[mgj-announce] A19~22 ~ Washington, DC Events (UpDated 4/11)...
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A19~22 ~ Washington, DC Events
Tuesday 16 April 2002
Public Citizen, Nuclear Information & Resource Service, Alliance for
Nuclear Accountability Rally & Press Conference Opposing the Yucca
Mountain Nuclear Waste Dump, 11am-12:30pm - West side of the Capitol.
Contact Lisa Gue, 202.454.5130, lisa_gue at citizen.org
http://www.atomicroadshow.org
Anarchist Resistance Legal Defense Fund (ARLDF) Benefit, 6:30pm - DC
Independent Media Center, 2329 Champlain St NW in Adams-Morgan (Green
Line Columbia Heights Metro). Will feature the Born Dead Icons, Melee,
& a local act TBA. $5, all ages. http://www.anarchistresistance.org/
arldf at mutualaid.org
DC IndyMedia (IMC), Amnesty International (AI), & Free Burma Coalition
Screenings of "Kalama Sutta: Seeing Is Believing," 7:30pm & 9:30pm -
Visions Cinema Bistro Lounge, 1927 Florida Avenue, NW (Dupont Circle
Metro). DC Premiere of Holly Fisher's latest Documentary in which a
trip to Burma is transformed into a meditation on human rights & media.
Director Holly Fisher & representatives from the local Burma Coalition &
Amnesty International will be present for a pre-screening reception in
the lounge from 6 to 6:45pm, & will host a discussion following the
film. Advance ticket purchase at Visions Cinema Only; $8.50 /$6.50
Students & Seniors. FMI, Contact 202.667.0090, aigroup211 at hotmail.com
http://www.visionsdc.com/specialevents/index.shtml#kalamasutta
Wednesday 17 April 2002
Anti-Capitalist Convergence (ACC) Resisting Capitalist Globalization
Panel Discussion, 6pm - National City Christian Church, 5 Thomas Circle
NW (off 14th St, between N & Massachusetts - please enter in the back,
through the parking lot). McPherson Square Metro. Free.
http://www.abolishthebank.org/ 703.276.9768, info at abolishthebank.org
Thursday 18 April 2002
World Bank Bonds Boycott Campaign Press Conference, 9:30am - National
Press Club (Zenger Room), corner of 14th & F Streets, NW (Metro Center)
- Featuring: Camille Chalmers (Haiti); Gustavo Castro Soto (Mexico);
Alderman Don Richards (Milwaukee, Wis.); Salih Booker (Africa Action).
Contact Neil Watkins 202-393-6665, neil at econjustice.net
http://www.worldbankboycott.org
“From Engagement to Protest," A Public Forum on Citizens' Challenges to
the World Bank, 1:30-5:30pm; Reception, 5:30-7pm - The Rosslyn
Spectrum, 1611 North Kent Street, Rosslyn. A 3-minute walk (follow the
signs) from the Blue/Orange Lines Rosslyn Metro (one stop from Foggy
Bottom) - Organized by The Structural Adjustment Participatory Review;
International Network (SAPRIN); The Development GAP; The 50 Years Is
Enough Network; International Rivers Network; & the Heinrich Boell
Foundation. For info & updates http://www.saprin.org ;
http://www.developmentgap.org ; http://www.50years.org; www.irn.org
DC IndyMedia (IMC) Kick-off Unity Party & Multimedia Show, 7pm-12:30am
- Cada Vez, 1438 U Street, NW (Green Line Cardozo Metro) - Something
never seen, this side of the Hudson River, direct from NYC's Ground
Zero the Healing Style, Free Style - Spoken Word; PLAYBACK THEATER;
Documentary film, "Up-Rising from the Streets of Argentina"; Flash Art;
Dance - top DJs from NYC & DC; Live Mixed Video by Noskilz Sound
Syndicate & Yeast directions; Cyber Show; & Slow Food served with
Spirits. $10 - $15 (no matter when you come) with sliding scale, so no
one will be turned away. 202.667.2500, Info at cadavezonline.com
http://www.cadavezonline.com
United We March Coalition nonviolence skills training and legal
training, 7:30-10:30pm - Location TBA http://www.unitedwemarch.org/
&/or http://www.a20stopthewar.org
DC Justice & Solidarity Collective "Know Your Rights," 9-11pm -
Washington City Church of the Brethren Sanctuary, 337 North Carolina
Avenue, SE (Between 3rd & 4th Streets, SE - Blue/Orange Line to Capitol
South Metro) - FMI, E-Mail info at justiceandsolidarity.org
http://www.justiceandsolidarity.org/#Trainings
Friday, 19 April 2002
“From Engagement to Protest," A Public Forum on Citizens' Challenges to
the World Bank, 8:45am-5:30pm - The Rosslyn Spectrum, 1611 North Kent
Street, Rosslyn. A 3-minute walk (follow the signs) from the Rosslyn
Metro (one stop from Foggy Bottom) on the Blue & Orange Lines.
