A whole week’s worth of updates again. Alder updates and many of the usual updates from the City of Madison.
ALDER DAILY ROUND UPS
7/17/20
For Alder Blogs:
Public Health:
Confirmed Cases – 3, 376
Total Tests – 115,307
Cases Ever Hospitalized – 260
Deaths – 33
From City Clerk:
With the Partisan Primary only five weeks away, the City of Madison Clerk’s Office encourages voters who will need to vote absentee by mail to submit their absentee requests soon.
50,837 City of Madison voters have already requested an absentee ballot for the Partisan Primary.
Before requesting an absentee ballot, voters might want to verify their registration at https://MyVote.wi.gov .
Information for Alders:
Alliant Energy Center Community Testing Site Update
- Wednesday (7/15) 1807 people were tested and Thursday (7/16) 2477 people were tested.
- The total number of people who have been tested at the community test site is 67,641.
- In collaboration with the National Guard, we implemented an online registration system that has dramatically improved wait times. After about 9:30am, we’ve rarely had a wait time over 10 minutes in the past week.
Mask Signage Required at Entrances
We are requiring that businesses place Public Health’s sign, which says that masks are required, on the entrances of their building(s). This requirement is effective immediately and is included under section 4(i) of Emergency Order #8. Emergency Order #8 requires that people wear masks when in an enclosed space with people outside their household, including inside businesses.
Data Byte
7/16/20
For Alder Blogs:
Public Health:
Confirmed Cases – 3, 298
Total Tests – 111,606
Cases Ever Hospitalized – 256
Deaths – 33
Alliant Energy Center Community Testing Site Update
- In collaboration with the National Guard, we implemented an online registration system that has dramatically improved wait times.
From City Clerk:
With the Partisan Primary only five weeks away, the City of Madison Clerk’s Office encourages voters who will need to vote absentee by mail to submit their absentee requests soon.
50,837 City of Madison voters have already requested an absentee ballot for the Partisan Primary.
Before requesting an absentee ballot, voters might want to verify their registration at https://MyVote.wi.gov .
Information for Alders:
From Operation Fresh Start:
In partnership with Commonwealth Development, City of Madison, Madison Police Department and 4Lakes Driving School, we a pleased to announce OFS DRIVE-Southwest Program. Drive is a program for 18 to 24 year old young people who need a license for work or school and are ready to work towards their future
For the August 17, 2020 program, priority will be given to 18 – 24 year old residents of Southwest Neighborhoods: Meadowwood, McKenna, Park Edge/Park Ridge and Theresa Terrace.
To apply, please visit our website at http://www.operationfreshstart.org/program/drive/. Application deadline is, Friday August 7.
7/15/20
For Alder Blogs:
Public Health:
Confirmed Cases – 3, 250
Total Tests – 109,102
Cases Ever Hospitalized – 253
Deaths – 33
Alliant Energy Center Community Testing Site Update
- Monday (7/13) 2,688 people were tested and Tuesday (7/14) 3,060 people were tested.
- The total number of people who have been tested at the community test site is 63,357.
- In collaboration with the National Guard, we implemented an online registration system that has dramatically improved wait times.
Testing Page Updated
We’ve revamped the Testing page to be clearer and easier to follow.
From City Clerk:
With the Partisan Primary only five weeks away, the City of Madison Clerk’s Office encourages voters who will need to vote absentee by mail to submit their absentee requests soon.
50,837 City of Madison voters have already requested an absentee ballot for the Partisan Primary.
Before requesting an absentee ballot, voters might want to verify their registration at https://MyVote.wi.gov .
Information for Alders:
No update at this time.
7/14/20
For Alder Blogs:
Public Health:
Confirmed Cases – 3, 151
Total Tests – 105,908
Cases Ever Hospitalized – 247
Deaths – 33
From City Clerk:
With the Partisan Primary only five weeks away, the City of Madison Clerk’s Office encourages voters who will need to vote absentee by mail to submit their absentee requests soon.
