Friday, April 30, 2010

Tonight at 7 pm, Edgewood College will host Spring Concert I, a fund raiser to benefit the Sr. Blackwell Music Scholarship Fund. The event will be held in the St Joseph Chapel. Nathan Wysock Guitar Ensemble, Campus Community Band and Chamber Singers are on the program. Spring Concert II is scheduled on Sunday at 2:30 pm. More info at edgewood.music.edu

Saturday at 7 pm, Richard D. Wolff, Professor Emeritus of Economics-University Of Massachusetts, and author of "Capitalism Hits the Fan: the Global Economic Meltdown and What to Do About It" , will speak at the Rainbow Bookstore Cooperative 426 W. Gilman St. Prof. Wolff's 58-minute film of the same title will be screened tonight at 7pm at the Stendhal Parlor, 404 S. Park St. The free event is sponsored by Peregrine Forum, more info 442-8399

OutReach, Madison’s LGBT Community Center will be offering a Transgender Training Workshop Saturday and Sunday from 1-5pm at 600 S Williamson Street. A speakers panel will be there to discuss their experiences being transgender and to answer questions. Sunday will cover how to be an Ally. A social and dinner will be provided Sunday by OutThere (OutReach's 18-24 social group). For more information contact Wayne at 255-8582 or e-mail at wayneg@lgbtoutreach.org.

Saturday at 9 am, Fitchburg Fields Garden, 5335 Lacy Road, in Fitchburg will offer a FREE hands-on Garden Bed Preparation workshop for beginning and intermediate gardeners. Topics will include: Waking up garden beds, working the soil, raking the beds, adding compost, reconditioning the pathways with mulch and straw, setting up the compost bins and more. Novice gardeners are welcome. Rain date is Sunday May 2. To register call 335-7295 or register online at fitchburgfields.com

Saturday from 9:30 to 5:30, the Madison Labor Temple, 1602 S. Park St., will host a Green Collar Symposium and Mini Job Fair! Workshops, panels and networking are planned to focus on green education and training programs, opportunities in sustainable agriculture, green building, and renewable transportation and energy, and other topics. More info at greencollaralliance@yahoo.com

Thursday, April 29, 2010

Today at 4:00 pm at the UW-Madison, Rm. 1106 Mechanical Engineering (1513 Univ. Ave.), Robert Verady from the University of Arizona will present: Global Water Governance: Confronting Aridity, Climate Change, and Transboundary Conflict . The event is sponsored by the Center for Sustainability and the Global Environment. More info at 265-9119.

Tonight at 7:00 pm in Room 202 of the Madison Central Library, (201 W.Mifflin), Amy Dean will present: A New Deal: How Regional Activism will reshape the American Labor Movement. Co-sponsored by Rainbow Bookstore, the South Central Federation of Labor and others. More info at 262-0854.

The Unitarian Universalist Animal Ministry has joined WISC TV, Progressive Dane, the Badger Herald, the Bay Creek Neighborhood Association, and one thousand citizens in calling for a study of the ethical issue of experimenting on monkeys. The Alliance for Animals is making yard signs available to anyone in the community who would like to show support for the study. Signs are available by calling 257-6333. Additional info at monkeysindane.info

Tonight at 5:30, horticulturist Christian Harper will conduct a Spring Bulb Garden Walk at Olbrich Botanical Gardens, 3330 Atwood Ave in Madison. The 90 mn tour will offer a stroll to see the 30,000 bulbs Olbrich plants each year and discuss how to create equally stunning displays at home. More info at 246-4550.

OutReach, Madison & south-central Wisconsin’s LGBT community center and Domestic Abuse Intervention Services are now offering a support group for men dealing with the effects of emotional, verbal, and physical abuse by a partner or ex-partner. This is an open, crisis-based, peer support group with an initial screening for group participation. The group will start Tuesday, June 1st and topics may include dynamics of abuse, safety planning, self-esteem, physical and emotional health, effects of domestic abuse on children, and community resources. For more information or to sign up, contact Mark at 255-8582 or e-mail at men.dv.support@gmail.com

Wednesday, April 28, 2010

This afternoon the Havens Center hosts Kanishka Goonewardena, of the Department Geography at the University of Toronto. He will be speaking on the “The Right to the City.” This is at 4:00 in room 8417 of the Social Sciences building. Call 262-0854 for details.

