work in building the most successful women’s’ group in OutReach history, Women4Women. This award is given selectively for contributions by individuals, groups, and entities that contribute significantly to the quality of life of the LGBT communities. In less than a year, these two individuals took an idea by visionary community member and turned it into a vibrant, inclusive group for women who love women.<br /><br />* A <span style="FONT-STYLE: italic">Special Recognition Award</span> by the OutReach Board of Directors will also be presented to <span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">William Wartmann</span> for his outstanding philanthropic activity, especially to LGBT community groups. In addition to his long time and generous support of many local LGBT organizations such as GSA for Safe Schools, OutReach, Frontiers, and New Harvest Foundation, Mr. Wartmann has also been a substantial benefactor of arts, health, religious and ethnic organizations in our area.<br /><br />For more information on or to order tickets for the 2009 OutReach Awards Banquet Dinner on July 17th, please call Harry or Steve at 608-255-8582 or e-mail at <a href="mailto:harrys@lgbtoutreach.org">harrys@lgbtoutreach.org</a>. Official deadline for dinner reservations was Friday, July 10th, but we recommend that you call OutReach early in the day on Monday to see if they can accommodate you.<br /><br /><hr /><br /><p align="center"><span style="font-size:130%;">RIOT ACTS: A Commemoration of Stonewall<br /></span><span style="font-size:85%;">A Collaboration Between Stage Q, Proud Theater and Perfect Harmony</span><br /></p><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvk_z5X5NPWzqQXwWp-yeqXj4w9zPtRUKrvD9Oijl6Bn7DcoovRgV95BsowfKCtz6snPDoCkitsdGmhRK4kO5Q-N7BGNfFmB6uxN9ctdQ8ezdRupjkPs9SONqfr8hRdSbUoXDSHe12FwQx/s1600-h/RIOT+ACTS+poster.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5356978643876454642" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 277px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvk_z5X5NPWzqQXwWp-yeqXj4w9zPtRUKrvD9Oijl6Bn7DcoovRgV95BsowfKCtz6snPDoCkitsdGmhRK4kO5Q-N7BGNfFmB6uxN9ctdQ8ezdRupjkPs9SONqfr8hRdSbUoXDSHe12FwQx/s400/RIOT+ACTS+poster.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.stageq.com/">StageQ</a>, <a href="http://www.proudtheater.org/">Proud Theater</a> and <a href="http://www.perfectharmonychorus.org/">Perfect Harmony Men’s Chorus</a> are proud to announce ‘RIOT ACTS, A Commemoration of Stonewall’. RIOT ACTS will be performed July 16, 17, and 18 on the Drury Stage of the Bartell Theatre, 113 East Mifflin Street. An original play with music from the era, RIOT ACTS was written collaboratively by StageQ, Perfect Harmony and Proud Theater. Kyle Richmond and John Steines are the principle authors, with assistance from Tara Ayres, Callen Harty, Brian Wild and the cast of RIOT ACTS. The show is directed by StageQ Artistic Director Tara Ayres, with music direction by Ken Forney, Perfect Harmony’s Music Director, and accompanied by Ken Kusiak, Perfect Harmony’s Assistant Music Director.<br /><br />The cast includes Mark Albright, Ed Anderson, Marc Gofstein, Shaina Langlois, Travis McCormick, Chuck Mielke, Bob Moore, Sarah Newport, Dana Pellebon, Kyle Richmond, Jane Schneider, Steve Spera, John Steines, Louise Stout, Josh Swalheim, Alex Szele, Laura Varela, Erik Weinke, Adam Williams, Jessica Jane Witham and Kristina Zins, with additional choral support from Keith Eccarius, RDell Johnson, Matt Lanburg, and Rod Ziegler.<br /><br />RIOT ACTS follows a core cast of characters whose lives intersect at the Stonewall Riots of 1969. On June 28, 1969, riots began at the Stonewall Inn in Greenwich Village, following a routine police raid. Continuing for three days, the Stonewall Riots are commonly considered the birth of the contemporary gay rights movement in the United States. With music, comedy, drama and satire, RIOT ACTS should entertain audiences of all ages.<br /><br />For more information and to reserve tickets, go to <a href="http://www.stageq.com/">StageQ.com</a> or call 608-661-9696, ext. 3.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzbK5Aa7vIgDbF60l3vSFYT1ruzk6ya07L29NS92ACW5kjYZefOl1yzlUZ9CV4JfNf-_Y8Vi18n0rvHDLqkm6oZjN5T_0p6nvtrA3uYYCqDXL5FxxBZl9bUGEmIYodvcDH4h6lw5zhKYQW/s1600-h/Riot_montage2.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5356982772563910450" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 241px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzbK5Aa7vIgDbF60l3vSFYT1ruzk6ya07L29NS92ACW5kjYZefOl1yzlUZ9CV4JfNf-_Y8Vi18n0rvHDLqkm6oZjN5T_0p6nvtrA3uYYCqDXL5FxxBZl9bUGEmIYodvcDH4h6lw5zhKYQW/s400/Riot_montage2.jpg" border="0" /></a> <span style="font-size:85%;">Above: Principal Authors Kyle Richmond and John Steines (Perfect Harmony), contributing author Callen Harty (for Proud Theater), Director Tara Ayres (Stage Q Artistic Director), and contributing author Brian Wild (Proud Theater Artistic Director), and logos of collaborating organizations Stage Q, Proud Theater, and Perfect Harmony. </span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibz2NhxayB0WURKnuATLHKa-BNS2bXLxoSe816xp6Pn-gpliceOuE_Rfep04Sq9YFDx26I0H4QML3RteYFi18xKSzCLOXuSzV9DohJ0BetCRnIjazijWjHOWCoELkWYktJv6CDt0_AsXk5/s1600-h/WI_Arts.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5356983669136050898" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 267px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 159px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibz2NhxayB0WURKnuATLHKa-BNS2bXLxoSe816xp6Pn-gpliceOuE_Rfep04Sq9YFDx26I0H4QML3RteYFi18xKSzCLOXuSzV9DohJ0BetCRnIjazijWjHOWCoELkWYktJv6CDt0_AsXk5/s400/WI_Arts.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><p></p>John Quinlanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00559652976113514462noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5760242478914873361.post-46584317109124523692009-07-05T01:28:00.012-05:002009-07-09T23:35:40.489-05:00Ray Raphael, Author of "Founders: The People Who Brought You a Nation"<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghLW0o7qlKuIWoMR1qCr9lri7iyc8Oxn3T5q-UwyGhSZ0zNzMxNEki0GDCwh3hbx-hC6TeMtjW6LFeOsvgjBJKubHVBlGp4u05neNUSS3dSQogyRh7rVlfpxJytlFlvLsfPbBDc-eKrlhs/s1600-h/RayR.jpeg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5354870443016271058" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; width: 400px; height: 309px; text-align: center;" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghLW0o7qlKuIWoMR1qCr9lri7iyc8Oxn3T5q-UwyGhSZ0zNzMxNEki0GDCwh3hbx-hC6TeMtjW6LFeOsvgjBJKubHVBlGp4u05neNUSS3dSQogyRh7rVlfpxJytlFlvLsfPbBDc-eKrlhs/s400/RayR.jpeg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.johnquinlan.net/ff0705.mp3">Click to Listen to archived show</a><br /><br />On this Fourth of July weekend, have you thought back fondly on the history you learned in school about the American Revolution? Well, suffice to say, that much of what you learned may be inaccurate, or woefully incomplete.<br /><br />So says our guest, Ray Raphael, author of <a href="http://www.rayraphael.com/Founders.htm">"Founders: The People Who Brought You a Nation,"</a> and <a href="http://www.rayraphael.com/Peoples_History.htm">"A People's History of the American Revolution,"</a> among many other books on this subject, found on his remarkable website, at <a href="http://www.rayraphael.com/">www.rayraphael.com/</a> , which includes a mind-blowing quiz that may cause you to believe that everything you ever learned in school was wrong.<br /><br />Think the Revolution began in 1775 in Concord and Lexington? That was arguably a British counter-revolutionary act, in reaction to the fact that patriots had already taken over local governments from the British the year before in bloodless coups, and had begun people-run governments in virtually all of rural Massachusetts beyond Boston (where 95 percent of the people lived). In fact, if we search for the heroic founding fathers who really began the American Revolution, we discover a climate in which such heros were discouraged, and a people's movement reigned supreme.<br /><br />Of course, some things are just common knowledge, like Paul Revere's historic ride, or Patrick Henry's "Give me liberty of give me death" speech. Wrong again. Revere lit those lights on the Old North Church, but never made his ride, as hundreds of others spread the word that night. And those famous words: not said until 18 years after Henry's death (in 1817), by a guy named William Wirt, who history seems to have mostly forgotten.<br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-size:100%;"></span></span><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-size:100%;"></span></span><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-size:100%;">Myths and legends seem all too often behind our understanding of this important history. While the so-called Founding Fathers had a role, it was hundreds of patriots who made it all possible, a revolutionary evocation of the will of the people. Why has history been rewritten? Why might it not be in the best interests of the powers-that-be today to accurately represent a people who took to the streets in a way that overturned the oppression and corruption inherent to the status quo of the time? Who are some of the unsung heros and heroines whose stories are seldom told?</span> </span><span style="font-size:130%;"></span><br /><br /><br />As the Boston Globe observes: "In 2001, Raphael’s <em>People’s History of the American Revolution</em> synthesized the 'bottom-up' history that grabbed the attention of scholars in the field since the 1960s. Howard Zinn, author of <em>People’s History of the United States</em>, endorsed the book and used it to initiate his '<em>People’s History'</em> series, published by The New Press. While both Raphael and Zinn view common people as significant historical agents, Zinn’s focus is decidedly more political, focusing on dissent and protest, while Raphael deals with everyday experiences as well as social movements."<br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"></span><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglA8_V6L1iuDi2lsiaIpRyb1S9fy5o8Vv3xmW85_ZIrJRNvf1Q48e3DuvGTBvLbnxyBMQkTgubkcyzkjBe9U8hdzqHmjR_laDGjlYKb6lWp4xbt780eoihTRqad2_LPgWEcgR1EgXjv2xf/s1600-h/founders.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5354870684871092034" style="margin: 0px 0px 10px 10px; float: right; width: 210px; height: 320px;" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglA8_V6L1iuDi2lsiaIpRyb1S9fy5o8Vv3xmW85_ZIrJRNvf1Q48e3DuvGTBvLbnxyBMQkTgubkcyzkjBe9U8hdzqHmjR_laDGjlYKb6lWp4xbt780eoihTRqad2_LPgWEcgR1EgXjv2xf/s320/founders.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />The following reviews reflect a book that reflects Raphael's lifetime body of work, which breaks through the myths, and captures the authentic grassroots nature of the Revolution, including the stories of women and youth, who are often at the forefront of a movement, but whose stories are seldom told.<br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;">"Dramatize, personalize, localize: this is the way Ray Raphael has brilliantly explored the American Revolution. Readers will devour this stirring account. The author teaches us more about the multiple dimensions of the American Revolution than one could ever have imagined.”</span><br />— Gary B. Nash, Professor of History, UCLA<br />Director, National Center for History in the Schools;<br />Author of <em>The Unknown American Revolution</em><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"></span><br /><span style="font-size:130%;">"Raphael deftly reconstructs the lives of women and men of the Revolutionary generation who are unfamiliar to many of us. A natural storyteller, he helps us feel the urgency of their choices, fears, and expectations."</span><br />— Carol Berkin, Presidential Professor of History,<br />Baruch College & The Graduate Center, CUNY,<br />and author of <em>Revolutionary Mothers</em><br /><br /><br /><br />Please join John Quinlan for a fascinating Independence Day weekend edition of Forward Forum, and please join in our conversation by calling 608-213-8409.<br /><br /><br />[Co-host Stephanie Woods is off this week; training for the Act7 AIDS Ride. See the rightmost column for links to information on how you can offer her your support. Steph will be returning in mid-August.]John Quinlanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00559652976113514462noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5760242478914873361.post-22840721276219134802009-06-27T01:53:00.009-05:002009-07-03T20:06:17.716-05:00Social Commentator and Lesbian Comedienne Kate Clinton, author of "I Told You So," a hilarious, bittersweet, politically acute survival guide<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSNHJg1kpR8a99gVATmTIgALdZWfCEppd9tuHaacWNWmLvaCPQ91jz2fktFRb93JFidcnWtS5STTAFQAHNl70m4fpIiCbC1kUA3ipSHBqEwTpRFs5NyjzxXEKYy1UGiwIFKdTHSCDIPEEM/s1600-h/Kate_Clinton_5.gif"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSNHJg1kpR8a99gVATmTIgALdZWfCEppd9tuHaacWNWmLvaCPQ91jz2fktFRb93JFidcnWtS5STTAFQAHNl70m4fpIiCbC1kUA3ipSHBqEwTpRFs5NyjzxXEKYy1UGiwIFKdTHSCDIPEEM/s400/Kate_Clinton_5.gif" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5351898499886948098" border="0" /></a><span style=";font-family:lucida grande;font-size:130%;" ><br /><span style="font-size:180%;">"Quick-witted, clear-spoken... She has developed a bizarrely logical, seemingly free-associating style of delivery [and] had this critic in tears from laughing so hard."</span></span><br />- The New York Times on our guest Kate Clinton<br /><a href="http://www.johnquinlan.net/ff0628.mp3"><br />Click to Listen to the archived show</a><br /><br />Please join us for the June 28th Forward Forum, and one of our all-time favorite guests, social commentator and lesbian comedienne Kate Clinton, live on the phone from New York. This weekend is the 40th anniversary of the Stonewall Revolution, and we're pleased to mark that occasion with a guest who's done much to continue that legacy, and the ongoing struggles for women's rights and racial & economic justice, through her activism and her irrepressible sense of humor.