50,837 City of Madison voters have already requested an absentee ballot for the Partisan Primary.
Before requesting an absentee ballot, voters might want to verify their registration at https://MyVote.wi.gov .
Information for Alders:
From PFC consultant: I have only received two signups so far from groups who want to have 20 minutes to talk to the PFC about what they’re looking for in a new police chief. Can ya’ll get this out to groups in your neighborhoods? There is time available on Tuesday, July 22 between noon and 1:30pm. Appearances will be via Zoom. The press release is attached. I’d really like to see these slots fill up. I’m sure the commissioners would love to add time to their August meetings as well to hear more input on this important job search.
https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/R6S8DXN
From Economic Development: please see flyer attached.
DRIVE THRU JOB FAIR
We want to help you with your job search and want to keep you safe!
- You won’t need to exit your car
- You’ll receive a bag with positions available at local companies that are HIRING NOW!
- When you arrive, follow the traffic flow and wait patiently while others are served
July 15, 2020 12:00 – 4:00 pm
Warner Park
2930 North Sherman Avenue
- Manufacturing Office
- Construction
- Healthcare Professional
- Retail
- Hospitality
- Transportation/Logistics
LEGAL OBSERVER TRAINING
Access the training using the following link:
https://meet.jit.si/
After the training please review and sign the attached NLG Confidentiality Agreement; send a signed copy to libbyek@gmail.com
CARPC PUBLIC HEARING
There will be one public hearing scheduled to start at 7pm during CARPC’s August 13th meeting (the meeting will start at 6pm CT): Amendment of the Dane County Water Quality Plan by Revising the Sewer Service Area Boundary and Environmental Corridors in the Mt. Horeb Urban Service Area.
The public hearing notice may be viewed at https://www.capitalarearpc.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/phn_2020_MtHoreb_USAA_20200813.pdf. Please let me know if you have problems opening this PDF.
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, this meeting will take place virtually via Zoom. You may participate in the meeting from your computer, tablet, smartphone, or telephone by registering athttps://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZUld-ioqjgtGNyaTY844lJSPnb3_0Ya9FFL. (This is a different link from the link provided for CARPC’s July meeting.) Registrants will receive an email with details on how to participate in the meeting. If you don’t have Internet access, please call Linda Firestone at 608-358-6057 to register. Public comment may also be sent, at least 24 hours prior to the meeting, to Linda Firestone at lindaf@CapitalAreaRPC.org .
METRO RIDER UPDATES
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BIKE MADISON UPDATES – July 17, 2020
Learn to Ride – Do you know someone trying to learn to ride a bike or trying to help a child learn to ride? Check out this City of Madison YouTube video with strategies to help. Spanish Version
CONSTRUCTION AND UPDATES
- Arboretum Dr Reopening to Motor Vehicles – The UW is planning to reopen Arboretum Dr to motor vehicles starting August 1.
- Anderson St – Work has started between Wright St and Stoughton Rd. This project includes a new bike facility. More Info
- Cottage Grove Rd from the Interstate to Sprecher Rd – Road reconstruction has started. Be aware that streets on the bike detour were just chip sealed so use caution when traveling in this area. Traffic lanes are currently moved to the north side only .Project Information
- Schroeder Rd near Struck St – The McKenna Flood Mitigation project has moved into Phase 2 on Schroeder Rd. The Greentree-Chapel Hill Path will remain closed and at Schroeder Rd bicycles will be detoured to Rayovac Dr to reach Struck St. Please follow the marked bicycle detour. Project Information
- Johnson St – ATC is doing work on Johnson St between Blount St and Pak St related to the substation and are working at manholes throughout this area with short closures required where work is happening.