This evening there is a Progressive Dane General Membership Meeting. On the agenda are Greyhound Bus Issues and Governmental Ethics. This is at 6:30 in the Downtown Public Library, 201 West Mifflin Street. Call 358-2940 for details.

This evening the Rainbow Bookstore and the Madison Infoshop host a discussion of "The Coming Insurrection." It is a quote “provocative 2008 statement issued by the “Invisible Committee.” It is now being used as evidence by the French state in its alleged terrorism case against the “Tarnac 9”. This is in 426 West Gilman Street at 7:00. Call 262-9036 for details.

This evening author, Kevin Barrett discusses the revised second edition of his book entitled, Questioning the War on Terror: A Primer for Obama Voters. This is at 7:00 at the E.D. Locke Public Library, 5920 Milwaukee Street in McFarland. There will a powerpoint talk and question and answer period along with free Moroccan munchies. Call 217-722-6583 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. To volunteer or get help call 251-1237 or the crises line at 251-4445.

The Worker’s Rights Center helps people resolve workplace problems. This includes firing for no match letters, non-payment of wages or overtime, discrimination, or not caring for an employee hurt on the job. The office is in the Villager Mall, 2300 South Park Street. Call 255-0376 for details.

Tuesday, April 27, 2010

This afternoon there is a celebration of the Earth Day fortieth anniversary. Featured will be a talk by author Sheila Terman Cohen discussing Gaylord Nelson, the founder of Earth Day and subject of her new book for young readers. It is entitled, "Gaylord Nelson: Champion for Our Earth." This is at 1:00 in the Madison Senior Center, 330 West Mifflin Street. Call 266-6581 for details.

This afternoon the Havens Center hosts a talk with Kanishka Goonewardena of the Department of Geography at the University of Toronto. It will concern “Urban Studies, Critical Theory and Radical Politics.” This is at 4:00 in room 206 of Ingraham Hall. Call 262-0854 for details.

Wisconsin Books to Prisoners is a non-profit organization sponsored by Rainbow bookstore that sends books to prisoners in Wisconsin and strives to open minds to new ideas and fresh possibilities. They accept donations. Call 257-6050 or visit 426 West Gilman Street for details.

Low cost spayings and neuterings for dogs and cats are available through the Dane County Humane Society. There are various times and prices and they include an FVRCP vaccine. Caretakers of feral or free-roaming cats can be helped as well. Call 838-0413 extension 103 for an appointment or details.

Care Wisconsin offers many programs and services designed to help older adults. They offer coordinated health care and long-term support services for Medicaid-eligible older adults. These may have chronic conditions requiring nursing home level of care, adult day centers and home care services. Call 240-0020 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. To volunteer or get help call 251-1237 or the crises line at 251-4445.

Monday, April 26, 2010

This evening the Madison Water Utility and Madison Recycling host a free public screening of the documentary “Tapped”. It examines the role of the bottled water industry and its effects on health, climate change, pollution, and our reliance on oil. This is in the Monona Terrace Convention Center, one John Nolen Drive at 7:00. Call 266-9129 for details.

This evening the Wisconsin Network for Peace and Justice hosts a panel on ways to unite the peace movement. The panel of six including Ben Manski and Cindy Sheehan will be moderated by Steve Burns. This is 7:00 in the Memorial Union. Call 250-9240 for details. See Today in the Union for the room location.

Briarpatch offers walk-in HIV/AIDS, STDS and STI testing. This is every Wednesday evening from 5:30 to 7:30 or by appointment in 1955 Atwood Avenue. To schedule an appointment call the agency at 1-800-798-1126. People may call locally at 245-2550 or email youthhivtesting@yahoo.com.

The Parental Stress line helps prevent child abuse by connecting parents who are stressed or feeling alone with volunteers who talk with them by phone. Training is necessary. Call 241-4888 extension 26 for details.

The Rape Crises Center is a non-profit community organization for people who need support and information after experiencing or being close to someone sexual assaulted in the past or recently. This includes survivors of rape or incest. For services and twenty- four hour crises intervention call 251-7273. To volunteer call 251-5126.

The Public Health Department of Madison and Dane County has anonymous walk-in HIV, Hepatitis B and C testing and Needle exchange. These are at the Public Health Office, 2705 East Washington Avenue and the South Madison Health and Family Center 2202 South Park Street. There are a variety of times and days. Call 243-0411 for details.

