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As overseas Iraqis cast their absentee ballots to elect representatives to the new Iraqi National Assembly on Jan. 28, 29 and 30, an ad hoc coalition of DC voting rights advocates, including District officials, is planning a vigil outside the polling area in New Carrollton, Md., to support the Iraqi people's right to vote and to highlight the disenfranchisement of DC residents from representation in the US Congress. The coalition – including Stand Up for Democracy, WorldRights and Democracy First – will call on President Bush and the US Congress to grant DC residents the right to elect representatives to Congress — a right that has been denied DC for more than 200 years.
"Congress cares less about political rights for DC residents than for the people of Baghdad. While we support the right of Iraqis to enjoy representation in their national assembly – in fact, our residents are putting their lives at risk to support that right – justice demands that DC residents deserve no less," said John Capozzi, at-large delegate to the DC Democratic State Committee.
Come and support full voting rights for DC residents on Sunday, Jan. 30, at 9 a.m., at the New Carrollton Ramada Inn (8500 Annapolis Rd., New Carrollton). For more information or help with transportation, contact John Capozzi at 202/321-5079 or johncapozzidc@aol.com.
You are invited to a screening of "Chisholm '72 – Unbought and Unbossed," a stirring documentary that chronicles the late Brooklyn Congresswoman Shirley Chisholm and her campaign to become the Democratic Party's presidential nominee in 1972. Immediately following, writer and director Shola Lynch will be on hand to answer questions about the making of this acclaimed film.
The movie will be shown at 8 p.m. on Thursday, Jan. 27, at the Loews Georgetown Theater (3111 K St. NW). Seating is first-come, first-served. Please arrive early. For more information, contact Ellene Miles at ellene@dvapr.com or 323/860-7060.
The Office of Planning is holding the first of a series of workshops to involve the entire community in learning about and revising DC's Comprehensive Plan. The plan will guide how and where we will grow as a city, as well as provide the policy and planning guidance needed to address the issues facing the District today.
The workshops will let you offer your thoughts on four major challenges that must be addressed to plan for the future:
* Housing Choices * Transportation and Land Use * Education and Employment * Environmental Protection
The workshops will be held all week at convenient locations around the city:
Tuesday, Jan. 25 Workshop for Wards 5 and 6 6 to 9 p.m. McKinley Technology High School (115 T St. NE; Rhode Island Metro)
Wednesday, Jan. 26 Workshop for Wards 3 and 4 6 to 9 p.m. Paul Public Charter School (5800 Eighth St. NW; just north of Missouri Avenue, two blocks east of Georgia)
Thursday, Jan. 27 Workshop for Wards 7 and 8 6 to 9 p.m. Ballou Senior High School (3401 Fourth St. SE; Congress Heights Metro) Saturday, Jan. 29 Workshop and Community Fair for Wards 1 and 2 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. Shaw Junior High School (925 Rhode Island Ave. NW; Shaw Metro). For more information, visit http://www.inclusivecity.org.
Let's all give the DC Anti-War Network (DAWN) big props for putting together much of last week's counter-inaugural events. The actions and events were creative and well-executed. Communication and planning was inclusive. The news coverage was nothing short of amazing (see below).
I don't ever remember seeing so many protest signs along an inaugural parade route. The "Fuck Bush" chanting was picked up and broadcast on CNN. The photo of the snowball hitting Cheney's car rocked. The coffins and the die-in all provided rich visuals.
While a few CNN anchors jibber-jabbered about it being such a small turnout, the DC police estimate of 10,000 is friggin' huge for the coldest, nastiest weather we have had in a long time, and for what is essentially a hopeless coronation leading to four more years of circling the wagons, picking and choosing battles, and relishing in small victories.
United WE Stand: Our Values, Our Vision, Our Mission
Come to a rally and cultural festival to showcase solidarity in living color. All disciplines, generations, issues and communities are welcome. Guest speakers include comedian and actor Rosie O'Donnell; Leslie Cagan, national coordinator of United for Peace and Justice (UFPJ); the Rev. Graylan Hagler, pastor of the Plymouth Congregational United Church of Christ and co-founder of UFPJ; Medea Benjamin, co-founder of Global Exchange and Code Pink; Damu Smith, founder of Black Voices for Peace; and Adele Welty, of the 9/11 Families for Peaceful Tomorrows and mother of Timothy, a firefighter killed at the World Trade Center on Sept. 11.
