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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 5/12/08 
 
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/madisonactivistcalendar/  
 
This calendar is brought to you by the friendly volunteer collective of the Madison Infoshop (IWW jobshop I.U. 620)!  We are a nonhierarchical 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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Mon. May 12th  6:30 pm Madison Infoshop (1019 Williamson St.) Infoshop Collective Potluck and Meeting!  Come find out how you can help keep you friendly local infoshop alive and kicking!  New volunteers are always welcome.  Info?  #262-9036 

Tues. May 13th  7:00 pm  Escape Java Joint (916 Williamson St.)  Behind the Mask – free screening of the documentary by director, Shannon Keith, about the dedicated individuals behind the Animal Liberation Front (ALF), now branded an “ecoterrorist organization” in the U.S. for its direct action tactics.  Hosted by Alliance for Animals.  Info?  www.allanimals.org 

Tues. May 13th  7:15 pm  Meriter Main Gate (333 W. Main St.) Keeping Palestine Alive Through Fair Trade – talk with Christa Bruhn -Madison .  Hosted by the Dane County Chapter of the Unite4d Nations Association (UNA)-USA. Info?  bblock@charter.net 

Wed. May 14th  6:30 pm  Madison Downtown Library (201 W. Mifflin) Meeting of T.A.M.E.!  There will be updates on what we've been doing in terms of monitoring military recruitment in local schools, and talk about new directions & activities. Info? info@tamewisconsin.org  

Wed. May 14th  7:00 pm   Barrymore Theatre (2090 Atwood Ave.)   Utah Phillips Tribute!  Featuring live music by Anne Feeney , Stephen Lee Rich, Tricia Alexander, Kris Adams, Larry Penn, David HB Drake, among others, with Skip Jones as emcee.  Come celebrate the 73rd birthday of this icon of American folk music!  Info?  #255-1800 

Wed. May 14th  7:00 pm  First United Methodist (203 Wisconsin Ave.) Public Address by Archbishop Elias Chacour on Building Peace in the Midst of the Palestinian/Israeli Conflic.  A Palestinian Christian who is a citizen of Israel, Archbishop Chacour grew up walking the hillsides where Jesus lived.  A free-will offering will be received to support the Peace-Building work of Archbishop Chacour. Info?  #241-9281 or  www.pilgrimsofibillin.org  

Thurs. May 15th  12:00 Noon  UW –Madison, Rm 1220 Microbial Sciences (1550 Linden Dr.)  Bioenergy: A Vision for the Future – talk with Doug Cameron, CEO of Khosia Ventures.   

Thurs. May 15th  12:15 pm  Alliant Energy Center (John Nolen Dr. & Rimrock Rd.)  Rally to Oppose Alliant’s Dirty Coal Plants!  Let the stockholders of Alliant Energy know that the people of Wisconsin don’t want any more coal plants.  Those who want to bike to the rally will be meeting on UW-Madison’s Library Mall at 11:45 am. At 1:00 pm there will be a ratepayer meeting inside the center with Thomas Sanzillo, economics and energy expert with TR Rose and Associates and Charlie Higley of the Citizens Utility Board. Info? #257-4994 or www.CleanWisconsin.org  or #251-7020 ext. 25. 

Thurs. May 15th  2:00 – 5:00 pm  Sheraton Hotel (706 John Nolen Dr.) Returning Prisoner Simulation!  MUM needs the help of a few more volunteers and participants to help conduct this simulation. (The simulation is an experiential education workshop in which participants “walk in the shoes” of a newly released prisoner.) To volunteer or participate, contact:  #256-0906 or jackie@emum.org (All volunteers and participants must register in advance.) 