- Badger State Trail and Seminole Hwy at McKee Rd – The Badger State Trail in Fitchburg closed Mon, April 27 to begin construction of a bridge over the road. Seminole Hwy will remain open but only one travel lane in each direction with no bike lane. The City of Fitchburg asks bicyclists on Seminole Hwy to follow the marked bicycle detour. More Information and Detour Map
- Gregory St – This reconstruction project has started and is expected to last until October. Project Information
- Toepfer, Holly, Euclid, St Clair – Work has started and the road is closed except for resident access.
- Fish Hatchery Rd Reconstruction – Work is happening in the section in the City of Fitchburg. Detour at the Cannonball Path north of the beltline if traveling south from Madison. Project Information
- Old Sauk Road between Pleasant View Rd & Pioneer Rd – This section of road will be closed starting April 1. Bicyclists will wan to use Pleasant View Rd to Blackhawk Rd to Twin Valley Rd. Motor vehicle traffic will be detoured to Pioneer Rd and Mineral Point. Bicyclists will want to continue on to Big Stone Trail to White Fox Lane to the Pioneer Park Path to return to Old Sauk Road.
- West Towne Path extension and underpass of Gammon Rd – Avoid travel on Gammon Rd near the Beltline and West Towne Mall if possible. Access to the mall is being maintained in this area but it will be easier to use Mineral Point Rd entrances. Project Information
- Monona’s Bridge Rd – Monona has Bridge Rd closed between Inland Way and Lake Pointe Dr. The Lake Loop will not be impacted but access to other streets will be.
- UW Arboretum Curtis Pond Rehabilitation – Work is going on near the west entrance to the arboretum across from the Curtis Pond. New stop signs have been installed and trucks will be using the road. Please follow any signage or workers. Watch for gravel in the road.
EVENTS
- Potential Rally – Avoid W Wilson St on July 23 between Noon and 4pm. An announcement of an anti-mask rally is on social media for in front of the Wisconsin Department of Health Services Building at 1 W Wilson St. This likely will make travel in the area challenging.
- Protests – Please expect and respect disruptions to bicycle routes and paths as people gather to exercise their first amendment rights here in Madison. If your route is blocked, please wait respectfully or take a different route to your destination.
- State Street Streatery – Starting Fri, July 3 and lasting through Aug 23, State Street will become a Streaterey on weekends. The street will be shut down to vehicles including buses on weekends to allow restaurant seating and outdoor retail sales. If you are biking through the area use caution as businesses work out how to best set up their space and pedestrians get use to this new street format. Press Release
- Dane County Farmer’s Market – The market has moved to Willow Island at the Alliant Energy Center and will be open Wednesdays and Fridays by pre-order. Expect higher than normal traffic on the paths in the area on these days. More Information
WATER MAIN FLUSHING
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Questions: Shayne Santi, 261-9128
Run ID Run Description
6028 Ash St (Regent to Van Hise)
6029 Chadbourne Ave (Ash to Roby)
6030 Van Hise Ave (Ash to Roby)
6031.1 Chamberlain Av (Chestnut to Bascom Pl)
6031.2 Chamberlain Ave – Arlington Pl (Bascom Pl to Prospect)
6032.1 Kendall Av (Chestnut to Forest)
6032.2 Kendall – Chamberlain – Arlington (Forest to Prospect)
6033 Prospect Ave – Forest St (Regent to University)
6034 Bascom Pl (Van Hise to Chamberlain)
6035.1 Regent St (Highland to Roby)
6035.2 Speedway (Dead end south of Regent)
6036 Allen St (Regent to University)
6037 Walnut St – Chamberlain Ave (Univ to Elm)
6038 Ash St – Chamberlain Ave (Van Hise to Elm)
6039 Elm St – Chamberlain Ave (Van Hise to Ash)
