Madison Activist Calendar from 9/12/2022

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This calendar is brought to you by the friendly volunteer collective of the Madison Infoshop, c/o Social Justice Center, 1202 Williamson St., Madison, WI 53703 We are a non-hierarchical freespace and activist clearinghouse that needs your support to survive and flourish. Check out our free lending library (videos, books, periodicals, zines), our other community resources (art supplies, theater props, graphix and stencils, megaphones, and button maker). We also host meetings and help organize events.

Mon. Sept. 12^th 4:30 – 5:30 pm Univ. Ave at intersection with Univ. Bay Dr. (near UW Hospital). Peace in Ukraine Picket! Healthcare not Warfare! Sponsored by Peace in Ukraine, Veterans for Peace (Madison) Chapter 25, Women's International League for Peace & Freedom-Madison and Physicians for Social Responsibility-Wisconsin. Carpool if possible. Some parking available in the First Unitarian parking lot. For more info, visit:

Mon. Sept. 12^th 7:00 pm Online Event: Climate Policy and Political Polarization in Wisconsin! Join 350 Wisconsin for a discussion with Nada Elmikashfi, staff person for WI Rep. Francesca Hong, who is currently writing the Wisconsin Green New Deal and is a consultant for political campaigns on climate justice and sustainability. One of the biggest roadblocks to passing good climate legislation in Wisconsin is political polarization. How do we engage a coalition of people — moving beyond just one side of the aisle — to enact the policies we need to address the climate crisis? For more details and login info, visit:

Tues. Sept 13th 6:30pm Madison Central Library, Rm. 301 (201 W. Mifflin) Jane – screening of the acclaimed 1995 one-hour documentary about a women's collective in the Hyde Park neighborhood of Chicago which performed over 12,000 illegal and safe abortions 1969-1972 before being arrested and charged with felonies. Then the 1973 Roe decision came down and they were free. Post-film discussion of possible lessons for today. Sponsored by the Peregrine Forum. Info? #608-284-9082

Tues. Sept. 13^th 7:00 pm Responsible Consumption: The Hidden Costs of Our Food Choices – online presentation by educator, public speaker, author, and filmmaker: Ed Winters aka Earthling Ed. Hosted by UNA of Dane County. To keep up with the demand for animal products without compromising the environment, we need drastic changes in our food systems. Winters will tackle the complexities of this topic and challenge the view that we are solely consumers. Instead, the argument will be made that we have to become food citizens, aware of the origin of our foods and the damage caused by our everyday choices. Drawing on the latest science and most up-to-date research, this talk will analyze the impact our food choices have and ask the question, what will the future of food look like? For the Zoom link, visit the Facebook event:

Sat. Sept. 17^th All Day WI State Capitol Rally to Support American Indian Movement (AIM)’s Walk to Free Leonard Peltier! As part of its ongoing march to DC, members of AIM will be in Madison for two days, staying in tepees on the grounds of the First Unitarian Society (900 Univ. Bay Dr.) for both Fri. and Sat. nite. Please show you support at the State Capitol. For more info about the walk and how you can help, visit:

Sat. Sept. 17^th 3:30 pm – 8:00 pm Farley Center (2299 Spring Rose Rd. near Verona) Annual Urban Harvest Festival – to support Urban Triage! We will be celebrating all we’ve sowed over the summer and since the beginning of Urban Triage. Our Harvest celebration is grounded in sustainability, growth, and community. What we do and who we are would not be–and is not possible without the support and commitment of our funders, volunteers, co-conspirators, community members, and staff. Together we’ve planted, sowed, and reaped tremendous growth and have impacted thousands of vulnerable community members in the Greater Dane County Area. We’re on a mission to empower and inspire transformation and breakthroughs in our community through collaboration and cooperation. And we’ve done just that, and we’re just getting started. Please celebrate with us all that we’ve accomplished together at our Farm–which has offered healing and sustainability for families in the Dane County Area. The work we do matters. And the families we serve and inspire are living proof. It will be a fun-filled day of live music, acrobatics, a DJ, a majorette performance, food, spoken word, wine, and beer. More info? Visit:

Sun. Sept. 18^th8:30 am – 6:00 pm Lake Farm County Park (3113 Lake Farm Rd.) FairShare CSA Coalition's 14th annual Bike the Barns! Bike the Barns is FairShare's largest fundraiser. Proceeds from the ride benefit our organization and the Partner Shares Program, which help low-income families access farm-fresh veggies from a CSA farmer near them. The event features farm tours, gourmet local food, craft libations, on-farm activities and live music. Join us as we bike to ensure food for every family! Riders can expect meandering country roads, picturesque barns, natural areas, and scenic vistas around southeastern Dane County. The short route will be 34 miles with two farm stops, and an additional optional farm stop at the beginning of the ride for an added 7 mile loop. The long route will cover 56 miles with four farm stops. This year's farms are: 1) Vitruvian Farms (optional add-on for short route riders); 2) Parisi Family Farm; 3) Sprouting Acres (long route only); 4) Lovefood Farm. For more details and to register, visit

