Friday, March 23

Tonight, A Room of One’s Own Feminist Bookstore and Coffeehouse hosts a Book Release Party and an Evening of Music and Theater. The event celebrates the paperback release of Ruth Barrett's Women's Rites, Women's Mysteries: Intuitive Ritual Creation. This is at A Room of One’s Own, 307 West Johnson Street, at 6. For more information, check aroomofonesown.com or call the Store at 257-7888.

Tomorrow afternoon, the Workers Rights Center hosts a Workers Rights Advocate Training Session. Participants can find out about the local, state and federal laws that cover the workplace and learn strategies to help workers defend their rights on the job. This is at the Workers Rights Center, 2300 South Park Street #6, at 1. RSVP to pgburant@wisc.edu. Call 255-0376 or check workerjustice.org for more details.

Tomorrow, more than 20 local CSA farmers and Mayor Dave Cieslewicz celebrate Community Supported Agriculture. The event includes opportunities to meet farmers, browse information tables, and learn about the fresh, local foods through demonstrations, workshops, and slide shows. Attendees will also enjoy live music, refreshments, a kid’s craft area, and the opportunity to win a free CSA share. This is at Olbrich Gardens, 3330 Atwood Avenue, from 1 to 4. For more information, check macsac.org.

Tomorrow afternoon, there is a rally and march to the State Capitol to oppose Wisconsin's Real ID Act. This march is to support immigrant rights in this state. This begins at Brittingham Park on West Washington Avenue, at 2. Call 345-9544 or check uniondetrabajadores.org or realnightmare.org for details.

Tomorrow night, there is a Deception! Story Slam. It is an urban spoken word storytelling competition. There is a cover charge. This is at Genna's Lounge, 105 West Main Street, at 7:30. For more information, email storyslamfan@yahoo.com.

Sunday, A Room of One’s Own Feminist Bookstore and Coffeehouse hosts poets Debroah Keenan and Anne-Marie Oomen from Milkweed Press in Minneapolis. They will sign their new books of poetry.. She will read from her new collection of poems entitled Yaya's Cloth. This is at A Room of One’s Own, 307 West Johnson Street, at 2. For more information, check aroomofonesown.com or call the Store at 257-7888.

Sunday, John Ross speaks on "Fair Trade & Human Rights in Palestine & Chiapas". John Ross reports for many progressive publications on such topics as electoral fraud and human rights abuses in Mexico, environmental carnage, and the struggles of Indians and farmers have won various awards down the years. This event is co-sponsored by Just Coffee and Rainbow. This is at the Escape Java Joint, 916 Wlliamson Street, at 7. Check rainbowbookstore.org or call the Bookstore at 257-6050 for details.