October 21

This afternoon, Professor Hugh Campbell of the University of Otago in New Zealand holds a talk on “Chasing the Green Dollar: Sustainable Agriculture Under Neoliberalism”. This is in room 1111 of the UW’s Biotechnology Center, 425 Henry Mall, at 1:30.

Tonight, the Peregrine Forum and Upper Midwest Peace ReachOut hosts the premier of two new documentaries: "Operation Veteran Freedom" covering the historic March 2005 demonstration in Fayetteville, N.C. outside of Ft. Bragg, and "Iraqi Civil Resistance", also produced in March 2005, with interviews and footage of the growing nonviolent and secular grassroots movement against the U.S. occupation and theocratic authoritarianism. This is at 616 South Brearly Street, at 7. For more information, call 442-8399.

Tomorrow, the Cesar Chavez Center participates in a National Day of Action Against Police Brutality in Milwaukee. The event includes a unity march to the 6th Street Bridge led by people who have lost loved ones to police brutality. Carpools will leave Madison in the morning. The event begins in Milwaukee at the Caesar Chavez Center, 719 South 6th Street, at 10 am. For more information or to car pool, call 262-9036.

Tomorrow evening, the Alliance for Animals hosts a Vegetarian Dinner and Silent Auction. This features a vegan buffet, gifts donated by local businesses, and a Halloween Costume Contest. There is a cost, which benefits the Alliance for Animals. This is at the WilMar Center, 953 Jenifer Street, from 5 to 8. For more information, call 257-6333 or check www.allanimals.org.

Sunday afternoon, there is a public tour of the Kupfer Ironworks Building to learn of Madison’s industrial past and the blue-collar neighborhoods on the east side. There is a ticket charge and is at 149 Waubesa Street from 2 to 5. For more information, call 241-8020.

Sunday afternoon, the Citizen’s Coalition on Nanotechnology with faculty from the UW’s Nanoscale Science and Engineering Center holds Madison’s First Science Café on nanotechnology. Sam Gellman, a research scientist at the UW will give a short talk on nanotechnology followed by an informal question and answer period. This is at Roman Candle, 1054 Williamson Street, at 3. For more information, call 216-0327 or 843-5377.

Sunday afternoon, Clean Elections Wisconsin holds a meeting at the WilMar Center, 953 Jenifer Street, from 4 to 6. For more information, check www.wicleanelections.org.

Sunday evening, Saint Mark’s Lutheran Church hosts a fundraising Salvadorian Dinner. Jose Isabel Membreno, a visiting community organizer in El Salvador, will give a presentation that will be followed by a Latin music sing along. There is a suggested donation, which benefits the Madison Arcatao Sister City Project and Family Farm Defenders. This is at Saint Mark’s Lutheran Church, 605 Spruce Street, at 6:30. For more information, call 251-9280.