April 6

Today, the exhibit "The Stuff We Are Made Of - Large Fabric and Small Paper Collages", opens at the UW's Women's Studies Research Center. The exhibit is made up of recent art by Sharon Kilfoy containing fragments of clothing and accessories that evoke a human presence. This is at the UW's Women's Studies Research Center, 1155 Observatory Drive through June 30. Call Laura Pollock at 263-2053 for more information.



This afternoon, the Division of International Studies and the International Institute host Arjun Appadurai (are-JOON app-ah-DUR-eye). He is the provost and senior vice president for academic affairs at New School University in New York City, and a scholar on the cultural dimensions of globalization. He will give a talk, "What Goes around Comes Around: Modernization Theory in a Post-National World". This is at the Pyle Center, 702 Langdon Street, at 4. Check www.intl-institute.wisc.edu/ for more information.



This evening, Progressive Dane and Edgewood College co-host a panel discussion on providing comprehensive health care. The panel includes speakers from the Coalition for Wisconsin Health, Wisconsin Heath Care for All, the Wisconsin State AFL-CIO, and the Wisconsin Health Project. Each speaker will outline their plan to provide Wisconsin citizens with health care. This is free and open to the public. It is in Anderson Auditorium in Predolin Humanities Center on the Edgewood College Campus from 6:30 to 8:30. Check www.prodane.org for more details.



Tonight, Stacey Vilas, the Community Police Liaison with Safe Community Coalition and Rhonda Russell of the Madison Police Department hold a Pedestrian Traffic Safety Forum. Participants can learn about Traffic Safety Programs available to neighborhoods through Safe Community Coalition; learn how to work with city government on traffic issues; and work with neighbors to identify, prioritize and take action on neighborhood traffic issues. This is at the Catholic Multicultural Center, 1862 Beld Street, from 6:30 to 8:30. For more information, call Bonnie Schmidt, Project Coordinator, at 259-0666 or check www.safecommunitycoalition.org.