November 30

Today at 1, Scott Strauss of the UW's Department of Political Science speaks on The Long and Tangles Struggle for Justice n Chad”. This is in room 336 of Ingraham Hall. Call 262-2389 for details.

This weekend and through December 17, Broom Street Theater presents “A Very Bitchy Christmas”. The story is about a Grandpa, who started a family tradition many years ago, telling stories around a Christmas bonfire at his house. But when he dies unexpectedly and Grandma decides she has had enough stories from a family she doesn’t even like it becomes a Christmas like no other. It explores the true meaning of traditions and of family. This is every Friday and Saturday at 8 and Sundays at 2 at the Broom Street Theater, 1119 Williamson Street. For more information, check broomstreet.org or call 244-8338.

November 29

Wednesday eveningthe “Tunes on the Terrace” series presents “The Clyde Stubblefield Band” playing funk and r and b music. This is at 7:30 at Monona Terrace, One John Nollen Drive. Call 261-4000 for details.

Beginning Thursday there is a traveling art instillation entitled, “Light Mediation”. It is a by artists such as Barb Kirby and Debra Wheeler. It can be seen in the Rennebohm (read: Renn-e’-Bowm) Library at Edgewood College. Call 663-2263 for details.

A Madison tradition, the "Holiday Fantasy in Lights" is again lit up. NECA, IBEW 239 and others are sponsoring the display which are light pictures of many different holidays. It is a benefit for the “Second Harvest” food bank. This is in Olin-Turville Park through January first. Call 239-7888 for details.

The Urban Leagueof Greater Madison needs help improving the social economic conditions of African Americans, other communities of color and the disadvantaged. They need help with Academic Success, career exploration, home ownership and other programs. For details, or, to volunteer, call 251-8550, extension 28.

The Dane County Humane Society tries not to perform euthanasias on animals. As such, they are asking for people to consider adopting, sponsoring or providing foster care to an animal. They may also donate time, money or pet supplies to the shelter at 5132 Voges Road. Call 838-0413 for details.

The Women and Infant Children (WIC) Nutrition program offers a wide variety of services, food and nutrition information to help keep pregnant and breastfeeding women, infants and children under five years of age healthy and strong. For details call 267-1111.

November 28

Tuesday evening the Madison Area Peace Coalition (MAPC) has its regular bimonthly meeting where they will discuss several fundraisers including the fair trade holiday fair. This is in the Wil-Mar Neighborhood Canter, 953 Jenifer Street at 6:30. Call 242-9232 for details.

Tuesday evening the Coalition for Latin America (CALA) presents a screening of the film “Turmoil* which concerns Venezuela. This is in the Rainbow Bookstore, 426 West Gilman Street at 7:00. Call 251-1551 for details.

Wednesday at noonthere is an African Studies Sandwich Seminar with Professor Harold Scheub from the Department of African Languages and Literature at the University of Wisconsin, Madison. It is entitled “The Storyteller’s World” and is in room 206 of Ingraham Hall. Call 262-2389 for details.

There isa free computer lab in the Catholic Multicultural Center. It is available weekdays from 9:00-5:30 at 1862 Beld Street. Lab Users must show a photo ID and take an orientation the first time. Call 255-1287 for details.

November 27

Monday evening the “Radical Film” series presents "The Power of Community" about how Cuba survived the cutoff of Soviet oil and what we can learn about the looming “Peak Oil” crisis. This is at 7:00 on the University of Wisconsin, Madison campus. Call 262-9036 for details. See today in the union for the film location.

Monday evening there is a Madison Oaxaca solidarity group meeting. This is at 7:00 in the Memorial Union. For details call 262-352-3300 (for English or 608-239-9413 for Spanish. See today in the union for the room location.

Monday eveningon WORT’s Access Hour Ken Lonquist and storyteller Sharon Grady bring an eastern European folktale, “The Legend of Old Belfana” to the Access Hour and WORT. This is at 7:00. Call 256-2001 for details.

November 17

Tonight, the Madison SOA Vigil is held in solidarity with those gathered at Ft. Benning. This annual Vigil protests US foreign policy and the use of torture. This begins at St. Mark's Lutheran Church, 605 Spruce Street, at 5:30 with a solemn procession to the Catholic Multicultural Center, 1862 Beld Street at 6:30. This is free and open to the public. For more information, call Maureen McDonnell at 663-3233 or Dick Wagner at 257-5270.

