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Just a reminder to say, there is just 4 days to go until our first film screening for October 2010. If you have not yet confirmed your place, please do so as soon as possible. If you have already confirmed your place, I thank you and look forward to seeing you over the coming weeks.

Black History Studies in association with PCS have put together a series of educational film screenings. Please see below for details of our upcoming film screenings in October:

• Friday 1st October 2010- Egalite for All: Toussaint Loverture and the Haitian Revolution
  
  
• Friday 8th October 2010- Nat Turner: A Troublesome Property
  
  
• Sunday 10th October 2010- MOTHERLAND
  
  
• Friday 15th October- Marcus Garvey: Look for Me in the Whirlwind
  
  
• Friday 29th October 2010- Apocalypse Africa: Made in America

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EGALITE FOR ALL: TOUSSAINT LOUVERTURE AND THE HAITIAN REVOLUTION

Friday 1st October 2010 It was the only successful slave insurrection in history. It grasped the full meaning of French revolutionary ideas and used them to create the world's first black republic. It elevated a former slave, Toussaint Louverture, to such international fame that admirers ranked him on par with George Washington. It was the Haitian Revolution, a movement of admirable aspirations... and appalling destructions. Vaguely remembered today, the Haitian Revolution of 1791- 1804 traumatized planters in the American South and inspired U.S slaves. Egalite for all explores this history through music, voodoo ritual, powerful recreations, and insightful writers and historians. Running time: 60 minutes Director: Noland Walker There will be a discussion after the screening. The film screening will take place on Friday 1st October 2010 from 7pm to 9pm at the PCS HEADQUARTERS (CLAPHAM JUNTION), 160 Falcon Road, Clapham Junction, London, SW11 2LN. (3 minutes walk from Clapham Junction mainline station. Buses to the venue 35, 37, 39, 49, 77, 87, 156, 170, 219, 239, 319, 337, 334, 345, C3, G1). Nearest Train/Tube Station: Clapham Junction. Doors open at 6.00pm. The screening will start at 7pm sharp!!! Hot food will be on sale. There will be an entry fee of £4 per person. In order for us to manage seating and room layout, we would be grateful if all who are attending this event could confirm their attendance in advance. Please confirm via email info@blackhistorystudiesproductions.com how many of you will be attending this event. Please can you also notify any cancellations made after confirmation.

NAT TURNER: A TROUBLESOME PROPERTY

Friday 8th October 2010 Nat Turner's slave rebellion is a watershed event in America's long and troubled history of slavery and racial conflict. Nat Turner: A Troublesome Property is about the multiple ways in which that moment has been remembered and interpreted by historians, novelists, dramatists and artists. This film evaluates the authenticity of the earliest source, The Confessions of Nat Turner, assembled by white Virginia lawyer from jailhouse interviews. It then follows the history of the controversy over the Nat Turner story. Alvin Poussaint and Ossie Davis recall how Nat Turner became a hero in the Black community. Running time: 60 minutes There will be a discussion after the screening. The film screening will take place on Friday 8th October 2010 from 7pm to 9pm at the PCS HEADQUARTERS (CLAPHAM JUNCTION), 160 Falcon Road, Clapham Junction, London, SW11 2LN. (3 minutes walk from Clapham Junction mainline station. Buses to the venue 35, 37, 39, 49, 77, 87, 156, 170, 219, 239, 319, 337, 334, 345, C3, G1). Nearest Train/Tube Station: Clapham Junction. Doors open at 6.00pm. The screening will start at 7pm sharp!!! Hot food will be on sale. There will be an entry fee of £4 per person. In order for us to manage seating and room layout, we would be grateful if all who are attending this event could confirm their attendance in advance. Please confirm via email info@blackhistorystudiesproductions.com how many of you will be attending this event Please can you also notify any cancellations made after confirmation.

MOTHERLAND- a story of a continent and its people

Sunday 10th October 2010 Motherland (Enat Hager) is a bold, epic journey through Africa with a authentic African voice. Fusing history, culture, politics, and contemporary issues, Motherland sweeps across Africa to tell a new story of a dynamic continent. From the glory and majesty of Africa's past through its complex and present history. Motherland looks unflinchingly toward a positive Pan-African future. With breathtaking cinematography and a fluid soundtrack sculpted by Sona Jobarteh, Motherland is a beautiful illustration of global African diversity and unity. Motherland is a breathtaking film, which sweeps the continent of Africa. With an all-star cast, it is a vivid cinematic centrepiece washed with an African aesthetic. A bold empowering sophisticated story of Africa, which in progressive dignity reaffirming terms looks at Africa's past, present and future. Motherland is an epic and unprecedented entry into the canon of African-owned cinema, which charts the glory and majesty of the Motherland (Enat Hager). Motherland is a film that unapologetically calls for African unity, self-determination and the African rebirth. The film features some of the greatest minds from Africa and the Diaspora; Harry Belafonte , Meles Zenawi, Nicole C. Lee, Gamal Nkrumah, Tony Browder, Musa Njoko, Haki R. Madhubuti, Frances Cress Welsin, Tsedenia Gebremarkos, Hakim Quick, Jacob Zuma, Didymus Mutasa, Dr.Kwadwo Osei-Nyame, Jeff Radebe, Molefi Asante, Maulana Karenga, Kimani Nehusi, Desta Meghoo, Hakim Adi, Esther Stanford, Mohammad Ibn Chambas, Mulugeta Asrate, Amina Salum Ali, Sheik Elias Redman, Adama Samassekou Samia Suluhu Hassan. The film screening will take place on Sunday 10th October 2010 from 1pm to 4pm at the PCS LEARNING CENTRE (VICTORIA), 3rd Floor, 231 Vauxhall Bridge Road, London, SW1V 1EH. Nearest Train/Tube Station: Victoria. Doors open at 12.30pm. The screening will start at 1pm sharp!!! Hot food will be on sale. There will be an entry fee of £4 per person. Places for the film screenings are limited (ONLY 45 PLACES AVAILABLE), so if you are interested in attending please reply as soon as possible to reserve your place. Places will be allocated on a first come first served basis, so don't delay. In order for us to manage seating and room layout,we would be grateful if all who are attending this event could confirm their attendance in advance. Please confirm via email info@blackhistorystudiesproductions.com how many of you will be attending this event. Please can you also notify any cancellations made after confirmation.

MARCUS GARVEY: LOOK FOR ME IN THE WHIRLWIND

Friday 15th October 2010 Marcus Garvey: Look for Me in the Whirlwind uses a wealth of archival film, photographs and documents to uncover the story of this Jamaican immigrant who between 1916 and 1921 built the largest black mass movement in world history. It explores Garvey's dramatic successes and failures before his fall into obscurity. Among the film's most powerful sequences are interviews with people who witnessed the Garvey movement first hand more than 80 years ago. These interviews communicate the appeal of Garvey's revolutionary ideas to a generation of African Americans and reveal how he invested hundreds of thousands of black men and women with a newfound sense of racial pride. Running time: 90 minutes Director: Stanley Nelson There will be a discussion after the screening. The film screening will take place on Friday 15th October 2010 from 7pm to 9pm at the PCS HEADQUARTERS (CLAPHAM JUNCTION), 160 Falcon Road, Clapham Junction, London, SW11 2LN. (3 minutes walk from Clapham Junction mainline station. Buses to the venue 35, 37, 39, 49, 77, 87, 156, 170, 219, 239, 319, 337, 334, 345, C3, G1). Nearest Train/Tube Station: Clapham Junction. Doors open at 6.00pm. The screening will start at 7pm sharp!!! Hot food will be on sale. There will be an entry fee of £4 per person. In order for us to manage seating and room layout, we would be grateful if all who are attending this event could confirm their attendance in advance. Please confirm via email info@blackhistorystudiesproductions.com how many of you will be attending this event. Please can you also notify any cancellations made after confirmation.

