Madison Activist Calendar from 3/8/10 

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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.    

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Raw Milk Action Alert!   

Hearing on Bill To Legalize WI Raw Milk Sale Being Held in Eau Claire, WI

Wed. March 10th 10:00 am  Chippewa Valley Technical College Auditoirum, Rm. 160

 
Carpool leaving Madison at 6:30 am from 1019 Williamson St.   Info?  #260-0900 

Wisconsin is at the center of a growing battle over food sovereignty including the right to have access to unpasteurized dairy products, including raw milk.  Current state law bans the outright sale of raw milk, though there are several disputed exemptions (such as cow share programs).  Recently, the WI Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection (DATCP) has been cracking down on Wisconsin raw milk providers, triggering massive public outcry.  Three farms have been formally charged, and two more are under investigation along with a buyers club.  While DATCP continues to ignore other serious food safety concerns, certain officials appear hell bent to deny consumers and farmers the right to legally exchange a product that is widely available in other states and around the world. 

 
Legislation to legalize the sale of raw milk and raw milk products is now before the Wisconsin General Assembly (AB 628) and the Senate (SB 434).  At the joint legislative hearing in Eau Claire at 10:00 a.m. those who support the right to consume the foods of your choice will have the opportunity to register and/or speak in favor of the bills.  If you can not attend the hearing in person, you can still contact  your elected officials to express your opinion in support of legalizing raw milk by calling the Legislative Hotline and asking for their number:  #608-266-9960 

Some talking points on this issue include:

 
1. Consumers and farmers deserve the right to sell raw milk under the principle of food sovereignty.  DATCP's actions against dairy farmers are restricting this freedom. 
  
2. Legalizing raw milk will help many Wisconsin dairy farmers to stay in business since through direct sales they will earn 4-5 times as much as from the corporate controlled fluid milk market.  Last year alone farm income in WI dropped by over 50% and hundreds of dairy farmers are now on the verge of bankruptcy. 
  
3. The bills will improve rural economies as raw milk is the catalyst for other on-farm sales and value-added processing.  Consumers are willing to travel great distances to obtain raw milk and will often buy other local food products.  
  
4. Passage of the bills will improve the state's overall economic outlook as people from neighboring states recognize the superior quality of WI dairy products and will spend other money while traveling to WI to legally purchase raw milk.  

For more info contact: 

Janet Brunner 715-285-5331  janet@midvalleyvu.com

John Peck  608-260-0900  familyfarmdefenders@yahoo.com

Pete Kennedy  703-208-3276  pete@ftcldf.org  
 

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Mon. March 8th 6:00 pm  Madison Downtown Public Library (201 W. Mifflin St.). Meeting of the Preserve Our Climate Coalition.  We will be discussing the state climate change legislation, nuclear power, and local organizing.  Info?  smnossal@gmail.com

Mon. March 8th  7:00 pm  Madison Infoshop (1019 Williamson St.)  Muffin Club!  This month's discussion topic:  Birth!   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 

Tues. March 9th  5:30 pm  First Unitarian Society (900 Univ. Bay Dr.)  Growing Food and Community in the City - community potluck dinner, followed by a talk with Will Allen of Growing Power.  $5 donation requested.  Info?  www.fusmadison.org 

Tues. March 9th  12:30 pm  State Capitol Rotunda.  Safeguard the Guard Rally and Press Conference! -  featuring Vets for Peace and Mike Fisher, Vermont legislator and author of the nation's first state-level legislation challenging federal misuse of the National Guard.   Followed by a 1:00 pm Public Hearing before the Veterans and Military Affairs Committee on AB203 in Room 412, Capitol East.  Please come and speak or register in favor of AB203.   5:00pm:  Brocach Pub (7 West Main St. on the Capitol Square). Post-hearing Celebration - with suggested donation of $10 going to to Veterans for Peace - Milwaukee's homeless vest initiative and Madison Porchlight's vets house.  Hosted by the Wisconsin Network for Peace and Justice (WNPJ).  Info?  outreach@wnpj.org or #608- 250-9240 

