bmichael events this week 16 march 2011

Events This Week

Georgetown University

The Center for Australian and New Zealand Studies

invites you to

Ensuring Democracy through Written & Unwritten Constitutions

By Christopher Gallavin, PhD

With significant domestic upheaval in numerous African and Middle Eastern states the spotlight will soon turn

on the ability of a state to ensure democratic governance under the rule of law through the implementation of

constitutional protections. I contend that despite ensuring the transparent division of government, the

formalistic protection of human rights and enshrining of a country’s ideals and vision, the single most effective

protection against tyrannical government is the establishment of a politically independent judiciary. Drawing

on elements of the current debate between parliamentary sovereignty versus constitutional supremacy in New

Zealand and the United Kingdom I will, in this paper, attempt to draw links between a strong judiciary and

effective democratic government.

Christopher Gallavin, PhD, is a Senior Lecturer at the School of Law at Canterbury University in New Zealand.

Dr. Gallavin is teaching at Georgetown University as a Fulbright Scholar for the Spring 2011 semester.

Wednesday, March 16, 5:30-7:30 p.m.


ICC Room # 550

37th & O Streets NW

Please RSVP to [email protected] - Reception to follow

The Embassy of the Czech Republic will screen

the documentary film "Forgotten Transports to Estonia"

March 16, 6:30 p.m.

Embassy of the Czech Republic

3900 Spring of Freedom Street NW

Washington, DC 20008

Light refreshments will be served after the screening.

RSVP: [email protected] by March 15

The film will be introduced by Dr. Peter Black, Senior Historian of the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, followed by a discussion with Dr. Black and Ms. Margit Meissner, author of the book Margit΄s Story. The event is

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presented in cooperation with the Czechoslovak Society of Arts and Sciences, Washington, DC Chapter.

The event is part of the project Democracy and Human Rights: Lessons from the Past for the Current Czech Foreign Policy, organized by the Embassy of the Czech Republic from January through June 2011.

About the film Forgotten Transports to Estonia

The film about Estonia offers a fascinating story of a group of young women and girls who―thanks to their youthful naivety, friendship, mutual help and giving up individual thinking―managed to pass through the camps while remaining oblivious to the genocide around them.

Documentary Series Forgotten Transports

When the Holocaust is mentioned, most people recall images of tattooed numbers on forearms, footage of children in striped uniforms in Auschwitz, or Hitler‟s speeches. Dispelling our notions of a “Holocaust documentary,” the Forgotten Transports Series has none of that. Based on 400 hours of interviews recorded in twenty countries on five continents and ten years of work, each of the four films describes one destination of Nazi transports and one unique “mode of survival” in extreme conditions – told, for the first time, by Czech and Central European Jews deported to unknown ghettos and camps in Latvia, Belarus, Estonia, and Poland. Employing no commentary or contemporary footage, only true, time-and-place precise images, the director (political scientist and historian) Lukas Pribyl documents every word of the witnesses utilizing researched visual materials – pictures exchanged for bottles of vodka, found in albums of former SS men, fetched from KGB holdings, or through film fragments selected from over 1600 hours of footage. The people speaking in the films can be seen in images taken almost seventy years ago. From an astonishing story of concentration camp Romeo and Juliet, to that of a man locked up in the same prison three times, always under a different identity, this montage of personal points of view and never seen materials paints a life-affirming picture of survival through luck, wisdom, ingenuity, and sheer will, showing the Holocaust “as we don‟t know it." The Forgotten Transports to Poland part of the Forgotten Transports Series received the Czech Lion Award for Best Documentary (2009), the highest film award in the Czech Republic.

About Lukas Pribyl

Lukas Pribyl (born 1973, Ostrava, Czech Republic) studied politics and Near Eastern studies at Brandeis University and at Hebrew University in Jerusalem, religion and human rights at SIPA at Columbia University in New York, history at Central European University in Budapest and Jewish religion and philosophy in Sweden. Except for various politics-related projects (particularly in the U.S.), he has published on various aspects of Jewish history and curated exhibitions at the Jewish Museum in Prague. The Forgotten Transports Series is his first film project.

Margit Meissner and Margit΄s Story

Margit’s Story is an engrossing autobiography of a remarkable woman born into an assimilated Jewish upper-class in pre-World War II Austria. After a hair-raising escape from the Nazis, she came penniless to the United States. Beginning as a

dress finisher, her varied career took her to Hollywood, the Nuremberg War Crimes Trials, the American consulates in Budapest, Hungary, and Alexandria, Egypt, and the United Nations in Argentina. She eventually settled in the Washington, DC suburbs where she worked for 20 years for the Montgomery County school system. When she retired, she was saluted as an outstanding advocate for children with disabilities. This candidly told story describes the risk and daring of one woman„s triumph over adversity.

Czech Republic and Human Rights

Based on her own historic experience, the Czech Republic holds human rights and democracy very dear. Calling upon the international community to follow suit, the Czech Republic is a staunch advocate of respect for human rights and democracy in various places in the world where these are under threat. The numerous activities in this field, where the Czech Republic is involved, are portrayed in the Embassy´s project “Democracy and Human Rights: Lessons from the Past for the Current Czech Foreign Policy.” The various events put together within this project include exhibitions, conferences, documentary and feature film screenings, and lectures focusing namely on the country‟s totalitarian past, its current human-rights-promotion priorities and, topically, on the rights of women and children.

"When China Met Africa"

March 16, 12:00-2:00 p.m.

6th Floor Flom Auditorium

Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars

Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center

One Woodrow Wilson Plaza

1300 Pennsylvania Avenue NW

Washington, DC 20004-3027

Allow time for routine security procedures. A photo ID is required for entry.

RSVP: http://wilsoncenter.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=events.event_rsvp&event_id=654234

DC Young Nonprofit Professionals (YNPNdc) March Happy Hour

Event Date:

Wednesday, March 16, 2011 - 6:00pm - 8:00pm

RSVP:

RSVP Recommended

Public Bar

Venue Address:

1214 18th Street NW


United States

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Do you want to expand your network this year? How about building relationships with other young nonprofit professionals?

Join YNPNdc for our monthly networking Happy Hour!

Our happy hours are casual, bringing together long-time members as well as new people at every event. And if you're new to YNPNdc--or new to our happy hours--feel free to find a Board member

and ask him/her about what we do and how to get more involved.

There is no charge to attend this event. Registration is requested.

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69th SEASON OF CONCERTS National Gallery of Art New Music Ensemble

Wednesday, March 16 and Thursday, March 17, 2011

12:10 p.m.

West Building Rotunda National Gallery of Art 6th Street & Constitution Avenue NW Washington, DC 20565 Music by Antosca, Shatin, and other composers Presented in honor of the 70th anniversary of the National Gallery of Art Sponsored in part by the Randy Hostetler Living Room Music Fund Concerts at the National Gallery of Art are free and open to the public on a first-come, first-seated basis.

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Democratization in the Middle East? Implications of the Arab Spring

You are cordially invited to attend an event

hosted by the Foreign Policy Initiative

Wednesday, March 16

1:00-4:00 p.m.

National Press Club

529 14th Street NW


To RSVP, please visit our website

1:00 PM: The Middle East in Transformation

Panelists: Michele Dunne

Senior Associate, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace

Reuel Marc Gerecht

Senior Fellow, Foundation for Defense of Democracies

Moderator: Robert Kagan

Senior Fellow, The Brookings Institution

Director, Foreign Policy Initiative

2:30 PM: Implications for U.S. Policy

Panelists: Elliott Abrams

Senior Fellow, Council on Foreign Relations

Aaron David Miller

Public Policy Fellow, Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars

Moderator: William Kristol

Editor, The Weekly Standard

Director, Foreign Policy Initiative

In recent months, the world has witnessed the beginning of a dramatic revolution in the Middle East. What began as a 26-year

old Tunisian market vendor lighting himself on fire has triggered widespread popular uprisings that have already

overthrown two dictatorships. Many of America’s authoritarian allies now fear for their regime’s security. This event will

analyze the aftermath of the downfalls of Ben Ali and Mubarak, and assess the prospects for democratization in the region.

Leading experts will also examine the Obama administration’s response to these events, and debate what America’s role in

this crisis should be moving forward.

About the Foreign Policy Initiative

FPI is a non-profit, non-partisan, tax-exempt organization under Section 501(c)(3) of the U.S. Internal Revenue Code. FPI seeks to promote an

active U.S. foreign policy committed to robust support for democratic allies, human rights, a strong American military equipped to meet the

challenges of the 21st century, and strengthening America's global economic competitiveness. The organization was founded in 2009 and is led by Executive Director Jamie Fly. FPI’s Board of Directors consists of Eric Edelman, Robert Kagan, William Kristol, and Dan Senor.

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The Foreign Policy Initiative

11 Dupont Circle NW, Suite 325


(202) 296-3322

DCist Exposed Photography Show

Event Date:

Wednesday, March 16, 2011 - 6:00pm - 10:00pm

Price:

$10.00

Long View Gallery

Venue Address:

1234 Ninth St. NW.


United States


www.longviewgallery.com

DCist.com presents the fifth annual DCist Exposed Photography Show at Long View Gallery.

Opening Receptions: Tuesday March 15 and Wednesday March 16, 6pm to 10pm. Admission: $10 advance ticket at http://dcistexposed.eventbrite.com/ (a limited number of $15 tickets will be available at the door - advanced ticket

holders will have priority admission)

The show runs from March 15 to March 27, 2011 (Gallery Hours: Wednesday-Saturday* 11am - 6pm, Sunday noon - 5pm (free). *Closed Friday March 18).

The Show From more than 1,000 individual entries submitted through Flickr.com, 43 winning images were selected by a panel of

judges. DCist.com prides itself on engaging and promoting emerging local photographers through its daily use of images from the popular, reader-generated DCist Flickr photo pool. Each day, DCist.com selects photos from the pool for use in

its daily coverage of local news, arts and entertainment, food and sports.

All photographs selected and displayed at DCist Exposed will be for sale at prices well below traditional gallery shows.

Opening Nights Yuengling, America's oldest brewery, has generously donated Yuengling Lager, Yuengling Light

Lager, the Spring seasonal Yuengling Bock, and Lord Chesterfield Ale. A selection of complimentary wine will also be available. (You must be 21 or older with valid ID to consume beer or wine at the

event.)

Musical entertainment will be provided by DJ Sequoia.

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Defense Challenges and Future Opportunities

Wednesday, March 16, 9:30 a.m.-4:00 p.m.

Falk Auditorium

The Brookings Institution

1775 Massachusetts Avenue NW


Register:

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On March 16, the 21st Century Defense Initiative at Brookings will host its second annual Military and Federal Fellow

Research Symposium, featuring the independent research produced by the members of each military service, and key

federal agencies, who have spent the last year serving at think tanks and universities across the nation. Organized by the

fellows themselves, it is intended to provide a platform for building greater awareness of the cutting-edge work that

America‟s military and governmental leaders are producing on key policy issues

The theme of this symposium will be "Defense Challenges and Future Opportunities." After a brief introduction by Peter

Singer, director, 21st Century Defense Initiative, panel discussions will focus on the fellows‟ research findings in the areas

of emerging governance, regional insecurity, Department of Defense efforts to harness cyberspace, alliance and regional

partnerships, and new challenges in the maritime domain. Major General Lori Robinson, director of Legislative Liaison,

Office of the Secretary of the Air Force, and former Brookings federal executive fellow, will give the lunchtime address.

After each panel, the speakers will take audience questions.

"Population Aging: Is Latin America Ready?" book launch


World Bank J Building

J1-050 Auditorium

18th & Pennsylvania Avenue NW

RSVP: [email protected]

Light lunch will be served

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CHAIR

Augusto de la Torre, Chief Economist, Latin American and the Caribbean, World Bank Mr. de la Torre is the World Bank‟s Chief Economist for Latin American and the Caribbean, joining the World Bank in

1997. From 1993 to 1997, Mr. de la Torre was the head of the Central Bank of Ecuador, and in November 1996 was

chosen by Euromoney Magazine as the year‟s "Best Latin Central Banker." From 1986 to 1992 he worked at the

International Monetary Fund, where, among other positions, he was the IMF‟s Resident Representative in Venezuela

(1991-1992).

Neoconservatism: An Obituary for an Idea

(Paradigm Publishers, 2010) BOOK FORUM

Wednesday, March 16, 12:00 p.m.

Luncheon to Follow

The Cato Institute



Featuring the author C. Bradley Thompson, Clemson University; with comments by Tod Lindberg, Hoover

Institution; moderated by David Boaz, Cato Institute.

Purchase book

C. Bradley Thompson, professor of political science and executive director of the Clemson Institute for the Study of

Capitalism, has written (with Yaron Brook) a comprehensive and original analysis of neoconservatism.

Neoconservatism probes what neoconservatives call their "philosophy of governance" — their plan for governing

America. It explicates the deepest philosophic principles of neoconservatism, traces the intellectual relationship

between the political philosopher Leo Strauss and contemporary neoconservative political actors, and provides a

trenchant critique of neoconservatism from the perspective of America's founding principles. What makes this

book so compelling is that Thompson actually lived for many years in the Straussian/neoconservative intellectual

world. Neoconservatism therefore fits into the "breaking ranks" tradition of scholarly criticism. Thompson charges

that neoconservatism is a species of anti-Americanism, a claim sure to draw strong opposition — probably from

Tod Lindberg, editor of Policy Review and a member of the Hoover Institution's Task Force on the Virtues of a Free

Society.

Cato events, unless otherwise noted, are free of charge. To register for this event, please email

[email protected] or call (202) 789-5229 by noon, Tuesday, March 15, 2011. Please arrive early. Seating is

limited and not guaranteed.

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Join us Wednesday and explore the vineyards of South Africa as we present our South African wine selection. Try the Indaba Chenin Blanc or perhaps the Bosman Adama; vote for your

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favorite! On Friday, celebrate the return of spring with Justin from Country Vintner. There‟s always something happening at Zola Wine & Kitchen!

COMPLIMENTARY WINE TASTINGS

Join ZWK for happy hour and enjoy our weekly pick of amazing new wines paried with our artisanal cheeses. Zola Wine & Kitchen 505 Ninth Street NW

Wednesday, March 16, 5:00-7:00 p.m. ZWK Presents: South African Wines

Indaba Chenin Blanc

7 Sisters Bukettraube

Bosman Adama

Friday, March 18, 5:00-7:00 p.m. Welcome Spring with Justin from Country Vintner!

Arido Sauvignon Blanc

Cendrillon Touraine

A to Z Rose

David Bruce Pinot Noir

Reconsidering America's China Policy: Engaging Party and People

The Project 2049 Institute

Thursday, March 17, 9:00 a.m.-12:15 p.m.

American Enterprise Institute

1150 17th Street NW


RSVP: http://www.aei.org/event/100380

Dramatic changes in Sino-American relations have left the longstanding US policy of "engagement" with China outmoded

and ineffective. China's economic, political, and military ascension has led to a more assertive and muscular Beijing,

complicating American attempts at diplomatic engagement on key issues. Too often, "engaging" China has meant

engagement only with the Chinese Communist Party, with modest results on human rights issues to show for the effort.

AEI and the Project 2049 Institute, which seeks to guide decision makers toward a more secure Asia by the century's

midpoint, will cohost a conference examining US policy toward China, particularly American engagement of Chinese civil

society. With new dynamics shaping Chinese and American interests, the conference will evaluate the prospect of a

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diplomatic strategy both more effective and better aligned with US interests and values.

Agenda

8:45 a.m. - Registration and Breakfast

9:00 a.m. - Introduction:

Randall Schriver, Project 2049 Institute

9:15 a.m. - Panel I: A Review of Engagement

Panelists:

Carolyn Bartholomew, US-China Economic and Security Review Commission

Sophie Richardson, Human Rights Watch

Derek Scissors, Heritage Foundation

Mark Stokes, Project 2049 Institute

Moderator:

Dan Blumenthal, AEI

Question and Answer

10:45 a.m. - Panel II: Engaging Civil Society and Reaching the People

Panelists:

Sharon Hom, Human Rights in China

Ho-Fung Hung, Indiana University

Rebecca MacKinnon, New America Foundation and Global Voices Online

Jennifer Turner, Woodrow Wilson International Center

Moderator:

Kelley Currie, Project 2049 Institute

Question and Answer

12:15 p.m. - Adjournment

Luck o' the Irish with Luke's Wings

Thursday, March 17, 2011 - 7:00pm - 10:00pm

Cost

Price:

$20.00

L2 Lounge

Venue Address:

3315 Cady's Alley, NW


United States


www.l2lounge.com

(L2 is located in Cady's Alley. The entrance is on M street, between 33rd and 34th streets. Walk down the steps to Leopolds Cafe; the entrance to L2 is on the right).

Join us for the best party in town on St. Patrick's Day at DC's most exclusive private members club.

Doors open to everyone - 7pm to Midnight.

-Guinness Garden -Kissing Booth

-Prizes and raffles -Wear your best outfits and costumes

$20 at the door - cash or credit card.

Host Committee: Fletcher Gill, Sarah Wingfield, Rachael Glaws, Lindsay Kin, Kristen Murdock, Tanya Good, Mackenzie Miles, Leah Dyrud, Jason Sickels, John Ennis, Eric Lund, Charlie Paret, Lindsey Mask, Chadleon Booker, Sam Sanders, and JC McCray. Special Thanks to

Ladies DC for their support!

100% of all door proceeds benefit Luke's Wings.

COMPLIMENTARY WINE TASTINGS

Potenza Wine 15th & H Streets NW Join us at Potenza for a weekly tasting and enjoy a variety of amazing new wines, paired with our artisanal cheeses.

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Thursday, March 17, 5:00-7:00 p.m. Potenza Wine Presents: Cheers to Spring!

Annalisa Sparkling Moscato

Talamonti Rose

Clos Robert Oregon Pinot Noir

Brancaia 'Tre' Supertuscan

BEER SPECIAL

Poet Oatmeal Stout on sale for $9.00 and Bohemia Pilsner on sale for $7.00

March 14 – April 22, 2011

Opening Reception

Thursday, March 17, 6:30-7:30 p.m.

Sitar Arts Center

1700 Kalorama Road NW Suite 101


Join us to see Josh Gibson’s vibrant images of Washington DC and Paris, France

that explore the unusual and the usual from an unusual perspective.

Josh has been involved with Sitar Arts center for over ten years as a supporter,

a board member, the husband of a former staff member, the parent of an Early

Childhood student and now as an artist. Josh has committed to donating 100%

of his proceeds from the exhibit to Sitar Arts Center!

RSVP to Loretta Thompson

[email protected]

(202) 797-2145 x117

Artist Statement

I have been taking photographs all my life, but have only recently started to

do so with an active artistic intent. My particular interest is to take photos of

unusual subjects, or of the usual subjects from an unusual, whimsical or

humorous perspective. The majority of my photos feature Washington and

Paris, two cities I am proud to have called home. In November of 2008, my

photographs were exhibited for the first time in a show at Tryst Coffeehouse

in Adams Morgan.

– Josh Gibson

―10 Years of Celebrating Kids, Arts and Community‖


Integration: An Evening of Fresh Scenes

Thursday-Friday, March 17-18, 7:00 p.m.

