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Madison Activist Calendar from 5/31/2025

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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!

Sat. May 31^st 9:30 am WI State Capitol Save Medicaid, Save BadgerCare Rally! One in five Wisconsinites rely on BadgerCare and other Medicaid programs for life-saving healthcare. Republicans in Congress want to cut federal Medicaid funding, increase work requirements and other eligibility hurdles, and make it harder for Wisconsinites to access the services they need. Wisconsin has an opportunity to protect WI Medicaid funding by opting in to Medicaid expansion - before it’s too late. This would mean a lump sum of nearly one billion dollars for WI Medicaid programs. Republicans in the legislature say they want to keep the status quo, but without medicaid expansion, the status quo actually means that tens of thousands of people will lose their coverage if Wisconsin doesn’t proactively protect them. We are calling on our state government to ensure no Wisconsinite loses access to Medicaid by including Medicaid Expansion in the 2025-2026 state budget, and refusing any new eligibility requirements. For more info, visit:

Sat. May 31st 10:00 am – 5:00 pm UW-Madison Memorial Union (800 Langdon St.) Our Wisconsin Spring Unity Gathering! This will be a powerful opportunity for groups and individuals around the state to deepen our connections and build united power! Hosted by Building Unity. For more info, visit:

Sat. May 31^st 12:30 pm – 4:00 pm Social Justice Center (1202 Williamson St.) Organizer Education 99 – hosted by the Madison Branch of the Industrial Workers of the World (IWW)! Join us for little lunch and to learn more about direct action for today’s labor movement.

Sat. May 31^st 6:00 pm Overture Center 2^nd Annual Black Brilliance Gala - hosted by Urban Triage! Join us for a powerful celebration of resilience, excellence, and community empowerment. This year's masquerade ball theme inspires guests to embrace mystery and elegance, promising a night filled with live entertainment, soulful music, fine dining, and joyous celebration. Every ticket purchased supports Urban Triage's mission to provide housing navigation, wraparound support services, and transformative initiatives for vulnerable youth in our community. For more info and to get tickets visit:

Mon. June 2^nd 5:30 – 7:00 pm Social Justice Center (1202 Williamson St.) Everything Swap – hosted by the Mutual Aid Network! Bring whatever you'd like to swap, good condition only please. Food, plants, clothes, dishes, music, art, whatever... What would you like to give or receive?

Mon. June 2^nd 7:00 pm Friends Meeting House (17094 Roberts Ct.) 350 WI Annual Meeting – both in person and virtually. Board elections, updates from directors, plus an opportunity for members to connect and build community. For more info and to register for Zoom link, visit:

Tues. June 3^rd 12:00 Noon WNPJ Weaving the Web – virtual update on Line #5! To join:

Passcode: 797041

Thurs. June 5^th 6:30 pm Linden Co-Housing (107 Sutherland Ct.) June 5^th: the Lucky Ones - WILPF Book Circle Discussion with author, Zara Chowdhary! In 2002, as Gujarat begins to burn, Zara Chowdhary is sixteen years old, living with her family in Ahmedabad and on the verge of taking her board exams. Suddenly, she, her family and neighbours find themselves under a three-month siege and fearing for their lives. The Lucky Ones traces the past of her multigenerational Muslim family to India’s brave but bloody origins, a segregated city’s ancient past and the lingering hurt causing bloodshed on the streets. For more info, visit:

Fri. June 6^th – Sun. June 8^th Mt. Horeb, Madison, Milwaukee, and Whitewater. Wear Orange Weekend for National Gun Violence Awareness! Hosted by WAVE. Includes a Sat. 6 pm vigil and rally at the WI State Capitol (N. Carroll & W. Mifflin) For a full list of events, visit:

Sun. June 8^th 5:00 pm Christ Presbyterian Church (944 E. Gorham) Anti-War Cafe – featuring a special screening of No Other Land, the 2025 Academy Award winning Palestine documentary. This is a fundraising screening. Donations will be requested, all proceeds to the communities of Masafer Yatta. To RSVP, visit:

Tues. June 10^th 6:30 pm Immigration: Fiction, Facts & Faith - Zoom webinar with Darryl D. Morin, National President and Chairman of the Board of Forward Latino Inc. - cohosted by WISDOM among others! Forward Latino’s mission is to empower affiliates to inspire and engage communities, strengthen our democracy, improve the lives of working families, protect the environment, and stand up for equality and civil rights. They cultivate, train, and support a diverse national network of Latina/o/x community leaders addressing the civic, economic, and political challenges of the 21st century. To register, visit:

Sat. June 14^th 12:00 Noon UW Library Mall (700 State St.) Kick Out the Clowns Event! While Trump throws himself a military parade in D.C., we’ll turn satire into action with a bold grassroots street circus that reclaims the big tent for democracy. Wisconsin is a flashpoint for MAGA’s chaos—and for the power of local resistance. From Trump to Elon, the clowns keep targeting this state. We’re showing up with love, joy, and power to fight back—and lift up local organizers already building a people-first future. More info? Visit:

Sat. June 14^th 1:00 pm WI State Capitol – King St. Corner. No Kings – Nationwide Day of Defiance! More info? Visit:

Sat. June 14^th – Sun. June 15^th Solidarity Summit – virtually hosted by the Mutual Aid Network (MAN)! Sat. June 14^th 12:00 Noon CDT welcome/overview/get-to-know-each-other session which will also be the time for you to share your work and make plans to stay in touch with others in the future. Sat. June 14^th 2:00 pm Dr. Thamina Anwar will present on two very relevant and replicable models in Islamic finance - the Waqf and Islamic entrepreneurship. Learn how they work and how any group or project might replicate them. Sun. June 15^th 12:00 Noon CDT Innovative cooperative models for financing seriously affordable and accessible housing. At least three of our partner sites are exploring and/or have experience in very innovative ways to collaborate to create real housing solutions in difficult circumstances. We'll hear from our partners in Madison WI, Ljubljana Slovenia, and Oxford Ohio about hopes, dreams, ideas, models, and ways forward to implementation. Join us! Share your own dreams and models, and generate more possibilities together. To register, propose topics, and stay updated, visit:

Sun. June 15^th 9:30 am Tenney Park Fool’s Flotilla – hosted by River Alliance of Wisconsin! Make your grand entrance to the Marquette Neighborhood Association’s Waterfront Festival by floating with hundreds of other “fools” from Tenney Park to Yahara Place Park on the Yahara River. This is a free, rain-or-shine event. To register your craft and for more details, visit:

Mon. June 16^th 3:30-6:30 pm WilMar Center (953 Jenifer St.) Mutual Aid Supper Club! Bring a friend! Pop in anytime - you're welcome to drop in for a quick bite or to stay and visit the whole time. We make menus based on what's available, cook together, share a meal, then package some food to go and clean up. The Madison MAN (Mutual Aid Network) Cooperative is the new home of timebanking in Madison. Earn MAN hours for your time, share and exchange with your neighbors, and help (re)build our local solidarity economy! More info? Visit:

Fri. June 20^th 5:00 – 8:00 pm Vera Court Neighborhood Center (614 Vera Ct.) Juneteenth Block Party! Join us for a vibrant celebration of freedom, culture, and community. Enjoy delicious food, music, and family-friendly games. Learn about local resources and services. Come together to honor history and uplift community. More info?