Foreign Students and Homeland Security: Issues and Answers. The Heritage Foundation. Lehrman Auditorium, The Heritage Foundation, 214 Massachusetts Ave, NE, Washington, DC.

Tuesday, August 03. 9:00 to 11:00 AM
USAID 2004 Summer Seminar Series: HIV/AIDS: Mitigating the Impacts on Development and Complex Emergencies. Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center, 1300 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW/ Center for Association Leadership, Concourse Level. For additional information, please contact Cindy Arciaga at (202)661-5859 or by e-mail at carciaga@dis.cdie.org. Information available on the web at: http://www.usaid.gov/policy/cdie

Tuesday, August 03. 12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m.

Pharmaceutical Pioneers: Female Pharmacists in Dakar, Senegal. Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars, Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center, One Woodrow Wilson Plaza, 1300 Pennsylvania Ave., NW, Washington, DC. Presentation by Donna A. Patterson, Africanist Doctoral Candidate Fellow at the Woodrow Wilson International Center’s Africa Program. Ms. Patterson will present an excerpt from her dissertation research, which examines the intersection of gender and professional development among female pharmacy owners in Dakar, Senegal.

Thursday, August 05. 9:30-11:00 a.m.

A Book Launch -- A Continent for the Taking: The Tragedy and Hope of Africa, by Howard W. French. Discussant: Gayle Smith, Former Special Assistant to the President and Africa Director, National Security Council. 5th Floor Conference Room, Ronald Reagan Building: One Woodrow Wilson Plaza, 1300 Pennsylvania Ave., NW. Africa Program -The Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars. You are invited to a Roundtable discussion with Howard French, distinguished New York Times journalist and author of the recently published, A Continent for the Taking: The Tragedy and Hope of Africa. Historian Louis Gates, Jr. has described French's book as "A brilliant and nuanced meditation on the complexities of contemporary Africa. Essential reading for those of us who love Africa and for all those who wish to gain a fuller understanding of a continent that is sprawling, mysterious, and endlessly fascinating."

Friday, August 06. 6:30 PM – 8:30 PM

A Continent for the Taking: The Tragedy and Hope of Africa, by Howard W. French. TransAfrica Forum, 1426 21st Street, NW, Second Floor, Washington, DC. The Arthur R. Ashe, Jr. Foreign Policy Library's Writers' Corner series of TransAfrica Forum and Karibu Books. The Writers' Corner provides a forum for prominent authors to debut their most current works on issues pertaining to Africa and the Diaspora. Call 202.223.1960 ext. 132 or email info@transafricaforum.org for more information and to register. A Continent for the Taking will be sold at the event.

Tuesday, August 10. 9:00 to 11:00.
USAID 2004 Summer Seminar Series: USAID's Role in the War on Terrorism. Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center, 1300 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW/ Center for Association Leadership, Concourse Level. For additional information, please contact Cindy Arciaga at (202)661-5859 or by e-mail at carciaga@dis.cdie.org. Information available on the web at: http://www.usaid.gov/policy/cdie

Thursday, August 12. 12:30 – 2:00 p.m.

International Viewpoints on Work: Egypt. Brownbag Seminar. Global Policy Network. Economic Policy Institute, 1660 L St. NW, Suite 1200, Washington, DC 20036. Speaker: Alia Elmahdi, Professor of Economics, University of Cairo. Dr. Elmahdi, a noted Egyptian scholar and researcher, is the principal author of a forthcoming report on labor market conditions in Egypt. Her work documents the rapid and destabilizing growth of informal jobs that are rapidly crowding out more traditional work in key areas of the economy. Dr. Elmahdi, whose research will be published later this year by the Global Policy Network as part of a five-nation study, will discuss her findings and their economic and political import. Discussant: Marsha Pripstein Posusney, associate professor of political science at Bryant College and adjunct professor of international relations at Brown University. She is author of Women and Globalization in the Arab Middle East (2004) and of Labor and the State in Egypt: Workers, Unions, and Economic Restructuring. Seating for this event is limited. To attend, please RSVP to Stephanie Scott: sscott@epinet.org, or call 202-775-8810.

