The New Harvest Foundation, an organization located in the Incubator at the Social Justice Center, is hiring a part-time Administrative/Executive Assistant.  Please see the job description for more information.

Another start up non-profit has moved into the Incubator, Wisconsin Equal Justice.   Wisconsin Equal Justice focuses on providing legal information (not legal counsel) to residents of Wisconsin to inform them of what their rights are under state and federal law.

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Another new group has started renting space in the Incubator in December, Solastalgia.  Solastalgia is an organization just starting out.  We are hoping the Incubator can provide a home for the organization to grow.  Solastalgia plans to build an alliance among environmental writers, as well as work on community water issues.

Artists Zenda Shimshak and Ashley Kelso will be showing their work as part of the global campaign "16 Days of Activism to End Gender Violence."  This event is sponsored by Madison Women for Peace.  For more information about the global campaign please see the United Nations Population Fund's website at http://www.unfpa.org/16days/.

Starting in December, Girls on the Run of Dane of Dane County will be renting office space in the Incubator.  Girls on the Run (GOTR) is a non-profit prevention program that uses an interactive psychology-based curriculum and running to encourage pre-teen girls to develop self respect and healthy lifestyles.  For more information please visit their website at www.girlsontherundaneco.org. 

The Incubator currently has a few non-profit office spaces for rent.  The rental comes with a small storage space.  Rent space beings at $75/month with a month-to-month lease.  This price includes access to the Incubator’s fax machine and network photocopier/printer.  All utilities are included and tenant may use the Social Justice Center’s conference room (per reservation) and kitchenette facilities.  There is a shared high-speed, DSL connection to the building.  The cost is shared among all organizations using it.  Currently the price is $12.25/month.  Some office furniture is provided.  The Social Justice Center also provides subsidized tech support services.  An off street parking space is available for $50/month.  Please call 227-0206 or email for more information.

Liberty Tree Foundation for the Democratic Revolution has outgrown its space in the Incubator at the Social Justice Center and relocated its offices.  Good luck to Ben Manski, Taylour Johnson, and the rest of the Liberty Tree fellows in thier future endeavors!!

On Friday, October 26th, at the James Reed Unitarian Universalist Congregation at 2146 E. Johnson St. will hold a birthday celebration in honor of the 75th anniversary of the Highlander Center.  It is free and open to the public and includes a performance by Si Kahn.  See the flyer for more details.

The Incubator currently has a few non-profit office spaces for rent.  The rental comes with a small storage space.  Rent space beings at $75/month with a month-to-month lease.  This price includes access to the Incubator’s fax machine and network photocopier/printer.  All utilities are included and tenant may use the Social Justice Center’s conference room (per reservation) and kitchenette facilities.  There is a shared high-speed, DSL connection to the building.  The cost is shared among all organizations using it.  Currently the price is $12.25/month.  Some office furniture is provided.  The Social Justice Center also provides subsidized tech support services.  An off street parking space is available for $50/month.  Please call 227-0206 or email for more information. 

Thank you to everyone who stopped by for the Gallery Night / Highlander Center opening on October 5th.  We had one of the best turnouts we have ever had for Gallery Night.  We still have a handful of "Weaving the Threads of Justice: Highlander Center's 75th Anniversary Book of Years" for a sale for a $20.00 donation to the Highlander Center.  The booklet gives a comprehensive overview of the Highlander and the work it has done over the last 75 years.  Please call 227-0206 or email the SJC Coordinator to purchase one.

Please join us this Friday, October 5th from 5:00-9:00 PM, when the Jackie Macualay Gallery proudly presents the opening of "75 Years of Working for Justice," a photo exhibit documenting the Highlander's important role in pushing for social justice and social change in the United States.  Thorsten Horton, son of Highlander Center’s founder Myles Horton, sifted through hundreds of photos from the Wisconsin Historical Society for the exhibit.  He also added some photos from his personal collection to the show. 

The photo collection documents the Highlander Center during the Labor, Desegregation, and the Civil Rights Movements of the 1940s, 50s, and 60s.  Some recognizable people in the photos include Martin Luther King, Eleanor Roosevelt, Rosa Parks, Woody Guthrie, Thurgood Marshall, and Peter Seeger.  Thorsten Horton will attend the opening to answer questions about the photos or the Highlander Center. 

The 2nd Annual SJC Newsletter was just finished.  Click here to take a look!!!!