Wed. March 10th  6:30 pm  UW-Madison, Rm. 1641 Humanities.  Free Screening of the 2004 film:  Howard Zinn: You Can't Be Neutral on a Moving Train, followed by a discussion about what we mean by doing people's history.  Hosted by the People's History Project.   Info?  dvdwilliams51@tds.net or #442-8399 

Wed March 10th  6:30 pm  Outreach  (600 Williamson St.)  Screening of Jihad for Love (2008) - Documenting the quandary of gay Muslims from countries such as Egypt, India, Iran, Pakistan, South Africa  and Turkey, this documentary chronicles struggles to square sexual orientation with faith in the face of a sharia interpretation that imposes the death penalty for homosexual acts. Event is open to ages18 and up. Info?  gunasen@yahoo.com 

Thurs. March 11th  5:00 - 9:00 pm  Froth House (11 N. Allen St.)  Sprouting Artists at Drumlin - Reception and Showing of Work by Local Artists in support of saving Drumlin Community Farm!  Featuring live music by Thistle and Son Mudanza, as well as a short film by Luciano of Brazen Video Productions.  Artists and gardeners will also be on hand to talk about the creative inspiration they have found through urban agri-culture.  Refreshments will be served.  Info?   #262-9036  or  www.drumlingarden.org 

Thurs. March 11th  5:00 pm  UW-Madison, Memorial Library Commons, Rm. 460.  Free public screening of Fresh: New Thinking about What We’re Eating (dir. by Ana Sofia Joanes), followed by a discussion with Professors Jack Kloppenburg and Jill Harrison from the UW-Madison Dept. of Community and Environmental Sociology.  This event, held in conjunction with the UW-Madison's Go Big Read common-reading program and sponsored by Memorial Library, will provide a forum for students, faculty, staff, and community members to share ideas and perspectives related to the film and Michael Pollan's book, In Defense of Food. Refreshments will be served.  Info?  #262-2387 or rpayne@library.wisc.edu. 

Thurs. March 11th  6:30 pm  122 State St. - 4th Fl. Conference Rm.  WNPJ Movie Series continues with:  Finding Our Voices – the peace movement post 9/11.  Snacks provided.  Info?  Emily@wnpj.org or michaela@wnpj.org.  

Thurs. March 11th 7:30 pm  The Crossing (1127 University Ave.)  Food Inc. - free screening of the acclaimed documentary, hosted by Slow Food UW and F.H. King Garden.  Food, Inc. lifts the veil on our nation's food industry, exposing how our nation's food supply is now controlled by a handful of corporations that often put profit ahead of consumer health, the livelihood of the American farmer, the safety of workers and our own environment 

Sun. March 14th   8:30 – 11:00 am  Wilmar Center (953 Jenifer St.) Madison Hours Pancake Breakfast!  Co-hosted by the Madison Infoshop!  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 $8.50 for Adults, kids eat free. Up to 1/4 HOUR is accepted per admission. Info? www.madisonhours.org 

Sun. March 14th  1:00 - 4:00 pm  Monona Terrace (1 John Nolen Dr.)  Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) Open House!  Come meet family farmers, choose a farm from which to get a delicious share of fresh local food throughout the growing season, and learn more about the value of supporting organic sustainable agriculture!  Hosted by Madison Area Community Supported Agriculture Coalition (MACSAC).  Info?  www.macsac.org or  #226-0300 

Sun. March 14th  2:00 pm  UW-Madison, Memorial Union (north end of the Ratskeller)  Strategy session to plan for the World Naked Bike Ride in June!  Info?  madisonnakedbikeride@yahoo.com 

Sun. March 14th  3:00 pm  Goodman Community Center (149 Waubesa St.)  Fifth Annual Drumming for Hope!  Hosted by African Youth Outreach!  Great live music and family friendly hip-hop, African face painting, power dolls, health fair including free confidential HIT testing, PLUS special guest appearance by the Black-Footed African Penguin from Vilas Zoo!  Donations welcome.  Info?  www.faricanyouthoutreach.org 

Sun. March 14th 7:00 pm  Dardanelles Restaurant (1851 Monroe St.) Iraqigirl - the diary of a teenager growing up under U.S. Occupation.  Book   talk with John Ross and Elizabeth Wrigley-Field.  Co-sponsored by Madison-Rafah Sister-City Project and Haymarket Books. 

