March 3

Tonight, Forest Ethics activist and organizer, Charlie Fredrick, and UW-Madison graduate student, Anna Willow, discuss the latest threat to boreal forests in North America, share grassroots resistance stories, and present a short film produced by Thunder Bay Indymedia. This is in Room 2650 of the Humanities Building, 455 North Park Street, at 7. Check www.victoriasdirtysecret.net for more information.

Tonight, Catacombs Coffeehouse hosts a Latin Dance Party. Participants are encouraged to bring Latin dance CDs or iPods for up to 10 minutes of music. There is an entry charge that goes to the Community Action on Latin America student scholarship fund. This is at Catacombs Coffeehouse, 731 State Street, at 9. Email info@calamadison.org for details.

Tomorrow, the Arboretum hosts an Arboretum Ecological Restoration Work Party to restore the Wingra Oak Savanna. Tools and training provided and groups welcome with advance notice. If interested, meet at the gravel parking lot along Arbor Drive just off Monroe Street at 9. This runs until noon. For more information call 265-5214 or email mlfarrior@wisc.edu.

Tomorrow morning, the State Historical Society hosts a panel on "Confronting Nuclear Proliferation: Iran, the United States and the United Nations". The main speaker is Stephen Schwartz, author of "Nuclear Hypocrisy: Iran, the United States, and the Perils of Proliferation". A response panel follows his talk. This is at the State Historical Society, 816 State Street, from 9:30 to noon. For information, email leebrown807@tds.net.

Tomorrow afternoon, Hands Off Venezuela hosts its regular meeting at Two Degrees Coffeehouse, 307 West Johnson Street, at 4. For more information, email alexmgillis@gmail.com.

Tomorrow afternoon, Voces del la Fronteral hold a rally against imprisonment, discrimination, and poverty and for immigration. This begins at Brittingham Park on West Washington Avenue at 4. For more information, call 467-0475 or email alex@vocesdelafrontera.net.

Sunday, the Lowell Home and School Association hosts an evening of music featuring Ritt Deitz, The Back 40s, and Tongue and Groove. There is a ticket charge that benefits the Association. This is at Harmony Bar, 2201 Atwood Avenue, from 4 to 9. Call Jenna Hansen at 445-7474 for more details.

Sunday night, Madison Rafah Sister City Project holds an open general meeting and discussion about what is happening on the ground in Palestine following Israel's disengagement from Gaza, and what this might mean for sistering efforts. If interested in attending, please send and email to rafahsistercity@yahoo.com.