APOCALYPSE AFRICA: MADE IN AMERICA

Friday 29th October 2010 Rated: 15 Secret recordings. Once classified films. Hidden documents. From in side the archives of the United States government comes a story of racism and manipulation that reveals how the actions of a nation ultimately brought about the collapse of a continent: Africa. It took the deaths of six million Jews before we finally said, "never again." Yet, with at least twenty million Africans killed so far, due to wars in Darfur, Uganda, Rwanda and many, many more, the body count continues to rise. With powerfully haunting images, this controversial film exposes the story of Africa's collapse and will fill you with an intense passion for the importance of human life. Director: Del Walters Running time: 72 minutes There will be a discussion after the screening. The film screening will take place on Friday 29th October 2010 from 7pm to 9pm at the PCS HEADQUARTERS (CLAPHAM JUNCTION), 160 Falcon Road, Clapham Junction, London, SW11 2LN. (3 minutes walk from Clapham Junction mainline station. Buses to the venue 35, 37, 39, 49, 77, 87, 156, 170, 219, 239, 319, 337, 334, 345, C3, G1). Nearest Train/Tube Station: Clapham Junction. Doors open at 6.00pm. The screening will start at 7pm sharp!!! Hot food will be on sale. There will be an entry fee of £4 per person. In order for us to manage seating and room layout, we would be grateful if all who are attending this event could confirm their attendance in advance. Please confirm via email info@blackhistorystudiesproductions.com how many of you will be attending this event Please can you also notify any cancellations made after confirmation.

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Press release

Speech to Labour Party Conference - Harriet Harman MP, Deputy Leader of the Labour Party

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Harriet Harman MP, Deputy Leader of the Labour Party, speaking to Labour Party Conference today, said:

This has been a historic conference.

It’s been a rollercoaster of emotions.

We’re disappointed to be in opposition, but proud of what we achieved in government.

We’re sobered by the scale of the challenge that lies ahead, but fortified by the energy and determination of our new leader – Ed Miliband.

In Ed’s Conference speech we heard about optimism and fairness and about the New Generation.

And I’m particularly excited about the new generation - so is Arlene Phillips…because we know he’s talking about us.

A new generation of fabulous older women.

As he told you on Tuesday – he used to work for me. And he’s asked me to give you a job reference for him.

Well, I can tell you he was always punctual, always neatly dressed, and makes a lovely cup of tea.

He was incredibly diligent and often he would work all night – even when everyone else was out partying – including me!

Conference, our new leader is intelligent, courageous and has a good heart.

We will all be united in support of him.

And I have no doubt he will be a great Labour Leader of our Party.

It was hard to lose the general election, to be out of office, to see the defeat of so many terrific Labour MPs and see Gordon Brown leave Downing Street.

It was daunting for me to take up the responsibility of leading the party at such a difficult time.

But throughout, I have just had the most fantastic support from the whole party,

Our Shadow Cabinet, MPs, trade union affiliates, party members and staff. I want to thank you all for your support and friendship.

Our Party has the best and brightest team of researchers, advisors, media monitors who all pitched in to help me.

I also want to say a personal thank you to Ray Collins who’s been a steady hand on the tiller in turbulent times.

And the whole party owes him and his team an enormous amount.

And I’d like to pay tribute to my exceptional team in the Leader of the Opposition’s office led by Anna Healy, Ayesha Hazarika and Charlotte Montague.

And I want to thank my family especially my husband Jack Dromey .

You all know Jack – wherever he goes he lights up the room – although often that’s just the light reflecting off his head.

As some of you may have seen, the Sky Top Trump cards which score MPs in a number of categories.

There were some surprising results.

I came out as the most fanciable female MP! If you were wondering why – clearly its because Jack used the Unite block vote.

Conference, May 6th was a blow to us all. And it was difficult for everyone to see us relegated to the opposition benches.

But the Shadow Cabinet dusted themselves down and lost no time in leading the attack on the Tories’ broken promises and the Lib Dems' downwright hypocrisy.

Alistair Darling transformed overnight from Finance Minister to political street fighter.

And though its not something that Alistair would have noticed - he’s been drawing many admiring glances from older women – you know, the New Generation.

We all know Joan Bakewell was called the thinking man’s crumpet – well Alasdair Darling is definitely the thinking woman’s oatcake.

Jack Straw masterminded the attack on the government’s outrageous gerrymandering of the parliamentary constituency boundaries.

Now, there’s been lots of jokes this week about Jack’s long service in public life.

People have commented that Jack was there when Moses came down from the mountain.

There’ve even been references to stair lifts. But Conference, that’s just not fair, because Jack is a man in his prime.

I’ll tell you something – he outdoes everyone in his spinning class in the House of Commons gym.

So today I’m inviting Jack to be the poster boy for my special new campaign – “you’re not past it when you’re past 60”.

I’d also like to thank Bob Ainsworth for the important work he’s done on Defence.

As we saw this week when he sat side by side with the head of the Army Families Federation he is steadfast in his commitment to our troops and their families.

And I’d like to say a few words about a good friend and colleague – Nick Brown – he has been a formidable Chief Whip. Loyal to the party and feared by the Tories.

It’s been a priviledge for me to work with Nick and he leaves our front bench with our deep gratitude and admiration.

We owe them all a huge debt of thanks.

And I’d like to pay tribute to David Miliband. He played a leading role in our years in government.

He was a dedicated Schools Minister, a pioneering Environment Secretary and an outstanding Foreign Secretary. He has been a towering figure in our party and it is certain that the work that he has started – such as the army of community organisers - will go forward.

The Labour Party is proud of him. We are proud of what he did in government. And I know we will be proud of what he does in the future.

Conference – though things are hard – we have a fantastic team of Labour MPs.

And our PLP have shown themselves to be a formidable opposition.

We’ve got 81 women MPs now – a higher percentage of women than ever before.

And we are a powerful mix of youth and experience.

Some of us are the facebook generation – some of us are the facelift generation. But together we make a fierce team.

And this Conference has seen the vitality of Labour women at our 700 strong women’s summit this Sunday – Labour women are radical, controversial and we are unstoppable.

Conference, the last 5 months have been the story of a party which could have given up but refused to do so.

Our new leader takes forward a party which is determined and which is growing stronger.

Every minute our membership is growing – 35,000 new members since May 6th.

And since our new leader was elected on Saturday afternoon, 3,000 more people have joined.

So if you voted Lib Dem – because you wanted to prevent the Tories being in government – join us today to get them out.

And we are going to need all of our members – old and new – to play a key role in shaping our policies for the future. There is an absolute necessity now for the voice of our members to be heard. And they will be.

Every week there are council by-elections up and down the country.

And we are winning again – winning against the Tories and winning against the Lib Dems.

Our team of councillors – who are in the front line of protecting local communities against unnecessary and cruel cuts – our team of Labour councillors is growing.

And we will fight for many more Labour councillors in next May’s elections.

And I want to pay tribute to Jeremy Beecham who has been the voice of Labour in local government for so many years. Jeremy has been a credit to our party.

We have strong Labour teams in the Welsh Assembly and the Scottish Parliament and we are determined next May to make Carwyn Jones First Minister in Wales and Ian Gray First Minister in Scotland.

