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Madison Activist
Calendar from 8/9/10 To post events or announcements for future listings, please contact: jepeck@wisc.edu To subscribe or
unsubscribe from this weekly calendar listserv, visit: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ This calendar is brought to you by the friendly volunteer collective of the Madison Infoshop! 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 (fax machine, computers with internet access, art supplies, theater props, graphix and stencils, megaphones, and button maker). We also host meetings and help organize events. Madison Infoshop , 1019 Williamson St., Madison, WI 53703 tel. 608-262-9036 www.madisoninfoshop.org Disclaimer: According to official UW-Madison policy only those UW events that are sponsored by an academic department are open to the general public. Otherwise they are limited to UW-Madison students, staff, faculty, and/or members of registered student organizations. ******************* Calling All Book
Lovers! WI Books to Prisoners (WBTP) Needs Your Help! Sat. Aug. 28th - Sun. Aug.
29th 11 am - 6:00 pm Orton Park Fest (corner of Few St. and
Rutledge St.) Mega Used Book Sale! All Proceeds to Benefit
WI Books to Prisoners! Since 2006, Wisconsin Books
to Prisoners, a project of Rainbow Bookstore Co-op, has provided
thousands of books to inmates in WI prisons, as well as to LGBT
prisoners nationwide. It is our belief that reading is a basic
human right and that everyone deserves the opportunity to learn and
grow through books, including those who are incarcerated. We continue to receive
dozens of letters per week from prisoners and are now in desperate need
of new soft cover books to fulfill WI requests, as well as used books
(both soft cover and hard cover) to fulfill out of state ones.
Books can be dropped off at several Madison locations, including:
Rainbow Bookstore (426 W. Gilman), Madison Infoshop (1019 Williamson
St.) and Lakeside Press (1334 Williamson St.), as well as in Milwaukee
at Cream City Collective (732 E. Clarke St.). If you have too
many books to drop off yourself, please contact us and we can arrange
to pick them up! Postage remains by far the
biggest expense for Wisconsin Books to Prisoners ($3- $4 per package),
and in order to help defray that cost, we will also be having a mega
used book sale during the Orton Park Fest on Sat. Aug. 28th and Sun.
Aug. 29th from 11 am to 6 pm at the far east end of the park (near the
corner of Few St. and Rutledge St.) Feel free drop off your extra
books and browse the titles we have to offer in exchange. New
volunteers are also welcome to get involved in the project!
Info? #257-6050 ******************** Mon. Aug.
9th 7:00 pm Ouverture Center, Capitol Theater (201 State
St.) The Financial Crisis: Where We've Been and Where We
Need to Go - discussion with MIT Professor, Simon Johnson, editor of Baseline Scenario, the most respected blog on the
financial crisis. Event is free, but you need to register by
calling #265-0575 or emailing alumni@bus.wisc.edu Mon. Aug.
9th 7:00 pm Tenney Park Shelter. Lanterns for
Peace! Part of an international movement for the
elimination of nuclear weapons that began in the early 80’s. This
year's event also marks the 65th anniversary of Hiroshima and
Nagasaki. Info? info@psrwisconsin.org Tues. Aug.
10th 8:00 am Carpool meet-up at Just Coffee (1129 E. Wilson
St.) Join Chef Rocky Barnette and the Food Water and Water Watch
"Fair Food or Bust" Road Trip for a tour of sustainable agricultural
operations in south central Wisconsin. Stops will include:
Ceadr Grove Cheese in Plain with its innovative "living machine" waste
water treatment system, John Kinsman's organic dairy and forestry farm
near Lime Ridge, Amish farms, and (if time permits) Troy Gardens on
Madison's northside. Expected return about 4 pm. Co-hosted
by Family Farm Defenders. Info? #260-0900 http://www.foodandwaterwatch. Tues. Aug.
10th 4:00 - 7:00 pm Eastside Farmers Market (corner of
Jenifer and Brearly). Cooking Demo with Chef Rocky Barnette and
the Food Water and Water Watch "Fair Food or Bust" Road Trip
Team! Co-hosted by Family Farm Defenders. Info?
#260-0900 or http://www.foodandwaterwatch. Tues. Aug.
10th 5:00 pm First United Methodist (203 Wisconsin
Ave.) Madison’s Homeless: what is being done for emergency shelter?
Join faith communities from all over Madison to hear presentations from
those who are providing emergency shelter. Dinner will be
provided, along with a game or activity for your table to begin to
engage the issue of homelessness in Madison. Suggested donation
of $10. Info? togracechurchformation@gmail. Wed. Aug.