6040.1 Prospect Ave – Ely Pl (Bascom Pl to Summit)
6040.2 Bascom St-Forest St (Bascom to Chamberlain)
6041 Roby Rd (Van Hise to Prospect)
6043 Viginia Ter (Regent to Gregory)
6044 Rowley Ave (Virginia to Spooner)
6045 Allen St (Regent to Eton Ridge)
6046 Prospect Ave – Hollister Ave (Regent to Allen)
6047 Commonwealth – Hollister (Rowley to Allen)
6048 Commonwealth – Rugby Row (Hollister to Vista)
6049 Commonwealth Ave (Rugby Row to Keyes)
6050 Hollister Ave (Virginia to Prospect)
6051 Eton Ridge (Virginia to Allen)
6052 Vista Rd (Eton Ridge to Rugby Row)
6053 Rugby Row (Virginia to Commonwealth)
6054 Hillington Wy – Hillington Green – Norwood Pl
6055 Hillington Wy – Norwood Pl (Hillington Green to Virginia)
Run ID Run Description
10072 Sommerset Ln, Cabot Ln, Rolla Ln
10073 Waite Circle
10074 Sommerset Ln from Midvale to Anthony Ln
10075 Rolla Ln from Midvale to Anthony Ln and up to Odana
10077 Midvale (Cherokee to Yuma)
10084 Chippewa Ct
10088 Council Crest (Hiawatha E to connector), connector (Council Crest to Oneida), AND Oneida (connector to Cherokee)
10090 Nakoma Rd from Odana Rd to Manitou Wy
10092 Chatham Lane
10093 Parman Terrace
10094 Gately Terrace
10095 Odana (Frederick to Ravine)
10096 Frederick Lane
10097 Frederick Cricle
10098.2 Odana (Ravine to Monroe) AND Monroe (Odana to Copeland)
10100 Seneca (Odana to Spring), Spring (Seneca to Huron Hill), AND H. Hill (Spring to Council Crest)
10103 Seneca (Odana to Council Crest), Council Crest to Huron Hill
10104 Gregory (Odana to Glenwood)
10105 Ravine (Odana to Gregory)
10106 Cross St/Wyota Ave (Ravine to Glenwood)
10107 Glenwood (Gregory to Cross), Cross (Glenwood to Glenway), AND Glenway (Cross to Gregory)
10108 Gregory (Glenway to Western), Western (Gregory to Monroe), AND Monroe (Western to Copeland)
10109 Copeland (Gregory to Monroe)
10110 Cross (Glenway to Western), Western (Cross to Monroe), AND Monroe (Western to Copeland)
10112 Glenway (Cross to Monroe)
10113 Wyota (Cross to Glenway) AND Glenway (Wyota to Monroe)
10114 Lewis (Monroe to Wyota), Wyota (Lewis to Minakwa), AND Minakwa (Wyota to Briar Hill)
10115 Briar Hill (Gregory to Odana)
BEACH UPDATES – 7/17
Beach Alert
Water quality monitoring occurs until Labor Day. Observe water conditions before you or your pet enter the water and avoid contact with algal blooms. Per Public Health orders, a group gathering cannot be larger than 25 people (with distancing).
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| BB Clarke | Open | Public Health Madison & Dane County tested bacteria levels and checked for algae blooms on 7/13/2020. The results were acceptable. The shallow near-shore temperature was 82°F . Even though the results were acceptable at the time of monitoring, algae levels can change quickly depending on waves and wind. Always take a look at water conditions before you or your pet enter the water and avoid contact with algae blooms.
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| Bernies | Open | Public Health Madison & Dane County tested bacteria levels and checked for algae blooms on 7/14/2020. The results were acceptable. The shallow near-shore temperature was 79°F . Even though the results were acceptable at the time of monitoring, algae levels can change quickly depending on waves and wind. Always take a look at water conditions before you or your pet enter the water and avoid contact with algae blooms.
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| Brittingham | Open | Public Health Madison & Dane County tested bacteria levels and checked for algae blooms on 7/14/2020. The results were acceptable. The shallow near-shore temperature was 79°F . Even though the results were acceptable at the time of monitoring, algae levels can change quickly depending on waves and wind. Always take a look at water conditions before you or your pet enter the water and avoid contact with algae blooms.
