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What started out as a Personal Development Goal for my workplace in 2005 has become a personal journey for me.  Developing a personal understanding the true meaning of diversity and overcoming the disease of racism have become major themes in my life.  This webpage is an experiment for me to see just how many diversity related opportunities exist in my own backyard (Madison, Wisconsin).  I figure if I am going to do the research I might as well share it with the world online.  

BTW - Please send any additional events to selwyn@selwyn.org so we can build our list of opportunities!

So here it goes... a bi-monthly list of diversity events in Madison, Wisconsin. 

March - April 2007

Urban Spoken Word Poetry Slam With Jason Carney
Genna's Lounge 105 W. Main St.
Saturday, March 17, 7:00pm
Cost: $5 Call: 239-0921
http://www.urbanspokenword.org 
From Skinhead to Healing Poet
Nationally-acclaimed poet Jason Carney to perform at Madison's monthly Urban Spoken Word Poetry Slam.

This month’s featured poet at the Urban Spoken Word Slam at Genna’s Lounge will be Houston, Texas’ Jason Carney, a Def Poet and “former skinhead who now uses poetry to continue to reform himself and heal others.  “As a young man, Jason was sent to a juvenile detention center after several violent incidents involving gay bashing and racial intolerance. While in the detention center, Jason was roomed with a young gay male. A friendship formed from what could have been a volatile situation. The experience changed the way Jason saw people that were different from him.  ”Jason has made it his life work to heal and help eliminate intolerance” (taken from Jason Carney’s online bio).

Carney, a National Poetry Slam competitor and Def Poetry Jam poet, will be next in a long line of nationally-renowned spoken-word poets swinging through Madison’s only monthly slam. Since the New Year, the Urban Spoken Word Slam has consistently packed Genna’s upstairs room, displaying the best performance poets both locally and nationally. The poetry is passionate, funny, powerful and always entertaining; each slam is a competition wherein the top two poets earn slots at this year’s Madison Slam Finals. This month’s slam represents one of the last chances local wordsmiths have to make Madison’s national team.

“The Urban Spoken Word Slam has done so much for the scene here,” says Kyle “El Guante” Myhre, local writer/emcee/activist and current Madison slam champion. “It’s really inspiring to see, month after month, such a diverse, energetic, beautiful crowd of people coming out to support this artistic movement. There’s nothing at all like it anywhere in this city.”

This month’s slam will take place on March 17 at 7pm at Genna’s Lounge. Cover is $5.

Around the World Children's Fair
2300 South Park Street Villager Mall
Saturday, April 21st 12:00 - 4:00pm
http://www.union.wisc.edu/globalconnections/travelfairs.html 
4th Annual FREE Around the World Children's Fair
Global Connections Committee is proud to host the Around the World Children's Fair! This fair brings international UW-Madison organizations into the Madison community by providing a cultural learning environment for kids, K-6th grade, through fun games, activities, arts, crafts, demonstrations and performances. This is not a day to miss!

Max Wolf Valerio
Discussing "The Testosterone Files," his memoir about transitioning from female to male
A Room of One's Own 307 W. Johnson St. Call: 257-7888
Saturday, March 31, 4:00pm
http://www.thedailypage.com/theguide/details.php?event=175027 
Max Wolf Valerio reads and discusses Trans Gender issues from his book THE TESTOSTERONE FILES. The author's memoir tells the story of his first five years taking testosterone and transitioning from female to male. This stunning and honest story is an education in transman life and our cultural obsessions.

Max is an American Indian (Blackfoot) Latino Sephardic performer and writer. He has appeared in a number of documentaries including the MAX short in Monika Treut's Female Misbehavior and Gendernauts.

He is also a fine poet and has acted in several films. His work has been published in THIS BRIDGE CALLED MY BACK and THIS BRIDGE WE CALL HOME; MALE LUST; TRANSGENDER CARE; THE BLYTHE HOUSE QUARTERLY; (online) TRANSGENDER WARRIORS and THE PHALLUS PALACE. He was also photographed for BODY ALCHEMY and THE PHALLUS PALACE.

Max Valerio lives in San Francisco, his day job is enterprise software sales.

Celebrate Madison! 2007 Festival
Monona Terrace Community and Convention Center One John Nolen Dr. (608) 261-4000
Saturday, April 14, 11:00 AM - 6:00 PM
http://www.mononaterrace.com 
The goal of Celebrate Madison! is to bring together all the ethnic communities of Madison such as Italian, Hispanic, Latino, Native American, German, Asian American, African American at one event to learn and experience each others cultures and traditions.  Contact the Monona Terrace for more information.

Some Thoughts on China's Sexual Revolution: Sexuality & Social Change in Contemporary China
Free lecture by Fudan Univ. sociology Prof. Zhongxin Sun
UW Ingraham Hall 1155 Observatory Dr. Room 206 Call: 262-3643
Wednesday, April 11, 4:30 pm - 6:00 pm
http://www.eastasia.wisc.edu 
"Some Thoughts on China's Sexual Revolution: Sexuality and Social Change in Contemporary China"
Description: CEAS Guest Lecture by Zhongxin Sun, Assoc. Professor of Sociology, Fudan Univ. and Visiting Scholar, Harvard Yenching Institute Co-sponsored by Dept. of Sociology, Women's Studies, and Women's Studies Research Center, and funding from the University Lecture Series. See website for more information: www.eastasia.wisc.edu 

Debunking a Myth
"How Fast Did German Immigrants Learn English & Why Does it Matter Today?" 
UW Memorial Union 800 Langdon St
Thursday, March 15, 7:00pm - 9:00pm
Cost: Free Call: 262-7546
http://www.thedailypage.com/theguide/details.php?event=173260 
Debunking a Myth: How Fast Did German Immigrants Learn English & Why Does it Matter Today?
This lecture will present a broad range of evidence on German immigrants to Wisconsin, showing that into the 20th century many of them and their descendants remained monolingual, often decades after immigration to their communities had ceased. Research shows that German was the primary language across a large range of social and economic groups, used in such crafts and trades as stonemasons, blacksmiths, and merchants, not only in commonly expected occupations like farming or housekeeping.

Wunk Sheek Spring Pow Wow
Kohl Center 601 W. Dayton St
Saturday, March 24, 1:00pm - 10:00pm
UW American Indian Student Services annual event, 1-10 pm, 3/24, Nicholas-Johnson Pavilion, Kohl Center, with grand entries at 1 & 7 pm, feast at 5 pm. Free. 262-5170
Cost: Free Call: 263-2048 Email: ambowman@wisc.edu http://www.thedailypage.com/theguide/details.php?event=175039 
Traditional Native American dancing, singing, drumming, arts, crafts, and cuisine. Free and open to the public. Honorarium for dancers in regalia. Grand entries at 1:00pm and 7:00pm, Feast at 5:00pm.

