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Calendar
- DecEmployment: A Human Right — IPS' John Cavanagh joins in a discussion with Congressman John Conyers, Jr. on International Human Rights Day.
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- NovTipped Over The Edge — Join the Institute for Policy Studies, Restaurant Opportunities Centers United-DC, and Busboys & Poets for a cutting edge forum on how raising the minimum wage and providing paid sick days for tipped workers will help mitigate inequality in Washington, D.C.
26 - NovFilm: The State of Arizona — An IPS and Community Cinema [DC] preview that captures the explosive emotions and complex realities behind Arizona’s headline-grabbing struggle with illegal immigration.
24 - NovAuthor Event: Gbagba: A Children's Book — Institute for Policy Studies and Howard University’s African Studies Department sponsor the D.C. book launch of "Gbagba" by Robtel Neajai Pailey exploring issues of integrity, accountability, and corruption through a beautifully illustrated children’s narrative.
20 - NovInside The African American Home: At The Table Where The Personal Meets The Political — The 2nd E-Forum, a conversation with Shakeema Smalls and Anton House, moderated by E. Ethelbert Miller and co-sponsored with the Institute for Policy Studies.
19 - NovDrones Around the Globe — Institute for Policy Studies, CODEPINK, The Nation Magazine, and the Center for Constitutional Rights invite you to an International Drone Summit.
16 - NovAuthor Event: Foreclosing The Future — IPS joins Teaching for Change bookstore, Busboys and Poets, and others to welcome Bruce Rich to discuss and sign his new book on "the world bank and the politics of environmental destruction."
11 - NovAuthor Event: The Democratic Republic of Congo: Between Hope and Despair — IPS' Foreign Policy In Focus project is pleased to join Busboys & Poets and Friends of the Congo for this reading and signing by author Michael Deibert.
11 - NovAuthor Event: From the Mines to the Streets: A Bolivian Activist's Life — A discussion and book signing with visiting author activists Félix Muruchi about Bolivia’s current process of change and indigenous rights.
07 - NovFilm: Fire In The Blood — IPS Global Economy and Foreign Policy In Focus projects co-sponsor this a shocking exposé of how pharmaceutical companies use patent law to keep profits unconscionably high even at the expense of peoples’ lives.
06 - NovInaugural Freedom Plow Award for Poetry & Activism — Join IPS, Split This Rock and The CrossCurrents Foundation in recognizing Eliza Griswold for her work collecting and introducing the folk poems of Afghan women to America.
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