Calendar for 2002 (past)
| JANUARY | MAY | SEPTEMBER |
| FEBRUARY | JUNE | OCTOBER |
| MARCH | JULY | NOVEMBER |
| APRIL | AUGUST | DECEMBER |
| Current Calendar |
| 1/1/2002 Tue. | 3 - 6 pm | 139th
Anniversary of the Emancipation Proclamation Celebration and town hall meeting to highlight the lack of DC voting rights | Metropolitan A.M.E., 1518 M Street, NW | Contact James Forman at (202) 737-2133 |
| 1/3/2002 Thur. | 7 pm |
General clinic escort training Protecting a woman's right to choose by providing pro-choice escorts at area reproductive health clinics. | Takoma Park Library, Wash., DC | Organized by the Washington Area Clinic Defense Task Force (WACDTF), a local organization dedicated to Call 202-797-6577. |
| 1/3/2002 Thur. | 7 pm |
District Anti-War Network Meeting | 1640
Hobart Street NW (Near Columbia Heights Metro) | Call Tanya at 202-332-6558 |
| 1/3/2002 Thur. | 7 pm |
DC Statehood Green Party
monthly meeting | University of the District of Columbia, Rm. 204, in Bld. 39 at Van Ness/UDC Metro on Red Line | DC
Statehood Green Party 202-722-1650 |
| 1/4/2002 | 7 pm | Roots of
the India, Pakistan Conflict | Pathfinder Bookstore, 3437 14th St. NW, Wash., DC | 202-387-1590 |
| 1/6/2002 | 8 pm | Performance
by Jane Galvin Lewis Jane Galvin Lewis, performance comic actor, civil rights worker, founder of the National Black Feminist Organization | 1658 Columbia Road, NW Potter's House, Wash., DC | SpiritHouse at 202 548-7640 |
| 1/7/2002 Mon. | 1:30 pm |
Campaign Meeting to: Ensure that the 54,000 eligible households know about the District's refundable Earned Income Tax Credit | DC Fiscal Policy Institute (in the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities) 820 First Street, NE, Suite 510, Wash., DC | RSVP by Friday, January 4 at Noon to Ed Lazere, lazere@dcfpi.org or 202-408-1080. Info: contact Phyllis Campbell Newsome 202-457-0540 or phyllisc@wcanonprofits.org. |
| 1/7/2002 Mon. | 7 pm | Akbar S.
Ahmed Islam Today: A Short Introduction to the Muslim World | Politics and Prose, 5015 Connecticut Ave NW, Wash. DC | 202-364-1919 |
| 1/8/2002 Tue. | 9 am to 12 noon | Demand
Affordable Housing On January 8th, DC Council will have the second reading on the part of the housing legislation that includes the Housing Production Trust Fund. We want to make sure that it is used to build and maintain affordable housing. We need to make the Council and the Mayor see we will not stand by while they take our tax dollars and give them to developers to build luxury downtown apartments that low and moderate income people cannot afford. We need hundreds of people to come out and protest. | AT:
The John Wilson Building, 1350 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Wash. DC 202-332-8800 | |
| 1/9/2002 Wed. | 9:30 - 11 am | Fair
Budget Coalition meeting The tentative agenda includes 2002 budget update, Status of suspension of Tax Parity Act, Committee reports, Advocacy/Mobilization, Policy, Membership, Finance, Issue updates (IDA, etc.) | Washington Legal Clinic for the Homeless, 1800 Massachusetts Ave. NW, 6th floor, Wash., DC | Susie Cambria know at 202- 872-8958 |
| 1/9/2002 Wed. | 7 pm |
Frank H. Wu Yellow: Race in America Beyond Black and White. | Politics and Prose, 5015 Connecticut Ave NW, Wash. DC | . |
| 1/10/2002 Thur. | 7 pm | The
Future of Metro As our region grows, how will Metrorail and bus service accommodate new riders, support more livable communities, and increase access and convenience for people of all incomes? A Washington Regional Network for Livable Communities forum. | 1777 Church Street, NW Washington, D.C. (Closest Metro station: Dupont Circle, Q Street Exit) | RSVP to Cassie Seiple, WRN, 202-667-5445 |
| 1/10/2002 Thur. | 7 pm | The
Crisis in Argentina | La Casa, on Mt. Pleasant Street between Kenyon and Kilbourne Streets, NW, Wash. DC | Meeting of the International Socialist Organization to discuss the crisis in Argentina, among other business. |
| 1/11/2002 Fri. | 12 - 8 pm |
Peace Walk: "Dance of the Labyrinth" |
Artist Sandra Wasko-Flood invites people to walk her interactive
art labyrinth. She invites you to a "partner dance" that integrates
the darkness and the light, in a labyrinth of computer programmed light box images
of mummies and icons on which you can walk in a celebration of a New Year of Peace. | |
| 1/11/2002 Fri. | 7:30 pm |
Roots of the India, Pakistan Conflict Note: this event was postponed from last Friday. | Part of the Militant Labor Forum. Stu Singer, representative from the Socialist Workers Party will speak. There will be a pre forum dinner at 6:30 PM and the program will be at 7:30 PM. The suggested donation is $4 for the program and $5 for the diner. For more information call 202-387-1590 | |
| 1/12/2002 Sat. | 8:30 am - 1 pm |
ABC's of Organizing for Teachers Information | DC VOICE Resource Center, 3d floor. 1328 Florida Ave NW, Wash., DC | To RSVP call 202-986-8535 or Emaildcvoice@dcvoice.org. |
| 1/12/2002 Sat. | 11 am - 1 pm |
Book Discussion on Taliban: Militant Islam, Oil and Fundamentalism in Central Asia by Ahmed Rashid | Politics
and Prose Bookstore, 5015 Connecticut Avenue NW, Wash., DC (downstairs) We will discuss part 3, pages 143 to 216. |
Washington
Peace Center 1801 Columbia Road NW, Suite 104 202-234-2000; 202-234-7064 |
| 1/12/2002 Sat. | 1 pm - 6 pm | Josephine Butler Park Center 2437 15th Street, NW, Wash. DC (Corner of 15th and Euclid) | Contact by Email | |
| 1/12/2002 Sat. | 7 pm |
General clinic escort training | Organized
by the Washington Area Clinic Defense Task Force (WACDTF), a local organization
dedicated to protecting a woman's right to choose by providing pro-choice escorts
at area reproductive health clinics. At: Cleveland Park Library Wash., DC For more information, call our Hotline at 202-797-6577. Let's keep the clinics open! | |
| 1/12/2002 Sat. | 9 pm |
CaLLinG aLL Dc aCtiVisTs!!! We worked hard last year, and now it's time to PARTY!! YOU ARE INVITED!!! | Cada Vez; 1438 U St NW (between 14th and 15th, U Street Metro) Wash., DC | Washington
Peace Center 1801 Columbia Road NW, Suite 104 Washington, DC 20009 (202) 234-2000; fax (202) 234-7064 |
| 1/13/2002 Sun. | 8 pm |
Wheatpasting for Dr. King's Legacy The Lamppost Liberation Front and the DC Anti-War Network invites you to come on out and hang posters to Honor DR. KING the RIGHT WAY and SPEAK OUT FOR PEACE! Bring a car if you can. Posters and supplies will be provided. | 1858 Mintwood Place, NW #4 in Adams Morgan. (Woodley Park metro), Wash., DC | RSVP and directions at 202-986-6186. |
| 1/14/2002 Mon. | 7 pm | Neighborhood
Peace Outreach Meeting | We
want to discuss future outreach activities, look over the draft informational
brochure developed by Kesh and the Explaining 9/11 Group, and discuss plans to
march in the MLK Day parade in Anacostia. Please join us! Call Steve Donkin 202-986-9438 | |
| 1/14/2002 Mon. | 7 - 9 pm |
Meeting - DC Chapter | Multicultural Services Division/Northwest Family Center 1536 U Street, NW, WDC |
Contact: Athena 202-332-6615 |
| 1/14/2002 Mon. | 8 pm |
Wheatpasting for Dr. King's Legacy The Lamppost Liberation Front and the DC Anti-War Network invites you to come on out and hang posters to Honor DR. KING the RIGHT WAY and SPEAK OUT FOR PEACE! Bring a car if you can. Posters and supplies will be provided. | 1858 Mintwood Place, NW #4 in Adams Morgan. (Woodley Park metro), Wash., DC | RSVP and directions at 202-986-6186. |
| 1/15/2002 Tue. | Fly
