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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
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SCHEDULES
June Event Listings
Africa
Action - June Events Calendar
IFIwatchnet - June Calendar
InterAction - June Events Calendar
Public Sector Governance Brown Bag Lunch Seminars - World Bank -
June
2005
Society
for International Development - Washington, DC Chapter -
June
2005 Events
TransAfrica Forum - Main Events Calendar
Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars
- June Events
May 30 - June 4, 2005
Johns Hopkins University School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS)
- This Week's Events
Through June 15
Art Exhibit: "The Business of Sustainable Development-An African
Forest Tale".
Woodrow Wilson Center, Ronald Reagan Building, 1300 Pennsylvania
Avenue NW, Washington, DC. A special exhibition
of art by Senegalese Glass Painter Mor Gueye, illustrating a
children's story written by Woodrow Wilson Fellow Jesse Ribot on the
disjuncture between European and local discourses in colonial and
post-colonial forestry. The exhibit is open to the public now, and
runs through June 15.
June 1-3, 2005
InterAction Forum: C harting
a Course for Relief & Development: Advancing the Millennium
Development Goals and Other Global Commitments. InterAction
Wednesday, 1 June 2005. 9.30 am to 10.30 am.
Delivery
of a letter, signed by over 210 organizations in 54 countries,
to Paul Wolfowitz
on his first day. Letter
addresses the concerns of social movements and NGOs regarding
Wolfowitz's appointment; past failures in "consultative" processes;
future politicization of the bank; and debt cancellation. The full
text of the sign-on letter is available here:
http://50years.org/cms/action/may2005/signup.
World Bank
Headquarters, 1818 H St, NW (AT PENNSYLVANIA AVE.),
Washington DC.
Wednesday, June
1,
2005.
10:00-11:30 a.m.
Senate Briefing
on the Continued Crisis and Conflict in Northern Uganda. Room
325, Russell Senate Office Building.
Wednesday, June
1,
2005.
10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
Development, Security, and Dignity: The Secretary-General’s
Proposals for UN Reform. Center for Global Development. Westin
Embassy Row 2100 Massachusetts Ave., NW, Washington, DC.
Wednesday, June 1,
2005.
12:00 p.m. -
1:00 p.m.
Release of Policy Brief on Egypt by the U.S. Commission on
International Religious Freedom.
Woodrow Wilson Center, Ronald Reagan Building,
1300 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Washington, DC.
Wednesday, June 1, 2005. 2:30 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Congressional Briefing: Debt Cancellation for
Impoverished Countries. 2220 Rayburn House Office Building.
Co-sponsored by Representatives Maxine Waters,
James A. Leach, Barney Frank, Spencer Bachus, and Carolyn B.
Maloney. RSVP: contact Kathleen Sengstock (kathleen.sengstock@mail.house.gov,
2/225-2201) or Debi Kar (debi@jubileeusa.org, 2/783-0215).
Thursday, June 2,
2005.
10:00 a.m. - 11:30 a.m
Live Webcast--Uganda: An African "Success" Past
its Prime?, A roundtable
co-sponsored by the Africa Program and Conflict Prevention Project
at the Wilson Center, and by the Center for Strategic and
International Studies. The discussion will focus on recent political
and economic developments in Uganda, with Joel Barkan,
Professor of Political Science University of Iowa and Ambassador
Johnnie Carson, Senior Vice-President, National Defense
University. 6th floor auditorium, Woodrow Wilson Center,
Ronald Reagan Building, 1300 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Washington, DC.
Thursday, June 2, 2005. 12:30 p.m. – 2:00 p.m.
Environmental Degradation and Global Development: Findings of the
Millennium Ecosystem Assessment. Center for Global Development
Friday, June 3, 2005.
2:00PM to 4:00PM
Lecture:
Smallest Witnesses: The Crisis in Darfur Through Children's Eyes.
Helena
Rubinstein Auditorium, Concourse, US Holocaust Memorial Museum.
June 3, 10, 15, 23, 28
Summer Series on Darfur -
US Holocaust Memorial Museum’s Committee
on Conscience
Friday, June 3, 2005. 7-9pm.
afrikafé
International First Friday. Featuring:
WARIKO KABUGA-WAITA - Designer (KENYA). 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.
Saturday,
June 4, 2005.
7:00PM - 12 Midnight
African People's Intercontinental Awards.
Celebrating Africans' Achievements.
Presented by ChatAfriK.
Washington Convention Center, 801
Mount Vernon Place, NW. Washington D.C. 20001.
Monday, June 6, 2005.
12:00 noon
Of
Principles and Prudence: The Past and Future of American Foreign
Policy. Heritage Foundation
Tuesday, June 7, 2005.
12:00-1:00pm
Book
Launch Featuring Marvine Howe on Morocco: Morocco:
The Islamist Awakening and Other Challenges.
Middle East Institute.
Tuesday, June 7, 2005. 12:00 - 2:00 pm
Women's Rights in the Middle East and North Africa: Citizenship and
Justice. Center for the Study of Islam and Democracy (CSID) &
Freedom House Inc.
Tuesday, June 7, 2005. 2:00 p.m. – 3:30
p.m.
Engaging
Africa: Washington and the Fall of Portugal’s Colonial Empire.
Center for Global Development
Tuesday, June 7, 2005.
3:30-5:00pm
The World Bank under Wolfowitz. American Enterprise
Institute.
Thursday, June 9, 2005. 2:30 p.m. –
4:00 p.m.
The Hardest Job in the World: Five Crucial Tasks for
the New President of the World Bank.
Center for Global Development
Thursday, June 09, 2005, 12:00 p.m. -
2:00 p.m.
Growing Up Global: The Changing Transitions to Adulthood in
Developing Countries.
A new report from the National Academies with editor Cynthia B.
Lloyd, Population Council. Woodrow Wilson Center.
Friday, June 10, 2005.
10:00 to 11:30 a.m.
Global
economic imbalances: causes, potential dangers, and possible
solutions. Presentation by IMF Economic Counselor
and Director of Research, Raghuram Rajan. CSIS B-1 Conference
Center, 1800 K Street, N.W., Washington, DC 20006
June 12-18, 2005
Johns Hopkins University School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS)
- This Week's Events
June 13-15, 2005
The
Ethiopian Community Development Council's
National Conference on African Refugees.
Marriott Crystal City Hotel in Arlington, Virginia.
Tuesday, June 14, 2005. 9:00-11:00am
Survey of Women's Rights in the Middle East
and North Africa: Key Findings and Recommendations. A
discussion with Sameena Nazir, Director of the Survey of Women's
Rights in the Middle East and North Africa, Amal Rassam, Iraq
Specialist and author of the Survey of Women's Rights' Iraq Report
and Catherine D. Bellafronto, Master of Science in Foreign Service
Candidate at Georgetown University. For more information, or to
RSVP, please contact:
ecsp@wwic.si.edu
Tuesday, June 14, 3:00-4:30pm
Live Webcast: Mapping a Peace Strategy for Northern
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