11th 6:30 pm Outreach (600 Williamson St.) Q-Cinema
presents: Law of Desire. Join us to watch a film by the
zany Almodovar, in which Antonio Banderas is gay and part of a mystery,
murder and comedy - all in one - menage-a-trois classique! Info? gunasen@yahoo.com Thurs. Aug.
12th 6:30 pm 404 S. Park St (above the University Audio
store, entrance at rear. Why Capitalist Economies Are Prone to
Crises and Mature Capitalist Economies to Slow Growth & Stagnation
- discussion hosted by the People's Economics Project of the Peregrine
Forum. Free, however to get recommended readings, call
#442-8399. Thurs. Aug. 12th 7:0o pm Faux-Op (1151 E. Johnson St.) Climate Ground Zero Road Show! Climate Ground Zero is NOT an environmental organization - it is an ongoing campaign of non-violent civil resistance in southern West Virginian to end mountaintop removal. Find out why the coal industry is killing the earth and needs to be stopped! Fri. Aug. 13th 7:00 pm Rainbow Bookstore Co-op (426 W. Gilman) The Labor Movement, the Left, and the Elections - discussion with radical author, activist, and current Socialist Party candidate for the U.S. Senate seat in OH, Dan La Botz. Info? #257-6050Fri. Aug. 13th 8:00 pm
Neighborhood House (29 S. Mills St.) Benefit concert featuring
United Sons of Toil and Thistle and the Thorns. $5-$10 donation
suggested. proceeds go towards the Socialist Party of South
Central Wisconsin and the Socialist Party-USA. Fri. Aug.
13th Dusk Madison Infoshop (1019 Williamson St.)
Summer Out-Door Movie Series continues with: Wall-E!
This animated film chronicles the life of a robot named WALL-E,
designed to clean up waste left behind on a trashed Planet Earth by
sloppy humans. He eventually falls in love with another robot named
EVE, and follows her into outer space on an adventure that changes both
his destiny and that of humanity. Bring snacks and a pillow or
blanket. Info? #262-9036 Sat. Aug. 14th - Sun. Aug. 15th All Afternoon Long! Nature's Bakery Parking Lot (1019 Williamson St.) Community Wide Free Store! Don't let your caste off items head to the landfill at taxpayer expense... Turn that trash into someone else's treasure! Bring by your still functional items and browse what's available. Canned goods, dishes, clothes, sports equipment, books, music, furniture, games, tools, we'll have it ALL! Info? #262-9036 Sat. Aug. 14th -
Sun. Aug. 15th Neighborhood House (29 S. Mills St.)
Socialist Party-USA National Organizing Conference! Workshops
begin at 10:00 am each day. Plenary on Saturday begins at 3:00 pm
and includes: Cindy Sheehan, Paul Buhle, and Dan LaBotz. To
register: http://socialistparty-usa.org/ *************************** Organic Farm Tours hosted by Sustain Jefferson! Sun. Aug.
15th 1:00 pm High Meadow Farm (N6967 South Lane in Johnson
Creek). Join us for a visit to
an organic Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) farm owned and
operated by the Mike and Meg Kelly family. The tour will feature a
close-up look at how a CSA markets locally-grown organic vegetables.
People will learn about crop selection and maintaining organic
standards; picking, packing and preserving fresh vegetables; building
up the soil; chicken tractoring; and much more. Sun. Aug. 15th 6:00 pm Harmony Bar and Grill (2201 Atwood Ave.) Party for Justice: Fundraiser for the Interfaith Coalition for Worker Justice and Madison Arcatao Sister City Project! Featuring music by Blue Train (blues band) Shrunken Heads (punk rock). Suggested donation is $5 to $10. Info? #255-0376 or director@workerjustice.org. Mon. Aug.
16th 6:30 pm Madison Infoshop (1019 Williamson St.)
Madison Infoshop Volunteer Collective Meeting. New folks are
always welcome! Help keep our activist community resource center
alive and kicking! Info? #262-9036 www.madisoninfoshop.org Tues. Aug.
17th 6:30 pm Mason Lounge (416 S. Park St. ) Free
screening of Oily Business, a collection of recent documentaries
covering the 1969 Santa Barbara and 1989 Exxon Valdez oil spills;
destruction of Indonesian rainforests by transnational palm oil
plantations; and viable wind, solar, water, and biomass technologies
already in successful use in Europe. Sponsored by the Peregrine
Forum. Info? #442-8399. ****************************** Sun. Aug.
