Thursday, March 29, 2012

Today at 4pm, The Havens Center presents the lecture, “The American Road to Capitalism”
New York Professor Charles Post. This is in room 8417 of UW Madison’s Social Science hall, 1180 Observatory Dr. on the campus. The lecture is free. Call 262-1420 or go to havenscenter.org for more information.


The Wisconsin Alliance for Tenants’ Rights a panel to discuss lessons learned from past struggles, the impact of SB 107, and what WATR is doing to fight back against SB 107. This is from 5:30 – 7:30 pm at Union South, 1308 W. Dayton St. Check “Today in the Union” for room location.  Call 609-7369 for more information.

The Madison Free School and the Madison Infoshop presents the next session in the series, 
“Jackpine Savages, Bolt Weevils, and Solidarity Tractorcades: Radical Rural Protest History in the Midwest!”   This is at 7:00 pm at Rainbow Bookstore, 426 W. Gilman St. Call 262-9036 for event information.

Tales from Planet Earth is Gaylord Nelson Institute’s environmental film festival, finding environmental stories in unexpected places. This is ongoing through March 31st. Admission is free. Venues and times can be found at nelson.wisc.edu/tales or by calling 262-1723.

The Volunteer Income Tax Assistance provides income tax assistance to low-income individuals, handicapped or elderly. VITA will prepare basic income tax returns free of charge and offers free IRS electronic filing of tax returns at some locations. Please call 1-800-829-1040 for specific VITA sites in Madison and surrounding areas.