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| Esther | Closed | The beach is closed for swimming due to blue-green algae, observed/tested on 7/17/2020. The beachwill reopen when conditions are acceptable.
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| Frost Woods | Open | Public Health Madison & Dane County tested bacteria levels and checked for algae blooms on 7/13/2020. The results were acceptable. The shallow near-shore temperature was 81°F. Even though the results were acceptable at the time of monitoring, algae levels can change quickly depending on waves and wind. Always take a look at water conditions before you or your pet enter the water and avoid contact with algae blooms.
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| Goodland County Park | Open | Public Health Madison & Dane County tested bacteria levels and checked for algae blooms on 7/16/2020. The results were acceptable. The shallow near-shore temperature was 75°F. Even though the results were acceptable at the time of monitoring, algae levels can change quickly depending on waves and wind. Always take a look at water conditions before you or your pet enter the water and avoid contact with algae blooms.
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| Hudson Park Lake Access Point | Open | Public Health Madison & Dane County tested bacteria levels and checked for algae blooms on 7/13/2020. The results were acceptable. The shallow near-shore temperature was 78°F. Even though the results were acceptable at the time of monitoring, algae levels can change quickly depending on waves and wind. Always take a look at water conditions before you or your pet enter the water and avoid contact with algae blooms.
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| James Madison | Open | Public Health Madison & Dane County tested bacteria levels and checked for algae blooms on 7/14/2020. The results were acceptable. The shallow near-shore temperature was 81°F . Even though the results were acceptable at the time of monitoring, algae levels can change quickly depending on waves and wind. Always take a look at water conditions before you or your pet enter the water and avoid contact with algae blooms.
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| Lake Mendota County Park | Open | Public Health Madison & Dane County tested bacteria levels and checked for algae blooms on 7/14/2020. The results were acceptable. The shallow near-shore temperature was 78°F . Even though the results were acceptable at the time of monitoring, algae levels can change quickly depending on waves and wind. Always take a look at water conditions before you or your pet enter the water and avoid contact with algae blooms.
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| Maple Bluff Beach Park | Open | Public Health Madison & Dane County tested bacteria levels and checked for algae blooms on 7/15/2020. The results were acceptable. The shallow near-shore temperature was 78°F . Even though the results were acceptable at the time of monitoring, algae levels can change quickly depending on waves and wind. Always take a look at water conditions before you or your pet enter the water and avoid contact with algae blooms.
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| Marshall | Open | Public Health Madison & Dane County tested bacteria levels and checked for algae blooms on 7/14/2020. The results were acceptable. The shallow near-shore temperature was 79°F. Even though the results were acceptable at the time of monitoring, algae levels can change quickly depending on waves and wind. Always take a look at water conditions before you or your pet enter the water and avoid contact with algae blooms.
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| McDaniel Park | Closed | The beach is closed for swimming due to elevated levels of bacteria tested on 7/16/2020. The beach will reopen when bacteria levels are acceptable.
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| Memorial Union (Pier) | Closed | In response to COVID-19, Memorial Union Terrace and Memorial Union Swimming Pier are closed indefinitely by order of The University of Wisconsin-Madison.
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| Olbrich | Closed | The beach is closed for swimming due to elevated levels of bacteria tested on 7/16/2020. The beach will reopen when bacteria levels are acceptable.
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| Olin | Open | Public Health Madison & Dane County tested bacteria levels and checked for algae blooms on 7/13/2020. The results were acceptable. The shallow near-shore temperature was 76°F. Even though the results were acceptable at the time of monitoring, algae levels can change quickly depending on waves and wind. Always take a look at water conditions before you or your pet enter the water and avoid contact with algae blooms.
