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

Sunday, May 2. 9:00 PM - 10:00 PM. Africa Meets Africa (AMA). A new progressive weekly radio magazine showcasing the continent of Africa and the Diaspora on WPFW 89.3 FM Pacifica Radio in Washington, DC. "Sexual Minorities and Gender Politics in Africa". Listen via webstream from anywhere in the world... http://www.wpfw.org/listenonair.html

Monday, May 3. 11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. Human Rights and Economic Development. World Bank Preston Auditorium, 1818 H Street, NW, Washington, DC. Shirin Ebadi, 2003 Nobel Peace Laureate, an Iranian lawyer and human rights activist. The World Bank’s Presidential Fellows Lecture Series. Welcoming remarks by World Bank President, James Wolfensohn. View webcast

Monday, May 3. 2:00p.m. - 3:00 p.m. The Millennium Challenge Corporation Public Outreach Meeting.

Tuesday, May 4. 11:30am-1:00pm. Aid, Policy and Growth: A Threshold Hypothesis. The Center for Global Development, Washington, DC. Philip Denkabe, a Ph.D. Candidate in Economics at New York University, will present a paper delving into the relationships and effects of foreign aid to economic growth, when examined within the context of macroeconomic policy. Aid, Policy and Growth: A Threshold Hypothesis (Paper - PDF)

Tuesday, May 4. 12:30 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. Film: Ghosts of Rwanda. Produced by PBS FRONTLINE and BBC. The Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars, Washington, DC. Through interviews with key government officials, diplomats, survivors of the slaughter, and even some of the genocide’s perpetrators, this two-hour documentary offers groundbreaking, eyewitness accounts of the genocide.

Tuesday, May 4. 7:00 - 9:00 PM. Fulfilling a Responsibility to Protect: What Will It Take To End the 'Age of Genocide'? US Holocaust Memorial Museum, Washington, DC. Keynote address by Samantha Power, Winner of the 2003 Pulitzer Prize for A Problem from Hell: America and the Age of Genocide. Co-sponsored by the Museum's Committee on Conscience and the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars in cooperation with Remembering Rwanda 1994-2004.

Monday, May 4, 2004. 5:00 pm – 7:00 pm. “The New Global Architecture: Moral and Value Foundations”. Panel Discussion. Swiss Foundation for World Affairs, Johns Hopkins University's School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS). Rome Building Auditorium, SAIS.

Wednesday, May 5. 10:30 a.m. Hearing: Water Scarcity in the Middle East: Regional Cooperation on International Relations. Committee on International Relations, US House of Representatives. 2172 Rayburn House Office Building.

Wednesday, May 5. 1:00 PM - 5:00 PM. The Responsibility to Protect - The Capacity to Prevent and the Capacity to Intervene. The Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars, Washington, DC. Panel Discussions.

Thursday, May 6, 2004. 9 a.m. “Impunity and Accountability in the Great Lakes: Perspectives from Burundi, Democratic Republic of Congo, Rwanda and Northern Rwanda”. Johns Hopkins University's School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS), African Studies and Conflict Management Programs. Rome Building Auditorium, SAIS.

Thursday, May 6. 10:30 a.m. Hearing: Ethnic Cleansing in Darfur: A New Front Opens in Sudan's Bloody War. Committee on International Relations, US House of Representatives. 2172 Rayburn House Office Building. Markup to immediately follow the hearing: H.Con.Res. 403, Condemning the Government of the Republic of the Sudan for its attacks against innocent civilians in the impoverished Darfur region of west Sudan.

Thursday, May 6. 12:00 noon-1:30 p.m. Failed States, Vicious Cycles, and a Proposal. The Center for Global Development, Washington, DC. Raghu Rajan, the dynamic, newly-appointed chief economist of the IMF. Among the distinguished economists who have held that position, he is the first from a developing country as well as the youngest. He will be presenting an innovative and controversial proposal for how the international community might assist failed, post-conflict states. He will speak on his own behalf and will not be representing the views of the IMF or its members.

Thursday, May 6. 5:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m. The End of Globalization and the Resurgence of the Nation-State. The Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars, Washington, DC. A talk by John Ralston Saul, Canadian essayist and novelist, one of Canada’s leading public intellectuals.

Thursday, May 6. 9-11 AM. Impunity and Accountability in the Great Lakes-- Perspectives from Burundi, Democratic Republic of Congo, Rwanda, and Northern Uganda. 106th Great Lakes Policy Forum, School of Advanced International Studies, Johns Hopkins University, Washington, DC.

Friday, May 7. 10:00 a.m. - 12:00 noon. The UN and World Bank/IMF April Meetings: What do These Conclaves Have to Do with My Programming? InterAction, Washington, DC.

Friday, May 07, 2004. Political Reform in the Arab World: Whose Views? Carnegie Endowment for International Peace. Global Policy Program. Professor Mustapha Kamel al Sayyid analyzed various political reform movements in the Arab world.

Sunday, May 9. 9:00 PM - 10:00 PM. Africa Meets Africa (AMA). A new progressive weekly radio magazine showcasing the continent of Africa and the Diaspora on WPFW 89.3 FM Pacifica Radio, Washington, DC. Topic: "The Politics of Food Aid in Africa". Listen via webstream from anywhere in the world...http://www.wpfw.org/listenonair.html

Tuesday, May 11. 9:00 AM - 1:30 PM. Selling America: How Well Does U.S. Government Broadcasting Work in the Middle East? American Enterprise Institute, Washington, D.C.

Tuesday, May 11. 9:30 A.M. Saving Lives: The Deadly Intersection Of AIDS & Hunger. Committee on Foreign Relations, US Senate. 419 Dirksen Senate Office Building.

Tuesday, May 11. 12 noon to 1:00 p.m. IMF Book Forum: Can Central Banks be Outsourced? - Issues in Money & Sovereignty. IMF Center, Washington, DC. Featuring Benjamin J. Cohen, author of The Future of Money, in a roundtable discussion with Kathleen McNamara, Ashoka Mody, Catherine Pattillo, Carmen Reinhart and others.

Tuesday, May 11. 12-1:30 pm. International Food Assistance: New Challenges, New Directions, New Partnerships. Chemonics International, Washington, DC. James T. Morris, Executive Director of the United Nations World Food Program will address the issues of global hunger and new directions in food assistance. Society for International Development - Washington, DC

Tuesday, May 11. 2:00 PM. Press Briefing by Rodrigo Rato, Managing Director Designate, IMF. Room R-710, IMF Headquarters. Transcript

Tuesday, May 11. Arab Political Reform: Civil Society's Role. Special Forum hosted by The Saban Center for Middle East Policy. Brookings Institution.

Tuesday, May 11. 2:00 p.m. Hearing: Current Issues in World Hunger. Committee on International Relations, US House of Representatives. 2172 Rayburn House Office Building. Witness: The Honorable Tony Hall, United States Ambassador to the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Hon. Henry J. Hyde, Hon. Tom Lantos, Hon. Tony P. Hall

Tuesday, May 11. 3:00 - 5:00 p.m. New Scholarship in Race and Ethnicity - Studying Inequality: Race, Class, Gender and Sexuality. The Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars, Washington, DC.

Tuesday, May 11. 4:00 P.M. Hearing: The African Growth and Opportunity Act: Building Trade Capacity. Committee on International Relations, US House of Representatives. 2172 Rayburn House Office Building. The Honorable Emmy Simmons, Assistant Administrator, Bureau for Economic Growth, Agriculture, and Trade, U.S. Agency for International Development; The Honorable Florizelle B. Lizer; Assistant U.S. Trade Representative for Africa, Office of the U.S. Trade Representative.

Tuesday, May 11. 5:30 PM-7:00 PM. The Political Economy of World Mass Migration: Comparing Two Global Centuries. American Enterprise Institute (AEI), Washington, D.C. Jeffrey G. Williamson of Harvard University, one of the world's leading economic historians. Third Henry Wendt Distinguished Lecture at AEI.

Tuesday, May 11. 6:30 PM. Annual Reception Honoring Leaders in the Fight Against Hunger. Friends of the World Food Program. Honoring Senator Pat Roberts and Ambassador Tony P. Hall. Columbus Club, Union Station, Washington, DC.

Wednesday, May 12. 9:00 AM -12:00 PM. The Real Obstacles to Treating AIDS, Malaria, and Tuberculosis in Developing Countries. American Enterprise Institute (AEI), Washington, D.C.

May 12. 10:30 a.m. Hearing: The United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea. Committee on International Relations, US House of Representatives. 2172 Rayburn House Office Building. Hon. Henry J. Hyde, Hon. Roy Blunt, Hon. William H. Taft IV, Admiral Michael G. Mullen, Mr. Baker Spring, Mr. Frank J. Gaffney, Jr., Mr. John Norton Moore, Peter M. Leitner, Ph.D., Ms. Kathy J. Metcalf. View Webcast Video

Wednesday, May 12. 12:00 pm. 10 Years of Democracy in South Africa: Achievements and Challenges. Cato Institute Policy Forum. Featuring Barbara Masekela, Ambassador of the Republic of South Africa; Richard Tren, Free Market Foundation of South Africa; and George Ayittey, Department of Economics, American University; and Marian L. Tupy, Project on Global Economic Liberty, Cato Institute.

Wednesday, May 12. 6:30 - 8:30 p.m. Africa Is Hope: Our Collective Struggle Against The HIV/AIDS Pandemic. Congresswoman Barbara Lee. Ninth Congressional District of California, U.S. House of Representatives. At the Embassy of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Washington, DC. Ambassador Young Lecture Series on Africa - The Africa Society of The National Summit on Africa.

May 12-13. The Role and Effectiveness of NGOs in Achieving the Millennium Development Goals Conference. George Washington University, Washington, DC. INGOT: The GWU International NGO Team

Thursday, May 13. 9:30 AM. Press Briefing by Thomas C. Dawson, Director, External Relations, IMF

Thursday, May 13. Competition Laws in Conflict: Antitrust Jurisdiction in the Global Economy. American Enterprise Institute (AEI), Washington, D.C.

Thursday, May 13. 9:30 A.M. Combating Corruption in the Multilateral Development Banks. Committee on Foreign Relations, US Senate. 419 Dirksen Senate Office Building.

May 13-15. The Global Population Forum 2004. Washington, DC. Population Institute and Population 2005

Sunday, May 16. 9:00 PM - 10:00 PM. AFRICA MEETS AFRICA (AMA) - A new progressive weekly radio magazine showcasing the continent of Africa and the Diaspora on WPFW 89.3 FM Pacifica Radio in Washington, DC. This week featuring African music from around the continent and Diaspora. Among the featured music will be Francophone Reggae from Paris! Listen via webstream from anywhere in the world....http://www.wpfw.org/listenonair.html

Monday, May 17. 5:00 pm – 7:00 pm. The New Global Architecture: Institutional Foundations beyond the United Nations. Panel Discussion. Swiss Foundation for World Affairs, Johns Hopkins University's School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS). Rome Auditorium, SAIS.

Tuesday, May 18. "Common Threats: Common Strategies". General Mamadou Mansour Seck. Former Ambassador of the Republic of Senegal to the United States. Embassy of Ghana, Washington, DC. Ambassador Young Lecture Series on Africa - The Africa Society of The National Summit on Africa.

Tuesday, May 18. World Bank CommNet Forum: Panel on Governance and Anti-Corruption. George Washington University, Washington, D.C.

May 18-19. Emerging Technologies in Emerging Markets. World Bank Group's Third Annual Global Technology Conference. Washington, DC. Global Information and Communication Technologies Department, World Bank and IFC.

May 18-21. International Conflict Workshop (PP-519). United States Institute of Peace and the Foreign Service Institute

Wednesday, May 19. 10:30 am. Hearing: Implementation of the Millennium Challenge Act. Committee on International Relations, US House of Representatives. 2172 Rayburn House Office Building. Hon. Henry J. Hyde, Hon. Paul Applegarth

Wednesday, May 19. 2:00pm - 4:00pm. Is the Market Moral? A Dialogue on Religion, Economics, and Justice. Chinese Room, Mayflower Hotel, 1127 Connecticut Avenue, NW, Washington, DC. Brookings/Pew Forum Briefing.

Wednesday, May 19. 2:30 pm. Trade Agreements and Labor Standards. Falk Auditorium, The Brookings Institution, 1775 Massachusetts Ave., NW, Washington, DC. Brookings Briefing. A Briefing on the New Report from the National Academy of Sciences.

Wednesday, May 19. 5:30 pm. Emerging Trends in Women's Global Leadership. Brookings Briefing

Wednesday, May 19. 6:30-8:30 pm. Too Young to Wed: Child Marriage in Their Own Words. U.S. Capitol Building, Room HC-5. International Center for Research on Women (ICRW).