African American History Challenge Bowl
13th Annual African American History Challenge Bowl
100 Black Men of Madison
La Follette High School 702 Pflaum Rd.
Saturday, March 17, from 8:00 am - 2:00 pm
100 Black Men of Madison's annual event, with teams from area middle & high schools competing to advance to June's national contest in Las Vegas. Free. 256-0906
The 100 Black Men of Madison will be hosting its 13th Annual African American History Challenge Bowl on Saturday, March 17, from 8 am to 2 pm. The event is held at the La Follette High School Auditorium. This event is a contest for Middle and High School students. Students are quizzed on questions from "The Negro in the Making of America," by Benjamin Quarles and "Before the Mayflower," by Lerone Bennett, Jr. The students represent their schools and compete for a chance to represent the Madison chapter at the 100 Black Men annual convention each summer.

Members from the 100 Black Men of Madison chapter act as liaisons to each of the competing schools to ensure the students understand the format and act as a source of support. This event serves as a model for interactions between community organizations and the Madison Metropolitan School District. The Annual event is a local competition that highlights the accomplishments and contributions of African Americans. The competition brings together Madison middle and high school students to compete for the local prize of monetary savings bonds as well as the rotating trophy. The winning teams and their coaches will be given an all expenses paid trip to the 100 Black Men national event to compete for college scholarships and other educational prizes.

This year the national event will be held in Las Vegas, Nev., June 6 - 10. The middle schools will compete from 8:30 to 11:30, while the high school students compete from 11:30 to 1 pm. Our community can come out and support athletic teams, let us come out and support the academic exercises of our students in the Madison community. Local judges for the competition include, Chief Noble Wray, Madison Police Department, Rachael Krinsky, Interfaith Hospitality Network, Alice Howard, Allied Dunns Marsh Neighborhood Association, and Judge Paul Higginbotham, Wisconsin Court of Appeals. Pam Tauscher, Channel 3000, will be the mistress of ceremony for the morning middle school session while Enis Ragland, the Mayor's Office, will be the master of ceremony for the high school session.

"Women in Jazz," brown-bag lunch program 
with Madison Jazz Society President Linda Marty Schmitz
Wisconsin Historical Museum 30 N. Carroll St.
Tuesday, April 3, 12:15pm -1:00pm
Cost: $2 suggested donation Call: 264-6555
http://www.wisconsinhistory.org/museum 
Linda Marty Schmitz, President of the Madison Jazz Society will reveal the significance of the role of women in the development of jazz. She will share stories of some women who were critical in the development of jazz. Come and participate in this overview discussion designed to give a feel for the role that women played in the development of jazz. Narration and recordings will make up the presentation. Suggested donation of $2 per person.

Jewish Heritage Lecture
"If You Didn't Hate Me, Would I Still Be Jewish?" 
by Univ. of Southern California Prof. Douglas Greenberg
UW Pyle Center 702 Langdon St. 
Monday, April 16, 7:30pm
Cost: Free Call: 265-4763
http://polyglot.lss.wisc.edu/jewishst 

Encounter Point
Documentary film on Israelis & Palestinians who have transformed their grief into hope, followed by discussion/refreshments
Anderson Auditorium, Predolin Humanities Center, Edgewood College 1000 Edgewood College Dr.
Thursday March 22, 7:00PM
Free, but RSVP: http://www.crossandcrescent.org or 206-2968
Encounter Point is an award winning documentary featuring Israelis and Palestinians who have transformed their grief into hope and have become advocates for peace in Israel-Palestine.
Local Muslim, Jewish, and Christian leaders offering free showing, discussion, and refreshments at Edgewood College Anderson Auditorium Thursday March 22nd, 7:00PM. The event is free!  People should register at www.crossandcrescent.org or come early to register in person.

Iraq for Sale
Film screening plus Iraq Veterans Memorial project
Indie Coffee 1225 Regent St.
Monday March 19 8:00 p.m
http://www.indiecoffee.net 
Film Screening: Iraq for Sale + Launch of The Iraq Veterans Memorial
This day marks the fourth anniversary of the Iraq War. We are re-screening this film as a reminder of an issue that still needs attention: war profiteering. The film concentrates on the main companies to receive federal funding for efforts in Iraq, and how the money has been
misused. All the while, US soldiers and civilians alike are paying the price.

Meanwhile, we are hosting the filmmakers' newest project, The Iraq Veterans Memorial. This is an ongoing project where people can add video memories of friends and family members who have been lost to the war. The Memorial will be unveiled nationally and go live across the Internet on March 17th. We are among the more than 400 websites that will host the Memorial. (Go to www.indiecoffee.net for more
info.) 

Between Home and School: Family Educational Strategies & Maternal Employment in Japan
Free lecture by Sophia Univ. sociology Prof. Keiko Hirao
UW Social Science Building 1180 Observatory Dr Room 8417 Call: 262-3643
Thursday, April 19, 4:00 pm - 5:30 pm
http://www.eastasia.wisc.edu 
"Between Home and School: Family Educational Strategies and Maternal Employment in Japan"
Description: CEAS Guest Lecture by Keiko Hirao, Prof. of Sociology, Sophia Univ., and Visiting Scholar at Harvard Univ. Dept. of Socio! logy. Co-sponsored by the Dept. of Sociology, the Women's Studies Program, and the Women's Studies Research Center. See website for more information: www.eastasia.wisc.edu 

United Nations Association Discussing the Bosnia War
Meriter-Main Gate, 333 W. Main 333 W. Main St.
Tuesday, April 10, 7:15 p.m.
http://www.una-usadanecounty.org 
Cost: Free Call: 663-5884
The Dane County United Nations Association is a non-profit organization. We have monthly presentations that are educational and free to public.

April Chapter Meeting
Grand Hall of Meriter Main Gate
333 West Main Street
(Free parking in ramp across Main Street)

Program Topic:
Bosnia Pre-war, War, and Post-war

Free and open to the public.
Dane County Chapter United Nations Association - USA

Edgewood College Spanish Dept.'s "Los Tres Deseos" (The Three Wishes)
Anderson Auditorium, Predolin Humanities Center, Edgewood College 1000 Edgewood College Dr.
Sunday, March 25, 6:00pm
Free, Contact: Magdalena Coll 608 345 6672

Was German Fascism a Utopia?
Focus on the Humanities lecture with UW Prof. Jost Hermand
Chazen Museum of Art 800 University Ave.
Wednesday, March 21 5:00pm
Cost: Room L160 Call: 263-3412
http://www.humanities.wisc.edu 

All Power to All the People
An evening with Bobby & Leslie Seale of the Black Panther Party
Edgewood College Edgedome1000 Edgewood College Dr
Thursday, March 15 7:00 pm $3. 663-2333
http://www.thedailypage.com/theguide/details.php?event=174768 
Bobby Seale is one of the last surviving architects of one of the most important social change movements in American and African-American history. The Seales illuminate the true 1960’s birth and youthful intelligentsia of the Black Panther Party.

John Ross Discussing "Fair Trade & Human Rights in Palestine," plus folksinger Si Kahn
Escape Java Joint & Gallery 916 Williamson St.
Call: 204-9011
Sunday, March 25, 7:00pm

Community Action on Latin America 
http://www.calamadison.org/index.shtml
Community Action on Latin America (CALA) is a Madison, Wisconsin-based student and community organization, founded in the early 1970s as a group committed to pursuing issues of social justice and US accountability in Latin American affairs. CALA is funded in part by Community Shares of Wisconsin.

