“Eutheanize Welfare Kids”? Seriously?
Fighting Poverty Coalition, Madison Urban Ministy, Community Action Coalition of South Central Wisconsin, UTI (Union de Trabajadores Inmigrantes), Take Back the Land - Madison, Freedom Inc, Progressive Dane and our many and growing coalition members are speaking up, because this is unacceptable.
Other Not in the News Round Up
Upcoming events, requests non-profits, neighborhood association news, etc. It's been a while, so my apologies if your events have already gone by and I didn't post them . . .
Three Important Events This Week
Ok, besides the event at the Labor Temple (see details below) . . . that makes four.
Greyhound Moving . . . Again.
Yeah, I'm not kidding, the 8th time in 2 years
County Board Budget Meetings
Now, more than ever, we need to get creative. But, we can't do that at the expense of the most needy in our community. This is no longer just for budget geeks, this impacts everyone!
Proposed County Human Services Cuts
On Friday, the County Department Budget proposals came out. And many non-profits "got the call". Here's some of the cuts that I've heard about so far.
35% FAIL! for Homeless Shelters
Well, 35% FAIL! for our community!!
Horror Film Festival/WYOU Fundraiser
Hey, this isn't exactly my thing (but I have some freaky friends/boyfriend who think this is fun), but that is the beauty of WYOU . . . there's something for everyone!
Jim Carrier: Is Rhythm & Booms Worth the Cost?
This was in the Cap Times yesterday, but is worth repeating.
More Not in the News Round Up
Still catching up on my long list of blogging topics . . . so here some more things you should know that I didn't get to yesterday! More for the "good news" portion of the blog!
Rick Marolt: Cruelty is bad . . . Unless money is attached to...
Continuing the series about symptoms and causes of “The Problem” …
Not In the News Round Up
Well, I haven't really had time to read the news, so I'm presuming these are the types of things that don't get written about . . . see how I did . . .