Madison
Activist Calendar
Note to
users: John Peck's Activist
Calendar is sent to the Activist Calendar e-mail list on a semi-weekly
basis.
The web version is updated as soon as possible after the release of the
e-mail calendar, but sometimes,
it is not available the same day as the
e-mail
version.
Sorry for any inconvenience this may cause.-- Infoshop
Webmaster.
|
Madison Activist Calendar from 1/5/09 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.
************ Naomi Klein's,
Shock Doctrine - the Rise of Disaster Capitalism - 2009 Book Discussion
Group hosted by Peregrine Forum! Alternate
Saturdays beginning Jan. 17th 3:00 pm 404 S. Park St.
(upstairs behind Univ. Audio). First session will cover the
intro and pgs. 3-87. Subsequent dates include: Jan. 31st
pgs. 89-159; Feb. 21st pgs. 161-211; March 7th pgs.
215-353; March 21st pgs. 355-407; April 11th
pgs. 409-484; and April 25th pgs. 485-590. Discounted copies
of the paperback edition are available at Rainbow Bookstore (426 W.
Gilman). Info? #442-8399 or dvdwilliams51@tds.net *********** Through Sun.
Jan. 11th Mami Wata: Arts for Water Spirits in Africa and
Its Diasporas. Exhibit. Chazen Museum of Art (800
University Ave.) This exhibition explores five hundred years of
visual culture and history of Mami Wata, honoring the essential, sacred
nature of water. Info? #608-263-2246. ************* Willy Street Co-op 2009 Community Reinvestment Fund! Deadline for
Applications is Feb. 28th! Willy St. Co-op
provides several larger grants each year towards projects that create
greater access to sustainable foods and promote environmental awareness
in the Madison community. If you or your organization would
like to be considered for one of these grants, please review the
application requirements at: http://www.willystreet.coop/ ************* Mon. Jan.
5th 5:30 pm Madison Infoshop (1019 Williamson St.)
Community Wellness Collective meeting! We're a group of wellness
practitioners and supporters who want to expand community access to
wellness resources, through skill shares, workshops, sliding scales,
alternative economic options (Time Bank, local currency, barter).
Join us! Info? haydenintegration@gmail.com Mon. Jan. 5th 6:30 pm Madison Infoshop (1019 Williamson St.) Madison Infoshop Collective Meeting and Potluck! Help keep your community resource center and activist free space alive and kicking. Info? #262-9036 www.madisoninfoshop.org Tues. Jan. 6th 1:00 City County-Building (210 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd) March of the Dead! Join others around the country in a day of action to demand that Congress end the war of terror against the people of Iraq, Afghanistan, and Palestine. Please wear black. Signs recognizing the suffering of war are welcome. This solemn march will proceed around the State Capitol to Senator Herb Kohl's office and then around to Rep. Tammy Baldwin's office where we will deliver letters signed by participants. For those who are able, we will also then be carpooling to Senator Feingold's office in Middleton. This action is being organized by Madison Pledge of Resistance and Madison-Rafah Sister City Project. Info? jsfirst@tds.net or #222-7581 Wed. Jan.
7th 7:00 pm Avol's Bookstore (315 W. Gorham)
Nov 1918-Jan 1919: the End of the 'Great War' and the Beginning of the
German Revolution - discussion sponsored by the Peregrine Forum.
Optional readings. Info? #442-8399 or dvdwilliams51@tds.net Wed. Jan.