Schoenbaum Rehearsal Studio, Room 3732

Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center

University of Maryland

University Boulevard and Stadium Drive

College Park, MD

(301) 405-2787

Free

For two nights, Fresh Produce, a University of Maryland theater group, puts on selected scenes from some of the

most renowned and provocative playwrights in the business that strike at the heart of such topics as race, gender

and love. The scenes will be performed by the university’s new class of theater majors.

Please register for this event online at: www.aei.org/event/100366.

Should Schools De-Track?

A Debate about the Policy and Practice of Student Tracking


American Enterprise Institute

12th Floor

1150 17th Street NW


Recent decades have been marked by heated debates about whether secondary schools should educate

students of all achievement levels in the same classroom or set up different "tracks" for high, average,

and low achievers. Those who favor "tracking" believe it allows schools to more effectively educate each

student, while critics argue that it promotes inequities and actually impedes classroom learning. Join us

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for a lively discussion featuring four prominent thinkers on this issue. School principal and influential

researcher Carol Burris and University of Colorado professor Kevin Welner will make the case against

tracking, explaining how schools can de-track effectively. The Brookings Institution's Tom Loveless and

the Thomas B. Fordham Institute's Michael Petrilli will explore the pernicious effects of de-tracking,

especially for high-achieving students.

3:15 p.m. - Registration

3:30 p.m. - Panelists:

CAROL BURRIS, South Side High School, New York

TOM LOVELESS, Brookings Institution

MICHAEL PETRILLI, Thomas B. Fordham Institute

KEVIN WELNER, University of Colorado at Boulder

Moderator:

FREDERICK M. HESS, AEI

5:00 p.m. - Adjournment and Reception

Children and Federal-State Budget Trade-

Offs

Thursday, March 17, 8:45-10:30 a.m.

Urban Institute

2100 M Street NW

5th Floor

Breakfast will be provided at 8:45 a.m. The forum begins promptly at 9:00.

Register: http://www.eventbrite.com/event/1399888103

Panelists:

Harriet Dichter, national director, First Five Years Fund; former secretary, Pennsylvania Department of Public Welfare; founding deputy secretary, Office of Child Development and Early Learning

Olivia Golden, Institute fellow, Urban Institute; former assistant secretary for children and families, U.S.

Department of Health and Human Services; author, Reforming Child Welfare (moderator)

Roy Meyers, professor of political science, University of Maryland, Baltimore County; former analyst, Congressional Budget Office; editor, Handbook of Government Budgeting

Scott Pattison, executive director, National Association of State Budget Officers

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THE RAINBOW WARRIORS OF WAIHEKE ISLAND

The Rainbow Warriors of Waiheke Island

March 17, 6:30 p.m. Reception follows screening

Royal Netherlands Embassy

Auditorium

4200 Linnean Avenue NW

Ticket/Reservation Info:

FREE. Reservations required. Please contact Jeannettine Veldhuijzen by email at [email protected] or

call 202-274-2730 by March 15 (email reservations preferred).

A group of Greenpeace pioneers look back on their lives as environmental activists. Once they belonged to the crew

of the famous ship Rainbow Warrior and took part in a series of successful actions until a bomb attack put an end to

it. Now they are living together on Waiheke, a small New Zealand island. Have their ideals proven to be tenable,

and what has their activist past achieved for the world and for themselves? Directed by Suzanne Raes. Produced by

Lennart Pijnenborg.

It's the day that we've been rehearsing all year for, and on this day McFadden's will open the doors at 8:00 a.m.

with a complimentary breakfast buffet until 10:00 a.m.! Drink specials will run all day! Contests and cash

giveaways every hour until we close the doors!

Sign of the Whale will be throwing the party in midtown starting 11am! A bus will be running between the 2 stores

from 4pm-7pm to make sure that everyone experiences the best party in the city!


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C2YN (Countdown to Yuri's Night)

Local Artists Explore Human Spaceflight

(March 15 - April 30) OPENING RECEPTION

Thursday, March 17, 5:30 - 7:30 p.m.

Mezz Gallery

Artisphere

1101 Wilson Boulevard

Arlington , VA 22209

(703) 875-1100

Curated by Jared Davis, 19 artists exhibit work centered on the theme of Man's journey into space, by exploring both science-fact and science-fiction, these artists deliver unique perspectives on the cosmos. C2YN (Countdown to Yuri'sNight) launches the 50th anniversary of Cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin's first human spaceflight, which will be

celebrated at the Artisphere on April 9, 2011.

Opening Reception

Friday, March 18, 6:30-9:00 p.m.

Principle Gallery

208 King Street

Alexandria, VA 22314

(703) 739-9326

March is upon us and that means that a fresh batch of paintings from Kevin Fitzgerald will be in the gallery shortly!

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Kevin will be in attendance to talk with collectors about his fresh new works, documentary experience, and two

books -- 'Selected Works I' and 'Selected Works II'.

Our friends at new Old Town hot spot Red Rocks will be providing small bites from their delicious menu at the

opening on March 18th! They've been a staple in DC's Columbia Heights since 2007 and just expanded to

Alexandria at the end of last summer. Already a neighborhood favorite for us: firebrick pizza, house cured meats,

locally grown produce, and excellent libations.

Chesapeake Color

A special show and sale of works by

Stephen Day to benefit the Chesapeake Bay Foundation

Opening Reception


Susan Calloway Fine Arts

1643 Wisconsin Avenue NW


(202) 965-4601

Chesapeake Glow II

oil on canvas

48 x 36

In Stephen Day's abstract-realist seascapes, color--and in some cases texture--are the media and the message. Day's considerable domestic and international travel provides a continuous flow of subject matter, which he views through his semi-realist lens. Day's recent work focuses largely on the Chesapeake Bay and the abstract fusion of sky, land, and water.

Chesapeake Color is on view March 16-26.

During the reception for Chesapeake Color, Susan Calloway Fine Arts will be pleased to donate 35% of proceeds from sales of Day's Chesapeake Bay paintings to the Chesapeake Bay Foundation.

Susan Calloway Fine Arts specializes in contemporary art by local, regional, and international artists, antique American and European oil paintings, and a carefully chosen selection of 17th-19th century prints. The gallery also specializes in conservation framing using archival-quality materials and techniques, and in traditional French mat decoration. The gallery provides extensive art consulting services for business and residential clients and collaborates with architecture and design trades.

Gallery Hours: Tuesday through Saturday 10-5, Sunday and Monday by appointment

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CINDY KANE "Covered"

New Paintings on Magazine Covers

Opening Reception

March 18, 6:00-8:00 p.m.

Cross MacKenzie Gallery

1054 31st Street NW

(Canal Square)

Washington, DC 20007 (202) 337-7970

Cross MacKenzie Gallery is pleased to present new paintings on magazine covers by artist, Cindy Kane. A DC area native, Kane was brought up in a politically active family and remains keenly attuned to current affairs and its coverage. In her paintings on magazine covers, she engages in a dialogue with the coverage of the headlines as she juxtaposes her images with the magazine titles and all the publications' subject implies. Her observations and commentaries are sometimes poignant, often whimsical and always timely. A favorite is her exquisite painting of butterfly wings on the cover of "Worth" magazine - her meaning is clear - it is not the financial matters normally profiled within, that truly hold real value. On "Art in America" she renders a most delicate bird portrait, reminding us that no matter how skilled the artist, the work doesn't approach the magnificent art in nature. "TIME" magazine is transformed by her depiction of a humming bird whose wings beat at a rate unfathomable in a human's understanding of time and space. She addresses the bear and bull markets with close-ups of the beasts on "Economist" covers, she paints melting glaciers on "Coastal Living" and renders oceans ablaze on "Fortune" magazine. In addition to riffing on the national publications, Kane has painted on our local DC magazines such as DC, Capitol File, National Geographic, the Economist, The Atlantic and DC Luxury. Working directly on the magazines was a natural outgrowth of the artist's interest in collage and her earlier paintings incorporated maps, sheet music and children's drawings.

Cindy Kane is a prolific artist whose work has shown from California to NY and is included in numerous private and corporate collections across the country. Her artwork reflects the broad range of her interests from her children's innocent fantasy worlds to the serious issues in the news like the devastating wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. The power in her work lies in her ability to combine these worlds by delivering up their clashing content and opposing messages into a visually cohesive universe, weaving these human complexities into one idea. One is equally disturbed and comforted at the same time.

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Kane's 2009 installation work, "The Helmet Project" incorporates written artifacts from contemporary journalists' coverage of the news, into her painted sculptures of soldiers' helmets hanging in the round from the ceiling. She paid tribute to dozens of foreign correspondents that she admired by inviting them to contribute their actual notes, airline tickets, and other written evidence of their news coverage, for her 50 helmet collages. The names of her collaborators are familiar: Jacki Lyden, Scott Simon, Neal Conan, Geraldine Brooks, Charlayne Hunter- Gault, Dana Priest, Martha Raddatz among others.

Cindy Kane's magazine cover paintings continue her artistic dialogue with journalists and grounds her sophisticated painting in the germane contemporary issues covered. "My work reflects my sense of balance or instability as I observe the political and environmental tumult of our times. I am fascinated by migration patterns and the forces of nature, and I try to incorporate these issues into my paintings" - says the artist.

Bell Wine & Spirits

1821 M Street NW


(202) 223-4727

Wine Tastings


Saturday, March 19, 12:00-3:00 p.m.

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You are cordially invited to a book event for

Ten African Heroes: The Sweep of Independence in Black Africa

With authors

Ambassador Thomas Patrick Melady and Dr. Margaret Badum Melady


The Institute of World Politics

1521 16th Street NW


Please RSVP to [email protected]

Up close and personal, this book takes a look at African leaders who ignited independence in Black Africa

during the 1960s through the eyes of two American forerunners who knew them well. Thomas Melady, a

legendary diplomat, went with his wife Margaret to Africa as a young man to serve others and found himself

involved with leaders who would change the face of the continent. Everyone interested in the history, politics,

and religion of this great continent will enjoy their journeys.