Thurs. May 15th  5:30 pm  Troy Gardens (550 Block of Troy Dr. on Madison’s Northside)  Gardening at the Dragon’s Gate – community potluck and gardening talk with organic author. Wendy Johnson, of Green Gulch Farm and Zen Center in northern California.  Hosted by Rainbow Bookstore, Troy Community Gardens and Family Farm Defenders.  Info?  #257-6050 

Fri. May 16th  7:00 pm  Indigo Coffee and Tea (300 S. Main St. in Verona)   Screening of the acclaiming documentary, Power of Community, about sustainable development in Cuba with a follow-up discussion on community food sovereignty with John Peck, executive director of Family Farm Defenders.  Info?  #845-6800 

Sat. May 17th  11:00 am – 1:00 pm  Just Coffee (1129 E. Wilson) Coffee Tasting Fundraiser!  Come and enjoy 8-10 different coffee varieties from around the world and learn more about fair trade, how coffee gets from the farm to your cup, and tips on making the best tasting brew in your own kitchen.  Baked goods and light brunch will be provided by the students attending the 2008 Fair Trade University. Cost is $5 for students, $8 and up sliding scale for non-students.  All proceeds go towards the Fair Trade University. Info?  #286-0865 or http://www.justcoffee.coop/FTU 

Sat. May 17th.  2:00 – 4:00 pm  Escape Java Joint (916 Williamson St.) The 1960 Hollywood Film “Exodus” and the Nakba: An Analysis of Genocide and Memoricide. Part of the 2008 Nakba Series – in comemoration of the 60th Anniversary of the 1948 founding of the State of Israel. Optional reading is Yosef Grodzinky’s In the Shadow of the Holocaust: the Struggle Between Jews and Zionists in the Aftermath of World War II. Presented by David Williams and Steve Wolvin.  Hosted by the Peregrine Forum.  Info?  dvdwilliams51@yahoo.com 

Sun. May 18th  11:00 am – 7:00 pm 600 Block W. Doty St.  WORT Community Radio 11th Annual Block Party!  Live music, food, craft vendors, raffle, kids’ activities, and “no crap on tap” beer garden!  Info?  www.wort-fm.org 

Sun. May 18th 1:00 pm  Corner of Bedford & Doty  Eighth Annual Tour de Timor!  Join us for this popular bike ride fundraiser around Lake Monona (about 13 miles) to support Madison’s sister city of Ainaro, East Timor, including a “reverse delegation” of two community leaders from Ainaro tentatively scheduled for this coming June. Registration fee is $20 (all riders receive a T-shirt).  Riders are also encouraged to collect pledges (forms available at: www.aideasttimor.org) with highest pledge-raisers receiving cool prizes.  Info?  #241-2473 or madison@etan.org  

Sun. May 18th  6:00 pm  Escape Java Joint (916 Williamson St.)  Screening of the Battle of Algiers (1966) including some taped interviews with the director, Gillo Pontecorvo.  This film is now being used by the Pentagon for training officers about the realities of urban warfare and psychological operations.   Info?  #442-8399 

Sun. May 18th  6:00 - 8:00 p.m  King of Falafel (453 W Gilman)  Playgrounds for Palestine benefit dinner!  Enjoy a tempting buffet of Middle Eastern delicacies while learning about the children of Jenin Refugee Camp for whom we are raising funds to build a playground. There will also be fair trade olive oil and olive oil soap for sale.  $20 for adults, $10 for children 6 - 10, and kids 5 and under free!  To RSVP or for more info?  pfpmadison@gmail.com  

Sat. May 24th 11:00 am  Whole Foods (3313 Univ. Ave.) World’s Largest Veggie Brat Fest!  Join us for this healthy humane alternative to the gorging of 200,000+ meat brats (120 million calories worth) at the Alliant Energy Center this Memorial Day weekend.  Info?  www.allanimals.org 

Sat. May 24th  10:00 am  Federal Court House (120 N. Henry St.)  Surge Against War!  Demonstrate for Peace, March for Justice, and Speak Out Against War Crimes on Memorial Day.  There will be a march to the capitol, street theater at the farmers market, followed by personal testimonials at the Orpheum stage door.  Sponsored by the Madison Area Peace Coalition.  Info?  www.madpeace.come 

