July 20

This afternoon, the Wisconsin Humanities Council hosts a group walk and discussion based on a shared reading. The event asks the question how, individually and collectively, do we experience and interact with the non-human bits of the world that we are in contact with every day, but all too often tune out. This week's book is "The Ecology of Magic" by David Abram. This begins in front of the Wisconsin Humanities Council, 222 South Bedford Street, at noon and runs until 1. Email Jessica Becker of the Wisconsin Humanities Council at jebecker2@wisc.edu for details.

Tonight, UW-Madison African Studies Program and UW Cinematheque hosts the next film in the series entitled “Journeys in Recent African Cinema: Fighting for the Future”. This week's film is “Tasuma, the Fighter” “tah-SOO-mah” by Daniel Kollo Sanou “KOW-low SAH-new” about a war veteran who tries to get a grain mill for the women of his village with his army pension, only to be frustrated by colonial bureaucracy. This is in the Parliamentary Room in Vilas Hall, 821 University Avenue, at 7:30 with a discussion following. Call the UW-Madison African Studies Program at 262-2380 for more information.

There are many volunteer opportunities open for the Grassroots Radio Conference in Madison from Thursday, July 27 to July 30. Most are 3 hour shifts. Check grassrootsradio.info or call Nathan Moore at 256-2001 for information or to volunteer.