March 1

This evening is the monthly meeting of the Madison Climate Change & Peak Oil Meet-Up. This is free an open to all, but donations are accepted. This is at the Escape Java Joint & Gallery, 916 Williamson Street, at 6:30. For more information, call 249-9699.

Tonight, Humanities Without Boundaries Presents Etienne Balibar, Distinguished Professor of French & Italian, and Comparative Literature, at the University of California, Irvine. He will give a talk entitled “Politics as War, War as Politics” about how nation states are fighting wars as policy rather than last resort. This is at the Chazen Museum of Art, Room L160, 800 University Avenue, at 7:30. Check humanities.wisc.edu for more details.

Beginning tonight, there is a sexual health discussion group for gender diverse people including but not limited to self-identified genderqueers, transsexuals, drag king/queens, and cross dressers. The six-week group will cover a wide variety of topical matter related to gender self-expression, body imagery, discrimination issues, health care barriers/resources, and the sexual decision-making process. Sessions will be two hours in length, meet once a week on Thursday nights at 7, and are completely confidential. This is at OutReach, 600 Williamson Street. For more information leave a message for Renee at 255-8582 or e-mail her at madcityrenee@tds.net. Also check genderwellness.org.