ACE Conference Center, Business Center, 800 Ridge Pike, Lafayette Hill

New or aspiring consultants: This seminar will help you learn how to start and run a successful consulting practice. Taught by Tom Casey and Jon Oliver, past presidents of Philly's Institute of Management Consultants. Fees: $39 standard, $29 full-time student.

The African American Museum, Center City

Led by Dr. Molefi Kete Asante, people in Philadelphia will pay tribute to the ancestral heritage of free and enslaved Africans at Congo Square (a/k/a Washington Square) located between 6th & 7th and Walnut & Locust Streets.  The event will be followed by brunch, and the first of a series of Community Conversations with archaeologist Cheryl LaRoche, Ph.D. about the First African Baptist Church Burial Grounds and the President’s House Archeological Dig. Free.

Fountain Plaza, 8705 Germantown Ave, Philadelphia, PA. (Chestnut Hill)

Following a 10:00 am press conference, Lutheran Settlement House, The Chestnut Hill Business Association and the Chestnut Hill Community Association will host their first annual “2 Mile Walk Against Domestic Violence” to raise funds and awareness for Lutheran Settlement House as part of LSH’s annual Purple Ribbon Campaign. The press conference will be held at the Fountain Plaza, located at 8705 Germantown Avenue.

The walk is free but donations are encouraged. To register or to reserve a T-Shirt, please call Suzette Belz at 215-426-8610 x 208 or sbelz@lutheransettlement.org.

Philadelphia Free Library Bushrod Branch 6304 Castor Avenue

A City Gardening Series workshop presented by the Pennsylvania Horticultural Society.

Free Library of Philadelphia, 1901 Vine Street, Center City

Rutu Modan is an award-winning Israeli cartoonist and a co-founding member of Actus Tragicus, an internationally acclaimed collective and independent publishing house for alternative comics artists. Exit Wounds, nominated for the Quill Award’s Best Graphic Novel of the Year, tells the story of a Tel Aviv cab driver trying to find out if his estranged father was the victim of a suicide bombing. Free.

Mitchell Auditorium, Bossone Research Enterprise Center, 3160 Market St., West Philly

Made in L.A. (Hecho in Los Angeles) tells how three Latina immigrants from L. A. garment sweatshops embark on a three-year odyssey to win basic labor protections from their trendy clothing retailer employer. Free. For more information, call (215) 895-6478.

Temple University Main Campus, Anderson Hall Room, 1114 W. Berks St., Room 14, North Philly

Come learn about the Pan-African Studies Community Education Program, Temple University's flagship community education program, which is celebrating 32 years of success and excellence. For information, call Yumy Odom at (215) 204-3449.

Arcadia University Campus - Grey Towers Castle, Mirror Room

Foreign Correspondent Reese Erlich will explain what went wrong with the Iraq war and how the U.S. is making similar mistakes with Iran. For more information please contact Mary Kate McNulty at 215-572-2877 or mcnulty@arcadia.edu.

The Academy of Natural Sciences, 1900 Benjamin Franklin Parkway, Center City

This is a public forum on making Philly the greenest, most livable city in America. Mayoral candidates Michael Nutter and Al Taubenberger are confirmed. Daily News columnist Flavia Colgan will moderate. Free. Refreshments provided by Whole Foods. RSVP to Joe Soprani at Pennsylvania Horticultural Society by calling (215) 988-8788 or emailing forum@pennhort.org.

1238 West Erie Avenue, North Philly

Inmates at Graterford, students from St. Gabriel’s Hall, and victims groups collaborated on this mural, which was inspired by Kevin Johnson, a victim of violent crime, who forgave his own assailants and became an advocate for reconciliation as a necessary part of healing. For information contact Amy Johnston at (267) 258-9128 or amy.johnston@phila.gov.

The William Way Community Center, 1315 Spruce St., Philadelphia, Center City

BiUnity Discussion Group, Philadelphia’s only social and support network for bisexual people, their families, and friends. Free.

Temple University TECH Center, Bell Building (12th St. and Montgomery Ave.) Room 205A (Green Lab), North Phillly

Sponsored by Paley Library, University Libraries.

Falls of Schuylkill Free Library Branch 3501 Midvale Avenue

A free workshop provided by the office of State Representative Jewell Williams.

The African American Museum

Featuring Umar R. Abdullah-Johnson. October is National Domestic Violence Month, and this lecture topic is "Keeping Secrets with the Devil: The Tragedy of Childhood Molestation & Domestic Abuse." Call (215) 574-0380 for more information.

Lankenau Hospital, Annenberg Auditorium 100 Lancaster Avenue Wynnewood, PA

This workshop will provide the skills that medical personnel need to assess domestic violence. Cost is $50 and includes continuing education credits. Pre-registration is required by October 12. For more information, call 610-277-1860, ext. 108 or email medadvocate@laurel-house.org

Free Library of Philadelphia, 1901 Vine Street, Center City

Gary Kasparov became the youngest-ever World Chess Champion in 1985 at the age of 22, a title he held until 2000. In How Life Imitates Chess, Kasparov offers a primer on successful decision-making based on lessons from the chessboard. No tickets required. For info, call (215) 567-4341.