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library (videos, books, periodicals, zines), our other community
resources (fax machine, computers with internet access, art supplies,
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also host meetings and help organize events. Madison Infoshop 1019 Williamson St., Madison, WI 53703 tel. 608-262-9036 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. ********************** Mon. March
15th 6:00 pm UW-Madison, Memorial Union - Tripp
Commons. Debate- The Ethics of Primate Experimentation
Animal Alliance Co-director, Rick Bogle and UW-Madison researcher, Paul
Kaufman, will face off on the issues surrounding the use of monkeys at
the University of Wisconsin. Tickets are free and available from
the Memorial Union Box Office. #262-2201 Mon. March
15th 6:30 pm Madison Infoshop
(1019 Williamson St.) Infoshop Collective Meeting! New volunteers
always welcome! Help keep your activist community resource center
alive and kicking! Info? #262-9036 www.madisoninfoshop.org Tues. March 16th 4:30 pm JP Morgan Chase (corner of Mifflin & Wisconsin Ave. on the Capitol Square) Trial of the Tycoons, Make Wall St. Pay Rally! It's time to make some noise! With new financial regulations being introduced in Congress, the labor movement is planning *Make Wall St Pay* demonstrations in over 100 locations to help fund public services and put America back to work. Tell your friends! Info? #256-5111 Tues. March
16th 5:30-8:30 pm Family Centers (2120 Fordem Ave.) Conflict
Transformation with Kathy Germann and Denise Jess. Learn to
distinguish between positions and needs; Learn how to discover and
clearly state needs; Enhance the ability to listen while in conflict;
and Discover how to find common ground and achieve win-win
solutions. Dinner included. Hosted by the Grassroots
leadership College. Applications must be received at least 1 week
prior to the workshop. Applications are accepted on a first come first
serve basis. Space is limited in each workshop. All
workshops include childcare and interpreting for Spanish speakers.
To apply call #608-441-0085 or visit: www. Tues. March
16th 7:00 pm UW-Madison Law School, Rm. 2211.
Lawyering for Human Rights in the 21st Century: Journey from Soweto to
Pyongyang - multimedia presentation and discussion with Eric Sirotkin
of the National Lawyers Guild. Eric worked with the ANC on the
new South African constitution in the 1990s and has participated in
international peace forums in Japan, India, Peru, Vietnam, Cuba, and
most recently Korea for which he is the chair of the NLG's Korean Peace
Project. Info? abeaman@wisc.edu Wed. March
17th 7:00 pm Centro Hispano (810 W. Badger Rd.) El
Monstruo - Historias de la Ciudad de Mexico” - talk with journalist and
activist, John Ross, event will be in Spanish. Cosponsored
by Community Action on Latin America (CALA) and Centro Hispano. Thurs. March
18th 12:00 Noon -1:00 pm UW-Madison, Rm. 336 Ingraham
Hall. Brownbag seminar - 1810-1910-2010: Will The Mexican
Revolution Come Again? - with journalist and activist, John Ross.
Hosted by LACIS. Thurs. March
18th 6:00 pm Hawthorne Branch Library (2707 E. Washington
Ave.) Food is a Right not a Privilege - Food Security and Food
Justice in Madison Workshop! Many Eastside residents
need greater access to healthy food choices. The lack of a
grocery in the Worthington Park neighborhood has created a food desert
where convenience stores and fast food chains dominate. Darbo
Community Garden wants to be an oasis in this desert and promote
broader change in the neighborhood food scene. This workshop will focus
on the reality of hunger and poverty amidst plenty on the Eastside.
We'll analyze current local conditions and discuss the role of
urban agriculture in helping ensure food security for low income
families. We believe food is a right not a privilege and are
dedicated to helping everyone in our community gain access to fresh
local food. Free and opne to the public. Info? jwmingle@tds.netor call #332-1493. Thurs. March 18th
7:00 pm Rainbow Bookstore (426 W. Gilman St.) El Monstruo -
Dread & Redemption in Mexico City - book event with journalist and
activist, John Ross. Info? #257-6050 Thurs. March 18th 7:00 pm Edgewood College, Predolin Hall, Rm. 307 Momentum for Gaza: Report on the Gaza Freedom March - talk and slideshow with Joshua Brollier, a co-coordinator for Voices for Creative Nonviolence (formerly Voices in the Wilderness) in Chicago. The Gaza Freedom March aimed to challenge Israel’s ongoing siege and blockade of Gaza. One of over 1300 delegates from 43 countries, Joshua found the original plans for a march across Gaza and through the Israeli border at Erez thwarted by the Egyptian government. Info? www.madisonrafah.org or #608-238-1227. Fri. March 19th
7:00 pm Goodman Community Center (149 Waubesa St.)