Amb. Melady is an authority on Sub-Saharan Africa and Balkan Affairs and earned his Ph.D. from The Catholic

University of America. Margaret Melady is currently President of Melady Associates, a firm specializing in

public affairs and educational counseling.


Founded in 2008, FotoWeek DC is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization that has evolved from a citycentric photography festival to FotoDC, a multi-season tribute to photography in all its forms. FotoDC celebrates the

transformative power of photography through the exhibition of inspiring and provocative images, diverse programming, and collaboration with the local and international community. FotoWeek DC continues to

play a central role in FotoDC programming, with its annual festival in November.

New York Times columnist David Brooks discusses his new book, The Social Animal: The Hidden Sources of

Love, Character, and Achievement (Random House).

Friday, March 18, 12:00-2:00 p.m.

The Aspen Institute

One Dupont Circle NW

Suite 700


(202) 736-5800


Moderator: Walter Isaacson, President and CEO, The Aspen Institute

"Plastic Planet"

Friday March 18,

7:30 p.m.

Embassy of Austria

3524 International Court NW


Admission free

RSVP required: www.acfdc.org/events-registration or (202) 895-6776

We will start off the Environmental Film Festival with a screening of Plastic Planet, a movie by Austrian Director

Werner Boote. Boote himself will also attend the screening. The documentary will give us an insight into the

controversial and fascinating story of how an everyday material has made its way into our daily life: plastic. Plastic

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Planet takes its viewers on a tour across Europe, the United States, China, and India, while Boote interviews

manufacturers, government officials, and top experts on biology, pharmacology, and genetics in order to discuss

the perils of plastic and the threat it poses to both environmental and human health.

The IDB Cultural Center joins the DC Environmental Film Festival

to screen the Washington DC premiere of

Earth Keepers A Survival Guide for a Planet in Peril

(Canada, 2010, 83 min.) http://films.nfb.ca/earth-keepers/

In this documentary written and directed by Sylvie Van Brabant, and set to slam poetry, we meet the young

Québécois activist Mikael Rioux (at left) who founded Échofête, Quebec’s first environmental festival. He

takes us on a journey to meet seven visionaries:

The iconic Christian de Laet, and Ashok Khosla, the charismatic president of Development Alternatives, the

largest alternative development NGO in the world; as well as Karl-Henrik Robèrt, the brilliant Swedish

oncologist turned sustainable development guru.

Please join the Center for American Progress and OpenTheGovernment.org for a special presentation:

Sunshine Week 2011: The Road Forward on

Open Government

March 18, 12:00-1:30 p.m.

A light lunch will be served at 11:30 a.m.

Admission is free. Space is extremely limited. RSVP required. Seating is on a first-come, first-served basis and not guaranteed.

Center for American Progress 1333 H Street NW, 10th Floor Washington, DC 20005 RSVP to attend this event

The day after his inauguration, President Barack Obama committed his administration "to creating an unprecedented level of openness in Government." For this event during Sunshine Week—a yearly event to raise awareness of the importance of open government—OpenTheGovernment.org and the Center for

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American Progress are bringing together transparency experts from inside and outside government to discuss how far the administration's efforts have moved us, two years into the effort, to that goal. The event will assess progress from both a policy and a technical standpoint, and what more we can and should expect the administration to do to meet its goal. Panelists will also take questions from the live and viewing audience. The first panel will cover the policy aspects of the administration's Open Government Initiative. During the second panel, panelists will discuss the effect of technology on the way people get and use information, how the government is trying to fill that need, and the strengths and limitations of the administration's approach. Welcoming remarks: Reece Rushing , Director of Government Reform, Center for American Progress Panel one: Steven P. Croley, Special Assistant to the President for Justice and Regulatory Policy, White House Domestic Policy Council Gary Bass, Executive Director, OMB Watch David S. Ferriero, Archivist of the United States Panel two: Todd Park, Chief Technology Officer, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Sheila Krumholz, Executive Director, Center for Responsive Politics Jennifer LaFleur, Director of Computer-Assisted Reporting, ProPublica Tom Lee, Director, Sunlight Labs, Sunlight Foundation Moderated by: Patrice McDermott, Director, OpenTheGovernment.org

Nearest Metro: Blue/Orange Line to McPherson Square or Red Line to Metro Center

For more information, call 202-682-1611.

Art and Jewelry Show with Barbara Coleman and Ozlem Yildirim


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Washington-based artist, designer and

art dealer Barbara (Barbie) Coleman will present an exciting series of limited

edition hand-tinted etchings by award-winning Slovakian artist, Katarina

Vavrova, and several original turn of the century NOH Theatre Japanese

Woodblock Prints by the famed

Tsukioka Kogyo.

As an artist, Barbie lived, lectured and

exhibited her art in South America in the 1970s. Traveling extensively, she

assembled a massive collection of both

contemporary art and artifacts, and today deals in Japanese art and Asian

artifacts. She's the go-to-gal for young collectors trying to find some art that's

both fun and a good investment, too. Barbie has a strong sense of design and can help you pull off a sophisticated, eclectic look that will add a touch of international flair to

those big empty loft walls.

Ozlem Yildirim is a jewelry designer based in

Washington D.C. Originally from Turkey, her work has a

certain middle eastern influence. She works mainly with gemstones and various metals that she brings back from

her travels. Each piece of work contains gemstones and metals from different parts of the world making each

piece unique, interesting and beautiful.

"Love of Siam"


The Royal Thai Embassy



refreshments served

Free

RSVP Required: [email protected]

"Love of Siam"

Director: Matthew Chookiat Sakveerakul

Writer: Matthew Chookiat Sakveerakul

Cast: Sinjai Plengpanich, Chermarn Boonyasak, Mario

Maurer, Songsit Roongnophakunsri

Runtime: 150 mins

Mew and Tong were best friends as children, and Tong's sister, Tang, was a close confidant to them both but

disappeared mysteriously. Years later, Mew became a professional musician and happened to meet Tong for the

first time in years. The two waste no time getting reacquainted; while both of them have girlfriends, it becomes

clear that there's a bond between them that they've never felt with other people, and their friendship begins to

grow into something deeper.


Zoë Charlton: detail Paladins and Tourists 2011, graphite + gouache on paper.

OPENING EXHIBITIONS

ZOE CHARLTON: Paladins and Tourists MIA FEUER: Stress Cone COBLE/RILEY PROJECTS: Ascension / Immersion

Opening Reception


Conner Contemporary Art 1358 Florida Avenue NE


in the Historic Atlas/H Street Area. Gallery hours are Tuesday - Saturday 10-5pm

Zoë Charlton: Paladins and Tourists Mia Feuer: Stress Cone Coble/Riley Projects: Ascension / Immersion (March 19-April 30) Conner Contemporary Art is pleased to present concurrent exhibitions of “Paladins and Tourists,” featuring new drawings and video by Zoë Charlton; “Stress Cone,” a new sculptural installation by Mia Feuer; and the premier of “Ascension/Immersion,” a collaborative video project by Mary Coble and Blithe Riley. ZOE CHARLTON Zoë Charlton, best known for depicting sexualized bodies of black women, presents a new series of nude white male figures in her second solo exhibition with the Gallery, “Paladins and Tourists.” The themes of these large-scale drawings were inspired by the artist‟s interactions with young white male art models. Charlton observed, “It was interesting that some of the men made efforts to define themselves in relation to me as a black female artist. They seemed eager to align themselves with me by telling me about certain interests, like Reggae music, or about causes they support, like Water for Africa.” Charlton‟s experiences led her to conceive of her subjects as modern day paladins, or knights - who, instead of going into battle, volunteer and donate money - and as tourists - who sample unfamiliar, exotic cultures. Charlton adorned her bare, white male models with tokens of their social beliefs, or souvenirs of their cultural adventures. Rather than toting weapons and saddlebags, the “paladins” carry water bottles, and shoulder bags. The “tourists” wear passport pouches and African emblems. To symbolically enhance their male power, the artist posed the models in provocative stances and, in her depictions, increased the size of their sex organs. The theme of dominance interacts with that of exotic souvenir collecting to evoke historical traditions, including European colonization of foreign lands and the collecting culture of the Grand Tour. As these precedents reverberate in the predominance of Western paradigms in today‟s culture industry, Charlton‟s drawings suggest a cultural critique.

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Charlton delves further into a personal examination of colonialism and exotic objectification in “Untitled (Sarah Baartman)” a new video animation about Sarah Baartman (a South African slave who, in the early 19th century, was exhibited for public entertainment in England and France as a specimen of curiosity known as the “Hottentot Venus”). In the video, Charlton reverses the focus from Baartman‟s body to her consumer audience, re-imagining the way Baartman felt her difference as crowds of European spectators openly gawked at her on-stage. MIA FEUER Mia Feuer‟s “Stress Cone” is a special *gogo art projects exhibition featuring a large, site-specific sculptural installation modeled on electrical transformer stations. Feuer stated that she drew conceptual inspiration for this work from Michelangelo‟s depiction of matter receiving the spark of life in the Creation scene on the Sistine Chapel ceiling. By suspending a complex structure of muscular forms from the gallery‟s ceiling, the artist created a disarming presence in the gallery that may feel to viewers both familiar and disorienting. Feuer punctuated her industrial imagery, combining protruding vertical beams and pressure tanks, that allude to biological generation, with hot-colored elements and electrical insulators that may trigger emotional associations. She further enlivened the massive structure by representing clusters of water-dwelling leaches that appear to cling to and spread over the electrical structure. COBLE / RILEY PROJECTS Mary Coble and Blithe Riley make their collaborative debut with the Gallery as Coble/Riley Projects in their two-channel video “Ascension/Immersion.” On-site in the woods of Maine, the artist team transformed an abandoned decaying, spring house into a platform for performance by cutting two large holes in the roof, which allowed a sole performer (Coble) to enter the structure from above and then exit from below. We watch and listen as the protagonist repeatedly drops 5 feet into a pool of water inside the spring house, then climbs outside through the roof, to drop in the water yet again, with no explicit goal. The performer‟s sequential actions of emergence and ascension are visible simultaneously on the split screen, creating a sense of dislocated time. The continuous unfolding of an unexplained ritual within the format of “Ascension/Immersion” generates an absorbing visual rhythm, while the ambiguity of the video‟s imagery gives rise to various possible meanings that can attend the oscillation between internal and exterior states.

"Kutiyattam"

Saturday, March 19, 1:00 p.m.

Freer Gallery

Meyer Auditorium

Jefferson Drive at 12th Street SW

Free. Seating for films is available on a first-come, first-served basis. Auditorium doors will open

approximately 30 minutes before each show.

In Person: Adoor Gopalakrishnan, director

Kutiyattam Sanskrit theater originated in the Indian state of Kerala more than 2,000 years ago. With its stylized

gestures and colorful makeup and costumes, Kutiyattam is a mesmerizing and utterly unique theatrical tradition.

Actors must undergo at least ten years of training to master the sophisticated breath control and subtle muscular

movements required for its repertoire of performances, which can last up to 40 days. Renowned filmmaker

Adoor Gopalakrishnan (subject of a 2003 Freer retrospective) was granted special access to a famous 16th-

century Kutiyattam performance space (or Koothambala) to capture the essence of this fascinating form of

cultural expression. The resulting documentary follows performers through the rigorous training, meticulous

preparation, and dazzling performances that moved UNESCO to recognize Kutiyattam as part of the world’s

―intangible cultural heritage.‖ (dir.: Adoor Gopalakrishnan, India, 2001, 180 min., video, Sanskrit and

Malayalam with English subtitles)

STAN SQUIREWELL: INTERCONNECTED

(March 19- April 23)

Opening Reception


International Visions Gallery

2629 Connecticut Avenue NW


(202) 234-5112

The Seven Signs of Arrival. Pigment print, 14 x 28" (2011)

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INTERNATIONAL VISIONS GALLERY

Global Water and Population Films and Panel Discussion to Mark World Water Day

March 21, 6:00 p.m.

Carnegie Institution for Science

Elihu Root Auditorium

1530 P Street NW


FREE. RSVP appreciated at http://dceff-pulitzer.eventbrite.com.

Reception follows program

DHAKA’S CHALLENGE: A MEGACITY STRUGGLES WITH WATER, SANITATION AND HYGIENE (Bangladesh,

2011, 7 min.)

Over 1,000 people move to Dhaka every day, but almost two-thirds of Dhaka’s sewage is untreated and left to seep

into waterways and the ground. Tens of thousands of people die each year of cholera, diarrhea and other

waterborne diseases in Bangladesh – but the country is also an innovator in promising new approaches to

providing clean water and decent sanitation for all. Produced by Emmy Award Winner Stephen Sapienza.

DONGTING HU: A LAKE IN FLUX

(China, 2011, 5 min.)

The surface area of Dongting Lake has fallen by half in the last 70 years. Lying off of the great Yangtze River, it is

one of China's most important lakes. Land reclamation, pollution and over-fishing threaten its existence. Produced

by National Geographic China, Photographer Sean Gallagher.

WATER SCARCITY ON THE INDUS RIVER

(India/ Pakistan, 2010, 7 min.)

The recent Indus flood focused attention on too much water, but Pakistan's real problem is too little – and too

many people. This PBS NewsHour segment investigates how the impending water crisis might be related to

population growth and poorly planned development. Reporting by PBS NewsHour Correspondent Fred de Sam

Lazaro.

CHATTAHOOCHEE: FROM WATER WAR TO WATER VISION

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(USA, 2010, 8 min. clip)

For 20 years Alabama, Florida and Georgia have been locked in a fierce battle over one river – the Chattahoochee.

Through the eyes of ordinary people up and down its banks, the film explores what's at stake and asks the

question: Can differences be resolved before the waters run dry? Produced by Rhett Turner and Jonathan Wickham

for Georgia Public Broadcasting.

Discussion with Katherine Bliss, Director, Global Water Policy Project, Center for Strategic and International

Studies, and filmmakers Stephen Sapienza, Rhett Turner, Jonathan Wickham and Fred de Sam Lazaro, follows

screening. Moderated by Jon Sawyer, Executive Director, Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting.

Bodmer's Journey (Bodmers Reise)

March 21, 7:00 p.m.

Wine reception follows screening

Embassy of Switzerland

2900 Cathedral Avenue NW

(Metro: Woodley Park-Zoo/ Adams Morgan, Connecticut Ave. exit. Red line)

(Metrobuses: 96, X3, L1, L2, L4)


FREE. Reservations required. Please email [email protected].

Washington, D.C. Premiere

On May 17, 1832 the German ethnologist and naturalist Prince Maximilian zu Wied and the young Swiss artist Karl

Bodmer set out on a long and adventurous journey into the vast prairies of North America to explore and

document the Native Americans. Bodmer’s depictions of the tribal peoples he encountered are considered to be

some of the most accurate and detailed western images of contemporary Indian life. They were incorporated into

Maximilian’s published journal, “Travels in the Interior of North America.” Using entries from the journal,

filmmaker Luke Gasser recreates Bodmer’s adventures. Directed by Luke Gasser. Produced by Danny Ming.

Introduced by Norbert Bärlocher, Counselor, Head of Communications and Cultural Affairs, Embassy of

Switzerland. Discussion with filmmaker Luke Gasser follows screening.


The New Health Care Law: What a Difference a Year Makes

Monday, March 21, 1:00-5:30 p.m.

Cato Institute



When President Obama signed the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act into law on March 23, 2010, few

would have predicted what happened in the following year. Opposition to the law has led to Republican gains in

Congress, a House vote to repeal it, and two federal courts striking down part or all of the law as unconstitutional.

At this special half-day conference, being held one year after the House of Representatives passed the law, health

care experts will debate how the law has already affected America's health care sector, labor markets, and the

federal budget, and what impact it will have in the future. In addition, constitutional scholars will debate the merits

of the two dozen legal challenges that have been brought against the law and their likelihood of success before the

Supreme Court.

1:00 p.m. Opening Keynote Address

David Rivkin, Partner, Baker & Hostetler LLP, and attorney for plaintiffs in Florida v. HHS

Moderated by Edward H. Crane, President, Cato Institute

1:45 p.m. Impact on Health Care, Labor Markets, and Government Budgets

Michael F. Cannon, Director of Health Policy Studies, Cato Institute

Ron Pollack, Executive Director, Families USA

Douglas Holtz-Eakin, President, American Action Forum; former Director, Congressional Budget Office

Kavita Patel, M.D., Managing Director of Delivery-System Reform at the Engelberg Center for Health Care

Reform, Brookings Institution;

former Director of Policy for the White House Office of Public Engagement and Intergovernmental Affairs;

and former Deputy Staff Director

for the Senate HELP Committee chairman Senator Edward Kennedy

3:00 p.m. Break

3:15 p.m. Legal Challenges to the New Health Care Law

Roger Pilon, Vice President for Legal Affairs, Cato Institute

Neera Tanden, Chief Operating Officer, Center for American Progress

4:30 p.m. – 5:30 p.m. Closing Reception

This conference and reception are free of charge. To register:

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or call (202) 789-5229 by noon, Friday, March 18.

A Government Thumb on the Election Scale? POLICY FORUM

Tuesday, March 22, 4:00 p.m.

Reception To Follow

The Cato Institute



Featuring Nick Dranias, Director, Center for Constitutional Government, Goldwater Institute; and David H. Gans,

Director, Human Rights, Civil Rights, and Citizenship Program, Constitutional Accountability Center; moderated by

Roger Pilon, Vice President for Legal Affairs, Cato Institute.

Cato events, unless otherwise noted, are free of charge. To register for this event, please email

[email protected] or call (202) 789-5229 by noon, Monday, March 21, 2011. Please arrive early. Seating is

limited and not guaranteed.

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The District of Columbia

Library Association

Spring Lecture

Barrie Howard

NATIONAL DIGITAL INFORMATION

INFRASTRUCTURE AND PRESERVATION

PROGRAM,

LIBRARY OF CONGRESS

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Tuesday, March 22, 2011

6:00 to 7:00 p.m.

ALA Washington Office

1615 New Hampshire Avenue, N.W.

Metro: DuPont Circle

~light refreshments~

This program is free of charge; all are welcome

Please register at dcla.org/Events

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The Center for Latin American Studies cordially invites you to

Can Argentina Free Itself from Chavismo?

Tuesday, March 22, 12:00-3:00 p.m.

Complimentary lunch will be available.

Besty and Walter Stern Conference Center

Hudson Institute

1015 15th Street NW

6th Floor


RSVP: [email protected] Once considered the "Jewel of South America," Argentina is now suffering from runaway inflation and

declining regional influence. Argentina's foreign policy has taken an increasingly anti-American

direction. President Cristina Kirchner has taken cues from Hugo Chávez by attacking and intimidating

private companies, adopting statist anti-market policies. Moreover, Argentine Foreign Minister Hector

Timmerman speaks in increasingly anti-American rhetoric. Argentina, in short, is in step with

Venezuela.

Please join us for an in-depth discussion of the internal and external situation in Argentina. What

should the role of the U.S. be toward Argentina? How should a new U.S. Congress help foster

democracy and economic growth, development, and good governance towards our neighbors in the

Hemisphere?

Panel I---President Cristina Kirchner's Tilt toward Chavez?

Hugo Alconada, Author and lead investigative journalist for La Nacíon (Buenos Aires),

Martin Bohmer, Professor and Dean of the School of Law, University of San Andrés, Argentina

Arturo Contreras, Professor, Inter-American Defense College; retired Colonel, Chilean Army

Panel II—Argentine-U.S. Relations

Dan Fisk, VP for Policy and Strategy Planning, International Republican Institute

Lino Gutierez, CEO, Gutierrez Global LLC, and former U.S. Ambassador to Argentina

James Roberts, Research Fellow for Economic Freedom and Growth, Heritage Foundation

TALK:

"Learning by Playing"

Wednesday, March 23, 6:00-8:00 p.m., including refreshments

House of Sweden

2900 K Street NW


RSVP required: [email protected]

Do our children get enough play time? In a culture of over-scheduling, do we allow enough free time in our children’s



everyday lives? How can we combine traditional academic learning and learning through play? Join us for an interactive

evening discussion with leaders from Kulturhuset children’s center in Stockholm and the Children’s Museum in

Washington, D.C., and gain a deeper understanding of the power of the educational benefits of play.

SPIRITUAL SYMBOLS: A stunning exhibition of photographs by internationally renowned photojournalist

TILAK HETTIGE

Exhibit Inauguration with Chief Guest: His Excellency Jaliya Wickramasuriya

Ambassador of Sri Lanka

Wednesday, March 23 at 6:30 p.m.

Click below to attend the exhibit opening and reception. R.S.V.P

This exhibit of photographs depicting the symbols of the saffron robe and tilak (red dot or spiritual third eye) will be on display from March 23 through April 30 in the Gandhi Center. After the

inauguration, the exhibit may be viewed on Fridays and Saturdays from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. and by appointment.

Gandhi Memorial Center 4748 Western Avenue Bethesda, MD 20816

(301) 320-6871

69th SEASON OF CONCERTS Tanya Anisimova, cellist Lydia Frumkin, pianist

Wednesday, March 23, 12:10 p.m.

East Building Auditorium National Gallery of Art 4th Street & Constitution Avenue NW Washington, DC 20565 Music by Anisimova and Schubert Presented in honor of Women's History Month Concerts at the National Gallery of Art are free and open to the public on a first-come, first-seated basis.

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German Policy in Afghanistan - Between Multilateral Reflex and Domestic

Limitations

with Pia Niedermeier, DAAD/AICGS Fellow

comments by Heather Conley, Director and Senior Fellow of the Europe Program, CSIS

moderated by, Dr. Gale A. Mattox, Professor, U.S. Naval Academy/AICGS


American Institute for Contemporary German Studies

RGL Conference Room 1755 Massachusetts Avenue NW

Suite 700 Washington, DC 20036

Register: http://www.aicgs.org/eventregistration/add.aspx

Please join AICGS for a discussion with Pia Niedermeier, DAAD/AICGS Fellow and Research Assistant at the German Institute for International and Security Affairs (SWP), a Berlin-based foreign policy think tank, on "German Policy in Afghanistan - Between Multilateral Reflex and Domestic Limitations." The discussion will take place on Wednesday,

March 23, 2011; a light luncheon will be served.

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Under the Volcano: An Evening with Semiconductor

March 24, 8:00 p.m.

Ring Auditorium

Hirshhorn Museum

7th Street and Independence Avenue SW

Admission is free, but seating is limited and available on a first-come basis.

As Smithsonian Artist Research Fellows, Semiconductor (UK-based Ruth Jarman and Joe Gerhardt) spent three months at the Smithsonian Mineral Sciences Lab. Their insights into volcanoes, meteorites, and those who study them are at the core of a

three-screen work-in-progress, Worlds in the Making. The artists, who recently performed at After Hours and whose Magnetic

Movie, 2007, entered the Museum’s collection from Black Box, will screen and talk about their latest projects.

Presented in conjunction with the Environmental Film Festival in the Nation’s Capital.

How to Fix the CLASS Act

Thursday, March 24, 8:45-10:30 a.m.

2100 M Street NW

5th Floor

Breakfast will be provided at 8:45 a.m. The forum begins promptly at 9:00 a.m.

Register


Panelists:

• Marty Ford, co-chair, Consortium for Citizens with Disabilities (CCD) Long Term Services and Supports

Task Force

• Howard Gleckman, resident fellow, Urban Institute; author, Caring for Our Parents

• Richard Johnson, director, Program on Retirement Policy, Urban Institute (moderator)

• Rhonda Richards, senior legislative representative, AARP

• Allen Schmitz, principal and consulting actuary, Milliman, Inc.

• Brenda Spillman, senior fellow, Health Policy Center, Urban Institute

The Community Living Assistance and Supports (CLASS) Act, a provision of the landmark 2010 health law,

would create a government-run, voluntary long-term care insurance program. To its supporters, CLASS is

a major step towards a sustainable financing system for the care of both the frail elderly and younger

adults with disabilities. But many experts believe the CLASS design is deeply flawed. They fear that few

consumers will buy the insurance and the program will fail. Can CLASS be fixed? What changes are

needed?

Our panel of experts will debate the various proposals.

Register: http://www.johnniewalker.com/en-

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DEAR JOHNNIE

A Secret Society of Whisky Sipping

The only thing better than a club with a secret

handshake: an inner circle with an exclusive scotch

tasting. Enter Johnnie Walker’s House of Walker

event. Expect whisky sipping, insider secrets and a

chance to master your own blend.

Andrew W. Mellon Auditorium

1301 Constitution Avenue NW


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Thursday, March 24,

6:30 pm

8:30 pm

Friday, March 25

6:00 pm

8:00 pm

10:00 pm

Saturday, March 26

6:00 pm

8:00 pm

10:00 pm

Bourgeois Radicals: The NAACP and the Struggle for Colonial Liberation, 1941-1960


lectures begins at 6:30 p.m.

refreshments will be served from 6:00-6:30 p.m.

German Historical Institute

1607 New Hampshire Avenue NW

Washington DC 20009

RSVP: (202) 387-3355 or [email protected]

Speaker: Carol Anderson (Emory University)

African American civil rights activists early on conceived of their struggle for racial equality as part of a larger

struggle against colonialism in Africa, Asia, and South America. This lecture series brings together scholars from

both sides of the Atlantic to reflect on this booming field of African America history and to shed light on how both

African Americans' quest for equality and the responses to it transcended the borders of the United States.

Focusing on new actors and geographic regions, the series will offer a more comprehensive perspective on the civil

rights movement.

In 1993, shortly after his release from Robben Island, future President of South Africa Nelson Mandela addressed

the NAACP annual convention. Mandela told the Association members, who "had contributed everything from $20

bills to $1,000 checks in a fund-raiser for the ANC", that "‘We have come as a component part of the historic

coalition of organizations, to which the NAACP and the ANC belong that has fought for the emancipation of black

people everywhere.'"

Indeed, many of the strategies that brought about the collapse of apartheid - the isolation of South Africa in the UN,

boycotts, divestment, and media attention focused on the brutality of white supremacy - were designed by a

transnational team of activists in the late 1940s and early 1950s.

One of the first sustained skirmishes occurred when South Africa, swimming against the tide of colonial and racial

history, attempted in 1946 to annex the adjacent international mandate of South West Africa (current-day

Namibia). Pretoria was confident of UN approval for such an unprecedented move. Yet, into the breach -and into


the United Nations - stepped an unlikely duo, the Reverend Michael Scott and the National Association for the

Advancement of Colored People, to stop the absorption of 350,000 Africans into a white supremacist state.

This seemingly odd couple, a maverick, communist-leaning Anglican minister and a staid, staunchly anti-

communist bureaucratic organization, launched a skillful assault in the UN by linking the destructiveness of

colonialism with white supremacist domestic rule. Within the span of five hard-fought years, the NAACP and Scott,

wielding one human rights charter after the next, had carved out the political space in the UN for non-

governmental organizations to debunk the myth of the white man's burden and to challenge the legitimacy of

apartheid.

In her talk, Professor Anderson will explore the intersection of domestic and international history, recapturing the

vision and the actions of the black political center in the anti-colonial and global freedom movements.

About:

Carol Anderson is an Associate Professor of African American Studies. She received A.B. degrees in Political Science

and History and an M.A. in Political Science/International Relations from Miami University. She earned her Ph.D. in

History from Ohio State University.

GRAND OPENING OF ZIPPIN CHICKEN

2851 GEORGIA AVENUE NW

(CORNER OF GEORGIA AVENUE AND HARVARD STREET)

Zippin Chicken, located at 2851 Georgia Avenue NW, is proud to announce its grand opening, Friday, March

25, providing takeout Grilled, Bar-B-Que, and Fried Chicken, and meals at an affordable cost, serving the Howard

University and surrounding residential area. During the grand opening Zippin Chicken is offering a

complimentary 1 piece chicken dinner from 6:00 - 7:00 p.m.

Owner Douglas Jordan, who is also the owner of At Home Catering, is a leader in the Washington DC Public Charter

School family, and has provided healthy and nutritional meals to several DC Public Charter Schools for the past

nine year. At Home Catering is also located on Georgia Avenue at Harvard Street .

"Thai Film Week"

"Demon Warriors"

Friday, March 25, 6:30 p.m.




refreshments served

Free.


"Demon Warriors"

Director(s): Thanakorn Pongsuwan

Writer(s): Yukonthon Kaewtong, Thanakorn Pongsuwan

Cast: Somchai Khemglad, Shahkrit Yamnarm, Ray MacDonald.