Come, add your voice and help set the post-inaugural agenda on Friday, Jan. 21, from 7 to 10 p.m., at the Plymouth Congregational UCC (5301 N. Capitol St. NE; Fort Totten Metro), which is hosting the event with Dream Catcher Films Inc. Donations will be requested for "Finding Our Voices," a Dream Catcher Films production, in association with Prosperity Media, that puts a human face on the issues of war, civil liberties and social injustice.
Get out on Inauguration Day – there's plenty to do. Thanks tonz to the incredible folk at counter-inaugural.org for "facilitating protest around the 2005 presidential inauguration" and providing much of this information.
WEDNESDAY, JAN. 19 and THURSDAY, JAN. 20
Student Walkouts! College and high school students will engage in a walkout against the inauguration on both the 19th and 20th. These are likely to merge into larger actions. Get involved, and organize with your friends!
THURSDAY, JAN. 20
9 a.m. to noon RISE Against Bush/SHINE for a Peaceful Tomorrow Malcolm X Park The DC Anti-War Network (DAWN) has called for a permitted anti-war rally and march. Rally with DAWN at 9 a.m. at Malcolm X Park (16th and Euclid Streets NW; U Street or Columbia Heights Metro). Speakers will include Amy Goodman, David Cobb and Medea Benjamin; David Rovics and Son of Nun are among the musical guests.
At 11:15 a.m., after the rally, DAWN will march toward the White House down 16th Street and ending at McPherson Square Park (15th and I Streets) at approximately 12:30 p.m. From McPherson Square, march participants may join in several actions. Many are expected to join protests along the inauguration parade route on Pennsylvania Avenue, only a few blocks south of the march's end point. The parade is scheduled to begin at 2:30 p.m. after Bush's inauguration ceremony at the Capitol building, leaving plenty of time for participants to find locations on the parade to continue their protest.
9 to 11 a.m. Women's March and Funeral Procession Dupont Circle Diverse protest groups will gather to mourn the loss of American freedoms while the Bush administration celebrates. Join the Women's March and Funeral Procession, in the style of a New Orleans jazz funeral. A pre-march rally will convene at Dupont Circle at 9 a.m., featuring speakers, information tables and entertainment. This legal, permitted march will leave Dupont Circle at 11 a.m. and merge with the DAWN march at McPherson Square around noon.
10 a.m. to noon Shadow Inauguration 2005 Stanton Park (4th and Mass. NE) Rally with The Rev. Al Sharpton, The Rev. Walter Fauntroy, Damu Smith, Anise Jenkins and Joe Madison
10 to 11:30 a.m. The Cost of War: The Price We're All Paying Foundry United Methodist Church (1500 16th St. at P Street NW)
Several speakers will illustrate the price we are all paying for our war-occupation of Iraq. Speakers include Erik Leaver of Foreign Policy in Focus, Amy Goodman of Democracy Now, Elias Vlanton of www.costofwar.com, Alice Zachmann of Torture Abolition and Survivors Support Coalition International, Iraq war veteran and conscientious objector Aidan Delgado, and Sue Niederer and Celeste Zappala, mothers of soldiers killed in Iraq. The event starts promptly at 10 a.m. and will end before the DAWN march passes by Foundry United Methodist Church.
11 to 11:30 a.m. Doris "Granny D" Haddock: Velvet Revolution – American Style McPherson Square Park (15th and I Streets NW) Join this rally in the park before the DAWN march arrives. "Granny D" turns 95 years old in a few days, and she'll explain our Velvet Revolution – American Style – which she sees as the logical next step for progressive U.S. politics.
2 to 4 p.m. Turn Your Back on Bush This is a non-violent, mass action that will powerfully demonstrate the broad opposition that exists in this country to the presidency of George Walker Bush. We call on people to dress neutrally and line the parade route. As the presidential motorcade approaches, many will simply turn our backs on him. We invite you to join in!
3 to 6 p.m. Alternative Inaugural Concert All Souls Church (1500 Harvard St. NW; entrance at 16th & Harvard Streets) Celebrate the heart and hope of America at a free alternative inaugural concert. The event will feature outstanding performers from America's diverse musical traditions, plus distinguished speakers addressing poverty, peace and the future of our planet. A reception will follow the concert to offer opportunities for networking and learning about organizations now working on these issues.
5 to 7 p.m. Town Hall: "Empire & Resistance" First Congregational Church (945 G St. NW) Sponsored by the International Socialist Organization, this town hall is being organized to help provide ideas, energy and focus to our common movement for progressive change.