Immigrant Workers Union (UTI) Fundraising Banquet! With guest
speaker, Jorge
Mujica, one of the organizers of the mega-marches for immigrant rights
in Chicago. Great food, live music and a silent art auction from
local artists. Tickets are $25. To purchase, visit:http://iwubanquet.eventbrite. Fri. March
19th 7:00 pm UW-Madison - Pyle Center, Alumni Lounge.
Teach-In on Afghanistan and Pakistan - Panel Discussion moderated by
Matt Rothschild with: Fri. March
19th The Crossing (1123 University Ave.) Slow Food UW
Benefit Dinner to Help Victims of the Chilean earthquake. Special
guest chef will be Xavier Curtis. Tickets are $10 - additional
donations are greatly appreciated. Proceeds will be donated to Un
Techo para Chile, a non-profit aid organization, which has been
identified by many Chileans as the organization best suited to head
relief efforts in the affected areas. Please RSVP via doodle
at http://www.doodle.com/ Sat. March 20th 8:00 am-12:00 and 2:00pm - 5:00 pm UW-Madison, Memorial Union. Teach-In on Afghanistan and Pakistan - with one-hour panels by faculty and campus and community groups, organized by Prof. Joe Elder, Depts. of Sociology/ Languages and Cultures of Asia. Info? #255-9773 Sat. March 20th
12:00 Noon UW-Madison Library Mall Bring the Troops Home
from Iraq and Afghanistan! Jobs, not Bombs Rally & March!
Your voice, and the voices of peace-loving Americans are needed now
more than ever. The Administration's new multi-trillion dollar budget
plans to cut domestic spending while spending record amounts on
defense. We need to pull the plug on military spending; increase
domestic expenditures and cut funding for bank bailouts; initiate a
jobs program in order to stop 'The New Great Depression'; pass a
single-payer health care bill; increase and enforce regulations on
corporations; and Bring Our Troops Home Now! Info? #242-9232 or barbara@merr.com Sun. March
21st 2:00 pm Brocach Pub (7 W. Main St.) Pub
Politico! Failures in Self-Regulation in Online Privacy - talk
with Prof. Michael Zimmer of UW-Milwaukee. If you've ever
wondered about data privacy, what Google knows, and if Facebook is
forever, Prof. Zimmer can probably answer your questions!
Co-hosted by the ACLU. Info? www.michaelzimmer.org Sun., March
21st 4:30 - 9:00 pm First United Methodist Church (203 Wisconsin
Ave.) Sun. March 21st 7:00
pm Stendhal Parlor (404 S. Park St - above the University Audio
store, entrance in rear) International Women's Month
screening of Imanol Uribe's Spanish Civil War film "Carol's Journey"
(2002, 100 min). Snacks and beverages provided. Sponsored
by Left Film Club. Info? #442-8399. Mon. March
22nd 7:00 pm Madison Infoshop (1019 Williamson St.)
Muffin Club! This week's discussion topic: Women &
Food! If you are a woman interested in talking with others
about health issues, than please join us! All ages and walks of
life are welcome. During these meetings the Infoshop will be
women, trans, and inter-sex only space, so dudes should have
respect. Info? astridh@fastmail.fm or boysenberrie13@yahoo.com Mon. March
22nd 7:00 pm James Reeb Unitarian Universalist Congregation
(2146 E. Johnson St. - near East High School) Dirt Cheap Money
Cabaret! - Performance by Bread and Puppet Theater! $7 admission. Mon. March
22nd 7:00 pm Wilmar Center (953 Jenifer St.) Weston A. Price Foundation - Madison
Chapter Nutrient-Dense Foods - Education &
Activism Discussion/Networking & Farm Sales Info?