To subscribe to the CALA email list, email sympa@lists.riseup.net with subject as "subscribe calamadison" (no quotes)

Tuesday, March 27, 7:00pm
Rainbow Bookstore, 426 West Gilman, just off State.
There Is No Mexico Without Corn. Author John Ross has been writing on Mexico for over a decade. For this talk, he focuses on the threat to Mexico's corn farmers posed by globalization and imports of genetically modified corn, and he outlines the resistance of indigenous peoples to this invasion from the north. Corn encapsulates the Mexican identity much as olives do in Palestine, date palms in Iraq, and coca in Peru and Bolivia. Join this exploration of how global trade threatens food sovereignty and traditional cultures in Latin America. 

Tuesday, April 10, 7:00pm
Rainbow Bookstore, 426 West Gilman, just off State.
The Globalized Farmer-to-Farmer Movement. We've invited John Kinsman of Family Farm Defenders to highlight the efforts of farmers to make partnerships across borders as a response to global trade issues. John has travelled in Latin America and globally with the message that farmers the world over (and their crops) are threatened by the corporatization of agriculture. 

World Beyond our Borders
Borders Books, 3750 University Ave.
April 10, 7:00 pm
Contact Email: rlhess@wisc.edu Contact Phone: (608) 262-5590
http://www.international.wisc.edu/news/newsitems/detail.asp?idEventsNews=1571 
Rebecca Walkowitz, Dept. of English, discusses two of her new books, "Cosmopolitan Style: Modernism Beyond the Nation," and "Immigrant Fictions: Contemporary Literature in an Age of Globalization." Part of an International Studies series featuring UW-Madison faculty authors.

La Mujer Latina Conference "Voce con Fuerza" 
UW Memorial Union 800 Langdon St.
Friday and Saturday, March 16-17th 
Friday: Noche de Cultura (cultural celebration). 
Saturday: Keynote speaker, workshops & presentations. Free; public welcome. http://msc.wisc.edu/orgs/lml.php or 262-5132
The 12th Annual La Mujer Latina Conference will be held March 16-17th at the Memorial Union. To kick-off the conference, the Noche de Cultura, a cultural celebration, will be held on Friday evening and Saturday will consist of workshops, a keynote speaker, and a luncheon address. Issues that will be addressed include but are not limited to: politics, identity, leadership, the environment, and health.

The 12th Annual La Mujer Latina Conference will provide awareness on issues rarely discussed on campus; giving space from which Latinas can speak up on issues. These issues and ideas relate not only to Latina students but to women in general and therefore the overall community. Noche de Cultura gives an ethnic/cultural perspective to the conference which the workshops can miss out on; the Spoken Word presentations and performance by Grupo Candela give a sense of the cultural and traditional richness the Latino community derives itself from. The hope is that through this conference people will leave with a better understanding of Latina issues as well as themselves.

The conference is free and open to the public.

Humanities Without Boundaries Series Guest Lecture
L160 Chazen Museum of Art, 800 University Ave.
April 19, 7:30 pm
Contact Email: info@humanities.wisc.edu Contact Phone: 608-263-3412
http://www.humanities.wisc.edu/programs/hwb.html 
"An Underground Palace in Ancient China: The Tomb of Marquis Yi of Zeng" by Robert Bagley, Professor of Art and Archaeology, Princeton University. Sponsored by the Center for Humanities.

UW Russian Folk Orchestra 10th Anniversary Concert
Mills Hall, 455 N. Park St.
April 27, 7:30 PM
Contact Email: vfgorodi@wisc.edu Contact Phone: 259-9440
https://mywebspace.wisc.edu/vfgorodi/rfo/10year.html 
Russian and other Eastern-European folk music performed on authentic folk instruments. The performance features invited guest soloists, including instrumentalists, vocalists and dancers.

Center for East Asian Studies
333 Ingraham Hall, 1155 Observatory Drive, Madison, WI 53706-1397
email: eas@intl-institute.wisc.edu / tel: (608) 262-3643
http://www.eastasia.wisc.edu/index.html 

Spring 2007 Brown Bag Lecture Series

All Lectures are in Rm. 336 Ingraham unless otherwise specified

April 11, Wednesday, 12:00 pm - 1:15 pm
Missing Poems from an Early Medieval Chinese Anthology
Wang Ping, Asst. Prof., Dept. of East Asian Lang. & Lit.

April 18, Wednesday, 12:00 pm - 1:15 pm
South Korea’s International Migration Policies: Current Status and Future Challenges
Kwang-Hee Jun, Prof. of Sociology, Chungnam University and Visiting Scholar at UW-Madison

April 25, Wednesday, 12:00 pm - 1:15 pm
Biodiversity Conservation and Sustainable Development in Yunnan, China: an NSF IGERT UW-Madison Graduate Program
Joshua Posner, Prof., Dept. of Agronomy

All of the above events are free and open to the public, unless otherwise stated. Also, please note that events are subject to change. For more information, contact the Center for East Asian Studies. In addition, please see the UW Events page for more events and other specifics. Past CEAS event details available here.

Spring 2007 Guest Lecture Series

March 19, Monday, 3:30 pm, 5230 Social Sciences Bldg., 1180 Observatory Dr.
Naran Bilik, “Names Have Memories: History Semantic Identity and Conflict in Mongolian and Chinese Language Use”
This guest lecturer is the Jane and Raphael Bernstein Professor of Asian Studies and Anthropology at Carleton University
Co-sponsored by the Dept. of Anthropology and CREECA (Center for Russian, Eastern European, and Central Asian Studies)

March 27, Tuesday, Details TBA
Orie Endo, Title TBA
This guest lecturer is the Professor of Sociolinguistics and Japanese Language Education at Bunkyo University.

April 13, Friday, Details TBA
Keiji Shinohara, Title TBA
This guest lecturer is a Visiting Artist and Faculty Fellow at Wesleyan University and Master Printmaker in Japanese ukiyo-e style woodblock printing.

April 17, Tuesday, 4:00 pm, Room TBA
David R. Knechtges, “A History of the Garden in Pre-Tang China”
This guest lecturer is a Professor of East Asian Languages & Literature at the University of Washington. 
Sponsored by the Dept. of East Asian Lang. & Lit., co-sponsored by CEAS.

April 19, Thursday, 4:00 pm, 8217 Social Sciences Bldg., 1180 Observatory Dr.
Keiko Hirao, “Maternal Employment and Investment in Children’s Education in Japan”
This guest lecturer is a Professor of Sociology at Sophia University, and Visiting Scholar at Harvard University, Deptartment of Sociology. 
Co-sponsored by the Dept. of Sociology, the Women's Studies Program, and the Women's Studies Research Center.

All of the above events are free and open to the public, unless otherwise stated. Also, please note that events are subject to change. For more information, contact the Center for East Asian Studies. In addition, please see the UW Events page for more events and other specifics. Past CEAS event details available here.