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_5ggdSJiFkLzunJ8CfgMXVoZrgJs37d01EHiKqgEM7IbV832RDiYDFDg0fEfXQZudc7IrZ5CB83zzXH9il5BV8oWd50_PfvVRLsK-RrLzNR0yWMtOd6HvUKHlfEJwV56i_8uVybLQTKc7/s1600-h/kate-smiling9.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 134px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_5ggdSJiFkLzunJ8CfgMXVoZrgJs37d01EHiKqgEM7IbV832RDiYDFDg0fEfXQZudc7IrZ5CB83zzXH9il5BV8oWd50_PfvVRLsK-RrLzNR0yWMtOd6HvUKHlfEJwV56i_8uVybLQTKc7/s200/kate-smiling9.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5351899819320626242" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDXFtFczUOa3wMRjyQvHgv-KOtZFXA_u9Zc1v6E7Tv77gvYdsjcMsbXz4lBYdZEnJT6sy0pU8klGhDOjG4a8wkuaDs0bhDaWncBKQ7WzX8jblEH3CgOUN7IYDUrKiTWUexk0Dc-p6EFMvc/s1600-h/kate3.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 134px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDXFtFczUOa3wMRjyQvHgv-KOtZFXA_u9Zc1v6E7Tv77gvYdsjcMsbXz4lBYdZEnJT6sy0pU8klGhDOjG4a8wkuaDs0bhDaWncBKQ7WzX8jblEH3CgOUN7IYDUrKiTWUexk0Dc-p6EFMvc/s200/kate3.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5351899815823206082" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNEtC8vHBy9o508jhnRSQ1zlCEK3GhBn9UtKRSslPigjbxqtDHkNPmjqehkiSTwLdzCKAsfmidi_ztxsXOPKBqgbPU2nkoKlgs2LAA8kNVcEENx-UCHkoh8QqzvpQTEJmbWrH9ky7VItqr/s1600-h/kate8.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNEtC8vHBy9o508jhnRSQ1zlCEK3GhBn9UtKRSslPigjbxqtDHkNPmjqehkiSTwLdzCKAsfmidi_ztxsXOPKBqgbPU2nkoKlgs2LAA8kNVcEENx-UCHkoh8QqzvpQTEJmbWrH9ky7VItqr/s200/kate8.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5351899811486436210" border="0" /></a><br />As she tells it, Kate Clinton is a faith-based, tax-paying, America-loving political humorist and family entertainer. With a career spanning over 28 years, Kate Clinton has worked through economic booms and busts, Disneyfication and Walmartization, gay movements and gay markets, lesbian chic and queer eyes, and EIGHT presidential inaugurals. She still believes that humor gets us through peacetime, wartime, scoundrel time and economic down times.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbrKNJmnvosrn86noAy9FKn0RLrC3GuUCzeM-wBRJ6gwx54XNfkoDqCCYq_Ylo84etppvdcGgY_OSry-Na_mGXmR_WMcePooN-LOBR7C07BJOj9GqtY8kBmk2jnzCcdUv22ApSIeONz7ba/s1600-h/Kate2-3264.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 149px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbrKNJmnvosrn86noAy9FKn0RLrC3GuUCzeM-wBRJ6gwx54XNfkoDqCCYq_Ylo84etppvdcGgY_OSry-Na_mGXmR_WMcePooN-LOBR7C07BJOj9GqtY8kBmk2jnzCcdUv22ApSIeONz7ba/s320/Kate2-3264.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5351900521996980674" border="0" /></a><br />Kate has been a frequent visitor to Madison, where she has enchanted, shocked and enthralled audiences from all sexual orientations and walks of life with her cutting edge comedy. Kate is also a columnist for the Madison-based Progressive Magazine, a frequent blogger at the Huffington Post and other progressive web outposts, and on her own incredible multi-media website, <a href="http://www.kateclinton.com/">www.kateclinton.com</a> . A prolific author, she has just published "I Told You So," a hilarious, bittersweet, politically acute survival guide.<br /><br />Currently about to embark on her "Yes on K8" tour of the US and Canada, Kate's also recently released a CD based on her 2007 tour, "Climate Change," her 8th such comedy recording. This followed her highly-acclaimed 2006 documentary, "Kate Clinton: the 25th Anniversary Tour," a behind-the-scenes look at her landmark tour--and her story in giving up the life of a high school teacher for a life on the public stage--which features generous excerpts from her stand-up performances. <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvwGZXQ6UPSUd2zmrfKiT23zokbd1C9ETpN2wvsDlP4J_LhZNzwEIkJxdYj7wxOFLATzsCECOudN9af-XFCTvK3YNVJa01uVXHyyjbyp9ncqJ2TB9ZRqvwMZFvcLjT7ve2QJs3QRMal7I7/s1600-h/kate-hillary.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 183px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvwGZXQ6UPSUd2zmrfKiT23zokbd1C9ETpN2wvsDlP4J_LhZNzwEIkJxdYj7wxOFLATzsCECOudN9af-XFCTvK3YNVJa01uVXHyyjbyp9ncqJ2TB9ZRqvwMZFvcLjT7ve2QJs3QRMal7I7/s200/kate-hillary.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5351900814635260290" border="0" /></a>On August 29th, she'll be hosting a gala event in Provincetown, Mass. showcasing her longtime colleague and friend Lily Tomlin.<br /><br />Please join us for a wide-ranging and highly-entertaining conversation with Kate that will revist highlights of last year's presidential campaign, and look forward to new developments, including an update on gay marriage victories and defeats. Kate is that rare activist/entertainer who sees the Big Picture, and uses her humor to educate and inspire action. From health care to Sarah Palin, from GOP hypocrisy to Obama backtracking, no subject is sacred. We welcome your participation in our conversation at 608-321-1670.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEwb4mZ74utJ2nCbeWrgP9HDI5WnqZGWVlbzuFN2Jm5XFunDbM0ZFjR79Q_K_skGSYPk75yeJKIpDqaQPFJruYKGXdrH1YWx1xRdA8BOt59iz4_zIj92awdhaHnLaLptM6UrGASi9BbY6L/s1600-h/kate_and_urvashi.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 276px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEwb4mZ74utJ2nCbeWrgP9HDI5WnqZGWVlbzuFN2Jm5XFunDbM0ZFjR79Q_K_skGSYPk75yeJKIpDqaQPFJruYKGXdrH1YWx1xRdA8BOt59iz4_zIj92awdhaHnLaLptM6UrGASi9BbY6L/s400/kate_and_urvashi.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5351901872838740914" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;">Above: Kate is pictured with her longtime partner, Urvashi Vaid, whose many roles have included being former Executive Director of the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force, and her current role as Executive Director of the Arcus Foundation. Like Kate, Urvashi is someone also well-known to Madison audiences, ever since she wowed us with her rousing call to action as the keynoter at the 1991 Gay and Lesbian Visibility Alliance march on the steps of the State Capitol.</span>John Quinlanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00559652976113514462noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5760242478914873361.post-67147630056406122702009-06-27T01:26:00.010-05:002009-06-27T01:49:24.970-05:00Father's Day Special: Your Stories, then New York Times Columnist Bob Morris, author of "Assisted Living: True Tales of Double Dating with my Dad"<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOhHkLLTt2FGbJ8MEwUE5S2p_ZUZnPeuUjP-8pWiB1KeWQEcUoAFz6ZI9VXQhGEbOsxPse9yr9q1tse6VVih5Ud5ewQfPMGjlymUVqWQ0h8ZhahMVQph5DEUQtE40Oixlt2SXVMfchk3RC/s1600-h/bob_morris_brother_dad_nephew.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 233px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOhHkLLTt2FGbJ8MEwUE5S2p_ZUZnPeuUjP-8pWiB1KeWQEcUoAFz6ZI9VXQhGEbOsxPse9yr9q1tse6VVih5Ud5ewQfPMGjlymUVqWQ0h8ZhahMVQph5DEUQtE40Oixlt2SXVMfchk3RC/s400/bob_morris_brother_dad_nephew.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5351891117773293410" /></a><br /><br />Above: Bob Morris, second from left, with his brother, Jeff; father, Joe; and nephew, Ian, in 2003. Photo credit: Sharon London, for the New York Times.<br /><br />On the June 21st, 2009 Forward Forum:<br /><br />Please join Stephanie for a very special Father's Day show, featuring Bob Morris, former New York Times columnist and the author of the critically-acclaimed father/son book, "Assisted Loving: True Tales of Double Dating." It's a story that many of us who have lost a parent can empathize with, as we do our best to draw closer to the parent who survives, burying old conflicts and treasuring the time we have together. <br /><br />The year is 2002. [New York Times columnist] Bob Morris is in his 40s, a single gay man, supposedly too busy with work to be bothered by romance. His dad, just turned 80, has just lost his wife of almost 60 years, but is now in much demand as a bachelor among his female peers. Together, they offer each other encouragement and support as they negotiate the dating world together.... with surprisingly effective results. And in the end, they learn to appreciate each other anew, learning lessons about what's really important in the relationships you have with those who love you the most.<br /><br />John is, appropriately enough, off this week spending Father's Day with his own dad at a Michigan lake, but Stephanie promises an amusing and thought-provoking conversation with Bob Morris, in an hour in which you'll also be invited to join in with your own memories of dad. Please call us to share your own thoughts and memories on Father's Day.<br /><br />Follow this link to a <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2008/07/27/books/chapters/chapter-assisted-loving.html">First Chapter New York Times-featured excerpt</a> from Bob's book.<br /><br />Here's what LA Times reviewer Dinah Lenney had to say about "Assisted Living":<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1XSFAdr7z_oHFK26Gw7xTBU4lHC7MeCiwRGbke8-Fn40i5HBHJ4do1mBCxs1kOo_cOzIAZMFMcNkdNWmrRTPoo7cSDtXdhXrK9G9tdQ34p0JpUfn43PfhdpF1Z0jw9j0UUossiZHVc_JG/s1600-h/bob_morris_and_book_cover.jpg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 250px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1XSFAdr7z_oHFK26Gw7xTBU4lHC7MeCiwRGbke8-Fn40i5HBHJ4do1mBCxs1kOo_cOzIAZMFMcNkdNWmrRTPoo7cSDtXdhXrK9G9tdQ34p0JpUfn43PfhdpF1Z0jw9j0UUossiZHVc_JG/s400/bob_morris_and_book_cover.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5351895354464278306" /></a>Would you look at this book jacket? What was HarperCollins thinking? An old guy, with a comb-over and a gut, sitting on a chaise at the beach -- legs spread wide in his too-tight Burberry swim trunks -- skin like leather, gold chains at his neck and wrists, his mouth full of sandwich, this is supposed to be funny? Because, what, the real story isn't funny enough? Does the publisher want to pretend Bob Morris hasn't written a beautiful book? They're going to sell more copies if they insinuate vulgarity between the covers? That must be it. Because nobody in "Assisted Loving" remotely resembles this guy on the cover, certainly neither Joe Morris nor his son Bob, best known for his defunct column in the New York Times, the Age of Dissonance, in which he was arbiter and aficionado of good taste and style; the final piece, dated last November, was a paean to the thank-you card as one of "life's grace notes" and an expression of civility.<br /><br />In his warm, occasionally silly, deeply honest tribute to his father -- to his whole family, in fact -- Bob Morris alternates chapters about their love lives, his and his father's, to hilarious and touching effect. The story begins shortly after the 2002 death of his mother and just a few months before Joe's 80th birthday, when sons Jeff and Bob decide to throw him a party. The "boys" are uncomfortable, not to say offended, by Joe's obvious crush on Edie, his date for the evening. Isn't it too early for Dad to be thinking about romance? But not too long afterward, Joe -- in earnest about finding a partner -- starts circling ads in the personals. Because he doesn't have a land line and can't get through to the 900 exchange with his cellphone, he enlists Bob to make the follow-up calls.<br /><br />Joe's a catch: secure, solvent, well-preserved with a full head of hair, ready at a moment's notice with a joke or a song. On the minus side, he lives in Great Neck and he's a slob. Talks too much on his cell. Doesn't get enough exercise and tends to dribble all over the front of his shirts when he eats. Bob, meanwhile, lives in Manhattan and hankers after life in the Hamptons. Early on he explains, "My column in the paper often lampoons the pretty and privileged there, the ones . . . who look right through me and my oh-so-lackluster pedigree. They aren't nice people, they shouldn't be important to me, and yet I gravitate toward these types. . . . I wasn't cool in high school. It's alarming to think I'm still trying to make up for it now."<br /><br />Bob's gay -- a man who falls in love with the wrong guy every time. He's hyper-critical, a perfectionist about all things aesthetic, but endearingly self-aware. "I have more opinions than anyone I know," he admits, unable not to take aim at his father's taste in women. Joe, on the other hand, is as accepting as Bob is not. When Bob was 19, Joe let him know, unsolicited, that his life choices were OK by him. "You[r] mother and I love you no matter what," he said. It's never mattered one bit to Joe who Bobby brought home, so long as Bobby was happy. But Bob is pickier, more discriminating: If his dad must date, not just anybody will do.<br /><br />It all comes to a head with "Fifth Avenue Florence," a seventysomething hand-picked for Joe by Bob; a woman of means, beautifully accessorized, who -- no surprise -- makes Joe completely uncomfortable. Less than a week before New Year's Eve, Bob joins Joe and Florence for an awkward dinner in a swank restaurant. By dessert it's clear: Bob wants to "nudge [Joe] under the table, tell him, Let her go, Dad. I was wrong. She's no good for you. You have to want who wants you, who gets you, revels in you. But who am I to give anyone advice about love?" Afterward Bob and Joe go back to Joe's place and get drunk on a sticky bottle of Manischewitz already mixed with vodka ("a little experiment," Joe calls it). They wallow and commiserate, two single guys, each of them without a date for New Year's Eve. Incredibly, at this point Bob's memoir becomes a page-turner: Will either man discover true love? Is there any such thing? "You have to stop looking for perfection, Bobby," advises his father. "That's the only way you'll find it."<br /><br />But it's the journey, not the destination, so the saying goes, and in pursuit of romance, this father and son get a second chance at finding each other; theirs is the resounding love affair at the center of the book.<br /><br />Meanwhile, on the last page, the sweetest photo of Joe and Bob, courtesy of the author. Middle-aged and long-married (to a Connecticut WASP), I'd date either of them. Heck, I'd date both at the same time. So Harper, take note, trust your own good taste, scrap this cover for the real thing when the paperback comes along. And by way of good manners, let me thank you, Bob Morris, for your heartfelt contribution to the canon of father-son memoir; an expression of civility, a grace note unto itself.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUZMhmiqxenNX6a_vFIN7ZMQYyE1a0VYwRmtoKA48myo0Y2KvSQaI6qRCdhi-HhB68yQSjGiIgNVb1YocZ44EqtgZY4ABJwADCPiqadctJVc6jFiMepNIl_aaa_Xpx1XbHqWMtlRdBUP6O/s1600-h/bobMorris_and_dad2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 205px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUZMhmiqxenNX6a_vFIN7ZMQYyE1a0VYwRmtoKA48myo0Y2KvSQaI6qRCdhi-HhB68yQSjGiIgNVb1YocZ44EqtgZY4ABJwADCPiqadctJVc6jFiMepNIl_aaa_Xpx1XbHqWMtlRdBUP6O/s400/bobMorris_and_dad2.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5351894280643432690" /></a><br /><br />[Dinah Lenney is the author of "Bigger Than Life: A Murder, a Memoir."<br />See http://www.latimes.com/features/books/la-et-book3-2008jun03,0,2800815.story .]John Quinlanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00559652976113514462noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5760242478914873361.post-35831965212045989922009-06-12T15:32:00.013-05:002009-06-12T16:44:59.705-05:00Award-Winning Writer and Editor Raphael Kadushin on Travel, Food, and the UW Press; Dennis Graham on Launchpad<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGGOW2mN_PlJaQm2GjxB4dbZQvVgwQS_DW_dep0y7UwmO-HX5w0JBnutD02tg1aWv-TXxF23jl0gX5c37JNSHDPpaZ1y8OdW_T-a06s25gGvDpPNGDtlHXy4C_RngaoqAusqWqOieWhA77/s1600-h/Raphael_collage.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 350px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGGOW2mN_PlJaQm2GjxB4dbZQvVgwQS_DW_dep0y7UwmO-HX5w0JBnutD02tg1aWv-TXxF23jl0gX5c37JNSHDPpaZ1y8OdW_T-a06s25gGvDpPNGDtlHXy4C_RngaoqAusqWqOieWhA77/s400/Raphael_collage.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5346550172456053794" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />On the June 14, 2009 show:<br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Award-winning editor and writer Raphael Kadushin, humanities editor for the UW Press, joins us for a wide ranging discussion, including a sneak peek at recently-released and upcoming titles. We'll also be revisited at the top of the show by Dennis Graham from Launchpad, a statewide, alternative music competition for Wisconsin high school students, previewing an exciting musical showcase for talented young people next Saturday in Madison.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">More on Launchpad</span><br /><br />Launchpad's culminating statewide competition will be occurring on Saturday, June 20, at 4:00 PM in the UW-Madison's Memorial Union - Wisconsin Union Theater, 800 Langdon Street. As Dennis has communicated to us with great enthusiasm during previous visits to the program, Launchpad provides support to aspiring young musicians in so-called "garage bands" of all shapes and musical styles from throughout the state. <br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiy6bBQwvmCHzyHOaR7AH34EEsNx8c47LLQC7yT29nydKuqR6hOcoNj0hRvoCrUsmzblrXdxm4gUCLTTwi1-nKp7HtJKG-N8IEbWFFzxO-yDa64_N-PdwgJakWbFuab62gEBufB5vqtpM4X/s1600-h/launchpad_logo.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 117px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiy6bBQwvmCHzyHOaR7AH34EEsNx8c47LLQC7yT29nydKuqR6hOcoNj0hRvoCrUsmzblrXdxm4gUCLTTwi1-nKp7HtJKG-N8IEbWFFzxO-yDa64_N-PdwgJakWbFuab62gEBufB5vqtpM4X/s400/launchpad_logo.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5346557442929296450" /></a><br />Events have been occurring all year long in every corner of the state that are both highly competitive and highly collaborative. In other words, these are young people striving for the best, also thriving in a spirit of camaraderie and mutual support, building relationships that help launch many young musical careers, and often last a lifetime. For more info (including some great musical selections from young musicians), go to the <a href="http://www.launchpadwisconsin.org/">Launchpad website</a>, For ticket info, please visit the website of the <a href="http://www.uniontheater.wisc.edu/">UW's Memorial Union Theater</a>. <br /><span style="font-weight:bold;"><br /><br />More on the UW Press</span><br /><br />Since its first book appeared in 1937, the University of Wisconsin Press has published and distributed more than 3000 titles. They have more than 1400 titles currently in print, including books of general interest (biography, fiction, natural history, poetry, photography, fishing, food, travel and more), scholarly books (American studies, anthropology, art, classics, environmental studies, ethnic studies, film, gay and lesbian studies, history, Jewish studies, literary criticism, Slavic studies, etc.) and regional books about Wisconsin and the Upper Midwest. See the <a href="http://www.wisc.edu/wisconsinpress/">UW Press website </a>.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">More on Raphael Kadushin</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-jifsKuPYSWC8MsDUpQRE7ow5SV9TF8mVSjpJDzN3G6NgyKX1Hqn94PtR4WpC-a_J5bGRehyATKGk29JHLWESp1Z7JYrhTukOEO3vEzr7kHB-Okx1odQt_8GfojzjBSA5iUya8lNWkLh0/s1600-h/raphael_podium.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 286px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-jifsKuPYSWC8MsDUpQRE7ow5SV9TF8mVSjpJDzN3G6NgyKX1Hqn94PtR4WpC-a_J5bGRehyATKGk29JHLWESp1Z7JYrhTukOEO3vEzr7kHB-Okx1odQt_8GfojzjBSA5iUya8lNWkLh0/s400/raphael_podium.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5346556718254897650" /></a>As the WI State Journal's Melanie Conklin wrote last fall, "Raphael Kadushin has a variety of enviable jobs. He is senior acquisitions editor for University of Wisconsin Press and as a freelance writer he travels the globe covering food and travel for such publications as Bon Appetit (he's a contributing editor), National Geographic Traveler and Conde Nast Traveler. Locally, his food reviews appear in Isthmus. Kadushin is a Madison native who lives on the West Side with his partner Thomas McGhee. He's charged with keeping tabs on a half-dozen international cities for <a href="http://www.concierge.com">Concierge.com</a>. This summer he began writing a blog for <a href="http://www.epicurious.com">Epicurious.com</a>. Kadushin is also editor of a gay travel anthology due out in November called Big Trips and has an article in Best Food Writing 2008."<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkt9Crz1GfQtsuQTI6A8wogxYouOXqzcta3J1h28sRnbE0vIZT2rxLJfLYbF70bOvSaCPHXmtt-dUfhkggqX1E8UiwQ9OADPNOt_AwePGc3yfSKoFJbhn-Nl204rJmX_W6Z6WiR_XxwmDP/s1600-h/KadushinR_award.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 180px; height: 165px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkt9Crz1GfQtsuQTI6A8wogxYouOXqzcta3J1h28sRnbE0vIZT2rxLJfLYbF70bOvSaCPHXmtt-dUfhkggqX1E8UiwQ9OADPNOt_AwePGc3yfSKoFJbhn-Nl204rJmX_W6Z6WiR_XxwmDP/s400/KadushinR_award.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5346560291672220098" /></a>Follow these links to more background on Raphael, and some samples of his writing:<br /><a href="http://www.madison.com/wsj/home/local//304819"><br />September 2008 WI State Journal interview by Melanie Conklin</a><br /><br /><a href="http://pipl.com/directory/people/Raphael/Kadushin">Career Highlights</a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.epicurious.com/articlesguides/blogs/editor/raphael_kadushin/index.html">Food Reviews</a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.nationalgeographic.com/traveler/kadushin.html">Lyrically Beautiful Remembrance of Northern Holland, where his family once lived</a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.thedailypage.com/daily/article.php?article=5191"><br />Raphael and his colleagues at Isthmus Pick some of the Favorite dishes at Madison area restaurants</a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.epgn.com/pages/full_story?page_label=opinion_street_talk&article--Travel%20writer%20brings%20readers%20the%20world-%20=&id=1044514&widget=push&instance=main_page&open=&">Philadelphia Gay News Article on “Big Trips: More Good Gay Travel Writing”</a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyzDBP7i9k2FI6FSjWr8hCyQrqptIphetZoRdxALpBCoUGiIqwpODC68mBp40YNEuO_y_pjC3GFKRnrvCChNeKWp9IhMT3_5yExKLPb6qKO-3aiAgb8lGVFwpvcbTNXCtMpGJoqKco3Nu0/s1600-h/Kadushin_editorWonderlands.jpg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 144px; height: 154px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyzDBP7i9k2FI6FSjWr8hCyQrqptIphetZoRdxALpBCoUGiIqwpODC68mBp40YNEuO_y_pjC3GFKRnrvCChNeKWp9IhMT3_5yExKLPb6qKO-3aiAgb8lGVFwpvcbTNXCtMpGJoqKco3Nu0/s400/Kadushin_editorWonderlands.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5346559794634680738" /></a>Please join us for a wide-ranging discussion with Raphael. Share with us your favorite UW Press book, your favorite restaurant, or favorite travel destination. Give us a call at 608-321-1670.<br /><br />And then join us next week as Stephanie hosts a very special Father's Day edition of Forward Forum. (Appropriately enough, John will be at a Michigan lake with his father.)John Quinlanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00559652976113514462noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5760242478914873361.post-86761049104220104972009-06-05T16:06:00.009-05:002009-06-10T01:18:18.068-05:00"Director's Cut" Host Charles Monroe-Kane and Producer Mary Pokorney-Donelan<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1eI8r9-9S3I2TygWA8NyIjCRpMpKbVIlKzpwLwcTzEqNJqnbeTCtwjvtmgZY3wawtubnPj3pNVXGTCNOZ1V91hg-yeP1LG6f4JvYv1vc0J087NRsSccVcMA7H5EXCF4XCgxoWbnxOKsL2/s1600-h/wpt_dc2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 243px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1eI8r9-9S3I2TygWA8NyIjCRpMpKbVIlKzpwLwcTzEqNJqnbeTCtwjvtmgZY3wawtubnPj3pNVXGTCNOZ1V91hg-yeP1LG6f4JvYv1vc0J087NRsSccVcMA7H5EXCF4XCgxoWbnxOKsL2/s400/wpt_dc2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5343953913938323234" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Forward Forum for June 7, 2009:<br /><br />Please join us this week for a fun and wide-ranging discussion with WI Public TV's <a href="http://www.wpt.org/directorscut/">"Director's Cut"</a> host Charles Monroe-Kane and producer Mary Pokorney-Donelan.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.johnquinlan.net/Directors_Cut_all_128kps.mp3">Click to Hear Archived Version of Show</a><br /><br />We'll also be joined briefly at the top of the hour by <a href="http://www.naralwi.org/">NARAL WI</a> director Lisa Subeck, describing a vigil/rally Sunday night at 8pm at Peace Park on State Street, solemnly marking the murder last week of Wichita abortion provider George Tiller, while celebrating the courage of all who have advocated for the rights of women faced with this difficult life decision. <a href="http://www.johnquinlan.net/Lisa_Subeck_NARAL-rally_48kps.mp3">Click to Hear Lisa's interview</a><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">About "Director's Cut"</span><br /><br />High-quality, locally-produced broadcast programming is a scarce and very precious resource. Wisconsin Public TV's "Director's Cut" epitomizes the value of such shows both through its own distinctive and highly-engaging perspectives, and through its role in illuminating the contributions of cutting-edge creative people throughout our community who are producing highly original, compelling and entertaining independent film. Recent studies confirm that communities that embrace and encourage the arts are the same communities likely to have a high quality of life, and this show's presence in Madison is an important means of living out that promise.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.wpt.org/directorscut/">Director's Cu</a>t is a new studio-based television series from Wisconsin Public Television, hosted by Charles Monroe-Kane, and produced by Mary Pokorney-Donelan. This series features Wisconsin filmmakers and provides a venue to discuss and screen independent film. Each 30-minute episode provides an opportunity for guest artists to discuss the creative process and screen clips from their completed projects or works-in-progress. The show airs Saturdays at 6:30pm. For an archive of recent shows, go to http://www.wpt.org/directorscut/ .<br /><br />Some of their guests who have also recently visited Forward Forum include Robert Lughai and Tashai Livington (Madcity Chickens), Ben Wydeven and Doug Gordon (The Zombeatles: All You Need is Brains), and Meg Hamel from the Wisconsin Film Festival.<br /><br />Future guests this summer will include:<br /><br />6/13 – Guests Frank Anderson and Barry Poltermann<br /> “The Life of Reilly”<br /><br />6/20 – Guests Melody Gilbert and Mitchell Lundin<br /> “Disconnected”<br /><br />6/27 – Guest Eric J. Nelson<br /> “Fishin’ For Tradition: A Lutefisk Saga”<br /><br />7/11 – Guests Tashai Lovington and Robert Lughai<br /> “Mad City Chickens”<br /><br />7/18 – Guests Civia Tamarkin and Steve Levin<br /> “Jerabek”<br /><br />7/25 – Guest Cathy C. Cook<br /> “Immortal Cupboard: In Search of Lorine Niedecker”<br /><br /><br />Both Charles and Mary also have long histories of involvement in multiple creative realms, and in addition to a look at Director's Cut, we hope you'll join us for a wider-ranging discussion about the changing landscape nationally and locally for broadcasting and the creative arts. Please join in our conversation by calling us at 321-1670 (locally), *123 for US Cellular users, or 1-877-867-1670 toll-free nationwide.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">About Charles Monroe-Kane</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8CPS8foNiwsZZjud4_2Z0AIAJmerBTqiVTsSkqRS1zrJe2KbwSc8WkgkRsrRre_cwSVQ1i-MrGM9hXRGPYkQyVWhx6OOFKnsuLUIRJLlaO5A37jhDhn_1LgU-iK2LJsN6_65ttwIv3nsl/s1600-h/charles_dc_host_cmk_175x319.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 175px; height: 319px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8CPS8foNiwsZZjud4_2Z0AIAJmerBTqiVTsSkqRS1zrJe2KbwSc8WkgkRsrRre_cwSVQ1i-MrGM9hXRGPYkQyVWhx6OOFKnsuLUIRJLlaO5A37jhDhn_1LgU-iK2LJsN6_65ttwIv3nsl/s400/charles_dc_host_cmk_175x319.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5343957550304572850" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Charles Monroe-Kane spent almost a decade in Europe before starting his broadcasting career. While in Europe he worked on a variety of projects ranging from starting an Internet Café in Prague and running a record label in Amsterdam to anti-nuke activism in Belgium and running a circus.<br /><br />Charles's radio background started in Chicago where he was producer and eventually executive producer of a daily, drive-time political call-in program on WCFJ AM dedicated to the issues of the LGBT community.<br /><br />Charles is currently the marketing director and producer for <a href="http://wpr.org/book/">To the Best of Our Knowledge</a>, a program at <a href="http://www.wpr.org/"> Wisconsin Public Radio</a> and distributed nationally by <a href="http://www.pri.org/">Public Radio International</a>. He is also executive producer of WPR's <a href="http://wpr.org/zorba/">Zorba Paster On Your Health</a> and executive producer of <a href="http://wpr.org/pets/">Calling All Pets</a>, distributed nationally by WPR.<br /><br />Charles has appeared as a guest on <a href="http://www.thisamericanlife.org/">This American Life</a> and has done reporter pieces and essays for <a href="http://api.npr.org/programs/morning/">National Public Radio’s Morning Edition</a> and <a href="http://www.npr.org/templates/rundowns/rundown.php?prgId=2">All Things Considered</a>.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">About Mary Pokorney-Donelan</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhI7OwHIhdhWpil8_4B-9YhiECPRi81TDV_Db7ECsMVgo_qqXJ-EAcOpWYfvnFUwOJLwNDaJkO7s5u5GxqpgmEqhlqBUMflP-lElkdpQiZNRtbZuLFv5n4V8fI2x-plRGYE3_usFaIbYf_v/s1600-h/mary.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 231px; height: 333px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhI7OwHIhdhWpil8_4B-9YhiECPRi81TDV_Db7ECsMVgo_qqXJ-EAcOpWYfvnFUwOJLwNDaJkO7s5u5GxqpgmEqhlqBUMflP-lElkdpQiZNRtbZuLFv5n4V8fI2x-plRGYE3_usFaIbYf_v/s400/mary.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5343958272377449522" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Mary Pokorney-Donelan's hometown is Yankton, SD. She received a BA in Broadcast Journalism at South Dakota State University, and Masters in Communication at UW-Superior.<br /><br />After SDSU, she moved to Portland, OR for two years doing odd jobs, before deciding to return to the Midwest to get her Masters. While enrolled in UW-Superior, she landed a job as a videographer and editor at a local station, moving over the next couple of years into producing.<br /><br />She and her husband Brett decided that they were tired of the cold of Duluth/Superior and had always enjoyed Madison. Thirteen years ago, she got a job producing the 6 o’clock news at WKOW, which lasted for about a year.<br /><br />Then, 12 years ago, she obtained a position in the Wisconsin Public Television news and public affairs unit. She's worked at WPT for over 12 years in several different departments. Most of her current work centers around client-based productions, but she was also given the chance to produce Director’s Cut.<br /><br />Mary and her husband Brett have two daughters – Quinn, age 9, and Shae, age 4.<br /><br />(Longtime listeners of Forward Forum also know that Mary's sister--Quinn and Shae's loving live-in aunt--is our frequent guest and sometime guest host, community activist Jacque Pokorney.)<br /><br />*******<br /><br />Your feedback and suggestions for future shows are always welcome: please email us at <a href="mailto:ForwardForum@aol.com">ForwardForum@aol.com</a> or call John at 608-213-8409.<br /><br />On next week's show: Editor Raphael Kadushin from the University of Wisconsin Press, who will also update us on his ongoing adventures as a world-ranging food and travel correspondent.John Quinlanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00559652976113514462noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5760242478914873361.post-57696514057722061182009-06-05T15:42:00.005-05:002009-06-05T16:05:09.714-05:00Joan Breitung, Author of "Forgetting," "Understanding and Managing Dementia" and "The Eldercare Sourcebook"<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTzAJCT5Q_qqYgt_TNRZFYTnvWSDNnFxfxvAbJ9BjlahbKUN8PKLxPZroDTjNOTm_gsAUutTS0b5eomKwijls5TSAL7gZkuLj0zZhoc9DWgN5tDcJyO6JW3hQyI4EVL1Qz3WLV_L1sUKmf/s1600-h/forgetting_cover.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTzAJCT5Q_qqYgt_TNRZFYTnvWSDNnFxfxvAbJ9BjlahbKUN8PKLxPZroDTjNOTm_gsAUutTS0b5eomKwijls5TSAL7gZkuLj0zZhoc9DWgN5tDcJyO6JW3hQyI4EVL1Qz3WLV_L1sUKmf/s400/forgetting_cover.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5343951333605052402" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />On the May 31, 2009 Forward Forum:<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Stephanie's guest is author Joan Breitung, author of "Forgetting: When To Worry, What to Do," "Understanding and Managing Dementia," and "The Eldercare Sourcebook." (John is away on family business this week, but will be returning next week.)<br /><br />Memory problems and the accompanying confusion can have any number of causes. As the elderly population swells with the ageing of 77 million baby-boomers, Americans will increasingly face the challenge of trying to understand and cope with problems associated with cognitive decline.<br /><span><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /></span>"Forgetting: When To Worry, What to Do" is an</span></span> <span style="font-size:100%;">informative, user-friendly guide defines the kinds of memory problems that have straightforward explanations and remedies, as well as those that are more complex and ominous. Joan Carson Breitung, an expert on the mental health of the elderly, clarifies the difference between normal brain ageing and the onset of dementia.<br /><br />Among the important topics included are: Mild Cognitive Impairment; Alzheimer's Disease; Late-Life Depression; Caregivers; Dementia; Falls. A goldmine of useful information, this popular reference work will help anyone facing the cognitive problems associated with ageing.<br /><br />REVIEWS:<br /><br />"The author provides detailed explanations on the differences between normal brain aging and dementia, and helps readers to understand options when it comes to assisted care, prevention strategies, risk reduction and environmental modification." -- SciTech Book News, March 2009<br /><br />"Any health library will find this an excellent, basic consumer’s pick." -- The Bookwatch, The Midwest Book Review, March 2009<br /><br /><br /></span>John Quinlanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00559652976113514462noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5760242478914873361.post-37014967680293482872009-05-15T20:13:00.010-05:002009-05-21T23:43:39.569-05:00Coming May Events: Proud Theater Comes "Full Circle"; Perfect Harmony Chorus Celebrates Civil Rts; Colombia Support Network showcases human rights<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGxtH3tcdDFYE9y159WTsUiibnIaTuahxhc9UBjf10P4ljBeGsDRaGOjiaCEyf9br-I9FON-Biv5i3F3BhudFGq1-icgxCyXLMOPPVR4P6iGsqJBQFsINQakPdqWe-UrWEtVKUjaXUFuux/s1600-h/PT1.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5336226517475805458" style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; width: 400px; cursor: pointer; height: 300px;" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGxtH3tcdDFYE9y159WTsUiibnIaTuahxhc9UBjf10P4ljBeGsDRaGOjiaCEyf9br-I9FON-Biv5i3F3BhudFGq1-icgxCyXLMOPPVR4P6iGsqJBQFsINQakPdqWe-UrWEtVKUjaXUFuux/s400/PT1.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.johnquinlan.net/FF_May17_2009.mp3">Click to Listen to Archived Show</a><br /><br />Please join us for the Sunday, May 17, 2009 show, when our special guests will be two youth leaders in Madison's <span style="font-weight: bold;">Proud Theater</span> troupe. Youth artistic director Dena Wessel and longtime member/graduating senior Olivia Wine join us to preview their upcoming Memorial Day weekend performances of "Proud Theater: Full Circle." The show title has double meaning in that the group is returning to the venue of its first major performance series, the March Play Circle, on the second floor of the UW-Madison's Memorial Union, 800 Langdon Street. Tickets are $10. Four shows are scheduled: three at 7:30pm on the evenings of of Thursday, Friday and Saturday (May 21-23), and a matinee at 2:30pm on Saturday. For further details, see below, or go to <a href="http://www.proudtheater.org/" target="_blank">www.proudthe<wbr>ater.org</a> .<br /><br />At the top of the show, we'll also be previewing two other important events coming to Madison later this month, presented by the Perfect Harmony Men's Chorus, and the Colombia Support Network.</span><br /><br /><hr width="200"><br /><br /><span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br /><b><a href="http://www,perfectharmonychorus.org/">Perfect Harmony</a> Men's Chorus</b> presents their </span><a href="http://www.perfectharmonychorus.org/S09.html"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;" ><b>2009 Spring Concert, "</b></span><b><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;" >Equal, Not Special,"</span></b></a><span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.perfectharmonychorus.org/S09.html"> </a>on Saturday, May 30th at 7pm at Mills Concert Hall, in the Humanities Building (corner of Park and University) on the UW-Madison campus. </span><span style=";font-family:Verdana;font-size:85%;" >“Equal, Not Special” is a concert retrospective of the civil rights movements of the United States. These include the anti-slavery movement, the movement for women's suffrage, the King era 1960s movements for black civil rights, and the 40 years of LGBT rights efforts since the 1969 Stonewall Rebellion. Follow this <a href="http://www.perfectharmonychorus.org/S09.html">link</a> for full details, of this, and associated concerts, later this month. Tickets can be purchased from members, at the door, or by going to this <a href="http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/61358">link</a>.<br /><br /><br /></span><span style=";font-family:Verdana;font-size:85%;" ><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGHU2jNkamthCOaOSg6K8izO8mBrvRfFKFIiBXJbdlrkRPCLvQb38nSqVNC87Foxxo1mWi3BXDPMUmM3LRfF5qO4XMJe6aP4Ald2pRlpoa_uR2WTJUgX-qAjVPf8TrtDbO2LczuIOYiYFe/s1600-h/PH_may2009_poster.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5336227203676108082" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; width: 322px; cursor: pointer; height: 400px; text-align: center;" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGHU2jNkamthCOaOSg6K8izO8mBrvRfFKFIiBXJbdlrkRPCLvQb38nSqVNC87Foxxo1mWi3BXDPMUmM3LRfF5qO4XMJe6aP4Ald2pRlpoa_uR2WTJUgX-qAjVPf8TrtDbO2LczuIOYiYFe/s400/PH_may2009_poster.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><hr width="200"><br /><br />The Madison-based <b><a href="http://colombiasupport.net/">Colombia Support Network</a>,</b> which has chapters and members nationwide, is holding its annual conference in Madison during the last week of May. A highlight of the conference will be a special event, open to the public, “Hope and Fear: Scenes from the conflict in rural Colombia,” a joint presentation by Garry Leech and Steve Cagan. Garry Leech is the author of several books on Colombia, his latest one being the thrilling and fascinating Beyond Bogota. Steve Cagan is a renowned artist and scholar, who as a Fulbright Scholar spent a year taking photographs in the Choco region. Gary Leech will present on Friday, May 29 at 7:30pm at the UW's Pyle Center, 702 Langdon Street, and Steve Cagan on Saturday, May 30 at 7:30pm at Fair Trade Coffeehouse, 418 State Street. Call (608) 257-8753 for more info.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitTxB8FfyD1nNgbtcXJqzfD7JlpaWppnyN_GQLKHpuTtsmtESGDYnMeRAI-vmaQc_ochhTxkdHDvvFnC70NpZ1oUlxiB0qSduwMSnI7ObKvdMaxpVpFkrTXFK_KbP3NC_XZmpiFnmkRYR6/s1600-h/CSN-Hope_and_fear.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5336227204356929410" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; width: 400px; cursor: pointer; height: 340px; text-align: center;" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitTxB8FfyD1nNgbtcXJqzfD7JlpaWppnyN_GQLKHpuTtsmtESGDYnMeRAI-vmaQc_ochhTxkdHDvvFnC70NpZ1oUlxiB0qSduwMSnI7ObKvdMaxpVpFkrTXFK_KbP3NC_XZmpiFnmkRYR6/s400/CSN-Hope_and_fear.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><hr width="200"><br /><br /><b>More About Proud Theater<br /><a href="http://www.proudtheater/" target="_blank">http://www.proudtheater/</a>.<wbr>org<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgidx7XZxq465zZWYnk8x9xLn88ayQCyEO6ck-ptkr2ve9ATmdNPUjl4GbPXvD4cLmWuV4nPlV_Z27KOXRtyabJ5P70f0TXR5zWSiDBt5bhqgOJ0TNdZxyvPTTATcB8lgu_2MSSAJDxr7wp/s1600-h/PT-yellowbanner.gif"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5336235376595970498" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; 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mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-bidi;}</style></p><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size:85%;">Proud Theater is an award-winning, exciting and innovative youth theater program designed to foster self-expression and self-empowerment for Madison-area youth ages 13 to 19 who identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, or queer/questioning (LGBTQ), or who are the sons or daughters of LGBTQ parents, or allies of the LGBTQ community at large.<span style="font-size:0;"> </span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size:85%;"></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size:85%;"><br /><br />Founded in 1999 by Sol Kelley-Jones and Callen Harty, Proud Theater’s mission is to change the world in a positive way through the power of theater, theater arts and heart, art and activism.<span style="font-size:0;"> </span>The teens of Proud Theater collaboratively create theatrical pieces and original music through improv, group discussion and guidance from Proud Theater Artistic Director Brian Wild and prominent adult members of the Madison community.<span style="font-size:0;"> </span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:85%;"></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size:85%;">Proud Theater is currently a program of Outreach, Inc – Madison’s LGBTQ resource center.<span style="font-size:0;"> </span>“Proud Theater: Full Circle’ is also sponsored in part by a generous grant from the New Harvest Foundation. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style=";font-size:85%;color:black;" ></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style=";font-size:85%;color:black;" ><br /><br />As with 2005’s critically acclaimed ‘Proud Theater: R Evolution’, 2007’s ‘Proud Theater: Plugged in’, and 2008’s ‘Proud Theater: Loud and Clear’, ‘Proud Theater: Full Circle’ tackles many of today’s issues that affect youth and does so with humor, heart and honesty.<span style="font-size:0;"> </span>Sometimes outrageous, sometimes profound, the youth share their voices with the community in a no-holds barred and uncensored way.<span style="font-size:0;"> </span>This year the youth look at personal acceptance, family issues, gender identity and much, much more!</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style=";font-size:85%;color:black;" ></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size:85%;"><br /><br />‘Proud Theater: Full Circle runs May 21, 22 and 23, 2009 - 7:30 PM and a special matinee on May 23, 2:30 PM in the Fredric March Play Circle inside the University of Wisconsin Memorial Union, 800 Langdon Street in Madison, Wisconsin. Tickets go on sale May 1 at 11:30AM are 10 dollars each.<span style="font-size:0;"> </span>They can be purchased by phone at <span onmouseup="SkypeSetCallButtonPressed(this, 0,0,0)" class="skype_tb_injection" onmousedown="SkypeSetCallButtonPressed(this, 1,0,0)" id="__skype_highlight_id" onmouseover="SkypeSetCallButton(this, 1,0,0);skype_active=SkypeCheckCallButton(this);" onmouseout="SkypeSetCallButton(this, 0,0,0);HideSkypeMenu();" isdynflag="1" info="Call +16082652787;0;+16082652787;0;" context="(608) 265-2787" reallyisdynflag="1" fax="0" rtl="false"><span class="skype_tb_injection_left" id="__skype_highlight_id_left" onmouseover="SkypeSetCallButtonPart(this, 1);" title="Skype actions" onmouseout="SkypeSetCallButtonPart(this, 0);"><span class="skype_tb_injection_left_img" id="__skype_highlight_id_left_adge" style="background-image: url(chrome://skype_ff_toolbar_win/content/cb_normal_l.gif);"></span><span class="skype_tb_injection_left_img" id="__skype_highlight_id_left_img"><img class="skype_tb_img_space" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; width: 1px; height: 1px;" src="chrome://skype_ff_toolbar_win/content/space.gif" width="1" height="1" /><img class="skype_tb_img_space" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; width: 1px; height: 1px;" src="chrome://skype_ff_toolbar_win/content/space.gif" width="1" height="1" /></span></span><span class="skype_tb_injection_right" id="__skype_highlight_id_right" onmouseover="SkypeSetCallButtonPart(this, 1)" title="Call this phone number in United States of America with Skype: +16082652787" onmouseout="SkypeSetCallButtonPart(this, 0)"><span class="skype_tb_innerText" id="__skype_highlight_id_innerText"><img class="skype_tb_img_space" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; width: 1px; height: 1px;" src="chrome://skype_ff_toolbar_win/content/space.gif" width="1" height="1" />(608) 265-2787,</span></span></span> by clicking ‘buy tickets’ online at <a href="http://www.uniontheater.wisc.edu/" target="_blank">www.uniontheater.<wbr>wisc.edu</a>, or at one of the campus arts ticketing locations at 800 Langdon St or at 821 University Ave.<span style="font-size:0;"> </span>Phone orders have a $2.50 per ticket and Online orders have a $3.50 per ticket convenience charge.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size:85%;"></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style=";font-size:85%;color:black;" ><br />Doors for ‘Proud Theater: Full Circle’ will open at 7:00 PM for the evening performances and 2:00 PM for the Matinee performance. </span><span style="font-size:10;"><span style="font-size:85%;">For more info on the20show, contact Proud Theater at <a href="mailto:proudtheater@gmail.org">proudtheater@<wbr>gmail.org</a>, or visit <a href="http://www.proudtheater.com/" target="_blank">www.proudtheater.<span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">org</span></a>, or at <a href="http://www.uniontheater.wisc.edu/" target="_blank">www.uniontheater.<wbr>wisc.edu</a>.</span> </span></div>John Quinlanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00559652976113514462noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5760242478914873361.post-38688205513530429892009-05-09T01:19:00.010-05:002009-05-10T22:05:14.704-05:00Madison Nonprofit Affordable Housing Endangered While State Law Goes Unchanged<span style="font-size:85%;">Pictured below: Activities now sponsored by the Vera Court Neighborhood Center, an offshoot of one of the affected housing projects, the Northpointe Apartment Complex. The center is home to community-building projects such as this carpentry workshop, and an empowerment project for neighborhood high school girls, with activities that include meal delivery for senior citizens.</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-_JEAavF5BhPU4X6N-LiXe3eYRV0HGE3dPNKpidPqFMbJV2djGUlFNttwSV_C7h_HTIVGs6E9KOBM9v3EPvKwTRsix1dz3ZyTPPFklo7eP8rgZDu0yEpYxEYsglV9jvmkF40zulKXcBKf/s1600-h/vera_court2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 150px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-_JEAavF5BhPU4X6N-LiXe3eYRV0HGE3dPNKpidPqFMbJV2djGUlFNttwSV_C7h_HTIVGs6E9KOBM9v3EPvKwTRsix1dz3ZyTPPFklo7eP8rgZDu0yEpYxEYsglV9jvmkF40zulKXcBKf/s320/vera_court2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5333711536937537426" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHfndjk7xv3spY6yvnBNWpS0rsquBcZJlnJbXpw_RXwkw_8YFUVAYuvuM5JiZF4HQWo-TlJrMTVkvEFfRd7gdi-jZSR-QXWTI762XkFULuXQV_qZ02F_Y1G9n6emU_WhjWm_ZduBhPIBc0/s1600-h/vera_court1.gif"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHfndjk7xv3spY6yvnBNWpS0rsquBcZJlnJbXpw_RXwkw_8YFUVAYuvuM5JiZF4HQWo-TlJrMTVkvEFfRd7gdi-jZSR-QXWTI762XkFULuXQV_qZ02F_Y1G9n6emU_WhjWm_ZduBhPIBc0/s320/vera_court1.gif" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5333710972515828818" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);" href="http://www.johnquinlan.net/FrwdFrm_May10_48kps.mp3">Click to Listen to Archived Show</a><br /><br />Please join us on Sunday, May 10th for a community conversation about a topic that will potentially negatively affect hundreds of Madison and Dane County families, and their ability to afford basic housing.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDkwOi3Ntw8lu2Fle8dNYyGq-YDAthQMV8zy4NKDHe5FSpECiHyCWxkl9qrLY6-j8LQxabqj75fl6tbA6Y7-CQXc2nY3QLJOhJdNif_K9_RnO3XKLQ38CJGhFVuUIaRO76zKDUqrknJBKw/s1600-h/Ketchum_press_conf1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 178px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDkwOi3Ntw8lu2Fle8dNYyGq-YDAthQMV8zy4NKDHe5FSpECiHyCWxkl9qrLY6-j8LQxabqj75fl6tbA6Y7-CQXc2nY3QLJOhJdNif_K9_RnO3XKLQ38CJGhFVuUIaRO76zKDUqrknJBKw/s320/Ketchum_press_conf1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5334391262684994434" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Our guests will be Linda Ketchum, Executive Director, <a href="http://www.emum.org/">Madison Urban Ministry</a> (at podium in photo above at an April 10, 2008 press conference); and pictured below, Steve Verriden and Jason Glozier of the disability rights group, Wisconsin <a href="http://www.adapt.org/">ADAPT</a>; and Michael Basford, Program Director, <a href="http://www.wphd.org/peopledisabilities/housing_init.cfm">Housing Initiatives Inc.</a>, representatives of an ad hoc group that is planning a "Tent City" rally this Tuesday (5/12/2009) at noon at the King St. entrance of the State Capitol. Further details are contained in the Housing Initiatives press release reprinted below.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgme-_023NwxDPp2HtxOXK_zqK3QiiS95vtyNbMHUUr_P00XKw5eWbudVZfuJbD8eDV_UsdzM6cmihXBDQTTavF0ZNH_mhWtiTTZUfjHtsnlhqwSRz8Q6JNeNC2G_iO6Ncxsicf1koBEB38/s1600-h/verriden.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 100px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgme-_023NwxDPp2HtxOXK_zqK3QiiS95vtyNbMHUUr_P00XKw5eWbudVZfuJbD8eDV_UsdzM6cmihXBDQTTavF0ZNH_mhWtiTTZUfjHtsnlhqwSRz8Q6JNeNC2G_iO6Ncxsicf1koBEB38/s320/verriden.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5333713151936288338" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyJeLPKTF3DElaaUHeWgTJ5L1Fkk2ygV8mwHqtxlyAIwQNN80vpspSkR566y_EDq8817sNm24v4AxHGxD5gTWIxNUn6A68w8WkVydOE3FCEDEeepv3j1zZihLAxLrYIwhcEaHXgrQXPAOg/s1600-h/glozier3.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 112px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyJeLPKTF3DElaaUHeWgTJ5L1Fkk2ygV8mwHqtxlyAIwQNN80vpspSkR566y_EDq8817sNm24v4AxHGxD5gTWIxNUn6A68w8WkVydOE3FCEDEeepv3j1zZihLAxLrYIwhcEaHXgrQXPAOg/s320/glozier3.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5333713153196649042" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiulc54F8IdwZd_Urf8vZj2WFdv6zC3SG2iT_YvpmB7w5Pct7U-k-FaPqylHvMrGfJ0vMI8rKHhuIm1zLvV-nQz1poYu74hYR4Ev2ls8Bx0qWtI4OGugS5Mk-bCGvd5AN3aJTxpRVa9Kcsj/s1600-h/basford3.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 119px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiulc54F8IdwZd_Urf8vZj2WFdv6zC3SG2iT_YvpmB7w5Pct7U-k-FaPqylHvMrGfJ0vMI8rKHhuIm1zLvV-nQz1poYu74hYR4Ev2ls8Bx0qWtI4OGugS5Mk-bCGvd5AN3aJTxpRVa9Kcsj/s320/basford3.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5333713150463400418" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Rally to highlight need to restore property-tax exemption for non-profit housing providers</span><br /><br />An ad-hoc organization is planning a rally at the Wisconsin State Capitol’s King Street entrance on Tuesday, May 12th at Noon to highlight the need for state government to immediately restore the property-tax exemption for non-profit housing providers.<br /><br />A recent court case last fall and a subsequent interpretation by the state’s Department of Revenue have changed which properties belonging to providers of affordable housing can continue to be property-tax exempt. As a result, municipalities all over Wisconsin are establishing procedures to assess properties owned and operated by non-profit housing providers and, in some cases, have already issued tax bills for several such property owners.<br /><br />Unless the State Legislature and the Governor act to change the State Statutes, buildings that house thousands of low-income individuals and families will be subject to property taxation with possible devastating effects. “Right now, our budgets are stretched thin as they are,” said Dean Loumos, Executive Director of Housing Initiatives, Inc. of Madison. Housing Initiatives owns and operates 51 housing units for previously-homeless individuals and families who are affected by severe mental illness. Loumos added, “We have developed these properties under property-tax exemption rules that have been in place for decades. If the state doesn’t change them back to where they have been, we stand to receive a property tax bill of around $70,000. My agency and others like us cannot afford that kind of a hit. We would have to make some tough choices which may include reducing services and housing fewer clients.”<br /><br />Housing Initiatives, Inc. is one of about 40 agencies operating in Madison alone that could be receiving property tax bills for nearly 1,700 housing units.<br /><br />The main focus of the rally is to remind Governor Doyle, the State Legislature and municipalities around Wisconsin that during these tough economic conditions, where tent cities are starting to spring up around the nation as more and more people become homeless, they should not balance their budgets on the backs of thousands of low-income individuals and families who will be adversely affected and should instead act quickly to restore the property-tax exempt status.<br /><br />For more information on Tuesday’s rally and the property-tax exemption issue, please contact Dean Loumos at 332-2095.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Further background:</span><br /><br />As you may have read, the Madison Common Council recently tried to buy some time for these properties by granting them a grace period for payment of taxes, but this action was over-ruled by the City Attorney as beyond city government's mandate. (Ironically, the crisis is being inadvertently precipitated by the city attorney's defense of a Common Council decision to deny nonprofit status to a new housing development a couple of years ago.) It is hoped that the new state legislature will respond by changing state law in a way that restores the tax exempt status, but that's still up in the air.<br /><br />Under any circumstances, affordable housing is not easy to find locally, and that's exacerbated at a time of national economic crisis and increasing underemployment and unemployment. And there are special challenges facing people on fixed incomes, including people with disabilities and the elderly.<br /><br />Most of these housing units were constructed, and relatively affordable rent structures were set, under the understanding that these properties were tax exempt. So what happens now?. Under the worst case scenarios, some properties could go bankrupt, and rents could rise dramatically. While this crisis has been acknowledged publicly, action is needed by mid-summer.