7th 7:00 pm Rainbow Bookstore (426 W. Gilman)
Cooperation, Faith and Economic Transformation - The Trention
Experience. Discussion with author, Andrew McLeod, about his
book: Holy Cooperation!: Building Graceful Economies, followed by
presentations from Marina Pancheri and Eddi Fontanari, of the
Federazione Trentina della Cooperazione’s research office. Pancheri
will explain the “social cooperative” model while Fontanari describes
the economic results of co-ops. Faced with crisis in the late
19th c. and guided by a Catholic priest, the people of Trentino built
cooperatives that have now survived two world wars and increasing
economic globalization. Cosponsored by Union Cab of Madison
Co-op. Info? #257-6050. Thurs. Jan. 8th - Fri. Jan. 9th Hotel Mead & Conference Center (451 E. Grand Ave. in Wisconsin Rapids) Third Annual WI Local Food Summit! Keynote speaker: Kate Clancy, senior scientist at the Union of Concerned Scientists, and author of Greener Pastures: How Grassfed Beef and Milk Contribute to Healthy Eating. Workshops, info tables. Early registration - before Dec. 15th - is $60 ($40 for students) and includes a local food lunch both days. To pre-register and for a full conference schedule, visit: http://wisconsinlocalfood. Sat. Jan.
10th 9:30 am Fitchburg Memorial United Chruch of Christ
(5705 Lacy Rd.) 2009 Human Rights
Celebration: Seeking Shalom - hosted by Church Women United of
Madison. Breakfast, followed by celebration at 10:30
am. Info? #663-8450. Sun. Jan. 11th 8:30 - 11:00 am Wilmar Center (953 Jenifer St.) Madison Hours Pancake Breakfast! The pancakes are organic and vegan. You can get 'em plain or with nuts and/or fruits. There's oven-roasted potatoes, organic fair trade coffee, oj, live music, friends and neighbors, and so forth and so on. Best of all, it helps keep local currency healthy in Madison, WI!! Just $7.50 for Adults, kids eat free. Up to 1/4 HOUR is accepted per admission. Info? www.madisonhours.org Sun. Jan. 11th 5:30 pm - 9:30 pm Harmony Bar and Grill (2201 Atwood Ave.) Bring the Guard Home Fundraiser and Graduation Celebration for Todd Dennis! Live music with the central Wisconsin band, Carmen Lee and the Tomorrow River Two, as well as Jason Moon, acoustic guitar. Special guest, and recent UW graduate, Todd Dennis will also talk about the "Keeping the Guard Home" campaign. Plus, cake! Suggested donation of $10 at the door, but no one turned away. Proceeds to benefit the Wisconsin Network for Peace and Justice. Info? www.wnpj.org #250-9240 Sun. Jan.
11th 5:30 - 8:00 pm Willy St. Co-op Community Room (1221
Williamson St.) French Favorites cooking workshop with Betsy
Piper, Chef of the French House. Tues. Jan.
13th 6:30 pm Escape Java Joint (916 Williamson St.)
Madison Co-op Federation meeting. Sat. Jan.
17th 10:00 am - 2:00 pm Madison Christian Community (7118
Old Sauk Rd.) Harvest of Hope Winter Farmers’ Market and
Brunch! Grass-fed meat, farm fresh eggs, several varieties
of cheese, yogurt, honey, sorghum, maple syrup, apples & cider,
farmstead goat milk soap, wool & wool products - all grown or
produced on family farms or cooperatives in Wisconsin! 10% of all
market proceeds will be donated to the Harvest of Hope Fund, helping WI
farm families in crisis. Brunch served from 11:00 am - 1:00 pm
and will feature local produce. Tickets $7.00 for Adults; $4.00
for kids 3-10 years old (under 3 free!). For advance
tickets: #839-4758 or rtwillia@wisc.edu Wed. Jan.
21st 7:00 pm Avol's Bookstore (315 W. Gorham)
Nov 1918-Jan 1919: the End of the 'Great War' and the Beginning of the
German Revolution, with special focus on Rosa Luxemburg and Karl
Liebknecht. Discussion sponsored by the Peregrine Forum.
Optional readings. Info? #442-8399 or dvdwilliams51@tds.net Fri. Jan.
30th 7:00 pm - 11:00 pm Project Lodge (817 E. Johnson
St.) Artists Against the Prison Industrial Complex (PIC) -
Opening Reception! Voices
from the Inside: features works from currently and formerly
incarcerated individuals, as well works from the JustSeeds artists
cooperative series on the PIC. Plus, live music, spoken word,
wine, cheese, coffee, cookies. $5-10 sliding scale donation
suggested at the door - all proceeds benefit WI Books to
Prisoners. Show continues through Feb. 4th. Info? sarah@wnpj.org Mon.