6 p.m. to … Not My President! Punk Rock Counter-Inaugural Ball Sanctuary Theater in Casa del Pueblo of Calvary Methodist Church (1459 Columbia Rd. NW, Columbia Heights Metro) $5 donation Speakers and/or tables from Iraq Veterans Against the War, Empower DC, Positive Force DC, Brian MacKenzie Infoshop and more. Presented by Positive Force DC in conjunction with the Rorschach Theater.
7 to 9:30 p.m. Counter-Inaugural Film Screening and Panel Discussion Provisions Library (1611 Connecticut Ave. NW; Dupont Circle Metro) Members $5, nonmembers $8 "Brother Outsider: The Life of Bayard Rustin" A master strategist and tireless social activist, Bayard Rustin is best remembered as the organizer of the 1963 March on Washington, one of the largest nonviolent protests ever held in the United States. Raised as a pacifist Quaker and steeped in Mahatma Gandhi's protest techniques, Rustin brought his deep convictions into the heart of the American civil rights movement, helping Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. become an international symbol of peace and nonviolence. Panelists include Lawrence Guyot, a Mississippi civil rights activist and a former field secretary for the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee. He is a program monitor for Washington DC’s Office of Early Childhood Development, ANC Commissioner in Washington DC, and active in local efforts to promote citizen empowerment and youth leadership.
8 p.m. to midnight Inaugurate This! Black Cat (1811 14th St. NW), backstage $5-$10 sliding scale donation, but no one will be turned away for lack of funds! Inaugurate This! is a radical spoken word and music concert. Some 20 performers will take to the stage to celebrate Inauguration Day in the most American way possible: Through their art, they will protest, condemn, join with, cheer, combat, and commemorate our United States. Featuring: Bitch (NYC), Sini Anderson (San Francisco), Athens Boys Choir (Georgia), Grover (Asheville), Cliterati (Georgia), Michelle Sewell (DC), The Original Woman (DC), Natalie E. Illum (DC), J. Scales (DC), Gina Young (NYC), mz.imani (Maryland), Stevie B (Oakland) and SkyBear (Boston).
8 p.m. to 2 a.m. Noise Against Fascism Black Cat (1811 14th St. NW), front stage $12 Noise Against Fascism is intended as a positive (albeit brutally loud) response to the inaugural activities otherwise fouling the air on Jan. 20. It was cooked up by Sonic Youth's Thurston Moore and DC writer/musician Chris Grier while the two of them wandered around Capitol Hill one late November afternoon. Grier and Moore drew up a wish list, called and e-mailed musicians from Miami to Montreal to Los Angeles, and quickly filled a bill with some of North America's most blistering improv artists.
Headlining are Magik Markers, a three-piece from Canada and Massachusetts who toured with Sonic Youth last summer to much acclaim, and To Live and Shave in L.A., fresh from a three-year hiatus. Other bands on the bill are Buzzardstain – a duo featuring Nautical Almanac's Twig Harper and Wolf Eyes' Nate Young that was formed solely for this show – and Mirror/Dash, a Kim Gordon/Thurston Moore duo that has, to our knowledge, never before appeared live. Nautical Almanac and Metalux, both improv duos from Baltimore, are also playing, as are 16 Bitch Pile Up, Double Leopards, Monotract, the Believers and the Chris Corsano/Paul Flaherty Duo.
8:30 p.m. to 2:30 a.m. Billionaires for BushRe-Coronation Inaugural Ball Platinum Nightclub (915 F St. NW) Tickets from $20, including advance Internet purchases at $10 (restrictions apply) All the Excess, Twice the Greed! Bigger, Larger, More Unchecked! The Billionaires for Bush host a black tie ball to celebrate the re-coronation of the president we paid for. Entertainment includes Afro-funk Big Band, Chopteeth!, Billionaires Follies Cabaret!, Swank Swing and Hip House DJ with three floors of dancing.
The left is mobilized for this week's presidential inaugural, with a wide variety of rallies, marches, actions and benefits planned. Here is a listing of some of the pre-inaugural events. Check back Tuesday for Thursday's actions.
MONDAY, JAN. 17 6:45 to 8:45 p.m. Lyrical ambush by the DC Guerrilla Poetry Insurgency The Fountain at Dupont Circle Free Poetry and percussion to protect the peace and the people from the powerful. Bring poems, instruments (especially drums), energy, flyers and inspiration. This is an open-air open-mic, aiming to reclaim public space, build multicultural community and raise awareness of both local and global issues. For more information, call 202/316-9229.
