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March 31, 2006 - April 1, 2006
TransAfrica Forum Annual Foreign Policy Weekend
Conference & Luncheon.
March 31: Luncheon With Legendary Harry Belafonte.
Return to the Source: A view of Africa and the
African Diaspora through the lens of civil society in Africa,
Europe, Latin America and the United States.
Howard University Blackburn Center,
2397 Sixth Street, NW,
Washington,
DC. Contact: Mwiza Munthali
or Karen C. Wilson.
events@transafricaforum.org. 202-223-1960
March 31 - April 2, 2006.
Judicial Seminar on International Human Rights and
Humanitarian Law.
Aspen Institute Justice and Society Program. Wye, MD. By invitation
only
Sunday, April 2, 2006
3:00PM – 4:00 PM
“HIV/AIDS Documentary” of a trip across
West Africa. Global
Healthcare Public Foundation, Inc. Busboys and Poets, 2021 14th St
NW Washington, DC. Free! Free! SILENT AUCTION Film Start: 3:00 PM 25
minutes End: 4:00 PM. RSVP 1-800 342 4575.
www.aglobalhf.org
Monday, April 03 2006.
3:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Live Webcast--Young Males and
Masculinity in Sub-Saharan Africa: HIV/AIDS, Conflict, and Violence.
Gary Barker,
Director, Instituto Promundo, Brazil. Woodrow Wilson International
Center for Scholars
Monday, April 3, 2006.
12:00-2:00pm
Global Rights Discussion Forum with
Thierry Kambere a human rights activist from Goma, Democratic
Republic of Congo (DRC).
Global Rights, 1200 18th Street, NW Suite 602, Washington, DC.
Monday, April 3, 2006.
7:30 pm
Sudan Freedom Walk Event at Temple Sinai, Washington, DC.
Former Sudanese slave Simon Deng has begun a 300 mile walk from NY
to DC to call attention to the issues of genocide in Darfur and
slavery in Southern Sudan. Simon Deng and a refugee from Darfur,
Yahya Osman, will speak at Temple Sinai on Monday, April 3rd at 7:30
pm on their efforts to end violence in all regions of Sudan and
their campaign to create a just peace throughout that war-torn
country. No RSVP required. Temple Sinai,
3100 Military Rd., NW,
Washington,
DC. Contact: David Bredhoff 917-575-2220
Tuesday April 4,
2006. 9.30 am - 11.30 am.
Advocacy Network for Africa
(ADNA)
Monthly Meeting. Usual Place: Conference Room at the
offices of the National Council of Churches and Church World
Service, United Methodist Building, 110 Maryland Ave, Suite 108. The
110 entrance is a little way along Maryland Ave. For Access please
use the button pad, press 108 and the red button for entrance.
Contact: Mhizha Chifamba woa@igc.org
Tuesday, April 04, 2006.
12:30 -2:00 PM
"Corruption and Pharmaceuticals:
Strengthening Good Governance"
Brown Bag Lunch Seminar. World Bank, MC6-W150, 818 H Street NW,
Washington,
DC.
Tuesday, April 4, 2006.
1:00pm - 7:30pm
2006 Career Conference - Society for
International Development-Washington, DC Chapter
Tuesday,
April 04, 2006.
2:30 PM
Hearing: Secretary of State, Foreign Assistance
Programs (Foreign Ops Subcommittee) - WEBCAST.
Subcommittee on Foreign Operations, Export Financing and Related
Program. 2359 Rayburn Building
Tuesday, April 4, 2006. 3:00pm–
5:00pm
Launch of "Rwanda Means the Universe".
World Bank InfoShop Book Launch.
World Bank J building, (701 18th St.,),
Room J1-050 (auditorium to the left of the lobby).
Presented by: Louise Mushikiwa
Tuesday, April
4, 2006.
6pm.
Sudan Freedom Walk Comes to American University.
Simon Deng, the former Sudanese slave who has begun a 300-mile
walk from New York to Washington, DC, will appear with Holocaust
survivor Erika Ekstut to tell their stories and prompt action
against genocide. No RSVP is necessary, and the event begins at
6pm. Amphitheatre, American University,
Washington,
DC. Contact: Talia Fraiman tf8546a@american.edu
Wednesday, April 05 2006. 10:00 a.m.- 11:30 a.m.
Live Webcast: Solving the Darfur
Crises--EU and International Responses.
A Director's Forum with H.E.Pekka Haavisto, European Union Special
Representative for Sudan. Woodrow Wilson International Center for
Scholars
Wednesday, April 5,
2006. 12:00pm– 2:00pm
Launch of "Information and
Communications for Development 2006".
World Bank J building, (701
18th St.,) Room J1-050 (auditorium to the left of the lobby).
Presented by: Katherine Sierra, Mohsen Khalil,
Chrisrime Zhen-Wei Qiang
Wednesday, 5
April 2006.
2:00 PM
Hearing: State Department - International
Organizations (WEBCAST).
Subcommittee on Foreign Operations, Export Financing and Related
Program. 2359 Rayburn Building
Wednesday, 5 April
2006. 5.00 pm–7.00 pm
CEPR Monthly Office Hours The
Economist Is: IN The Center for Economic and Policy Research’s
Economists Monthly Office Hours Begins on Wednesday, April 5th.
Feeling dazed and overwhelmed by debates about the budget, trade,
the Medicare drug bill, minimum wage and other policy issues? Your
remedy for too many numbers and too much rhetoric can be found at
CEPR's monthly "Economist Office Hours." This is your opportunity
to ask our all-star economists in-depth questions about the
economic issues that have been keeping you awake. The sessions
will be held the first Wednesday of every month (beginning April
5th), from 5:00-7:00, at CEPR’s office: 1611 Connecticut Ave, NW
Suite 400 Washington, D.C. 20009 RSVP online. Don’t let them
intimidate you with economics; we have the answers. host Center
for Economic and Policy Research contact Dan Beeton 202-293-5380 x
104
Thursday, April 6,
2006. 9 to 11 a.m.
"Humanitarian Consequences of the Conflict in
Katanga". African Studies
Program, SAIS. SAIS Kenney Auditorium, Nitze Building,
1740
Massachusetts Ave., N.W., Washington, D.C.
Andrea Lari and Rick Neal, advocates for Refugees International;
Michael Neuman, program officer with Doctors without Borders; and
Tony Gambino, consultant with the Open Society Institute and
former mission director of USAID in Kinshasa, will discuss this
topic. Members of the public should RSVP to Search for Common
Ground, the event’s co-host, at glpf@sfcg.org or 202.265.4300.
Thursday,
April 6, 2006.
1:00 p.m.–6:00 p.m.
Addressing State Failure: The Evolving U.S.
Government Response.
Kenny Auditorium, Johns Hopkins University-SAIS, 1740
Massachusetts Ave., NW. The Center for Global Development and
Johns Hopkins University-SAIS.
Friday,
April 07, 2006. 09:00 AM - 05:00 PM
Policies for Peace and International
Assistance: European and U.S. Perspectives - Conference on
Development, Trade, and Immigration.
Fundación Sistema (Madrid) and the Center for Economic and Policy
Research. SAIS Rome Building Auditorium, 1619 Massachusetts Ave. NW,
Washington, DC 20036. Contact:
beeton@cepr.net
Friday, April 7,
2006. 12:30 to 1:30 p.m.
"Youth in Developing Nations: Agents of Social
Change?"
SAIS International Development Program.
Rome Building
200, 1619 Massachusetts Ave., N.W., Washington, D.C. Ashok
Regmi, director of International Youth Foundation's YouthActionNet,
will discuss this topic. For more information, contact Reyna
Truscott at 202.663.5929.
Friday, April 7,
2006
Panel Discussions on "Policies for Peace &
International Assistance".
Three panel discussions (on "Inequality
and Growth," "International Migration," and "Aid and Development:
Assessment and Alternatives for the Future") are co-sponsored by
Fundación Sistema (Madrid) and the Center for Economic and Policy
Research. This event is free and open to the public, but space is
limited. Please register by April 5th. SAIS Rome Building
Auditorium and Reception Room,
1619 Massachusetts Ave., NW,
Washington, DC. Contact: Dan
Beeton beeton@cepr.net 202-293-5380 x 104
Friday, April 7,
2006
World Health Day
Friday, April 7,
2006
International Day of
Reflection on the Genocide in Rwanda
Friday,
April 7,
2006. 7 PM - 9 PM
afrikafé International First Friday. Featuring:
ABABIO O. ABABIO
- Author (KENYA). JIN, 2017 14th St. NW, Washington,
DC (U Street & Cardozo Metro). FREE;
Complimentary Hors D'Oeuvres - Cash Bar. Dress: Casual. Contact:
events@afrikafe.com; No need to RSVP. Join us for our
monthly social networking Friday, April 7 at JIN for an
entertaining evening of cocktails, appetizers and mingling with
other international professionals over jazz and Latin music from
the Americas, the Caribbean and Africa. Each month, we feature
African talent - artists, (visual and performance) writers, poets,
designers and more. The evening starts off with an extended
cocktail "Meet & Greet" beginning at 7 PM. The artist features
from 7:30 PM to 8 PM.
Our International First Fridays provide an opportunity and an
informal space for international professionals to meet and
interact with each other. It is a time to kick back, enjoy great
conversation, be entertained and have a great time. The atmosphere
is informal; However, exchange of business cards is always
encouraged.
ABOUT THE ARTIST: Millions of people around the world continue to
dream about coming to America for the elusive American dream. But
what does it really take to become successful in America? In his
new book, “Where is America?: An African Immigrant’s Portrait of
the Quest to Achieve the Elusive American Dream,” author Ababio O.
Ababio discusses his life-long journey, sacrifices and personal
struggles in migrating to America.
April 7-8,
2006
KDNC 3rd Business Workshop.
KDNC-Kenya World Bank/IMF/IFC/MIGA
Association. World Bank, 1818 H Street N.W. Washington, DC 20433.
Members of the KDNC, members of the public, and The Kenya World
Bank/IMF Staff drawn from the four institutions of the World Bank
Group, including the IFC, the WB, MIGA, and the IMF will be
present. Workshop participants will identify the opportunities
available for small, medium, and large businesses by the World
Bank group. Participants will learn about investment opportunities
developed by members of KDNC. More importantly however, is that
the workshop participants will co-create model enterprises into
ready and executable business plans. During this workshop, all
participants will inclusively identify business opportunities in a
developing country, how to turn business opportunities into real
enterprises that create incomes, and how to get funding to develop
the enterprises.
www.kdnc.org.
KDNC Business Workshop DC Area Organizing Team:
macharia@kdnc.org;
617 820 7733
April 7-9, 2006
Sweet Mother Tour
Conference - April 7-9 2006 “Youth and the New Pan-African
Renaissance: Re-Building Africa for the 21st Century”.
(Boston, MA)
Hosted by the Sweet Mother Tour (SMT) and the
Cultural Agents Initiative at Harvard University.
sweetmother.org
Saturday, April 8,
2006. 6:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Women in Progress Fundraiser for Women
in Ghana, This
fundraising event for Women in Progress is hosted by past WIP
volunteer Emilie Kimball and family and His Excellency Fritz Poku,
the Ambassador of Ghana to the United States. Entertainment will
be provided by "Anansegromma of Ghana" dance group and Ghanaian
food catered by Ghana Cafe. A cash bar will also be available. The
event is open to the public. $100 per person or family.
Ghanaian Embassy,
3512 International Drive NW,
Washington,
DC.
Contact: Brooke Olster 609-922-0311
Monday, April 10 2006, 2:00 p.m. - 6:30 p.m.
Twelfth Commemoration of the Rwandan Genocide: A Panel Discussion
and Film Screening. A panel discussion entitled "Paying
Tribute, Remembering the Past, Facing the Present and Building a
Hopeful Future", followed by a screening of the BBC film,
Shooting Dogs. Woodrow Wilson
International Center for Scholars
Monday, April 10, 2006
Magid: Freedom Stories from Africa
(African Performance-Based Story-telling). The
Washington DC Jewish Community Center (DCJCC) and the Global Youth
Partnership for Africa will hold an evening of performance-based
storytelling focusing on the struggle for human rights in Africa.
