What to do in Madison this week: UW 175 kick-off; `Smudges` and more Isthmus Picks

Patty Cisneros Prevo + Sami Schalk, Monday, July 24, A Room of One’s Own, 6 p.m.: Two local authors and advocates will discuss disability justice and topics from recent books. In her 2022 book Black Disability Politics, Sami Schalk, an associate professor in the Department of Gender and Women’s Studies at UW-Madison, examines how Black activism around issues of disability has been marginalized. Patty Cisneros Prevo, who leads diversity, equity and inclusion efforts at the UW Department of Medicine and Carbone Cancer Center, is the author of Tenacious: Fifteen Adventures Alongside Disabled Athletes, a 2023 picture book for young readers with illustrations by Dion MBD...