the Flag of Peace on MLK's Birthday! Martin Luther King spoke powerfully and prophetically against war and nationalism, and we would like to celebrate and honor his birthday by publicly demonstrating our opposition to the war on terrorism, and our solidarity with all peoples of the planet. So on Tuesday, January 15, we strongly encourage you to * fly a flag of peace outside your home, or on your car antenna * print out a flag and tape it in your car window, or to you dorm room door or window * buy a button and wear it on your jacket, your hat, or your backpack. The endorsing groups would like to suggest the use of the earth image as an appropriate one to show our solidarity with the rest of the world during this time of rampant nationalism, but there are also other great choices, including of course the peace symbol itself. Check out the following sites for sites for free downloads www.earthflag.net www.oregonpeaceworks.org www.allinthistogether.org www.peaceflags.org | |||
| 1/15/2002 Tue. | 6:45 - 8:45 pm | Film:
An Amazing Grace | Place:
IPS, 733 15th Street NW, Suite 1020 This film and discussion on the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. will feature the documentary "An Amazing Grace". Using newsreel and television footage, the film traces the development of Dr. King's career and his growth toward political and ideological maturity. It focuses on the racism and violence of America that King faced throughout his life. Following the film there will be a discussion around the aspects of King¹s life that are generally overlooked or misrepresented in contemporary portrayals. Suggested donation of $5, but no one will be turned away for lack of funds. | |
| 1/15/2002 Tue. | 7 pm - 8:30 | General
clinic escort training | Organized
by the Washington Area Clinic Defense Task Force (WACDTF), a local organization
dedicated to protecting a woman's right to choose by providing pro-choice escorts
at area reproductive health clinics. At: Cleveland Park Library Wash., DC For more information, call our Hotline at 202-797-6577. Let's keep the clinics open! | |
| 1/17/2002 Thur. | 12:30 pm ??? |
End all Executions! | January 17th, 2002 will be the 25th anniversary of the first execution under current laws. At the end of 2001, there have been 749 prisoner-killings. Join the Abolitionist Action Committee (AAC) for a peaceful and nonviolent demonstration at the U.S. Supreme Court in Washington DC to decry this shameful anniversary, and to renew the call to end all executions. Any persons willing to pledge adherence to strict nonviolent decorum while risking arrest at this event, and who can participate in a pre-action session in DC at 5 pm on January 16, 2002 are invited to contact us at aac@abolition.org or 800-973-6548. http://www.abolition.org | |
| 1/17/2002 Thur. | 6:40 - 8:45 pm | How
to Hold a Legal Demonstration | Place:
institute for Policy Studies, 733 15th Street, NW Suite 1020, Wash., DC This class will explore when you need a permit, when you don't, how to apply for a permit and how to challenge a denial. With Mark Goldstone, National Lawyers Guild; Fritz Mulhauser, ACLU; Adam Eidinger, Mobilization for Global Justice. Part of the"Know Your Rights! Legal Sparring for Activists" series. Individual sessions $20 each, $65 for the series. Space is limited: registration is strongly suggested- call 202-234-9382 ext. 229. www.hotsalsa.org for more on the series and SALSA classes | |
| 1/17/2002 Thur. | 7 pm |
Terrorism and the Constitution: Sacrificing Civil Liberties
in the Name of National Security. | Place:
Politics and Prose, 5015 Connecticut Ave NW Authors David Cole and James Dempsey discuss their book It's become easy in these times of fear and shaken beliefs for the government to pass "anti-terrorism" bills with little public debate. They argue that this is harmful legislation that we can not afford as a society -- it persecutes the innocent, yet does not stop potential terrorist attacks. | |
| 1/17/2002 Thur. | 7 - 9 pm |
Who's Got the Money? Wealth and Power in DC! | St.
Stephen's Church, 1525 Newton St., NW, Wash. DC This interactive workshop analyzes race and income inequality in DC. We look at 20th century popular movements to end poverty & racial inequality - locating them within the big picture of social history, including economic and political history. We explore lessons learned to guide us in building our bottom-up movement for democracy, justice, and race-class-gender equality in today's context of globalization & neoliberalism. A project of the Leadership Development Institute: Popular Education for Community Activism & Grassroots Organizing! If you are not a registered institute participant, you can still participate for a fee of $10 per workshop. Contact: Tomas Encarnacion 202.332.5333 or projectsouthdc@earthlink.net | |
| 1/18/2002 Fri. | 12:30 - 2 pm | Brown-bag lunch with Colombian trade unionist Wilson Borja | Place:
AFL-CIO, 815 16th St., NW, 8th Floor - George Meany Room Borja is President of the Federation of Public Service Workers of Colombia and a member of the executive committee of the CUT-Colombia. In December 2000 he survived an assassination attempt by paramilitary forces in Bogota. He returned to Colombia in Oct. 2001 to launch his candidacy for the Colombian Senate elections (to be held in March 2002) as a representative of the Social and Political Front (FSP), a broad coalition of labor, human rights, indigenous, Afro-Colombian, environmental, and gay and lesbian organizations. Last month, after receiving more death threats, Wilson came to the US with the help of the United Steelworkers of America's Colombia Solidarity Fund. | |
| 1/18/2002 Fri. | 6:30 pm dinner 7:30 event | The
civil rights movement: Its legacy and the coming American revolution |
Pathfinder Bookstore, 3437 14th St. NW, Wash, DC 202-387-1590, The fight for equality for Blacks won some important victories from the mid fifties to the early seventies. Despite those gains Blacks and other oppressed nationalities are still affected in a harsher way by economic downturns, cuts in public education, health care and social security--the deterioration of housing and police brutality. Sam Manuel, representative from the Socialist Workers Party will speak. Suggested donation is $4 for the program and $5 for the dinner. | |
| 1/19/2002 Sat. | 12 Noon and 2:30 pm | Rally
at Town Hall to Celebrate Dr. King’s Legacy Leaders Speak Out: Call for Public Dialogue to Protect Civil Liberties Martin Luther King III, Congressman John Conyers, Anthony Romero, Jim Zogby, Karen Narasaki, and Rev. Al Sharpton Among Speakers |
At:
The Washington DC Convention Center 900 9th Street, NW – Metro Center / Gallery
Place Chinatown, Wash. DC | |
| 1/19/2002 Sat. | 1 - 4:30 pm |
A Commemoration of the Birthday of Dr. Martin Luther King
Jr.: Of Songs, Peace and Struggle Program | Place:
National Museum of American History, Carmichael Auditorium 1 PM - Dialogue: Stayed on Freedom. James Forman discusses his role in building an administrative structure that helped to secure the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee's place as one of the most durable and seminal organizations in the Civil Rights movement. Clayborne Carson, professor of history and director of the King Papers Project at Stanford University, interviews Forman. 2:30 PM - Performance: Songs of Struggle and Freedom. The Program in African American Culture Community Ensemble and Youth Choir and other groups present songs of struggle and freedom. Audience participation is encouraged. 3:30 PM - Tour (Meet at the Constitution Ave. Information desk) A museum docent leads a special tour of objects related to social change in America. | |
| 1/19/2002 Sat. | 6 - 7 pm |
Human Rights Book launch | Place:Politics
and Prose, 5015 Conn. Ave. NW Launch of "Fierce Legion of Friends: A History of Human Rights Campaigns and Campaigners," by Linda Rabben. An inspiring introduction to human rights campaigns, ranging from the abolitionist movements, Morel's work to end misrule in the Congo, to the massive campaigns of Dreyfus, Sacco and Vanzetti and the Rosenbergs. Cosponsored by Amnesty International and the Quixote Center. Contact the Quixote Center, 301-270-3003 | |
| 1/19/2002 Sat. | 7 - 10 pm | Peace
Forum: "Melting the Ice in the Heart of Man" is the fourth in a monthly series of Peace Forums. |
Kay Chapel, Center for Global Peace, American University, Wash., DC Suggested
tax-deductible donation is $20, made to The Masters Group. No one is turned away
for inability to pay. | |
| 1/19/2002 Sat. | 8 pm to 3 am!!! | Peace
and Civil Rights Party | Place:
Kaffa House, 1212 U St NW (U St/Cardozo stop on the Green Line) Kickoff the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday events with a Convergence and Dance Party!!! Audio visuals, DJ sets, films and speakers on civil rights, open mic to speak out against war and oppression and to speak up for peace and tolerance. $5-10 sliding scale, no one turned away for lack of money. Proceeds benefit Black Voices for Peace and the DC Independent Media Center. For more information, visit www.dc.indymedia.org and www.bvfp.org | |
| 1/20/2002 Sun. | 1 - 4 pm |
Speak Out for Peace | Place:
Lincoln Memorial Honor Dr. King the right way! Rally (with musical guests Pat Humphries & Sandy Opatow, Bones of Contention, and possibly Ani Difranco!) at 1 pm at the Lincoln Memorial; 3 pm march to White House and civil disobedience to protest the war, in the nonviolent tradition of Dr. King. Those considering risking arrest should come to a legal briefing and nonviolence training--Tuesday, January 15 at 7 pm at St. Stephens Church, 16th and Newton Streets, NW For more information, call 202.777.2641 x 6306 or go to www.dawndc.net | |
| 1/20/2002 Sun. | 4 pm | Night Letters: Inside
Wartime Afghanistan Rob Schulthis talks about his travelogue that takes the reader to the front lines of the Soviet-Afghan war of the 1980s. | Place:Politics and Prose, 5015 Conn. Ave. NW, Wash. DC | Call Politics and Prose, 202- 364-1919 |
| 1/21/2002 Mon. | 11 am | Inter-Faith "Prayer, Peace & Praise" Service | 10th Street Baptist Church 1000 R Street, NW, Wash., DC | Rev. A. C. Durant, Host Pastor. Emaildoreen_mcmillon@hotmail.com or call 240.882.7847 for more information. |
| 1/21/2002 Mon. | 12 Noon to 2 pm |
Annual ward 8 Martin Luther King Day Parade | Place: Sumner Road and Martin Luther King Avenue, SE (4 blocks from the Anacostia green line subway, 90 bus lines) | Call 202-232-2500 for more information. |
| 1/21/2002 Mon. | 1 pm on... |
8th Annual Maryland Environmental Legislative
Summit | "West" Reception Room - First Floor Miller Senate Building (that is the new one), Wash. DC | RSVP by 1/14/02 to Mary Beth Young at Chesapeake Bay Foundation 443-482-2153 or Email |
| 1/21/2002 Mon. | 2:30 - 5:30 pm | 2002
Pledge for Peace A national spiritual teach-in, mini-conference and rally to celebrate and promote Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s legacy of peace and justice. | Metropolitan AME Church, 1518 M Street NW, Wash., DC | Washington Peace Center1801 Columbia Road NW, Suite 104 Washington, DC 20009 202-234-2000 |
| 1/22/2002 Tue. | 12 - 1:15 pm | Politics, Protest and Presidents: A Musical Conversation with Joe Glazer | National
Museum of American History, 14th and Constitution Ave., NW, Wash. DC | FREE: 202-357-2700 |
| 1/22/2002 Tue. | 7:30 pm |
Ahlam al-Manfa - Frontiers of Dreams and Fears | ICC Auditorium at Georgetown University - 37th & O Streets NW, Wash. DC | Donation:
$10. For tickets, please contact Mona at (202) 244-2990 or monastl@adc.org |
| 1/26-27/2002 | . |
A Call for Proposals - 5th Annual National Conference on
Organized Resistance The National Conference on Organized Resistance explores
current issues affecting activists today | The Conference will provide an open forum for discussion of strategies and tactics within progressive movements. Last year, over 1,000 people gathered in D.C. for this event. At American University, Wash., DC | American
University. Register online at www.organizedresistance.org 202-885-3333 |
| 1/26/2002 Sat. | 7 pm |
"E. 96th Street," a film by Molly Hein. | La Casa, 3166 Mt. Pleasant St., NW, Wash., DC | $5
suggested donation to benefit the Mount Pleasant Broadcasting Club. |
| 1/26/2002 Sat. | 7 pm | Movies
with a Message...and popcorn! "Thirteen Days" (Kennedy White House during Cuban Missile Crisis) | Quebec House, 2800 Quebec Street, NW, 2nd floor party room, Wash., DC | DC
Alliance RSVP Kay Loveland by sending a message to candia@igc.org or calling her at 202-237-0413 (eves.weekend) |
| 1/26/2002 Sat. | 7:30 pm |
Street Theater for Palestinian Human Rights! | Meet at the corner of M Street and Wisconsin in Georgetown SUSTAIN invites all those concerned with Palestinian human rights to come participate in a street theater this Saturday night in Georgetown. We will have banners held up facing those entering the strip from either direction, reading: ³You are Now Entering the Palestinian Occupied Territories: Human Rights Abuses Funded by U.S. Tax Dollars.² Those dressed as tanks and fighter jets will essentially play tag with the Palestinian civilians. We need actors for the theater piece and others to hand out flyers. To participate, or help make props contact Val Schrock at val_schrock@postmark.net. | |
| 1/28/2002 Mon. | 6 - 7 pm | Songs
of Peace & Justice at Millenium Stage | The Kennedy Center, Grand Foyer, 2700 F. St. NW, Wash. DC | Free! Kennedy Ctr: 202-467-4600 For Information |
| 1/28/2002 Mon. | 6 - 7 pm | Neighborhood
Outreach for Peace Meeting | AFSC office, 1328 Florida Ave., NW (2nd floor) Wash., DC | We will discuss prospects for doing outreach post-MLK Day, and other items. Call Steve Donkin 202- 986-9438 |
| 1/29/2002 Tue. | 5 - 6:15 pm |
A Special Forum for Students: Speaking Out Against the
War and the Repercussions of Dissent | IPS, 733 15th Street NW Suite 1020, Wash., DC | For more information on the Series call 202-234-9382 or email |
| 1/31 to 2/2/2002 Thur. | 6:45 - 8:45 pm | How
to File a Freedom of Information Act Request This class will explore the types of information you can receive from filing a FOIA request, how to file one and what to do if your request is denied. With Jim Klimaski, National Lawyers Guild. Part of a series of Classes on Your Legal Rights. $65 for the series of classes or $20 per class. No one turned away for lack of funds; donations of any size are accepted. | AT:
IPS, 733 15th Street NW Suite 1020 Call 202-234-9382, extension 229 for more information. | |
| 1/31 to 2/2/2002 Thur. | 7 pm | Reporting
Ireland The Center for Irish Studies presents a media round table discussion on the representation of Ireland in the media. The discussion features reporters from The Irish Times, RTE, The Daily Telegraph and The Washington Post. Free and open to the public. | Place:
Catholic University (Michigan Ave, NE DC, Brookland-CU metro) Life Cycle Institute
Room 100. For more information, call 202-319-5488, Nuala. | |
| 1/31 to 2/2/2002 Thur. | 7:30 pm and 2:30 on 2/2 | A
Liberating Prayer: A Love Song for Mumia A new play presented by Howard University's Department of Theatre Arts, written by Sybil J. Roberts' directed by Denise D. Saunders. An unlikely love story that tells of the fateful meeting of a freedom fighter and a merchant who undertake a spiritual journey to find the wisdom and courage to fight to win the freedom of political prisoner Mumia Abu-Jamal. This is a multi-media performance work that makes use of a cappella music, slides, and video footage. | $12.50 general admission, $7.50 for student/seniors at the Ira Aldridge Theater Box Office or by calling 202-806-7700. For more info call 202-806-7050. | |
| 2/1/2002 Fri. | 6:30 - 8:30 pm | Happy
Hour for Going To Cuba! SALSA and the Venceremos Brigade present a special progressive Happy Hour featuring feature a short video of a past Brigade trip to Cuba and information on how you can experience Cuba for yourself! | IPS 733 15th St. NW, suite 1020, Wash., DC |
$5 donation. |
| 2/1/2002 Fri. | 7:30 pm | Enron
Collapse: Capitalism's Future for Working People The debacle of Enron points out what the capitalist economic system holds in store for working people. Pension plans, health insurance policies and other company benefits can go up in smoke in a matter of days. Come to a discussion about why working people should have no vested interests in preserving this crisis ridden economic system. With Lea Sherman, Socialist Workers Party | [There
will be a pre-forum dinner a 6:30] Place: Pathfinder Bookstore, 3437 14th St. NW The suggested donation is $4 for the program and $5 for the dinner. | |
| 2/4/2002 Mon. | 7 pm | Weekly
Political Discussion with AFSC Join the American Friends' Service Committee for their weekly political discussion. | AFSC office, 1328 Florida Ave NW, Wash., DC | Call 202-265-7997. |
| 2/4/2002 Mon. | 7 - 9 pm |
Meeting - DC Chapter | Multicultural Services Division/Northwest Family Center 1536 U Street, NW, WDC |
Contact: Athena 202-332-6615 |
| 2/4/2002 Mon. | 7:30 pm |
Washington Interfaith Network (WIN) Action Team Meeting This is a grassroots interfaith effort bringing economic and social justice to Washington, DC. This meeting will feature presentation of a proposed 2002 DC elections strategy, an update on recent new leaders training, the 'Excellence in Education' campaign, and local actions. | St. Anthony's Roman Catholic Church, 12thand Monroe Sts., NW (one block from Red Line Brookland Metro station), Wash., DC | Information: 202-884-7635 or jufj@earthlink.net |
| 2/5/2002 Tue. | 12:30 - 2 pm | The Media and the White House: Working Together to Fight a War How close is the mainstream press's relationship to the government, and why have alternative opinions been missing since this war began? Our panel includes Sam Smith of the Progressive Review, Colman McCarthy, former syndicated columnist and editorial page reporter for the Washington Post , and Patricia Guadalupe, the news director of the Pacifica Network News. They will help us to understand how and why the media has colluded with the government in its war on terrorism. | Institute
for Policy Studies, 733 15th St, NW #1020, Wash., DC Call 202-234-9382 or email juliette@ips-dc.org or check out our website at www.ips-dc.org | |
| 2/5/2002 Tue. | 7 pm | Carry
Me Home: Birmingham, Alabama - The Climatic Battle of Civil Rights With author Diane McWhorter. | Politics and Prose, 5015 Connecticut Avenue, NW, Wash., DC | Call 202-363-7663 |
| 2/6/2002 Wed. | 9:30 - 11 am |
Fair Budget Coalition meeting | Washington Legal Clinic for the Homeless, 1800 Massachusetts Ave NW, 6th floor, Wash., DC | Contact Patty Mullahy Fugere, (202) 872-8958. |
| 2/6/2002 Wed. | Noon - 2 pm | Briefing
on the important Budget issues facing the District in FY 2003 Hear from policy makers and fiscal experts on the issues that will impact the FY 2003 budget. | 1616 P Street, NW, 7th floor conference room. (Dupont Circle Metro), Wash., DC | RSVP by February 4 to DC Action for Children, dcaction@dckids.org, 234-9404, 234-9108 fax. |
| 2/6/2002 Wed. | . |
Forum on beltway connections to Enron Information | IPS conference room as usual, 733 15th St. NW, Suite 1020, Wash., DC | DC
Alliance Tim Scanlon |
| 2/6/2002 Wed. | 7 pm | Martin Luther King, Jr. Book discussion with author Marshall Frady. | Politics and Prose, 5015 Connecticut Avenue, NW, Wash. DC | Call 202-363-7663. |
| 2/7/2002 Thur. | 5:30 pm |
Film viewing: Trembling Before G-d | American University, Wechsler Theater, 3rd floor of the Mary Graydon Center., Wash. DC | Call 202-885-2060, ext.6 |
| 2/9/2002 Sat. | 11 am - 1 pm |
Book Discussion of: People's History of the United By Howard Zinn, the noted historian, playwright, and social activist, offers a coherent new version of American history. | Politics
and Prose Bookstore, 5015 Connecticut Avenue NW, Wash., DC (downstairs) This group meets the 2nd Saturday of the month. | Washington
Peace Center 1801 Columbia Road NW, Suite 104 Washington, DC 20009 (202) 234-2000; fax (202) 234-7064 |
| 2/15/2002 Fri. | 9 am | Pack
the court room: Support Olive
Branch Arrestees | Superior Court (room C10), Wash. DC | Contact arrestees Harold Moss, Jamie Loughner or Tom Gomez at 202-682-9056. |
| 2/16/2002 Sat. | 2 - 4 pm | Real
Screen Roundtable | A roundtable for area filmmakers who make social issue media, to discuss trends in the factual programming marketplace. | American
University, the 2nd floor of the Mary Graydon Center, Gianni Lounge, room 200,
Wash. DC Light refreshments provided. Call 202-885-2060 |
| 2/16/2002 Sat. | 4 pm | WARD
COMMITTEES | DC Statehood Green Party is organizing....Discussion of Ward One issues, upcoming campaigns. | Mount
Pleasant Library, the corner of 16th Street NW and Lamont Street, Wash., DC |
| 2/16/2002 Sat. | 7-10 pm | PEACE
FORUM Information on Forum | THE PEACE ROOMS - IS IT TIME? Challenges to the UN in Conflict Management, and a Preemptive Strike Using the Peace Room. Many ambassadors and other dignitaries may be in attendance | Kay
Chapel, Center for Global Peace, |
| 2/16/2002 Sat. | 7-11 pm | SUPPORT
A FREE PALESTINE!!! SUPPORT A FREE PRESS!!! | The Kaffa House, 1212 U St. NW, near Cardozo Metro, Wash., DC | SUSTAIN
(Stop US Tax Aid to Israel Now) and the DC
Independent Media Center |
| 2/17/2002 Sun. | 7 pm | Latest
Words from Iraq | A multimedia discussion full of sights, sounds and stories from a December trip to Iraq, with Christopher Fitz of the EPIC. | Washington
City Church of the Brethren, 337 North Carolina Ave. SE (between Capital South
and Eastern Market Metro.) EPIC Call 202-723-3258 |
| 2/17/2002 Sun. | 7 pm | Learn
to Lead Social Justice Workshops | Get trained to lead workshops on social justice issues in local high schools. This will be the first in a series of trainings designed to familiarize potential workshop leaders with the popular education model and workshop techniques and empower participants to take over a high school class for a class period. | AFSC-DC
office, 1328 Florida Ave NW, second floor, Wash. DC AFSC and the Peace Center. Call 202-265-7997 or 202-234-2000. |
| 2/17/2002 Sun. | 8 pm | OCCUPATION! | Dynamic documentary about last year's historic three-week sit-in by the Harvard Living Wage Campaign. Directed by Maple Razsa and Pacho Velez, and narrated by Ben Affleck. Maple Rasza will be on hand to discuss the film and AU Solidarity will speak to its recently released Living Wage report. | American
University's main campus, Ward Circle Building Room 2, Wash., DC Sponsored by the AU Solidarity Committee and the DC Labor Film Festival. Contact Rebecca DeWinter; rdewinte@aiusa.org |
| 2/18/2002 Mon. | 10:15 a.m.-12:30 p.m. |
March Against Youth Violence | On the last day of the Youth Summit Against Violence, we will join together for a March against youth violence. Take this opportunity to come together in solidarity and help bring youth violence prevention to the nation's attention. | Start
at Crystal Gateway Marriott and end at Capitol Hill, Wash., DC National Campaign Against Youth Violence 687-1660 or 784-8047 |
| 2/18/2002 Mon. | 12:30 to 2 pm | The
Militarization of American Youth | Screening of "JROTC: The Military in America's Schools." Three speakers will reflect on the American penchant for militaristic, rather than peaceful, solutions. Speakers include Bette Hoover, from the American Friends Service Committee, D.C. Peace & Economic Justice Program; Barbara Wein, formerly with the U.S. Institute for Peace; and Bill Gavin, counseling coordinator for the Center on Conscience and War. | 733
15th Street NW, suite 1020, Wash., DC Institute for Policy Studies' free brown bag lunch series. Call (202) 234-9382 or email |
| 2/19/2002 Tue. | 6:30 pm | Permanent
War Economy Series | Help organize an educational series to explore our current political crisis in the context of historical experience. We are in the process of organizing a diverse group of people to help launch this intergenerational, interactive series: this will be our first organizing meeting. | The
Washington Peace Center office, 1801 Columbia Road NW, Suite 104, Wash., DC 202-234-2000 |
| 2/19/2002 Tue. | 7 - 9 pm | Book
Group: In the Shadow of the Prophet: The Struggle for the Soul of Islam | The Capitol Hill Book Discussion group will meet to discuss pages 108-203 of Milton Viorst's "In the Shadow of the Prophet" a book vital to understanding today's political scene. The book includes interviews with major political and religious leaders of the Middle East as well as the author's own personal experience covering events in the region. | Capitol
Hill Starbucks, 2nd floor 237 Pennsylvania Ave. SE (near Capitol South METRO),
Wash., DC To RSVP, call Amy at 202-686-3003. |
| 2/19/2002 Tue. | 6:30 - 7:30 pm | Stop
the DC Anti-Terrorism Legislation Information | Organize opposition to the DC Anti-Terrorist Act legislation, a concern to civil libertarians and others because of draconian mandatory sentencing provisions, threats to First Amendment rights. The ACLU, the National Lawyers Guild, the Partnership for Civil Justice and a number of DC residents opposed the legislation, now in committee, we can still put pressure on local officials to stop it! |
At: Independent Media Center, 2329 Champlain Street NW, 2nd Floor (Adams Morgan), Wash., DC The Washington Peace Center and DC Justice & Solidarity Collective Call 202-234-2000 |
| 2/20/2002 Wed. | ? |
Election Reform: Voices of the Electorate | Election problems were not unique to Florida. Other trouble spots include Massachusetts, Illinois, New York, North Carolina, and Mississippi. Wherever these problems crop up, they particularly hurt people of color, leaving thousands without a voice at the ballot box, the fundamental exercise of democracy. |
SEIU, 1313 L Street, NW, Washington, 6th Floor, Wash., DC Sponsored by SEIU as part of their 2002 Black History Month Celebration. Contact Edna Brathwaite; 202-898-3277 |
| 2/20/2002 Wed. | 5:30 - 7:30 pm | The
White Architects of Black Education: Ideology and Power in America | Drawing on little-known biographies of White power brokers who shaped Black education, William Watkins explains the structuring of segregated education that has plagued the United States for much of the 20th century. |
American University, 4400 Massachusetts Ave. at Ward Circle, NW, School of International Service-SIS, 1st floor Lounge, Wash., DC A Project South book forum. For more information call 202.332.5333, 301.320.4034 or 301.367.1079. |
| 2/20/2002 Wed. | 6:30 pm | Planning
for DC General Land Use | Meetings scheduled to work on the "master plan" to determine how to use the 67 acres where DC General & the Jail are located. | DC Armory, Wash., DC |
| 2/20/2002 Wed. | 5:30 pm | Take
a Stand for D.C. Public Schools | Join workers, parents, students and community activists at a rally in support of clean, safe schools. | At:
D.C. Public Schools Headquarters 825 North Capitol Street, NE, Wash., DC |
| 2/21/2002 Thur. | 7 pm | "Nigger:
A Problem in American Culture" | Book discussion with author Randall Kennedy. | Politics
and Prose, 5015 Connecticut Avenue, NW., Wash., DC Call 202-363-7663. |
| 2/21/2002 Thur. | 7 pm | Meeting
of Fair Taxes for DC | Campaign to progressively restructure DC's local taxes. Howard Croft is hosting this meeting. Lets share our insights and experiences. If you can't make it please try to get someone else to represent your endorsing oranization. | Lower
Level Auditorium, SEIU, 1313 L St. David Schwartzman |
| 2/21/2002 Thur. | 6:45 - 8:45 pm | Angels
of Angola; The Women Are Beakons of Strength | Forum on Angola and the Organization of Angolan Women (OMA). All proceeds will go to AWCO's Pennies for Angola" project in support of the work of OMA. | IPS,
733 15th Street NW, suite 1020, Wash., DC Call 202-234-9382 ext. 229 or visit www.hotsalsa.org |
| 2/22/2002 Tue. | 12:30 - 2 pm | The
Humanitarian Crisis: how far have we come? Information | Institute for Policy Studies, 733 15th Street NW, Suite 1020. (McPherson Square or Metro Center Metro stops), Wash., DC | Free. For more information, call 202-234-9382 or email |
| 2/23/2002 Sat. | 5:30
Pot Luck |
Movies with a Message...and popcorn! "JFK " |
Pot Luck at 5:30 pm, Movie after. Quebec House, 2800 Quebec Street, NW, 2nd floor party room, Wash., DC | DC
Alliance RSVP Kay Loveland by sending a message to candia@igc.org or calling her at 202-237-0413 (eves.weekend) |
| 2/24/2002 Sun. | 7 - 9 pm |
An Evening with Ghassan Andoni Ghassan Andoni is the Director of the Palestinian Center for Rapprochement (PCR) and a Founder of the International Solidarity Movement (ISM) Mr. Andoni not only is a leading activist but he is also one of Palestine's most articulate exponents of non-violent resistance and social change. All are invited to attend this special evening. | Luna Books, 1633 P Street NW, Washington DC | |
| 2/25/2002 Mon. | 2 pm |
Hearing on Police Video Surveillance | The Wilson Building, Wash., DC | For a packet of information, contact Johnny Barnes of the ACLU, 202-457-0800 |
| 2/25/2002 Mon.. | 6:30 - 8:30 pm | Washington
Area War Tax Resisters Dinner | Yenching Palace Restaurant 3525 Connecticut Avenue At top of West Exit of Cleveland Park Metro, Wash., DC | Information: check out the nationalwar tax resistance group or our local web page |
| 2/28/2002 Thur. | 6:30 - 8:30 pm | Film:
Raíces de Mi Corazón (Roots of My Heart) | The DC-Havana Sister Cities Project joins with the TransAfrica Forum's Arthur R. Ashe, Jr. Foreign Policy Library to bring you to a rare chance to screen, and discuss in a group setting Raíces de Mi Corazón (Roots of My Heart) by Gloria Rolando. The film dramatizes the 1912 massacre by Cuban troops of over 6,000 members of Independents of Color. Admission is free, however, pre-registration is required. | TransAfrica
Forum Building, 1744 R Street, NW, Wash. DC Call 202-797-2301 for more information. |
| 2/28/2002 Thur. | 7 - 9 pm | Ward
Five DC Statehood Greens | Agenda: choose a Ward Five representative to the DC Statehood Green Steering Committee; share information on development in Ward Five; discuss Ward Five concerns together; plan future activities. | 1309
Newton Street NE., Wash., DC The DC Statehood Green Party RSVP to Anne Anderson: 202-635-8691. |
| 3/4/2002 Mon. | 7 - 9 pm | Meeting - DC Chapter | Information on the local DC Chapter. | Multicultural
Services Division/Northwest Family Center 1536 U Street, NW, WDC Contact: Athena 202-332-6615 AthenaACE@aol.com |
| 3/5/2002 Tue. | 5:30 pm | Protest
Mayor William's privatization and corporate welfare agenda!!! Bring signs, banners and most importantly your voice! Show our opposition! | This is the mayor's yearly opportunity to brag about how much good he is doing for the city and its residents. We need to be there to expose what his policies have really meant for DC residents: shuting down the city's only public hospital-DC General, tearing down public housing and privatizing essential city services. Instead he proposes to build a baseball stadium, a soccer stadium, venues for the 2012 Olympics and upscale luxury housing. | Where: Dunbar Senior High School 1301 New Jersey Avenue, NW |