Tomorrow, the Madison Area Peace Coalition hosts a peace vigil to Bring the Troops Home Now and End the War in Iraq. This is the Vigil’s One Year Anniversary. Participants are asked to bring signs and drums if possible. This is at the intersection of East Washington Avenue and Thierer Road near East Towne Mall, from 11 to noon. For more information, call Helena White at 249-2097 or check www.madpeace.org.

Sunday, United Church of Christ hosts a Fair Trade Chirstmas Sale. The event features fair trade, hand-crafted items from developing regions of the world. Proceeds go to non-profit organizations that promote social and economic progress. This is at United Church of Christ, 1501 Gilbert Road, from 9 to 3. For more information, call the Church at 271-7212.

Sunday, A Room of One’s Own Feminist Bookstore and Coffeehouse hosts Capital Times Travel Writer Mary Bergin. She will read from her new book Sidetracked in Wisconsin: A Guide For Thoughtful Travelers. This is at A Room of One’s Own, 307 West Johnson Street, at 3:30. For more information, check aroomofonesown.com or call the Store at 257-7888.

Sunday, on W.O.R.T.’s Third World View, host Leif Brottem reports on development and media issues in Africa. This is on W.O.R.T. from 5 to 6. Call 256-2001 with comments and questions.

Sunday, law student representatives of the National Lawyers Guild and the Latino Law Students Association hold a workshop entitled “"Conociendo Nuestros Derechos” or “Knowing our Rights”. Topics include rights at home, at work, on the street, at a protest, in detention and more. This is interactive and bilingual. This is held at Villager Mall’s Front Room, 2300 South Park Street, at 6.

November 16

This afternoon, there is a Latino Campus & Community Forum on “Arts, Activism, and Academics”. Spoken word artist Paul Flores will give a preview of his Cinefest performance at the Latino Campus & Community Forum that aims to connect resources between UW Madison and the Latino community. This is free, bilingual, and open to the public at Memorial Union Tripp Commons from 2 to 9. For more information, contact Ben Rodriguez at 263-4027 or bhrodrig@facstaff.wisc.edu.

Tonight, The Madison Area Peace Coalition holds a panel discussion with Matt Rothschild and Rahul Mahajan on the last five years on the US War on Terror. Matt Rothschild is editor of “The Progressive” magazine and Rahul Mahajan is author of Full Spectrum Dominance: U.S. Power in Iraq and Beyond. This is at the Madison Public Library’s Central Branch, 201 West Mifflin Street, from 6:30 to 8:30. For more information, call Barbara of the Madison Area Peace Coalition at 242-9232.

The 7th annual Cinefest begins tonight. This year’s theme is “Civil Rights, Spoken Word, and Hip Hop: From Old School to New School”. Cinefest is free and open to the public. This runs through Sunday. For more information, check www.union.wisc.edu/film.

This weekend, Filmcon brings independent sci-fi and fantasy films from around the world to Madison. In addition to the films, the convention features guests from the movie industry to teach and talk about film to independent filmmakers. This year's guests include Chris Shy, Concept artist and designer for 20th Century Fox's "Pathfinder" and Charley Montoya, set dresser for "Pirates of the Caribbean" 2 and 3. The event raises money for the Breast Cancer Recovery Foundation in Middleton, Wisconsin. This is at the Radisson Inn West, 517 Grand Canyon Drive. For more details, check filmcon.org.

November 8

This week HospiceCare hosts an exploration of grief traditions from around the world. Also today there is a presentation on HospiceCare traditions by a Madison expert at noon. This is at the HospiceCare Center, 5395 East Cheryl Parkway. Call 327-7006 for details.

This Friday the Parental Stress Center is training volunteers to answer the Parent Stressline. The Stressline volunteers provide a listening ear to parents when they just need to talk. Volunteers answer calls from their own home or cell phone. The next orientation session is on Friday at 5:30. Call 241-4888 for details.

