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Madison Activist Calendar from 4/28/2025

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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!

Tues. April 29^th 5:00 pm UW Discovery Building (330 N. Orchard St.) Civil Rights Activism and Agriculture: A Family That Kept the Land! The scholarship on the Great Migration concentrates on those who left the south, yet millions of African American farmer families stayed. Their voices have been overlooked. One family that chose to stay in the south and live on the land as farmers is the Paris family. George H., the first Black USDA loan officer and civil rights activist taught his sons, George M. and Wendell, the power of combining agriculture and activism. They offer us a lens to understand social movement activism across the lifespan, intergenerational activism and how agriculture was used as a strategy of resistance and resilience. For more info, visit:

Tues. April 29^th 7:00 pm Arboretum Co-Housing (1137 Erin St.) Fundraiser Dessert Party – to support the Community Immigration Law Center (CLIC)! Join us to hear from Grant Sovern, founding board member of CLIC and their amazing success rate of getting clients out of detention and to also win their cases in court. And to also enjoy some delicious dessert to raise funds for this vital work! More info, visit:

Wed. April 30^th 8:00 am = 9:30 am Linden Co-Housing (107 Sutherland Ct.) Gather the Community Breakfast - with guest speaker Jessica Calarco, author of Women and America’s Safety Net. Hosted by WILPF. Limiting spots - $20 per person.To RSVP, contact: carol.wilson.622@...

Thurs. May 1^st 6:30 pm Trillion Dollar Silence – Why There is so Little Anti-War Protest in the U.S. - by Joan Roelofs. Part of the ongoing WILPF Peace and Justice Virtual Book Circle Discussion. For the Zoom link, email: wilpfmadison@...

Thurs. May 1^st 7:00 pm Madison Labor Temple (1602 S. Park St.) May Day Mass Meeting and Panel Discussion – The Road to a General Strike! Come honor International Workers Day with union leaders and rank-and-file activists to discuss what it will take to make a general strike a credible threat again. Food provided and social to follow. Hosted by Madison Area DSA. More info? dsamadison@...

Fri. May 2^nd 3:00 pm Brittingham Park (829 W. Washington Ave.) Day Without Immigrants May Day Rally! - followed by Workers’ March to the WI State Capitol at 4:00 pm. Come together in a powerful demonstration of our collective strength! Stop scapegoating immigrant workers and separating families! Defend Medicaid, food assistance, and public education! Stand up for sanctuary! Immigration reform with a path to citizenship now! More info? Visit:

Fri. May 2^nd 4:30 – 6:00 pm Tesla Charging Station (675 S. Whitney Way – corner with Odana Rd.) Stop Elon Musk Picket! Elon Musk is destroying our democracy, and he's using the fortune he built at Tesla to do it. We are taking nonviolent action at Tesla to stop Musk's illegal coup. Stopping Musk will help save lives and protect our democracy. Tesla Takedown is a peaceful protest movement. We oppose violence, vandalism and destruction of property. This protest is a lawful exercise of our First Amendment right to peaceful assembly. Bring signs with your message of opposition to Musk's extremist assault on our country. More info? wsmith84@...

Sat. May 3^rd 12:00 Noon – 3:00 pm Christ Presbyterian Church (944 E. Gorham) 2^nd Annual Women’s Summit with UNA-USA! Speakers include: Dr. Christine Garlough, UNESCO Co-Chair on Gender, Wellbeing and Culture of Peace; Dr. Kaiping Chen, Associate Professor of Computational Communication; Lauren Parnell Marino, International Development Specialist; and Dena Eakles, Founder Echo Valley Farm. Lunch provided, but registration is required. More info, visit:

Sat. May 3^rd 1:00 – 3:00 pm 755 E. Washington Ave. - across from Cargo Coffee Eastside Tesla Takedown Action! More info? patforpeace70@...

Sat. May 3^rd 2:00 – 4:00 pm Friends Meeting House (1704 Roberts Ct.) Palestine Solidarity Fair! Drop in to connect, learn, share, and commit to the continued fight for Palestinean liberation! Sample Palestinean food, children’s stories and crafts, cartonera workshop, books, soap, crafts, and olive oil for sale, as well as presentations from Palestinian youth. More info? Visit:

Sun. May 4^th 12:00 Noon Madison Christian Community (7118 Old Sauk Rd.) Know Your Rights Presentation – with Immigration Attorney, Matthew Gillhouse Hosted by WI Faith Voices for Justice. More info?

