April 18

Tuesday at noon the Legacies of Violence Research Circle of the International Institute sponsors Neil Whitehead of Anthropology and Religious Studies speaking on "Wars without End: Addictive Violence and the Mission of Democracy." It is in room 126 of the Memorial Library. Call 266-2866 for details.

Tuesday evening "Haymarket Books" and the "International Socialist Review" sponsor a free lecture by Jeffery Saint Clair, author and journalist for "Counterpunch". His lecture is entitled, "Grand Theft Pentagon: Tales of Corruption and Profiteering in the War on Terror". It is in room 1111 of the Humanities building at 7:00. Call 294-5961 for details.

Tuesday evening as part of "Out and About" month the University of Wisconsin-Madison LGBT Campus Center and others sponsor actor Star Trek’s George Takei. He will speak about life in a WWII Japanese-American internment camp, coming out, and the need for equality. This is at 7:00 in room 3650 of the Humanities Building. Call 265-3344 for details.

Tuesday evening the Peregrine Series on Fascism, Authority and the State discusses comparisons and contrasts between Hitler's New World Order and the United States Global Empire. This is in the Escape Java Joint, 916 Williamson Street at 7:00. Call 442-8399 for details.

Tuesday evening the Harvey Goldberg Center and others sponsor Alex Roland of the History Department at Duke University speaking on "The Long War Dead: The Politics and Reality of Casualties in Iraq". This is in room 200 of the Wisconsin Veteran’s Museum, 30 West Mifflin Street at 7:00. Call 263-1800 for details.