| 3/6/2002 Wed. | Noon - 2 pm | Cowboy Capitalism: | Forum on Corporations Steering Committee: John Cavanagh, Institute for Policy Studies Charlie Cray, Multinational Monitor Ralph Estes, Stakeholder Alliance Philip Mattera, Corporate Research Project Peter O'Driscoll, Center of Concern |
733 15th Street, NW, Suite 1020 Washington, DC (McPherson Square Metro) |
| 3/8/2002 Fri. | 5:30 pm | International
Women's Day |
| Celebrate
women of the world and condemn gender oppression everywhere, bring pots and pans
and make a joyful noise. Lisa Charbonneau OR Anne-Taylor Griffith tel: (202) 488-LADY publicity@ladyfestdc.org http://www.LadyfestDC.org Leaflet in English Leaflet in Spanish |
| 3/9/2002 Sat. | Noon on..... | DC Socialist Conference | On
March 9th the International Socialist Organization is holding its second annual
DC socialist conference entitled, A World of War and Poverty: We Need a Socialist
Alternative! It is a day to debate and discuss how to change the world, one struggle at a time. Such a day is clearly needed. | Corcoran
Building; 21st and H St. NW George Washington University, Wash., DC call 202-667-0049 or e-mail |
| 3/9/2002 Sat. | 7 - 10 pm | PEACE
FORUM "Melting the Ice in the Heart of Man" |
Indigenous traditional wisdom of the Northern and the Southern
Hemispheres will be represented in our March Peace Forum. | Kay
Chapel, American University host organization at American University is the Center for Global Peace Please RSVP in advance to peaceforums@hotmail.com |
| 3/10/2002 Sun. | Noon to 5 pm | Toward a New Palestinian | A national town meeting to discuss the role people can play, here in the U.S., to be of assistance to our Palestinian brothers and sisters and to the cause of a just and lasting Israeli-Palestinian peace. | The
Arab American Institute (202) 429-9210 Lamece Baligh Non-Violence International (202) 244-6410 Margarita Pareja-Stoyell Palestine Media Watch www.pmwatch.org |
| 3/11/2002 Mon. | 7 pm | Reception
for Green officeholders visiting DC for the League of Cities meeting. | Expected: Mike Feinstein (Santa Monica), Amy Moon (Laramie, WY), Natalie Johnson Lee (Minneapolis), John Halle (New Haven). | Green
Party office, 1314 18th Street NW, Wash. More information: 202-296-7755. |
| 3/13-31/2002 | Call for times | Refugees Even After Death: Photographs of Exhumations of Clandestine Cemeteries in Guatemala. | Jonathan Moller's exhibit depicts in visual form the results of Guatemala's tragic history as well as the bravery of those who today continue to search for justice, truth, and reconciliation in the face of continuing human rights violations. |
American University's Washington College of Law, 4801 Massachusetts Ave., NW, Room 603 |
| 3/14/2002 Thur. | 7 pm | Planning Meeting for Protest against Ariel Sharon | The American Israeli Political Action Committee (AIPAC) have invited war criminal Ariel Sharon to town in April, and many groups are planning to protest his presence. This will be a planning meeting for April's actions, designed to expose Israel's ethnic cleansing and the US's role in it. | Visit www.sustaincampaign.org or contact SUSTAIN or 202 777 2641 x9779. |
| 3/15/2002 Fri. | 7:45 pm | The "War on Terrorism" -- Its Next Targets... and its Real Targets. | Light Middle Eastern refreshments and childcare provided. | St.
Stephen's Church, All-Purpose Hall, 1525 Newton Street NW. Sponsored by the DC Coalition to Stop the War Against Iraq, 202-452-7454. |
| 3/16/2002 Sat. | 10 am - 2 pm | Free Tax Preparation | The Equal Justice Program at the Howard University School of Law will offer free tax preparation services for the District's low-income, elderly and disabled residents in English, Spanish, French and Yoruba. All law school students providing assistance with federal and District tax forms have completed an IRS training course in basic tax preparation and are certified. | Howard
University Bookstore, 2225 Georgia Ave. NW 202-238-2330 or visit howard.edu/newsevents |
| 3/16/2002 Sat. | 7:30 pm | Discussion on Israel, Afghanistan and Iraq |
Israel out of the occupied territories! Stop the imperialist assault on Afghanistan! U.S. hands off Iraq! A Militant Labor Forum discussion with Rah-ed Ghuma, Student activist, David Kirshbaum, SUSTAIN [Stop US Tax supported Aid to Israel Now] and Stephanie Reich, DC coalition to stop the war against Iraq and Lea Sherman, Socialist Workers Party. | Pathfinder
Bookstore, 3437 14th St. NW |
| 3/17/2002 Sun. | 1 pm | Walking On Fire: Haitian Women's Stories of Survival and Resistance |
Hear from Beverly Bell, founder and director of the Center
for Economic Justice, about her new book. Also hear from Marie Simone Alexandre,
a health care worker by training, who has | SisterSpace
Book store, 1515 U St. NW: Again at 4pm, Politics & Prose Bookstore, 5015 Connecticut Ave. NW Contact the Center for Economic Justice at (202)393-6665, |
| 3/17/2002 Sun. | 7 pm | Green Scene and St. Patrick's Day potluck FUNraiser | For the DC Statehood Green Party. Bring a few dollars (whatever you can afford; no one will be turned away) and something to eat | La
Orilla, 1739 Irving Street NW, Wash., DC More information: Dave Bosserman 202-483-4165. |
| 3/17/2002 Sun. | 8:30 pm | Wheatpasting party for demonstrations against the war! | Help put up flyers about the mobilizations taking place April 20. Bring cars!!! | 1858
Mintwood Pl. NW Apt. #4 Woodley Park/Adams Morgan Metro (Red line) Please RSVP to the Lamppost Liberation Front 202-986-6186. |
| 3/18/2002 Mon. | 7 pm | Organized
Against All Odds: Immigrant Labor in the U.S. Linda Chavez-Thompson, VP, AFL-CIO - Baldemar Velasquez, President, Farm Labor Organizing Committee, AFL-CIO - Rosa Ramirez, Tenants' and Workers' Support Committee - Lorette Picciano, Executive Director, Rural Coalition - A worker representative from HERE Local 27 |
In the wake of September 11, immigrant workers are facing down economic recession and heightened racism with courageous new initiatives! Come listen to dynamic speakers and participate in a dialogue that will be both informative and energizing. This event was planned to coincide with the Farm Labor Organizing Committee's National Week of Action. |
St. Stephens Episcopal Church, 1525 16th St., NW (16th and Newton), Wash., DC DC Labor Council for Latin American Advancement (LCLAA); Farm Labor Organizing Committee; Tenants' and Workers' Support Committee; Left Turn |
| 3/18/2002 Mon. | 7 - 9 pm | The "Invisible Underclass" : Immigration, homelessness and housing in DC post 9/11 | Guests include Harold Moss, Olive Branch Community, Linda Leaks, Washington Inter-city Self Help (W.I.S.H.) and Community for Creative Non-violence. | American
Friends Service Committee 1328 Florida Ave., NW (2nd floor) U St. Cardoza Metro
(Green Line) call: 202.265.7997 or email sshah@afsc.org |
| 3/19-22/2002 | Info. |
STOP THE US INTERVENTION IN COLOMBIA! - SHUT DOWN THE SCHOOL
OF THE AMERICAS! | Mobilization
to shut down the The School of the Americas (SOA), in 2001 renamed the “Western
Hemisphere Institute for Security Cooperation.” A military training school
for Latin American soldiers, located at Fort Benning, GA. Information | Mobilization Student Peace March Jolie Rickman Chapter Coordinator NYCISPES! 130 W. 29th Street 9th floor, NY, NY 10001 Phone (212) 760-0333 Fax (212) 760-0133 |
| 3/19/2002 Tue. | 12:30 pm | Doublespeak
