War, Peace, Torture

Occupy CPAC!

Submitted by sonia.wpc on Wed, 02/01/2012 - 10:27am
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Date: 
Friday, February 10, 2012 - 5:00pm - 7:00pm
Location : 
DC

Location: Marriott Wardman Park Hotel (2660 Woodley Road at Connecticut Ave, NW)

What do Wisconsin Governor SCOTT WALKER, presidential candidates MITT ROMNEY, NEWT GINGRICH, RICK SANTORUM and House Budget Committee Chair PAUL RYAN have in common?

They all represent the greed of the wealthy 1% and they’ll all be at the 2012 Conservative Political Action Conference.

WE’VE HEARD ENOUGH FROM THE 1%!  LET THE VOICES OF THE 99% BE HEARD!

Also protest on Thursday, Feb 9, 12-1 pm.

More info: www.dclabor.org

William Perry - “Against the Wall: The Art of Resistance in Palestine”

Submitted by rgroom on Wed, 02/01/2012 - 2:24am
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Date: 
Saturday, March 3, 2012 - 2:00am
Location : 
Maryland

When:  Sat., March 3 at 2 p.m.

Location:  Howard County Central Library
10375 Little Patuxent Pkwy
Columbia, MD  21044

William Perry - “Against the Wall: The Art of Resistance in Palestine”

Submitted by rgroom on Wed, 02/01/2012 - 2:24am
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Date: 
Saturday, March 3, 2012 - 2:00am
Location : 
Maryland

When:  Sat., March 3 at 2 p.m.

Location:  Howard County Central Library
10375 Little Patuxent Pkwy
Columbia, MD  21044

Public Panel: Has Arab Spring Arrived at Expectations?

Submitted by dderbyshire on Sun, 01/29/2012 - 10:44pm
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Date: 
Thursday, February 9, 2012 - 4:00pm - 6:00pm
Location : 
DC
Location: Georgetown University Hotel and Conference Center, 37th and O Streets, NW
Description: A Public Panel Featuring:   
-John L. Esposito, University Professor and Founding Director, Alwaleed Bin Talal Center for Muslim-Christian Understanding
-Heba Raouf, Lecturer of Political Theory, Cairo University
-Radwan Ziadeh, Fellow, Institute for Social Policy and Understanding, Visiting Scholar, Institute for Middle East Studies (IMES), George Washington University
Contact: To RSVP, visit http://arabspringispu.eventbrite.com. 

Occupy Peace House

Submitted by dderbyshire on Sun, 01/29/2012 - 10:22pm
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Date: 
Tuesday, January 31, 2012 - 7:00pm - 10:00pm
Location : 
DC

Location: 1233 12th St, NW

Description: The Freedom Plaza Occupation in Washington D.C. has officially moved into Phase 2 to become One Occupation with Three Locations.

One of the three locations is what has been known in D.C. for years as Peace House.  While the hoped-for mission is to raise enough funds to purchase Peace House (one major investor is already on board to fund half the purchase price) as an education, research and organizing center for the Occupy Movement, the current owner has agreed to a short term lease-option while investors are sought.

Israeli Peace Initiative, A Regional Perspective

Submitted by dderbyshire on Sun, 01/29/2012 - 9:32pm
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Date: 
Tuesday, February 7, 2012 - 12:00pm - 2:00pm
Location : 
DC

Location: 1761 N St, NW

Description: The Israeli Peace Initiative calls upon the Israeli government to present a framework for the conclusion of the Israeli-Arab conflict, as a comprehensive response to the 2002 Arab Peace Initiative. Other IPI signatories include former IDF Chiefs of Staff Amnon Lipkin-Shahak and Amram Mitzna, former Shin Bet Directors Jacob Perry and Ami Ayalon, Ha'aretz correspondent Akiva Eldar, Yuval Rabin, MKs Dalia Rabin and Colette Avital, and many other distinguished Israelis

Mr. Huberman will discuss the fundamentals of the Israeli Peace Initiative, the role of regional actors in the process, and the urgent need to end the current political stalemate in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.

Saul Landau Speaks: U.S.-Cuba Relations, Past and Present

Submitted by dderbyshire on Thu, 01/26/2012 - 2:27pm
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Date: 
Wednesday, February 15, 2012 - 7:00pm - 9:00pm
Location : 
Maryland

Location: 10101 Connecticut Ave, Kensington, MA

Description: Participate in a compelling discussion about US-Cuba relations, Alan Gross, the Cuban 5, and the underpinnings and prospects of their foreign policies. Join a dialogue with internationally known scholar, author, commentator, and filmmaker on foreign and domestic policy issues, Saul Landau, and Phillip Brenner, has published widely on U.S./Cuba relations, on U.S. policy towards Central America, and on the Cuban Missile Crisis. Landau is also an expert on Cuba issues and has traveled to the Island on countless occasions. He will discuss the cases of the Cuban 5, Alan Gross, and how each case as implications for the other.

AEA-Mid Atlantic Chapter celebration of our Martyrs

Submitted by rlehner on Tue, 01/24/2012 - 12:17pm
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Date: 
Saturday, January 28, 2012 - 11:00am - 2:00pm
Location : 
DC

Location: Freedom Plaza, Washington DC - 13th Street, NW & Pennsylvania Ave, NW

Event Details: The Alliance of Egyptian Americans (AEA) Mid-Atlantic Chapter will gather on Saturday January 28th at 11:00am and celebrate our beloved Martyrs of January 25th revolution who were killed from January 25, 2011 and until December 2011.

We’re planning to release 300 balloons in the air with name of martyrs who sacrificed to give us dignity and respect all over the world.

Come bring the family and friends and remember how we will never forget Misr Um Eldonia.

Contact: aminyam@gmail.com

NO WAR ON IRAN: National/International Day of Action

Submitted by rlehner on Tue, 01/24/2012 - 11:57am
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Date: 
Saturday, February 4, 2012 - 1:00pm - 2:00pm
Location : 
DC

Location: Lafayette Square 1600 Pennsylvania Ave NW Washington, DC 20502

Event Details: Come support a day of mass action to stop a U.S. war on Iran.

Demand that there be NO war! NO sanctions! NO intervention! NO assassinations!

Contact: http://salsa.democracyinaction.org/o/1170/p/salsa/event/common/public/index.sjs?event_KEY=73004

The Arab Spring: A View From Libya

Submitted by rlehner on Mon, 01/23/2012 - 1:15pm
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Date: 
Monday, January 30, 2012 - 12:30pm
Location : 
DC

Location: Georgetown University - Bunn Intercultural Center (ICC) Suite 260   3700 O Street, NW  Washington, D.C. 20057

Event Details: One of the three North African countries that recently freed itself from dictatorship, Libya shares many characteristics with its neighbors Tunisia and Egypt. But its history of Italian colonial rule, followed by a brief monarchy and the protracted dictatorship of Mu`ammar al-Qadhdhafi, make it unique.

Professor Tamara Sonn will share insights gathered on a recent trip to the former Socialist People's Libyan Arab Jamahiriyya.

Contact:  http://tamarasonn.eventbrite.com/

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