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September 15 – October 9, 2005

I HAVE BEFORE ME A REMARKABLE DOCUMENT GIVEN TO ME BY A YOUNG LADY FROM RWANDA. By Sonja Linden. African Continuum Theatre Company. Atlas Performing Arts Center, 1333 H Street NE, Washington, D.C. Ticket prices for groups of 10 or more are $25 per ticket on Wed and Thurs ($20 for seniors and students) and $30 on Fri, Sat Mat, Sat Eve and Sun. Mat ($25 for seniors and students). Jefferson A. Russell, Interim Group Sales Coordinator, 202.529.5763 /202.529.5782 fax


Saturday, October 1, 2005. 3:30 pm - 5:30 pm

TransAfrica Forum's Arthur R. Ashe, Jr. Foreign Policy Library 12th Anniversary Reception & Fundraiser. Mimi’s American Bistro, 2120 P Street, NW, Washington, DC.


October 2 - 8, 2005

Johns Hopkins University School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS) - This Week's Events


Monday, October 3, 2005. 12:30-2:00 p.m.

Lunch Forum on Political Reform in Nigeria. National Endowment for Democracy, 1101 15th St. NW, Suite 700, Washington, DC. With Olisa Agbakoba, Founder and Senior Counsel for HURILAWS, an NGO focused on constitutional reform, Chairman of the Green Party of Nigeria, Former president of the Campaign for Democracy, Founder and former chairman of the Civil Liberties Organization. Please RSVP (acceptances only) to whitneyl@ned.org


October 3-6, 2005

Meeting on the Task Force on Harmonization of Public Sector Accounting. IMF, Washington, D.C.


Tuesday, 4 October 2005. 08.30am: Registration and Breakfast; 09.00-10.30am: Presentation
OECD Breakfast Series: Trade and Structural Adjustment. Presentation by Kenneth Heydon, Deputy Director, OECD Trade Directorate. Private Dining Room 1 at Capitol Hill Club, 300 First Street SE, Washington DC.


Tuesday, 4 October 2005. 9.30 a.m. – 11.30 a.m.

Advocacy Network for Africa (ADNA) General Monthly Meeting. 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, October 4, 2005. 12 Noon

King Tut's Final Secrets. "Tuesdays at Noon" Film Series - National Geographic. Scientists around the world, including National Geographic Explorer-in-Residence Zahi Hawass, use cutting-edge technology to search for clues about Pharaoh Tutankhamun and his “curse.”


Tuesday, October 4, 2005. 12:00 p.m.–2:00 p.m.
Private Sector Responses to HIV/AIDS: The Case of Debswana, Botswana’s Diamond Company. Center for Global Development, 1776 Massachusetts Ave. NW, Third Floor, Washington, D.C.


Tuesday, October 4, 2005. 7:00pm

Lies, Deception, and Genocide: The Real Deal about Africa. Benjamin Banneker Room, Stamp Student Union, University of Maryland College Park, Maryland. An examination of genocide in Darfur and Rwanda. Featured Speaker: Akenji Ndumu, Coordinator of the Africa Action Student Network. Organized by Kappa Phi Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. Contact: Jennifer Lewis, jlewis1059@yahoo.com


Tuesday, October 4, 2005. 11:00 PM - 12:00 AM
"BlackAdemics" presents Organizing in the African American Community. WPFW 89.3 FM Radio. Listen Online at www.wpfw.org


Wednesday, October 5, 2005, 3:00 - 5:00 p.m.

New Scholarship in Race and Ethnicity -- Creating Synergy: Top-Down Policymaking and Immigrant Community Banking. Alethia Jones, Assistant Professor of Public Administration and Policy, State University of New York at Albany, speaker; commentators Ann Chih Lin, Associate Professor of Political Science and the Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy; Helen Ingram, Professor of Planning, Policy, and Design and Political Science, and the Drew, Chace and Erin Warmington Chair in the Social Ecology of Peace and International Cooperation, University of California at Irvine. Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars


Thursday, October 6, 2005. 8:30 – 10:00 a.m.

Congressional Perspectives on U.S. Foreign Assistance. Featuring Congressman Sam Farr (D-CA), Member, House Appropriations Committee. Society for International Development Chapter Event. Chemonics International, 2nd Floor Auditorium, 1133 20th Street, NW, (between L & M Streets), Washington, DC.  Contact: Please RSVP to Nora Duran at nduran@chemonics.com


Thursday, October 6, 2005. 6:30-8:00 p.m.

Growth in the Developing World Over the Last Quarter Century - CEPR Economics Seminar Series: Basic Economics for Policy Analysis and Self Defense. Instructor: Mark Weisbrot. Center for Economic and Policy Research (CEPR) office. CEPR is located at 1611 Connecticut Avenue, NW, Suite 400 in Washington, DC (one and a half blocks north of Dupont Circle).


Thursday, October 6, 2005. 7:30 p.m.
Darwin's Nightmare
(France/Austria/Belgium, 2004, 107 minutes). Amnesty International Film Festival (October 6-8). National Geographic Society. Grosvenor Auditorium, 1600 M Street, NW, Washington, D.C. 20036. 202 857 7700. Hubert Sauper’s riveting documentary examines the devastating effect of the introduction of the Nile perch to Tanzania's Lake Victoria. It is a tale about fish, but also about starvation and globalization. Winner of the Best Documentary Award at the 2004 European Film Awards. A reception will take place in the National Geographic Dining Hall before the screening from 6:00 p.m. until 7:15 p.m. A panel discussion will follow the screening.


Friday, October 7, 2005. 7 PM to 9 PM

afrikafé International First Friday. Featuring: ARMAND NTEP - Musician (CAMEROON). 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.


Friday, October 7, 2005. 7:00 - 9:00 pm

Caring for Kaela Annual Fundraiser: "SAHELIAN NIGHTS": an evening of food and fellowship as we discover the country of Chad, Central Africa, and some of the economic challenges it faces in this new millennium. Keynote Speaker: Dr. Djime D. Adoum, Ph.D., USDA Evaluation Specialist and President of the Mid-Atlantic Chadian Community Association (MACCA). Kiwanis Club, 38 E. Sudbrook Lane, Pikesville, MD 21208. Admission is free. CFK’s mission is to eradicate poverty in the developing world. For additional information contact: Nathalie Losson at (410) 602-2795 or by email at CFK@caringforkaela.org or visit our website at http://www.caringforkaela.org/


October 9 - 15, 2005

Johns Hopkins University School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS) - This Week's Events


Tuesday, October 11, 2005. 12 Noon

Africa: Voices of the Forest. "Tuesdays at Noon" Film Series - National Geographic. Cameroon’s Baka people attempt to protect their ancient way of life, as growing demand for rain forest trees threatens the ecosystem they have lived in for centuries. National Geographic Society. Grosvenor Auditorium, 1600 M Street, NW, Washington, D.C. 20036. 202 857 7700.


Tuesday, October 11, 2005. 2:00 p.m. – 3:30 p.m.
Donor Funding Priorities for Communicable Disease Control in the Developing World. Center for Global Development
, 1776 Massachusetts Ave. NW, Third Floor, Washington, D.C.


Tuesday, October 11, 2005. 7:30 p.m.

Megaflyover: An Aerial Survey of Africa. Africa: A New Look Series. National Geographic Society. Grosvenor Auditorium, 1600 M Street, NW, Washington, D.C. 20036. 202 857 7700.


Wednesday, October 12, 2005

Introduction to Global Issues and Forces Shaping Them. Global Issues Seminar Series - World Bank (Oct 12 - Mar 08)


Wednesday, October 12, 2005. 1:00 PM

Africare Staff from Niger Discuss Food Crisis in West African Region. “The Politics of Hunger: Lessons from Niger”.


Thursday, October 13, 2005. 2:30- 4:00 p.m.

