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Madison Activist Calendar from 3/3/2025

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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. As a volunteer run collective serving the greater WI community, we also offer a safe organizing space with a wide range of activist resources including books, zines, periodicals, art supplies, topical files, graphics, megaphones, and button makers. We also host episodic reading groups, film discussions, and radically inspired cultural events. The Madison Infoshop is whatever its members wish it to be!

Mon. March 3^rd 5:30 – 7:00 pm Social Justice Center (1202 Williamson St.) Stuff Swap & Community Potluck! What kinds of things do you want to trade? Baked goods, clothes, small appliances, books, music? Bring a dish to share and something to swap! Hosted by the Mutual Aid Network. More info? Visit:

Mon. March 3^rd 7:00 pm Friends Meeting House (1704 Roberts Ct.) Learning to Live Without Plastics and Why It Matters! – the theme of this month’s hybrid 350 Wisconsin Meeting. What exactly is plastic? Why is it harmful? Why can't it be recycled? How can we as individuals make an imprint on the plastic crisis in our daily lives? Our speaker is Dr. Amanda Lauricella, a classical singer and climate advocate, who has also worked for Green Box Compost and is passionate about reducing individual and collective plastic use and the relationship between plastics and ocean health. For more info and to register for the Zoom link, visit:

Tues. March 4^th 12:00 Noon – 1:00 pm UW-Madison, Rm. 206 Ingraham Hall (1155 Observatory Dr.) Women’s Voices in Climate Change in Colombia’s Public Sphere – hybrid lunchtime lecture with Dr. Adriana Angel, Universidad de Manizales. Hosted by LACIS. For more info and to register for Zoom link, visit:

Tues. March 4^th 12:00 Noon – 1:30 pm American Politics and Society: The Rise of Illiberalism – A Black Critique Perspective – virtual Zoom event with B. Anthony Bogues. Brown University. Hosted by the UW-Madison Havens Wright Center. For more info and to register, visit

Thurs. March 6^th 6:30 pm UW-Madison, Union South – Marquee Theater (1308 W. Dayton St.) Igualada – Social Cinema film screening followed by informal discussion. In Colombia, a nation marred by profound racial and socio-economic disparities, a Black woman from a rural background challenges the status quo by launching a presidential campaign. Reappropriating the term “igualada,” Francia Márquez, catapults a movement to the upper echelons of power, by refusing to “know her place.” Fifteen years in the making, this documentary peels back the curtain on how unprecedented change can happen. Hosted by the Havens Wright Center and LACIS. More info?

Thurs. March 6^th 6:30 pm – 8:00 pm Virtual WILPF Monthly Book Circle! This month’s book: Wealth Supremacy: How the Extractive Economy and the Biased Rules of Capitalism Drive Today’s Crises by Marjorie Kelly. To get the Zoom link, email:

Thurs. March 6^th 7:00 pm Understanding Wisconsin's Legislative Power Structure – virtual webinar hosted by the Sustain Rural Wisconsin Network! Get the skinny on the Madison legislators, agencies, nonprofits and academics who make the factory farm policies impacting our food supply, health and property rights. Thousands of people are now forced to live with the effects of huge factory farms as the industry expands. Contaminated air and water, torn up roads and shrinking home values have brought people from all walks of life together to protect our health and property rights. Together, we can promote economic growth in rural Wisconsin that ensures a more prosperous future for all. For more info and to register, visit:

