Wednesday, November 2, 2011

At 4:00 pm, Boaventura de Sousa Santos, Center for Social Studies, Univ. of Coimbra, Portugal will present a seminar titled “A Post-colonial Conception of Citizenship and Interpersonal Human Rights” in Rm. 8147 of Social Science Hall, 1180 Observatory Dr., UW-Madison. This is hosted by the A. E. Havens Center. For more information go to havenscenter.org

The Natural Step Monona hosts its third of six Energize Monona forums, titled “Buildings: Achieving Maximum Efficiency” at 6:30 pm at the Monona Community Center Main Hall, 1011 Nichols Road. The talk is free and no registration required. For more information, go to tnsmonona.org.

Wednesday, there will be a session of the Senate and Assembly Natural Resources and Environment Committees considering bills AB 24 and SB24, or what some are calling the “Polluters over People” Act. Friends of the Central Sands (FOCS), wants to alert the Madison community of a proposed high capacity well permit application for Richfield Dairy. This is tomorrow at 11am at the Capital. For more information contact Bob Clarke at 608-296-1443.

Tonight is a debut of the film “A Road from Lubumbashi”, a film local filmmaker Dan Banda. This film is focused on the Democratic Republic of the Congo and issues related to "conflict minerals" and our role as technology consumers. This is at 7pm at Union South, 1308 W. Dayton St., on the UW-Madison campus. Contact the African Studies program at 262-2380 for more information.

Occupy Madison offers film screenings each 7:30 Wednesday and Saturday evenings at Veterans Plaza on State St near the Square on subjects relevant to the nationwide Occupy Wall Street movement. Movie titles to be announced. For more information call Peregrine Forum at 608-442-8399.