Africa-related Events in the Washington, D.C. Metro Area

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. Visit: www.angeliqueshofar.com and www.wpfw.org or call 202-588-0999 ext 360 or 202-270-1688 for more info. Listen by web stream at http://www.wpfw.org or short-wave radio.

Thursdays - December 2, 9, 16, 23, 30. 8 - 9pm

On Africa - WHUT-TV - TV32. TV SCHEDULES.

Wednesday, December 1
Society for International Development 2004 Annual Conference: "Effective Economic Growth for People". George Washington University Conference Center, 800 21st St. NW, Washington, DC. The conference will examine the United States’ role in the world and the best development strategies for countries in different stages in the economic growth process. Our morning plenary will feature Mr. Sebastian Mallaby, author of The World’s Banker, A Story of Failed States, Financial Crises and the Wealth and Poverty of Nations. A preliminary agenda listing distinguished panel of speakers is available at: www.sidw.org. For more information: 202-884-8590 or email sid@aed.org.

Wednesday, December 1. 12 noon - 1pm

Africa Action sponsors Rally, Speak-Out & Die-in on World AIDS Day! Africa Action sponsors a rally, speak-out and die-in on World AIDS Day to call on the World Bank and IMF to drop the debt and stop blocking progress in the fight against HIV/AIDS for Women & Girls. Women/girls wear red. Men/Boys may also wear red! Co-sponsors include 50 Years is Enough, Jubilee USA Network, Global Justice, Student Global AIDS Campaign, the Religious Working Group on the World Bank & IMF and the General Board of Church and Society of the United Methodist Church. Across from the World Bank/IMF at Murrow Park (18th & Pennsylvania Ave), Washington, DC. Contact: Akenji Ndumu: andumu@africaaction.org

Wednesday, December 1. 12 Noon - 1:30 p.m.

IMF Book Forum -- The Macroeconomics of HIV/AIDS. Edited by Markus Haacker. IMF Auditorium, HQ R-710 (Visitors enter via the IMF Center), 720 19th St. NW, Washington, DC.

Wednesday December 1. 12:30 - 2 p.m.

Conflict Management Program: “Probing State Failure: An Early Warning Proposal”. Caty Clement, research fellow at Harvard University’s Kennedy School of Government and consultant at the World Bank’s Low Income Countries Under Stress Initiative, will discuss this topic. Open to SAIS community only. For more information, contact Isabelle Talpain-Long at itlong@jhu.edu or 202.663.5745. Rome 535, SAIS, 1619 Massachusetts Ave., N.W., Washington, D.C.

http://apps.sais-jhu.edu/insider/this_week_calendar.php

Wednesday December 1. 12:45 p.m.

Western Hemisphere Studies/Emerging Markets: “Inflation Targeting in Emerging Markets”. Ted Truman, senior fellow at the Institute for International Economics and former assistant secretary for International Affairs at the U.S. Treasury Department, will discuss this topic. For more information, contact Guadalupe Paz at 202.663.5731 or Trine Lunde at 202.663.5736. SAIS, Nitze 517, 1740 Massachusetts Ave., N.W., Washington, D.C. http://apps.sais-jhu.edu/insider/this_week_calendar.php

Wednesday, December 1. 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM

INSTITUTE FOR POLICY STUDIES' Defining The Issues Series - "The World Bank and the Continuing Spread of AIDS". Institute for Policy Studies, 733 15th Street, NW (15th and H), Suite 1020 (McPherson Square Metro Stop), Washington, DC. Panel: Reverend Mpho Tutu, Global Aids Alliance; daughter of South African Nobel laureate Desmond Tutu (Invited); Marie Clarke Brill, Africa Action, Formerly National Coordinator of Jubilee USA Network; Healey Thompson, Student Global Aids Campaign. Moderator: Emira Woods, co- director, Foreign Policy In Focus, a project of IPS. For more information contact Joia Jefferson Nuri at 240.603.7905 or visit www.ips-dc.org.

Wednesday, December 1. 4:30 PM - 6:00 PM

"Focus on African Films" book presentation featuring: Editor, Francoise Pfaff, and Authors, Mbye Cham, Beti Ellerson, Madeleine Cottenet-Hage, Maria Roof & Josephine Woll. Howard University Bookstore, 2225 Georgia Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20059. For more information contact Maria Roof: email--mroof@howard.edu; tel--301.261.5752.

Wednesday, December 1. 5:30pm - 7:00pm
World Premiere Screening & Panel Discussion on "In Women's Hands". Lankford Auditorium, True Reformer Bldg, 1200 U Street, NW, Washington, DC 20009. This World AIDS Day event is being hosted by the Global Campaign for Microbicides, and co-hosted by Africa Action and other groups. "In Women's Hands" explores what it means to be a woman in the world of HIV/AIDS and talks about the pursuit of microbicides that could help women protect themselves and their partners from HIV and other sexually transmitted diseases. Please RSVP by November 24, 2004 to rboehlke@path-dc.org. Contact: Rani Boehlke rboehlke@path-dc.org. http://www.global-campaign.org

Wednesday, December 1. 7pm.
World AIDS Day 2004: HIV/AIDS and Women's Rights. All Souls Church, Unitarian, 16th and Harvard Sts. NW, Pierce Hall, Washington, DC. Refreshments and childcare will be provided. Contact Amelia Rose at arose@uua.org or (202) 296-4672 x21 for more information.

December 1 - 2

Empowered Women are the Key: Women and Global HIV/AIDS. Dec. 1: World AIDS Day Press Conference & Communications Forum and Luncheon (invitation only). Dec. 2: It’s Time To Act: A Technical Seminar on Women and AIDS. The International Center for Research on Women, M.A.C AIDS Fund and UNAIDS. For press inquiries, please contact Carole Mahoney at (202) 797-0007 ext. 133.

Thursday, December 2. 8:50 AM - 3:30 PM

Domestic Effects of Foreign Direct Investment. Panel Discussion. With a Keynote Address by N. Gregory Mankiw, Chairman of the Council of Economic Advisers. American Enterprise Institute, Wohlstetter Conference Center, Twelfth Floor,1150 Seventeenth Street, N.W., Washington, D.C.

Thursday, December 2. 9:30 AM. Doors will open at 8:30 AM.

Regular press briefing by Thomas Dawson, Director of External Relations, IMF. Room R-710, IMF Headquarters, 720 19th St. NW, Washington, DC. Journalists should enter via the IMF Center entrance.

Thursday, December 2. 6:30 PM - 10:00 PM

An Evening in Celebration of the Founders and Leaders of the New Economic Partnership for Africa's Development [NEPAD]. Keynote Speaker: The Hon. William J. Clinton; Honoring Presidents Olusegun Obasanjo, Abdoulaye Wade & others. The Ritz-Carlton, 1150 22nd Street, NW, Washington, DC. The Leon H. Sullivan Foundation. Click Here for Online Registration and Information.

Friday, December 3

Building the Economic Case for Investments in Preschool. Committee for Economic Development (CED). All-day early education conference. Willard Intercontinental Hotel, 1401 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W. Washington, D.C. 20004. Washington, DC. For more information, please contact Chris Dreibelbis at (202) 296-5860 ext. 24 or chris.dreibelbis@ced.org.

Friday, December 3. 12:30 p.m. - 2:00 p.m.

Does Foreign Aid Buy Economic Development? Peter G. Peterson Conference Center, Institute for International Economics, 1750 Massachusetts Ave. NW , Washington , D.C. The Center for Global Development and the SAIS International Development Program's Brown Bag Lecture Series. William Easterly, Professor of Economics, New York University, Non-Resident Fellow, Center for Global Development.

(Lunch will be served). Is it realistic to expect foreign aid to permanently raise growth? Much evidence indicates that foreign aid has failed in its original intent of enabling developing countries to experience perpetual growth of living standards. The design of foreign aid may not allow the poor to voice what they most need and want. National and international aid agencies may not have the incentives to efficiently respond to those needs. Could foreign aid be more successful at bettering the lives of the poor in more modest ways, such as immunizing children against measles or providing access to clean water? Dr. Easterly will address these issues, and others, in his discussion of the potential impact of foreign aid on economic development in poor countries.

December 3 - 4

Africa Action’s 2nd Annual Baraza. Washington, DC

Monday, December 6. 12:00pm - 1:00pm

Multilateralism in the United Nations. By Amb. John C. Danforth, U.S. Permanent Representative to the United Nations. Institute for the Study of Diplomacy - 24th Trainor Lecture. Gaston Hall, Georgetown University, Washington, DC. This event requires a ticket or RSVP. Contact Charles Dolgas, dolgasc@georgetown.edu. For more information, see http://data.georgetown.edu/sfs/programs/isd/.

