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Sundays, 9:00
- 10:00 PM
AFRICA MEETS AFRICA
(AMA). WPFW 89.3 FM - Pacifica
Radio, Washington, DC. A new progressive
weekly radio magazine showcasing the continent of Africa and the
Diaspora.
Thursdays,
8:00 - 9:00pm
"On Africa" - WHUT-TV -
TV32
- SCHEDULES
August Event
Listings
Africa Action - Events
Calendar
Center for Global Development -
Events
IFIwatchnet
-
Calendar
InterAction - Events
Calendar
Public
Sector Governance Brown Bag Lunch Seminars - World
Bank
Society for International
Development - Washington, DC Chapter -
Events
TransAfrica
Forum - Main Events Calendar
Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars -
Events
July 31 -
August 6
2005
Johns
Hopkins University School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS) -
This Week's
Events
August 1-30
DARFUR - Several
Events: Films, Art Exhibit, Vigils, Fasting.
Click on this link for more information (Africa Action Event
Calendar
page)
Tuesday,
August 2, 2005. 2 P.M.
Crimes
against Humanity in the Democratic Republic of Congo. What can
be done to help people at risk from the deadly conflict in the
Democratic Republic of Congo? Take part in a conversation with:
Mvemba Dizolele, Policy Analyst, Center for Global Development;
Karana Olivier, Program Officer for Africa, National Endowment for
Democracy; Sarah Martin, Advocate for Refugees International. United
States Holocaust Museum, 100 Raoul Wallenberg Place, SW, Washington,
DC 20024. Contact: cocrsvp@ushmm.org
Wednesday, August 3, 2005.10:00
a.m.
Regular
press briefing by Thomas C. Dawson, IMF Director of External
Relations. Room R-710, IMF Headquarters. Journalists should
enter through the IMF Center entrance, 720 19th St. NW, Washington,
DC. Doors will open at 9:15 a.m. Please bring a valid photo ID and
allow a few minutes to clear through
security.
Friday, August 5,
2005. 7 - 9
PM
afrikafé International First Friday.
Featuring: IKWUNGA: Afrobeat Poet (Nigeria). Bossa
Bistro & Lounge (Adams Morgan), 2463 18th St. NW, Washington,
DC. FREE; Complimentary Hors D'Oeuvres - Cash Bar. Dress: Casual.
Contact: events@afrikafe.com; No need
to RSVP.
Our
featured artist will perform with a percussionist, keyboard backing
vocalists and upright bass accompaniment. Signed copies of the CD,
"Calabash Vol. 1," will be available for purchase with partial
proceeds benefiting the African Alliance for the Mentally Ill,
a grassroots campaign to increase
public awareness of mental disorders, and provide support
for African families that struggle with caring for family members
with mental illness in a society where mental illness is highly
stigmatized, poorly researched, and its treatment financially
constrained.
August 7 - 13, 2005
Johns
Hopkins University School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS) -
This Week's
Events
Wednesday, August 10, 2005.
Noon - 1:30
p.m.
Film: "Forgive Us Our Debts:
Globalization and Debt Relief". Speaker: Neil Watkins of Jubilee
USA. The Foreign Policy In Focus
Summer Film Series. Institute for Policy
Studies, 733 15th Street, NW,
Washington, DC. Contact: Erik Leaver fpif@ips-dc.org (202)
234-9382
Friday, August 12, 2005. 10:00 a.m. - 11:00
a.m.
Fighting
to Survive: A Report on Female Former Child Soldiers Living in
Rwanda. A presentation and discussion with Heather
Baldwin, Africanist Doctoral Candidate Fellow at the Wilson
Center and PhD Candidate at Boston College. Woodrow Wilson
International Center for Scholars, 6th Floor Board Room, Ronald
Reagan Building, One Woodrow Wilson Plaza, 1300 Pennsylvania Ave.,
Washington, DC.
Saturday, August 13,
2005. 10:00 AM - 8:00 PM
Kenyan International Community's (KIC) Summer Festival. Wheaton Forest Local Park, 1700 University Boulevard, Wheaton, MD 20906. For more info call Mike Karoki 301.792.4191, Ian Muriithi 443.910.4546, or Alex Kotut 240.461.8428. Visit KIC website for more details:
www.kenyanic.com. Kenyan International Community (KIC), P.O.
Box 10053, Washington, DC 20018. Tel: 301.731.0424 Fax: 301.731.4977.
August 13 – 16, 2005
Annual International Affairs and Development Conference, Washington, DC. Division of International Affairs and Development (DIAD) United Negro College Fund Special Programs Corporation (UNCFSP). J.W. Marriott Hotel, 1331 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W., Washington, DC 20004.
Contact: Ama Giddens, Conference Coordinator, UNCFSP-DIAD 2750 Prosperity Avenue, Suite 600, Fairfax, VA 22031. Telephone: 703.205.8134; Fax: 703.205.7645; E-mail:
idp@uncfsp.org. For more information visit
http://www.transafricaforum.org/communityevents.html
August 14 - 20, 2005
Johns
Hopkins University School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS) -
This Week's
Events
Wednesday, August 17, 2005. 6:30 -
8:30 PM
TransAfrica Forum's Writers' Corner
presents Mid-Summer Poetry with Omékongo Dibinga and Otema Yirenkyi.
TransAfrica Forum, 1426 21st Street, NW, Second Floor, Washington,
DC 20036. Part of the Arthur R. Ashe, Jr. Foreign Policy
Library’s Writers’ Corner series of TransAfrica Forum. Books will be
available for sale. Suggested donation $5.00. For more
information and to register contact 202.223.1960 ext. 132 or email info@transafricaforum.org.
Thursday, August 18, 2005.
11am - 5pm
Rally to Honor Dr. John Garang. The southern Sudanese
community in the U.S. invites you to honor the life of Dr. John
Garang de Mabior and to protest the targeted killings of southern
Sudanese in Khartoum. This event is sponsored by the Southern Region
Chapter Council of the Sudanese Peoples Liberation Movement (SPLM).
National Mall, Washington, D.C. Contact: Isaac Gang, isaac@isaacgang.com
August 21 - 27, 2005
Johns
Hopkins University School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS) -
This Week's
Events
Tuesday, August 23,
2005, 2:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.
Trends in U.S. Funding for Conservation and
Development: The History of USAID's Environmental Programs.
An informal discussion with
Catherine Corson, 2005 Africanist Doctoral Candidate Fellow. She
will be discussing her research on the history of and key influences
on the development of USAID’s environmental programs. Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars, 6th Floor
Board Room, Ronald Reagan Building, One Woodrow Wilson Plaza, 1300
Pennsylvania Ave., Washington, DC.
Thursday, August 25, 2005. 2:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.
Killing Neighbors: Social Dimensions of Genocide in
Rwanda. A
presentation and discussion with Lee Ann Fujii, 2005
Africanist Doctoral Candidate Fellow. She will be discussing the
social dimensions of the 1994 Rwandan genocide, focusing on the
experiences of two rural villages. Michael O'Hanlon, Senior
Fellow at the Brookings Institution will moderate the discussion.
Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars, 6th Floor
Board Room, Ronald Reagan Building, One Woodrow Wilson Plaza, 1300
Pennsylvania Ave., Washington, DC.
Thursday, August 25,
2005. 6:30-9:30 PM
Nigerian Business
Forum - PROFESSIONAL NETWORKING MIXER. Meet/network with
other young professionals and gain insight into the pulse of issues
US–based Nigerians and Africans face in their various
Entrepreneurship ventures and Corporate careers. Blue Gin Lounge &
Bar - www.bluegindc.com -
1206 Wisconsin Avenue, NW ( Georgetown), Washington, DC. Visit our
website: www.nbfonline.org.
Free admission with RSVP. RSVP: Shola Bello, sola_b 4me@hotmail.com,
(240) 498 3920; Ayo Adenuga, ayoa@nbfonline.org, (202) 425 5075;
Akin Sawyer, akin.sawyerr@alum.darmouth.org, (703) 318-9855. $10
Admission Fee W/O.
August 25 - 28, 2005
Khabo-Mabe on Time and LEFA Holding present the
2005 2nd Annual South Africa Week.
Theme: "The Importance of Principled Partnerships Between the New South Africa and
the United States". Event features: Panel Discussions, Receptions, Dinner Dance, South African
Village--Booths, Music Concerts, Arts and Crafts. For more information call 202.863.0310 or visit
http://www.transafricaforum.org/documents/2005AnnualSAWeek.pdf or
http://www.transafricaforum.org/communityevents.html
Saturday, August 27, 2005. 3pm-5pm
U.S. Immigration Law and African Immigrants
and Refugees. The African
Immigrant and Refugee Foundation & American Friends Service
Committee are hosting an Immigration Law Panel and Town Hall
Meeting: "Immigration Law, Policy and Practice Affecting African
Immigrant and Refugee Populations." Panelists will discuss various
aspects of immigration law, specifically how changes in the law will
impact current and future African immigrants. Other topics that will
be covered include temporary protected status updates for African
countries, how status issues impact on nationals from those
countries and basic legal rights in the area of education,
employment, visas and illegal immigration. After the panel
discussion, participants will be invited to share issues they are
facing and services that are needed for African immigrants in the DC
metro area. Refreshments will be served. American Friends Service
Committee, 2211 14th street NW, Washington, DC 20056-3008 Contact:
202.234.2473
August 28 - September 3, 2005
Johns
Hopkins University School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS) -
This Week's
Events
Tuesday, 30 August 2005.
6:15-7:45 PM
Refugees,
Resettlement, and Human Security / Part II: Issues of Refugee
Assistance in the Global Context.
Panel Discussion Series
(in three parts).
Peace & Security Committee, Young Professionals for International
Cooperation, UN Association (National Capital Area).
Capitol Hill, Longworth
House Office Building, Room 1539. Please RSVP to
ypicpeace@unanca.org with “Refugees RSVP” in subject line.
Coming in September
Tuesday, 06 September
2005.
9.30 a.m. – 11.30 a.m.
Advocacy Network for Africa (ADNA)
General 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. For
access please use the button pad, press 108 and the red button for
entrance. Remember to use the 110 entrance a little way along on
Maryland Ave, not the 100 Maryland Ave corner door at 1st St and
Maryland Ave. Contact Jennifer Davis,
jendavis@igc.org.
Tuesday, September 06 2005. 10:00 a.m. -
12:15 p.m.
From Islamism to Muslim Democracy: The Challenges of Political
Inclusion in Muslim Countries. Woodrow Wilson International
Center for Scholars.
Tuesday, September 6,
2005. 6:00-8:00 PM
Panel Discussion: Multilateralism in Western
Africa: Regional Organizations and the United Nations. The
Embassy of Mali in Washington and the
United Nations Association of the
National Capital Area. At the residence of the Honourable
Abdoulaye Diop, Ambassador of the Republic of Mali to the United
States, 2131 R Street, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20008. The program
will begin with a taste of traditional delicacies from Mali and will
close with the performance of a Malian traditional lute-harp player.
The speakers will feature: H.E Abdoulaye Diop, Ambassador
of Mali to the United States, Robert J. Berg, Senior
Advisor at the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa in
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, Caroline Sergeant, Alternate
Executive Director of the World Bank for the United Kingdom and
Development Counsellor at the British Embassy (invited).
Vivian Derryck, Senior Vice President, Academy for
Educational Development, will moderate the panel. $15
Admission Fee. Registration is limited, first come, first
served. Please, R.S.V.P. by Friday, September 2nd to
kamissa@unanca.org,
Or at 202–518-0471. Please
make your check payable to UNA-NCA and mail it to 1808
Connecticut Avenue, N.W., Suite #101,, Washington, DC 20009-5752.
September 8, 2005
A
Day for Darfur. Africa Action
September 8, 2005
IMF Center Economic Forum - IMF
Conditionality: Good, Bad, or Ugly? IMF
Thursday, September 8, 2005.
6:45-8:45pm
Concrete Connections Between Africans & African Americans.
Presented by the Social Action and
Leadership School for Activists at Café Mawonaj.
Institute for Policy Studies
September 13, 2005
2005
Commitment to Development Index Launch. Center for Global
Development
Tuesday, September 13 2005, 8:30 a.m. -
1:15 p.m.
Building for the Future: Women’s Role in
Conflict Resolution and Reconstruction.
Woodrow Wilson
International Center for Scholars.
Thursday, September 15,
2005 - 9:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.
Islam, Gender, and Reproductive Health: Part 6 of 6. Woodrow
Wilson International Center for Scholars.
September 21, 2005
Trans-Atlantic Tensions? Aid and the MDGs. Center for Global
Development
September 22, 2005
The
Development Challenge Five Years After the Millennium Summit - a
talk by UNDP Administrator Kemal Dervis. Center for Global
Development
Friday, September
23, 2005. 12:00 noon
The UN
Gang: A Memoir of Incompetence, Corruption, Espionage, Anti-Semitism
and Islamic Extremism at the UN Secretariat.
Heritage Foundation
September 24-25, 2005
2005 Annual
Meetings of the World Bank Group and International Monetary Fund,
Washington, D.C.
Monday, September 26 2005, 9:00 a.m. -
3:00 p.m.
Media in International Affairs.
Woodrow Wilson
International Center for Scholars.
Coming in April 2006 (Boston,
MA)
Sweet Mother Tour
Conference - Empowering Africans in the 21st Century. sweetmother.org.
Co-sponsored by Harvard
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