Friday, April 23, 2010

Tomorrow night at 7pm, there will be a viewing of “The People Speak” at the UW Memorial Union. Based on Howard Zinn's best selling books, “The People Speak” uses dramatic and musical performances of the letters, diaries and speeches of everyday Americans and gives voice to those who spoke up for social change throughout history. Check Today In The Union at the memorial union entrance, or online at union.wisc.edu for the room number.

On Saturday, The Madison Institute celebrates the legacy of Midge Miller with guest speaker Dean Baker at the Chazen Art Museum Auditorium. Baker is co-director of Center for Economic and Policy Research. He will speak on "The Origins of the Economic Crisis and the Way Out." This is from 9am - 1pm at 800 University Avenue. For the agenda and more info, visit themadisoninstitute.org.

Do you have beads you don’t need, or glues you don’t use? Clean out your studios, closets and garages for art supplies and useable items you don’t use any more. Bring them to the “Re-Art Swap” and try something new. You can trade in your trash to find your next treasure! The Re-Art Swap will be Sunday from 9am to 3 in the backyard of Absolutely Art, 2322 Atwood Avenue. More info at 249-9100.

Sunday from 10-4 is Charity Shiatsu. Receive a Tao Shiatsu treatment to give relief to your body and spirit and at the same time support communities of people in need. Tao Sangha will be supporting Haiti and Bangladesh Villages, as well as homeless families and youth in Wisconsin throughout 2010 with Charity Shiatsu on the last Sunday of each month. This will be at 2330 Willard Avenue – reserve a session by calling 257-4663.

Sunday is the Food, Faith and Earth Day from 2:00-6:30pm. UW professor and founder of REAP, Jack Kloppenburg is the keynote speaker for this interfaith program of workshops, music, and exhibits, concluding with a meal featuring local foods prepared by Barbara Wright of The Dardanelles Restaurant. For more info go to foodfaithearthday.org or call 608-233-9774.

On Sunday afternoon, Michael Hinden, Emeritus UW professor of English and International Studies, will speak on "Something of the Eternal:" The Art of Vincent Van Gogh. This will be 2-3 pm, at the Pyle Center, 702 Langdon St., No fee. No registration needed. Refreshments served after the presentation. More info at 262-3733 or online at dcs.wics.edu.

Thursday, April 22, 2010

This evening at 6pm, a spring wildflower walk takes place at the UW Arboretum. Enjoy Earth Day by visiting dutchman's britches, rue anemone, spring beauties, toothwort and more of our spring ephemeral wildflowers. Meet at the Wingra Springs Parking Lot, on top of the hill, north of the Arboretum's main Visitors Center. For more information, go to goodoakllc.com/wildflowers

Tonite at 7:30, the International Socialist Organization hosts a forum and discussion on the International Socialist Review article "Can we stop environmental disaster?" with Phil Gasper. Check the Today In The Union at the memorial union entrance or online at union.wisc.edu for the room number.

Tonight at 7 is the Earth Week Urban Agriculture and Food Sovereignty Panel with: Ashley Atkinson of the Greening of Detroit; John Kinsman of Family Farm Defenders; Michael Goldsby of Drumlin CSA Producers Cooperative; and others. This will be at UW-Madison, Rm. 180 Science Hall, 450 North Park Street. More info at 262-9036

Tomorrow night from 4 to 6 pm is a reception and presentations in conjunction with Sexual Assault Awareness Month at the Hancock Center for Dance and Movement Therapy in downtown Madison. Presentations by local agencies will highlight resources for healing from sexual abuse. Plus refreshments, socializing and networking – all free and open to the public. RSVP appreciated. Call 251-0908, or visit: hancockcenter.net.

This weekend there will be a book sale at Outreach, Madison and south-central Wisconsin's LGBT Community Center. Over 1,000 good-quality LGBT themed books will be available. Titles include fiction and non-fiction: history, culture, mysteries, romance, erotica and more. This will be Saturday and Sunday from 10am – 6pm at 600 Williamson Street.