Conference, the last 5 days have certainly been dramatic but we leave Manchester with a new leader and a laser focus on the future.

There are members to recruit.

There are elections to fight.

There are cuts to oppose.

We have work to do.

The contest for our leadership is over.

The contest for the future of the country begins.

And we are ready.

We have important work to do.

Let’s get on with it.

Press release

Speech to Labour Party Conference - Sadiq Khan MP, Shadow Transport Secretary

Sadiq Khan MP, Labour's Shadow Transport Secretary, speaking to Labour Party Conference today said:

Good Morning Conference,

This week, we have elected a new leader and we have asked him to lead us on a journey of change, so we can reconnect with the British people, win back the voters we lost and return to power.

To do that, and set out the right vision for the future, we have to learn the lessons of the past.

We must take pride in our achievements.

And we must be humble about our mistakes.

And we must learn from them.

So let me first tell you what I am proud of:

And it's not being the first ministerial appointment to be announced on twitter.

As we all are, I am proud of our great achievements – the minimum wage, tax credits, the hundreds of thousands of pensioners taken out of poverty.

The progress on equality that allowed me to become the first MP of Muslim faith to attend cabinet.

Amidst all these successes, it would be easy for some to overlook the progress we made for transport.

But not for me.

Because my dad was a bus-driver.

And there was no escape at the in-laws either.

My wife's dad worked f or London Underground.

Most people feel nagged by their parents from time to time, but very rarely is it about the future of bus regulation.

But talking shop with my family made sure that I never forgot the shambles of a transport system we inherited from the Tories in 1997.

So I am proud of the progress we made.

Embracing market solutions where they are right, but never forgetting the important role government can play.

Time and again challenging the conventional wisdom to stand up for those that rely on our transport network – passengers, motorists, businesses and business people.

Rejecting the ideology that drove the Tory rail privatisation by replacing Railtrack with a body that prioritises safety, not shareholders.

Recognising that access to public transport is more, not less important, in impoverished neighbourhoods and so giving local authorities more control over bus routes.

Opening Britain's first high speed rail line.

Cutting deaths on the roads.

Nationwide free bus travel for over 60s and disabled people.

Giving millions of people more freedom and quality of life.

And in London, we saw what Labour leadership can mean – upgrades to the tube, electronic ticketing, bus services transformed, the congestion charge, and a deal for Crossrail, a scheme which will contribute billions to Britain's economy.

All reasons I'll be proud to campaign once again for Ken Livingstone to become Mayor of London.

We showed the importance of strong regulation, but also that the public sector and the private sector can work together to deliver investment to improve our roads and buses and railways.

It is an approach that was right in the past and will be right in the future.

But this week cannot just be about learning from where we got things right.

We also need to learn from where we got things wrong.

Because to tackle the great challenges to the transport system of the future – rising passenger numbers, growing congestion, the spectre of climate change.

We need to have a clear view about what we need to do differently.

So there are places where we need to change.

We made great strides on ensuring bus services for all communities.

But we could have done more to give local councillors more control and we need to recognise that and move on.

We made great strides on getting children and adults to cycle more.

But we did wait too long to promote cycling as a mainstream form of transport.

As Andrew Adonis reminded us last year... for us "on your bike" is a transport option not an insult to the unemployed.

And we made great strides on tackling carbon emissions.

We have set out some of the most detailed plans in the world, not just on how to cut emissions but also how to support greener motoring, create jobs and ensure that it is in the UK that we manufacture the clean cars of the future.

But we didn't always get the answers right and we need to recognise that and move on.

Part of moving on means working with this government when they make good decisions, where we agree with them we should support them.

But wh ere they put our transport system at risk we should say so as well.

So we hear that they doubt:

The value of investment in new trains.

The value of supporting bus companies to provide services in deprived areas.

The value of our plans for high speed rail.

Of course, we will support responsible cuts when times are hard, but right wing ideological cuts are wrong, unacceptable and we will expose them.

Under David Cameron, much of what we gained is at risk.

Passengers will not pay more for less.

And that will mean one thing.

People who currently use public transport returning to the roads.

Bad for motorists, bad for businesses, bad for the economy.

Conference, of course there would have been cuts under a Labour Government.

Some schemes would have had to be postponed or even scrapped.

I can't stand here and tell you that every local transport project would have been funded.

B ut I can tell you this:

We would not fall into the trap of short-termism, making cuts now which would still be holding our country back in twenty years time.

We would not reduce transport policy to economy, but always remember that it is essential to fairness that people in all parts of our society can afford to get to where they need to be.

We would stand up for ambition and for optimism.

And, because you don't get real change by tinkering around the edges.

That means being prepared to make radical change as a party.

To help build a fairer and more prosperous society.

Tony Blair told us that we are at our best when at our boldest.

Two days ago, our new leader Ed Miliband told us we are at our best when we are restless reformers.

And of course, they are both right.

We must not let being in opposition stifle our ambition, nor austerity smother our hopes.

We'll win the next General Election if we show people a vision of a better fairer Britain that they can believe in.

Not just a vision for the next 5 years – but for the Britain that we want to leave behind for the generations to come.

Conference, I believe that we have that vision in us and we've shown the world this week that we're coming back, bolder than ever.

BARAZA LA EID IL FITRI MANOR PARK LONDON

The head of the Police Federation today said "a touch of ideology" and bad advice to government from thinktanks had left the police service facing cuts that could leave up to 40,000 officers out of a job.

Paul McKeever, the federation's chairman, warned that some forces would be "devastated" and said the proposed cuts would leave the public less safe.

He said the most vulnerable in society would be worst hit, adding: "It is likely that crime levels will go up."

The comments increased the pressure on the government from the federation, some of whose leaders believe senior officers have not been vocal enough in fighting the cuts.

The organisation's strategy is to spell out what it says would be the effects of a 25% cut to the police budget in the hope that adverse public reaction would make the government treat policing as a special case – similar to the health and defence budgets, which will be spared the worst of the cuts.

The federation represents rank and file officers in England and Wales, and McKeever warned that more than a quarter of police officers faced losing their jobs. Thousands of civilian police staff also faced the axe, he said.

Figures from the federation show eight forces have already announced plans that would see 3,500 police officers scrapped.

It said 1,000 police officers would be lost in the West Midlands, around 10% of the total. Greater Manchester's public order and counter-terrorism unit would be hit, and units across the country tackling anti-social behaviour, burglary and violent crime would become less able to keep the public safe.

McKeever said the government had been badly advised. "I think there is a touch of ideology there, a belief in the theory they have been given," he said.

"Some people in business consulting and the thinktank world think you can make 25% savings by saving paper clips and by reorganising. But to think you can make 25% savings and have the same level of service is utter nonsense."

Next week, the Police Superintendents' Association conference will outline the dangers the cuts could bring.

McKeever said some police chiefs had none done enough to protect the service, adding: "We have not seen a lot of resistance from the senior echelons. Some seem to be frozen like rabbits in the headlights."

In a statement, chief constable Grahame Maxwell, the Association of Chief Police Officers' (Acpo) lead for finance and resources, said: "The reality is that the scale of cuts currently being discussed is so significant that 'protecting the frontline' cannot mean 'maintaining the frontline at current levels'.

"We will need honest conversations with politicians and the public about what services policing continues to deliver, and what stops."

The policing minister, Nick Herbert, said: "I understand the Police Federation wants to make its case and protect every job, but we must be careful not to frighten the public.

"Police forces can make savings. They can become more efficient. They can share services and procure equipment better."

The Home Office said future funding for the police would be decided by the spending review, which is due to report in October.

