Thursday, July 28, 2011

Help make a positive impact on families! Canopy Center is looking for volunteers to work with parents and children in our family support program. For more information, email volcoor@canopycenter.org or apply online at canopycenter.org.

July is Rainbow Bookstore Coop's birthday month and there will be a party! Join fellow cooperativistas tonight, Thursday July 28 4:30-7pm at the historic Cardinal Bar 418 E Main St for cake and conversation. John Nichols will discuss his new book "S Word: A Short History of an American Tradition...Socialism". A donation is requested to help the Rainbow Bookstore survive another 22 years.

South Madison Farmers' Market is open from 2 – 6pm Thursdays at the Villager Mall at 2300 Park St. Call 358-5834 for more information.

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 anti-vivisection Committee. For details visit allanimals.org or call 257-6333.

The SERRV Store in Madison presents "SERRV Connections," a presentation & discussion by women from MarketPlace: Handwork of India. This event will focus on the impact of fair trade on the artisan's lives and what they hope for in the future. The presentation will take place at 2701 Monroe Street, in the Knickerbocker plaza next to Bluphies, from 5:30 - to 7pm. Contact Sarah Wilcox 608-233-4438 with questions

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.

Tonight at 7:30 pm Dr. Tad Daley, author of "Apocalypse Never," will be at Rainbow Bookstore Co-operative, 426 W. Gilman Street; co-sponsored by Physicians for Social Responsibility. Tad Daley, J.D., Ph.D., is the Writing Fellow with International Physicians for the Prevention of Nuclear War. He maintains that the abolition of nuclear weapons is essential and achievable, and details in his book what governments and movements need to do. For more info, contact Diane Farsetta, of Wisconsin Network for Peace and Justice at 608-250-9240 or email diane@wnpj.org