#221-8696 or visit: http://my.madison.com/Groups/ Tues. March
23rd 7:00 pm East High School Auditorium (2222 East
Washington Ave) Dirt Cheap Money Circus - Performance by Bread
and Puppet Theater! Wed. March
24th 7:00 - 9:00 pm Edgewood College, Anderson
Auditorium 3/24 Community Forum on Criminal Justice in Wisconsin:
What’s happening now? This
event is a continuation of the 2009 Forum on Wisconsin’s Correctional
Future. The Legislative Council’s Justice Reinvestment Initiative
Oversight Committee’s purpose was to research and provide
recommendations for legislative action. Time to raise the question:
“What happened in the Wisconsin Legislature?”--Rep. Joe Parisi, the
Chair of the Assembly Committee on Corrections and the Courts, shares
his experience and insights on the legislative actions to date and
future needs. All welcome, but please RSVP to heffern@edgewood.edu or
call #608-663-2218. Sponsors of the forum include: Task Force on
Money, Education and Prisons(MEP), Madison-area Urban Ministry (MUM),
Edgewood College’s Center for Diversity and Inclusion and the Social
Science Dept.. Thurs. March 25th 5:30 pm UW-Madison Red Gym, 2nd Fl. Multicultural Center. WNPJ Movie Series continues, with Border Wars. All welcome. Popcorn and soda provided. Info? Emily@wnpj.org or michaela@wnpj.org. Fri. March 26th 5:00 - 8:00 pm High Noon Saloon Benefit Concert for the GrassRoutes Bicycle Caravan to Detroit and the U.S. Social Forum! Featuring live music from Subvocal (www.subvocal.net); Orphan Bloom (www.myspace.com/orphanbloom) and Thistle and the Thorns (www.thistlespace.org) Plus, a premiere performance from Madison's own clown army! Info? www.grassroutescaravan.org ********************** March 26th - 28th Minneapolis MN MidBash - Regional
Co-Op Gathering! Hosted By NASCO! ******************* Sat. March 27th 9:00
-11:30 am Catholic Multicultural Center (1862 Beld St.)
Meditation and Activism with Don Coleman - Learn how to enter your
energies for positive action; Learn tools to take home for your own
meditation practice; Make sure to wear loose, comfortable clothing for
this chance to practice. Snacks included. Hosted by the
Grassroots Leadership College. Applications must be received at
least 1 week prior to the workshop. Applications are accepted on
a first come first serve basis. Space is limited in each
workshop. All workshops include childcare and interpreting for
Spanish speakers. To apply visit: www. Mon. March 29th 6:30 pm Madison Infoshop (1019 Williamson St.) Infoshop Collective Meeting! New volunteers always welcome! Help keep your activist community resource center alive and kicking! Info? #262-9036 www.madisoninfoshop.org Wed. March 31st 6:30 - 8:30 pm Willy St. Co-op (1221 Williamson St.) Introduction to Forest Gardening. Cost is $15 for Willy St. members. $25 for general public. Topics will include: understanding plant guilds and plant community, functions, plant species and site selection criteria and consideration, erosion control, and troubleshooting management strategies using project case studies. We will help you look at your next garden design with a systems perspective and see how we can design our backyards and gardens in the image of an ecosystem. To register and for more info, call #251-6776. Mon. April 5th 7:00 pm UW-Madison, Memorial Union (check Today in the Union for exact location) Criminalization of Dissent - In Defense of the RNC8! Video slideshow and discussion with Garrett Fitgerald, one the eight Twin Cities activists targeted for their role in organizing protests against the Republican National Convention in St. Paul. Sponsored by the Madison Infoshop, ACLU Student Alliance, and the Student Labor Action Coalition (SLAC) among others. Info? #262-9036 www.rnc8.org Mon. April 5th 7:00 pm Madison Infoshop (1019 Williamson St.) Muffin Club! This week's discussion topic: STDs! If you are a woman interested in talking with others about health issues, than please join us! All ages and walks of life are welcome. During these meetings the Infoshop will be women, trans, and inter-sex only space, so dudes should have respect. Info? astridh@fastmail.fm or boysenberrie13@yahoo.com Wed. April
7th 6:00 pm Madison Central Public Library (201 W. Mifflin
St.) Social Cinema! This month's feature: 10,000
Black Men Named George - with a follow-up discussion. Hosted by
the Immigrant Workers Union (UTI). Info? www.immigrantworkers.org Wed. April 7th -
Sat. April 10th Univ. of La Crosse White Privilege
Conference Thurs. April
8th 7:00 pm Orpheum Theater (216 State St.) The Role
of the Radical Intellectual: Some Personal Reflections - public lecture
by Prof. Noam Chomsky (Linguistics Dept., MIT). Hosted by the
Havens Center Sat. April
10th 8:30 am - 5:00 pm Monona Terrace Second
Annual International Raw Milk Symposium! Info? www.rawmilksymposium.org Sat. April
