Taking ACTion: ACT UP-Chicago will meet every first and third Wednesday, with meetings alternating between Coffee Chicago ( 5256 N. Broadway ) and the John Merlo Library ( 644 W. Belmont ) . ( The next one is May 3 at the library at 6:30 p.m. )
Holy homosexuals!: 'Queer Batman,' a series of watercolors by Mark Chamberlain, will be shown at The Nova Art Fair, which will take place April 28-30 at City Suites Hotel, 933 W. Belmont. Call ( 312 ) 421 2227 or see novaartfair.com/2006/index.php.
Culture shock: Local AIDS experts will discuss the links between HIV/AIDS and culture and environment at Loyola University's Quinlan Life Sciences Education and Research Center, 1050 W. Sheridan, on April 26, 7:00-8:30 p.m. For more info, see www.aidschicago.org .
Green savers: In conjunction with Earth Day, Staples, Inc. is launching a Get Green Event ( concluding on May 1 ) during which Chicagoland residents can recycle technology equipment at any one of Staples' 26 area stores. See www.staples.com .
The write thing: Chicago State University is seeking submissions covering critical essays, poetry, fiction, visual art, literary nonfiction, and creative writings for its anthology 'Fingernails Across The Chalkboard: A Literary and Artistic View of HIV/AIDS Affecting People of Color.' Send items by May 15 to hivaidsanthology@gmail.com or Gwendolyn Brooks Center, HIV/AIDS Submissions, c/o Randall Horton, Chicago State University, 9501 S. King, LIB 210A, Chicago, IL 60628-1598.
Helping hands: Youth Pride Center is seeking submissions for 100 Black and Latino LGBT in-need youth for the 'Walk Tall' resource dinner. E-mail youthpridecenter@gmail.com by April 30 for more info.
Marching on: Chicago NOW and Rogers Park Young Women's Action Team are co-sponsoring an anti-street harassment march that will take place May 4 at 5:30 p.m. at Loyola Park, 1230 W. Greenleaf. E-mail rpywat@hotmail.com for more info.
Women of the world: ATHENA International, a not-for-profit women's leadership group, is holding its global summit at the Downtown Marriott Hotel, 540 N. Michigan, on April 27 and 28. Speakers will include former Congresswoman Patricia Schroeder, D-Colo. Call ( 312 ) 580-0111 or see www.athenainternational.org .
Y not?: The Y-ME 1- or 3-mile Walk or 5K Run for breast cancer will be held May 14 at 9 a.m. at Grant Park. ( Registration begins at 7:30 a.m. ) E-mail events@y-me.org, call 877-YME-7223 or see www.y-me.org .
Suicide bond: LGBT suicide survivor group meetings are held at Howard Brown Health Center, 4025 N. Sheridan ,on the 2nd and 4th Mondays of each month. Contact Edmond Yomtoob at ( 773 ) 450-4434 or Edmond.Yomtoob@psychologistchicago.com .
Bearing witness: Rape Victim Advocates' signature event, 'Standing Silent Witness,' will take place April 28 at 228 S. Wabash, #240, at 11 a.m. The event will feature T-shirts made by agency volunteers and sexual violence survivors. Call ( 312 ) 663-6303.
Chocolate and a cause: The Chicago Abused Women Coalition will host its 20th Visions of Chocolate on April 29 at 7 p.m. at the Chicago Marriott Hotel, 540 N. Michigan. Tickets are $175 each. Call ( 773 ) 489-9081.