WEEKLY EMAIL APRIL 14 - 20

[Mary Schellentrager]

CASJ WEEKLY EMAIL

Smash the state before it smashes you!!!

 

ANNOUNCEMENTS:

Iraq Action Days, April 14-16, Washington, D.C.
Millions of Iraqis have been uprooted by violence. Many fleeing have no legal status beyond Iraq's borders. Inside Iraq, they need food, jobs and a safe place to live. This April, help generate lifesaving humanitarian assistance and protection for innocent Iraqi families affected by the war.  This event is hosted by over 20 NGOs engaged in the advocacy and response to the Iraqi humanitarian disaster unfolding in the Middle East.  For more information and to register please visit www.IraqActionDays.org.  If you have any questions please contact Elizabeth Campbell, Director, Refugee Council USA, ecam...@rcusa.org.

(Students – if you are concerned about the registration fee, please contact Elizabeth Campbell, Director, Refugee Council USA, at ecam...@rcusa.org)

SCHEDULE (in brief):

April 14th (Day)
The Iraq Policy Forum is being hosted by the Elliott School of International Affairs' new Institute for Middle East Studies at The George Washington University. The Forum will be held at the University's Jack Morton Auditorium on Monday, April 14, conveniently located on the corner of 21st & H Streets, NW, just 3 blocks from the Foggy Bottom-GWU Metro subway station. Follow this link for complete directions.

Panel topics will include:
I. Understanding the Conflict in Iraq and Current Trends
II. Understanding the Displaced and Most Vulnerable
III. Assessing the U.S. and International Response to the Crisis
IV. The Best Way Forward: Reconciliation, Recovery, Relief and Development

Confirmed Speakers include:
Samuel M. Witten, U.S. Acting Assistant Secretary, DOS/PRM
Radhouane Nouicer, Head of Bureau, UNHCR Middle East and North Africa
Dana Graber Ladek, IOM Iraq IDP Monitoring/Reintegration Officer
Ken Bacon, President, Refugees International
Robert Carey, Vice President Resettlement Services, IRC
Nabil al-Tikriti, Senior Fellow, USIP
Additional speakers to be confirmed.

April 14th  (Evening)
America & Iraq – Building a Community of Responders will be hosted by Busboys & Poets, on 14th and V Streets NW. Join us for a stunning evening of complementary journeys into Iraqi culture and American grassroots advocacy.

April 15th-16th
Iraq Advocacy Days will begin Tuesday & Wednesday, April 15-16, in Parish Hall at the Lutheran Church of the Reformation,* located at 212 East Capitol St, NE, just one block from the U.S. Capitol Building. Follow this link for directions to Parish Hall.

 

The Center for Democracy (CDA) is a DC based NGO that is looking for summer interns.
If you have a particular interest in Cuba, Venezuela or the rest of Latin Americas, please go to our website www.democracyinamericas.org and see what we're all about!
email col...@democracyinamericas.org for more information.
CDA is devoted to changing U.S. policy toward the countries of the Americas by basing our relations on respect and dignity, recognizing positive models of governance in the region, and fostering dialogue particularly with those governments and movements with which U.S. policy is at odds.
Our instruments for achieving this objective include leading fact-finding missions for U.S. delegations, working with U.S. policymakers on strategy, sponsoring and disseminating research, hosting events, and conducting public education and outreach via the news media and the internet.
Projects already underway include a program for opening up dialogue with Venezuela and on-going work by the Center's "Freedom to Travel to Cuba campaign."
CDA's director is Sarah Stephens, who for more than two decades has served at several NGOs as a policy activist on issues relating to the Americas.

 

Monday, Apr 14

2:10 pm Law Enforcement Against Prohibition Event

DC Police Officer Mathew Fogg will speak about racial profiling in the war on drugs.

Watkins 106

Sponsored by Justice Not Jails

5 pm CASJ Collective Meeting

5 pm Patriots for Peace Vigil, meet on Nebraska side of Ward building

6 pm AU Solidarity Meeting in Kay Basement

 

Alcatraz is Not an Island

A discussion with prof Steven Taylor on the American Indian Movement
Free Pizza and Drinks
Monday April 14th, 8pm WARD 300
Sponsored by Student Advocates for Native Communities

 

 

 

Tuesday, Apr 15

 

Join SANC- Student Advocates for Native Communities, for discussion and a moment of silence. Remember the 1,302 buffalo slaughtered this winter in Yellowstone National Park by the park service. Reflect on the Buffalo, as survivors of the natural way of life, and their significance to Native people.
      Tuesday, April 15
    11:45a.m.-12:15p.m.

 

8 pm Student Campaign for Burma, Kay Basement

 

 

Wednesday, Apr 16

 

Discussion: Sexual Representation of People With Disabilities

Because sex is an equal opportunity act!