Amnesty International's Larry Cox
The Pyle Center, Alumni Lounge, 720 Langdon St.
Tuesday, April 17, 4:00pm
Contact Email: rlhess@wisc.edu Contact Phone: (608) 262-5590
As part of this year's Mildred Fish-Harnack Human Rights and Democracy Lecture, Larry Cox, executive director of Amnesty International USA, will speak about “The War on Human Rights."

Cox promotes human rights as the basis for peace and security in the post-September 11 era. A veteran human rights advocate, Cox was senior program officer for over ten years at the Ford Foundation’s Human Rights unit, focusing on the promotion of international justice and the advancement of domestic human rights. Cox has also served as the executive director of the Rainforest Foundation, an international organization that works with indigenous peoples in the Brazilian Amazon to protect their rights.

This lecture recognizes the heroic anti-Nazi resistance work of Mildred Fish-Harnack, a UW-Madison alumna who was the only American civilian executed by the Nazis as an underground conspirator.

At the End of the Rainbow
Escape Java Joint & Gallery 916 Williamson St. , Madison
March 17th, 2007 from 7 PM to 9:30 PM
Cost: Donations encouraged Call: Performers RSVP: hcrenken@gmail.com or 222-9086
Proud Theater, Madison's very own LGBTQ youth theater troupe, is holding a fun and exciting evening of open mic activities on March 17th, 2007 from 7 PM to 9:30 PM and will be held at the 'Escape 100% Fair Trade Java Joint & Art Gallery' located at 916 Williamson Street in Madison, Wisconsin.

The event titled 'At the End of the Rainbow' ties in nicely with the theme of Saint Patrick's Day as well as Proud Theater's own tradition of celebrating rainbow imagery that symbolizes LGBTQ unity and diversity. It is being held as a fund-raiser for the Proud Theater organization.

Proud Theater is an award-winning, exciting and innovative youth theater program designed to foster self-expression and self-empowerment for Madison-area youth ages 13 to 19 who identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, or queer/questioning (LGBTQ), or who are the sons or daughters of LGBTQ parents, or allies of the LGBTQ community at large.

Children From the Abyss - Jewish Heritage Lecture Series- Film
Hillel, 611 Langdon
Monday April 16, 4:00 PM
Contact Email: allightf@wisc.edu Contact Phone: 608-265-4763
http://polyglot.lss.wisc.edu/jewishst/index.htm 
The film, "Children From the Abyss," details survivors' experiences of the mass executions in Russia and eastern Europe and probes the issues of resistance, betrayal, collaborators, rescuers, bystanders, and the desire for revenge. A question and answer period will follow the film, led by Douglas Greenberg, professor of History at the University of Southern California and Executive Director of the USC Shoah Foundation Institute for Visual History and Education.

Anti-Semitism in Poland after Auschwitz - Jewish Heritage Lecture Series
206 Ingraham Hall
Thursday, April 12, 4:00 PM
Contact Email: allightf@wisc.edu Contact Phone: 608-265-4763
http://polyglot.lss.wisc.edu/jewishst/index.htm 
"Anti-Semitism in Poland after Auschwitz," a talk by Professor Jan Gross based on his most recent book, a provocative history of the anti-Semitism faced by Polish Jews who survived the Holocaust when they attempted to return to their hometowns and reclaim their property after the war.

Jewish Heritage Lecture
"Henry's Harmonica: Memory & History in a Genocidal World," by Univ. of Southern California Prof. Douglas Greenberg
Temple Beth El 2702 Arbor Dr
Cost: Free Call: 265-4763
Sunday, April 15, 5:00pm
http://polyglot.lss.wisc.edu/jewishst 

LCA Cultural Night
UW Madison Department of Languages and Cultures of Asia
240 Varsity Room, Union South 227 Randall Avenue
Tuesday, March 27, 4:00pm - 7:00pm
http://lca.wisc.edu/events/LCAculturalnight2007.htm
The 3rd annual multicultural extravaganza celebrating Central, Southwest, South, and Southeast Asia

Enjoy an evening of fun and entertainment as you find yourself in a colorful and exciting world of dance, drama, exhibition, fashion, music, poetry, and more... Savor a sampling of authentic cuisine for free.*

*Free admission with ticket. First come, first served.

Event Schedule:
Exhibitions 4:00-5:00 pm
Performances 5:00-7:00 pm

For more information, contact: Cynthia Koerber at ctkoerber@wisc.edu or call (608) 262- 3012.
Click here for video from LCA Cultural Night 2006

Free tickets are available at: The Memorial Union Box Office, starting March 16th, or Languages and Cultures of Asia, Graduate Coordinator Office, 1238

The African Studies Program
African Studies Program University of Wisconsin-Madison 
205 Ingraham Hall 1155 Observatory Drive Madison, WI 53706
http://africa.wisc.edu/events/ 
The African Studies Program is a unit in the College of Letters and Science and a member of the International Institute.  For additional information on any of the events listed below, please contact the African Studies Program main desk by email or at 608.262.2380 or Eileen McNamara, Outreach Coordinator, by email or at 608.262.4461.

• Wednesday, March 14 - Sandwich Seminar: 206 Ingraham Hall - 12noon: "Looking for Lost Girls: Narratives of Gender and Displacement in Sudan, 1983-2005" by Lynette Jackson, Associate Professor, Gender and Women's Studies and African American Studies, University of Illinois at Chicago

• Friday, March 16 - Symposium: "The New Ghana and the African Diaspora" featuring Edmund Abaka, Associate Professor, Director, Africana Studies, University of Miami, Naa Borkor Sackeyfio PhD candidate, Department of History, UW-Madison and Doreatha Mbalia, Associate Professor, Africology, UW-Milwaukee at 7pm -  On Wisconsin Room, Red Gym. This is in commemoration of Ghana's 50th Independence Anniversary. Program organized by Ghana Association of Madison, Inc (GHAMA) in collaboration with African Studies Program. Click here for more information.

• Saturday, March 17 - Ghana's Golden Jubilee Exhibition and Dinner Dance: 611 Eagle Heights Dr (Eagle Heights Community Center) 3pm till Midnight. Click here for more information.

• Wednesday, March 21 - Sandwich Seminar: 206 Ingraham Hall - 12noon: "Terror Myths: A Maghrebian Perspective" by Kevin J. Barrett, Ph.D., African Languages & Literature, UW-Madison

• Wednesday, March 28 - Sandwich Seminar: 206 Ingraham Hall - 12noon: "Retaining Africa in the Caribbean: From Yard to Stage and Beyond" by Christopher A. Walker, Lecturer, Dance Program, UW-Madison; Principal Dancer/Choreographer, National Dance Theater Company of Jamaica

• African Studies Symposium - April 27-28: "Disaster in Darfur: Sudan's Defiance of International Human Rights" Details will be available soon!!!!!

Ravi Shankar and Anoushka Shankar
Overture Hall, 201 State St, Madison WI 53703, 608.258.4177
Tuesday, April 17, 7:30 PM
Cost: $38, $45, $47
http://www.overturecenter.com/0607/Performances/shankar.htm 
Legendary virtuoso sitarist, composer, teacher and writer, Ravi Shankar is renowned throughout the world for his pioneering work in bringing Indian music to the West. Over the past eight decades, Shankar has performed on the world's greatest stages, sharing his love of music and life with people from all countries. His daughter and protégé, Anoushka will join him for his Overture Hall debut. Perhaps no greater tribute can be paid to this remarkable musician than the words of his colleague, the late Yehudi Menuhin, "Ravi Shankar has brought me a precious gift and through him I have added a new dimension to my experience of music. To me, his genius and his humanity can only be compared to that of Mozart's."

