Friday, March 16, 2012

This Saturday, come meet and greet with lucky leprechauns at this Madison Infoshop fund raiser on St. Paddy's Day! Madison Food Not Bombs will provide the meals and Dancing Oak will present two films. A small donation is requested for the meals. The meals will be at noon and the movies shown after. It will be held at the Dancing Oak, 2122 Rusk Street on Madison's funky east side. Bring green glitter or other adornments for the shamrock and receive a special door prize! Go to Madison Food Not Bombs on facebook for details.

Also this Saturday, from 1:30 to 3:30 pm is the Capitol Square St. Patrick’s Day Parade!  Join the Madison Area Peace Coalition's contingent in Madison's 15th annual St. Patrick's Day Parade!  MAPC message will include "peace in Iraq" where the effective military occupation is still not over. Bring your peace sign. The parade steps off from the intersection of N. Pinckney and E. Mifflin St. and makes one circuit of the Square. Check Friday before the parade for the lineup at stpatsmadison.org.

Sunday from noon to 4 pm at the Centro Hispano, 810 W. Badger Road, The Committee on Homelessness and Foreclosures is holding a training session for anyone interested in foreclosure intervention and the liberation of foreclosed houses for homeless people.  For information call 231-3015 or email veryeasytrumpet@gmail.com

On Sunday, the Third Annual Rachel Corrie Benefit Dinner will feature special guests Craig and Cindy Corrie, parents of Rachel Corrie, a 23 year old American peace activist who was crushed to death in Rafah by Israeli soldiers nine years ago today. All proceeds provide a water filter for a girls' school in Rafah in the Gaza Strip, Palestine. This will be at The Nile Restaurant, 6119 Odana Road. Doors open 5:00 pm, vegetarian Middle Eastern dinner starts at 5:30 pm and program at 7:00 pm. Sponsored by Madison-Rafah Sister City Project. Space is limited. Please RSVP by TODAY to dwallbaum@gmail.com or 235-7870. 

This Sunday, Deep Green Resistance is having a benefit show with music by Harmonious Wail, Lovely Socialite and Arp of the Covenant. It will be at the High Noon Saloon at 7 pm. The cover charge will go to Deep Green Resistance. Raffle prizes have been donated by local businesses including tickets to gypsy swing fest, acupuncture from Gentle Tiger, Capitol City Tattoo and gift certificates to local restaurants and more!! For more information, contact Courtney at 616-2613 or go to deepgreenresistance.org.

People’s Legislature event scheduled for Sunday from 11AM-4PM at the Exhibition Hall at the Aliant Energy Center. The tentative plan is to meet to discuss a “People’s Platform”, followed by candidate speeches, questions and responses. At the end there will be a caucus/straw poll. Any questions feel free to give Ed or Sam a call at the Fighting Bob office 256-1003.