Mon. May 26th  7:00 pm  Wilmar Center (953 Jenifer St.)  Weston A. Price Foundation – Madison Chapter Meeting.  This month’s topic:  Baby Steps to Better Health.  Farm Sales at 8:00 pm.  Info? 221-8696 or see http://www.madisonwapf.org / 

Sat. May 31st  2:00 – 4:00 pm  Barrymore Theater (2090 Atwood Ave.) Picturing the Past: the Schenck-Atwood Neighborhood.  Hisotirals slideshow narrated by Ann Waidelich.  Free, though donations are welcome.  Benefit for the Goodman Atwood Community Center, hosted by the East Side History Club.  Info?  #241-2345 

Sat. May 31st 4:00 – 7:00 pm  Capital Brewery  (7734 Terrace Ave.)  Burgers and Brew – the Taste is Local!  Fundraiser for REAP Food Group’s Buy Fresh Buy Local program.  Join the party when some of Dane County's most popular chefs team up with some of Southern Wisconsin's talented brewers, farmers and cheesemakers. Burgers and Brew proudly features a locally grown variety of burgers, veggie burgers, beers, and root beer.

Tickets are $25 available at Willy St. Co-op or online at:  www.reapfoodgroup.org  

Sat. June 7th 2:00 – 4:00 pm  Escape Java Joint (916 Williamson St.)  The Two ‘Nakbas’, 1948 and 1967: Parallel Conquests and Parallell Mythologies” Screening and analysis of the 2007 Boston WGBH Public TV documentary “Six Days in June” (108 min.), which recycled standard Zionist myths re 1967 and was extensively broadcast in the U.S. last year. Hosted by the Peregrine Forum.  Info?  dvdwilliams51@yahoo.com 

Sat. June 14th 2:00 – 4:00 pm  Escape Java Joint (916 Williamson St.)  The Arab-Israeli War of June-September 1948. An Analysis of Genocide and Memoricide. Part of the 2008 Nakba Series – in commemoration of the 60th Anniversary of the 1948 founding of the State of Israel. Main reading for this series is Illian Pappe’s The Ethnic Cleansing of Palestine.  This week’s discussion covers chapter 7, pp. 146-178. Presented by David Williams and Steve Wolvin.  Hosted by the Peregrine Forum.  Info?  dvdwilliams51@yahoo.com  

June 14th 7:00 pm  Jewel in the Lotus (821 E. Johnson) Madison based "folk singer on a bike", Thistle (Kristine Pettersen) presents the release of her new studio-recorded album, ANIMAL DREAMS.  Come enjoy food and drink while supporting hand-crafted folk music that burns bright despair into our collective psyche. ANIMAL DREAMS promotes organizing ourselves into bands and tribes of gardeners and cyclists who will survive the collapse of capitalist economics with poetry, passion and spirited vision.

Info?  www.thistlespace.org

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
 

Each Mon. 5:30 pm  Motherfools Coffeehouse (1101 Williamson St.)   Crotchet and Knitting Group.  Info? #259-1301. 

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 

Each Mon.  8:00 pm – 9:00 pm  UW-Madison Memorial Union (Check Today in the Union for exact location)  Politics, Policy, and Women Discussion Group.  Hosted by the Campus Women’s Center.  Info?  #262-8093 

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. Friendly Supper Club - monthly interracial dinner, all ages welcome. El Pastor Mexican Restaurant (2010 S. Park St.) Info? #249-5979  

First and Third Monday of the month.  6:00 pm  Madison Infoshop (1019 Williamson St.)  Madison Infoshop Collective meeting.  New volunteers.  Info?  www.madisoninfoshop.org  #262-9036 

