A DAY WITHOUT MUSIC
One day. That’s all I ask. One day for us to recognize how much we’ve come to depend on and simultaneously disregard music. And to think about life without it.
One day without music in the doctor’s waiting room, the supermarket, the car repair shop. One day in silence while driving, while eating lunch at our favorite café, while having our hair cut. One day to live without a buffer against other people’s conversations, without music’s unique ability to suspend us in our own cocoon while noises of our increasingly crowded world batter us on all sides.
Think ...
ADVANCE DIRECTIVES
Advance directives are documents signed when we are of sound mind to inform those who will be taking care of us in the future -- usually our power of attorney -- how we want our finances handled and what we would want for medical care under particular circumstances.
Until now, there was no advance directive addressing one's preference for medical treatment when suffering from dementia.
The National Public Radio show "On Point," heard on many public radio stations from 9:00-11:00 a.m. weekdays, recently discussed a new advance directive form created to address one's ...
RECOMMENDED ITEMS FOR EVEREST FOOD PANTRY
RECOMMENDED ITEMS FOR THE EVEREST FOOD PANTRY
From Jeremy Brandt, Special Education Teacher at D.C. Everest Senior High
Breakfast foods:
Oatmeal
Cereal
Granola Bars
Snacks:
Crackers
Peanut Butter
Jelly
Fruit cups
Canned meat: Tuna and Chicken
Ravioli
Spaghetti O’s
Soup
Mac and Cheese
Spaghetti noodles
Spaghetti sauce
Canned vegetables
Protect Workers
We are calling on politicians in Madison to immediately take up a number of pro-worker bills designed to boost wages, promote pay equity, ensure fair scheduling and protect retirement security.
The Legislature should hold an immediate vote on bills that protect Wisconsin’s workers and move our working families forward. A number bills, outlined below, that support and uplift working families have languished in committees since their introduction. Now is the time for these bills to receive a vote.
The Fair Scheduling Act (AB 866)
Authors: Rep. Hebl (D-Sun Prairie) ...
THIRD ANNUAL LABOR HISTORY THROUGH FILM
Do you like to watch films?
You are in for a big treat on Saturday, March 24.
Come to the North Hall Room 233, UW Marathon County, 518 South 7th Ave in Wausau, Wisconsin.
Registration is 8:30 – 9 a.m.
Films will be shown from 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
This is the third annual Labor History Event, sponsored by Marathon County Central Labor Council, AFL-CIO, IBEW Local 388 and School for Workers of the Education for Workplace Democracy.
Lunch will be provided by the Northeast Wisconsin Building and Construction Trades Council.
RSVP is appreciated by March 14 ...
I WAS WRONG ABOUT THE RURAL URBAN DIVIDE
By Sarah van Gelder, YES magazine
I thought I knew something about Wisconsin politics. I assumed the state was neatly divided between blue cities, like Madison and Milwaukee, and solidly red rural areas that twice elected Governor Scott Walker, one of the nation’s most right-wing governors, and went for Donald Trump in 2016.
Turns out there’s a lot I didn’t know. And the assumptions and stereotypes that I—and many others—hold are dividing us and harming our chances of building powerful coalitions across rural–urban divide.
In early February, I visited ...
PIONEERS IN THE SCHOOL PANTRY MOVEMENT
Students and Staff at D. C. Everest High School are Pioneers in the School Pantry Movement. Food is a basic human need and Everest High School is finding ways to support students who face food insecurity.
Dr. Todd Bohm, the assistant principal, and Erin Jacobson, the high school social worker, agreed to an interview about the food and clothing pantry that was started in 2016 after seeing the needs of many students. Dr. Bohm wanted a convenient way for students and families to access food and clothing without the barriers.
I. The pantries are accessible to ...
Tenth Annual Wisconsin Grassroots Festival
TENTH ANNUAL
WISCONSIN GRASSROOTS FESTIVAL
March 24, 2018
Registration 8:00 / Event 9:00 To 4:45
Wisconsin Heights High School
10173 US Highway 14 / Mazomanie, WI
Suggested $25 Donation / Lunch Included
People Organizing for Solutions
SPEAKERS
Lisa Graves
John Nichols
Matt Rothschild
Mark Pocan
LUNCH TIME SPEAKER
Senator Tammy Baldwin
21 BREAKOUT SESSIONS
A Progressive Agenda for Criminal Justice Reform
Coalition-Building in the Democratic Party of Wisconsin
Editorial Cartooning: Breaking Through The Noise With Pen, Brush & Attitude
Elders/Reti...
Protect Workers
We are calling on politicians in Madison to immediately take up a number of pro-worker bills designed to boost wages, promote pay equity, ensure fair scheduling and protect retirement security.
The Legislature should hold an immediate vote on bills that protect Wisconsin’s workers and move our working families forward. A number bills, outlined below, that support and uplift working families have languished in committees since their introduction. Now is the time for these bills to receive a vote.
The Fair Scheduling Act (AB 866)
Authors: Rep. Hebl (D-Sun Prairie) ...