Children under the age of six will not be admitted to this performance.

RSVP for Irish Fest
Anderson Auditorium, Predolin Humanities Center, Edgewood College 1000 Edgewood College Dr. 
Saturday, March 17, 6:00 pm, Dinner. 7:00 pm, Concert
Traditional St. Patrick's Day dinner (6 pm, Washburn Heritage Room) and concert with Americay (7 pm; Anderson Auditorium)
Tickets: $15.00 for dinner and concert (must purchase by Mar. 12th)
(Tickets available at Office of Student Activities) $10.00 for concert (available in advance and at the door)
Edgewood College presents a traditional St. Patrick’s Day dinner at 6:00 pm, followed by Americay in Concert at 7:00 pm; a Celtic band from Madison, playing traditional Irish, Scottish, and Cape Breton music. Tickets for both dinner and concert are available at the Office of Student Activities (608) 663-2244.

Line Breaks
Office of Multicultural Arts Initiatives & The UW Arts Institute Presents LINE BREAKS
A Lecture and Performance Series on Spoken Word and Hip-Hop 
featuring Marc Bamuthi Joseph and Friends
Monday events are at the Wisconsin Historical Society
816 State Street, and are free and open to the public
http://www.arts.wisc.edu/artsinstitute/air/joseph/linebreaks.html

Monday, March 19 - 7 pm
Danny Hoch, Obie Award Winner and co-founder of the Hip-Hop Theater Festival

Monday, March 26 - 7 pm
Dennis Kim, Lead MC of Chicago’s Typical Cats and Mayda del Valle, star of the Tony Award winning “Russell Simmons’ Def Poetry on Broadway”

Monday, April 9 - 7 pm
Lauren Whitehead, Spoken Word Artist

Monday, April 16 - 7 pm
Rafael Casal and Dahlak Brathwaite, Youth Speaks Spoken Word Stars

Thursday, April 26 Music Hall - 8 pm
Omar Sosa and his Afreecanos Quartet, A Benefit For First Wave Scholarships and Isthmus Jazz Series Kick-off. Tickets: (608) 262-2201

Association for Women In Communications - Madison Chapter
http://www.awc-madison.org/
Association for Women in Communications is a professional organization that champions the advancement of women across all communication disciplines by recognizing excellence, promoting leadership and positioning its members at the forefront of the evolving communications era.

Do you need to talk with a representative of the local chapter? Do you have a great idea for an AWC program? Are you interested in volunteering? Contact us via Nancy Kern, 5910 Mineral Point Road 5710 1 F 10, Madison, WI 53701-0391, (608) 232-6838, Fax (608) 236-6838, nancy.kern@cunamutual.com or nkern50@hotmail.com.

April 19, 2007
11:30 AM - 1:00 PM
Edgewater Hotel Madison, WI 
Chapter Meeting
$17/members, $22/guests, $12 students
RSVP here. Sarah Gibson, owner of Accent Business Communication, will address generational issues in the workplace. Interested in learning more about the generations, who they are and why they are the way they are? Find out about the bigger clash points occurring in the workplace. Learn more on how you can leverage generational differences to create a more satisfying, meaningful, and fruitful workplace.

May 16, 2007
Edgewater Hotel Madison, WI
Chapter Meeting
$17/members, $22/guests, $12 students
RSVP here. Elaine Estervig Beaubien, CEO, Management Training Seminars, will share perspectives on reinventing yourself and will offer step-by-step hints for those that are seeking new horizons. Discover how she ventured from the corporate boardroom and college classroom to the world of romance and suspense-- from the pragmatic and practical to the provocative and romantic. Learn more about personal paradigm shifts and how you can realize your potential.

UW Center for Global Health
http://www.pophealth.wisc.edu/gh/upcomingevents.htm
The UW Center for Global Health promotes interdisciplinary education, research and partnerships to address health issues that transcend national boundaries.
Goals:

• develop global health education programs
• advance global health research
• facilitate global health partnerships and exchanges
• foster an interdisciplinary network of global health scholars and practitioners.
  

Parking is free after 4:30pm in lot 85 located next to Rennebohm Hall, across Highland Ave. from the HSLC. The #80 campus bus stops in front of the HSLC.

March 22 Global Health Seminar Series
5:00-6:00pm, HSLC 1325
Beyond the ABCs: AIDS Vaccines and Other New Prevention Technologies
Mitchell Warren, Executive Director of the AIDS Vaccine Advocacy Coalition

April 18 Global Health Seminar Series
5:00-6:00pm, HSLC 1309
Managing HIV/AIDS in Low Resource Settings
Dr. Denis Nansera Pediatrician/Lecturer, Mbarara University of Science and Technology

May 9 Global Health Seminar Series
5:00-6:00pm, HSLC 1325
A New Healthcare Model for Africa
Dr. Ernest Darkoh, Founder and Chairman, BroadReach Healthcare
Reception to follow

Center for Southeast Asian Studies
207 Ingraham Hall 1155 Observatory Drive Madison, WI 53706-1397
phone: 608.263.1755
http://seasia.wisc.edu 

Friday Forum Spring Semester 2006-07

March 16, 2007 - "The Afterlife of Empire: Sovereignty and Revolution in the Philippines"
by Vince Rafael
This paper asks about the notion of sovereignty that emerges in late nineteenth and early twentieth century Philippines, relating it to the legacies of Spanish-Christian colonial rule, nationalist revolution and American imperial intervention.

April 13, 2007 - "Rowing Down Two Rivers"
by Muhammad Haji Salleh
A reading of a selection of poems in Malay and English from 30 years of Muhammad Haji Saleh's work, written from the experience of Southeast Asia, Asia, Europe and USA.

April 20, 2007 - "Soul Survivors: Women and Children of Cambodia"
by Bhavia Carol Wagner
Thirty years of violence, including US bombing, genocide and civil war, shattered Cambodian society. Bhavia Wagner describes with slides the lives of Cambodian women and children today including those who are rebuilding Cambodia and addressing the current challenges of poverty, corruption, AIDS, trafficking and landmines.

Border and Transcultural Studies Research Circle 
http://www.btcs.wisc.edu/index.htm

Rejin Leys, “Contemporary Haitian American Art: The Work of Rejin Leys”
Date: April 12 4:00 pm
Place: L150 Elvehjem
Workshops and/or class visits TBA.
Co-sponsored by the Department of French and Italian, LACIS, African Diaspora and the Atlantic World Research Circle, Visual Culture, and the Art History Department.
Organizer: Guillermina De Ferrari

World Beyond our Borders
Borders Books, 3750 University Ave
Tuesday May 8, 7:00 pm
Contact Email: rlhess@wisc.edu  Contact Phone: (608) 262-5590
http://www.international.wisc.edu/news/newsitems/detail.asp?idEventsNews=1571 
Aseema Sinha, Dept. of Political Science, discusses her new book, "The Regional Roots of Developmental Politics in India: A Divided Leviathan." Part of an International Studies series featuring UW-Madison faculty authors.