Sun. March 14th  7:00 pm  Stendahl Parlor (404 S. Park St. - above Univ. Audio, entrance in rear of building)  Screening of The Conformist - 1970 anti-fascist classic by Bernardo Bertolucci.  Hosted by the Left Film Club.  Snacks and beverages welcome.  Info?  #442-8399 

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  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.grassrootsleadershipcollege.org

Tues. March 16th  4:00 pm  UW-Madison, Rm. 8411 Social Sciences   Do Americans Hate Politics and Love Shopping?  - talk by Liza Featherstone and Doug Henwood of the Nation Magazine and Left Business Observer.  Hosted by the Havens Center. 

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  4:00 pm  UW-Madison, Rm. 8417 Social Sciences  The Crisis is Over: What Next? - talk by Liza Featherstone and Doug Henwood of the Nation Magazine and Left Business Observer. Hosted by the Havens Center. 

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 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.com.  Info?   alexmgillis@gmail.com

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: 
Prof. Joe Elder, Professor of Sociology/ Languages and Cultures of Asia; Prof. Jeremi Suri, Dept. of History, teaches Comparative Imperialisms; Prof. Alfred McCoy, Dept. of History, author of A Question of Torture: CIA Interrogation; and Prof. Uli Schamiloglu, Department of Languages and Cultures of Asia.  Info?  #255-9773  

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.)  
Building Hope for the Children Fundraiser - Commemorating the Life of Rachel Corrie!  Hosted by Playgrounds for Palestine-Madison and Madison-Rafah Sister City Project  
Vegetarian Dinner by Lulu's Restaurant, silent auction, followed by an evening program, including readings from Rachel's writings, short film, and Arabic/English recitations of Mahmoud Darwish poetry with pictures.  All proceeds help provide Palestinian children In Beit Sahour, West Bank, with a new playground and children in Rafah, Gaza with a water purification system from the Maia project of the Middle East Children's Alliance (MECA)  Admission - $15 Adults/$10 age 12 and under includes dinner.  RSVP by calling #608-235-7870 or email:  dwallbaum@gmail.com To view/bid on silent auction items beginning March 8th, visit http://pfpmadison.blogspot.com/  Donations can also be sent to: MRSCP, P.O. Box 55371, Madison, WI 53705   Info?  www.madisonrafah.org 

Mon. March 22nd  7:00 pm  Madison Infoshop (1019 Williamson St.)  Muffin Club!  This month'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  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/Madison_WAPF 

Tues. March 23rd  4:00 pm  UW-Madison, Rm. 8411 Social Science   What's Good for Goldman Sachs is Good for America: The Origins of the Economic Meltdown - talk by Prof. Robert Brenner, History Dept., University of California, Los Angeles.  Hosted by the Havens Center. 

Wed. March 24th  4:00 pm, UW-Madison, Rm. 8417 Social Science Neoliberalism, Neo-imperialism, & US Adventures in the Middle East & Beyond  - talk by Prof. Robert Brenner, History Dept., University of California, Los Angeles.  Hosted by the Havens Center.

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.grassrootscaravan.org

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.grassrootsleadershipcollege.org/ or call #608-441-0085.

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

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 month'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 
WPC is a "conference that examines the challenging concepts of privilege and oppression and offers solutions and team-building strategies to work toward a more equitable world.  Info?  www.uccs.edu/~wpc/   

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 

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 month'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. May 3rd 7:00 pm  Madison Infoshop (1019 Williamson St.)  Muffin Club!  This month'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 or boysenberrie13@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 

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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 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.fourlakesgreenparty.org/

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/madison_wapf

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/madveteransforpeace 

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 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  

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