22nd Carandale Farm (5683 Lincoln Rd. in Oregon, WI)
Aronia Field Day! Join us for a very
informative and interactive workshop, focusing on economic,
environmental and social benefits of aronia. The morning
session will be devoted to production issues. The afternoon
session will concentrate on product development, promotion, marketing
and nutrition. Morning coffee and
a catered lunch featuring aronia products. Participants are
welcome to bring and share their own aronia products. This
meeting is being sponsored in part by Hilltop Community Farm, which has
provided funding through a USDA SARE grant to promote agroforestry and
sustainable fruit production. Suggested donation
$5. Please RSVP to carandal@chorus.net by Mon., Aug 16. ******************* Mon. Aug.
23rd 7:00 pm Wilmar Center (953 Jenifer St.) Weston A
Price Foundation - Madison Chapter meeting. Discussion and
networking, followed by farm sales. Info? #221-8696 or http://my.madison.com?Groups/ Thurs. Aug. 26th.
- Sun. Aug. 29th Orton Park Fest in Madison! Great music
(including Malagasy superstar, Razia Said, on Fri. nite!), food, kids
activities, info booths. Plus, two shows by the Cycropia Aerial
Dance Theater on Thurs. and Fri. night after dusk. Info? www.marquette-neighborhood.org Sat. Aug. 28th 9
:00 am - 1:00 pm Various Locations Across Madison. Mad City
Chicken Coop Tour 2010! The Mad City Chicken Coop
Tour is a great event for both the curious and the serious to
learn more about backyard chickens. This is a self-guided tour of coops
throughout Madison. You can see a map of the tour with addresses and
descriptions of the host coops and flocks at: www.madcitychickens.com Sat. Aug. 28th - Sun. Aug.
29th 11 am - 6:00 pm Orton Park Fest (corner of Few St. and
Rutledge St.) Mega Used Book Sale! All proceeds to benefit
WI Books to Prisoners, a project of Rainbow Bookstore Co-op! Feel
free to bring by your extra books and browse what titles we have to
offer. New volunteers are also welcome to get involved in the
project. Info? #257-6050 Sat. Aug. 28th 5:00
pm Orton Park Fest (corner of Few St. and Rutledge St.)
Industrial Workers of the World (IWW) monthly meeting of the Madison
General Membership Branch (GMB). Come meet other Wobblies and
find out what is cooking this fall in the One Big Union!
Info? #255-1800 or #262-9036 Sat. Aug. 28th Dusk Madison Infoshop (1019
Williamson St.) Summer Out-Door Movie Series continues
with: Plague Dogs! In this animated adaptation of another Richard Adams' novel, two dogs
- Snitter and Rowf - escape from a research laboratory and try to
survive in the wild with the help of a cunning fox - The Tod. The lab
director tries to keep the escape quiet, but as an increasing number of
sheep are found killed, word leaks out, together with rumors that the
dogs might be plague carriers. Bring snacks and a
pillow or blanket. Info? #262-9036 Mon. Sept. 6th 12:00
Noon - 5:30 pm Madison Labor Temple (1602 S. Park St.)
Labor Fest 2010! Great food, info tables, kids activities, magic
show, solidarity roll-call - plus, live music from Paul Cebar and the
Milwaukeans, plus the Westside Andy/Mel Ford Band! Hosted by the
South Central Federation of Labor (SCFL). Info? #256-5111 Fri. Sept. 10th – Sun. Sept. 12th WI State Fair Grounds in
Milwaukee Growing Power's National-International
Urban & Small Farm Conference! Find out how to plan, develop and
grow small farms in urban and rural areas. Learn how you can grow food
year-round, no matter what the climate, and how you can build markets
for small farms. See how you can play a part in creating a new food
system that fosters better health and more closely-knit
communities. Info? http://www. Sat. Sept. 11th -
Sun. Sept. 12th Twin Cities Anarchist Bookfair! This fall
we will be celebrating anarchy in the Twin Cities by throwing a
festival! Anarchists and radicals from all over the Midwest will
converge to share books, zines, music, crafts, food, skills and much
more! Free and open to all ages. After Dance Party will
feature spoken word by El Guante and others. Info? www.tctcanarchistbookfair.
