January 16

Sunday, the Rainbow Bookstore Cooperative, in conjunction with local groups, hosts Feminist, Revolutionary, and Historian Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz. She is on a national tour with her recently released book “Blood on the Border: A Memoir of the Contra War” in which she recounts on-the-ground memories of the contra war in Nicaragua. This is at the Red Gym on Langdon Street at 2. For more information, call Allen and the Bookstore at 257-6050.

This evening, Just Coffee presents Josh and Chris of the Aprovecho Research Center. The Center is home to 40-acres of ethical agriculture and sustainable forestry management. It is located at the western edge of the Willamette watershed in Oregon. This is at 2 Degrees Coffee House, 307 West Johnson Street, at 6. For more information, check www.aprovecho.net.

This evening, the City of Madison and Dane County host the 21st Annual City-County observance of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day. The keynote speaker is Dr. Gloria Johnson-Powell, the first black female full professor at Harvard Medical School. This is at the Overture Center’s Capitol Theater, 211 State Street, at 6. This will also be broadcast on Madison City Channel 12. For more information, call Mona at 239-7707.

Tomorrow morning, Voces De La Frontera holds a protest at the Capitol Building to protest Assembly Bill 69. The bill would restrict non-resident aliens from receiving Wisconsin Drivers License. Voces de al Frontera argues that this promotes racism and would drive those aliens further underground, making roads more dangerous. This at the Capitol Building at 10 am. For more information, check www.vocesdelafrontera.com.