Mon. May 5^th 7:00 pm Solidarity Beyond Borders! – 350WI virtual monthly meeting. Marc Rosenthal will share insights from his work with 350’蝉 International Solidarity Working Group and the Cross-Border Organizing Working Group, highlighting the importance of connecting struggles across borders. Marc will discuss how we can build powerful alliances to confront colonialism, militarism, the climate crisis, and rising fascism. For the Zoom link, register in advance at:

Tues. May 6^th All Day Monona Terrace (1 John Nolen Dr.) Conservation Lobby Day – hosted by Wisconsin Conservation Voters! Here’s your opportunity to tell your legislators directly about the action you want them to take on clean water, clean energy, and a healthy democracy. Citizen lobbying really does make a difference! This year’s lobby day will focus on: Safe Drinking Water for All; Reauthorizing the Knowles Nelson Stewardship Fund; Planning for Clean Energy; Direct Democracy; and Healthy and Safe Homes and Communities. For more info and to register, visit:

Tues. May 6^th 2:00 pm Capital Lakes (333 W. Main St.) Support for Refugees – Friend Raiser and Fund Raiser! Presentation by Jewish Social Services, followed by info on how you can volunteer and donate.

Wed. May 7^th 9:00 am – 4:00 pm Bethel Lutheran Church (312 Wisconsin Ave.) LGBTQ+ Equality Day!– hosted by FAIR Wisconsin. Join us for a day of learning and networking, as we share policy priorities and best practices for advocating on behalf of the LGBTQ+ community. We will gather at Bethel Lutheran in the morning, and then head to the WI State Capitol in the afternoon. For more info, visit:

Wed. May 7^th 7:00 pm Leopold’s Books (1301 Regent St.) 50^th Anniversary of the End of the Vietnam War Book Event with best-selling author, Nguy?n Phan Qu? Mai - in conversation with Norm Stockwell of the Progressive! Qu? Mai will perform her poetry, and talk about behind-the-scenes stories relating to her books. She will highlight the long-lasting impact of war as well as the pathway to peace. She will present her personal experiences relating to the war and what she learned from translating the work of American veteran writers into Vietnamese. She will also present a Vietnam beyond the war, and will include stories of Vietnamese poetry, Vietnamese proverbs, and Vietnamese ways of life. Following the event, the author will sign copies of her novels, The Mountains Sing and Dust Child, as well as her new collection The Color of Peace. 100% proceeds from sales of her latest book, The Color of Peace will be donated to organizations that support victims of Agent Orange and remove unexploded bombs left over by the war in Vietnam.

Sat. May 10^th 8:30 am – 5:00 pm McFarland High School (5103 Farwell St. in McFarland) 16^th Annual Grassroots Festival! Our theme: We Are the Guardrails Now! There will be exciting keynote speakers and 16 breakout sessions from which you can choose four (4). Suggested $25 donation includes lunch. For more info and to register, visit:

Thurs. May 15^th 7:00 pm Islamic Center of Madison (21 N. Orchard St.) Interfaith Intersections: Faith and Justice. How does your faith tradition define justice? More info?

Sat. May 17^th 1:00 – 3:00 pm 755 E. Washington Ave. - across from Cargo Coffee Eastside Tesla Takedown Action! More info? patforpeace70@...

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:

Sun. May 25^th 2:00 – 8:00 pm Troy Gardens (502 Troy Dr.) Farm Aid to School 2025! Celebrate the unofficial start to summer with a family-friendly music fundraiser with food vendors, kids’ activities and music from local bands Tani Diakite & the AfroFunkstars, Cris Plata and Extra Hot, Free Dirt, and Teresa Marie Hardy of the People Brothers Band. All proceeds from Farm to School Aid will directly benefit our Gardener-in-Residence program in partnership with Madison Metropolitan School District. For more? Visit:

Mon. May 26^th 1:00 pm WI Masonic Center (301 Wisconsin Ave.) Memorial Day 2025 Peace Rally and Community Gathering! Hosted by Madison Veterans for Peace. Keynote speaker: John Nichols. Plus music by Old Cool and comments from Vietnam Veteran, Will Williams. More info? Visit: