Africa-related Events in the Washington, DC 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. November 4, 11, 18, 25. 8 - 9pm

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

November 1-5

The Student Organization for African Studies (SOFAS) and The Council for African Studies at American University present: AFRICA WEEK - Fall 2004. For more information: http://www.transafricaforum.org/communityevents.html

Thursday, November 4. 9-11am

African Studies Program: "Obstacles and Opportunities Past and Present in Burundi and the Democratic Republic of Congo". Anthony Gambino, former director for the USAID mission in the DRC, Andrea Lari, advocate for Refugees International, Fidele Lumeye, advocate for Refugees International, and Ozong Agborsangaya, director of Sub-Saharan Africa Programs at Search for Common Ground, will discuss this topic. Members of the public should RSVP to SFCG, the event’s co-host, at glpf@sfcg.org. Note to reporters: The speakers’ comments will be not for attribution. Kenney Auditorium, SAIS, 1740 Massachusetts Ave., N.W., Washington, D.C.

Thursday, November 04. 10:00am - 11:30am

Foreign Policy and the U.S. Elections. Brookings Briefing. Falk Auditorium. Brookings Institution, 1775 Massachusetts Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20036. Two days after Election Day, a Brookings panel of experts will discuss how the election is seen around the world and implications for U.S. foreign policy.

Thursday, November 04. 12:00 noon–1:30 p.m.

The Globalization of Household Production: Development impacts of new schemes for temporary labor migration. Center for Global Development, 1776 Massachusetts Ave. NW, Third Floor, Washington, D.C. With Professor Michael Kremer, Harvard University, Non-resident Fellow, Center for Global Development, and Discussant, Alan Winters, Director, Development Research Group, The World Bank.

Thursday, November 04. 6:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.
Future of Globalization. With Martin Wolf, Associate Editor and Chief Economics Commentator, Financial Times and author, Why Globalization Matters. Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars, 1300 Pennsylvania Ave., NW, Washington. Information: Maria-Stella Gatzoulis, (202) 691-4140.

November 4-5

Fifth IMF Jacques Polak Annual Research Conference: Policies, Institutions, and Instability. IMF Headquarters (R-710), Washington, D.C.

Friday, November 5. 9:00 - 10:30 a.m.
Islam, Gender and Reproductive Health: Part 3 of 6. Ellen Gruenbaum, Professor of Anthropology, California State University, Fresno; Marcia C. Inhorn, Director, Center for Middle Eastern and North African Studies and Professor (Department of Health Behavior and Health Education, School of Public Health, Program in Women’s Studies, and Department of Anthropology), University of Michigan

Friday, November 5. 12pm - 2pm.

Africa: From Myths to Mobilizing. Africa Action workshop at American University. A creative workshop that covers the Why, What and How of advocacy work on African affairs in the U.S. Conducted by Salih Booker and Marie Clarke Brill of Africa Action. Gianni Lounge, 2nd Floor of Mary Graydon Center, American University, Washington, DC. Contact: Marie Clarke Brill 202-546 7961

Friday November 5. 12:30 p.m.

International Development Program: "Radio at the Ends of the Earth: How Radio Builds a Community in the Developing World. SAIS, Rome Building, 1619 Massachusetts Ave., N.W., Washington, D.C. Bill Siemering and Rachel Thompson, president and vice president respectively of Developing Radio Partners, will discuss how radio has been used to promote peace and foster civil society in places such as Africa, Eastern Europe and Mongolia. For more information, contact Sunita Varada at svarada1@jhu.edu or 202.663.5929.

Friday, November 5. 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM

afrikafé International First Friday. Featuring ABIODUN KOYA: Opera Singer (Nigeria). Bossa Bistro & Lounge (Adams Morgan), 2463 18th Street, NW, Washington, DC. Cost: Free; Complimentary Hors D' Oeuvres - Cash Bar. Dress: Casual. Contact: events@afrikafe.com; No need to RSVP. For more information visit: www.afrikafe.com.