Artists from six African countries will tell their personal and
communal freedom stories through music, dance, drumming, film, and
spoken word. Tickets are $15, discounted DCJCC member price $10,
students $5.
Magid Performers include:
Daniel Ssuuna (Uganda) - Percussionist, poet, singer, reggae
artist
Kuku (Nigeria) - Singer, song-writer, guitarist
Guy Djoken (Cameroon) - Storyteller
Anna Mwalago (Kenya) - Actress, dancer, poet, singer
Please contact Sarah Gershman at the
DCJCC at 202-777-3237 by Wednesday, April 5 to purchase
tickets. Washington DC Jewish Community Center,
1529 16th Street NW,
Washington,
DC. Contact: Sarah Gershman 202-777-3237
Tuesday, April 11,
2006. 12:00 noon – 2:00pm
Launch of "Identity and Violence".
World Bank InfoShop Book
Launch.
Amartya Sen, Ian Goldin.
World Bank J building, (701 18th St.,) Room J1-050 (auditorium to
the left of the lobby).
E-mail:
infoshopevents@worldbank.org. Phone: 202
458-4500. For more information, please contact: Patricia
Springer, or call 202 473-9510
Tuesday, April
11, 2006.
1:00-2:00 PM.
Online discussion with international
human rights lawyer and activist Reed Brody, who will talk about
efforts to bring Chad's exiled former president, Hissène Habré, to
justice. amnestyusa.org
Tuesday, April 11,
2006. 4:00 p.m. - 5:30 p.m.
US Foreign Policy and the Problem of
Nation Building.
Woodrow Wilson
International Center for Scholars
April 11-14, 2006
U.S. Naval Academy Foreign Affairs
Conference: Africa: Turning Attention into Action. Africa Center
for Strategic Studies.
Annapolis, Maryland.
Wednesday,
April 12,
2006
Merck Breakfast Series - Speaker:
Ambassador John J. Danilovich, Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC).
City Club-Franklin Square, Washington, DC.
The Corporate Council on Africa (CCA).
The breakfast forums give our members an opportunity to meet with
key policy makers in an informal setting to discuss issues
relevant to strengthening commercial relations between the United
States and Africa. Event Contact:
Jacqueline Coker -
jcoker@africacncl.org.
Wednesday,
April 12,
2006.
3:00 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Book Launch: Rwanda Means the Universe. Woodrow
Wilson International Center for Scholars
Thursday, April 13, 2006. 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.
Current
Policy Options for Darfur. The Brookings Institution, Falk
Auditorium, 1775 Massachusetts Avenue, N.W., Washington, DC.
Opening Remarks: ROBERT B. ZOELLICK, Deputy Secretary of State.
Moderator: CARLOS PASCUAL, Vice President and Director, Foreign
Policy Studies, The Brookings Institution. Panelists: KENNETH
BACON, President, Refugees International; FRANCIS M. DENG,
Nonresident Senior Fellow, Brookings, Former Minister of State for
Foreign Affairs, Sudan. WILLIAM G. O’NEILL, Co-author, Two Million
Internally Displaced: The Successes and Shortcomings of the
African Union in Darfur, Consultant, The Brookings-Bern Project on
Internal Displacement.
Thursday,
April 13,
2006
Africa Center Visionary Award Dinner.
Africa Center for Strategic Studies.
Washington DC
Thursday, April 13, 2006.
12:15 - 1:30 PM
What's the Matter with Zimbabwe?
A Case Study in Economic Collapse.
American Enterprise Institute,
Wohlstetter Conference Center, Twelfth Floor, 1150 Seventeenth
Street, N.W., Washington, D.C.
Thursday, April 13,
2006. 12:30 pm – 2:00 pm
ICTs for Rural, Indigenous and Other
Disadvantaged Communities: Cross Cultural and Sustainability
Issues. World Bank, Room I1-200,
1850 I Street NW, Washington DC.
Thursday, April 13 2006. 3:00 p.m.
- 4:30 p.m.
Briefing on the Humanitarian Impa