The Home Chore Volunteer Program is seeking volunteers to help older people by doing household chores, such as yard work, that may be difficult for them, making living at home impossible. Call 223-3100 for details or to volunteer.

The Respite Center is a safe place for kids, ages birth to fourteen,
whose families are under stress or in crisis. They are looking for volunteers to play with kids four hours a week. Training is required. Call 244-5730 for details.

Briarpatch seeks volunteers to work with teens in crises, either by answering the crises line, providing emergency shelter, or, acting as family counselors. Some positions may require training. Call Debi at 251-6211 for more information or, to volunteer.

The Dane County Humane Society tries not to perform euthanasias on animals. As such they are asking for people to consider adopting or providing foster care to an animal. They may also donate time, money or pet supplies to the shelter at 5132 Voges Road. Call 838-0413 for details.

November 7

This week HospiceCare hosts an exploration of grief traditions from
around the world. Also today there is a presentation on Buddhist traditions by a Madison expert at noon. This is at the HospiceCare Center, 5395 East Cheryl Parkway. Call 327-7006 for details.

Tuesday night WORT hosts "First Tuesdays Reggae". Supa Ranks and His Rock-Stone High-Power; Tropical Riddims Sound System hold this monthly benefit for WORT. It is Cardinal Bar and Dancehall, 418 East Wilson Street at 8:00. Call 256-2001 for details.

Wednesday at noon the African Studies Sandwich Seminar hosts Michael Schatzberg, professor of Political Science at the UW-Madison speaking on "Election Monitoring in the Democratic Republic of the Congo." This is in room 206 of Ingraham Hall. Call 262-2389 for details.

Domestic Abuse Intervention Services is a non-profit agency dedicated to ending violence in the lives of domestic abuse victims and their children. They are currently looking for volunteers. Call Julia at 251-1237 for more information.

The Community Action Coalition Food Co-op helps people to manage their food budget. For a small advanced fee participants receive fresh food worth at least twice as much money. There are various pick-up dates and places, throughout Madison. Call Ken at 246-4730, extension 205 for more information.

November 6

This week HospiceCare hosts an exploration of grief traditions from around the world. Also today there is a presentation on Hmong traditions by a Madison expert at noon. This is at the HospiceCare Center, 5395 East Cheryl Parkway. Call 327-7006 for details.

Monday evening the Madison Infoshop collective holds a meeting. Participants may find out about new projects and how to help keep this community resource center alive and kicking. That’s at 6:00 in 1019 Williamson Street. For details call 262-9036.

Monday evening Joan Cheever, legal affairs journalist speaks about what happened to inmates after the Supreme Court abolished the death penalty in 1972. This is in Rainbow Bookstore, 426 West Gilman Street at 6:00. Call 257-6050 for details.

Monday evening Saint Dunstan's Episcopal Church will hold a worship service and prayer vigil against the death penalty. The vigil will continue on Tuesday, November seventh as polls are open and people vote on this issue. It is at 6205 University Avenue at 7:00. Call 238-2781 for details.

Monday evening the Radical Film Series continues with "The Take" in which factory workers re-opened closed factories in Argentina under worker control. This is at 7:00 in room 1121 of the Humanities Building. Call 262-9036 for details.

Monday evening on WORT’s Access Hour host Francis Ngige presents root culture reggae music with the theme "More Teaching." That’s at 7:00. Call 256-2001 for details.

November 3

This evening, Anna Baltzer; writer, activist, author of the new book Witness in Palestine: Journal of a Jewish American Woman in the Occupied Territories; gives the keynote address of the 22nd annual conference of The Wisconsin Institute for Peace and Conflict Studies entitled “New Directions for Peace in the Middle East and Around the World”. She will Anna will be talking about her five months working with the
International Women's Peace service in the West Bank. This is free an open to the public at Anderson Auditorium on Edgewood's Campus from 5 to 6:30. Contact Professor John Fields, Department of Philosophy at Edgewood College at 663-3407 or jfields@edgewood.edu for details.

This evening, Wisconsin Books to Prisoners Project holds a meeting. Come join us and help break through the isolation that comes with incarceration by getting vital educational material to those behind bars. Info? #262-9036.