TUESDAY, JAN. 18 8 p.m. Rhythm and Resistance Party HR-57 (1610 14th St. NW) $5 admission Join local and national artists willing to raise their voices as part of Jan. 20 actions. The lineup includes Sue Jeffers, Enemy Combatants, sfu-ma-to, David Rovics, Flinch and Saint Jude.
8:30 to 11:30 p.m. Lost Film Fest The Warehouse Theater (1021 Seventh St. NW) $8 admission The Lost Film Fest from West Philadelphia is a traveling multimedia spectacle that incorporates live performance and video. It's a truly independent, anti-authoritarian, anti-corporate, grassroots, DIY media extravaganza. This jam is about smashing the illusions cast by Hollywood, the Pentagon and Fox News.
WEDNESDAY, JAN. 19 6 to 7:15 p.m. Candlelight Vigil and Meditation for Peace All Souls Church (1500 Harvard St. NW; enter on 16th Street) Free On the eve of the inauguration, the Washington Buddhist Peace Fellowship is offering a candlelight vigil and short meditation, with a period of reflection on peace, non-violence and the interdependence of all being; a remembrance of those killed due to our government's policies; and prayers for those who are still suffering in Afghanistan and Iraq and who are being asked to carry out unjust or violent policies.
6 to 11 p.m. Benefit Show for Legal Defense Café Mawonji (624 T St. NW) $5 admission Show with Defiance, Ohio, Ghost Mice, Kathy Cashel, Los Gatos Negros, and Spoonboy. Doors open at 6, bands go on at 7.
9 p.m. to 1 a.m. Underground Hip Hop and MC Battle Against the Inauguration and the War Cada Vez (1438 U St. NW) A counter-inaugural pre-protest event linking local, national and global human rights organizations and advocacy groups against the current administration's policies on education, health, the environment, and war. Performances include featured acts, open mic and a friendly freestyle battle between featured performers and/our open-mic performers. The event will benefit Empower DC, a grassroots organizing empowerment group advocating for affordable housing, tenant rights, Section 8 and inclusionary zoning, and the PVN Youth Camp, which takes children on trips within and out of the United States to learn about different cultures and struggles.
Eyes Wide Open comes to Washington next week. This powerful exhibit will be at the Washington National Cathedral on Monday, Jan. 17, from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. It then moves to the National City Christian Church (5 Thomas Circle NW) with the following schedule: Wednesday, Jan. 19, noon to 5 p.m.; Thursday, Jan. 20, 9 a.m. to 1 a.m. (with a candlelight vigil from 5 p.m. to 1 a.m.; Iraq veterans and military families speaking from 5 to 6 p.m.; and the reading of names from 6 p.m. to 10 p.m.); and Friday, Jan. 21, from 9 a.m. to noon. For more information, call 202/483-3341.
The Social Action & Leadership School for Activists invites you to two free films with discussion, at 733 15th St. NW, Suite 1020:
Monday, Jan. 17, 6:45 to 8:45 p.m. – An Amazing Grace Using newsreel and television footage, this documentary traces the development of the career of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and his growth toward political and ideological maturity. It focuses on the racism and violence of America that King faced throughout his life. After the screening, the Rev. Osageyfo Sekou, author of "Urbansouls," will lead a discussion around the aspects of King's life that are generally overlooked or misrepresented in contemporary portrayals.
Wednesday, Jan. 19, 6:45 to 8:45 p.m. – MOVE! This new documentary on the history of the radical and controversial movement, MOVE – created by John Africa in Philadelphia in the 1970s – documents the 1978 shootout that left one police officer dead and nine MOVE members in jail and the 1985 bombing of the group's headquarters that killed five children and six adults. The screening will be followed by a discussion with a member of MOVE.
Young People For, a project of People For the American Way Foundation, is a youth-driven program that identifies and invests in campus activists and leaders and connects them to others in the progressive movement. The program provides a network for emerging leaders and helps them cultivate skills in message development, media and communications, community activism, fundraising, research, and leadership.
Join them at the 2005 Young People For Summit for a special event featuring some of the nation’s top slam poets, including Rich Nichols, Beau Sia, Steve Connell and Sekou (tha misfit) Andrews.