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onday, September 13, 2010

WHEN: 8:00 a.m.

WHAT: The National Defense University Foundation holds a discussion on "Nuclear Deterrence, Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty, Arms Control, Missile Defense, and Defense Policy." Speaker: Air Force Gen. Kevin Chilton, commander of the U.S. Strategic Command.

WHERE: The Capitol Hill Club, 300 First Street SE, Washington, D.C.

CONTACT: Elma Rhue, 202-685-3726, rhuee@ndu.edu; web site: http://www.ndufoundation.org

NOTE: You must register to attend this event.

WHEN: 8:45 a.m.

WHAT: American Institute for Contemporary German Studies (AICGS) conference on "The Transatlantic Climate and Energy Dialogue: Balancing Aspirations with Actions."

WHERE: The Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, 1779 Massachusetts Avenue NW, Washington, D.C.

CONTACT: 202-265-9531, info@aicgs.org

RSVP: CONTACT Jessica Riester at, 202-332-9312 ext. 125 or jriester@aicgs.org

WHEN: 9:30 a.m.

WHAT: Brookings Institution holds a discussion on "Science and Technology Education: Preparing and Inspiring America's Next Generation." Speakers: House Science and Technology Chairman Bart Gordon, D-Tenn.; E.J. Dionne Jr., senior fellow at the Brookings Institution; James Simons, founder and chairman of Math for America; Eric Lander, co-chairman of the President's Council of Advisers on Science and Technology; Robert Birgeneau, chancellor at the University of California, Berkeley; Susan Hockfield, president of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology; and Brian Greene, professor of mathematics and physics at Columbia University.

WHERE: Brookings Institution, 1775 Massachusetts Avenue NW, Falk Auditorium, Washington, D.C.

CONTACT: 202-797-6105, events@brookings.edu; web site: http://www.brookings.edu

RSVP: call 202-797-6105.

WHEN: 10:00 a.m.

WHAT: Woodrow Wilson Center (WWC) holds a discussion on "Where Are the Green Jobs for Women?" Speakers: Camille Cormier, director of local programs and policy at Wider Opportunities for Women; Debbie Frett, CEO of Business and Professional Women; Virginia Joyce, vice president of ResCare Employment and Training Services Group; Joan Kuriansky, executive director of Wider Opportunities for Women; Yvonne Liu, senior research associate at the Applied Research Center; Sara Manzano-Diaz, director of the Women's Bureau at the Labor Department; Shari Shapiro, lawyer and author; Michele Parrott of Women in Non-Traditional Employment Roles; Wanda Ward of the Office of the Director at the National Science Foundation; Kit Williams, project manager at the Green Jobs Pipeline for Women of the Alliance for Sustainable Colorado; and Tiffany Bluemle, executive director of Vermont Works for Women.

WHERE: WWC, One Woodrow Wilson Plaza, Ronald Reagan Building, 1300 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Washington, D.C.

CONTACT: 202-691-4000; web site: http://www.wilsoncenter.org

WHEN: 12:00 p.m.

WHAT: American Enterprise Institute “Shadow Financial Regulatory Committee” briefing. Speakers: Shadow Financial Regulatory Committee members: Co-Chairman George Kaufman of Loyola University Chicago; Co-Chairman Richard Herring of the University of Pennsylvania; Marshall Blume of the University of Pennsylvania; Charles Calomiris of AEI and Columbia University; Kenneth Dam and Christian Leuz of the University of Chicago; Robert Eisenbeis of Cumberland Advisors; Edward Kane of Boston College; Robert Litan of the Brookings Institution; Kenneth Scott of Stanford University; and Chester Spatt of Carnegie Mellon University.

WHERE: AEI, 1150 17th Street NW, Wohlstetter Conference Center, 12th Floor, Washington, D.C.

CONTACT: Veronique Rodman, 202-862-4871, vrodman@aei.org; web site: http://www.aei.org

WHEN: 12:00 p.m.

WHAT: Woodrow Wilson Center (WWC) discussion on "Democracy and Women's Empowerment: Urgency for Action?" in the Middle East and Africa region. Speaker: Nadereh Chamlou, senior adviser at the World Bank

WHERE: WWC, One Woodrow Wilson Plaza, Ronald Reagan Building, 1300 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Washington, D.C.

CONATCT: 202-691-4000; web site: http://www.wilsoncenter.org

WHEN: 12:30 p.m.

WHAT: National Press Club Newsmaker Luncheon with David Beckmann, anti-hunger and poverty advocate delivers an address on "Eliminating Hunger: The People and Congress."

WHERE: National Press Club, 14th and F Streets NW, Ballroom, Washington, D.C.

CONTACT: Melinda Cooke, 202-662-7516, mcooke@press.org; web site: http://press.org

WHEN: 2:00 p.m.

WHAT: U.S. Department of State and Georgetown University discussion on the “New START Treaty.” Speakers: Secretary of State for Verification, Compliance and Implementation Rose Gottemoeller and Ambassador Richard Burt, the U.S. Chair of Global Zero.

WHERE: Georgetown University’s Copley Formal Lounge

CONTACT: Rob Mathis, Georgetown University, rwm33@georgetown.edu; or Jamie Mannina, U.S. Department, ManninaJF@state.gov or at 202-647-7939

NOTE: Pre-set time for cameras is 1:00 p.m. Final access time for writers and stills is 1:45 p.m.

WHEN: 2:00 p.m.

WHAT: Woodrow Wilson Center (WWC) discussion on "Pakistan's Economy: Edging Toward an Abyss or Pulling Back?" Speakers: Shahid Javed Burki, senior scholar at WWC; Jehangir Karamat of the Institute of Public Policy Executive Council; and Parvez Hasan and Ziad Alahdad of the Institute of Public Policy Executive Council at Beaconhouse National University.

WHERE: WWC, One Woodrow Wilson Plaza, Ronald Reagan Building, 1300 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Washington, D.C.

CONTACT: 202-691-4000; web site: http://www.wilsoncenter.org

WHEN: 3:00 p.m.

WHAT: Women for Women International discussion on "The Other Side of War: Why Empowering Women is Crucial: What I Have Learned from Iraq, Afghanistan, Congo and Beyond." Speaker: Zainab Salbi, founder Women for Women International.

WHERE: National Press Club, 14th and F Streets NW, Zenger Room, Washington, D.C.

CONTACT: Peter Hickman, 301-530-1210, pjhickman@hotmail.com; or Nicolla Hewitt, 917-770-3166, nicollahewitt@aol.com

WHEN: 7:00 p.m.

WHAT: George Washington University (GWU) School of International Affairs discussion on “America and the New Nuclear Strategy.” Speaker: Senator Richard Lugar (R-IN), Ranking Member, U.S. Senate Committee on Foreign Relations.

WHERE: Jack Morton Auditorium, 805 21st Street NW, Washington D.C.

CONTACT: 202-994-8025

RSVP: http://bit.ly/LugarGWU

WHEN: 7:00 p.m.

WHAT: National Archives book discussion on "Making Our Democracy Work," which examines the U.S. Supreme Court's responsibility and integrity. Speakers: author and Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer; and Linda Greenhouse of Yale Law School

WHERE: National Archives, 700 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Washington, D.C.

CONTACT: 202-357-5300; web site: http://www.archives.gov

Tuesday, September 14, 2010

WHEN: 8:00 a.m.

WHAT: National Defense University Foundation holds a discussion on "Missile Defense Policy." Speakers: Peppi DeBiaso, director of the Office of Defense Policy and Office of the Secretary of Defense

WHERE: The Capitol Hill Club, 300 First Street SE, Washington, D.C.

CONTACT: Elma Rhue, 202-685-3726, rhuee@ndu.edu; web site: http://www.ndufoundation.org

NOTE: You must register to attend this event.

WHEN: 8:45 a.m.

WHAT: United States Commission on Civil Rights discussion on "A New Era: Defining Civil Rights in the 21st Century." Speakers: Pulitzer-Prize winning columnist William Raspberry; Clarence Jones, former attorney and speechwriter to Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.; civil rights activist Robert Moses; historian James Patterson; and author Kay Hymowitz.

WHERE: National Press Club, 14th and F Streets NW, Washington, D.C.

CONTACT: Christine Bragale, 240-316-3200 ext. 206, christine@tepgevents.com; http://tinyurl.com/27z4l2g

WHEN: 9:00 a.m.

WHAT: Alliance to Save Energy (ASE) 2010 policy summit on "From Power Plan to Plug and Beyond: Energy Efficiency Opportunities Across the Smart Grid."

Highlights:

-- 9 a.m.: ASE President Kateri Callahan delivers opening and welcoming remarks

-- 9:05 a.m.: Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Chairman Jon Wellinghoff delivers keynote remarks

-- 9:20 a.m.: Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-N.H., delivers keynote remarks

-- 12:05 p.m.: William Miller, senior adviser to the Energy Department's Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy; U.S. Green Building Council President and CEO Richard Fedrizzi; and Mark Wagner, vice president of government relations at Johnson Controls Inc., participate in a session on "Smart Grids and Smart Buildings - Can You Have One Without the Other?"

WHERE: 325 Russell Senate Office Building

CONTACT: 202-857-0666, info@ase.org

RSVP: http://www.ase.org

WHEN: 10:30 a.m.

WHAT: Brookings Institution discussion on "The Millennium Development Goals and Human Rights: Bridging the Divide." Speakers: Ted Piccone, senior fellow and deputy director of foreign policy at the Brookings Institution; Salil Shetty of Amnesty International; Assistant Secretary of State for Democracy, Human Rights and Labor Michael Posner; and Lawrence Gostin, professor of global health law at Georgetown University

WHERE: Brookings Institution, 1775 Massachusetts Avenue NW, Falk Auditorium, Washington, D.C.

CONTACT: 202-797-6105, events@brookings.edu; web site: http://www.brookings.edu

WHEN: 12:00 p.m.

WHAT: Cato Institute book forum on "Give Us Liberty: A Tea Party Manifesto." Speakers: FreedomWorks Chairman and former House Majority Leader Dick Armey, R-Texas; Matt Kibbe, president and CEO of FreedomWorks; and Roger Pilon, vice president of legal affairs at the Cato Institute

WHERE: Cato Institute, 1000 Massachusetts Avenue NW, F.A. Hayek Auditorium, Washington, D.C.

CONTACT: 202-789-5200; web site: http://www.cato.org

RSVP: Call 202-789-5229.

WHEN: 12:00 p.m.

WHAT: Wilson Center (WWC); the Institute for Communitarian Policy Studies at The George Washington University; and the Los Alamos National Laboratory discussion on "Deterring a Nuclear Iran: Can It Be Done?" Speakers: Amitai Etzioni, professor of international affairs and director at George Washington University's Institute for Communitarian Policy Studies; Robert Litwak, vice president for programs and director of international security studies at WWC; and Ray Takeyh, senior fellow for Middle Eastern studies at the Council on Foreign Relations.

WHERE: WWC, One Woodrow Wilson Plaza, Ronald Reagan Building, 1300 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, 5th Floor Conference Room, Washington, D.C.

CONTACT: 202-691-4000; web site: http://www.wilsoncenter.org

WHEN: 12:00 p.m.

WHAT: George Washington University (GWU) Elliott School of International Affairs discussion on "Egypt on the Brink: Looking Ahead to Elections and Other Possible Transitions." Speakers: Nathan Brown, professor of political science and international affairs at GWU; Tarek Masoud, assistant professor of public policy at Harvard University; Samer Shehata, assistant professor of Arab politics at the Edmund A. Walsh School of Foreign Service at Georgetown University; and Marc Lynch, associate professor of political science and international affairs at the Middle East Studies at GWU.

WHERE: GWU Elliott School, 1957 E Street NW, Lindner Family Commons, Room 602, Washington, D.C.

CONTACT: 202-994-8025

WHEN: 12:00 p.m.

WHAT: Middle East Institute (MEI) discussion on "The Mainstreaming of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA)" into Pakistan's mainstream political system. Speakers: Habibullah Khan, head of the FATA secretariat in Pakistan

WHERE: MEI, Boardman Room, 1761 N Street NW, Washington, D.C.

CONTACT: 202-785-1141; web site: http://www.mei.edu

RSVP: Send an email to rsvp@mei.edu with your name and affiliation.

WHEN: 12:00 p.m.

WHAT: Library of Congress (LOC) discussion on the Federalist Papers in the "Creating the United States" exhibition. Speaker: Mark Dimunation, Library of Congress.

WHERE: LOC, Jefferson Building, 10 First Street SE, Washington, D.C.

CONTACT: 202-707-9203

WHEN: 12:00 p.m.

WHAT: Heritage Foundation book discussion on "The Truth About Obamacare: What They Don't Want You to Know about our New Health Care Law." Speakers: author Sally Pipes; and Nina Owcharenko, director of the Center for Health Policy Studies at the Heritage Foundation.

WHERE: Heritage Foundation, 214 Massachusetts Avenue NE, Lehrman Auditorium, Washington D.C.

CONTACT: 202-675-1752, lectures.seminars@heritage.org; web site: http://www.heritage.org

RSVP: 202-675-1752

WHEN: 12:15 p.m.

WHAT: New America Foundation (NAF) discussion on "The Battle for Afghanistan and Pakistan: A Threat Assessment of al-Qaeda and its Allies." Speakers: Shuja Nawaz, author of "Crossed Swords: Pakistan, its Army, and the Wars Within"; Army Maj. Michael Walts, former adviser to the vice president on South Asia and counterterrorism; Peter Bergen, author of "Holy War Inc. and The Osama bin Laden I Know"; and Susan Glasser, editor in chief of Foreign Policy magazine.

WHERE: The New America Foundation, 1899 L Street NW, Suite 400, Washington D.C.

CONTACT: Kate Brown, 202-596-3365, brown@newamerica.net; communications@newamerica.net; web stie: http://www.newamerica.net

WHEN: 2:00 p.m.

WHAT: Center for American Progress (CAP) discussion on "Turmoil in Pakistan: an Assessment of U.S. Policy." Speakers: Shuja Nawaz, director of the South Asia Center at the Atlantic Council; Haider Mullick, fellow at the U.S. Joint Special Operations University; Aqil Shah, post-doctoral fellow at the Society of Fellows at Harvard University; and Brian Katulis, senior fellow at CAP

WHERE: CAP, 1333 H Street NW, 10th Floor, Washington D.C.

CONTACT: 202-741-6246; web site: http://www.americanprogress.org

NOTE: RSVP required.

WHEN: 2:30 p.m.

WHAT: Global Business Dialogue discussion on "Frayed Nerves on the Sidelines: U.S. Business and Lost Opportunities of Other Countries' Free Trade Agreement." Speakers: Richard Cunningham of Steptoe and Johnson; Frank Vargo of the National Association of Manufacturers; and Nick Giordano of the National Pork Producers Council

WHERE: The St. Regis Hotel, 923 16th Street NW, Washington D.C.

