Friday, January 20, 2012

Rally against Citizens United! Tonight! From 4:30-6:00 at the Kastenmeier Federal Court House 120 N. Henry Street and then, from 6:00-8:00 PM at The Ivory Room, 116 W. Mifflin Street. This rally is part of “Occupy the Courts,” the national day of protest taking place in over 70 cities across the country. The rally will feature speakers including Matthew Rothschild, editor of The Progressive Magazine, Mike McCabe, Executive Director of the Wisconsin Democracy Campaign, SCWMTA's own Mindy Preston, State Assemblywoman Rep. Chris Taylor, and a performance by The Raging Grannies of Madison. Find more info on Facebook by searching for 'occupy the courts'.

The Dane County Timebank is having its annual meeting this Saturday from 2:00 - 4:00 pm at the East Madison Community Center, 8 Straubel Ct. Help elect our Board of Directors, learn about cool projects underway and getting started in the TimeBank and how you can get involved. Go to dctb.timebanks.org for more information.

The Madison Waldorf School Open House is this Saturday, from 10:00 am - 12:00 pm. Located at 6510 Schroeder Road, prospective families and curious parties are warmly invited to attend. We will be offering tours of the school, and faculty and staff will be on hand to answer any questions you have about our early childhood and grade programs. Come and find out how Waldorf education inspires lifelong learning. Call 270-9005 for more information.

New Morning Nursery School is having an Open House on Saturday, from 10 am until Noon. Visit us at 718 Gilmore St. (in the 3200 block of Monroe St) to learn more about our preschool and 4K programs. New Morning is a non-profit, parent co-operative on Madison's near west side since 1972. For more information visit nmns.org or call 233-0433

The Willy Street Coop will have a Mid-Winter BBQ at the west side location, 6825 University Ave. in Middleton. The event is this Saturday, from 11am-2pm with locally-made pork brats. Call the Coop at 284-7800 for details.