10th 1:00 - 2:30 pm Willy St. Co-op (1221 Williamson
St,) City Chickens 101 Class - with Alicia Rheal. How to
build a coop, how to handle birds, and lots more on backyard
poultry. Cost is $15 for Willy St. Co-op members, $15 for general
public. Info? #251-0884 Mon. April
12th 6:30 pm Madison Infoshop
(1019 Williamson St.) Infoshop Collective Meeting! New volunteers
always welcome! Help keep your activist community resource center
alive and kicking! Info? #262-9036 www.madisoninfoshop.org Fri. April
16th 7:00 pm Capital Lakes (333 W. Main St.) The
Toxic Nature of Modern Warfare -- from Agent Orange to Depleted Uranium
(DU) - with speakers, John La Forge and Doug Rokke. Mon. April 19th
7:00 pm Madison Infoshop (1019 Williamson St.) Muffin
Club! This week's discussion topic: The F-Word (a feminist
discussion)! If you are a woman interested in talking with
others about health issues, than please join us! All ages and
walks of life are welcome. During these meetings the Infoshop
will be women, trans, and inter-sex only space, so dudes should have
respect. Info? astridh@fastmail.fm or boysenberrie13@yahoo.com Mon. April
16th 6:30 pm Madison Infoshop
(1019 Williamson St.) Infoshop Collective Meeting! New volunteers
always welcome! Help keep your activist community resource center
alive and kicking! Info? #262-9036 www.madisoninfoshop.org Sat. May 1st
9:30 am - 5:30 pm Madison Labor Temple (1602 S. Park St.)
Green Collar Symposium and Mini Job Fair! A free day of panels,
workshops, and networking - find out more about the Natural Step
program; green education and training programs around the Madison area;
opportunities in such fields as sustainable agriculture, green
building, and renewable transportation and energy; and the grassroots
organizing and political activity necessary to change public policy and
bring about a green future! Info? greencollaralliance@yahoo.com Mon. May 3rd 7:00
pm Madison Infoshop (1019 Williamson St.) Muffin
Club! This week's discussion topic: Gender
Stereotypes! If you are a woman interested in talking with others
about health issues, than please join us! All ages and walks of
life are welcome. And, dudes are welcome at this meeting,
too. Info? astridh@fastmail.fm orboysenberrie13@yahoo.com Wed. May 5th
6:00 pm Madison Central Public Library (201 W. Mifflin St.)
Social Cinema! This month's feature: Salt of the Earth-
with a follow-up discussion. Hosted by the Immigrant Workers
Union (UTI). Info? www.immigrantworkers.org Mon. May 17th 7:00
pm Madison Infoshop (1019 Williamson St.) Muffin
Club! This month's discussion topic: Trans health and
Hormones! If you are a woman interested in talking with others
about health issues, than please join us! All ages and walks of
life are welcome. During these meetings the Infoshop will be women,
trans, and inter-sex only space, so dudes should have
respect. Info? astridh@fastmail.fm or boysenberrie13@yahoo.com Mon. June
14th 7:00 pm Madison Infoshop (1019 Williamson St.)
Muffin Club! This month's discussion topic: Pleasure!
If you are a woman interested in talking with others about health
issues, than please join us! All ages and walks of life are
welcome. During these meetings the Infoshop will be women, trans, and
inter-sex only space, so dudes should have respect.
Info? astridh@fastmail.fm or boysenberrie13@yahoo.com Mon. June
28th 7:00 pm Madison Infoshop (1019 Williamson St.)
Muffin Club! This month's discussion topic: Clit Lit
II! If you are a woman interested in talking with others about
health issues, than please join us! All ages and walks of life
are welcome. During these meetings the Infoshop will be women, trans,
and inter-sex only space, so dudes should have
respect. Info? astridh@fastmail.fm or boysenberrie13@yahoo.com *************** Join the Elements
Collective Bike Ride Headed to the U.S. Social Forum in Detroit! A caravan will be
traveling by bike from Madison to Detroit to the United States Social
Forum from June 10th-20th of 2010. Rider Applications are now
available, but space is limited to 50 riders so fill out your
application now and let's get started on creating our mobile village of
resilience! Info? www.grassroutescaravan.org
or thistle@riseup.net |
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 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/
Each Tuesday 6:00 - 9:00 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
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 or #442-0030
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 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. 5:00 pm Madison Infoshop (1019 Williamson St.) Food Not Bombs collective meeting! Info? doriangrayspicture@hotmail.com
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 and 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 - 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 |