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Regular Meetings & Events: Each Monday (except federal holidays) 12:00 Noon -1:00 pm Peace vigil at corner of Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd & Doty St. in front of U.S Post Office. All Welcome! Bring your peace signs/banners! Info? mbspeace1@charter.net First Monday of the month. Outreach Center (600 Williamson St. in the Gateway Mall). Monthly meeting of the Madison Pagan Unity Council. Join with us, and together we will push forward to make the 21st century of the Common Era the one that will be seen as the dawn of pagan unity. Info? #237-1575 www.madisonPUC.org First Monday of the month. 6:30 pm. Wong's Garden (2044 Atwood Ave) Friendly Supper Club - monthly interracial dinner, since 1986, all ages welcome. Info? #249-5979 Fourth Monday of
the month. 7:00 – 9:00 pm Wilmar Center (953 Jenifer
St.) Weston A. Price Foundation (WAPF) Madison Chapter
meeting. Opportunity for consumers to meet local farmers
who are interested in providing natural, pasture-raised, raw and whole
foods. Info? #221-8696 www.madison.com/communities/ Second Tuesday of the month. 7:15 pm Meriter Main Gate (333 W. Main St.) Monthly meeting of the Dane County Chapter of the United Nations Association -USA. Info? LeeBrown807@tds.net Third Tuesday of the month. 6:00 – 8:00 pm Social Justice Center (1202 Williamson St.) Monthly Potluck of Madison Hours - your local currency community! Bring a dish to pass and meet other Hours' members. Info? www.madisonhours.org Second and fourth Tues. of the month: 6:30 pm Wilmar Center (953 Jenifer St.) Madison Area Peace Coalition (MAPC) meeting. Info? www.madpeace.org Each Wed. 7:00 pm, WORT-FM, 89.9. “Queery” - a locally produced LGBT program with news and cultural programming, followed by This Way Out, an international LGBT news magazine at 7:30. Info? #256-2001 Second Wed. of the month. 6:00 pm Taqueria El Pastor (2010 S Park St.) Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom (WILPF) – Madison Chapter meeting. Info? #846-5217 or mhsanderson@hotmail.com Third Wed. of the
month. 6:00 pm Downtown Madison Library (201 W. Mifflin)
Veterans for Peace #25 Monthly Meeting. Info? #767-4099 or www.madison.com/communities/ Third Wed. of the month. 7:00 pm UW-Madison Red Gym Monthly General Meeting of Returned Peace Corps Volunteers - Madison. Info? chart@tds.net Fourth Wed. of the
month. 6:30 pm Madison Downtown Library (201 W.
Mifflin) Progressive Dane general membership meeting.
Info? www.prodane.org Each Thurs. 6:30 pm 1151 E. Johnson Mad Rads - Mental Health Discussion Group. Each Thurs. 8:00 pm UW-Madison Memorial Union, LGBT Center (800 Langdon St.) Queer Student Alliance meeting. First Thurs of the month. Iraq Veterans Against the War (IVAW) meeting. For specific time and location, contact: tdennis007@yahoo.com First and Third Thurs. of every month. Motherfools Coffeehouse (1101 Williamson St.) East Timor Action Network (ETAN) meeting. Info? #244-4563 or madison@etan.org orwww.aideasttimor.org Third Thurs. of every month. Madison Zen Center (1820 Jefferson St.) Monthly Meeting of the Buddhist Peace Fellowship! Everyone is welcome. You don't have to be a Buddhist to participate! Info? kathy@derene.com Third Thurs. of the every month. Social Justice Center (1202 Williamson St.) Meeting of the South Central Local of the Socialist Party. Info? #238-1266. Last Fri. of Every Month. 5:30 pm State Capitol & W. Washington Ave. Critical Mass Bike Ride. Reclaim the streets from autocracy! Info? www.madisoncriticalmass.org Each Sunday - 11:00 am WORT-FM, 89.9 FM. “Her Turn” -a women's news and public affairs program, featuring news and critical analysis from a feminist perspective. Followed by Her Infinite Variety, a program of women's news and culture, featuring music, interviews and calendars. The show regularly features progressive and left music and announcements. Info? #256-2001 Each Sunday
6:00 pm UW-Madison Memorial Union (check Today in the Union TITU for
exact location) Meeting for Street Pulse, Madison's Homeless
newspaper. Street Pulse engages and challenges various aspects
and issues regarding homelessness and poverty. Through the newspaper,
we provide jobs for homeless individuals as vendors as well as
providing a means for members of the homeless community to express
themselves. We welcome all and need help in many areas including
advertising, PR, finance, writing, photography, fundraising, and
production. Info? #920-810-0972 or visit: http://www.madisonstreetpulse. Each Sunday - 5:00 pm WORT, 89.9 fm. “Third World View” - news & analysis from a critical left, anti-interventionist and anti-imperialist perspective. Info? #256-2001 |