Madison Public Library - Stories in Spanish and English
2222 South Park Street Madison, WI 53713
(608) 266-6395
Thursday, April 5 1:30 p.m.
http://www.madisonpubliclibrary.org 
South Madison Stories in Spanish and English with Kay Elmsley-Weeden. Celebrate the traditions and languages of the world with Kay. A dynamic and exciting program with Spanish/English bilingual stories, songs, activities and dance!South Madison Branch

Madison Public Library - Conociendo Nuestros Derechos (Knowing Our Rights)
2222 South Park Street Madison, WI 53713
(608) 266-6395
Saturday, March 31 1:00 - 3:30 p.m.
http://www.madisonpubliclibrary.org 
South Madison Conociendo Nuestros Derechos (Knowing Our Rights). Workshop on Basic Civil Rights and Other Rights and Information Specific to Immigrants (Es un taller de derechos civiles y otros derechos e informacion especifica a inmigrantes) Covers: Rights at home, rights at work, rights in protest, rights in ICE detention, and much more. Incluye: Derechos en el hogar, derechos en trabajo, derechos en manifestacion, derechos en detencion del ICE o INS, y mucho mas. en espanol y ingles. Facilitated by UW Law School Students; Presentado por estudiantes de la Universidad de Derecho. Sponsored by UW Latino Law Students Association and NLG Immigrant Project. Patrocionado por la asociacion de Estudiantes Latinos de Derecho y el Proyecto de inmigracion del NLG.

An African Journey: Thirty Years of Recording & Preserving African Folk Tales
Free talk by UW African languages & literature Prof. Harold Scheub
126 Memorial Library, 728 State St. Room 126
Thursday, March 15, 4:30 p.m.
Contact phone number: (608) 265-2505
Description: Harold Scheub, UW-Madison African Languages and Literature professor and author of the Parallel Press collection "South African Voices," will discuss the research trips that he made to southern Africa in the late 1960s and in the 1970s. Scheub walked up and down the coast of southern Africa, working with storytellers, historians, and poets in the oral traditions of the Xhosa and Zulu in South Africa, the Swati in Swaziland, and the Ndebele in the southern part of Zimbabwe.

Acting Lesbian - StageQ Workshops
Thursday, March 15, 7:00 – 10:00 pm
Bartell Theater, Evjue Stage, 113 E Mifflin Street, Madison
http://www.stageq.com 
($20; RSVP: actlez@stageq.com)
Carolyn Gage, author of four books on lesbian theatre and fifty-four plays, will teach a three-hour acting workshop of scenes and monologues from her plays. Come discover the fierce and fascinating characters of lesbian drama! Here is an acting workshop for all ages and all abilities and orientations. This workshop opens the door to a world of women that have never been seen before on stage – the bar dykes the old dykes, baby butches, softball dykes, pregnant dykes, womyn-on-the-land dykes, lesbian porn star dykes, lesbian nuns, stone butches, Olympic girljocks, fat dykes, separatists, lesbian therapists, tomboys, lesbian fairy godmothers, diesel dykes, leather dykes, camp counselor dykes, major closet cases, incest survivor dykes, clean-and-sober dykes, radical dykes, dykes with breast cancer, theatre dykes and more than a few lesbian goddesses! Pre-registration is required by emailing actlez@stageq.com. $20, payable at the door.

Salaam Shalom
Hebrew, Arabic & Italian music performance
UW-Madison Welcome Center, 21 N. Park St.
Wednesday, March 21, 4:00pm
Free. Info: 577-4505.
http://www.thedailypage.com/theguide/details.php?event=174565 

Greenbush Dancers
Italian Workmen's Club 914 Regent St.
Free Italian folk dancing lessons (no partner required)
March 4, 11, 18 & 25. 6:30-7:30pm 577-4505.

Scandinavian Dancing
Trinity United Methodist Church 1123 Vilas Ave.
Thursday, March 15, 7:00pm
Beginners welcome, no partner needed, 7 pm, 3/15, Trinity United Methodist Church basement, 1123 Vilas Ave. (ring buzzer). Free. 241-7158

Ten Percent Society Dance
Great Hall, Memorial Union 800 Langdon St. 
"Equality is Sexy," for LGBTs & friends, with DJ Tim (Soulforce Equality Ride fund-raiser)
Friday, March 16 10:00pm
Cost: $5 (18+) Call: 262-7365
http://TPS.StudentOrg.Wisc.Edu/dance 
A benefit dance for the 2007 Soulforce Equality Ride
More details for the Equality Ride can be seen here: http://www.soulforce.org/equalityride.  This should be a really awesome dance, and the benefits will go to an even more awesome cause!

American Sign Language Story Hour & Parent Support
Family Centers Building 2120 Fordem Ave
Saturday, March 24, 9:30am
Call: 241-5150 ext. 16
Email: cstevens@familyenhancement.org 

Interracial Families Network - "Peer Relationships" 
Family Enhancement 2120 Fordem Ave., Suite 210 (new location)
Sunday, March 18 4-6 pm
Cost: Bring a dish to pass Call: 241-5150 ext. 18
Email: bhornik@familyenhancement.org 

Spanish Parents Place
Family Enhancement 2120 Fordem Ave., Suite 210 (new location)
Weekly on Thursday @ 10:00am
Call: 241-5150 ext. 21
cesterrich@familyenhancement.org 

Cantajuego Bilingual Playgroup
Madison Children's Museumv100 State St.
Weekly on Thursday at 10:30am - 11:30am
For Spanish/English language families, 10:30 am Thursdays, Madison Children's Museum. 256-6445
http://www.madisonchildrensmuseum.org 
MCM member and volunteer Margie Franzen leads a museum playgroup for Spanish/English bilingual families and second language learners. All interested families are welcome to join the group, which meets Thursday mornings at 10:30 a.m. for games, music, and family fun in the museum’s exhibits.

Spanish Playgroup
Happy Bambino 2045 Atwood Ave.
Friday, April 13, 11:00am
Ages 0-3, 204-6147, Cost: Free
http://www.HappyBambino.com 
Snacks and drinks available for purchase or BYO.

Madison Area Urban Ministry's Returning Prisoner Simulation
Boys & Girls Club of Dane County-Jenewein Dr. 4619 Jenewein Rd.
Friday, March 30, with community meal, 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Cost: $10-$20 donation (scholarships available) RSVP: jackie@emum.org  or 256-0906
http://www.emum.org 
At each Simulation, MUM shows its re-entry video, provides you with a new identity as a parolee released from prison that morning and guides you to try to accomplish all the tasks facing returning prisoners in their first month back in the community, such as obtaining housing, a job, paying restitution and child support, while trying to avoid being sent back to jail. It’s an eye opening opportunity to “walk in the shoes” of a former prisoner and to see the kinds of challenges people face when they return home from prison. A debriefing is held afterwards, so participants can exchange reflections on your own role in prisoner re-entry. The exercise usually takes 3.5 to 4 hours including time for a light meal.

Simulations have been found to be among the most powerful forms of adult education.

The Returning Prisoner Simulation intergrates not only the role of the prisoner but also the survivors of crime in our community. This aspect of the simulation seeks to realize the hurt and damage that crime does not only to the person who commits the crime, but also the victims and their families that are affected by the crime. With an emphasis upon the victim's story, MUM promotes the idea of Resotrative Justice in which the who community is healed from acts of violence.

The Business Alliance
Bartell Theatre 113 E. Mifflin St. 
March 20th, 5:30 PM - 7:30 PM
StageQ at the Bartell Theatre, 113 E. Mifflin. Free; refreshments/door prizes. 288-7859
http://www.madisonbusinessalliance.com 
Monthly "Meet & Greet," social & networking event for LGBT business owners, associates & allies

StageQ, Inc. is dedicated to presenting quality theater to the Madison community. We present plays which challenge our audiences artistically, build cultural bridges, and offer diverse productions that range from classics to new works, particularly gay-themed plays and works by gay and lesbian playwrights.

Kids in the Rotunda
Chinese dance troupe Hua Mu Lan
Saturday, April 21, 9:30 & 11 am and 1 pm (late show sign-interpreted)
Cost: Free Call: 258-4141
http://www.overturecenter.com/rotunda.htm 
Every Saturday during the school year from fall through spring, Overture Center offers free arts programs designed for children and families at 9:30 AM, 11 AM and 1 PM. Our popular performing arts series for children and families offers a relaxed, kid-friendly environment in which to enjoy a diverse lineup of local and regional storytellers, musicians, juggler, theater troupes, magicians and dancers. The 1 PM performances are sign language interpreted. Kids in the Rotunda takes place on the Rotunda Stage.

Tunes at Monona Terrace
Monona Terrace
Wednesdays, March 14 and March 28 5:30-7:00PM 
Free concert, Call: 261-4000
http://www.mononaterrace.com 
The Evjue Foundation, Inc., the charitable arm of The Capital Times, and Monona Terrace Community and Convention Center are proud to sponsor these free community concerts. Concessions and cocktails are available for purchase beginning at 5PM.

MARCH
14 West Wind featuring Trinity Irish Dancers -(Traditional Irish Dance Music)
28 KOJO -(Reggae, Calypso, Soca)

Green Tea Celtic Music
Brink Lounge 701 E. Washington Ave., Suite 105
Wednesday, March 14, 7:00 pm
Cost: $5 Call: 661-8599
http://www.greenteaworldmusic.com 
Get ready to drink in an evening of powerful Irish music when the Celtic band GREEN TEA takes the stage at The Brink Lounge Wednesday, March 14th at 7:00 p.m. GREEN TEA offers a strong brew of high energy Irish dance music infused with Celtic world-beat and improvisation, a perfect blend for St. Patty’s week.

One of Wisconsin's most progressive Celtic groups, GREEN TEA is well known for driving dance rhythms, world-beat jams and heart-felt ballads. Its fan base in the Midwest is constantly growing; and GREEN TEA continues to cause a stir at venues such as the world's largest Irish fest, Milwaukee Irish Fest of 2006. GREEN TEA's music captivates the listener by lending a closer look at a potent fusion between tradition and innovation!

This is a concert not to be missed by lovers of Irish music! Get there early; the door is only $5. For more information, call The Brink Lounge at (608) 661-8599.

Madison-Area Celtic Events Calendar
http://www.celticmadison.org/events/calendar.php  

Unlearning Racism Workshops
YWCA Madison, 101 East Mifflin Street, Madison, WI 53703
Phone: 608.257.1436, Fax: 608.257.1439
http://www.ywca.org/site/pp.asp?c=lkJZJdO4F&b=132098 

April 25, 2007 Unlearning Racism I: The Color of Fear at YWCA (101 E. Mifflin St)

May 23, 2007 Unlearning Racism II: Last Chance for Eden at Edgewood College Deming Way (1255 Deming Way Middleton)

Unlearning Racism Workshops are a forum for participants to discover conscious and unconscious ways that racism has impacted their lives. This powerful program is designed to foster a deeper understanding and appreciation of differences. The workshops are scheduled quarterly and upon request from groups, organizations, or businesses.

Unlearning Racism I: The Color of Fear. This four-hour workshop includes a facilitator guided viewing of the 90-minute film, The Color of Fear. The Color of Fear is an insightful, groundbreaking film about the state of race relations in America as seen through the eyes of eight North American men of Asian, European, Latino and African descent. In a series of intelligent, emotional and dramatic confrontations the men reveal the pain and scars that racism has caused them. What emerges is a deeper sense of understanding and trust. This is the dialogue most of us fear, but hope will happen sometime in our lifetime.

Unlearning Racism II: Last Chance for Eden. This four-hour workshop includes a facilitator guided viewing of the 90-minute film, Last Chance for Eden: a documentary about eight men and women discussing the issues of racism and sexism. They examine the impact of society's stereotypes on their lives in the workplace, in their personal relationships and within their families and in their communities. In the course of their dialogue, they also explore the differences and similarities between racism and sexism - an area that has seldom been researched, but has heatedly become a very important issue needing to be understood and dealt with.

The Best of the Fests Film Series
Alicia Ashman Library
733 N. High Point Road Madison, WI 53717 (608) 824-1780
http://www.madisonpubliclibrary.org
Join us at the Alicia Ashman branch for award-winning independent and foreign films, selected from the worlds top film festivals. In addition to the featured film, special short films may also be shown. Screening permission and art courtesy of Film Movement, Inc. www.filmmovement.com. Screenings are on Fridays at 7:00 pm.

Refreshments will be served. Screenings are free but seating is limited, please call 824-1780 to reserve seats.

"Madeinusa," 
Friday, April 20, 7:00 pm RSVP: 824-1780
Madeinusa (Drama, Peru, Spanish with English subtitles). Madeinusa is a girl aged 14 with a sweet Indian face who lives in an isolated village in the Cordillera Blanca Mountain range of Peru. This strange place is characterized by its religious fervor. From Good Friday at three o'clock in the afternoon (the time of day when Christ died on the cross) to Easter Sunday, the whole village can do whatever it feels like. During the two holy days sin does not exist: God is dead and can't see what is happening. Everything is accepted and allowed, without remorse. Year after year, Madeinusa and her sister Chale, and her father Don Cayo, the Mayor and local big shot, maintain this tradition without questioning it. However, everything changes with the arrival in the village of Salvador, a young geologist from Lima, who will unknowingly change the destiny of the girl. Limit: 50. Call 824-1780 to register.