Sun. Sept. 18^th 1:00 pm – 4:00 pm UW-Madison Library Mall to the State Capitol. Speak Out and March for Abortion Rights – hosted by MARRCH! A 2019 survey found 1 in 4 UW-Madison undergrad women experienced sexual assault. The number is higher (63%) for LGBTQ+ students. There are roughly 15,640 female undergraduates at UW; 11%, or 1,720 students, are raped each year. Of these, approximately 20% get pregnant, meaning that approximately 344 abortions are needed each year due to rape. People deserve agency over their bodies no matter the circumstance. They should be able to decide whether to carry a child. We understand that college party culture goes hand in hand with rape (mostly unreported), and rape goes hand and hand with unwanted pregnancy. We understand that it is your body and your choice no matter what, for your duration at Madison. Come make your voices heard with MARRCH, a group that is ready to welcome you, march with you, and support you during your time in Madison. More info? Visit the Facebook event:

Sat. Sept. 24^th 10:00 am – 12:00 Noon Meet-up at Corner of Dayton and Blount. Madison Black History Walking Tour! As you stroll by significant landmarks in Madison's downtown area, listen to fascinating tales about the city's Black heritage. Learn about Madison’s historic Black community on this tour exploring everyday Wisconsinites who made history. We will visit locations hiding in plain sight that showcase the long history of Black Madison over approximately two miles on city sidewalks. Stories include: Benjamin Butts - Formerly enslaved person who became an early Black business owner and state employee; John Hill and Amanda Carmichael - Opened the first black-owned business in Madison, a grocery store. Cost is $20 per person – hosted by the WI Historical Museum. Registration is required – visit:

Sat. Sept. 24^th 10:30 am – 12:00 Noon Hawthorne Library (2707 E. Washington Ave.) Becoming Abolitionists: Police, Protests, and the Pursuit of Freedom - by Derecka Purnell. Becoming Abolitionists shows that abolition is not solely about getting rid of police, but a commitment to create and support different answers to the problem of harm in society, and, most excitingly, an opportunity to reduce and eliminate harm in the first place. For more info, visit the Facebook event:

Tues. Sept. 27^th 6:00 pm A Room of One's Own (2717 Atwood Ave.) Allegiance to Winds and Waters: Bicycling the Political Divides of the United States – book event with author, Anne Winkler-Morey, in conversation with Beth Miller. In this personal/political memoir, historian Anne Winkler-Morey chronicles her 12,000-mile bike trip around the contiguous United States. Over the fourteen months tour, she collects hundreds of stories of people and places. She discovers US regions that are unique in beauty and culture but similar in what ails them: unsustainable economies, gaping inequities, and people with crippling fears of those outside their borders. She explores the question, what makes us safe, concluding that the walls we construct make us more vulnerable. True security comes not from guns, armies, and patriotic slogans. Healing requires exposing our historical traumas, engaging in reparations, and building our commons. Allegiance mixes the angst and hilarious misadventures of an unlikely bicyclist, poignant stories of the strangers she meets, and acute observations of a historian and social activist. More info? Visit the Facebook event:

Tues. Oct. 11^th 7:00 pm Bill Iwen Environmental Justice Awards for 2022 – online event hosted by Midwest Environmental Advocates! This year’s winners include: Huda Alkaff,founder and director of Wisconsin Green Muslims; Anahkwet (Guy Reiter), executive director of Menīkānaehkem, also known as Menominee Rebuilders; Dana Churness, grassroots leader of Lake Superior Not For Sale, and Edie Ehlert, founder and president of the Crawford Stewardship Network. For more details, visit:

Thurs. Oct. 13^th 7:00 pm – 10:00 pm North Street Cabaret (610 North St.) Yid Vicious Benefit for Ukraine! Join us for a night of music and dancing to benefit humanitarian aid in Ukraine. Proceeds will benefit nonprofits, and , a new 501c3 sending direct aid to families in Ukraine. Tickets are $10 in advance, $12 at the door. More info, visit:

Mon. Oct. 17^th 7:00 am – 6:30 pm Monona Terrace (One John Nolen Dr.) Climate Fast Forward 2022 Conference! Be part of the solution to the climate emergency. Participants will take stock of the progress Wisconsin has made towards mitigating and adapting to climate change since the 2019 conference, and will confront the challenges we still face in accelerating transformational change. The 2022 conference brings together changemakers, including seasoned professionals, new voices, and diverse audiences representative of the Wisconsin people who are and will continue to be most impacted by the effects of climate change in our state. Highlights include: plenary talks, networking sessions, special programming by and for Tribal Nation members, five facilitated action tracks, and integration of artists, poets, and journalists. Hosted by the Wisconsin Academy. For more details and to register, visit: