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Asha-Madison tries to organize events both to raise funds for the projects that it supports, as well as to raise awareness about problems in India.

Current & Upcoming Events:

Next Meeting: Wednesday, Aug 18th, 2010, 7pm
Venue: Library Mall, Madison, WI 53706. (Map)

Past Events:

2009:

October 2nd: Asha Mela 2009

2008:
- April 26: Crazylegs Classic 2008 - Run for Asha
- Miles for a Smile: charity run event organized to raise funds for MBA foundation, a non profit organization for the diabled in India.
2007:
- Nov 18: Sacred Geometry - Indian Classical Dance Program by Kripa Baskaran at the Orpheum Theater
- Oct 2: Agrarian Crisis - Candlelight Vigil (Download Flyer)
- May 19: 2nd Table Tennis Tournament : Fun Fund raising activity.
- Mar 7: Table Tennis Tournament : Fun Fund raising activity.
2006:
- Work an Hour 2006
2004:
- Work an Hour 2004. WAH is Asha for Education's annual global online fundraiser. This year, WAH aims to raise $175,000 for six selected projects in Orissa, Maharashtra, Rajasthan, Karnataka, West Bengal and Tamil Nadu.
- Eye on India: a Film and Discussion Series
2002:
- Work-An-Hour 2002
- Sangam: A Gathering: a concert featuring folk dances from across Asia and the Pacific.
2001:
- River Rites: a dance drama by Navarasa Dance Theater, featuring Aparna Sindhoor.
- Manthan 2001: a conference of the Midwest chapters of Asha, AID, Sankalp and IDS.
- Work-An-Hour 2001
- Power to the People: a documentary videofest celebrating struggles for self-empowerment.
2000
- Enron in India: What They Said and What They Did: a talk by journalist Abhay Mehta, organized by Chingari and co-sponsored by Asha-Madison.
- An Indian Classical dance concert by Shoba Natarajan.
- Work-An-Hour 2000 was a grand success and raised more than $80,000!
- Understanding Poverty and What You can do to Alleviate it: a talk by Dr Balaji Sampath
- A lecture by Nafisa Barot, Director of the Gujarat-based NGO Utthan
1999
- A talk by Dr Madhukar Deshpande, co-founder of the Vigyan Vahini project
- Development for Whom?: Medha Patkar's talk about the Narmada Bachao Andolan
- Food stall at UW Homecoming'99
- Work-An-Hour '99
- Asha-Madison's Open House
- A talk by Tirthankar Mukherjee, a member of the Swanirvar project
- Dr Parameswara Rao's visit to Madison
1998
1997
- A Violin Concert by T N Krishnan
- A Lecture by P Sainath

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