2002: Propaganda and the Shadow Government | See the film "Faces of the Enemy" (1987), and speak with Christopher Simpson who will discuss the recent revelations of the Office of Strategic Information/Information Awareness Office and the Shadow Government, and what this means for our understanding of the war on terror. | Contact juliette@ips-dc.org or check out our website at www.ips-dc.org |
| 3/19/2002 Tue. | 6:00 pm | "A
DAY'S WORK, A DAY'S PAY" is a one-hour video documentary | This documentary follows three men and women through New York City's workfare program, the Work Experience Program (WEP), one of the largest and most aggressive workfare programs in the country. The video exposes the economic and racial injustices of workfare and documents the organizing efforts of welfare recipients to demand jobs creation, job training, access to education, and quality child care. |
PUBLIC WELFARE FOUNDATION‹1200 U STREET NW. Wash., DC RSVP: 212-952-0121 ext. 235 |
| 3/19/2002 Tue. | 6:30 on... | Democracy:
Dream or Delusion? DC's Struggle for Equal Rights and Full Citizenship | Join Stand Up for Democracy to hear the story of political activism in DC. Learn how the people of DC have worked to expand their political rights for over 200 years. Find out what has blocked full citizenship for DC and review the latest national and local public opinion data. Following the presentation, you're invited to speak out at a political roundtable on DC democracy. Food will be served; it's free and all are welcome. | For more info, call 202-232-2500 or Information |
| 3/20/2002 Wed. | 5:30 - 6:30 pm | End
the Israeli Occupation and the violence | Vigil to show support for a lasting peace in the Middle East. | Israeli
Embassy, Connecticut and van Ness Street (Van Ness on Red Line) Contact organizing@adc.org. |
| 3/21/2002 Thur. | 9:30 am - Noon | The
Fair Budget Coalition Training: What in the Mayor's Proposed FY 2003 Budget Impacts
Human Services? | Highlights of this interactive training are: *an overview of what is included in the budget *an explanation of the capital budget, why it's important and how it works *a discussion of how to read the budget in its new format *information on efforts to make the budget more useful and transparent. | Service
providers, advocates, residents, and budget newcomers and oldtimers should all
come! $8 - 12 fee. St. Aloysius Church, 19 I St NW. Wash. DC Register by March 19: DC Action for Children, 234-9404, . |
| 3/21/2002 Thur. | 7 pm | Jews
United For Justice: 4th Birthday | Celebration honoring founding member and labor activist Simon Greer with the JUFJ Vision Award, to be presented by Rabbi Arthur Waskow. Donations equested. | The
Brick Room, 1925 K St., NW. Wash., DC Information: 202-884-7635 |
| 3/22/2002 Fri. | 6:30 pm | Walking
On Fire: Haitian Women's Stories of Survival and Resistance |
Hear from Beverly Bell, founder and director of the Center for Economic Justice, about her new book. Also hear from Marie Simone Alexandre, a health care worker by training, who has worked extensively in Haiti. | The
Potter's House Bookstore, 1658 Columbia Rd. NW, Wash., DC Again at 4pm, Politics & Prose Bookstore, 5015 Connecticut Ave. NW Contact the Center for Economic Justice at (202)393-6665, |
| 3/24/2002 Sun. | 2-4 pm | Afro-Colombian Delegation Reception At: Howard University, Blackburn Center, Gallery Lounge |
The All-African People's Revolutionary Party, the Afroamerican
XXI, the Howard University Project on Appropriate Technology, and the Kwame Ture
Work-Study Institute and Library invite you to greet our brothers and sisters
from Colombia, South America. The Afroamerica XXI Delegation to the US to Confront
Institutional Racism and Disrespect of Afro-Colombians, represents the largest
grouping of African descendants in the Latin American Region, made up of over
264 organizations in Spanish-speaking countries. The 36 member, diverse delegation
will address the impact of the Plan Colombia on Black Communities, and the exclusion
of significant and important populations of Afro-Latin Americans from the Durban
conference, and more. | |
| 3/24/2002 Sun. | 6 pm | Vigil,
Procession and Ecumenical Service Honoring Monsenor Oscar Romero | This is a very important year to remember Romero because President Bush is visiting El Salvador on March 24th to lay the groundwork for the Central American Free Trade Agreement. Please show your support for the workers and people of El Salvador by attending one or more of these events. |
Parque de la Palomas, 16th and Mt Pleasant Streets, NW, Wash., DC Contact: Ann Butwell, EPICA, 202-332-0292 http://www.epica.org |
| 3/25/2002 Mon. | 1-2 pm | Interim
Disability Assistance (IDA) for D.C. Residents with Disabilities | The DC Council Committee on Human Services will be holding a public hearing on the 2003 Dept. of Human Services Budget, those with concerns about IDA funding should attend and testify. | DC
City Council, 1350 Pennsylvania Ave., NW, Room 412, Wash., DC Contact: T.J. Sutcliffe at SOME (202) 797-1867 |
| 3/25/2002 Mon. | 6 pm | How
Long Can You Afford To Live In DC? Meeting of the Tenant's Task Force for Rent Control | The Tenants Task Force for Rent Control is holding an informational meeting on the newly proposed Rent Control Legislation which will be submitted to the DC Council on April 9. Come and be part of this effort to restore a true sense of community and create safe affordable neighborhoods. | 441
4th Street NW (One Judiciary Square) Auditorium Judiciary Square Metro stop, Red
Line Karen Williamson 202-483-1680 Ken Rothschild 202-882-4262 |
| 3/25/2002 Mon. | 7 - 9 pm | Meeting - DC Chapter | Information on the local DC Chapter. | Multicultural
Services Division/Northwest Family Center 1536 U Street, NW, WDC Email: dcswaawg@-Yahoogroups.com |
| 3/25/2002 Mon | 7 pm | Movies
with a Message...and popcorn! "Nixon" | Quebec House, 2800 Quebec Street, NW, 2nd floor party room, Wash., DC | DC
Alliance RSVP Kay Loveland by sending a message to candia@igc.org or calling her at 202-237-0413 (eves.weekend) |
| 3/26/2002 Tue. | 2 pm | DC
Patriot Act | The
Committee of the Whole will be holding a public hearing on a variety of pending bills. Also that morning (10:00 am, there will be a meeting of the Committee on the Judiciary chaired by Kathy Patterson in Room 123. | DC
City Council, 1350 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Room 412, Wash., DC Those wishing to testify concerning the proposed DC Patriot Act legislation should contact City Council for appropriate times. Contact: 202-724-0800. |
| 3/26/2002 Tue. | 5:30-7:30 pm | Palestine
and the Palestinians, book discussion | Discussion with author Samih Farsoun. | Howard
University, Wash., DC Contact Project South at (202) 332-5333 for details. |
| 3/26/2002 Tue. | 6-9 pm | Calling
to Build Palestinian Land Day | Calls
will be made to members of the community in the DC, MD, and VA to inform and encourage them to attend the Palestine Rally on March 30 Land Day. Need volunteers. | ADC,
4201 Connecticut Ave NW, Suite 300, Wash., DC Contact Nabil at 202-244-2990 or e-mail or e-mail |
| 3/26/2002 Tue. | 6:30 pm | Pacifica/WPFW
Teach-In | Learn about the recent changes in the Pacifica Network and help to build a progressive community radio station in DC. | Contact:
www.wpfw.net for details or Sam Husseni, Local Advisory Board 202-347-0200. |
| 3/26/2002 Tue. | 7 pm | America
and the Age of Genocide, book discussion | Samantha
Power speaks about her book A Problem from Hell: America and the Age of Genocide. | Politics
and Prose, 5015 Connecticut Ave NW, Wash., DC Contact: (202) 364-1919. |
| 3/26/2002 Tue. | 7:30-9:30 pm | Violations
of Palestinian human rights and the Palestinian/Israeli issue |