<br /><br />Please join in our conversation this Sunday, to learn more about how you can make a difference. Please call us at 321-1670 with your questions and comments, or email us at ForwardForum@aol.com .<br /><br />Still more background information can be found in this <a href="http://www.madison.com/tct/news/stories/442307">Cap-Times article</a>, this <a href="http://www.madison.com/wsj/home/local/index.php?ntid=312074">Wisconsin State Journal article</a>, and this recent <a href="http://brendakonkel.blogspot.com/2009/05/council-recap-property-tax-exemption.html">"citizen journalist" blog entry</a> of Common Council action by Brenda Konkel.<br /><br />Below: the west side's Wexford Ridge apartment complex, one of nonprofit group Future Madison's projects endangered because of pending nonprofit legal status questions.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyrGEC5ttqWNw66vXTBx6V0beeAQs1QM8Jw88PEldjJ9lyAvuu2lGynWOjOvdIIyUqESLwGgMtoD4O30IFKt7mi5JiLm54EkFwzvekjUJdlnYvlflXk3Uy03mv_BPZI1b5Bvw1tiVdR8yW/s1600-h/wexford2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 316px; height: 174px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyrGEC5ttqWNw66vXTBx6V0beeAQs1QM8Jw88PEldjJ9lyAvuu2lGynWOjOvdIIyUqESLwGgMtoD4O30IFKt7mi5JiLm54EkFwzvekjUJdlnYvlflXk3Uy03mv_BPZI1b5Bvw1tiVdR8yW/s320/wexford2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5333711843170487298" border="0" /></a>John Quinlanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00559652976113514462noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5760242478914873361.post-72645018269077871542009-05-03T00:29:00.013-05:002009-05-12T17:21:38.240-05:00Author Lev Raphael on his book "My Germany" describes a journey begun in pain and grief that transforms into healing and forgiveness<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnPFLMskIFU77S0N68nDc73Hi0_EywcrzXefNR8dWJC-iTHinoDpJvCGmS0pydrEBNQLfGwwZlmPFACJRL7IDHhxyNOMYAV7qxqmngezCWKczkzlP7M2DelL5LmE-qOvv4FL1LhRovFI5a/s1600-h/cover_mygermany_bg.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5331470534713197474" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; WIDTH: 191px; CURSOR: pointer; HEIGHT: 252px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnPFLMskIFU77S0N68nDc73Hi0_EywcrzXefNR8dWJC-iTHinoDpJvCGmS0pydrEBNQLfGwwZlmPFACJRL7IDHhxyNOMYAV7qxqmngezCWKczkzlP7M2DelL5LmE-qOvv4FL1LhRovFI5a/s400/cover_mygermany_bg.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br />On our May 3, 2009 show: Lev Raphael, author of "My Germany," joins us live on the phone from his home in central Michigan.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.johnquinlan.net/lev_edited2.mp3"><span style="COLOR: rgb(255,0,0)">Click here to Listen to the Show</span></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />We'll be spending the full hour with Lev, and invite you to join in on our conversation by calling us at 321-1670. "My Germany" describes Lev's journey in coming to know Germany, a place he initially knew only as the source of profound pain and grief for his family. As described in the book review excerpted below, it is a journey that forces him to confront many painful truths, but ultimately one filled with healing and forgiveness as well.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPcNwn0NAIu6xnwYAR2na0y2SIQcxEBP8CajXAwVccmMfLX6HNFB5ROi24WGA639E9x9QIy9T1JaUtMhU5fYZALlwJG9-d8aMN3KwRuTQdLw8Jy1aDhORjxk9_pp9tvggNvnyXmHhAZDN-/s1600-h/lev2.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5331473114065825730" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: pointer; HEIGHT: 133px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPcNwn0NAIu6xnwYAR2na0y2SIQcxEBP8CajXAwVccmMfLX6HNFB5ROi24WGA639E9x9QIy9T1JaUtMhU5fYZALlwJG9-d8aMN3KwRuTQdLw8Jy1aDhORjxk9_pp9tvggNvnyXmHhAZDN-/s200/lev2.jpg" border="0" /></a><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">"As the New York-born son of eastern European Jews who barely survived the Holocaust, Lev Raphael grew up in a world haunted by secrets and ghosts. Having spent years fleeing from his parents’ past, he decided to confront that past and, in the process, to come to grips with Germany, the country he blamed for the horrors visited on his parents and, indirectly, on himself. My Germany is part travelogue and part detective story, as Raphael sets out to trace what happened to his parents and their families during the war. Above all, it is a wholly enthralling, beautifully written story of healing and forgiveness, in which Raphael not only sheds his hatred and fear of Germany but comes to a deeper, richer understanding of his parents and Jewish heritage—and, above all, of himself."</span><br /><span style="FONT-STYLE: italic">—Lynne Olson, Author of Troublesome Young Men</span><br /><br />Lev Raphael was in Madison this past December to deliver a memorable closing address for the visiting exhibit, "Nazi Persecution of Homosexuals,1933-1945" which had been on loan from the National Holocaust Museum, and on display at the UW's Memorial Library for two months. Lev, a Jewish gay man, spoke movingly about the intersection of those two identities. The son of Holocaust survivors, he also shared special insights into the commonalities and differences of the Nazi persecution against Jewish people and homosexuals. The exhibit was part of an extensive series of special presentations and film showings that offered transformative insights into the contemporary meanings behind this experience, against the backdrop of historical insights into the status of gay people in Germany throughout the twentieth century. It was brought to Madison as part of the public education efforts of the <a href="http://www.gsaforsafeschools.org/">Gay Straight Alliance for Safe Schools</a>. Special note: Please support GSA for Safe Schools "Celebration of Leadership" event, coming on Saturday, May 16th. Follow link above for more info.<br /><br />The book also has a Madison connection, with its publication by the <a href="http://www.wisc.edu/wisconsinpress/">UW Press</a>, one of the many outstanding examples of storytelling and memoirs that they bring to the world. (Look for a future show about featured new and upcoming books, later this summer.)<br /><br /><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">About Lev Raphael</span><br />(See <a href="http://www.levraphael.com/">http://www.levraphael.com/</a>)<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhu20SMR7PeTxcwgzpG-N_3ZfTCCIigDN77QtGKMU9kfqBhbGbUNXPmxuzUai_gb31Dt1hyC_Rq-_kzVoG_RmaJENKqyd-bmDKtSMbZy92PWWQHje_pJ-FbaPGaMiKePpBJrp_PY73CYqqa/s1600-h/lev4.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5331475319716610978" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; WIDTH: 139px; CURSOR: pointer; HEIGHT: 200px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhu20SMR7PeTxcwgzpG-N_3ZfTCCIigDN77QtGKMU9kfqBhbGbUNXPmxuzUai_gb31Dt1hyC_Rq-_kzVoG_RmaJENKqyd-bmDKtSMbZy92PWWQHje_pJ-FbaPGaMiKePpBJrp_PY73CYqqa/s200/lev4.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXXnK8eS_tIfsQ7ivMMkuHYy2dxl70YtZZp8_7swD92s3cfdPUKBrZId5LLFyirN5yZ4uM-mKWwL6S5LzCIDd4cCL8pO4Kf3WRaAlXtOhh_jLY3zruthCpsVdtEwdmJze7iAlU1mXtKaYH/s1600-h/lev3.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5331474976700262530" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 141px; CURSOR: pointer; HEIGHT: 200px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXXnK8eS_tIfsQ7ivMMkuHYy2dxl70YtZZp8_7swD92s3cfdPUKBrZId5LLFyirN5yZ4uM-mKWwL6S5LzCIDd4cCL8pO4Kf3WRaAlXtOhh_jLY3zruthCpsVdtEwdmJze7iAlU1mXtKaYH/s200/lev3.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhElfbhhdBDXKkzNmw_ophJssxsbLb-kgz4yTucgux7nbJTmFYp1nDG4BrCpS4shP1o5jqeu3tRiW1l9n2BooYrCwp_Db5Xbv0z3Lb-3sO0jp8FN3QhHA67N6relqchgUsn4YY-rkDhnAUW/s1600-h/lev1.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5331477283824610002" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: pointer; HEIGHT: 291px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhElfbhhdBDXKkzNmw_ophJssxsbLb-kgz4yTucgux7nbJTmFYp1nDG4BrCpS4shP1o5jqeu3tRiW1l9n2BooYrCwp_Db5Xbv0z3Lb-3sO0jp8FN3QhHA67N6relqchgUsn4YY-rkDhnAUW/s320/lev1.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br />As the son of Holocaust survivors, Lev Raphael is a pioneer in writing fiction about America's Second Generation, publishing his first short story about children of survivors in 1978. Many of his early stories on this theme were collected in his award-winning book, Dancing on Tisha B'Av, while the best of those and newer ones appear in his second collection Secret Anniversaries of the Heart.<br /><br />Raphael is the author of 17 other books including two novels about survivors, Winter Eyes and The German Money, and two memoirs, Journeys & Arrivals and Writing a Jewish Life. Raphael's fiction has been widely anthologized in the U.S. and Britain, most recently in the anthology Criminal Kabbalah, which contains Lev's latest story featuring a child of survivors: "Your Papers, Please."<br /><br />Along with hundreds of reviews in papers from The Washington Post to The Detroit Free Press, Raphael has published dozens of essays, articles, and stories in a wide range of Jewish publications: Midstream, Hadassah, Psychology and Judaism, The Forward, Reform Judaism, Reconstructionist, Agada, Commentary, The Baltimore Jewish Times, The Detroit Jewish News, Inside, The Jewish Exponent, Jewish Currents, Tikkun, Jerusalem Report, and Slate.<br /><br />Raphael has keynoted three international Holocaust conferences where he received standing ovations, as well as appearing at hundreds of invited lectures and readings in Israel, North America, and Europe at Jewish Book Fairs, Jewish Community Centers, synagogues and universities. Featured in two documentaries, he has been a panelist at London's Jewish Film festival. His stories and essays are on university syllabi around the U.S. and in Canada; his fiction has been analyzed in books, scholarly journals and at scholarly conferences, including MLA.<br /><br />Born and raised in New York City, he received his MFA in Creative Writing and English at the University of Massachusetts at Amherst where he won the Harvey Swados Fiction Prize, awarded by renowned editor Martha Foley for a Holocaust-themed story later published in Redbook. Winner of the Reed Smith Fiction Prize and International Quarterly's Prize for Innovative Prose (judged by D. M. Thomas), Raphael holds a Ph.D. in American Studies from Michigan State University. Raphael taught at the university level in New York, Massachusetts and Michigan for 13 years and the first course he designed was a multi-disciplinary study of the Holocaust. He left teaching in 1988 to write and review full- time.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGzR5_GlogzCfyS3L0_bhL9VcPfpdrv1UO4hC0uJxnupKZgwoSrbCFyoqaaH1jJysDEmEUtMfD1UfednnKEtN1NPozxbvW3VIuYM3xK9dJpdSLB-hfhJsxE7G68POIVwR-4EdAGkJhIO_w/s1600-h/lev_stickupforyourself_book.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5331473408423201810" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; WIDTH: 100px; CURSOR: pointer; HEIGHT: 152px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGzR5_GlogzCfyS3L0_bhL9VcPfpdrv1UO4hC0uJxnupKZgwoSrbCFyoqaaH1jJysDEmEUtMfD1UfednnKEtN1NPozxbvW3VIuYM3xK9dJpdSLB-hfhJsxE7G68POIVwR-4EdAGkJhIO_w/s200/lev_stickupforyourself_book.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />Lev has also been an outspoken advocate on behalf of LGBT youth, and has written several books seeking to support them in their journeys of self-discovery.<br /><br />Please join us for a very special conversation this Sunday at 2pm on Forward Forum (WTDY 1670 am and <a href="http://www.wtdy.com/">http://www.wtdy.com/</a>).John Quinlanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00559652976113514462noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5760242478914873361.post-41921713932627893602009-04-29T22:52:00.007-05:002009-04-29T23:40:40.710-05:00The Progressive Magazine's 100th Anniversary Celebration: April 30th Orpheum Benefit Concert and May 1-2 Conference at Monona Terrace<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2bE__97LsosbByAYmvh4Jgho5xb_ZjC3oktXk94g4mxAaUZMwayzJx2Uk60PmsH5NR0RanNzAM2Y2XEka3aXd-BJ7y_N7nZrT2sN49p2FBtLcpHRwgeQI1925yz0POSQbZQCVqb3z64sK/s1600-h/logo.gif"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 355px; height: 77px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2bE__97LsosbByAYmvh4Jgho5xb_ZjC3oktXk94g4mxAaUZMwayzJx2Uk60PmsH5NR0RanNzAM2Y2XEka3aXd-BJ7y_N7nZrT2sN49p2FBtLcpHRwgeQI1925yz0POSQbZQCVqb3z64sK/s400/logo.gif" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5330327785802553570" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhK3oqJDRDdcSToMCgELjtnGkX3Ke7lA2QH_6Omd2qOf4XV2BxPE0h71XOlFl3CMqo9_tgF-xbrhvmsxTkiPqnRj7J_7jI_j0wOTyHbUsPb6IRXse2cdmghoyinvArp7iJrrUnagj5Fx938/s1600-h/Matt-r-color.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 249px; height: 304px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhK3oqJDRDdcSToMCgELjtnGkX3Ke7lA2QH_6Omd2qOf4XV2BxPE0h71XOlFl3CMqo9_tgF-xbrhvmsxTkiPqnRj7J_7jI_j0wOTyHbUsPb6IRXse2cdmghoyinvArp7iJrrUnagj5Fx938/s400/Matt-r-color.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5330327789730796530" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);"><a href="http://conference.progressive.org/">Click here for Conference Info</a></span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 102, 102);"><a href="http://www.johnquinlan.net/rothschild.mp3">Click here for archived interview with Matt Rothschild</a></span><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUrWYLFeSXsGAeMPOCdq9ZfUAImxGEPVY4rUv2OGsa8fp8tVFExHkPvh9RtfT7ArkAIZVb7ItRaLALdHXo3dnW7F4zCShlDIt_OgWEjXP87z-WOyceSSpbTerk_rHw5cUyQ_SCVCq5VIEP/s1600-h/progressive100_book.jpg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 298px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUrWYLFeSXsGAeMPOCdq9ZfUAImxGEPVY4rUv2OGsa8fp8tVFExHkPvh9RtfT7ArkAIZVb7ItRaLALdHXo3dnW7F4zCShlDIt_OgWEjXP87z-WOyceSSpbTerk_rHw5cUyQ_SCVCq5VIEP/s400/progressive100_book.