First and third Mon. of every month:  6:30 pm Social Justice  Center (1202 Williamson St.)  Madison Women for Peace/Code Pink meeting.  Info?  #274-5922  or www.madwomen.org 

First and third Mon.  8:00 – 9:00 pm  Univ. Housing Towers Apt. #1  Jewish Women’s Discussion Group.  Hosted by the UW Campus Women’s Center.  Info?  #262-8093 

Second and Fourth Monday of the month.  7:00 pm  Escape Coffeehouse (916 Williamson St.)  Madison NORML meeting. Info?  http://www.madisonnorml.org

 
Second Monday of the month.  7:00 pm  122 State St. – 4th Fl. Conf. Rm.  Alliance for Animals monthly meeting.  Info?  #257-6333 or
www.allanimals.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.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  5:00 – 6:00 pm Campus Womens’ Center, UW-Madison Memorial Union, 4th Fl.  Women’s Wellness Discussion Group.  Info?  #262-8093  

Each  Tues. 7:30 pm  UW-Madison Memorial Union (Check Today in the Union for exact location)  Sierra Student Coalition meeting.  Info?  bair@wisc.edu 

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.)  
Madison Area Peace Coalition (MAPC) meeting.  Info? www.madpeace.org  or #442-0030
 

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 

Each Wed. 5:30 pm  UW-Madison Memorial Union – check Today in the Union (TITU) for exact location.  Madison’s Take Back the Night Planning Meeting.  Info? #262-8093 chynnahaas@gmail.com 

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/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  

Each Wed. 4:00 – 5:00 pm  Sen. Kohl’s Office (14 W. Main St.)  Peace Vigil!  Info? #222-7581 or Books24U@aol.com 

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. 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm  Campus Women’s Center, 4th Fl. UW-Madison Memorial Union. Sexual Assault Survivor Support Group. Facilitated by the Rape Crisis Center of Dane County.  Info?  #262-8093 
 
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 – 6:00 pm  Campus Women’s Center, 4th F., UW-Madison Memorial Union.  LGBTQI Discussion Group.  Info?  #262-8093 

Each Thurs. 6:30 pm – 7:30 pm  Campus Women’s Center, 4th F., UW-Madison Memorial Union.   Healthy Relationships Discussion Group.  Info?  #262-8093 

Each Thurs. 7:00 – 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  

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.  1:00 pm  Social Justice Center (1202 Williamson St.)  Coalition for Wisconsin Health (CWH) meeting.  Info? #835-5849 or kwenban@tds.net
 

Third Thurs. of every month.  7:00 pm  Social Justice Center (1202 Williamson St.)  South Central Local of the Socialist Party meeting. Info?  #241-2829  

First Fri. of Every Month.  3:00 pm  Boscobel Hotel on Wisc. Ave. in Boscobel, WI.    CodePink Women for Peace meeting.  Info?  mjmurphy@mwt.net 
 
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 Sat. 12:00 Noon - 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

 
First Saturday each month.  Vegan Meetup! A gathering of vegans, or folks who just enjoy vegan food, for lunch and conversation. Register at 
http://vegan.meetup.com/7/members/1811973/ 

Second Saturday each month.  10:00 am – 12:00 Noon  Boscobel Hotel on Wisc. Ave. in Boscobel, WI.  Salon discussion with refreshments hosted by Boscobel CodePink Women for Peace.  Info?  mjmurphy@mwt.net 

Each Sunday  12:00 Noon  Ground Zero (744 Williamson St.) Weekly Meeting of Impeach Bush, Bring Our Troops Home.  Info? #873-4886

 
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
 

Each Sunday – 5:00 pm – 6:00 pm  Campus Women’s Center, 4th Fl., UW Madison Memorial Union.  Depression/Anxiety Support Group Info?  #262-8093 

Each Sunday – 6:30 pm – 7:30 pm  Campus Women’s Center, 4th Fl. of UW-Madison Memorial Union.   Info?  #262-8093