This weekend, the Young Shakespeare Players will perform William Shakespeare's "The Tragedie of Othello, the Moor of Venice." This will be Friday, Saturday and Sunday night at 6 p.m. at the Young Shakespeare Players Playhouse, 1806 West Lawn Avenue. More info at 258-0015 or online at ysp.org

Wednesday, April 21, 2010

This evening Cinema Q through the Outreach organization hosts a screening of the film “Patrik 1.5.” It is about a bungled adoption by a gay Swedish couple. This is at 6:30 in Outreach, 600 Williamson Street. Call 255-8582 for details. The event is for people ages eighteen and up. Pop-corn, laughter and stimulating discussion are provided.

This evening Rainbow Bookstore hosts a discussion with animal rights activist, Jonathan Balcombe. In his latest book He explores the animal view of the world. It is called, "Second Nature: the Inner Lives of Animals." This is in 426 West Gilman Street at 7:00. Call 257-6050 for details.

This evening the Madison Infoshop hosts an Earth Week screening of various food and farm shorts including, “Big River,” the Drumlin Community Farm documentary, the “Meatrix” and “True Cost of Food”. This is in the Memorial Union at 7:00. See Today in the Union for the room location. Call 262-9036 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. To volunteer or get help call 251-1237 or the crises line at 251-4445.

“The Worker’s Rights Center helps people resolve workplace problems. This includes firing for “no match” letters, non-payment of wages or overtime, discrimination, or not caring for an employee hurt on the job. The office is in the Villager Mall, 2300 South Park Street. Call 255-0376 for details.

Care Wisconsin offers many programs and services designed to help older adults. They offer coordinated health care and long-term support services for Medicaid-eligible older adults. These may have chronic conditions requiring nursing home level of care, adult day centers and home care services. Call 240-0020 for details.

Tuesday, April 20, 2010

This evening the South Madison Branch Library there is advice on writing of any sort. It includes letters, resume’s, and job applications or more. This is at 5:00 in 2222 South Park Street. Call 266-6395 for details.

This evening the South Madison Branch Library there is an opportunity to meet with Ileana Rodriguez, Outreach Specialist at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, Adult and Student Services Center. This is at 5:00 in 2222 South Park Street. Call 263-6787 for details.

This evening the Madison Infoshop hosts an Earth Week screening of “The Garden.” It is about quote “the struggle to save the then largest urban farm in the United States in south central Los Angeles from real estate speculators”. This is at 7:00 in the Memorial Union. It will be followed by a discussion with local urban food activities. Contact today in the union for the room location. Call 262-9036 for details.

This evening the Waunakee Public Library hosts a talk by Terese Allen, co-author of "The Flavor of Wisconsin: An Informal History of Food and Eating in the Badger State”. The program includes a lesson on Wisconsin cheese and a cheese sampling. This is at 7:00 in 710 South Street in Waunakee. Call (608) 849-4217 for details.

Wisconsin Books to Prisoners is a non-profit organization sponsored by Rainbow bookstore that sends books to prisoners in Wisconsin and strives to “open minds to new ideas and fresh possibilities.” They accept donations. Call 257-6050 or visit 426 West Gilman Street for details.

Low cost spayings and neuterings for dogs and cats are available through the Dane County Humane Society. There are various times and prices and they include an FVRCP vaccine. Caretakers of feral or free-roaming cats can be helped as well. Call 838-0413 extension 103 for an appointment or details.

Monday, April 19, 2010

This evening the “School for Workers” offers a workshop prior to the South Central Federation of Labor’s monthly delegates meeting. It is entitled, “The Economy, Where is Next?” The instructor is “David Nack” former organizer for the “International Ladies Garments Worker’s Union”. This is in the Madison Labor Temple, 1602 South Park Street at 5:15. Call 256-5111 for details and to RSVP.

This evening the Monona Public Library celebrates its “wizard rock debut.”
Wizard rock is a genre of music that has sprung up around the Harry Potter series it has a strong social justice side to its music. Music will be by “The Whomping Willows,” “Justin Finch Fletchley”, the “Sugar Quills” and “Snidget.” This is in 1000 Nichols Road at 5:30. For details call 222-6127. Registration is requested.

This evening the South Madison Branch Library holds free knitting workshop.
It is open to anyone who would like to learn to knit or work on an on-going project. This is in room 811 of 2222 South Park Street at 6:00. Call 266-6395 for details.

