This is the Insurgent Radio Kiosk for Friday, October 4th
Community Commentary
Action Calendar
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Help to Close the Concentration Camps!
I’m Kim Gasper-Rabuck, and I’m here on behalf of The Coalition to Close the Concentration Camps. I would like to tell you about an important action taking place in Chicago on Sunday, October 13th.
The Coalition to Close the Concentration Camps calls for the immediate closure of all detention centers, open-air camps which are basically dirt floors surrounded by fences and barbed wire, for-profit prisons and so-called “shelters” that hold children who have been separated from their families at the border. We support the rights of all asylum seekers, refugees, and migrants who wish to enter the country. Locally we held our first action here in Madison with a speak-out on July 12th, which attracted more than two hundred and fifty people on short notice.
Nationally, the Coalition to Close the Concentration Camps is working to build a long-term mass movement and to organize repeated direct actions and protests until the concentration camps are shut down and amnesty is granted to all. The objectives are simple—to close the camps and reunite separated families, and to change anti-immigrant immigration policies.
You can be part of a contingent of Madison activists and concerned citizens participating in the Coalition’s National Day of Action. Actions will be occurring in cities across the country during the weekend of October 12th to the 14th, which is also Indigenous People’s Day. On Sunday, October 13th, we will be traveling by bus to Chicago to join organizations working with us. There, we will protest Amazon, which makes tens of millions of dollars developing technical support, like facial recognition, for Immigration and Customs Enforcement, or ICE. Bus tickets are $20 per person, with sliding scale donations accepted. We plan to leave Madison at 9 a.m. and return by 8 p.m. Please come to Chicago with us on Sunday, October 13th, and join others from all over the Midwest to oppose the concentration camps, and to help bring down the government and private system that supports it. For bus tickets, email ccccMadisonwi@gmail.com with TICKETS in the subject line. For more information, go to closethecampsoct.org.
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It’s This Weekend’s Action Calendar!
Inspired by the almost-century-old word-collecting method called Exquisite Corpse, you can join in creating 3-D, interchangeable, free-standing characters using boxes, paint, and your imagination! The 3-D Exquisite Corpse Workshop with Artist-in-Residence Emily Balsley is capped at 15 participants, and takes place tomorrow, Saturday, October 5, from 10 a.m. to noon. All ages are welcome. Go to madisonbubbler.org and click on calendar to pre-register.
Attend a fall bird hike at the U-W Arboretum. All experience levels are welcome, binoculars recommended. The walk is free with no registration required. Hikes cancelled for heavy rain or lightning. Meet at the U-W Arboretum Visitor Center, 2880 Longenecker Drive in Madison, tomorrow, Saturday, October 5th, at 7 a.m. The hike ends at 9 a.m. For more info, go to arboretum.wisc.edu/learn and click on Adult Education-Birding Hikes.
In conjunction with Memorial Pet Services, the Pet Loss Resource Center hosts monthly support groups for those processing the loss of a beloved animal companion. Attendees are invited to bring pictures of their pet and share as much or as little as they feel comfortable. Facilitated by a pet loss grief counselor. Free and open to the public. The group meets tomorrow and every first Saturday of the month at Memorial Pet Services, 2600 Todd Drive in Madison. Call 836-7297 or email info@petlossresourcecenter.org for more information.
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