CONTACT: R.K. Morris, 202-463-5074, rkmorris@gbdinc.org

WHAT: 4:00 p.m.
WHAT: New America Foundation (NAF); and the Global Environment Fund discussion on "Is Energy the Over-looked Middle Child of the Obama Policy Revolution?" Speakers: Rep. Bob Inglis, R-S.C.; Joe Quinlan, managing director and chief market strategist at Bank of America; Matt Rogers, senior adviser at the Energy Department; and Zachary Karabell, president of River Twice Research

WHERE: House of Sweden, 2900 K Street NW, Washington D.C.

CONTACT: Kate Brown, 202-596-3365, brown@newamerica.net; communications@newamerica.net; web site: http://www.newamerica.net

WHEN: 5:30 p.m.

WHAT: Middle East Institute (MEI) discussion on "India's Israel Policy: From Non-Relations to Friendship." Speakers: P.R. Kumaraswamy, associate professor at the School of International Studies at Jawaharlal Nehru University; and former Indian Ambassador to the United Nations Arun Singh

WHERE: The Johns Hopkins University Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies, Bernstein-Offit Building, 1717 Massachusetts Avenue NW, Washington, D.C.

CONTACT: 202-785-1141; web site: http://www.mei.edu/

RSVP: Email rsvp@mei.edu with your name and affiliation.

WHEN: 7:30 p.m.
WHAT: Center for American Progress (CAP) holds a discussion on "Debating Our Fiscal Future." Speakers: former Sen. Norm Coleman, R-Minn., CEO of the American Action Forum; former Congressional Budget Office Director Douglas Holtz-Eakin, president of American Action Forum; John Podesta, president and CEO of CAP; Jim Tankersley, economics correspondent at National Journal; and Jennifer Palmieri, president and CEO of the CAP Action Fund

WHERE: The George Washington University, 805 21st Street NW, Jack Morton Auditorium, Washington, D.C.

CONTACT: 202-741-6246; web site: http://www.americanprogress.org

NOTE: A RSVP is required to attend this event.

Wednesday, September 15, 2010

WHEN: 8:30 a.m.

WHAT: Organization of American States (OAS); and The Organisation for Economic Co-Operation and Development (OECD discussion on "Shifting Wealth: What Does the Economic Rise of Large Developing Countries Mean for Global Development?" Speakers: Mauricio Cortes Costa, executive secretary of integral development at OAS; Andrew Mold, senior economist at OECD Development Centre; Liliana Rojas-Suarez, senior fellow at OECD; and Uri Dadush, senior associate and director of the International Economics Program at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace.

WHERE: OAS, 17th and Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, D.C.

CONTACT: 202-458-6824; web site: http://www.oas.org

RSVP: http://www.regonline.com/oecd_partnership_series_shifting_wealth

WHEN: 10:00 a.m.

WHAT: Senate of Foreign Relations Committee hearing on "Banking on Reform: Capital Increase Proposals from the Multilateral Development Banks." Witness(es): Assistant Treasury Secretary for International Economics and Development Marisa Lago; Ian Solomon, U.S. executive director for the World Bank; and Curtis Chin, U.S. executive director for the Asian Development Bank, testify.

WHERE: 419 Dirksen Senate Office Building
CONTACT: 202-224-4651 http://foreign.senate.gov

WHEN: 10:00 a.m.

WHAT: Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Hearing on "Nuclear Terrorism: Strengthening Our Domestic Defenses, Part II." Witness(es): TBA

WHERE: 342 Dirksen Senate Office Building

CONTACT: 202-224-2627; web site: http://www.hsgac.senate.gov

NOTE: Part one of the hearing took place on June 30.

WHEN: 10:00 a.m.

WHAT: Woodrow Wilson Center (WWC) director's forum on "The International Criminal Court and Africa." Speakers: Luis Moreno-Ocampo, lead prosecutor at the International Criminal Court; Don Kraus, CEO of Citizens for Global Solutions; Alan Goulty, senior scholar at WWC; and Michael Van Dusen, executive vice president of WWC

WHERE: WWC, One Woodrow Wilson Plaza, Ronald Reagan Building, 1300 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Washington D.C.

CONTACT: 202-691-4000;web site: http://www.wilsoncenter.org

RSVP: Email Justine Lindemann at africa@wilsoncenter.org with your full name, title, organization/department, phone number, and email address

WHEN: 10:30 a.m.

WHAT: House Ways and Means Committee Hearing on "China's Exchange Rate Policy," including discussion of H.R.2378, the "Currency Reform for Fair Trade Act." (Part One)

Witness(es): TBA

WHERE: 1100 Longworth House Office Building

CONTACT: 202-225-3625 http://waysandmeans.house.gov

NOTE: A second hearing with Treasury Secretary Geithner will be held on September 16.

WHEN: 11:00 a.m.

WHAT: Heritage Foundation discussion on "Obamacare-Rewarding the Trial Bar and Promoting Litigation?" Speakers: Rep. Tom Price, R-Ga.; former Associate Deputy Attorney General Thomas Christina; Lowell Brown, partner at Arent Fox; and Hans von Spakovsky, senior legal fellow at the Center for Legal and Judicial Studies at the Heritage Foundation

WHERE: Heritage Foundation, 214 Massachusetts Avenue NE, Lehrman Auditorium, Washington D.C.

CONTACT: 202-675-1752, lectures.seminars@heritage.org; web site: http://www.heritage.org

RSVP: 202-675-1752

WHEN: 12:00 p.m.

WHAT: Landmark Coalition news conference on "Charting New Waters: A Call to Action to Address U.S. Freshwater Challenges." Speakers: Chuck Clarke, CEO of the Association of Metropolitan Water Agencies and president of Cascade Water Alliance; John Ehrmann, senior partner at Meridian Institute; Cecilia Estolano, chief strategist of state and local initiatives at Green for All; Peter Gleick, president and co-founder of the Pacific Institute; David Kohler, president and COO at Kohler Co.; and Patrick O'Toole, president of the board at the Family Farm Alliance

WHERE: Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center, 1300 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Washington D.C.

CONTACT: Sam Wineka, 202-507-4844, swineka@outreachstrategies.com

WHEN: 12:30 p.m.

WHAT: German Marshall Fund of the United States discussion on the "Transatlantic Trends" survey 2010, which examines how Americans and Europeans view the transatlantic relationship and a number of growing challenges facing the world. Speakers: Zsolt Nyiri, director of transatlantic trends at the German Marshall Fund of the United States; Assistant Secretary of State for European and Eurasian Affairs Philip Gordon; and Karen Donfried, executive vice president of the German Marshall Fund of the United States

WHERE: German Marshall Fund of the United States, 1744 R Street NW, Washington, D.C.

CONTACT: 202-683-2632.

RSVP: Call Elizabeth Wright at 202-683-2682 or send an email to fpintern2@gmfus.org

WHEN: 12:30 p.m.

WHAT: Jerusalem Fund briefing on "When Settlers Attack: Understanding Settler Violence against Palestine's Civilians." Speaker: Yousef Munayyer, executive director of the Palestine Center.

WHERE: The Jerusalem Fund, 2425 Virginia Avenue NW, Washington, D.C.

CONTACT: 202-338-1958.

RSVP: Call 202-338-1958

WHEN: 12:30 p.m.
WHAT: Johns Hopkins University Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS) discussion on "The United States at the United Nations and Beyond: A World of Transnational Challenges." Speaker: Assistant Secretary of State for International Organization Affairs Esther Brimmer.