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5330332817229225186" /></a>Our special guest on our April 19th show was Matt Rothschild, editor of the Progressive Magazine, which is celebrating its 100th anniversary with a series with an exciting series of events this week, and the publication of a new book, "Democracy in Print, the best of The Progressive 1909-2009." Matt joined us for a thought-provoking discussion that encompassed highlights from 100 years of progressive thought, resonance with history and modern days events, and his vision of the future that lays ahead for magazines and newspapers.<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZZD0B9sLoYTwbYSDcnP0lhbKeRqYJDiiiXbyMsMjEsmBUgvf7R1QboWatB2O23jYcLJtZ5NpZ69oreKD1gjR1B29J4ijn_1G54t1ga-du0ky3-xHmDlSH11NDaLuen-UWgNN-e-oE2CdF/s1600-h/progressive_concert.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 121px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZZD0B9sLoYTwbYSDcnP0lhbKeRqYJDiiiXbyMsMjEsmBUgvf7R1QboWatB2O23jYcLJtZ5NpZ69oreKD1gjR1B29J4ijn_1G54t1ga-du0ky3-xHmDlSH11NDaLuen-UWgNN-e-oE2CdF/s400/progressive_concert.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5330332317909463986" /></a><br /><br />On Thursday, April 30th, there will be a <span style="font-weight:bold;"><a href="http://conference.progressive.org">CONCERT AT THE ORPHEUM THEATER</a><span style="font-style:italic;"></span></span> in Madison, featuring performances by ANI DIFRANCO, THE INDIGO GIRLS, DAR WILLIAMS, MELISSA FERRICK, HAMELL ON TRIAL, CATIE CURTIS, AND PETER MULVEY.<br /><br />The main event begins Friday: a once-in-a-lifetime gathering of progressive leaders from all over the country and the world, held at the Monona Terrace Convention Center in Madison on May 1-2. Speakers will include Robert Redford, Amy Goodman, Rev. Jesse Jackson, Senator Russ Feingold, Representative Tammy Baldwin, Howard Zinn, Cindy Sheehan, Jim Hightower, Barbara Ehrenreich, Katrina vanden Heuvel, Chuck D, Senator George McGovern, John Nichols, Robert McChesney, Adolph Reed, Martín Espada, Michael Feldman, Susan Douglas, Dave Zirin, Will Durst, Ruth Conniff, Elizabeth DiNovella, Amitabh Pal, Matthew Rothschild, …and many more!<br /><br />Please click on the links above at the beginning of this post to learn more about the concert and conference, and to listen to a fascinating interview with Matt Rothschild. <br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqR9b0QTALB3pjXLaE_PzPgaqrF7zCcrYpyYkux6i7ME49R-u_KMAJFq1FJdTlJ7MuyGpoefMZlZCZJ5hp9_DUNP7FBQ0rVFiTAgEygLWBLZSloTGKifJj6NnqbqlmLWq_M6T0C1WxdjdT/s1600-h/lafollette.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 295px; height: 183px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqR9b0QTALB3pjXLaE_PzPgaqrF7zCcrYpyYkux6i7ME49R-u_KMAJFq1FJdTlJ7MuyGpoefMZlZCZJ5hp9_DUNP7FBQ0rVFiTAgEygLWBLZSloTGKifJj6NnqbqlmLWq_M6T0C1WxdjdT/s400/lafollette.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5330333294258452274" /></a><br /><br /><br />Above: Progressive Magazine founder and progressive movement leader "Fighting Bob" LaFollette. <br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnZivsIByPQkDO9cnG7i237lpC7nqLRNACtWc9vEhIFDU7_sWak9MX1v677uzdfuoNMtukpTamFlmsyHr8sJhAepgN73_6VKBbAXt931ccomOgbmv7Vqy8HepSXOwWS_cN4dhQ3u0_5ufs/s1600-h/200px-The_Progressive_H-bomb_cover.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 263px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnZivsIByPQkDO9cnG7i237lpC7nqLRNACtWc9vEhIFDU7_sWak9MX1v677uzdfuoNMtukpTamFlmsyHr8sJhAepgN73_6VKBbAXt931ccomOgbmv7Vqy8HepSXOwWS_cN4dhQ3u0_5ufs/s400/200px-The_Progressive_H-bomb_cover.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5330339632503720962" /></a>At left: Historic 1979 magazine cover in which The Progressive chose to publish Howard Morland's story about the so-called "H Bomb Secret" as a means of protesting the use of top secret classification by the government as a means of stifling debate about the government's nuclear weapons policy. The publication came after the first ever court-ordered case of "prior restraint" by the judiciary, which made the case into a major test of First Amendment freedoms. The case became moot when the Madison Press Connection (a paper that arose out of a strike by the employees of Madison's two daily newspapers) published the substance of tha article. <br /><br />Below: a contemporary cover of the magazine, a detailed look at just how progressive the Obama administration is likely to be.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEim_hmF-pBJm81V6ItE7fYvM4VvC04k77BfjLTH2PADko3lSGw_VhiK1-ve-I378mg1WSzPGOTS9_tdBQlUSy9VlhrZzZOeDKQmYjHY-b_K-mqTlYHfh1g6JQ5gqb9tnHg96D7DaKJ03tDE/s1600-h/cover0109.gif"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 270px; height: 350px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEim_hmF-pBJm81V6ItE7fYvM4VvC04k77BfjLTH2PADko3lSGw_VhiK1-ve-I378mg1WSzPGOTS9_tdBQlUSy9VlhrZzZOeDKQmYjHY-b_K-mqTlYHfh1g6JQ5gqb9tnHg96D7DaKJ03tDE/s400/cover0109.gif" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5330333295127044962" /></a>John Quinlanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00559652976113514462noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5760242478914873361.post-59564756060548269012009-04-25T17:30:00.014-05:002009-04-27T00:21:19.198-05:00Remembering Three Political Pioneers: Midge Miller, Lea Zeldin, and Rebecca Young<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgN6UhDsMnOp5yfuHSZ1DnZCxlnDrtOfdbeEe2MveQ2LwrDO4x19akSTyY0qYD3jIr8g7mxeL3rKkrpq0TbPjG5k87WlUQT8LK4G7GH39ME3PAe-tWOBq8U7dnIkfdM90qy7FIxMN58_Nvv/s1600-h/Legislators_group_berceau.gif"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 236px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgN6UhDsMnOp5yfuHSZ1DnZCxlnDrtOfdbeEe2MveQ2LwrDO4x19akSTyY0qYD3jIr8g7mxeL3rKkrpq0TbPjG5k87WlUQT8LK4G7GH39ME3PAe-tWOBq8U7dnIkfdM90qy7FIxMN58_Nvv/s400/Legislators_group_berceau.gif" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5328779715507151362" border="0" /></a><br /><br />(Pictured: State Rep. Terese Berceau, second from left, with her predecessors, left to right, former state representatives Rebecca Young, Mary Lou Munts, and Midge Miller)<br /><br /><a href="http://www.johnquinlan.net/FrwdFrm_Ap26_3women.mp3"><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">Listen to the show</span></a><br /><br />On the April 26th edition of Forward Forum:<br /><br />One woman arguably contributed to a president's decision not to seek office in the face of opposition to an unjust war, against the backdrop of a lifetime dedicated to world peace. Another woman's contributions as a lifelong advocate for social justice, and a love of good food, sometimes combined in the form of some extraordinary community dinners where people from all walks of life broke bread together and forged relationships. And yet another woman never compromised her principles nor lost an election in 12 successful runs for political office--including county board member, school board member, and state legislator.<br /><br />Midge Miller, Lea Zeldin, and Rebecca Young transcended simple descriptions. They defied boxes, and each was an individual with her own unique range of interests and accomplishments. And yet each of these women stepped forward into political life at a time when women were still too often invisible. None was particularly intimidated by the then male-dominated political landscape, but the obstacles they overcame were nonetheless quite significant. Each was a pioneer who helped forge the way for the many younger women who later followed, overcoming double binds and double standards, and pervasive notions that women just weren't cut out to for the rough and tumble political world. They managed to survive and thrive, and did far more than simply adapt to the realities of their day. Through their refreshingly inclusive and facilitative leadership, they inspired the involvement of countless other people for the benefit of women and men alike, from all walks of life.<br /><br />Midge Miller passed away last week at the age of 86. As John Nichols wrote in the Capital Times, "Midge Miller changed America and the world. She made presidents quake in their boots. She made political parties reflect the will of their members rather than the bosses. She made a place for women in the electoral process -- and in the governing of the land. Then she got busy. " See <a href="http://www.madison.com/tct/mad/breaking_news/447491">John Nichols' tribute to Midge</a>, and a later article with <a href="http://www.madison.com/tct/news/447732">tributes from political leaders statewide and beyond</a>. Midge's life is being celebrated at a May 10th afternoon memorial service at First United Methodist Church.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqFqRucElUrKdFeDE1NqKR8kDE93o8QVWClJBfXthn5LfW3a2sUnZh4KbgIDQ5eT24nIl-4VlkC1p1yx5wIItuT4mc4HEIMm2x-2wW3AKI7Pu-kQHrhyphenhyphenDXH94eqQAJVPQSEQQ7R3g4vKhZ/s1600-h/Lea1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 318px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqFqRucElUrKdFeDE1NqKR8kDE93o8QVWClJBfXthn5LfW3a2sUnZh4KbgIDQ5eT24nIl-4VlkC1p1yx5wIItuT4mc4HEIMm2x-2wW3AKI7Pu-kQHrhyphenhyphenDXH94eqQAJVPQSEQQ7R3g4vKhZ/s400/Lea1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5328779722018211698" border="0" /></a>Lea Zeldin (photo above by John Quinlan) was not an elected official, but her grassroots political effectiveness was the stuff of legend. She also cut her political teeth on the anti-war and civil rights movements of the 1960s, and her activism in later years continued into the realms of health care reform, and media reform. She was an early supporter and longtime host on both listener-sponsored WORT-FM, and Madison's new grassroots low power station, WIDE. Famous for beginning a tradition of community-based dinners during Martin Luther King weekends, it was fitting that hundreds gathered together to honor her on April 11th at "the mother of all potlucks," a four hour celebration of food, filled with memories of Lea's extraordinary activism and a lifetime of devoted friendships. The CapTimes' Nichols also wrote <a href="http://www.madison.com/tct/mad/topstories/445634">a moving tribute to Lea</a>.<br /><br />Upon her passing in November 2008, Rebecca Young was <a href="http://www.madison.com/archives/read.php?ref=/wsj/2008/11/19/0811190069.php">described by State Journal columnist George Hesselberg</a> as "an approachable icon of achievement and congenial modesty for 30 years in Madison's political landscape, a steady and informed advocate with a welcoming ear for issues involving women, children, transit and the environment." As noted above, she led a diverse political life in many realms as a county board supervisor, school board member, and seven-term state legislator. As State Rep. Terese Berceau said at the time: "I really did feel like I was preceded by a giant. She didn't care if she got the glory or the attention; she just worked her tail off." Hundreds gathered to honor her at her memorial service.<br /><br />Though each woman lived a long life, they left us too soon, each leaving in a way that reflected their ability to beat the odds, and to keep working on behalf of social justice right up until their final days with us. Midge and Becky left us after each had waged a decade-long fight with cancer. Lea suffered a stroke just moments before she was to begin her radio show, surrounded by friends and colleagues who had known her for years, and dozens later answered a family invitation to join her at her hospital bed to say their goodbyes by sharing memories, or reading poetry. Each woman's passing has been met with beautiful remembrances, wonderful streams of tributes pouring forth with resonant synergy upon the the Internet.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEho2phjcl8krZSSHFAUi0NmZvAl304GcatwSp2TNPeGCHUoLlUCRFfUIQS7BHXWx3fVKQesyNpMtOGU-eCMfZTfRvOgGoWzmAAd5MSgiz02UkV8fIOA7O1WGnHNBvOqBgCZfXuFH5IfU_QN/s1600-h/nan1.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 107px; height: 118px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEho2phjcl8krZSSHFAUi0NmZvAl304GcatwSp2TNPeGCHUoLlUCRFfUIQS7BHXWx3fVKQesyNpMtOGU-eCMfZTfRvOgGoWzmAAd5MSgiz02UkV8fIOA7O1WGnHNBvOqBgCZfXuFH5IfU_QN/s400/nan1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5329235781005618722" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJrBP6bspyZ8CvEwQ4CJOYD7qD37tRq_oyt7SMyJjGxlC9WM6SFYvJOpoJNK4SwfWp2wj97XLh63gYvGspDPs6LqqwFOz9_sIJQlrMfsLjeaPewWdYa8U_irCWJmnTfad6igs8V2BiVI7t/s1600-h/judyk2.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 108px; height: 119px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJrBP6bspyZ8CvEwQ4CJOYD7qD37tRq_oyt7SMyJjGxlC9WM6SFYvJOpoJNK4SwfWp2wj97XLh63gYvGspDPs6LqqwFOz9_sIJQlrMfsLjeaPewWdYa8U_irCWJmnTfad6igs8V2BiVI7t/s400/judyk2.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5329235781051363298" /></a>Forward Forum has extended an invitation via the Internet to many of their friends and colleagues to join us for the show, and some of those commitments are still pending. Joining us by phone is longtime peace and justice activist Nan Cheney, and joining us in studio is former Middleton mayor and longtime political activist Judy Karofsky.<br /><br />John Quinlan here, with a personal note.... Each woman in her own way touched my own life as they did so many others, each guided and inspired me in my work as an activist at important times in my life. Did these remarkable women touch your life? Do you have another woman in your life, pioneering in her own time, from whom you take similar inspiration? Please join in our conversation at 321-1670 for a very special edition of Forward Forum.John Quinlanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00559652976113514462noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5760242478914873361.post-85586622714260797952009-04-03T23:28:00.012-05:002009-04-07T01:20:33.742-05:00April 7th Election Preview: The Race for County Executive and Issues of Civil Rights and Social Justice<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjwqR7lOJ-9EcGaFgc94Q64Q3kXHokeI7v3eInLHHP6NhynVe0DojLLr3rXj-J2Wbf0UsorSSuVOBFvt2LfEI74EQFnPlF1WmdoEmM-rlPu6jkX8cTE3oml7JFdw5DwBPtkN-TBsFwueBV/s1600-h/CountyExecMisteleFalk.