Thursday, May 20. 6:30PM - 9PM. afrikafe Professional Development: International Careers (Speaker bios: http://www.afrikafe.com). TransAfrica Forum. 1426 21st St. NW, Second floor.

Thursday, May 20. 6:45 PM – 8:45 PM. Social Action & Leadership School for Activists (S.A.L.S.A.) Tribute to African Liberation Day. Presentation of the film "African History: The Rise of Nationalism" & Discussion. Social Action & Leadership School for Activists (SALSA), 733 15th Street, NW, Washington, DC 20005. phone 202.234.9382, fax 202.387.7915. www.HotSalsa.org

Friday, May 21. 12:00 - 2:00 p.m. Book Launch: State Building: Governance and World Order in the 21st Century. The Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars, Washington, DC. With author/speaker Francis Fukuyama, Bernard L Schwartz Professor of International Political Economy, Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies, Johns Hopkins University

Friday, May 21. 12:00 PM - 2:00 PM. Documentary Screening: "Out of Silence" and Panel Discussion on Women Workers & Global Trade Policy. International Labor Rights Fund, Women's Edge Coalition, and TransAfrica Forum. Academy for Education Development (AED), 1875 Connecticut Avenue, NW, Universal North Building, Room 800, Washington, DC.

Friday, May 21. 6:30 p.m. In the Shadow of the Pyramids: Old Kingdom Officials from Abu Sir. SAIS African Studies Program/American Overseas Research Center in Egypt, D.C. Chapter. Miroslav Barta from the Czech Institute of Egyptology at Charles University of Prague. Rome Auditorium, Johns Hopkins University's School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS).

May 23-28. NAFSA 2004 Annual Conference & International Education Expo - Charting New Visions. NAFSA: Association of International Educators. Baltimore Convention Center.

May 24 - June 4. IMF Seminar on Current Developments in Monetary and Financial Law. IMF, Washington, DC.

May 24-26. ECDC/ARN 10th National Conference: African Refugees: Reexamining Practices, Partnerships and Possibilities. Ethiopian Community Development Council, Inc., Arlington, Virginia. Hilton Crystal City Hotel, Arlington, Virginia.

Tuesday, May 25. 12:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m. UNEP Post-Conflict Assessments: New Tool in Improving the Environment in Post-Conflict Countries. The Woodrow Wilson Center, Washington, DC. Featuring Pekka Haavisto, Chairman, UNEP Post-Conflict Assessment Unit

Tuesday, May 25. 3-5 pm. Presentation of "Culture and Prosperity: The Truth About Markets--Why Some Nations Are Rich But Most Remain Poor". World Bank J building, (701 18th St. NW), Room J1-050 (Auditorium to the left of the lobby)

Wednesday, May 26. 12:00-2:00 pm. The Foreign Publications Procurement Program: Acquisitions from Africa and Latin America. Development Information Center (DIC), Washington, DC. Leslie Yeager, Deputy Chief of the CIA Library; Larry Sobek, Acquisition Librarian for Latin America (and former AL for Africa); Panel discussion. Development Information Workgroup, Society for International Development -Washington, DC

Thursday, May 27. 12:00-2:00 pm. Cultivating Leaders in Your Organization: Strategies and Best Practices. Human Resources Development and Institution Strengthening (HRD/IS) Workgroup, Society for International Development-Washington, DC. Academy for Educational Development's Greeley Hall, 3rd Floor, 1875 Connecticut Ave. Washington, DC.

Thursday, May 27. IMF Book Forum: Standards and Codes: Can They Prevent Financial Crises?. IMF, Washington, DC.

May 27-30. 16th Annual National Conference on Social Work and HIV/AIDS. Washington, DC. Boston College Graduate School of Social Work.

Friday, May 28. 10:00 -- 11:00 a.m. Advancing Human Rights Under Adverse Conditions. The Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars, Washington, DC. Shirin Ebadi, 2003 Nobel Peace Prize Winner; Iranian human rights lawyer

May 28-29. African Liberation Day 2004: "A Reunion of Progressive & Revolutionary Forces Honoring Kwame Ture!". Washington, DC. TransAfrica Forum Community Events. For more information contact: Kwame_Ture_Institute_02@yahoo.com

May 28-29. CSID 5th Annual Conference: Defining & Establishing Justice in Muslim Societies. Wyndham Washington D.C. Hotel, Washington, D.C. Center for the Study of Islam & Democracy (CSID).