Runtime: 106 mins

Opapatikas are extraordinary humans who have died and resurrected with special powers and immortality. Each

opapatika possess a unique power that other opapatikas dont have. Techit, a police detective, sacrifices his own life

to become one in order to fight other demon opapatikas who are trying to control the world


Hudson Institute cordially invites you to a discussion on...

How Should the U.S. Respond to the Prospect of

Islamist Governments?

Friday, March 25 12:00-2:00 p.m.

Lunch will be served

Betsy and Walter Stern Conference Center

Hudson Institute

1015 15th Street NW

6th Floor



With the fall of governments in Egypt and Tunisia and unrest in

Libya, Yemen, Bahrain, and Oman, policymakers are considering

the future political landscape in these and other Middle Eastern

countries. Recent press reports indicate that the Obama

administration is preparing for the prospect of Islamist

governments.

Is it possible to work with Islamist groups to further democracy

in the Middle East? To what extent should the United States

accept the rise of Islamist political forces? What will be the

interplay between Islam and democratic ideals? Would Islamist-

led governments accept women and non-Muslims as equal

under the law? Would they allow freedom of religion and

expression?

Panelists will include:

Ed Husain, Senior Fellow, Council on Foreign Relations

Hedieh Mirahmadi, President, World Organization for Resource

Development

Hillel Fradkin, Senior Fellow and Director, Center on Islam,

Democracy and the Future of the Muslim World, Hudson

Institute

Moderator: Nina Shea, Senior Fellow and Director, Center for

Religious Freedom, Hudson Institute


Washington Studio School is pleased

to present A Drawing Exhibition of

Deborah Kahn

March 21 to April 23

Join us Friday, March 25

for Events with the Artist:

Reception: 6:00-8:00 p.m.

Washington Studio School

2129 S Street NW


202) 234-3030

Located a few blocks north of Dupont Circle metro

In addition to the drawings that will be on exhibit at Washington Studio School, Deborah Kahn's paintings will be on view at the Bowery Gallery in New York City, April 26 through May 21.

Deborah Kahn graduated with an MFA in painting from Yale University in 1978. She has exhibited in New York at the Bowery Gallery and The Painting Center. For the past two years she has been included in group exhibitions at the Toyota Municipal Museum in Nagoya, Japan. Her work has been included in exhibitions in Philadelphia and Washington, D.C. She is represented by Les Yeux du Monde Gallery in Charlottesville, VA, and in September 2010 exhibited paintings at the Gross McCleaf Gallery in Philadelphia. In 2004 she was a recipient of the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation Grant. She has been teaching at American University since 1989. She has also taught at Dartmouth College, The New York Studio School, Yale University, Queens College, and Indiana University Bloomington.

Deborah Kahn writes: "I believe that art, like emotion, contains coexisting contradictions. My paintings are an attempt to make this idea concrete. Forms in the paintings move from one reality to another. Images appear masculine yet feminine. Feelings are intense yet quietly stated. Figures merge, becoming one. Movement created by fluctuating space is a metaphor for the mind's fluid movement between consciousness and the unconscious. Painting for me is a controlled connection to an inner world.

The pressure I put on myself is to make paintings where there is no separation between color and

drawing, where space has no beginning and no end. Nothing can be separate -- everything is part of a continuous space. Images, the skin of the paint, the colored marks must be one. The work must be whole, unified and full. The paintings must appear like living things: masses that cannot be penetrated. The hope is that I am creating work that represents my piece of the truth, my worldview, and my mind on the canvas."

Deborah Kahn's graphite and ink drawings are primarily abstract. Crosshatching and weaving line, Kahn builds densely formed graphite and ink drawings. Her imagery moves from figuration to abstraction. Always concerned with creating movement and space, Kahn constructs drawings that seem fluid and whole. Her work expresses her desire to create drawings where lines become volumes and shapes become moving forms.

It is through her drawing that Kahn continues the lifelong process of learning about the language of painting and drawing. The walls of her studio are filled with pencil and ink drawings. These drawings are worked from old master reproductions, from objects and space around her, and from her imagination. By drawing from old master reproductions, she examines how painters and sculptors construct space. It is through drawing that she discovers about the inner workings of her own painting process. Her drawings are not preparations for painting, but rather are complete thoughts. Often, they are made at the end of a painting day or when a break is needed from the act of painting. They are drawings in the true sense of the words "to draw from" or "extract" because they simultaneously draw from the lessons of the old masters and from the traces of thought, exploration, memory and possibilities in Kahn's own work. They are their own entities - meditations, depositories, and works of art.

23 Things They Don't Tell You About Capitalism

A Book Event with Ha-Joon Chang

On March 25th, please join the New America Foundation and the

Center for Economic Policy and Research as Ha-Joon Chang

discusses his latest book, 23 Things They Don't Tell You About

Capitalism (Bloomsbury USA, January 2011).

With the help of the 'Dead Presidents' on U.S. currency, Walt

Disney's Rescuers, an Indian bus driver named Ram, and

sheep-burning French farmers, 23 Things They Don't Tell You

About Capitalism tells the story of capitalism as it is, and shows

how capitalism as we know it can be -- and should be -- made better.

Ha-Joon Chang teaches in the Faculty of Economics at the University of Cambridge. His books include the

international bestseller Bad Samaritans: The Myth of Free Trade and the Secret History of Capitalism and

Kicking Away the Ladder, winner of the 2003 Myrdal Prize. In 2005, Chang was awarded the Leontief Prize

Friday, March 25, 12:15-1:45

p.m. New America Foundation

1899 L Street NW Suite 400


for Advancing the Frontiers of Economic Thought.

Light refreshments will be provided.

Featured Speaker

Ha-Joon Chang, Faculty of Economics, University of Cambridge

Author, Bad Samaritans: The Myth of Free Trade and the Secret History of Capitalism and Kicking Away

the Ladder

Moderator

Michael Lind, Policy Director, Economic Growth Program

New America Foundation

To RSVP for the event, click on the red button or go to the event page:

http://newamerica.net/events/2011/23_things

For questions, contact Stephanie Gunter at (202) 596-3367 or [email protected].

Part of "Thai Film Week"

"Dynamite Warrior"

Saturday, March 26. 3:00 p.m.



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Free


"Dynamite Warrior"

Director : Chalerm Wongpim

Writer: Chalerm Wongpim

Cast : Dan Chupong, Panna Rittikrai

Runtime: 99 mins

After seeing his parents murdered by a tattoo-covered killer with supernatural martial art powers, Siang vows

to avenge their tragic deaths. When Siang learns that the murderous maniac who slew his parents also runs

with a group of cattle rustlers, his mission of vengeance takes on a larger task of stopping the group's illegal

activities.

Culture Wars: Then and Now"

Saturday, March 26 from 9:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m.

Corcoran

500 17th Street NW


Free. Pre-registration encouraged:

https://getinvolved.corcoran.org/culturewars

Presented in partnership by Transformer, The National Coalition Against Censorship, and the Corcoran Gallery of Art

and College of Art + Design.

In light of recent censorship by the Smithsonian Institution and threats from some congressional leaders to pull

arts funding from national arts institutions (including the National Endowment for the Arts), this day of panels and

presentations examines the Culture Wars of the late 1980s and early 1990s, and how freedom of expression and

public support for the arts are currently being debated. Panel discussions include: Censorship Examined; Culture

Wars Redux; Give Me a Revolution: Artist Responses to Censorship; Free Speech and Arts Funding.


https://getinvolved.corcoran.org/culturewars

The Sixtieth A. W. Mellon Lectures in the Fine Arts:

"The Twelve Caesars: Images of Power from Ancient Rome to Salvador Dalí"

by Mary Beard, professor and chair of the faculty board of classics, University of Cambridge

Sunday, March 27, 2:00 p.m.

East Building Concourse, Auditorium

National Gallery of Art

4th Street and Constitution Avenue NW


Mary Beard, professor of classics, University of Cambridge, delivers the 60th Mellon lectures. The six-part

series explores the astonishing variety of images of Roman emperors, from ancient to modern. Beard also

discusses how striking and sometimes disturbing these images of ancient power still are, from the hints of

luxury and excess they convey to the idea that any ineffectual modern politician is like a new emperor Nero—

fiddling while Rome burns.

Gender in Development Workgroup Event:

"Women Confronting Violence and Impunity in Guatemala"

For Women's Right to Live-2011 Speakers Tour with Sandra Morán

Monday, March 28, 12:00-1:15 p.m.

The QED Group, LLC

1250 Eye Street NW

Suite 1100

A light lunch will be provided by Juárez & Associates, Inc.

RSVP:

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Please join the SID-Washington Gender in Development Workgroup at an event featuring

internationally recognized human rights activist, Sandra Morán. Ms. Morán has worked

with the Guatemalan women's and feminist movement for the past 20 years and is a

founder of the Sector de Mujeres (Women's Sector), an alliance of 33 women's

organizations throughout Guatemala. As a representative of the Sector de Mujeres, Ms.

Morán was the driving force and founder of the National Women's Forum, a body that

generated participation and proposals for women's public policy after the 1996 Peace

Accords were signed to end the 36-year internal conflict.

The Guatemala Human Rights Commission/USA (GHRC) launched the For Women's

Right to Live campaign in 2005 to end the brutal violence against women in Guatemala

that has claimed the lives of over 5,000 young women since 2000. There have been fewer

than 30 firm court sentences, including both convictions and acquittals.

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Kelsey Alford-Jones, Acting Director of GHRC, will accompany the 2011 Speakers Tour,

interpret for Ms. Morán, and provide action steps for audiences to support women's rights

in Guatemala, under GHRC's campaign For Women's Right to Live.

Speakers:

Sandra Morán, Director, Sector de Mujeres, Guatemala

Kelsey Alford-Jones, Acting Director, Guatemala Human Rights Commission

For more information about this event, please e-mail Janel Poché at

[email protected].