Organized by The Structural Adjustment Participatory Review;
International Network (SAPRIN); The Development GAP; The 50 Years Is
Enough Network; International Rivers Network; & the Heinrich Boell
Foundation. For info & updates http://www.saprin.org ;
http://www.developmentgap.org ; http://www.50years.org; www.irn.org
Colombia Mobilization Lobby Briefing, 9-11am - Saint Aloysius Church,
North Capitol & I Streets, NW (Red Line to Judiciary Square or Union
Station Metro) - Become a great grassroots lobbyist! Come and learn
about how US policy toward Colombia is fundamentally flawed and the
how the US Army School of the Americas trains violent human rights
violators in the Colombian military. We will give the very latest
updates on Bush's horrendous new proposal for counter-insurgency. You
will hear about specific legislative requests you should make, as well
as receive training on how to be an effective grassroots lobbyist. If
you don't have one already, please make an appointment with the foreign
relations aides in the offices of your Representative and Senators.
(Check back soon; we may have a board for exchanging information about
who has made appointments with whom.) Call ahead to schedule an
appointment with your Congressional member. (For a listing of your
State Representative or Senator, visit http://www.house.gov or
http://www.senate.gov)
http://www.colombiamobilization.org/article.php?id=53
United We March Coalition Lobby Briefing to Stop the War at Home &
Abroad, 9am-Noon, Location TBA http://www.unitedwemarch.org/ &/or
http://www.a20stopthewar.org
United We March Coalition Educational Workshops & Nonviolence, Legal,
Media & Anti-Oppression Trainings, 9am-7pm - Location TBA
http://www.unitedwemarch.org/ &/or http://www.a20stopthewar.org
Colombia Mobilization Vigil to close the School of the Americas (SOA) &
Lobby Action, 11am-5pm - Upper Senate Park, North Side of US Capitol on
Constitution Avenue, NW (between New Jersey & Delaware Avenues, NW -
Red Line to Judiciary Square or Union Station Metro) - The US Army
School of Americas (SOA), based in Fort Benning, Georgia, trains Latin
American soldiers in combat, counter-insurgency, and counter-narcotics.
Graduates of the SOA are responsible for some of the worst human rights
abuses in Latin America. This vigil will include programmed activity
from 11am-12noon and 4pm-5pm honoring the victims of
SOA grads, particularly the Colombian victims. From 12-4pm there will
be opportunities for people to share information from their lobby
visits on SOA and Colombia
http://www.colombiamobilization.org/article.php?id=53
Stop US Tax-funded Aid to Israel Now! (SUSTAIN) Mini-Conference/
Teach-In on the Palestinian Struggle & Building Solidarity in the US,
1-5pm - American University (Massachusetts & Nebraska Aves, NW)
http://www.sustaincampaign.org/
Critical Mass Ride to Fight State Terrorism, 4-5pm Converge - Upper
Senate Park (Constitution & New Jersey Avenues) at the Capital; ride
will start at 5pm. Bring your noisemakers, flags, chants, & energy.
Don't have a bike or need a tune-up? Come to the Bike Library, 725 6th
St. NE (in the back) on Thursday 3-7pm & Saturday 12-4pm.
http://dc.indymedia.org/front.php3?article_id=19408&group=webcast
Contact Globalize the Struggle h84413 at hotmail.com
Forum: Challenging Empire's Story & Creating Our Own, 4-6pm -
Josephine Butler Park Center, 2437 15th Street, NW
DC Justice & Solidarity Collective "Know Your Rights," 5-7pm - Location
TBA - FMI, E-Mail info at justiceandsolidarity.org
http://www.justiceandsolidarity.org/#Trainings
Spirithouse & the Foundation for Peace & Justice Teach-In, 5-7:30pm -
The Potter's House (1658 Columbia Rd., NW). Learn about the USA-Patriot
Act & the trial of Imam Jamil Al-Amin, also known as H Rap Brown.
Contact Ruby Sales 202.548.7640, Spirithousedc at aol.com
Conference: Globalization, US Militarism, & the Struggle for Justice in
Palestine, 6pm - American University's Ward Building. This Conference
will focus on the Palestinian struggle for self determination and the
ways in which it's connected to the movements against capitalist
globalization and the "war on terrorism". Speakers on the opening
plenary, "Global Intifada: Building Solidarity with the Palestinian
People", include: Rafeef Ziadah, Sabra and Chatilla massacre survivor;
Rev Graylan Scott Hagler, Plymouth Congregational United Church of
Christ; a representative from the International Solidarity Movement;
Rania Masri, Iraq Action Coalition Coordinator; Steven Rosenthal,
Hampton University Professor and member of Al-Awda, VA; a Colombian
Trade Unionist, and others. There will be workshops on National
Liberation movements today, Colombia, Argentina, globalization,
militarism, legal and direct action trainings, detentions and the attack
on civil liberties, immigrant rights, and much, much more.
Positive Force Benefit for the Community Programs of Casa Del Pueblo,
6pm - Sanctuary Theatre, 1459 Columbia Road NW (1 block from the Wilson
Center; Green Line Columbia Heights Metro). The final Crispus Attucks
show, with Del Cielo; 1905; Virginia Black Lung; & Striking Distance.
$5, all ages. http://www.positiveforcedc.org/ 703.276.9768,
patrick at doityourself.com
The Black Radical Congress Youth Caucus, in collaboration with the
Young Communist League, & the National Youth & Student Peace Coalition
"Hip Hop/Open Mic Festival," 7pm - La Cada Vez Skylight Room (14th & U
Streets). Small scale hip hop festival specifically for local DC youth
interested in rallying on Saturday against the US military activity &
its domestic effects. Drop the word about unfair military recruitment
in our high schools and economic disaster relief for us and our parents
who were laid off! Get information on local organizations! Make
posters & banners for Saturday's march and rally! Hear local hip hop
phenomenon BLACK LUNG among other local artists. Damage: $10 to get
in, but we won't turn anyone away; $20 if your organization wants to
table. http://www.cadavezonline.com 202.667.2500,
Info at cadavezonline.com
United We March Coalition Stop The War At Home & Abroad Plenary Panel -
kick off to weekend of resistance, 7-9pm - Location TBA
http://www.unitedwemarch.org/ &/or http://www.a20stopthewar.org
Colombia Support Network Caucus, 7pm - Washington City Church of the
Brethren Sanctuary, 337 North Carolina Avenue, SE (Between 3rd & 4th
Streets, SE - Blue/Orange Line to Capitol South Metro) - Contact
csn at igc.org http://www.colombiamobilization.org/article.php?id=53
Colombia Mobilization Gathering of Christian PeaceMaker Team Members &
others from the Historic Peace Churches (such as Mennonites, Quakers, &
Bretheren), 7-9pm - William Penn House, 515 East Capitol Street, (5
blocks due east of US Capitol - Blue/Orange Line Capitol South Metro) -
Information, contact Rachelle at the Mennonite Central Committee,
202.544.6564 csn at igc.org
http://www.colombiamobilization.org/article.php?id=53
Colombia Mobilization Witness for Peace Open House/Reunion, 7-10pm -
Methodist Building, 100 Maryland Ave, NE (across from the Supreme Court
- Red Line Union Station Metro or Blue/Orange Line Capitol South Metro)
- Come learn about Witness for Peace & our delegations to Colombia.
Come share the experiences you have had on delegations to Colombia or
other parts of Latin America with Witness for Peace. Most of all:
come to swap ideas & make plans for how to educate & organize your
community when you go home! Refreshments available. Contact Carol at
Witness for Peace, 614.447.9227 or 202.588.1471 csn at igc.org
http://www.colombiamobilization.org/article.php?id=53
Open Mike for Poets & Song Writers, 7-10pm - The Mitch Snyder Arts &
Entertainment Center, 117 D Street, NW
Spirithouse & the Foundation for Peace & Justice Open Mike Concert, 8pm
- The Potter's House (1658 Columbia Rd., NW). Artists can sound off
about the war, racism, & other social justice issues. Share your
poetry or music or come to listen as we prepare for the march the next
day. Contact Ruby Sales 202.548.7640, Spirithousedc at aol.com
United We March Coalition Stop The War At Home & Abroad Evening
Solidarity Concert! Time & Location TBA http://www.unitedwemarch.org/
&/or http://www.a20stopthewar.org
Saturday 20 April 2002
Colombia Mobilization Teach-In, Skills & Nonviolence Training,
Workshops, Strategy Caucuses, Skills & Nonviolence Training, 8:30am-6pm
- First Congregational Church, 10th & G Streets, NW (Red/Blue/Orange
Metro Center, 11 St exit) or (Red/Yellow/Green Gallery Place Metro,
Museum exit) - We have amazing experts from Colombia & the US coming to
speak. Don't miss the chance to learn, question, strategize! See
program listing http://www.colombiamobilization.org/article.php?id=56
United We March Coalition Stop The War At Home & Abroad Rally, March,
Joint Convergence, & Finale, 10:30am - Gather at Sylvan Theatre, (SW
side of Washington Monument); 11am - Rally: Speakers & Musicians from
across the country & around the globe; 1pm - March: Washington
Monument, north on 15th Street, southeast on Pennsylvania Avenue, joint
mobilization convergence at Freedom Plaza.
http://www.unitedwemarch.org/ &/or http://www.a20stopthewar.org
Stop US Tax-funded Aid to Israel Now! (SUSTAIN) Palestinian Solidarity
Feeder March, 10:30am - from AIPAC Conference at Washington Hilton
(Connecticut & T Sts, NW) to MGJ Rally at IMF/WB (18th St/H St NW); 1pm
- Continue on to Freedom Plaza with MGJ to join the "Stop the War"
mobilization; 3pm - March to Capitol for Final Rally on the Mall
(between 3rd & 4th Streets). http://www.sustaincampaign.org/
Mobilize for Global Justice Rally at the IMF/World Bank buildings (18th
St/H St NW), 11am-12:30pm; then join the A20 Student Mobilization March
at Freedom Plaza at 1pm. http://www.globalizethis.org
Marches converge at the National Mall (3rd Street facing the Capitol
Building), 3pm. http://dc.indymedia.org/april2002.php3
A.N.S.W.E.R. National March on Washington Against War & Racism
(permitted), 11am - Assemble at the White House; march down
Pennsylvania Avenue to end with a rally at the Justice Department
http://www.internationalanswer.org
DC Justice & Solidarity Collective Legal Briefing, 5-6pm - Washington
City Church of the Brethren Sanctuary, 337 North Carolina Avenue, SE
(Between 3rd & 4th Streets, SE - Blue/Orange Line to Capitol South
Metro) - FMI, E-Mail info at justiceandsolidarity.org
http://www.justiceandsolidarity.org/#Trainings
SOA Watch Anti-Racist Training, 6-10pm - Washington City Church of the
Brethren Sanctuary, 337 North Carolina Avenue, SE (Between 3rd & 4th
Streets, SE - Blue/Orange Line to Capitol South Metro) - Contact Jackie
Downing 440-774-3909, jackied at riseup.net or Sasha Vodnik 804-440-2565,
river at scn.org
Colombia Mobilization Solidarity Concert, 2 shows: 7pm & 9:30pm -
First Congregational Church, 10th & G Streets, NW (Red/Blue/Orange
Metro Center, 11 St exit) or (Red/Yellow/Green Gallery Place Metro,
Museum exit) - Celebrate Colombia and our solidarity work to change US
policy! We will collect money to help support the costs of the
mobilization. Contact Colleen at ckattau at ithaca.edu Performers List
http://www.colombiamobilization.org/article.php?id=54
DC Asians for Peace & Justice performance event, 7:30pm: featuring
local Asian & Asian American musicians, dancers, drummers, & spoken
wordartists. St. Stephen's Church (16th & Newton NW)
http://www.dcapj.org
Stop US Tax-funded Aid to Israel Now! (SUSTAIN) Fundraising Party for
the Int'l Solidarity Movement & Palestine Indymedia, 8pm - Location TBA
http://www.sustaincampaign.org/
A22 Collective Anti-Capitalist Actions Against Sharon & Racism Spokes
Council Meeting, Time & Location, TBA - Autonomous actions over the
period of April 20-22nd to be discussed; affinity groups should send a
spoke to that meeting to discuss several preplanned scenarios. Updates
& more information at http://www.mashriq.org/A22 ; Phone number will be
posted soon. Contact Salim druidarab at yahoo.com
Sunday 21 April 2002
Colombia Mobilization Interfaith Service, 10–11am - First
Congregational Church, 10th & G Streets, NW (Red/Blue/Orange Metro
Center, 11 St exit) or (Red/Yellow/Green Gallery Place Metro, Museum
exit) exit) http://www.colombiamobilization.org/article.php?id=53
Mobilize for Global Justice Meet & Greet the Delegates at the IMF/World
Bank buildings (18th St/H St NW), 8:30-10:30am; then march to join the
Colombia Mobilization Festival of Hope & Resistance at Sylvan Theater
(SW side of Washington Monument) http://www.globalizethis.org
Colombia Mobilization Rally: Festival of Hope & Resistance, 11am–5pm -
Sylvan Amphitheatre on the National Mall south of the Washington
Monument (Blue/Orange Line Smithsonian Metro) - Join 1000s of people
from across the country as we call out for a new US policy toward
Colombia! Dance & sing along with the music, listen to amazing and
inspirational speakers from Colombia and the US. See the Program
http://www.colombiamobilization.org/article.php?id=55 & NonViolence
Guidelines http://www.colombiamobilization.org/article.php?id=55#nvp
Stop US Tax-funded Aid to Israel Now! (SUSTAIN) Palestinian Solidarity
Information Tent/Tabling, 11am-5pm at Colombia Mobilization's Festival
of Hope & Resistance at Sylvan Theater (SW side of Washington Monument)
http://www.sustaincampaign.org/
Stop US Tax-funded Aid to Israel Now! (SUSTAIN) Creative Actions
(Street Theater, Puppets, Projection, & Direct Action), Evening -
Location TBA http://www.sustaincampaign.org/
Anarchist Resistance Legal Defense Fund (ARLDF) Benefit, 6pm - The
Disarm House, 723 Euclid Street, NW (Green Line Howard/Shaw & Columbia
Heights Metro). DIY Folk & Art Show, House Party & Vegan Potluck - A
night of Political Music & Performances: David Rovics (Politcal
Folksinger from Boston); Anne Sweeny & Chris Chandler (Folk/Poetry
Duo); Hartbeat (Political Theatre Troupe); Gretchen McMahon (Pagan
Cluster Activist Singer/Musician from Texas). $5 donation (no one
turned away for lack of funds) & a vegan dish to share. Contact Ryan
202.462.7475, BLaTass at aol.com http://www.anarchistresistance.org/
Colombia Mobilization Coordinating Meeting for Monday Action, 7–10pm -
Washington City Church of the Brethren Sanctuary, 337 North Carolina
Avenue, SE (Between 3rd & 4th Streets, SE - Blue/Orange Line to
Capitol South Metro)
http://www.colombiamobilization.org/article.php?id=53
DC Justice & Solidarity Collective Legal Briefing for the Monday
Columbia Mobilization Action, 8-10pm - Washington City Church of the
Brethren Sanctuary, 337 North Carolina Avenue, SE (Between 3rd & 4th
Streets, SE - Blue/Orange Line to Capitol South Metro) - FMI, E-Mail
info at justiceandsolidarity.org
http://www.justiceandsolidarity.org/#Trainings
Monday 22 April 2002
Colombia Mobilization Solidarity March (Unpermitted) & Nonviolent
Direct Action, 7–9am - Gather at Washington Monument (Blue/Orange Line
Smithsonian Metro); March to Capitol Hill; Actions around the Capitol
in the Congressional District. Autonomous Affinity Group Actions
throughout Washington, DC
http://www.colombiamobilization.org/article.php?id=1
Stop US Tax-funded Aid to Israel Now! (SUSTAIN) Press Conference
outside of AIPAC at Washington Hilton, 4pm; Creative Actions around
Washington Hilton, 4:30pm; Begin gathering around Washington Hilton at
6:30pm for Rally/Picket during Sharon's address at 7:30pm
http://www.sustaincampaign.org/
A22 Collective Anti-Capitalist Actions Against Sharon & Racism, 5:30pm -
Washington Hilton, 1919 Connecticut Avenue in Adams Morgan.
Anti-Capitalist Bloc in solidarity with others against Sharon & Racism
will be forming a Bloc at the protests at the AIPAC conference where
Ariel Sharon will be speaking. Updates & more information at
http://www.mashriq.org/A22 ; Phone number will be posted soon. Contact
Salim druidarab at yahoo.com
A.N.S.W.E.R. Protest Ariel Sharon & George Bush, 7pm at the annual
conference of AIPAC (American Israel Public Affairs Committee) -
Location TBA http://www.internationalanswer.org
Tuesday 23 April 2002
Stop US Tax-funded Aid to Israel Now! (SUSTAIN) Jail Solidarity, AM -
Location TBA http://www.sustaincampaign.org/
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