March 21

Tuesday evening there is an Arboretum Equinox Walk with a naturalist. It is for sunset on the first day of spring, half-way between the winter and summer solstices. This is at 5:30 in the Arboretum Visitor’s Center. Call 263-7888 for details.

Tuesday evening civil liberties attorney, Kit Gage and Matt Rothschild of the Progressive magazine will speak at Rainbow Bookstore Cooperative. Gage will speak about the historic struggles of Frank Wilkerson who was cited for contempt of Congress for not talking to the House Un-American Activities C! ommittee (HUAC). Rothschild will speak on his new book exploring the "New Mccarthyism". This is at 7:00 in 426 West Gilman Street. Call 257-6050 for details.

Tuesday evening the Wisconsin Humanities Council sponsors a presentation by Jim Winship entitled "Poverty and Homelessness, A First-Person View". He has worked with homeless families in Wisconsin for nine years. This is in the Catholic Multicultural Center, 1862 Beld Street at 7:00. Call 244-3911 for details.

Tuesday evening the State Langdon Neighborhood Association and others holds a debate between Ashok Kumar and David Lapidus who are running for County Board. This is in the Towers at 7:30. Call 255-3794 for details. Refreshments will be served.

Wednesday at noon there is an African Studies Sandwich Seminar with Peter J. Bosscher, Professor Of Civil and Environmental Engineering at the University of Wisconsin, Madison. It is entitled "Engineering Small Solutions to Substantial Rural Problems, Potable Water in Rwanda." This is in room 206 of Ingraham Hall. Call 262-2380 for details.

Wednesday at noon the Edgewood College Women’s History Month series presents "A Tale of Violence in Search of Justice". It is a talk by Doctor Barbara Miller, a Professor of Religious Studies. This is in the Washburn Heritage room of Edgewood College. Call 1-800-444-4861 for details.