WHERE: SAIS, Nitze Building, 1740 Massachusetts Avenue NW, Kenney Auditorium, Washington D.C.

CONTACT: Felisa Neuringer Klubes, 202-663-5626, fklubes@jhu.edu; web site: http://www.sais-jhu.edu

RSVP: Call 201-739-7425 or send an email to developmentroundtable@jhu.edu

WHEN: 1:00 p.m.

WHAT: National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) news conference (live from NASA's Johnson Space Center in Houston) with the next crew to live and work on the International Space Station. Speakers: NASA astronaut Cady Coleman and her crewmates Dmitry Kondratiev of the Russian Space Agency and Paolo Nespoli of the European Space Agency.

WHERE: NASA Headquarters, 300 E Street SW, James Webb Auditorium, Washington D.C.

CONTACT: Joshua Buck, 202-358-1100, jbuck@nasa.gov; or Nicole Cloutier-Lemasters, 281-483-5111, nicole.cloutier-1@nasa.gov; http://www.nasa.gov

WHEN: 2:30 p.m.

WHAT: Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee hearing on "The Federal Role in National Rail Policy." Witness(es): TBA

WHERE: 253 Russell Senate Office Building

CONTACT: 202-224-0411 http://commerce.senate.gov (+WASE035+)

WHEN: 3:00 p.m.

WHAT: Washington Foreign Press Center (FPC) briefing on "How To Cover The U.S. Military." Speaker: Colonel Rick Kiernan, Retired, & Andrew Strike, the FPC's Defense Press Liaison.

WHERE: 800 National Press Building, 529 14th Street, NW

CONTACT: Andy Strike at StrikeAP2@state.gov or at 202-504-6300

RSVP: Contact Mr. Strike, or on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/USDoS.FPC

WHEN: 4:00 p.m.

WHAT: Brookings Institution discussion and film screening on "Welcome to Shelbyville," which examines immigration in a southern town. Speakers: Bruce Katz, vice president and director of the Metropolitan Policy Program at the Brookings Institution; Kim Snyder, director and producer of "Welcome to Shelbyville"; Miguel Gonzales of Shelbyville, Tenn.; David Lubell, executive director of Welcoming America; Margie McHugh, co-director of the National Center on Immigrant Integration Policy at the Migration Policy Institute; Aubrey Singer, senior fellow at the Metropolitan Policy Program at the Brookings Institution; and Rebecca Carson, chief of the Office of Citizenship at U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services

WHERE: Brookings Institution, 1775 Massachusetts Avenue NW, Falk Auditorium, Washington D.C.

CONTACT: 202-797-6105, events@brookings.edu; web site: http://www.brookings.edu

Thursday, September 16, 2010

WHEN: 7:45 a.m.

WHAT: The National Economists Club breakfast remarks on "A Strategy for U.S. Fiscal Policy." Speaker: Former Congressional Budget Office Director Douglas Holtz-Eakin, president of the American Action Forum

WHERE: National Federation of Independent Business, 1201 F Street NW, Suite 200, Washington D.C.

CONTACT: 703-493-8824, nec.club@verizon.net; web site: http://www.national-economists.org NOTE: A RSVP is required to attend this event.

WHEN: 8:00 a.m.

WHAT: National Defense University Foundation holds a discussion on "Maintaining and Modernizing the Nuclear Enterprise." Speakers: John Foster, member of the Strategic Policy Commission

WHERE: The Capitol Hill Club, 300 First Street SE, Washington, D.C.

CONTACT^: Elma Rhue, 202-685-3726, rhuee@ndu.edu; web site: http://www.ndufoundation.org

NOTE: A RSVP is required to attend this event.

WHEN: 10:00 a.m.

WHAT: Senate Appropriations Committee hearing on "The Promise of Human Embryonic Stem Cell Research." Witness(es): TBA

WHERE: 124 Dirksen Senate Office Building

CONTACT: 202-224-7363 http://appropriations.senate.gov

WHEN: 10:00 a.m.

WHAT: Senate Small Business and Entrepreneurship Committee hearing on "Deepwater Drilling Moratorium: A Review of the Obama Administration's Economic Impact Analysis on U.S. Small Businesses." Witness(es): TBA

WHERE: 428-A Russell Senate Office Building

CONTACT: 202-224-5175; web site: http://www.sbc.senate.gov

WHEN: 10:30 a.m.

WHAT: Cato Institute Constitution Day symposium on "A Look at the October 2009 and October 2010 Supreme Court Terms."

Highlights:

-- 10:30 a.m.: Roger Pilon, vice president of legal affairs and director of the Cato Institute's Center for Constitutional Studies; and Ilya Shapiro, editor in chief of the Cato Supreme Court Review, deliver welcoming remarks

-- 5 p.m.: William Van Alystne, professor of law at William and Mary Law School, delivers the annual B. Kenneth Simon lecture on "Obligationists and Opportunists: Two Critically Different Visions of the Judicial Role"

WHERE: Cato Institute, 1000 Massachusetts Avenue NW, F.A. Hayek Auditorium, Washington D.C.

CONTACT: 202-789-5200; web site: http://www.cato.org

RSVP: http://www.cato.org/events/ccs2010/index.html

WHEN: 12:00 p.m.

WHAT: American Constitution Society for Law and Policy (ACS) annual preview event of the Supreme Court's new term. Speakers: Rebecca Brown, professor of constitutional law at University of Southern California Gould School of Law; Michael Carvin, partner at Jones Day; David Frederick, partner at Kellogg, Huber, Hansen, Todd, Evans and Figel; Cynthia Jones, associate professor of law at American University, Washington College of Law; Cyrus Mehri, founding partner at Mehri and Skalet; Jennifer Chang Newell, staff attorney at the American Civil Liberties Union Immigrants' Rights Project; Cliff Sloan, partner at Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher, and Flom; and Paul Wolfson, partner at Wilmer Hale.

WHERE: National Press Club, 14th and F Streets NW, Washington D.C.

CONTACT: 202-393-6181; web site: http://www.acslaw.org

WHEN: 1:30 p.m.

WHAT: Center on Budget and Policy Priorities (CBPP) conference call briefing to examine the new Census Bureau data for 2009 on poverty, health insurance coverage, and income trends. Speakers: CBPP staff: Robert Greenstein, executive director; Arloc Sherman, senior researcher of welfare reform and income support; Edwin Park, senior fellow of health policy; and Chad Stone, chief economist

WHHERE: None given

CONTACT: Michelle Bazie, 202-408-1080, bazie@cbpp.org; web site: http://www.cbpp.org/press

RSVP: Register to 202-408-1080 or communications@cbpp.org
NOTE: RSVP for call-in information.

WHEN: 1:30 p.m.

WHAT: Council on Foundations; and Funders' Network for Smart Growth and Livable Communities briefing on "Smart Growth in Action: Philanthropy's Role in making Our Communities More Livable." Speakers: Scot Spencer, chairman of the Funders' Network for Smart Growth and Livable Communities; Don Chen, program officer at the Ford Foundation; Kevin Murphy, president of Berks County Community Foundation; Kate Rube, policy director of the Smart Growth America; and Lee Sheehy, region and communities program director at the McKnight Foundation.

WHERE: H-137, U.S. Capitol

CONTACT: Chatrane Birbal, 703-879-0689, cbirbal@cof.org

WHAT: 2:00 p.m.

WHAT: Environmental and Energy Study Institute briefing on "How We Can Tap Renewable Thermal Energy and Waste Heat." Speakers: Robert Thornton, president of the International District Energy Association; Ken Smith, president and CEO of District Energy St. Paul; Neal Elliott, associate director of research at the American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy; and Mark Spurr, legislative director of the International District Energy Association.