It's on Friday, Jan. 15, from 8 to 10 p.m. at The George Washington University (Columbian Square at the Marvin Center; 800 21st St. NW). Admission is free, but seats are limited. You must RSVP your name and contact information to poetryslam@pfaw.org by 5 p.m., Friday, Jan. 14.
The Maryland Bill of Rights Coalition is holding a statewide training for Marylanders concerned about the USA Patriot Act and related federal initiatives. The group is organizing individuals to meet with members of the Maryland congressional delegation to ask them to co-sponsor the SAFE Act, a Patriot Act fix bill. The documentary "Unconstitutional - The War On Our Civil Liberties" will be shown. The training will take place on Saturday, Jan. 15, from 2 to 5 p.m. at the Howard County Central Library (10375 Little Patuxent Pkwy.) in Columbia, Md. For more information, contact 410/889-8550, ext. 115, or curtis@aclu-md.org.
Support Laz parking workers who are organizing a union. Join a rally with DC's Parking and Service Workers Union Local 27 on Thursday, Jan. 13, at 7:30 a.m., at the Crown Plaza Hotel (14th and K Streets NW). For more information, send an e-mail.
And check out the homepage of UNITE HERE, whose lead story -- "Hotel Fight Heats Up in DC!" -- covers the threat to go on strike at 14 District hotels in the next few days, forcing Inauguration attendees to "carry their own luggage, make their own beds, and give up luxuries like room service and clean towels," says Kimberly Murray, a housekeeper at the Hyatt Regency Capitol Hill.
The hotel workers have been working without a contract for nearly four months while management has tried to hardball them into a two-tier health care system and an inadequate pension plan. The DC-area hotels under strike watch are: Best Western Capitol Skyline, Capital Hilton , Embassy Row Hilton, Holiday Inn Downtown , Holiday Inn on the Hill , Hotel Washington, Hyatt Regency - Capitol Hill, Jefferson Hotel, Loews L'Enfant Plaza, Marriott Wardman Park, Omni Shoreham Hotel, Renaissance Mayflower Hotel, Washington Hilton and Towers and the Westin Fairfax. Workers at these hotels have voted overwhelmingly to call a strike if necessary.
When you are right you cannot be too radical; when you are wrong, you cannot be too conservative. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
The Center for African American History and Culture invites you to attend its annual Martin Luther King Jr. Day observance. "Jack O'Dell: Just a Human Rights Foot Soldier" features a conversation with James Early and musical statements by Luci Murphy and Friends.
Jack O’Dell is currently Consultant on International Affairs to the National Rainbow Coalition. He worked with Dr. Martin Luther King and the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) as director of voter registration in seven Southern states, from 1961 to 1963. He also directed SCLC’s New York office, raising money to support the movement in the South.
Luci Murphy is a native of D.C. where she is a vocalist who often leads group singing. To reach the members of our diverse human family, Luci sings in ten languages: English, Spanish, French, Creole, Portuguese, Zulu, Arabic, Hebrew, Cherokee, and ki-Swahili. She draws on the folkloric traditions and musical idioms of all these cultures, as well as her own roots in Spirituals, Blues and Jazz.
It's on Thursday, Jan. 13, at 7 p.m., at the National Museum of Natural History (Constitution Avenue at 10th Street NW). RSVP to 202/287-3382 or AMRSVP@si.edu.
Join supporters of Mandatory Inclusionary Zoning as they deliver postcards to Mayor Williams in support of this affordable housing policy. Meet on Wednesday, Jan. 12, at 10 a.m., at the Wilson Building (1350 Pennsylvania Ave. NW). For more information, e-mailDC Jobs with Justice.
The American University Washington College of Law invites you to explore some of the most important legal issues facing the nation and the world today. International human rights law professor Rebecca Cook Chair of the University of Toronto, co-director of the International Program on Reproductive Health Law, will lead a discussion on promoting women's health through human rights on Wednesday, Jan. 12, from 4 to 5:30 p.m., at the Washington College of Law (4801 Massachusetts Ave. NW, Room 603). For more information, contact the Office of Special Events and Continuing Legal Education at 202/274-4075, or send an e-mail.
Help empower DC-area adult and teen survivors of relationship violence and abuse at the next Solidarity DC happy hour benefit for Women Empowered Against Violence (WEAVE).
WEAVE works closely with survivors of relationship violence and abuse, providing an innovative range of legal, counseling, economic and educational services. The group helps survivors to use their inner and community resources, achieve safety for themselves and their children, and live empowered lives.
