August 25

Tonight, the Madison Center for Creative and Cultural Arts holds a screening of the award winning film “Voces Inocentes” about a young boy in wartime El Salvador who must choose between enlisting in the U.S.-backed military or joining the guerrillas. Refreshments are provided and there is a suggested donation. This is at the Madison Center for Creative and Cultural Arts, 306 West Dayton Street, at 7. Check mccca.net or call 251-ARTS for details.

Tonight, there is a talk with Professor Toyin Falola of the Department of History at the University of Texas at Austin on “US-African Relations: Beyond Media Stereotypes and Images”. This is in the Red Gym, 716 Langdon Street, at 7. Call 262-2380 for details.

Tomorrow afternoon, there is a counter protest of the Neo-Nazi rally in Madison. The purpose of the counter protest is to build a large, peaceful demonstration to counter the Nazi's message of hate and violence with participant's numbers, voices, and diversity. This is at the State Street corner of the Capitol Square at 1. For more information, call 216-1368.

Sunday, the Northside Farmers Market presents a festival entitled “Tailgating for Northside Youth”. North/Eastside Youth Basketball will sell hot dogs and brats and the Pamana Dance Troup will sell plantain lumpia. Also, the Troup and Joshua Hayes & Diversity Performance Group will perform. This is at the Northside Farmers Market at the Northside Town Center at the corner of Sherman and Northport from 10 to 12:30. For more information, call Connie Smalley at 241-2468 or by email at apetlover@hotmail.com.