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| Schluter | Open | Public Health Madison & Dane County tested bacteria levels and checked for algae blooms on 7/13/2020. The results were acceptable. The shallow near-shore temperature was 80°F. Even though the results were acceptable at the time of monitoring, algae levels can change quickly depending on waves and wind. Always take a look at water conditions before you or your pet enter the water and avoid contact with algae blooms.
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| Spring Harbor | Open | Public Health Madison & Dane County tested bacteria levels and checked for algae blooms on 7/14/2020. The results were acceptable. The shallow near-shore temperature was 79°F. Even though the results were acceptable at the time of monitoring, algae levels can change quickly depending on waves and wind. Always take a look at water conditions before you or your pet enter the water and avoid contact with algae blooms.
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| Stewart County Park | Open | Public Health Madison & Dane County tested bacteria levels and checked for algae blooms on 7/16/2020. The results were acceptable. The shallow near-shore temperature was 76°F. Even though the results were acceptable at the time of monitoring, algae levels can change quickly depending on waves and wind. Always take a look at water conditions before you or your pet enter the water and avoid contact with algae blooms.
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| Tenney | Open | Public Health Madison & Dane County tested bacteria levels and checked for algae blooms on 7/14/2020. The results were acceptable. The shallow near-shore temperature was 81°F. Even though the results were acceptable at the time of monitoring, algae levels can change quickly depending on waves and wind. Always take a look at water conditions before you or your pet enter the water and avoid contact with algae blooms.
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| Verona Fireman’s Park | Open | Public Health Madison & Dane County tested bacteria levels and checked for algae blooms on 7/16/2020. The results were acceptable. The shallow near-shore temperature was 79°F. Even though the results were acceptable at the time of monitoring, algae levels can change quickly depending on waves and wind. Always take a look at water conditions before you or your pet enter the water and avoid contact with algae blooms.
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| Vilas | Open | Public Health Madison & Dane County tested bacteria levels and checked for algae blooms on 7/14/2020. The results were acceptable. The shallow near-shore temperature was 78°F. Even though the results were acceptable at the time of monitoring, algae levels can change quickly depending on waves and wind. Always take a look at water conditions before you or your pet enter the water and avoid contact with algae blooms.
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| Warner | Open | Public Health Madison & Dane County tested bacteria levels and checked for algae blooms on 7/14/2020. The results were acceptable. The shallow near-shore temperature was 79°F. Even though the results were acceptable at the time of monitoring, algae levels can change quickly depending on waves and wind. Always take a look at water conditions before you or your pet enter the water and avoid contact with algae blooms.
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MADISON ACTIVIST CALENDAR
Madison Activist Calendar from 7/20/20 – Solidarity Edition!
To post events or announcements for future listings, please contact: jepeck@wisc.edu
For an online version of this calendar, please visit: https://madinfoshop.wordpress.
This calendar is brought to you by the friendly volunteer collective of the Madison Infoshop, 1202 Williamson St., Madison, WI 53703 https://madinfoshop.wordpress.
We are a non-hierarchical freespace and activist clearinghouse that needs your support to survive and flourish. Check out our free lending library (videos, books, periodicals, zines), our other community resources (art supplies, theater props, graphix and stencils, megaphones, and button maker). We also host meetings and help organize events.
Action Alert! Contact the Wisconsin PSC to Stop Proposed Utility Shutoffs!
On June 11th, the Public Service Commission (PSC) made a terrible decision, allowing WI utilities to start disconnecting power as of July 25th from those who’ve fallen behind on their payments. Back in March in response to the COVID 19 crisis and grassroots pressure, the PSC had issued a moratorium on such shut-offs, but apparently now the corporate utility lobbyists are back in action at the capitol…
Why should you contact the PSC and insist that the moratorium on utility shutoffs remain in effect?
Many people simply can’t pay their utilities right now, since they are still out of work. It will be life-threatening for many as the summer heat waves ramp up with climate change. Many family farmers and small business owners can’t even operate without electricity. It will deprive many people of their already limited Internet and thereby interfere with their ability to access basic healthcare, social services, remote employment, and online education.
