Action Calendar

Madison Action for Mining Alternatives meets the third Wednesday of each month. Tonight’s meeting is at 6:30pm on the fourth floor of 122 State Street. For more info, call 250-9240.

Tonight, Discrimination against Palestinians in the Galilee, and related topics in Max Blumenthal’s book “Goliath: Life and Loathing in Greater Israel” will be discussed. This is at 6:30pm at the Rainbow Bookstore Cooperative 426 West Gilman. More info at 284-9082.

This Saturday is “Armed With Nonviolence: Stories from the Fight for Human Rights” – a program for teens and adults by Ann Bausum, Jane Addams Children’s Book Award winner. The author shows how qualities like courage, ingenuity, camaraderie, and the influence of the news media have made the difference in advancing human rights. This is Saturday at 10:30am at the Wisconsin Historical Museum, 30 North Carroll Street. For more info, call 608-467-2637.

The fourth annual Wisconsin Science Festival is coming up this weekend, October 16th through the 19th, with programs throughout Wisconsin. Visit wisconsinsciencefest.org for more info.