Solar Light for Africa. Africa Roundtable of The Society for International Development - Washington. Alden Hathaway Jr., Treasurer of the Environmental Resources Trust, and an officer in the Hathaway Foundation, will discuss Solar light for Africa, a not-for-profit collaboration between U.S. and African churches, NGOs, and African governments. Solar Light for Africa provides:   Light and power to 1,500 facilities - medical clinics, orphanages, schools, churches, and homes; clean water to 2 hospitals and an orphanage; clean energy, replacing the fumes of kerosene lanterns that shorten life spans; aid in economic development by providing light at night for increased productivity and study; and power for computers and televisions, enabling global education and internet connection through satellites for 15 schools. In addition, Solar Light for Africa, Ltd. has been selected as a project of the U.S. Department of Energy’s Initiative on Joint Implementation as a participant in the United Nations’ Framework Convention on Climate Change under the Clean Development Mechanism. Location: IRG, 1211 Connecticut Avenue, NW, Suite 700. Metro Stop: Dupont Circle South or Farragut North. Contact: Please RSVP to sid@aed.org


Thursday, October 13, 2005. 4:30- 10:30p.m.

Africare's Bishop Walker Memorial Dinner to honor General Colin Powell with the 2005 Bishop John T. Walker Distinguished Humanitarian Service Award. Washington Hilton Hotel, 1919 Connecticut Avenue, N.W., Washington, D.C.


Thursday, October 13, 2005. 6:30-8:00 p.m.

Trade - What Are the Gains and Who Gets Them. CEPR Economics Seminar Series: Basic Economics for Policy Analysis and Self Defense. Instructor: Mark Weisbrot


Friday, October 14, 2005. 10am-5pm

East African Awareness Weekend (Oct. 14-16): Symposium on the Conflict in Northern Uganda.  @ The Ralph J. Bunche International Affairs Center. Howard University, 2218 Sixth Street, NW. This event is sponsored by the Howard University African Studies Department, Amnesty International and Friends for Peace in Africa. The conflict in Northern Uganda has been called “the world’s biggest hostage situation”. With over 1.6 million displaced persons, more than 20,000 children abducted and used as child soldiers or sex slaves, thousands of rapes and amputations; the 20-year conflict has ravaged the entire region, destabilizing east and central Africa.


Friday, October 14, 2005. 4:30 PM
Africare Staff from Niger Discuss Food Crisis in West African Region. "Feast or Famine? Food Aid in Africa: Niger, A Case Study"


Saturday, October 15, 2005

Leadership Conference & Dance for Cause to Support Displaced Students by Hurricane Katrina. Sponsored by the Booker T. Washington Foundation; Leadership Africa and International Refugee & Immigration Center. Call 240-432-0604 or 301-949-4967

9:30a.m. - 3:00p.m.

Continental African Stakeholders Conference. Theme: Identifying and Leveraging Resources For Community Empowerment. Guest Speaker: Isaiah "Ike" Leggett, Candidate, County Executive, Montgomery County; Professor, Howard University School of Law; Immediate Past Chairman, Maryland State Democratic Party; Former President, Montgomery County Council. Holiday Inn, 8777 Georgia Avenue, Silver Spring, MD 20910.

8:00 pm

Dance for Cause to Support Displaced Hurricane Students in the Washington/ Baltimore Area. $35.00 per person. Savannah Club and Restaurant, 11301 Fern Street, Wheaton, MD 20902. With the presence of Congressional Delegations from Louisiana and New Orleans Districts.