Fri. March 7^th 11:00 am - 5:30 pm UW-Madison Health Science Learning Center (750 Highland Ave.) Making the Connection – Wisconsin Environmental Health Network’s (WEHN) annual conference – both in-person and on-line! Join us to explore the crucial link between health and plastics. Speakers include: Philip Landrigan, pediatrician, epidemiologist, and director of the Program for Global Public Health and the Common Good at Boston College on the Health Effects of Plastic; Hilary Ong, physician and assistant professor of pediatric emergency medicine at University of California, San Francisco on Plastics and Human Reproduction; Matthew Campen, professor at the University of New Mexico Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences on Neuroplastics Out of Sight Into Mind; Linda Kahn, assistant professor in the Departments of Pediatrics and Population Health at New York University Grossman School of Medicine on Plastics in Healthcare, along with a panel with Johnathan Berard Policy Director at Beyond Plastics and Leah Holloway program manager for Plastic Free Milwaukee and Milwaukee Riverkeeper. Plus, information tables and networking opportunities. For more info and to register, visit:

Sat. March 8^th 9:00 am – 1:00 pm Sacred Heat School Gym (545 N. Oak St. in Reedsburg) 13^th Annual Food Fair and Farmers Market! Dozens of food vendors and information booths. More info?

Sat. March 8^th 10:00 am – 12:30 pm WI State Capitol – State St. entrance. Building Unity's Women’s Day Wisconsin Capitol Event! Folks will be joining us virtually from around the state. At 12:30 pm there will be a sending off of the “March to Election Day Tour” - a 25-day “VoteMobile Democracy Tour” facilitating grassroots democracy across Wisconsin. More info? 608-630-3633 or BuildingUnityWi@...

Sat. March 8^th 10 am – 4:00 pm Christ Presbyterian Church (944 E. Gorham) AfricAIDE & 4W (Women & Wellbeing in Wisconsin & The World) Annual International Women's Day Celebration! For more info and to register, visit:

Sat. March 8^th 12:00 Noon – 3:00 pm The Crossing (1127 Univ. Ave.) Anti-War Cafe! Join us for a new monthly Madison gathering for anti-war/anti-genocide activists who want to spend time together, plan for action, make music and art, and share some food and drink. More info? warabloition1@...

Thurs. March 13^th 6:00 pm UW-Madison, Van Vleck Rm. B130 (480 Lincoln Dr.)Latinx Art in Protest – with Malaquias Montoyo, UC-Davis and Dewey Tafoya, Self-Help Graphics & Art, LA. They will discuss of the evolution of art in Chicanx and Latinx social movements, culture, and history and their positionality within this history. They will also examine the role of art in building just futures. For more info, visit: To register and participate via Zoom, visit:

Thurs. March 13^th 6:30 pm UW-Madison, Union South – Marquee Theater (1308 W. Dayton St.) Union – Social Cinema film screening followed by informal discussion.The film chronicles the extraordinary efforts of an unlikely group of warehouse workers as they launch a grassroots union campaign at an Amazon fulfillment center in Staten Island, New York. Led by the charismatic but underestimated Chris Smalls, the diverse band of workers start the Amazon Labor Union (ALU) and embark on a journey against one of the largest and most powerful companies in the world. Filmmakers, Brett Story and Stephen Maing, document the struggle from day one, offering a gripping human drama about the fight for power and dignity in today’s globalized economic landscape. Hosted by the Havens Wright Center, School for Workers, and SCFL. More info?

Sat. March 15^th 1:00 – 4:00 pm Wil-Mar Center (504 S. Brearly St.) Workshop - War Tax Resistance: Who Can Do It? War tax resistance is an act of civil disobedience, punishable under the internal revenue code. It is also a powerful way to resist the state and oppose its harmful actions. Join us as we inform ourselves about the diverse ways, reasons, and goals that such an action proposes. This event will be hybrid. Paula Rogge, a local activist and lifelong war tax resister, will guide us and in the second hour, Lincoln Rice, coordinator of the National War Tax Resistance Coordinating Committee, will join us by zoom. More info, contact: warabolition@...

Sun. March 16^th 1:00 pm YWCA (101 E. Mifflin on the Capitol Square) St. Patrick’s Day Parade Peace Contingent! Join Vets for Peace and World Beyond War to spread the war abolition message! We'll have banners and signs.