Friday, November 5. 6:30 PM - 10:30 PM

The 2004 Africare Bishop John T. Walker Memorial Dinner

This year's Dinner will salute bipartisan Congressional engagement with Africa by honoring Senator Richard G. Lugar and Congressman Donald M. Payne. The Hilton Washington Hotel, 1919 Connecticut Avenue, NW, Washington, D.C.

Monday, November 08. 2:00 - 4:00p.m.

Millennium Challenge Corporation - Board of Director's Meeting. Department of State, 2201 C Street, N.W., Washington, DC 20520. The meeting will have two components: a brief open session involving a CEO update on MCC operations and a longer closed session focused primarily on the selection of countries eligible for Millennium Challenge Account assistance in FY 2005. The closed session is expected to involve the consideration of classified information and, if necessary, certain matters related solely to the internal practices of MCC. It is anticipated that the open session will last approximately 15 minutes.

Tuesday, November 09

World Freedom Day

Tuesday, November 09. 9 to 11 a.m.

Conflict Management Program: "The Role of Women in Peace Building". Kenney Auditorium, SAIS, 1740 Massachusetts Ave., N.W., Washington, D.C. Cindy Courville, special assistant to the president and senior director for African Affairs at the National Security Council, Hattie Babbitt, senior vice president of Hunt Alternatives Fund, and Pamela Aall, director of the U.S. Institute of Peace Education Program and president of Women in International Security, will discuss this topic. Please RSVP to Search for Common Ground, the event’s co-host, at cprfnewsletter@sfcg.org or 202.265.4300. Note to reporters: The speakers’ comments will not be for attribution.

Tuesday, November 9. 3:00 pm – 5:00pm

Launch of "MDG: Rising to the Challenges". World Bank J building, (701 18th St.,) Room J1-050 (Auditorium to the left of the lobby)

Tuesday, November 09. 12:30 to 2 p.m.

SAIS Finance Club: "Building Bond Markets in Emerging Market Countries". Alison Harwood, head of the Securities Market Advisory Group at the International Finance Corporation, will discuss this topic. For more information and to RSVP, contact the Finance Club at roallen@jhu.edu. Nitze 517, SAIS, 1740 Massachusetts Ave., N.W., Washington, D.C.

Tuesday, November 09. 5:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.

Film Screening and Discussion: God Sleeps in Rwanda. Reception and Photography Exhibit will Follow. 6th floor auditorium, Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars, Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center, One Woodrow Wilson Plaza, 1300 Pennsylvania Ave., NW, Washington, DC 20004-3027. The Africa Program and the International Reporting Project at Johns Hopkins University’s School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS) join in inviting you to a screening of God Sleeps in Rwanda by Kimberlee Acquaro and Stacy Sherman, which traces the impact of the 1994 Rwandan genocide on the lives of the women who survived it. Discussion will follow with filmmaker Kimberlee Acquaro and Norah Bagarinkah, genocide survivor and activist.

Tuesday, November 09. 5:30 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.

International Energy and Environment Program: "Changing the Trends: Findings From the International Energy Agency’s World Energy Outlook, 2004". Claude Mandil, executive director of the International Energy Agency in Paris, will discuss this topic. Open to the SAIS community only. For more information and to RSVP, contact Leticia Lewis at llewis@jhu.edu or 202.663.5786. Rome 806, SAIS, 1619 Massachusetts Ave., N.W., Washington, D.C.

Wednesday, November 10. 9:30 AM

Press Briefing by Thomas C. Dawson, Director, External Relations, IMF. Transcript

Wednesday, November 10. 1:00 - 2:00 PM.

Millennium Challenge Public Outreach Meeting. US Department of State, Dean Acheson Auditorium (Enter through 23rd Street Entrance), Washington, DC. Secretary of State and MCC Chairman Colin Powell will make opening remarks at the fifth public outreach meeting of the Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC). Following the Chairman's remarks, MCC Chief Executive Officer Paul Applegarth will conduct the meeting. The November 10 meeting will be a discussion about the announcement on Monday, November 8 by the MCC Board of Directors the countries eligible for Millennium Challenge Account Assistance for Fiscal Year 2005, and will be open to questions from the audience.

Wednesday, November 10. 9:00 a.m. - 10:30 a.m.
The Road to Peace in Liberia: Citizen Views on Transitional Justice. 5th floor conference room, Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars, Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center, One Woodrow Wilson Plaza, 1300 Pennsylvania Ave., NW Washington, DC 20004-3027. The Wilson Center's Africa Program. With John Moreira of Greenberg Quinlan Research and Tornorlah Varpilah of the Transitional Justice Working Group. They will discuss the results of a national survey and of twelve focus groups organized in Liberia, which explored the public's attitudes about justice and reconciliation after thirteen years of armed conflict and horrible atrocities. The first of its kind in Liberia, this public opinion project sought to ascertain how the Liberian public believes abuses committed during the war should be addressed.

Wednesday, November 10. 9:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.
Confronting the Crisis: Women and AIDS. Featuring: Kathleen Cravero, Deputy Director, UNAIDS. 6th floor Auditorium, Woodrow Wilson Center, 1300 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W., Washington, DC 20004-3027. Kathleen Cravero and other foreign policy experts will examine why women are crucial players in the fight against the global AIDS, how policies and programs must be responsive to the acute vulnerabilities faced by women and girls, and what individuals, communities, and countries can do to spur both national and international action around this critical issue.

November 12-14
Amnesty International's 2004 Mid-Atlantic Regional Conference. At the University of Maryland, College Park, MD.

Saturday, November 13. 6:00 pm

Zambia Orphans of Aids (ZOA) Presents An Evening for Zambia's Children. Embassy of Zambia, Washington, DC. www.zambiaorphans.org (ZOAChair@aol.com )

Monday, November 15. Noon to 7 p.m.

Swiss Foundation for World Affairs: "From Cacaphony to Symphony: A New Administration Facing the Global Music of Trade". The Swiss Foundation for World Affairs and the Evian Group will co-host this forum addressing issues such as demographics, employment and trade, poverty reduction and global and national governance. Open to invited guests only, no admittance without an RSVP. For more information, please contact Merry Lo at mclo@jhu.edu or 202.663.5942. Kenney Auditorium. SAIS. http://apps.sais-jhu.edu/insider/this_week_calendar.php

Monday, November 15. 12:30 to 2 p.m.

Energy, Environment, Science & Technology Program: "Climate Policy and Its Hidden Benefits". Devra Davis, professor of epidemiology and director of the Center for Environmental Oncology at the University of Pittsburgh and National Book Award finalist for the book When Smoke Ran Like Water, and Richard D. Morgenstern, senior fellow at Resources for the Future and author of the recently published book New Approaches on Energy and the Environment: Policy Advice for the President, will discuss this topic. For more information, contact Leticia Lewis at llewis@jhu.edu or 202.663.5786. Rome 806. SAIS. http://apps.sais-jhu.edu/insider/this_week_calendar.php

Monday, November 15. 6:00 PM - 9:00 PM

Network for the Improvement of World Health Celebrates Partnerships for Public Change: The Ghana Boat Clinic. Embassy of Ghana, 3512 International Drive NW, Washington, DC 20008. For information visit www.niworldhealth.org or contact Michael M. Kubayanda at mkubayanda@yahoo.com.

Monday-Friday, November 15-19

Morgan State University Celebrates International Education Week (IEW) 2004 With The Urban Community. For more information please call at: 443.885.4027 or visit the IEW 2004 Web Site at www.jewel.morgan.edu/~cglobal/iew2004.htm

Monday-Friday, November 15-19

African Defense Attaché Course. National Defense University campus, Washington DC

Monday-Friday, November 15-19

Global Environment Facility - Consulations and GEF Council Meeting. GEF Secretariat, 1818 H Street, NW, Washington, DC.

Tuesday, November 16. 12:00 noon

The Road to Prosperity: The 21st Century Approach to Economic Development. The Heritage Foundation, 214 Massachusetts Ave, NE, Washington, DC 20002-4999.

Tuesday, November 16. Noon to 1:15 p.m.

SAIS Finance Club: "Emerging Markets, the IMF and International Capital Markets". Cem Karacadag, economist at the International Monetary Fund and a Johns Hopkins alum, will discuss this topic. For more information and to RSVP, contact the Finance Club at roallen@jhu.edu. Nitze 417, SAIS. http://apps.sais-jhu.edu/insider/this_week_calendar.php

Tuesday, November 16. 2:30 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Understanding Environment, Conflict, and Cooperation: Lessons and Strategies from Eastern Africa. Featuring: Patricia Kameri-Mbote, International Environmental Law Research Centre; John Murhula Katunga, Nairobi Peace Initiative - Africa; Bernard Ochieng, Institute Diplomacy and International Studies, University of Nairobi; Pauline Riak, Sudanese Women’s Network

Tuesday, November 16. 5:30-7:30 PM

Remaking Social Contracts: Beyond the Crisis in International Development. The International Center for Research on Women. Irene Tinker Lecture Series. With renowned economist, Dr. Gita Sen. At the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, 1779 Massachusetts Ave. NW - Washington D.C. 20036-2103. Reservations Required. Please RSVP to Jennifer Ramsey at (202) 797-0007 ext. 112 or jramsey@icrw.org.

Tuesday, November 16. 6:00 - 8:00 pm
Young Professionals Workgroup (YPID) Networking Happy Hour. Society for International Development. Ozio's, 1813 M Street NW. Washington, DC, Metro: Dupont Circle South. YPID is a group of young professionals working in the arena of international development. Come join us for a happy hour! All are welcome - bring your friends and colleagues of any age. Free hors d' oeuvres will be served. Please RSVP to Ethan Arnheim, YPID CO-Chair at ethanarnheim@gmail.com or call the SID office at (202) 884-8590.

November 16-17

New Rules for Global Finance Multi-stakeholder Consultation on Systemic Issues (Washington, DC, USA)

November 17. 12:00 pm (Luncheon to follow)
The Shackled Continent: Power, Corruption, and African Lives. Cato Book Forum. The Cato Institute, 1000 Massachusetts Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20001. Featuring the author Robert Guest, Africa Editor, The Economist; with comments by Marian Tupy, Assistant Director, Project on Global Economic Liberty, Cato Institute; and moderated by Ian Vásquez, Cato Institute. The Shackled Continent addresses Africa’s thorniest problems: war, AIDS, and above all, poverty. Listen to the Event in RealAudio (Audio Only)

Wednesday, November 17. 12:00 - 2:00 pm
Information Literacy: Empowering Users - Society for International Development / Development Information Workgroup. Development Information Center (DIC), 1001 Pennsylvania Ave., NW, Suite 300 South, Washington, DC.

Wednesday, November 17. 3:00 pm – 5:00pm

Launch of "Global Economic Prospects 2005: Trade, Regionalism, and Development". Venue: World Bank J building, (701 18th St.,) Room J1-050 (Auditorium to the left of the lobby)

Wednesday, November 17

Book Launch: The World's Water: The Biennial Report on Freshwater Resources. Internationally recognized water expert and 2003 MacArthur Fellow recipient Dr. Peter Gleick will launch The World’s Water 2004-2005 (Island Press) at the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars. Given its central role in the functioning of all living systems, water is arguably the most important of all natural resources. The World’s Water is the handbook for this most precious commodity, with comprehensive and up-to-date information and analysis on freshwater sources and the political, economic, scientific and technological issues associated with them.

Thursday, November 18. 9:00 AM - 4:00 PM

Institute for Conflict Analysis and Resolution Africa Working Group of George Mason University presents: Prospects for Peace in Darfur? George Mason University (GMU), 3401 North Fairfax Drive, Arlington VA 22201. Original Building, Arlington Campus, Room 244. For more information Laura Bryant 202.431.0461 or email lbryant@tesol.org