This evening the Madison Infoshop hosts a meeting of the “Muffin Club” women’s health discussion group. The group is open to any ages or walks of life including trans and inter-sex women. The current topic is quote “The F-Word, a feminist discussion”. This is at 7:00 in 1019 Williamson Street at 7:00. Call 262-9036 for details.

This evening the groups Slow Food UW and the Madison Infoshop host an Earth Week screening of “What’s on Your Plate!” It is quote “about kids and food politics”. This is in The Crossing, 1127 University Avenue, at 7:30. A discussion with local urban food activists follows. Call 262-9036 for details.

Briarpatch offers walk-in HIV/AIDS, STDS and STI testing. This is every Wednesday evening from 5:30 to 7:30 or by appointment in 1955 Atwood Avenue. To schedule an appointment call the agency at 1-800-798-1126. People may call locally at 245-2550 or email youthhivtesting@yahoo.com.

Friday, April 16, 2010

Space is limited and registration suggested for the Monona Public Library Wizard Rock concert on Monday April 19th at 5:30 pm. This will be the only Wisconsin stop for the two big stars of the Wizard Rock circuit. Wizard rock is a genre of music that has sprung up around the Harry Potter series of books. The musicians promote literacy and support many social justice causes. Register at 222-6127.

Tonight from 8 to 11, Friday Night Jazz on the Square returns for another season of live jazz music. Tonight’s show will be held at the Inn on the Park, 22 S. Carroll St. There is no cover charge. More info at 285-8000.

Saturday from noon to 4 pm, a bone marrow donor registration drive and fund raiser will be held at the Harambee Center, 2202 South Park Street, for 6-year old Antonio Rieder who is suffering from Aplastic Anemia. Antonio needs a bone marrow transplant to survive. More info at 212-209-6718 or visit dkmsamericas.org

On Saturday at 9:30 AM, 11 AM and 1 PM, the Overture Center presents Kids in the Rotunda, a series of FREE artistic programs designed for children and families. The performing arts series on the Rotunda Stage offers a relaxed, kid-friendly environment in which to enjoy a diverse lineup of local and regional musicians, storytellers, jugglers, theater troupes, magicians and dancers. The 1 PM performances are sign language interpreted. More info at 258.4177 or overturecenter.com

The Tenant Resource Center is seeking donations for its Housing Crisis Fund. The fund makes small grants to individuals and families who are at risk of losing their housing due to a temporary loss of income or large unexpected one-time expense. Donations to the fund can be made online at tenantresourcecenter.org or by calling 257-0143. Free counseling for tenants and landlords at 257-0006.

Thursday, April 15, 2010

Advanced registration is required for the Free Herbal Walk with Kathleen Wildwood next Thursday, April 22nd. The stroll through the UW Arboretum will include ancient herb lore, plant identification tips, scientific research and modern uses of the herbs that grow around us. Meet at the UW Arboretum, Monroe Street entrance at Arbor Drive. Space is limited. Register at 663-9608 or online at wilwoodherbs.com

Tomorrow at noon at the UW-SLIS Commons, 4207 Helen C. White Hall, Professor Leslie J. Harris studies rhetoric in public culture, especially as it pertains to representations of gender. She will present Pure, Pious & Polygamous: Mormon Women & the Defense of Polygamy in the Nineteenth Century United States". More info at 263-2900 or on the web at slis.wisc.edu

Today is Day Two of the 2010 Wisconsin Film Festival. In its twelfth year, the event presents a broad range of independent American and world cinema, restorations and revivals, and locally made pictures from Wisconsin filmmakers. The festival, which runs through Sunday, offers screenings in 8 theaters, all within walking distance of campus, in the heart of the state’s capital city. The opening Night film, The Topp Twins: Untouchable Girls will screen tonight at 6 pm at the Orpheum Theatre, 216 State Street.

Senior adults from the LGBT communities meet today from 2:30 to 4pm at the Madison Senior Center (330 W. Mifflin St.). The group offers friendly conversations that are informal, open dialogues. Friends and families of LGBT folks are welcome. Participants determine the topics based on current interests and the groups are facilitated. For more info, contact Fay at ferington@charter.net.

