For over a decade now, Madison Public Library’s Bubbler program has brought resident artists into neighborhood branch libraries to share their craft and art.  Now, though, the Bubbler program wants you to be the artist … and the subject.   “Our Town Everywhere” is a citywide project where you get to paint your own portrait, and have it exhibited at the library.  No experience with the visual arts, you say?  No worries, the Bubbler has you covered.  Joining us in the studio now is Carlee Latimer, Bubbler Assistant with the Madison Public Library.  

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Attorney Andrea Rodgers from Our Children’s Trust, talks about the current status of the lawsuit “Navahine v. Hawai’i Department of Transportation“, in which youth plaintiffs claim that their state DOT’s operation of a transportation system that results in high levels of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions violates their state constitutional rights, causing them significant harm and impacting their ability to “live healthful lives in Hawaiʻi now and into the future.”

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Federal Policy Advocate, Kayla Mohammed, from Friends of the Earth, talks about how the environment is doing in debt ceiling negotiations. One of the compromises that was added to the final agreement green-lighted a permitting process for the Mountain Valley natural gas Pipeline. The proposed route covers hundreds of miles of high landslide risk areas, cuts through nationally protected forests, threatens regional waterways and clean drinking water supplies, and will add an additional 90 million metric tons of greenhouse gas emissions to the atmosphere every year — equal to that of 23 new coal plants.

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Four current students at Shabazz City High School along with Steve Stuckert, a former math teacher at the school, join Tony Castañeda on the Thursday edition of the 8 O’Clock Buzz to talk about the 50th anniversary of this innovative, alternative Madison high school. Malcolm Shabazz High School, started with a grant in the early 70’s, provides a more intimate and less intimidating learning environment than most large high schools. Named after activist Malcolm X, who changed his life through education, Malcolm Shabazz City High School will host a 50th anniversary celebration on Friday, June 2 on the school grounds at 2:00. A short program at 2:30 will include presentations from past Shabazz teachers. Current and former students, teachers, and parents, along with community members, are encouraged to attend.

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Cheshire Cat Comedy is presenting a night of standup and improv comedy on Friday, June 2 at 8:00 pm in the Forward Club at Breese Stevens Field. Sasha Rosser, a data scientist by day and standup comedian in her more public life, will be MC’ing “The Comedy Machine“, and is on hand to speak with Tony Castañeda of the Thursday 8 O’Clock Buzz about the show. The show format includes three comedians doing standup routines and then three other comedians doing improv riffing off the standup routines. The producer of the Thursday edition of the 8 O’Clock Buzz, Eli Wilz, will be one of the local comedians participating in the improv session. Standup goes in, improv comes out!

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Following the recent habit of the Supreme Court to reverse climate protections and support anti-science policies of big polluters , the Clean Water Act just lost significant coverage when the Supreme Court decided that wetlands, not connected to rivers or streams, are not protected by the Clean Water act — according to John Devine, Federal Water Policy of the National Resources Defense Council. Devine talks about the usefulness of wetlands to filter pollution, mitigate flooding, and more.

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Today on the Tuesday 8:00 Buzz with Tara Wilhelmi and 1neofmani (Breyon Sommerville), regional coordinator for Wisconsin Women’s Business Initiative Cooperative, Sonyae Green joins us to talk about their work providing business services and advice to those who face barriers in accessing business financing and training support; In the second half, talking about how Tara and Breyon came to WORT and why you should support this kind of radio.

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On Memorial Day, you’ll hear politicians, veterans groups, and military officers extolling the exploits of fallen soldiers, and telling us how they gave their lives for a noble cause.  One veteran’s group wants us to not just remember the dead, but to stop making more war dead to remember.  Since 1985, Veterans for Peace has dedicated itself to its stated mission to “raise public awareness of the true costs and consequences of militarism and war – and to seek peaceful, effective alternatives.” 

This Memorial Day, Vets for Peace is calling for remembrance of not only soldiers killed in battle, but of all those who die in wars, soldiers and civilians alike.  Joining us now are representatives of two Wisconsin Chapters of Vets for Peace.  Brad Geyer is the Chapter Coordinator for the Clarence Kalin Chapter in Madison.  Welcome, Brad.  Also joining us is Norman Aulabaugh, Chapter Coordinator for the Casey Sheehan – Tomas Young Chapter in Janesville.  Welcome, Norman.

 

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The Voices of the People’s History of the United States seeks to bring to life the extraordinary stories of ordinary people in American history.  Founded in 2007 by historian Howard Zinn, the nonprofit foundation uses re-enactments and readings from original sources to illustrate common folks’ struggles for peace, freedom and justice.  On Memorial Day, we at the 8 O’Clock Buzz thought we’d hear the words of people who fought for peace.

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On May 25, the U.S. Supreme Court issued a ruling in Sackett vs. EPA that signficantly narrowed the scope of the Clean Water Act. The Act gives the EPA regulatory authority over the “waters of the United States” – a term the court described as having “a persistently uncertain meaning.” In the majority opinion, authored by Justice Ailito, the court ruled that the protections of the Clean Water Act extend only to wetlands that have a “continuous surface connection” with a navigable waterway.

The ruling has the potential of opening up millions of acres of wetlands to development. The Wisconsin Wetlands Association has condemned the ruling and vowed to continue to seek protection of all wetlands. Erin O’Brien is the Policy Programs Director with the Wisconsin Wetlands Association, and she joins us now by phone.

 

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