Feb. 2nd 4:30 pm UW-Madison, Pyle Center, Rm. 121 (702
Langdon St.) Communities, Climate Change, and Development:
Can the International Climate Regime Deliver Mitigation and Adaptation
That Benefit the Poor? - presentation by Prof. Diana Liverman, Director
of Oxford University's Environmental Change Institute. Part of
the Roy F. Weston Lecture Series in Sustainability. |
Regular Meetings & Events: Each
Mon. 6:30 pm. East Madison Community Center (8 Straubel
Ct.) Sister Drum Circle for women and older teens. Free
instruction and loan of drums. Info? drumfem@yahoo.com
Each
Mon. 8:00 pm UW-Madison Memorial Union (check Today in the Union TITU
for exact location). Meeting of the Campus Anti-War Network
(CAN). Info? www.campusantiwar.net or #920-627-0579 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, sine 1986, all ages
welcome. Info? #249-5979 Second and Fourth Monday of the month. 7:00 pm Escape Coffeehouse (916 Williamson St.) Madison NORML meeting. Info? http://www.madisonnorml.org Fourth Monday of
the month 7:00 pm Neighborhood House (29 S. Mills)
Four Lakes Green Party general membership meeting. For more
information or to volunteer with a campaign or project call #20-GREEN
or check out http://www. 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/ First and third
Tues. of every month. 7:00 pm UW-Madison Memorial Union (check
Today in the Union TITU for exact location). Amnesty
International meeting. Info? emburnett@wisc.edu 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.) Each Wed. 4:00 pm
Peace Park (corner of State St. and Gilman) Food Not Bombs serves
free food and social justice. Cooks are welcome to help
beforehand, starting at 3:00 pm at Lothlorien Co-op (244 W. Lakelawn
Pl.) Info? #567-0761 Second Wed. of the
month. 7:00 pm Southside Police Station (825 Hughes Pl. -
just off Park St. near Villager Mall). Women’s International
League for Peace and Freedom (WILPF) – Madison Chapter meeting.
Info? #238-5740 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/ Fourth Wed. of the
month. 6:30 pm Madison Downtown Library (201 W.
Mifflin) Progressive Dane general membership meeting.
Info? www.prodane.org Each Wed. 5:00 pm
– 8:00 pm Escape Java Joint and Gallery (916 Williamson
St.) Madison Stitch ‘n Bitch! Bring your yarn and your
opinion. All skill levels welcome. Info? #852-5822. 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 Each Thurs. 7:30 –
10:00 pm Free Wheel Community Bike Shop (2326 S. Park St. – in
Villager Mall next to Yue Wah) Open Shop – bring your bike
and join the skill share! We’ll have volunteers on hand to help
you out, plus lots of tools and parts, to get you pedaling.
Info? www.freewheelbikes.org or #256-3733 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 or www.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 Each Sat. 2:30 -
4:00 pm Free Wheel Community Bike Shop (2326 S. Park St. – in
Villager Mall next to Yue Wah) Open Shop – bring your bike
and join the skill share! We’ll have volunteers on hand to help
you out, plus lots of tools and parts, to get you pedaling.
Info? www.freewheelbikes.org or #256-3733 Each Sat. 1:00 pm Peace Park (corner of State St. and Gilman) Food Not Bombs serves free food and social justice. Cooks are welcome to help beforehand, starting at 11:00 am at Lothlorien Co-op (244 W. Lakelawn Pl.) Info? #567-0761 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 Each Sun. 2:00
pm Madison Infoshop (1019 Williamson St.) Madison Radical
Mental Health Collective! Info? MadRMHC@gmail.com Each Sun. 2:00 pm Escape Java Joint (916 Williamson St.) Chess Club! All skill levels welcome. |