Tonight, Rainbow Bookstore Cooperative is sponsoring an evening of films, taped interviews, and speakers on the current situation in Oaxaca. Organized by Rainbow Volunteer Coordinator and Oaxaca native, Moy Villavicencios-Barras, the event will feature two videos: the full-length documentary film “Granito de Arena” and the short “Oaxaca Vive!”. This event also features several taped interviews done by Roberto Yanez, a radio journalist with WORT's "Nuestro Patio". This is at Rainbow Bookstore Cooperative, 426 West Gilman Street, at 7. Call the Bookstore at 257-6050 for more details.

Tomorrow, protesters meet at Midvale and University in opposition to the Bush Administration. They have some extra signs but you can bring your own. This is from 7:30 to 8:30. Check hehasnomandate.org for details.

Tomorrow, Turtle Island Distribution Enterprises and Dane County United Way hold a Medicine Wheel Health and Wellness Workshop entitled “Healthy Food for Kids”. Elders Hiawatha Cromer, Bob St. Germaine Holis, Betty Jack, and Mike Chosa will share their knowledge on living food and native diet with demonstrations and recipes. This is at the Wilmar Center, 153 Jenifer Street, from 1 to 7. Call 920-265-3321 or 608-249-7403 for details.

Tomorrow, Madison-Guatemala Network, WORT-FM, CALA, Centro Hispano, the Colombia Support Network, Communities United, LUChA and WCCN host Fiest Guatemala. This is an evening of live Brazilian rhythms, samba, pagode (pa-GO-day) and Latin sounds. The event also features fair trade Guatemalan textiles and crafts for sale, along with beer and refreshments. There is a suggested donation and is at the Atwood Community Center, 2425 Atwood Avenue, from 8 to 11 pm. Email Leila at lpine@tds.net for details.

November 2

This evening, there is a mass picket in support of striking steelworkers at the Goodyear Plant in Sun Prairie. They are striking to prevent pay cuts, plant closings, temp workers, retirement insecurity, increased health costs. This is at the Goodyear Plant, 143 Goodyear Drive off by Main Street and Highway 151 from 5 to 6:30. For more information, call 256-5111.

Tonight, civil rights attorney William Taylor reads from his recently released memoir The Passion of My Times. William Taylor is a lawyer, teacher and writer in the fields of civil rights and education. He joined Thurgood Marshall at the NAACP Legal Defense Fund in 1954 and helped to write the 1958 brief that eventually forced school desegregation in Little Rock, Arkansas. This is at Rainbow Bookstore Cooperative, 426 West Gilman Street, at 7. Call the Bookstore at 257-6050 for more details.

Tonight, the Perpetual Notion Machine, WORT's biweekly science program, hosts a live interview with Chris Mooney, author of the best seller The Republican War on Science. This airs tonight at 7:30.

November 1

Wedndsday evening "Tunes at Monona Terrace" presents "Little Vito and the Torpedoes" with music from the ‘50’s and ‘60’s. This is in the Monona Terrace ballroom, one John Nolen Drive at 5:30. Call 261-4000 for details.

Wednesday evening the Peregrine Forum and the Madison Area Peace Coalition (MAPC) host part three in a BBC three part documentary series directed by Adam Curtis. It is entitled "The Power of Nightmares." This is at Dardanelles Restaurant, 1851 Monroe Street at 7:00. Call 256-8804 for details.

Wednesday evening as part of the "Distinguished Lecture" series economist, Joseph Stiglitz, Noble Prize winner and former senior vice president for the World Bank speaks. He is the author of "Globalization and its Discontents." This is at 7:30 in the Memorial Union Theater. Call 262-2201 for details.

Thursday at noon on WORT’s A Public Affair host Barbara Golden speaks with returning prisoner, Frank Ratcliff and prison reform activist, Frank Vandenbosch about Wisconsin's Prison Industrial Complex. Call 256-2001 for details.

Mothers United For Moral Support is an international support and matching organization for families and other caregivers of children with rare disorders or special needs. Call Julie Gordon at 1-920-336-5333 details on getting or, giving help.

The Dane County Humane Society tries not to perform euthanasias on animals. As such, they are asking for people to consider adopting or providing foster care to an animal. They may also donate time, money or pet supplies to the shelter at 5132 Voges Road. Call 838-0413 for details.