Monday, December 6. 5:30 PM - 7:00 PM

Popular Culture in the Middle East: A Conduit for Liberal Values? American Enterprise Institute, Wohlstetter Conference Center, Twelfth Floor,1150 Seventeenth Street, N.W., Washington, D.C.

Monday, December 6. 4:30 - 6:30 p.m.
Taking Stock & Making Headway: Women's Rights and Effective Development. John's Hopkins School of Advanced and International Studies, Kenney Auditorium, 1740 Massachusetts Avenue, NW, Washington, DC. Mahnaz Afkhami (Keynote), Internationally recognized human rights advocate. Contributor to the newly published book, "The Future of Women's Rights". Launch Presentation: CAW's Gender Audit Facilitator's Guide-- A CD-Rom presentation. Reception to follow; RSVP to Julie Montgomery at jmontgom@interaction.org

Thursday, December 9. 12:00 PM - 1:15 PM

Reporting Back From Darfur. Institute for Policy Studies, 733 15th Street, NW, #1020 (15th and H Streets), Washington, DC. By Aisha Bain and Adam Shapiro who just returned from eastern Chad and Darfur with over 45 hours of footage from the refugees in Chad, the IDP populations in Darfur, and of the SLA. They are currently working on a film that aims to: 1. Tell the story of the ethnic cleansing and genocide of the Darfurian people from the perspective of children; 2. Show how the Darfurian people have a history, culture, and heritage that has been destroyed by the genocide, and that these identities pre-exist their "appearance" on the world stage as victims and refugees. In addition to discussing their project, Aisha Bain and Adam Shapiro will answer questions about the refugee situation in Darfur, the challenges of the NGO community in the area, and what we can do to help. For more information: Daniela Ponce, Institute for Policy Studies, tel: 202.234.9382, email: daniela@ips-dc.org; www.ips-dc.org

Thursday, December 9. 3:30-5:00

Beyond Free and Fair: Monitoring Elections and Building Democracy. With: Eric Bjornlund, Principal, Democracy International and former Wilson Center Fellow. Commentator: Thomas Carothers, Senior Senior Associate and Director of the Democracy and Rule of Law Project, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace. 5th Floor Conference Room, Ronald Reagan Building, One Woodrow Wilson Plaza, 1300 Pennsylvania Ave., NW, Washington, DC. RSVP by Monday, December 6 to Asia Program Assistant Wilson Lee at asia@wwic.si.edu, or call 202-691-4020.

Friday, December 10. 12:00 pm

The World's Banker: A Story of Failed States, Financial Crises, and the Wealth and Poverty of Nations. Cato Book Forum. The Cato Institute, 1000 Massachusetts Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20001. Featuring the author Sebastian Mallaby, Columnist, Washington Post; with comments by Kenneth Rogoff, Professor of Economics, Harvard University and Former Chief Economist, International Monetary Fund; and moderated by Brink Lindsey, Cato Institute.

Tuesday, December 14. 12:30-2 pm
Outsourcing, Globalization, and the Future of International Solidarity. In recent years, international outsourcing to countries like India has fueled intense debate about the future of relatively well-paid knowledge jobs here in the United States while ignoring the restructuring of the Indian economy and the impact this is having on agricultural and public sector workers. Please join IPS, Jobs with Justice, and leaders from the New Trade Union Initiative in India for a brownbag discussion. Institute for Policy Studies, 733 15th St. NW, #1020, Washington, DC. For more information: Sarah Anderson, Institute for Policy Studies, tel: 202 234-9382 x 227, email: saraha@igc.org

Thursday, December 16. 10:00 a.m. -11:00 a.m.

The Role of Transnational Universities in a World with Transnational Challenges. Technological, economic, and political changes over the past 25 years have altered the structure of many of the world's challenges. In this Director's Forum, Jeffrey S. Lehman, president of Cornell University, will discuss three of those challenges: the challenge of life in the age of the genome, the challenge of wisdom in the age of digital information; and the challenge of sustainability in the age of development. Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars, Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center, 1300 Pennsylvania Ave., NW, Washington, DC 20004.

Networking

African Professionals Network (AfriPRO)

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Young African Professionals (YAP) Network

AFFORD - The African Foundation for Development (UK)