Solidarity DC is a new group committed to bringing the DC metropolitan area's progressive community together to have fun and achieve justice, one happy hour at a time! This will be their fifth, and it takes place Tuesday, Jan. 11, at 6 p.m., at Mackey's Public House (1823 L St. NW), with solidarity drink specials all night and musical entertainment. The suggested donation is $5, but no one will be turned away. For more information, send an e-mail.
People of all faiths (or no faith) are invited to join the Washington Buddhist Peace Fellowship for its monthly silent interfaith peace walk around the White House. After a brief welcome and short readings from different faith traditions, the group will walk mindfully and silently for peace around the White House. The walk will take about an hour. The event will close with a short meditation and reflection. No signs or banners are needed, but wear a white shirt if you have one.
Meet on Sunday, Jan. 9, at 1 p.m., in the center of Lafayette Park at the statue of Andrew Jackson on a horse (16th and H Streets NW).
Join the Dorothy Day Catholic Worker for the latest session in the Clarification of Thought Series and learn how to work with folks in the military who are considering seeking conscientious-objector (CO)status and the resources available to support them.
Bill Gavin, counseling coordinator at the Center on Conscience and War, will lead the session. He served as a CO during the Vietnam War and has been an activist since then. The event is Friday, Jan. 7, at 7:30 p.m., at 503 Rock Creek Church Rd. NW. For more information, call 202/882-9649.
Celebrate the first Friday of 2005 with the Guatemala Human Rights Commission (GHRC) at a benefit concert featuring the harmonies and song crafting of Cletus Kennelly and Lori Kelley. Proceeds will support the ongoing work of GHRC and the initiative to stem the brutal violence against women in Guatemala.
The concert is Friday, Jan. 7, at the Potter's House (1658 Columbia Rd. NW). The doors will open for light fare, coffee and desserts at 7 p.m.; the music starts at 8. The suggested donation is $10, and Guatemalan handicrafts will be available for sale.
Come to the latest in a monthly series of public events that address pressing social issues facing our communities and learn how a community land trust and an equity trust fund could help preserve affordable housing for all. The event is Friday, Jan. 7, at 7 p.m., at the Gateway CDC Building in North Brentwood, Md. (4102 Webster St.; corner of Rhode Island Avenue and Webster). Refreshments will be served and childcare will be available.
On Jan. 6, Congress will hold a joint session to certify the 2004 presidential election. If one member of the House and one member of the Senate object to the certification of the vote, then all members of Congress would be required to finally discuss the election. In 2001, not a single Senator would join with the Representatives who demanded an inquiry into the Florida recount. This year, let's make Senators take a stand!
Join Medea Benjamin, John Bonifaz, David Cobb, Rep. John Conyers (invited), Alysia Fischer, George Friday, the Rev. Jesse Jackson (invited), former Rep. Cynthia McKinney (invited), the Rev. Lennox Yearwood and many others as we rally at 10 a.m. at Lafayette Park across from the White House, followed by a march to Capitol Hill to hook up with a rally there.
As Congress meets inside the Capitol to tally the electoral college vote, We the People will protest outside, bringing attention to the disenfranchisement, suppression and fraud that pervaded the '04 election – and demanding real reforms to extend democracy in the U.S. Join in at noon on Thursday, Jan. 6, at the Upper Senate Park (Delaware Avenue and C Street NE).
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You are invited to a screening of "Chisholm '72 – Unbought and Unbossed," a stirring documentary that chronicles the late Brooklyn Congresswoman Shirley Chisholm and her campaign to become the Democratic Party's presidential nominee in 1972. Immediately following, writer and director Shola Lynch will be on hand to answer questions about the making of this acclaimed film.
And check out the homepage of 
The American University Washington College of Law invites you to explore some of the most important legal issues facing the nation and the world today. International human rights law professor Rebecca Cook Chair of the University of Toronto, co-director of the International Program on Reproductive Health Law, will lead a discussion on promoting women's health through human rights on Wednesday, Jan. 12, from 4 to 5:30 p.m., at the Washington College of Law (4801 Massachusetts Ave. NW, Room 603). For more information, contact the 
Come to the latest in a monthly series of public events that address pressing social issues facing our communities and learn how a community land trust and an equity trust fund could help preserve affordable housing for all. The event is Friday, Jan. 7, at 7 p.m., at the Gateway CDC Building in North Brentwood, Md. (4102 Webster St.; corner of Rhode Island Avenue and Webster). Refreshments will be served and childcare will be available.