Mon. March 17^th 3:30 - 6:30 pm Wil-Mar Neighborhood Center (953 Jenifer St.) Mutual Aid Supper Club! If you have any extra ingredients, bring them. We'll make a Stone Soup-style meal that will feature a healthy vegan entree, plus other treats based on what's available. Hosted by the Mutual Aid Network. More info, visit:

Wed. March 19^th 9:30 am – 11:00 am UW-Madison, Education Building – WI Idea Rm. (1000 Bascom Mall) From Education for all to Scholasticide: the Rise and Fall of the Global Liberal Education Order – talk with Prof. Mario Novelli, Political Economy of Education, Univ. of Sussex, UK. For more info and to register online for Zoom participation, visit:

Thurs. March 20^th 7:00 pm Barrymore Theater (2090 Atwood Ave.) 16^th Annual Wild and Scenic Film Fest – proceeds to benefit the WI River Alliance! Join our growing community of clean water lovers for an evening of inspiring films, fun raffles, and activist inspiration. Tickets are $20 in advance, $23 at the door. To order tickets and more info, visit:

Mon. April 7th 8:30 am – 4:30 pm UW-Madison Union South (1308 W. Dayton St.) Wisconsin Idea Conference – this year’s theme: Exchange! Join us for this one-day event that brings together academics, service providers, community leaders, students, and others interested in fostering partnerships that advance meaningful impacts within our community and state. We’ll explore ways to collaborate for positive change in our communities and across the state, build new relationships, and exchange ideas and resources to innovate solutions for the challenges facing our communities. For more info and to register, visit:

Tues. April 8^th 6:30 pm Know Your Rights – Virtual webinar cohosted by Forward Latino and WISDOM! Join us for this informative session for families at risk of separation due to immigration issues. Immigration attorney Cain Oulahan will discuss a to-do list for at-risk families and review the rights of all immigrants in the U.S. For more info and to register, visit:

Thurs. April 10^th 8:00 am Madison Masonic Center (301 W. Wisconsin Ave.) Madison Action Day 2025 - hosted by WISDOM! Join us for a dynamic day of advocacy, learning, and action in the heart of Wisconsin’s capital! This event is a unique opportunity to engage directly with policymakers, connect with a community of passionate changemakers, and advocate for policies that matter most to you. For more info and to register, visit:

Mon. April 14^th 12:00 Noon – 1:30 pm UW Madison Social Science Bldg, Rm 8108 (1180 Observatory Dr.) BioCultural Diversity and Agency in the Anthropocene: Dams and Precarity Along the Mekong – in person and virtual event with Prasenjit Duara of Duke University. For more info and to register, visit:

Fri. April 18^th 12:00 Noon – 1:30 pm UW Madison Social Science Bldg, Rm 8108 (1180 Observatory Dr.) Rock Throwing, State Violence, and the Question of Resistance – in person and virtual event with Karma Chavez of the Univ. of Texas – Austin. For more info and to register, visit:

Thurs. April 24^th 12:00 Noon – 1:30 pm Elites and Left Politics – virtual event with Marie Moran of University College – Dublin, Ireland. For more info and to register, visit:

Sat. April 26^th 11:00 am – 4:00 pm Madison Central Library (201 W. Mifflin) Madison Print and Resist ZineFest 2025! Check out dozens of ‘zine distros, graphic artists, and others from across the Midwest! This is a daylong festival of transformative and transgressive DIY publishing and printmaking! More info? Visit:

Sun. May 18^th 11:00 am – 5:00 pm Warner Park (2930 N. Sherman Ave.) WORTStock 2025 Returns! Help support Madison’s community radio station – WORT 89.9. FM! Enjoy live music in a variety of styles, food and craft vendors, info tables, arts and crafts, games, a prize raffle, plus the (in)famous No Crap on Tap! – courtesy of the Madison Home Brewers and Tasters’ Guild. For more info, visit: