Thursday, January 26, 2011

This evening, there is a Planning Meeting for the Grassroutes Caravan to the Midwest Renewable Energy Fair this coming June near Custer, WI. This is at Ambrosia Coop, 225 East Lakelawn Place, at 6:30. Check grassroutescaravan.org for more details.

This evening, the Peregrine Forum hosts a discussion on " The Great Arab Revolt 1936-39 in Palestine ". This is at the Madison Central Library, 201 West Mifflin Street, at 6:45. This event is free and open to the public. Call the Peregrine Forum at 442-8399 for more details.

This evening, Madison Parents, Family, & Friends of Lesbians and Gays and the Madison Metropolitan School District host a showing of “Bullied: A Student, a School, and a Case That Made History”. The film chronicles one Wisconsin student’s ordeal at the hands of anti-gay bullies, and it will be followed by a panel discussion with area students, and is part of a state-wide effort by the Gay Straight Alliance for Safe Schools to raise awareness about the broad impact of anti-gay bullying and hate-motivated violence. This is at the Sequoya Branch Library, 4340 Tokay Boulevard, at 6:45. Call 848-2333 for more details.

The 13th Annual Midwest Value Added Agriculture Conference starts today. Keynote speakers include Joel Salatin of Polyface Farm and Stan Gruszynski, USDA Rural Development, plus 35 other speakers, 40+ exhibitors, and screening of the movie Fresh. This is at the Sheraton Hotel, 706 John Nolen Drive. Check rivercountryrcd.org/valad.html for details or to register.