A teach-in on working for peace in the region. | At:
1625 Wiehle Avenue, Reston, VA Contact Renee or Mark |
| 3/27/2002 Wed. | Call |
A Call to Passover Fasting in Support of Resisting Israeli Reservists | Stand with Israeli Army reservists saying "NO" to the Occupation. The Tikkun Community – a national organization of liberal and progressive Jews has launched a national campaign for a "new spirit of generosity and open-heartedness." The campaign includes a national day of fasting March 27 as a means of being in solidarity with the reservist officers who are refusing to serve. | Contact:
415-575-1200 or community@tikkun.org |
| 3/28/2002 Thur. | 6:30 pm | DC
Jobs with Justice Chapter Meeting | A coalition of labor, religious, student, and community groups dedicated to protecting the rights of working people and supporting community struggles to build a more just society. | At:
Local 27 Union Hall, 1220 13th St., NW, Wash., DC Contact: Jews United for Justice at 202-884-7635 or jufj@earthlink.net |
| 3/29 & 30/2002 Fri. & Sat. | Fri
10-3 Sat 5-8 |
Photo Exhibit on Guatemalan Deaths At:
American University's Washington College of | From
1978 to 1983 - during the height of Guatemala's brutal 36-year civil war, the
successive military governments of General Romeo Lucas Garcia and General Efrain
Rios Montt, the Guatemalan military and its associated paramilitary outfits killed
tens of thousands of Guatemalans. "Refugees Even After Death: Photographs
of Exhumations of Clandestine Cemeteries in Guatemala" depicts in visual
form the results of this tragic history as well as the bravery of those who today
continue to search for justice, truth, and reconciliation in the face of continuing human rights violations. Contact: NISGUA at 202-518-7638 or www.nisgua.org. | |
| 3/30/2002 Sat. | 1 - 4 pm | PALESTINIAN
LAND DAY - MARCH 30, 2002 NATIONAL DEMONSTRATION IN SUPPORT OF PALESTINIAN RIGHTS End the Occupation! End the Violence | Please join us to demand that the Bush Administration be actively engaged in the implementation of International Law and UN Resolutions calling for an end of the Israeli Occupation. At: Freedom Plaza - Washington, DC (13th Street and Pennsylvania Ave NW) | American-Arab Anti-DiscriminationCommittee Organizing Department 4201 Connecticut Ave., N.W., Suite 300 Washington, D.C. 20008, U.S.A. Tel: (202) 244-2990, Fax: (202) 244-3196 E-mail: |
| 4/2/2002 Tues. | 7 pm | BECOME
AN ORGANIZER for the April 20 rally and march! Attend Weekly Volunteer Organizer Meetings! | WHAT
CAN YOU DO TO HELP WITH THE APRIL 20 NATIONAL MARCH AGAINST WAR & RACISM?
Hundreds of volunteers from around the country are putting up flyers and posters, making phone calls and organizing buses, vans and car caravans to bring thousands of people to Washington DC on April 20. | ANSWER 1830 Connecticut Avenue NW (metro: red line to Dupont Circle, walk north north a few blocks; at Connecticut and Florida) 202-332-5757 |
| 4/2/2002 Tues. | 7 pm | WASHINGTON
PEACE CENTER ACTIVIST MEETING Agenda | Are you interested in working with the Peace Center to build an activist base that can respond to the current crisis? We will be organizing a DC contingent at the April 20 event along with other groups, participating in youth and community outreach, holding a series of educational forums and continuing to serve as a clearinghouse and information source for local activists. Want to plug in and join us? |
St. Aloyisius Church, North Capitol and I St., Email wpc@igc.org
if you will be able to attend. |
| 4/5-7/2002 | TBO | Health
Care as a Human Right Training and Discussion to Prepare for May 1 Day of Action | These workshops are a special opportunity to train with grassroots organizers from the Kensington Welfare Rights Union, Poor People's Economic Human Rights Campaign and others to prepare for the May 1st day of action around the Right to Health Care. | Where:
Philadelphia. Room and Board provided. Contact: Cary Beckwith of the KWRU at 215-386-4665.Leaflet.doc Leaflet.pdf |
| 4/7/02 Mon. | 2 pm | Progressive
Muslim Network-DC Group Meeting | Progressive
Muslims and allies are invited to attend to plan a Muslim contingent and actions at the April 20 mobilization. | 2329
Champlain St, NW, Wash., DC PMN-DC Group |
| Every
Day 4/8-12/2002 | 5:45-7pm |
Rally to Support the Palestinian People | Israeli
Embassy (gathering at Connecticut and Van Ness Streets NW--Closest metro is UDC/Van Ness on the RED line) | ADC at (202)244-2990 or by e-mail to organizing@adc.org |
| 4/8/2002 |
Women's Equality Summit and Congressional Action Day | National
Council of Women's Organizations, (202) 393-7112 | ||
| 4/9/2002 Tue. | Call |
Celebrate Paul Robeson's 104th Birthday, Friendship Day | Artist,
Athlete, Scholar, Activist, Actor, American Citizen, World Leader Paul Robeson (1898 -1976) was one of the most famous Americans during the first half of the 20th Century. | Organizing
an event at your school, community center, or place of worship. Contact: Youth Leadership Support Network at (202) 489 7892 |
| 4/9/2002 Tue. | 11 am | DC
Video Surveillance Regulations Act (Bill 14-566) | Final
reading and vote on legislation to allow increased surveillance of citizens, following Committee of the Whole meeting starting at 10:00 am. | DC
City Council, 1350 Pennsylvania Ave., NW (Metro Center and Federal Triangle, Blue/Orange/Red lines) 202-724-8554/8050 |
| 4/9/2002 Tue. | 6-8pm |
REMEMBERING DEIR YASSIN | On April 9, 1948, commandos of the Irgun (headed by Menachem Begin) and the Stern Gang attacked Deir Yassin, a Palestinian village with about 750 Palestinian residents. In all over 100 men, women, and children were systematically murdered. | The
Key Bridge Wash., DC Hanna at 202-256-6063. |
| 4/9/2002 Tue | 7 pm | "West
Bloc Dissident: A Cold War Memoir" Book Discussion | Noted author and researcher William Blum will discuss his new memoir. | Politics
and Prose Books, 5015 Connecticut Ave., NW (Van Ness/UDC Metro, Red line) 202-364-1919 |
| 4/9/2002 Tues. | 7 pm | BECOME
AN ORGANIZER for the April 20 rally and march! Attend Weekly Volunteer Organizer Meetings! | WHAT
CAN YOU DO TO HELP WITH THE APRIL 20 NATIONAL MARCH AGAINST WAR & RACISM?
Hundreds of volunteers from around the country are putting up flyers and posters, making phone calls and organizing buses, vans and car caravans to bring thousands of people to Washington DC on April 20. | ANSWER 1830 Connecticut Avenue NW (metro: red line to Dupont Circle, walk north north a few blocks; at Connecticut and Florida) 202-332-5757 |
| 4/10/2002 Wed. | 12:30-2pm |
A Rally for Hope: Fight AIDS in Africa | In
the midst of a global health disaster, our nation¹s leaders have failed to
commit the modest resources needed to stop the decimation of impoverished nations.
Health rights supporters are invited to take part in a spirited rally in solidarity
with our brothers and sisters fighting AIDS. Peaceful, legal rally with Danny Glover, Congresswoman Barbara Lee and others to support Congressionial funding for prevention, treatment and debt cancellation in Africa. | Jubilee
USA Network 202-783-3566 |
| 4/10/2002 Wed. | 7 pm | The
Teachings of Martin Luther King Through a Talmudic Lens | A discussion led by GW Hillel Director Simon Amiel of King's "I have a dream" speech. Mark the the 34th yahrzeit of Dr. King, and follow the teaching of Rabbi Abraham Joshua Heschel who said, "Where in America do we hear a voice like the voice of the prophets of Israel? Martin Luther King is a sign that G-d has not forsaken the United States of America. I call upon every Jew to hearken to his voice, to share his vision, to follow his way." | Jews United for Jus |
