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African Studies Association 54th Annual Meeting

Marriott Wardman Park Hotel 2660 Woodley Road NW, Washington, DC, United States

The ASA Annual Meeting is the largest gathering of Africanist scholars in the world. With an average attendance of 1,400 scholars and professionals, the conference offers more than 200 panels and roundtables, scholarly and professional plenary and institutional events, awards and prizes, as well as discussion groups, an international exhibit hall, and an on-demand film to appreciate the teaching, research, and professional results of Africanist scholars and that of their colleagues.

Liberia at the Crossroads

Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies 1619 Massachusetts Ave, NW, Rome Building Room 200 , Washington, DC, United States

As Liberia continues to rebuild after its long civil conflict, few issues pose a greater challenge than cementing democratic gains and ensuring natural resources are managed sustainably. Two discussions will address these crucial subjects, focusing upon the recent general election and the status of the rapidly developing oil sector.

China and Resource Rights Conflicts around the World

Telephone Conference Washington, DC, United States

You're invited to join a tele-conference with Michelle Chan on Chinese investment in natural resource extraction and exploitation around the world. The world has been growing sharply in the past decade - as a result, so have conflicts with the local communities who rely on natural resources.

Author Event: African Sexualities: A Reader

Busboys & Poets - 14th & V 2021 14th Street NW, Washington, DC

During her visit to Washington, Dr. Tamale will be discussing her groundbreaking new book African Sexualities: A Reader, published by Pambazuka Press, which examines African sexualities and investigates the intersections between sex, power, masculinities, and femininities.

Author Event: The Unconquered: In Search of the Amazon’s Last Uncontacted Tribes

Busboys & Poets - 14th & V 2021 14th Street NW, Washington, DC

Teaching for Change/Busboys and Poets, Amazon Watch, Friends of the Earth US, Greenpeace US, and Institute for Policy Studies Invite You for a Special Book Event with Scott Wallace, author of the book,THE UNCONQUERED: In Search of the Amazon’s Last Uncontacted Tribes.

Hidden Forms of Human Trafficking: A Critical, Gendered Discussion

American University 4400 Massachusetts Ave NW, East Quad Building (EQB) Lounge , Washington, DC, United States

Join panelists who will address the hidden forms of trafficking for economic exploitation, which include domestic servitude, agricultural work, fishing industries, and forced begging. Let’s learn from their experiences and discuss the gendered, politicized dimensions of this modern day form of human slavery.

Author Event: Border Crossings: A Spiritual Journey In Medicine

Home of Sharon & Gar Alperovitz 2317 Ashmead Place, NW, Washington, DC, United States

Please join Sharon and Gar Alperovitz and the Institute for Policy Studies in celebrating the publication of Ann Barnet's Border Crossings, A Spiritual Journey In Medicine at the home of Sharon and Gar Alperovitz.

New York Screening: Will The Real Terrorist Please Stand Up

New School for Social Research 66 Fifth Avenue, New York, Ny, United States

Will The Real Terrorist Please Stand Up documents this history involving the CIA, violence, and the 5 Cubans serving long sentences in U.S. prisons. The film features an interview with Gerardo Hernandez, one of the Cuban Five who is currently serving life imprisonment in Victorville Maximum Security Prison for "conspiracy to commit espionage."  Landau also interviews Luis Posada Carriles, Orlando Bosch, and others who have acknowledged perpetrating acts of terrorism in Cuba as “freedom fighters.” Delightful surprises are appearances in the film by Fidel Castro and Danny Glover.

Senate Briefing: Democratic Republic of the Congo 2011 Elections

Capitol Visitors Center S-115 First Street and East Capitol Street, NE, Room SVC 203 and SVC-202, Washington, DC, United States

On November 28th the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) held its second presidential and parliamentary election since the devastating war that began in 1996 and continues to claim lives in the eastern part of the country. Assassinations, intimidation, and other human rights violations have been reported since the electoral process started. On December 6th, 2011 the preliminary presidential election results are expected to be announced. This December 6th briefing will address the significance of the elections and recommendations of the Mapping Exercise Report to US Foreign Policy.

Author Event: America Beyond Capitalism

Busboys & Poets - 14th & V 2021 14th Street NW, Washington, DC

Celebrate the release of the new edition of Gar Alperovitz' America Beyond Capitalism, a sweeping analysis of the emerging long-term pathways toward an evolutionary reconstruction of our economic system. Thousands of experiments across the country are building new forms of cooperative and community controlled economic institutions and quietly laying the groundwork for a transition away from capitalism, to a new system grounded in ecological sustainability, the democratization of wealth, and real democracy.

Executive Pay, Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform, and Consumer Protection Act

AFL-CIO 815 16th Street., NW, Washington, DC, United States

Sarah Anderson, a co-author of 18 annual IPS "Executive Excess" reports, will speak at this conference on CEO pay reforms in the Dodd-Frank legislation, along with other academic, labor, and financial industry experts. 

Land Grabs in Africa and Global Investment

Telephone Conference Washington, DC, United States

Even as food insecurity and famine is deepening in Africa, massive swaths of land are being sold off to international investors with little transparency or accountability, in massive land grabs that are hurting communities and smallholder farmers. Please join us for a discussion with Anuradha Mittal, Executive Director of the Oakland Institute to discuss the Institute’s findings in its new report on land grabs in Africa and how communities are fighting for their rights and their livelihoods in the face of this growing threat.

IPS Holiday Party 2011

IPS Holiday Party 2011

You're invited to what might be the best IPS holiday party ever! Join us at the 5th and K street Busboys & Poets for food, beverages, great music, our annual holiday skit, an auction and raffle of wonderful items, and a gathering of positive and progressive people.

Demonstration Against Trade Agreements at World Bank

Demonstration Against Trade Agreements at World Bank

Murrow Park, The World Bank Headquarters 1818 H Street, NW, Washington, DC, United States

A Canadian company called Pacific Rim is seeking to exploit gold reserves in El Salvador by opening a mine that could poison the water supply for more than half the nation’s population. Four Salvadoran anti-mining activists have been assassinated during the course of the struggle over these resources. Now, Pacific Rim is suing El Salvador for up to hundreds of millions of dollars under the U.S.-Central America “Free Trade” Agreement for not approving a mining license. Please encourage your friends to come to the demonstration at the World Bank on Thursday at noon.