Salon Contra with Sharon Louden

Artist Sharon Louden and Peggy Parsons, Curator of Film at the NGA,

discuss "Carrier" (which will be screened at the National Gallery of Art this month).

Monday March 28 from 7:00 to 9:00 p.m.

@ Pink Line HQ, location mailed upon RSVP


MAURICIO NÁDER (PIANO)

TOQUE LATINOAMERICANO!

Sonatas and Dances from Latin America

March 29, 7:00 p.m.

Mexican Cultural Institute

2829 16th Street NW


Blocks from Columbia Metro Station | Street parking available after 6:30 p.m.

FREE ADMISSION. SEATING IS LIMITED.

RSVP RECOMMENDED: [email protected]

Music by Ponce (Mexico), Villa-Lobos (Brazil), López Gavilán (Cuba), del Águila (Uruguay), Aranda* (Mexico) and Ginastera (Argentina).

Mexican pianist Mauricio Náder (b. 1967) presented his first piano recital at the age of nine years old and ten years later debuted at Mexico's Palacio de Bellas Artes as a soloist with the National Symphony Orchestra. Winner of the First Prize in the International "Bartók-Kabalevsky" Piano Competition (1996), Mr. Náder studied at the National Music Conservatory (Mexico), the University of Houston (BM) and the Eastman School




of Music (MM), where he was unanimously awarded the Performers' Certificate. He studied under Carlos Bueno, María Teresa Rodríguez, Nancy Weems and Anton Nel.

NATIONAL JOURNAL INSIDERS CONFERENCE

Every week, National Journal subscribers consult the Insiders for a revealing survey of what's really on the

minds of Washington.

This vital insight will now inform a half-day conference featuring insiders from a variety of sectors sharing

their unique perspectives on the issues destined to shape the political and legislative agenda in 2011 and

beyond.

From energy and education to technology and national security to what's next for the economy and the 2012

races, the Insiders conference brings to life one of the most popular features of the magazine.

The conference will also feature an economy focused breakout workshop entitled "Deficit Reduction v.

Investment: How to Spur Economic Growth". Jim Tankersley, Economics Correspondent for National

Journal, and a panel of experts will take an in-depth look at the major economic policy battles likely to come

before Congress this year and the choices Republicans and Democrats, Congress and the Obama

administration will face in a polarized Washington.

March 29

8:00am - 1:30pm

Grand Hyatt Washington

Independance Ballroom

1000 H Street, NW

Washington, DC

Light breakfast and lunch will be served

For free event registration, please visit: http://njinsiders.eventbrite.com

CONFERENCE AGENDA:

8:00 a.m. – 8:30 a.m. Registration

8:30 a.m. Welcome and Introductions

8:35 a.m. – 9:15 a.m. Keynote Remarks

Rep. Steny Hoyer, Democratic Whip, U.S. House of Representatives

9:30 a.m. – 10:45 a.m. Center Stage: Cooperation or Confrontation?

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An in-depth look at the major legislative battles likely to come before the 112th Congress and

the choices Republicans and Democrats will face in a polarized Washington.

11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Breakout Workshops

1. Economy

Deficit Reduction v. Investment: How to Spur Economic Growth

2. Energy

Energy Security: The Role of Government and the Private Sector in Developing Alternative Fuels

3. National Security

The Defense Budget and Future Force Structure

12:15 p.m. – 1:30 p.m. Center Stage: Looking Forward to 2012

National Journal and a panel of experts will explore Republicans and Democrats face their respective

political challenges heading into the 2012 campaign cycle.

MODERATORS:

James A. Barnes

Insiders Poll Director, National Journal

Coral Davenport

Energy and Environment Correspondent, National Journal

James Kitfield

Senior Correspondent, National Journal

Jim Tankersley

Economics Correspondent, National Journal

Major Garrett

Congressional Correspondent, National Journal

FEATURING:

Rep. Steny Hoyer

Democratic Whip, U.S. House of Representatives

Gov. Howard Dean

Senior Strategic Advisor, McKenna Long & Aldridge

Rep. Thomas Davis, III

Director of Federal Government Affairs, Deloitte

Sara Fagen

Founder, BlueFront Strategies

Carl Forti

Political Director, American Crossroads

Steve Elmendorf

President, Elmendorf Strategies Inc.

Tad Devine

President, Devine Mulvey LLC

Dean Baker

Director, Center for Economic and Policy

Gordon Adams

Professor of U.S. Foreign Policy, School of International Service, American University

David Berteau

Senior Adviser and Director of Defense-Industrial Initiatives Group, CSIS

Mark Mellman

President & CEO, The Mellman Group

Michael Ettlinger

Vice President for Economic Policy, Center for American Progress

JacquesGansler

Graduate Professor, University of Maryland

Note to Government Employees: In deference to the letter and spirit of applicable ethics regulations, this

educational event is not intended for politically-appointed federal executive branch officials or state and local

government employees. A description of this event - written for government ethics office review - may be

requested by writing [email protected].

Women, Reconstruction, and the Challenges of Civil Society in Afghanistan


George Washington University

Elliott School of International Affairs

Room 505

1957 E Street NW

RSVP: http://womenandreconstruction.eventbrite.com/

Rangina Hamidi, Founder, Kandahar Treasure Palwasha Hassan, Women's Rights Activist; Founder, Afghan Women's Network; Fellow, United States Institute of Peace

Patricia Liedl, Journalist; Independent Media Consultant Mariam Atash Nawabi, Founding Member, Afghanistan Advocacy Group

Barmak Pahzwak, Afghanistan Program Officer, United States Institute of Peace; Former Senior International Adviser to

the Minister of Rural Rehabilitation and Development, Afghanistan

This roundtable features speakers from Afghanistan, Canada, and the U.S. who will discuss the challenges, successes,

and failures of various aspects of reconstruction in Afghanistan as it relates in particular to women and girls. The war in

Afghanistan has become a staple of daily news in the U.S., yet there has been comparatively less discussion about the



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successes and failures of non-military strategies for stabilizing and rebuilding Afghanistan that are being pursued. Even

less discussion has revolved around the question of how women have contributed to these pursuits, and with what results.

The discussion pivots on five thematic points: building civil society, political participation, security, advocacy, and business

and enterprise.

Sponsored by Institute for Public Diplomacy and Global Communication, Department of Religion, the Women's Studies Program, the School of Media and Public Affairs (SMPA), the Afghan Students' Association (ASA)


The Center for Australian and New Zealand Studies

invites you to

"A View from Inside: How Australia Avoided Recession"

with Chris Barrett, Wilson Center Australian Scholar


ICC Room #232

Please RSVP to [email protected]

Lunch provided

Australia was one of the very few economies to avoid recession during the global financial crisis. Commentators cite

several possible reasons for this performance, including a significant loosening of monetary policy, relatively strong

growth in China, the resilience of Australia’s banking system and the legacy of two decades of economic reforms. But it

is also the case that Australia implemented one of the largest and earliest fiscal stimulus packages of any advanced

economy. Chris Barrett will discuss the contribution made by fiscal policy to this strong economic performance; what

this says about the effectiveness of fiscal stimulus more generally; and the lessons policymakers have learnt from this

episode.

Chris Barrett is the Australian Scholar at the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars, conducting a research

project examining the origins, design, and implementation of the Australian government's fiscal stimulus packages in

response to the global financial crisis of 2008-09. Chris was chief of staff to Wayne Swan, Deputy Prime Minister and

Treasurer of Australia from 2007 to 2010. He previously served as deputy secretary and head of cabinet office in the

Victorian Department of Premier and Cabinet and prior to that as a senior adviser to the Hon Kim Beazley as Leader of

the Federal Opposition. He has a Masters in Public Policy from the Woodrow Wilson School at Princeton University, as

well as Master of Arts, Bachelor of Commerce, and Bachelor of Arts degrees from the University of Melbourne.

You are cordially invited to a lecture on

The Intellectual Challenge of Islamism

with Professor Douglas E. Streusand



The Institute of World Politics 1521 16th Street NW


Please RSVP to [email protected].

Allie Dryden

Administrative Assistant for Business Functions

School of Library and Information Science

Catholic University


Tel: 202-319-6138

The 27th Annual


Marvin Gaye Day Celebration

Saturday, April 2, 2011 11:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m.

The Historical Society of Washington DC

801 K Street NW

Washington , DC 20001

Presented by The African American Music Association, Inc. & the Historical Society of Washington , DC

Project Create annual art auction

Reception and silent auction

April 7, 6:30 p.m.

Paul Hastings

875 15th Street NW

REYES+DAVIS 2853 Ontario Road NW, Washington DC 20009Structure Gallery at the Artery Plaza Building 7200 Wisconsin Ave, Bethesda MD April 8 – May 13, 2011

"The Portrayal of America through Austrian Literature" lecture

by Dr. Wolfgang Müller-Funk

Tuesday, April 12, 7:30 p.m.

Embassy of Austria

3524 International Court NW

Washington DC 20008

Admission free

RSVP required: www.acfdc.org/events-registration or (202) 895-6776

Dr. Müller-Funk is a learned Austrian Literature and Cultural Scientist, who studied German, History, Philosophy

and Spanish at the University of Munich. Since 1993, Dr. Müller-Funk has been teaching at the Universities of

Vienna and Klagenfurt. From 1998- 2002 he was Professor for German Studies at the University of Birmingham

and at the moment he is Professor for Cultural Studies at the University of Vienna. Wolfgang Müller-Funk will hold

a lecture on The Portrayal of America through Austrian Literature. This event is part of the Zeitgeist series, a

contemporary German-Language Literature circle initiated by Austria, Germany, Liechtenstein and Switzerland.

http://www.acfdc.org/events-registration

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