Saturday, October 15, 2005 & Sunday, October 16, 2005. 2pm-5pm

East African Awareness Weekend (Oct. 14-16): World Premier of East African film “Tusamehe” [Film Web site: http://www.kibirafilms.com/tusamehe/]. Busboys & Poets. 2021 14th Street, NW (near the corner of 14th & U) http://www.busboysandpoets.com/. Sponsored by the Howard University African Studies Department and Amnesty International. From the makers of Bongoland comes the world premier of a Swahili film that deals with the affects of AIDS as experienced through the harrowing journey of an East African couple in America. "Tusamehe makosa yetu" - "Forgive us our trespasses".  Both film showings will be followed by a discussion with the filmmaker. This event is free and open to the public, but RSVP is required: Send name, affiliation, and email address to: mkibonaclark@earthlink.net. ***Come join the filmmaker and special guests at the official after party after each film's showing at Safari Restaurant, serving the best in East African cuisine***. Safari Restaurant: 4306 Georgia Ave, NW. Washington, DC 20011 (202) 722-7701


Saturday, October 15, 2005. 7:00 p.m.

African Fly By (France, 2003, 11 minutes). Radical Reels Tour 2005. National Geographic Live! National Geographic Society. Grosvenor Auditorium, 1600 M Street, NW, Washington, D.C. 20036. 202 857 7700. A big team of climbers/BASE jumpers heads to Mali to climb and jump in Ogon country, where they also make contact with an ancient civilization and its culture.


October 16 - 22, 2005

Johns Hopkins University School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS) - This Week's Events


Tuesday, October 18, 2005. 12:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m.
Drought and Conflict in the West African Sahel: Developing Conflict Management Strategies. Featuring Dr. Anthony Nyong, Director, Centre for Environmental Resources and Hazards Research & Associate Professor, Department of Geography and Planning, University of Jos, Nigeria. 5th Floor Conference Room, Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars

October 18, 2005


Tuesday, October 18, 2005

Give Us Your Best and Brightest: The Global Hunt for Talent and Its Impact on the Developing World. Center for Global Development


Tuesday, October 18, 2005. 7:30 p.m.

War and Innocence in Central Africa. Africa: A New Look Series. National Geographic Society. Grosvenor Auditorium, 1600 M Street, NW, Washington, D.C. 20036. 202 857 7700.


Wednesday, October 19, 2005. 9:00 AM - 12:30 PM

Advisory Committee on Voluntary Foreign Aid, U.S. Agency for International Development. Public Meeting. Atrium Ballroom, Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center, 1300 Pennsylvania Avenue, Washington, DC


Wednesday, October 19, 2005. 12:30–2:00 p.m.
IMF Book Forum -- Travels of a T-shirt in the Global Economy: An Economist Examines the Markets, Power and Politics of World Trade. IMF, Washington, D.C.


Wednesday, October 19, 2005

Global Compacts: A Better World for All? Global Issues Seminar Series - World Bank (Oct 12 - Mar 08)


Thursday, October 20, 2005. 10:30 a.m.
Hearing: Africa Growth and Opportunity Act: A Five Year Assessment. 2172 Rayburn House Office Building. Hearing Notice, The Honorable Christopher H. Smith, Ms. Florizelle Liser, Mr. Steve Hayes, Ms. Sarah Wykes, Mr. Bob Baugh, Daniel Karanja, Ph.D.


Thursday, October 20, 2005

Reality Check: The Distributional Consequences of Privatization. Center for Global Development


Friday, October 21, 2005. 2:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.
The Cold War and Contemporary Conflict - Lessons From The Past
. Saki Dockrill, James Carafano, and Tom Nichols will hold a roundtable discussion on connections between the end of the Cold War and present conflicts. Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars


Friday, October 21, 2005

Coping with Trade Reforms: A Developing-Country Perspective on the WTO Industrial Tariff Negotiations. Center for Global Development


Friday, October 21, 2005. 2:30 - 4:00 p.m.

Special Briefing with the U.N. Commission on HIV/AIDS and Governance in Africa. Woodrow Wilson Center


Saturday, October 22, 2005. 09:00 am - 12:00 p.m.

1st Annual AFRICA AGAINST CANCER Walk-a-thon. African Women's Cancer Awareness Association (AWCAA). Wheaton Regional Park, 2000 Shorefield Road, Wheaton, MD 20902. CLICK HERE FOR REGISTRATION FORM


Saturday, October 22, 2005. Start: 3:30 pm; Vigil: 6:30-7:30PM

GuluWalk Day: Washington. On October 22nd, at least 32 cities around the world will host GuluWalks in unison with the "night commuter" children of northern Uganda who trek from camps for the displaced into the relative safety of town centers in the region. Every night and every morning 40,000 of these children walk for their lives; we're walking to tell their story. Start Location: Ugandan Embassy (5911 16th Street, NW, between Oglethorpe and Manchester). Route: Straight Down 16th Street to Lafayette Park, outside of the White House. Distance / Time: 4 miles / walking time approximately 2 hours. A vigil will take place from 6:30-7:30PM in Lafayette Park, directly across from the White House. For more information: http://guluwalk.com/washington/. Contact: Reid Rector, rrector@ugandacan.org.


October 23 - 29, 2005

Johns Hopkins University School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS) - This Week's Events


October 24, 2005

Poverty and the Environment: The Relationship between Household Incomes, Private Assets, and Natural Assets. Center for Global Development


Monday, October 24, 2005. 3:00 – 5:00 p.m.

New Scholarship in Race and Ethnicity -- African-American Women’s Mental Health and Politics. Melissa Harris Lacewell, Assistant Professor of Political Science, Center of the Study of Race, Politics and Culture, University of Chicago, speaker; commentators Beverly Guy-Sheftall, Director, Women’s Research & Resource Center, Spelman College; Julia Boyd, Clinical Psychotherapist and Author. Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars


Wednesday, October 26, 2005.

Global Economy: Cancer of Corruption. Global Issues Seminar Series - World Bank (Oct 12 - Mar 08)


Wednesday, October 26, 2005. 7:30 p.m.

Through the Eyes of the Gods. Africa: A New Look Series. National Geographic Society. Grosvenor Auditorium, 1600 M Street, NW, Washington, D.C. 20036. 202 857 7700.


Postponed Thursday, October 27, 2005. 2:30 P.M.

African Organizations and Institutions: Cross-Continental Progress. U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee. 419 Dirksen Senate Office Building


Thursday, October 27, 2005. 9:00am - 6:30pm

Youth Social Technopreneurship - taking it global. World Bank Youth-to-Youth Community Steering Committee. Preston Auditorium, World Bank Headquarters, Washington D.C. Four young practitioners from China, India, Sierra Leone, and Argentina will share their experiences in using ICT in grassroots development initiatives. RSVP: youthcommunity@worldbank.org


Thursday, October 27, 2005. 12 - 2 pm

Making the Connections Between Debt and Jobs, Environment, Security and Health – in the Global South and the United States. United Methodist Building, 100 Maryland Ave. NE. Jubilee USA Network. Neil Watkins, National Coordinator - (202) 783-0129


Thursday, October 27, 2005. 6:30 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.
Uhuru Movement Leader Omali Yeshitela. Discussion, Reading and Signing of the new book, Omali Yeshitela Speaks. Karibu Books, The Mall at Prince George's, 3500 East West Hwy., Hyattsville, Md 20782. 301.559.1140


Friday, October 28, 2005. 10:00 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.
UN Reform: Moving from Rhetoric to Reality
. Christopher Bancroft Burnham, Under-Secretary-General for Management, United Nations; A. Edward Elmendorf, Opening Remarks, President, UNA-NCA; David Birenbaum, Moderator, Senior Policy Scholar, Woodrow Wilson Center; former U.S. Ambassador to the UN for UN Management and Reform.
Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars


Friday, October 28, 2005, 5:00 PM - 10:00 PM

An African Adventure--UN at 60: Celebration, Reform, Renewal. Panel Discussion & Celebration---Panel Discussion on: Exploring the Relationship Between Conflict and Development


Friday, October 28, 2005. 6:00 - 9:30pm

Young African Professionals Network - Networking Event. Speaker: Mimi Alemayehou, Managing Partner, Trade Links LLC. Venue: Room 405 Marvin Center, The George Washington University, 801 21st Street NW, Washington, DC.