Wisconsin Union Theatre
University of Wisconsin-Madison Memorial Union 800 Langdon Street, 262-2201
http://www.uniontheater.wisc.edu/season.html 

47th Annual Travel Adventure Film Series
April 9-10, 2007
Postcards from Italy with Steve McCurdy
Tickets: $10, UW-Madison students $5
Pre-Film Buffet Dinner $14

World Stage
Friday, March 23, 2007
Lunasa with Karan Casey
Tickets: $30/24/18, UW-Madison students $10

International Cinema
Frederic March Play Circle, Memorial Union
Thursday March 29 7:30pm, FREE!
http://www.union.wisc.edu/film/international.html 

WOMEN ON THE VERGE OF A NERVOUS BREAKDOWN
* Spain, 1988 * 90 min. * Pedro Almodóvar * 35mm
“Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown” (Mujeres al borde de un ataque de nervios) is the hilarious black comedy about three very different women whose paths continuously intersect. In search of her missing lover Ivan, Pepa (Carmen Maura) confronts his ex-wife and son (a very young Antonio Banderas) who are both as clueless as she is. Meanwhile, Pepa’s friend Candela (María Barranco), is on the run from the police who are after her terrorist boyfriend. The two women seek the advice of a lawyer, Paulina, who turns out to be the new lover of Pepa’s missing lover Ivan. Gunfights, drugged gazpacho and an airport chase ensue as these complex and voracious women try to set things straight.

RSVP for Dane Dinners
Catholic Multicultural Center - 1862 Beld Street (Wheelchair accessible)
Thursday, April 19, 6:00 to 8:00 pm
Reservations will be accepted until April 12 or until capacity is reached, Adults Only
Call 608-695-5770 for a questionnaire or Register online at http://www.danedances.org. 
Bringing our diverse community together over food to engage in conversation, share experiences, and get to know one another.  Seating is assigned, therefore you may not sit with friends or partner unless a special requests is made. The menu will be posted when it is confirmed.

Dane Dances! Mission Statement
To provide a joyous social experience, through music, dance, and other activities that helps to facilitate improved race relations in the Dane County and surrounding areas. As a result of this social interaction, an appreciation and respect is developed for our diverse community.

Diversity Courses - UW Continuing Education
313 Lowell Center, 610 Langdon St, Madison, WI 53703
608-263-4431 or 800-442-4617, Fax 608-265-2329
Contact: Kristine Bruns, kbruns@dcs.wisc.edu
http://www.dcs.wisc.edu/classes/diversity.htm  

See additional subject information www.dcs.wisc.edu/pda/hhi/diversity.htm.

Honoring our common differences

Diversity includes not only race, ethnicity, and gender, but also ability/disability, education, age, class, and many other differences. By clearly understanding our commonalities and differences we can support one anotherÕs efforts to create healthy, inclusive organizations where all people feel respected and welcome to contribute their best work to the organization.

Instructor: Kathy Germann
T, May 22, 8:30 am-4:30 pm, Pyle Center, 702 Langdon St, Limit 25, 0.7 CEU, $145, Program #2012
Registration print form
Registration online

How homophobia hurts everyone and what to do about it

Homophobia impacts relationships in workplaces, schools, houses of worship, and our homes. In this one-day workshop you learn strategies for becoming effective allies and creating supportive, inclusive organizations for gay, lesbian, and bisexual people.

Instructor: Kathy Germann
R, Apr 12, 8:30 am-4:30 pm, Pyle Center, 702 Langdon St, Limit 25, 0.7 CEU, $145, Program #8701
Registration print form
Registration online

ONLINE Cultural competency for human service professionals: an introductory self-study course

Today health and human service care must be culture specific, reflecting the clients' expectations about world view, values, and experience of care. In this self-study course you develop the awareness, knowledge, and skills that allow you and your agency to provide effective cross-cultural care. Enhance your knowledge of and respect for people's history, traditions, values, and social organization including family, community, and political structures.

Instructor: Suzanna Waters-Castillo
Enroll anytime, 0.5 CEU, $75, Program #3018
Registration print form
Registration online

Ongoing Activities...

Nueva Cancion
Free instrument playing & singing in Spanish
Bayview Community Center, 601 Bayview (Braxton Place at Park St)
Wednesdays, 1/31 - 5/23/07. 1:30-3:30 pm
Info, 577-4505 Cost: Free Call: 577-4505

Argentine Tango Practica
Madison Center for Creative & Cultural Arts 306 W. Dayton St.
Tuesdays at 7:00pm, Madison Center for Creative & Cultural Arts. Free. 236-0198
http://www.madisontango.org

Madison Scottish Country Dancers
UW Memorial Union 800 Langdon St.
Weekly on Sunday
Beginner instruction 7 pm; intermediate 8 pm; request dancing 9 pm Sundays, Free. 233-2956.

Milonga - Tango dance party
Madison Center for Creative & Cultural Arts 306 W. Dayton St.
Cost: $10 (includes light buffet) Call: 347-0014 Email: info@madisontango.org
http://www.madisontango.org
The Madison Tango Society’s Milonga Dance Party is scheduled for the first Saturday of each month from 8 to midnight. The cost is $10, or $7 for students with i.d. This includes a light buffet and refreshments. For more information contact: info@madisontango.org or call 347-0014.

Mona N'wal Theater and Dance
Bunky's 2827 Atwood Ave. , Madison
2nd Tuesday of the Month, 6:00 & 7:30 pm
Call: 204-7004
Performing Middle Eastern Dance

Mona N'wal's Middle Eastern Dance Troupe
Mediterranean Hookah Lounge & Cafe 77 Sirloin Strip Madison, WI 53713
Weekly on Saturday at 8pm and 10pm.
Cost: Free Call: 251-7733
Bellydancers every Saturday two shows with Mona N'wal's Middle Eastern Dance troupe.  No cover charge, so come on in for great food and fun. 608-251-7733

Sadira
Performing raks sharki, Middle Eastern solo women's dance
Shish Cafe 5510 University Ave.
Saturday, April 7, 6:30 & 7:30 pm, following a short program of Arabian takht music. Free. 236-9006
Sadira performs raks sharki, the solo women's dance of the Middle East, 6:30 & 7:30PM, 4/7/07 at The Shish Cafe, 5510 University Ave. A short program of Arab takht music precedes the dance performance. 236-9006 No cover.

Contra Dance Co-op
Gates of Heaven Synagogue 302 E. Gorham St.
Weekly on Tuesday @ 7:30pm
Cost: $5. Music jam prior to dance Call: 238-3394
http://sprott.physics.wisc.edu/dances.htm
Madison Contra Dance Co-op. Open band and open calling. Every Tuesday, Gates of Heaven Synagogue, James Madison Park. 7:30 p.m.; music jam beforehand. $5. 238-3394.

The Madison Contra Dance Cooperative sponsors contra dances in the Madison-area. (See http://sprott.physics.wisc.edu/dances.htm for a more complete schedule.) The Tuesday dances have an "open band" (bring your instruments, musician jam prior to the dance) and "open caller" format.

Israeli Folk Dancing
Beth Israel Center 1406 Mound St.
Weekly on Wednesday @ 7:30pm
Cost: $2 Call: 848-1992 Email: cmsoref@charter.net Contact Cheryl 608-848-1992
Lessons & requests, 7:30-9:30 pm Wednesdays, Beth Israel Center (enter through back door). $2. cmsoref@charter.net or 848-1992

Cafe et Conversation
Michelangelo's Coffee Shop 114 State St. , Madison
Free practice speaking French, 7 pm Thursdays, Michelangelo's Coffee. 256-1113