Tonight at 7 PM, Amnesty international, Madison Local Group 139, will hold a Human Rights Community Meeting in the Reflection “B” Room of the Sheraton Hotel, 707 John Nolen Drive. More info at 838-6708 or email group139@aiusa.org

Wednesday, April 14, 2010

This evening the Infoshop and Peregrine Forum host a screening of the 2009 documentary “Crude.” The film reportedly covers quote a class action lawsuit filed by Ecuadorians living in the Amazon rainforest against Chevron in the wake of massive destruction from its Lago Agrio oilfield project. This is at 7:00 in the Memorial Union. Call 442-8399 for details. Check Today in the Union for the room location.

This evening the University of Wisconsin Hillel Foundation at the Barbara Hochberg Center for Jewish Student Life and The Associated Students of Madison host the co-producers and co-writers of ABC’s “LOST”. Adam Horowitz and Edward Kitsis are both graduates of the University of Wisconsin. This is at 7:30 in 611 Langdon Street. Call 256-8361 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. To volunteer or get help call 251-1237 or the crises line at 251-4445.

The Worker’s Rights Center helps people resolve workplace problems. This includes firing for “no match” letters, non-payment of wages or overtime, discrimination, or not caring for an employee hurt on the job. The office is in the Villager Mall, 2300 South Park Street. Call 255-0376 for details.

Care Wisconsin offers many programs and services designed to help older adults. They offer coordinated health care and long-term support services for Medicaid-eligible older adults. These may have chronic conditions requiring nursing home level of care, adult day centers and home care services. Call 240-0020 for details.

Dane County Friends of Ferals volunteers are dedicated to bettering the future of feral cats. Their mission is to establish a no-kill standard and promote the value and well-being of Dane County area feral cats. Call 467-4067 for details.

Tuesday, April 13, 2010

This evening the South Madison Branch Library there is advice on writing of any sort. It includes letters, resumes, and job applications or more. This is at 5:00 in 2222 South Park Street at 5:00. Call 266-6395 for details.

This evening the South Madison Branch Library there is an opportunity to meet with Ileana Rodriguez, Outreach Specialist at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, Adult and Student Services Center. This is at 5:00 in 2222 South Park Street. Call 263-6787 for details.

This evening Williamson Street Co-op hosts speaker Eric Johnson speaking on an “Introduction to Growing Blueberries.” Topics covered include planting methods, site location, threats, and how to deal with Madison's water supply. This is at 6:00 in 1221 Williamson Street. Call 251-6776 for details and to register.

This evening the Madison Rafah Sister City program hosts speaker Doctor Norman Finkelstein, an internationally recognized scholar on the Israel-Palestine conflict, who will discuss his views and his latest book “This Time We Went Too Far: Truth and Consequences of the Gaza Invasion”. This is at 7:00 in room 2659 of the Humanities building. Contact rafahsistercity (at) yahoo.com for details.

Wisconsin Books to Prisoners is a non-profit organization sponsored by Rainbow bookstore that sends books to prisoners in Wisconsin and open minds to new ideas and fresh possibilities.” They accept donations. Call 257-6050 or visit 426 West Gilman Street for details.

Low cost spayings and neuterings for dogs and cats are available through the Dane County Humane Society. There are various times and prices and they include an FVRCP vaccine. Caretakers of feral or free-roaming cats can be helped as well. Call 838-0413 extension 103 for an appointment or details.

Monday, April 12, 2010

Today at noon on WORT’s A Public Affair host, Norm Stockwell speaks with Doctor Juan Almendares from Honduras. Call 256-2001 for details.

This evening Wisconsin Network for Peace and Justice hosts a screening of “View from a Grain of Sand.” It is about three Afghan women who explore Afghanistan’s history and address issues of women, Islam, and United States foreign policy. This is at Rainbow Community Bookstore, 426 West Gilman Street at 6:30. Call 250-9240 for details.

This evening there is a talk by Doctor Juan Almendares on “Human Rights and Alternative Health Care in Honduras”. The speaker discusses human rights, how he runs medical clinics in poor underserviced areas of Honduras and also fights for environmental justice. This is in room 5106 of the Social Science Building at 7:00. Call 206-650-0937 for details.

This evening Hillel at the University of Wisconsin, Madison will have a “remembrance Holocaust ceremony”. The commemoration of Yom Hashoa will include a talk by Mister Sam Harris who will tell his story of being a child Holocaust survivor who survived two concentration camps. This is at 611 Langdon Street at 7:30. Call 256-8361 for details.