To let the PSC know that they should maintain the utility shutoff moratorium for the duration of the COVID 19 crisis, email: PSCConsumerAffairsMail@
Mon. July 20th 4:00 pm McPike Park (202 S. Ingersoll) Nationwide Strike for Black Lives!
Join in solidarity with workers across the country who will walk out of their jobs for 8 minutes and 46 seconds at various times throughout the day. We are calling for an end to police brutality and for accountability from all capitalist systems that oppress Black people, workers, and the rest of the 99 percent. Cars, bikes, skateboards and children/families/wagons are also invited to join the mobile caravan. *Please wear a mask; protective coverings will be available if needed.*
We will uplift the Strike for Black Lives’ demands to center justice for Black people and workers and for elected officials and corporations to do their part. Additionally, we will highlight movement demands to defund police, invest in Black communities, and free everybody, starting with Black people and especially local political prisoners like Yeshua and Sire who were maliciously targeted for arrest because of their political activity.
We understand that all of our liberations are bound together and that a fight for workers is a fight for Black Lives and a fight for all people.. Join us in celebrating our interconnectedness and acting in accountability to Black leadership to demand a better Madison and a better world.
More info?https://
Tues. July 21st 6:00 – 8:00 pm Building Unity with Wisconsin Youth – Virtual Zoom Gathering!
Youth know that our best hope for a livable future, rests in building a united movement for Peace, Justice, Sustainability, and real Democracy. In these complicated and challenging times, we will need the creativity and passion of all of us. Youth have a very powerful and important role to play in the necessary transformation that we are working for. We invite youth of all ages and from all areas of Wisconsin to join us for this pro-survival transformational event.
With your help we will build the unity that the world needs now.
For login details, visit: http://buildingunitywisconsin.
Thurs. July 23rd National Call-In Day to Support the U.S. Postal Service (USPS)! Urge Your Senators to support the Postal Service Emergency Act (S. 4174) Capitol Switchboard #202-224-2541. In the midst of a pandemic, universal mail delivery is a more essential service than ever! Why should should Congress provide $25 billion in emergency COVID-19 to help cover USPS losses/expenses through Sept. 2021? The USPS is still delivering mail to every address in the United States at an affordable and uniform rate – this includes life saving prescriptions and absentee voter ballots – unfortunately, mail volume Is down by a third as businesses are forced to scale back their operations. For more info, visit the Grand Alliance: https://agrandalliance.org/
Thurs. Aug. 6th 6:30 pm Online Book Discussion of Circe, by Madeline Miller – hosted by the Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom (WILPF).
In the house of Helios, god of the sun and mightiest of the Titans, a daughter is born. But Circe is a strange child–not powerful, like her father, nor viciously alluring like her mother. Turning to the world of mortals for companionship, she discovers that she does possess power–the power of witchcraft, which can transform rivals into monsters and menace the gods themselves. But there is danger, too, for a woman who stands alone, and Circe unwittingly draws the wrath of both men and gods, ultimately finding herself pitted against one of the most terrifying and vengeful of the Olympians. With unforgettably vivid characters, mesmerizing language and page-turning suspense, Madeline Miller’s retelling of this ancient story is a celebration of indomitable female strength in a patriarchal world.