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 190px; height: 195px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjwqR7lOJ-9EcGaFgc94Q64Q3kXHokeI7v3eInLHHP6NhynVe0DojLLr3rXj-J2Wbf0UsorSSuVOBFvt2LfEI74EQFnPlF1WmdoEmM-rlPu6jkX8cTE3oml7JFdw5DwBPtkN-TBsFwueBV/s400/CountyExecMisteleFalk.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5320694778324099522" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br />On this Week's April 5th, 2009 Forward Forum, our guest for the full hour will be incumbent Dane County Executive Kathleeen Falk, who will be facing opponent Nancy Mistele in the April 7th election. A similar opportunity was also offered to candidate Mistele, but she did not respond to our request.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.johnquinlan.net/FrwdFrm_Ap05.mp3"><span style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);">Listen to archived show</span></a><br /><br />This broadcast--presented in collaboration with the civil rights coalition <a href="http://communitiesunitedmadison.com/">Communities United</a>--will have a focus on civil rights and social justice, resonant with a mayoral forum our show sponsored in 2006, and a school board forum we sponsored in 2005. Both candidates were sent questionnaires by CU. Kathleen Falk responded, while Nancy Mistele did not. In all local races on the April ballot, the response rate was about 50 percent.<br /><br />This is an important opportunity for you to learn more about Kathleen Falk's stands on civil rights and social justice issues. Please join in our conversation by calling 321-1670.<br /><br />Communities United also received responses from all 3 candidates for Madison School Board: incumbent Arlene Silveira and her opponent Donald Gors; and incumbent Lucy Mathiak, who is running unopposed. CU also received responses in the Madison Common Council District 2 race, from incumbent Brenda Konkel and her opponent Bridget Maniaci; and in the District 5 race, where Hamilton Arendsen and Shiva Bidar-Sielaff are on the ballot.<br /><br />Follow this link to read candidate responses: <a href="http://www.johnquinlan.net/Communities_United_2009_Candidate_Questionnaire-1.pdf">Questionnaire</a>.John Quinlanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00559652976113514462noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5760242478914873361.post-42976544842391696132009-03-29T13:07:00.008-05:002009-06-06T01:22:55.181-05:00Janice Rice on "Picturing Indians...." ; Scott Smith and John Fromstein on the WI Film fest-featured "Being Bucky"; Noam Chomsky series preview<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2SzGuk87k2ZESsgzpO_2pAMXITbrGKrUYfN2v_g-53N6mqtMAC6OnvPF-v7qZb-QNQOBQphNs7BM8vduIeztNOj6nxP7bE1wH0p6kEZaNQIIiMmkmtIgFFXQFVhJLPb6ydsBF9WTNTgbJ/s1600-h/picturing_indians.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 184px; height: 264px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2SzGuk87k2ZESsgzpO_2pAMXITbrGKrUYfN2v_g-53N6mqtMAC6OnvPF-v7qZb-QNQOBQphNs7BM8vduIeztNOj6nxP7bE1wH0p6kEZaNQIIiMmkmtIgFFXQFVhJLPb6ydsBF9WTNTgbJ/s400/picturing_indians.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5318676458142030018" border="0" /></a><br /><br />On the March 29 show:<br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://www.johnquinlan.net/ff_mar2909.mp3"><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">Listen to Archived Show</span></a><br /><br />* Guest Janice Rice tells us about the book, the book, <span style="font-style: italic;">Picturing Indians: Photographic Encounters and Tourist Fantasies in H. H. Bennett’s Wisconsin Dells</span>, and an upcoming panel discussion this Wednesday April 1 at 7:00 pm in Room L 160 of the UW-Madison's Chazen Museum of Art. Janice Rice is a longtime UW-Madison librarian, who works out of the main undergraduate library, Helen C. White. She is also a leader in the Ho-Chunk nation, and a frequent spokesperson, in addition to her work with numerous civil rights and social justice-related groups, locally, statewide, and nationwide.<br /><br />Editor's note: Just a few days following this broadcast, Janice Rice received recognition as the University of Wisconsin System's "Woman of Color of the Year."<br /><br />* Scott Smith (director) and John Fromstein (producer) of BEING BUCKY, a locally made film about the kids who are the Bucky mascot. The film contains lots of local flavor and a good broad appeal. In fact, the film sold out in about six seconds after tickets went on sale. For more information on the Wisconsin Film Festival, April 2-5, please go to this <a href="http://www.wifilmfest.org/">link</a>.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHeSDkKM-_fxlecFb5j_ris8GN5VndomlVc08TSR57GbYrtCe7_AYUSAc2CDvwoBeUZST9wTiwaqUqtiD9oVy7QFPbWtZ3X-1ljQqYyOVBTVDU5ASyo8nYx1kGc9eIQkErw-YxoGj7xlun/s1600-h/bu-u.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHeSDkKM-_fxlecFb5j_ris8GN5VndomlVc08TSR57GbYrtCe7_AYUSAc2CDvwoBeUZST9wTiwaqUqtiD9oVy7QFPbWtZ3X-1ljQqYyOVBTVDU5ASyo8nYx1kGc9eIQkErw-YxoGj7xlun/s400/bu-u.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5318676578149403938" border="0" /></a><br /><br />ANNOUNCEMENTS<br /><br />* Note that "Madcity Chickens" (see blog post below from a month ago) has now been released on DVD! Congratulations, Tashai and Robert. For more information, go to the <a href="http://www.tarazod.com/">Tarazod Films webpage</a>.<br /><br />Another exciting series of events beginning next Sunday centers around the Tuesday April 7th appearance of Noam Chomsky:<br /><br />On Sunday, April 5, Dr. Rita Giacaman (pronounced "Jackaman") of Bir Zeit University in Ramallah, Palestine, will speak on "Health Conditions and Medical Services Under Seige: 2006-2009". This is the first event in the spring speaker series "Israel-Palestine from Bush to Obama: Health, Human Rights and Foreign Policy" sponsored by the UW Middle East Studies Department and numerous others. This is from 1:30 - 3:30 pm at First Unitarian Society of Madison, 900 University Bay Drive. Free and open to the public. For more information call 265-6583 or visit www.mideast.wisc.edu.<br /><br />Rita Giacaman is the wife of Mustafa Barghouthi, independent member of the Palestinian parliament and independent candidate for President in the last elections. She is a public health expert and will detail the catastrophic effects of the occupation on the health and well-being of average Palestinians, which has just been meticulously documented by the prestigious British Medical journal The Lancet in their March issue. This is the same journal that used modern epidemiological methods to come up with the estimate of hundreds of thousands of extra civilian deaths in Iraq as a result of the U.S. war and occupation...the Palestine study has been even more controversial than the Iraq study, with much hysterical criticism and attempts to suppress the results. (This will be the topic of the panel discussion on Monday night)<br /><br />Announcements for Sunday, April 5:<br /><br />On Monday, April 6 at 3:30 pm, Dr. Graham Watt of the University of Glasgow, Scotland will speak on "Human Rights, Dignity and Medical Aid for Palestine". This is part of the spring speaker series "Israel-Palestine from Bush to Obama: Health, Human Rights and Foreign Policy" sponsored by the UW Middle East Studies Department and numerous others. This will be in Room 206, Ingraham Hall, 1155 Observatory Drive on the UW-Madison campus. Free and open to the public. For more information call 265-6583 or visit www.mideast.wisc.edu.<br /><br />On Monday, April 6 at 7:30 pm there will be a panel discussion titled “‘Balance’ and Intimidation: Silencing Debate on Palestine – the20Lancet, March 2009 & other case studies” featuring Noam Chomsky, Dr. Graham Watt and Rita Giacaman (pronounced Jackaman). This is part of the spring speaker series "Israel-Palestine from Bush to Obama: Health, Human Rights and Foreign Policy" sponsored by the UW Middle East Studies Department and numerious others. This will be in Anderson Auditorium at Edgewood College, 1000 Edgewood College Drive, Madison. Free and open to the public. For more information call 265-6583 or visit www.mideast.wisc.edu.<br /><br />On Tuesday, April 7 at 7:30 pm Noam Chomsky will deliver a lecture on the role of US Foreign Policy, Israeli Security and Human Rights in the Occupied Palestinian Territories. This will be at the Orpheum Theater, 216 State Street. Tickets are available at the Orpheum, Rainbow Bookstore, Wisconsin Network for Peace and Justice and Lakeside Printing Co-op. This is the final event in the spring speaker series "Israel-Palestine from Bush to Obama: Health, Human Rights and Foreign Policy" sponsored by the UW Middle East Studies Department and numerous others. For more information call 265-6583 or visit www.mideast.wisc.edu.John Quinlanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00559652976113514462noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5760242478914873361.post-28920057309454641662009-03-29T12:32:00.008-05:002009-04-07T01:29:56.313-05:00WI Film Fest Preview with Meg Hamel; "Parents, Children and Consumer Culture" with author Allison Pugh<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXIGAWjvkkDO8mULRImS7RXOaqndpoYbcAqFY2gl71BUnh4mB4ksXq2nY57eWew58sPDDLVWYPGUJgxIf0AvaWTPgFQboTCOuUUBFn82zHEhgAeGBZfT0JsY9CPATQgNdTZe6skSOhq9-7/s1600-h/WI_Film_Fest.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 258px; height: 199px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXIGAWjvkkDO8mULRImS7RXOaqndpoYbcAqFY2gl71BUnh4mB4ksXq2nY57eWew58sPDDLVWYPGUJgxIf0AvaWTPgFQboTCOuUUBFn82zHEhgAeGBZfT0JsY9CPATQgNdTZe6skSOhq9-7/s400/WI_Film_Fest.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5318667501371216066" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhubyy5k6p4n45dCbfXnzbJn0_iyDhl2Fy5b2sS7Gx3xPs0P-65F8RHQqmatbkCY6PnK1wPa5omyo2a1-3EBYzqtqdBhdnFfFxhlZ9Hq9TV8lDW1-k6Ub8tKzdZdpSwKn1-ZAPAt_6HZwyW/s1600-h/Hamel1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 100px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhubyy5k6p4n45dCbfXnzbJn0_iyDhl2Fy5b2sS7Gx3xPs0P-65F8RHQqmatbkCY6PnK1wPa5omyo2a1-3EBYzqtqdBhdnFfFxhlZ9Hq9TV8lDW1-k6Ub8tKzdZdpSwKn1-ZAPAt_6HZwyW/s400/Hamel1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5318667495923278578" border="0" /></a><br /><br />On the March 22, 2009 show:<br /><br /><a href="http://www.johnquinlan.net/FrwdFrm_Ma22.mp3"><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">Listen to archived show</span></a><br /><br />* Meg Hamel, executive director of the <a href="http://www.wifilmfest.org/">Wisconsin Film Festival</a>, previews this fun and exciting April 2-5 annual event turned Madison institution<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiHEhhy29coF7m0LIvYYUTJVgAuySdhy0hFbQHRr5Zf_2xZGSGiCMssj1kr4nUydY1fSTPP5VBx6_Yl5RDwK1RP0jPYk4XlByP-boKSLxawQMa0g4ZFDFbpOVLhU-Xr6DYX_k8BB06VqVl/s1600-h/Pugh1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 108px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiHEhhy29coF7m0LIvYYUTJVgAuySdhy0hFbQHRr5Zf_2xZGSGiCMssj1kr4nUydY1fSTPP5VBx6_Yl5RDwK1RP0jPYk4XlByP-boKSLxawQMa0g4ZFDFbpOVLhU-Xr6DYX_k8BB06VqVl/s400/Pugh1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5318668291263106978" border="0" /></a><br />* Allison Pugh, discusses her book, Longing and Belonging: Parents, Children, and Consumer Culture<br /><br />Allison Pugh is Assistant Professor of Sociology at the University of Virginia, which she joined in January 2007 after completing her Ph.D. at the University of California, Berkeley. Her research interests coalesce around the question of how social inequality shapes cultures of care, including the meanings, processes and experiences of care in families and communities. Her book Longing and Belonging: Parents, Children, and Consumer Culture is due out in Spring 2009 from the University of California Press. Based on her dissertation, the project seeks to make sense of explosive spending on children in recent decades. Relying on three years of ethnographic research in three communities in Oakland, California, Professor Pugh found that children negotiate with their peers which commodities hav e the power to confer “dignity,” or social belonging. She documented that affluent and low-income parents alike engage in symbolic buying to reconcile their conflicting feelings, ideals and consumer reach.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEir3-Ycw9Of9kXuwdklESs7xh9makRYaBv0V8Cx79VGK6k-JA0739t42Qlm3PYt6Op-pk4r1rvLwkYooeOZszfk-uzMPNcjOa4AfjV8Dgws6NSwoBxsT0u4DI6XJFlJokXZkvskgfJOHMk5/s1600-h/longing_and_belonging.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 169px; height: 254px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEir3-Ycw9Of9kXuwdklESs7xh9makRYaBv0V8Cx79VGK6k-JA0739t42Qlm3PYt6Op-pk4r1rvLwkYooeOZszfk-uzMPNcjOa4AfjV8Dgws6NSwoBxsT0u4DI6XJFlJokXZkvskgfJOHMk5/s400/longing_and_belonging.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5318668123409311906" border="0" /></a>In April 2008, Professor Pugh was awarded a Work-Family Career Development Grant from the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, as one of five awardees selected nationally from across the social sciences. The grant funds an ongoing research project entitled “Why Care? The Effects of Caring on Caregivers,” an investigation of how and when caregiving leads to pro-social behavior in men and women. In addition, Pugh is conducting research into children’s active participation in their own neighborhoods, and the factors that constrain or enable children’s ability to forge “webs of reciprocity.” Professor Pugh teaches courses on care, childhood, family, culture and qualitative methods.John Quinlanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00559652976113514462noreply@blogger.com0