8:15pm, MGC 203

FREE PIZZA

Sponsored by Queers & Allies, Disability Support Services Center, GLBTA Resource Center and the Dept. of Diversity Advocacy

For more info email Kevin at ktb1...@yahoo.com

 

 

 

IN HONOR OF THE ANCESTORS - YOU ARE ALL INVITED TO COMMEMORATE DC'S ONLY OFFICIAL HOLIDAY:
 
   DC Emancipation Day Parade and Program:  The African American Holiday Association, The American Friends Service Committee, DC Black History Celebration Committee, Friends of DC Emancipation Day, and Stand Up! for Democracy in DC Coalition (Free DC) invite everyone to attend the DC Emancipation Day Parade program and parade to commemorate the freeing of over 3,100 enslaved persons in DC from bondage by a bill passed by the U.S. Congress and signed by President Lincoln on April 16, 1862, after years of slave rebellion and protest.  This was 9 months before the Emancipation Proclamation. 

The commemorative activities will begin at Franklin Square, the original site of the first DC Emancipation Day parades. Commemoration will include a spiritual dedication to the ancestors, a "breaking the chains" ceremony by re-enactors dressed in *traditional slave clothing, and an historical overview and music - from slavery to a commitment to complete emancipation of DC residents through true democracy and statehood.  Following the parade through the downtown area, the march will end at the DC Historical Society located in the Carnegie Library (801 K Street, NW, Washington, DC) for an exciting series of cultural events honoring DC Emancipation Day.  The American Friends Service Committee will also display the boots of DC soldiers killed in the Iraq war with the theme of "Bring Democracy Home". 

WHEN:  11:00 am – 12:00 noon, Wednesday, April 16, 2008 

WHERE:  Historic Franklin Square – located between 13^th and 14^th and I (Eye) Streets, NW, Washington, DC 
*ALL INVITED TO WEAR PERIOD CLOTHING FOR THE CEREMONY OR COME AS YOU ARE!
Contacts:  Anise Jenkins, Stand Up! for Democracy in DC Coalition - 202-232-2500 - www.FreeDC.org, Ayo Handy Kendi - African American Holiday Association - 202-667-2577, Brenda Sayles - 202-635-9337

 

 

8 pm Eco Sense, Ward 203

 

Thursday, Apr 1

7 pm Student for a Sensible Drug Policy, Ward 1

8 pm AU Animal Rights Effort, Kay Basement

8 pm Justice Not Jails, MGC 247

 

Friday, Apr 18

 

Saturday, Apr 19

Get outside and enjoy the spring!

 

Sunday, Apr 20

Green Apple Festival
Earth Day on the National Mall
Live music, environmental action, green technology exhibits and fun!
starts at 12:00 noon
http://www.greenapplemusicfestival.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=blogcategory&id=15&Itemid=32

The Free Live Bands!

The Roots & Friends
featuring Doug E. Fresh, Ne-Yo,
Talib Kweli, will.i.am,
Chrisette Michele and more

O.A.R. Acoustic

Gov't Mule

Thievery Corporation (DJ Set)

Toots & The Maytals

Warren Haynes Solo Acoustic

Umphrey's McGee

CityDance Ensemble

Joy of Motion: Urban Impact

DC Boys Choir

Special opening performance by American Idol winner Jordin Sparks 

Speakers!

Salt Lake City Mayor Rocky Anderson

Wendy Abrams, Founder Cool Globes

Actor and Environmental Activist, Ed Begley Jr.

Dave Chapelle, Satirist

Comedian, Actor Chevy Chase

Jayni Chase, Founder Center for Environmental Education

Richard Cizik, Vice President, National Association of Evangelicals

Donna Edwards, Member of Congress (MD-4)

Wayne Gilchrest, Member of Congress (MD-1)

Washington DC Mayor Adrian Fenty

New York Times columnist Thomas L. Friedman

Jim Fuschetti, Head of Environmental Affairs, Chase

Jane Harmon, Member of Congress (CA-36)

David Hawkins, Director of NRDC's Climate Center

Denis Hayes, Organizer of the First Earth Day

Joe Holland, Olympic Skiing Medalist

NASA Climatologist and Columbia University Professor, Dr. James Hansen

Gene Karpinski, President,  League of Conservation Voters

Edward Markey, Chair of the House Select Committee on Energy Independence and Global Warming (MA-7)

Actor, Ed Norton

Comedian Chris Rock

Reginald "Flip" Hagood, President, Student Conservation Association, Inc.

Goldman Prize Winners Rosa Ramos and Marina Rikhavanova

Harry Reid, Senate Majority Leader

Kathleen Rogers, President Earth Day Network

Russell Simmons, Record Producer, Entrepreneur

Robin Talbert, Executive Director of the AARP Foundation

Rev. Yearwood,President of the Hip Hop Caucus

Cathy Zoi, President, Alliance for Climate Protection

1 pm Food Not Bombs meets in Kay Basement to cook, serves at 3 pm in Dupont Circle

6 pm Patriots for Peace meeting in Kay Basement

"Don't mourn, organize!" - Mother Jones

Questions, comments, corrections for this week's email?  Contact mschell...@gmail.com

Community Action & Social Justice Coalition
http://www.aucasj.org/
Kay Spiritual Life Center
4400 Mass. Ave, NW
WDC 20016
Phone: 202 885 3333
Fax: 202 885 3317


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