 


 

Coming in November

 


Tuesday, November 1, 2005
Round Three of the MCA: Assessing the Prospects for FY 2006 Country Selection and Funding.
Center for Global Development


Tuesday, November 1, 2005. 4:00 p.m.
Hearing: Sudan: Losing Ground on Peace?  Hearing Notice, The Honorable Christopher H. Smith, Mr. Roger Winter. 2172 Rayburn House Office Building


November 1-3 2005

Africa Action’s 2005 Baraza Tour: From Myths to Mobilization: Reframing U.S. Africa Relations on HIV/AIDS, Debt and Darfur


Thursday, November 3, 2005
Pity the Finance Minister: Issues in Managing a Substantial Scaling Up of Aid Flows.
Center for Global Development


Friday, November 4, 2005. 2:00-3:30 p.m.
Reforming the IMF: Governance and the Executive Board. Roundtable discussion. IMF Center Economic Forum.


Saturday, November 5, 2005. 7pm-12am

2nd Annual African Women's Cancer Awareness Gala. African Women's Cancer Awareness Association (AWCAA). Flyer: http://www.nenyeproductions.com/images/awcaa_animatedflyer.html


Monday, November 7, 2005. 6:00pm – 9:30pm

An African Art Exhibit & Reception. District of Columbia Arts Center, 2438 18th Street, NW, Washington, DC. Featuring Stella Mercy Atal, Artist/Painter of Uganda. Host: Angelique Shofar, Executive Producer & Host of “Africa Meets Africa” on WPFW 89.3 FM. To RSVP Call 202-588-0999 ext 319 Or email info@africameetsafrica.com. A drawing will take place for fabulous gifts and prizes; bring your business cards. A donation of $5.00 is appreciated. www.africameetsafrica.com. www.dcartscenter.org


Tuesday, November 8, 2005

Guns, Germs and Steel: Out of Eden. "Tuesdays at Noon" Film Series - National Geographic. Pulitzer Prize-winning author Jared Diamond explains his theory of how geography has shaped the development of—and competition among—human civilizations.


Wednesday, November 16, 2005. 8:45 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Foreign Policy In Focus Media Training Session: Messages, Media and Momentum. AFL-CIO headquarters - 815 16th St. NW, Washington, DC 20006. Run by media experts and prominent journalists, the Foreign Policy In Focus media training workshop will cover techniques for effectively pitching and conducting interviews for print and online media, television, radio and talk shows.


November 17-20, 2005

New African Films Festival. Presented by TransAfrica Forum, afrikafé, and BET Jazz. BUSBOYS AND POETS, 2021 14th Street, NW, Washington, DC. *Featuring new films from Africa.* *Films awarded prizes at FESPACO 2005, Africa’s largest film festival.* More information to come. Call 202.223.1960 ext. 137


November 17-20, 2005
The African Studies Association Annual Meeting. Marriott Wardman Park Hotel, Washington, DC. 

Saturday, November 19, 2005

13th Annual Wharton Africa Business Forum. Wharton African Students Association.


Monday, November 21, 2005. 12:00-1:30 p.m.

New Trade Initiatives and Success Stories in Africa. Society for International Development - Africa Roundtable. Featuring: Florizelle (Florie) Liser, Assistant U.S. Trade Representative for Africa in the Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR).


Tuesday, November 29, 2005.  7:30 p.m.

Inventing Nairobi. Africa: A New Look Series. National Geographic Society. Grosvenor Auditorium, 1600 M Street, NW, Washington, D.C. 20036. 202 857 7700.


 

Coming in April 2006 (Boston, MA)

 

Sweet Mother Tour Conference - Empowering Africans in the 21st Century. THE SWEET MOTHER TOUR PRESENTS: “Youth and the New Pan-African Renaissance: Rebuilding Africa for the 21st Century” April 7-9, 2006. sweetmother.org. Co-sponsored by Harvard University


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