For more info and to receive login details, email: wilpfmadison@gmail.comor call #608-609-7961
Thurs. Aug. 6th 7:30 pm Online Celebration of Lanterns for Peace! Due to COVID-19, this year’s commemoration of those lost 75 years ago in the bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki will be virtual. Join Physicians for Social Responsibility Wisconsin for activism, sing-along, and a live-streamed lantern launch. You can register through Zoom: https://us02web.zoom.us/
You and your family and friends can also participate by creating paper decorations for the lanterns in a few easy steps! Our goal is to float 75 lanterns for the 75th anniversary so we need your help in decorating paper for the lanterns by August 1! To find out more about to participate: https://psr-wisconsin.org/
Fri. Aug 7th 6:30 pm Screening of College Behind Bars, a PBS documentary, as part of the First Friday Film Series, hosted by the First Unitarian Society and the UW Odyssey Society. Join us as we explore the transformative power of education through the eyes of a dozen incarcerated men and women trying to earn college degrees—and a chance at new beginnings—from one of the country’s most rigorous prison education programs. Following this online-only event, Peter Moreno, Odyssey Beyond Bars Director, and Kevin Mullen, UW Odyssey Project Co-Director, Salimah El-Amin, producer of College Behind Bars, and Dyjuan Tatro, Bard Prison Initiative (BPI) Alum’18 and Government Affairs & Advancement Officer at BPI, will join us for a conversation and Q & A. For more details and to register, visit: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/
Sat. Aug. 29th 1:00 – 4:00 pm Villager on Park (2222 S. Park St.) Drive-Through Unity Picnic! The Annual Unity Picnic, hosted by the Urban League, is a family friendly event with great food – plus, we will have the US Census and Voter’s Registration available all from the comfort of your vehicle! There is no cost to attend. For more info, visit the Facebook event: https://www.facebook.com/
Some Ways to Get Involved with Ongoing Racial Justice Efforts in the greater Madison community:
Freedom Inc is working to end of violence against women, gender-non-conforming and transgender folks, and children within communities of color by challenging the root causes of violence, poverty, racism and discrimination. http://freedom-inc.org/
Freedom Youth Squad is another local organization that has pushing to getpolice out of schools, promoting otherjustice efforts in our schools, and creating social support and crisis support for youth of color.https://www.facebook.com/
Free the 350 Bail Fund is also involved in challenging the prison industrial complex. Many people are held in jail before they receive a fair trial, simply because they can’t afford bail. Often, these are parents of color who are separated from their own kids. https://freethe350bailfund.
Urban Triage seeks to empower Black families to excel and believe in their own ability to make a differencethrough crisis response, advocacy, psycho-education, community support services, intervention, leadership development and systems training. https://urbantriage.org/
Dane County Time Bank’s Restorative Justice project hosts a hotline to help resolve non-emergency disputes without involving the police. https://danecountytimebank.
The Social Justice Center (SJC) is a busy grassroots hub for several community organizations, challenging racism and many other forms of systemic injustice.. https://www.
Groundwork s a group of dedicated white anti-racist activists that offer classes and resources to other white people so they can be better educated and organized about these issues. https://groundworkmadison.com/
Invitation to join the Dane County Time Bank’s Transformative Action Network (TAN)!
TAN members are committed to co-conspirator abolitionist action, in line with restorative justice principles. By learning to relate effectively with racism and interrupt patterns of white supremacist culture, TAN members become allies and co-conspirators to Black and Brown community members. Using restorative justice work, TAN is helping Timebank build resilience instead of fragility, action instead of silence and solidarity instead of hierarchy. Abolitionist restorative practices become powerful tools that enhance mutuality and respect across gender, race and class lines. They lead to the kind of collaboration that can move Madison beyond anemic liberalism to real progressive alternatives. Anti-racist restorative practice among Timebankers is leading to racial justice. As James Baldwin wrote, “Any citizen of this country who figures himself as responsible – and particularly those of you who deal with the minds and hearts of young people – must be prepared to “go for broke.” As a network, we are striving to give racial justice everything we have.
For more info, visit: https://danecountytimebank.
Support Dane County Community Defense! Mutual aid in this time of crisis is critical and Dane County Community Defense is in need of more donations and volunteers! They need helping calling folks in need, as well as pointing them towards other resources available in the community.
For more details about this community solidarity effort and to sign up for volunteering, please visit:https://docs.google.com/
You can also make donations for this effort, by visiting: https://secure.givelively.org/
