[mgj-discuss] Upcoming meetings and events

[Hope Chu]

NEXT MEETINGS 

SCENARIO: Sunday 2/20, 3pm ? 5pm
Café Mawonaj, 624 T St, NW
Metro: Shaw/Howard, green line 
Contact: Morrigan, phipco at riseup dot net

OUTREACH: Tuesday 2/22, 6.30pm ? 8pm 
50 Years Is Enough office, 3628 12th St NE (12th and Otis)
Metro: Brookland/CUA, red line.  From metro take right 
exit and walk down Otis to 12th St. 
Contact: hope, hope at 50years dot org
  
FUNDRAISING: Wednesday, 2/23, 6.30pm ? 7pm
St. Stephen?s, before the general meeting.  (directions 
below)
Contact: Tia, swettalthea at yahoo dot com

Next General Meeting:  Wed 2/23, 7pm ? 9pm
St. Stephens Church (16th and Newton St. NW)
Downstairs in the dinning hall
Metro: Columbia Heights, green line.  From metro, walk 
north on 14th, turn left on Newton and walk until you 
reach 16th. Enter on the side. 
Facilitating: Zach and Tia

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UPCOMING EVENTS: 

*CALL TO ACTION!  
This Saturday (2/19) ? Protest Blackwater USA, war 
profiteer!
SATURDAY FEBRUARY 19TH 9:45am TO 11:00am
Ritz-Carlton Hotel, 22nd & M Streets, NW Washington, DC.
(on 22nd between M and L)
Blackwater provides the US government with private 
military services and is looking to recruit more 
clientele.  This Saturday, representatives of several 
Washington-based embassies will be at the Ritz-Carlton to 
learn about Blackwater.  Blackwater is not subject to the 
Military Code of Conduct or the Uniform Code of Military 
Justice which bars the use of torture.  Let the foreign 
diplomats know that many Americans are concerned about 
human rights and willing to stand up to mercenaries like 
Blackwater.

*Sat, Feb 26: Student March Against AIDS 
<http://studentaidsmarch.org/>
White House (not confirmed), 11:00am
MGJ will have a presence and also will publicize A16 at 
the event.  One of their demands is to Drop the Debt. 
 Outreach will take up the coordination.

*First week of March: Grassroots World Social Forum 
reportback (with Project South) Contact Morrigan (phipco 
at riseup dot net)

*Mon, March 14: Andean Free-Trade Agreement (AFTA) 
meetings
Location TBA.
Proposed: Picket the meetings, build on the relationships 
made during the CAFTA negotiations.  Working on it: Tia, 
Keith, Morrigan, Jon. 

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50 Years Is Enough Network
3628 12th St NE
Washington DC 20017
fon: +1 202 463 2265
fax: +1 202 636 4238
web: www.50years.org