This evening the South Madison Branch Library holds free knitting workshop.
It is open to anyone who would like to learn to knit or work on an on-going project. This is in room 811 of 2222 South Park Street at 6:00. Call 266-6395 for details.

Briarpatch offers walk-in HIV/AIDS, STDS and STI testing. This is every Wednesday evening from 5:30 to 7:30 or by appointment in 1955 Atwood Avenue. To schedule an appointment call the agency at 1-800-798-1126. People may call locally at 245-2550 or email youthhivtesting@yahoo.com.

The Alliance for Animals has volunteer opportunities to help animals. These might include tabling at the Farmer’s Market, distributing pro-animal literature or joining the Antivivisection Committee. For details visit allanimals.org or call 257-6333.

Friday, April 9. 2010

Saturday from 8:30 am to 5 pm, the Monona Terrace will host the Second Annual International Raw Milk Symposium. More info at rawmilksymposium.org

Saturday from 1 to 2:30 pm, Alicia Rheal will hold a City Chickens 101 workshop at the Willy St. Co-op (1221 Williamson St,). Topics will include how to build a coop, how to handle birds, and lots more on backyard poultry. More info at 251-0884.

Saturday at 2 pm at the Labor Temple (1602 S. Park St.), James Thindwa will speak on Organizing Against the Assault on Public Education and Healthcare. The event is sponsored by the Single Payer Action Network (SPAN). More info at 831-2054.

Saturday at 9:30, the Monona Pubic Library, 1000 Nichols Road, will offer a free one-hour introductory American Sign Language workshop to aid in communicating with NONVERBAL HEARING children. Space is limited. Register online at mononalibrary.org or by phone at 222-6127.

Saturday from 4 to 7 at Centro Hispano (810 West Badger Road), Drumlin Community Garden will hold a Celebration and Birthday Party for Dolores Huerta, co-founder of the United Farm Workers. Participants will meet others in the neighborhood interested in gardening this year, get seeds for their plot and enjoy local food. Bringing a dish to share is suggested. Birthday cake and ice cream will be provided. More info at drumlingarden.org

This month’s Socialist Potluck will honor Lea Zeldin, longtime local activist and WORT journalist extraordinaire who died one year ago this month. The potluck begins at 5:30 p.m. Alex Gillis will talk about Immigration Reform and Mary Somers will talk about her experiences working near the Arizona-Mexico border. More info at 241-5537

Saturday from 9 to 4, the 4th Annual Wisconsin Gourd Festival will be held at Olbrich Botanical Gardens, 3330 Atwood Ave. Classes and demonstrations, supplies and tools, gourd art of all kinds, seeds and growing advice and literature will be available to the public. Live music by Moldy Jam and Djam Vivie/Tani Diakite are planned. Admission and parking are free. More info at wisconsingourdsociety.org/festival

Thursday, April 8, 2010

Today at 4 pm, the Student Labor Action Coalition will hold a rally at the UW-Madison Library Mall to Urge UW-Madison to cut its ties with Nike and its sweatshops! The event will be followed by a march up to the Chancellor's Office on Bascom Hill. Noam Chomsky will be a speaker.

Tonight at 7 pm, Mustard Seed, a group of graduate students at the St. Paul's UW Catholic Center, will host a study-group discussion about the ethics of Primate Research. Rick Marolt has been asked to facilitate and the public is invited to participate. The group will meet in the Kutchera Library of St. Paul's University Catholic Center, 723 State Street.

Tonight at 7 pm at the Orpheum Theatre, Noam Chomsky presents “The Role of the Radical Intellectual: Some Personal Reflections” at the Orpheum Theatre, 216 State Street. The event, which is free and open to the public, is sponsored by the Havens Center. No ticket is required. More info at 262.0854.

Tonight at 10 PM on WIOU, Community Television, Rick Bogle offers an update on the suspension and reinstatement of Michele Basso, PhD, a scientist at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. The program is available on Cable 95, Digital 991 and of course, on line, live stream at www.wyou.org.

Registration is underway for this year’s Grassroots Leadership College at MATC Truax Campus on May 22. People and organizations with many perspectives and experiences are invited to participate in the gathering. Free lunch, childcare, Spanish interpretation, accessibility and post-forum coaching will be provided. For registration forms or more information visit grassrootsleadershipcollege.org or call 441-0085.