Friday, August 13. 5:00 PM

The “AIDS Awareness” Fundraiser Benefit hosted by Sky World Productions, featuring AIDS Pandemic Documentary. Embassy of Ethiopia, 3506 International Drive, NW, Washington, DC 20008. AIDS Pandemic Documentary supported by Africare, National Minority AIDS Council, and HIV/AIDS Volunteer Enrichment Network. All information on tickets & donations can be viewed/ purchased online at http://www.aidspandemic.com/. For tickets & donations contact: Sky World Productions @ 301.422.2722, Alicia Hines @ 301.379.4903 / alicia@aidspandemic.com. All tickets & donations are tax deductible. All ticket sales & donations fund the AIDS Pandemic Documentary. Entertainment provided by: Special Musical Guest / Art Show & Auction.

16 – 27 August 2004

Africa Center for Strategic Studies. Curriculum Review. Africa Center Headquarters, National Defense University, Washington DC, USA

Tuesday, August 17. 9:00 to 11:00 AM
USAID 2004 Summer Seminar Series: USAID'S Business Transformation: Results to Date. Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center, 1300 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW/ Center for Association Leadership, Concourse Level.. For additional information, please contact Cindy Arciaga at (202)661-5859 or by e-mail at carciaga@dis.cdie.org. Information on the web at: http://www.usaid.gov/policy/cdie

Wednesday, August 18. 12:30 to 2 p.m.

Center for Displacement Studies and SAIS Refugee Policy Forum: The Continuing Humanitarian and Displacement Crisis in Darfur, Sudan. Johns Hopkins University, School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS), Bernstein-Offit 500. Francis M. Deng, director of the SAIS Center for Displacement Studies and co-director of the Brookings-SAIS Project on Internal Displacement, and John Prendergast, special advisor to the President, International Crisis Group, will discuss this topic. RSVP by noon on Tuesday, August 17 to displacement@jhu.edu. For more information contact Gimena Sanchez Garzoli at 202.797.6145 or gsanchez@brookings.edu, or Kate Brantingham at 202.663.5870 or kbrantingham@jhu.edu.
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Wednesday, August 18. 7:00 PM

Keepers of Memory (Rwanda, 2003, 54 minutes), by Eric Kabera. Visions Cinema, 1927 Florida Avenue, NW, Washington, DC. Phone: 202.667.0090. Metro: Dupont Circle (Red Line). Admission fee: $9.00. Keepers of Memory explores the personal stories behind the 1994 Rwandan Genocide. The film focuses on the guardians of the massacre sites. The film will be followed by a discussion. More information to come. Call 202.223.1960 ext. 132 for more information and to register.

Thursday, August 19. 10:00 a.m.
Hearing: Diplomacy in the Age of Terrorism: What is the State Department's Strategy? United States House of Representatives - Committee on International Relations. 2172 Rayburn House Office Building, Washington, DC.

Tuesday, August 24. 9:00 to 11:00 AM
USAID 2004 Summer Seminar Series: Innovative Health Care Approaches. Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center, 1300 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Center for Association Leadership, Concourse Level. For additional information, please contact Cindy Arciaga at (202)661-5859 or by e-mail at carciaga@dis.cdie.org. Information on the web at: http://www.usaid.gov/policy/cdie

Tuesday, August 24. 10:00 a.m.
Hearing: 9-11 Commission Recommendations for U.S. Diplomacy. Committee on International Relations, U.S. House of Representatives. Room 2172, Rayburn House Office Building, Washington, D.C. Witnesses: The Honorable Thomas H. Kean, Chair, & The Honorable Lee H. Hamilton, Vice Chair, National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States ("9-11 Commission")

Tuesday, August 24. 6:30PM-9:30PM

Give 'N Take Network - Monthly Networking Event. JoJo's Restaurant, 1518 U Street NW, Washington, DC 20009. Give 'N Take is a unique barter-exchange network which just recently launched a DC chapter. The organization brings women together to create opportunities by providing a support system for start-up companies, entrepreneurs, and professional people wanting to learn more and advance in their fields, or those seeking personal advancement. Give 'N Take started its monthly networking events in New York and has now branched out to New Jersey and DC. The first DC event was in June and was a great success! We are anticipating an even greater turnout for the August event. Cover: FREE for members, Only $7 for non- members. Contact: Cicely Sharpe at 202-363-7029. Learn more or become a member at: http://www.giventakenetwork.org/membershipmain.html

Wednesday, August 25. 9:30 AM - 11:30 AM

A Briefing on the Situation in the Darfur Region of Sudan. TransAfrica Forum, 1426 21st Street, NW, Second Floor, (near Dupont Circle ), Washington, DC. Panelists: Adotei Akwei, Africa Advocacy Director at Amnesty International USA; Salih Booker, Executive Director, Africa Action; Bill G. Fletcher, Jr. President, TransAfrica Forum; Gwen Mikell, Africa Studies Director, Georgetown University. Moderator: Emira Woods, Foreign Policy In Focus (Institute for Policy Studies). RSVP: 202.223.1960, extension 116. http://www.transafricaforum.org/calendarmain.html

Wednesday, August 25. 12 Noon.

Africa Action/TransAfrica Forum Protest at Sudan Embassy. 2210 Massachusetts Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20008. Protest and civil disobedience. More details to follow. http://africaaction.org/events/index.php

Wednesday, August 25.

Sudan: Day of Conscience. The Save Darfur Coalition, composed of faith-based, humanitarian and human rights organizations, has identified Wednesday, August 25, 2004 as Sudan: Day of Conscience. On that day, communities across North America are urged to engage in interfaith activities -- involving individuals and representatives of all faith communities and nonsectarian groups -- designed to raise public awareness about the horrific situation in Darfur and to demand that the international community take immediate and effective action to stop the killing, the rape, and the destruction of villages, and to assure that humanitarian relief reaches all those in need. Please go to www.savedarfur.org for all you need to organize an event in your community. http://www.transafricaforum.org/communityevents.html

Friday, August 27. 2:00 PM

State of the World 2004: Linking Globalization, Consumption, and Governance. Live Online Discussion. Worldwatch Institute. With Hilary French, Director of the Global Governance Project and Senior Researcher.

Friday, August 27. 6:00 PM to 9:00 PM

Young African Professionals Network - Networking Event. Cada Vez, 1438 U Street, NW, Washington, DC 20009. Hear two speakers share their experience, perspectives and ideas on fascinating topics: Learn from Mr. Karim Morsli, CEO of Rising Data Solutions, what it took to start and turn a business in Accra, Ghana into an internationally recognized outsourcing call-center called Rising Data Solutions. Listen to a radio personality, Ms. Angelique Shofar, who in addition to running a radio show has developed a health and spirit wellness program based on natural living. Please RSVP.

August 28-29
24th meeting of the Presidential Advisory Council on HIV/AIDS, Washington, DC. Space is limited, but there is public access to the meeting. For more information: http://www.pacha.gov/meetings/upcoming.html

Tuesday, August 31. 9:00 to 11:00 AM
USAID 2004 Summer Seminar Series: Muslim World Outreach and Engaging Muslim Civil Society. Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center, 1300 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW/ Center for Association Leadership, Concourse Level. For additional information, please contact Cindy Arciaga at (202)661-5859 or by e-mail at carciaga@dis.cdie.org. Information on the web at: http://www.usaid.gov/policy/cdie

Tuesday, August 31.

Africa Center for Strategic Studies. Topical Seminar Consultative Session.

Africa Center Headquarters; National Defense University, Washington DC.