WHERE: 430 Dirksen Senate Office Building

CONTACT: Laura Parsons, 202-662-1884, lparsons@eesi.org

WHEN: 2:00 p.m.

WHAT: House Ways and Means Committee hearing on "China's Exchange Rate Policy." (Part Two) Witness(es): Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner testifies

WHERE: 1100 Longworth House Office Building

CONTACT: 202-225-3625 http://waysandmeans.house.gov

WHEN: 2:00 p.m.

WHAT: U.S. Capitol Historical Society discussion on "Article 1: The Establishment of the Legislative Branch," in commemoration of Constitution Day. Speakers: Linda Monk, constitutional scholar, journalist and author; Mickey Edwards, director of the Aspen Institute-Rodel Fellowships in Public Leadership; and James Thurber, director of the Center for Congressional and Presidential Studies at American University

WHERE: Howard T. Markey National Courts Building, 717 Madison Place NW, Courtroom 201, Washington, D.C.

CONTACT: 202-543-8919 [Note: Pre-register to 202-543-8919 ext. 38 or uschs@uschs.org

WHEN: 2:30 p.m.

WHAT: Brookings Institution discussion on "Poverty and Income in 2009: A Look at the New Census Data and What the Numbers Mean." Speakers: Ron Haskins, senior fellow and co-director of the Brookings Institution's Center on Children and Families; Commerce Undersecretary for Economic Affairs Rebecca Blank; Wade Horn, director of Deloitte Consulting LLP; Nicholas Eberstadt, scholar of political economist at the American Enterprise Institute; and Avis Jones-DeWeever, executive director of the National Council of Negro Women Inc.

WHERE: Brookings Institution, 1775 Massachusetts Avenue NW, Washington D.C.

CONTACT: 202-797-6105, events@brookings.edu; web site: http://www.brookings.edu

WHEN: 3:00 p.m.

WHAT: International Monetary Fund (IMF) discussion on "Reaching the MDGs: Macroeconomic Prospects and Challenges in Low-Income Countries." Speakers: IMF Managing Director Dominique Strauss-Kahn; IMF External Relations Department Director Caroline Atkinson; George Ayitteh, president of Free Africa Foundation; Nancy Birdsall, president of the Center for Global Development; Hugh Bredenkamp, deputy director of IMF's Strategy Policy and Review Department; and Mark Plant, deputy director of IMF's African Department.

WHERE: IMF Headquarters, 1900 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Conference Hall 2, Washington, D.C.

CONTACT: 202-623-7300

RSVP: to media@imf.org

WHEN: 4:00 p.m.

WHAT: Woodrow Wilson Center (WWC) discussion on "The Tenth Parallel: Dispatches from the Fault Line Between Christianity and Islam." Speaker: Eliza Griswold, author and former fellow at the WWC

WHERE: WWC, One Woodrow Wilson Plaza, Ronald Reagan Building, 1300 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Washington, D.C.

CONTACT: 202-691-4000; http://www.wilsoncenter.org

WHEN: 5:00 p.m.

WHAT: World Bank and the Consultative Group to Assist the Poor (CGAP) event to launch of "Financial Access 2010," a report that provides data on financial inclusion around the world covering the turbulent period in 2008 and 2009. Speakers: Deputy Assistant Treasury Secretary Nancy Lee; Janamitra Devan, vice president and head of network, financial and private sector development at the World Bank Group; Tilman Ehrbeck, incoming CEO of CGAP; and Nataliya Mylenko and Oya Pinar Ardic, report authors

WHERE: The World Bank, 1818 H Street NW, MC 13-121, Washington, D.C.

CONTACT: Jeanette Thomas, 202-473-8869, jthomas1@worldbank.org [Note: RSVP required by September 14 to Jeannette Thomas.

WHEN: 6:00 p.m.

WHAT: American Society of International Law (ASIL) book discussion on "A Principled Approach to State Failure: International Community Actions in Emergency Situations." Speakers: author Chiara Giorgetti; Melanne Civic, co-chairman of the Transitional Justice and Rule of Law Group; Vikram Raghavan of the World Bank; and Christopher Borgen of St. John's School of Law

WHERE: ASIL, 2223 Massachusetts Avenue NW, Washington, D.C.

CONTACT: 202-939-6000; http://www.asil.org

Friday, September 17, 2010

WHEN: 7:30 a.m.

WHAT: Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies symposium on "Critical Issues in Climate Change."

Highlights:

-- 7:30 a.m.: Opening symposium. WHERE: Washington Convention Center, 801 Mt. Vernon Place NW

-- 1:30 p.m.: Symposium.

WHERE: Renaissance Hotel, 999 Ninth Street NW, West Ballroom, Washington D.C.

CONTACT: 202-789-3500

WHEN: 8:30 a.m.

WHAT: Woodrow Wilson Center (WWC) discussion on "Promoting Citizenship and Immigrant Integration: A Launch and Discussion of New U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services Resources, Tools, and Research." Speaker: Alejandro Mayorkas, director of U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services.

WHERE: WWC, One Woodrow Wilson Plaza, Ronald Reagan Building, 1300 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Washington D.C.

CONTACT: 202-691-4000; web site: http://www.wilsoncenter.org

WHEN: 9:15 a.m.

WHAT: Johns Hopkins University Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS) conference on "Evaluating Peacebuilding and Promoting Learning." Speakers: Tom Bamat, senior technical advisor for Justice and Peacebuilding, Catholic Relief Services; Andrew Blum, senior program officer at the United States Institute of Peace; Sharon Morris, director of the Conflict Management Group at Mercy Corps; Tjip Walker of the Warning and Analysis Team in the Office of Conflict Management and Mitigation at the U.S. Agency for International Development; and Nick Oatley, director of Institutional Learning at Search for Common Ground

WHERE: SAIS, Nitze Building, 1740 Massachusetts Avenue NW, Washington, D.C.

CONTACT: Felisa Neuringer Klubes, 202-663-5626, fklubes@jhu.edu; http://www.sais-jhu.edu

WHEN: 9:30 a.m.

WHAT: Georgetown University Law Center Constitution Day discussion on "The Fair Trial: Should the Rules in Terrorism Cases be Different from Those in Other Criminal Prosecutions?" Speakers: David Keene, chairman of the American Conservative Union; Principal Assistant Attorney General Brad Wiegman; Denny LeBoeuf, staff attorney at the American Civil Liberties; and David Cole, professor at Georgetown University Law Center

WHERE: Georgetown University Law Center, 600 New Jersey Avenue NW, McDonough Hall, Hart Auditorium, Washington, D.C.

CONTACT: 202-662-9519

NOTE: A webcast will be available online: http://www.law.georgetown.edu/webcast

WHEN: 11:30 a.m.

WHAT: Brookings Institution holds a discussion on "Regulating the Shadow Banking System." Speakers: Federal Reserve Board Governor Daniel Tarullo

WHERE: Brookings Institution, 1775 Massachusetts Avenue NW, Washington, D.C.

CONTACT : 202-797-6105, events@brookings.edu; web site: http://www.brookings.edu

WHEN: 12:00 p.m.

WHAT: Woodrow Wilson Center (WWC) holds a discussion on "Egypt at the Tipping Point?" Speaker: David Ottaway, senior scholar at WWC

WHERE: WWC, One Woodrow Wilson Plaza, Ronald Reagan Building, 1300 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Washington, D.C.

CONTACT: 202-691-4000; http://www.wilsoncenter.org

WHEN: 1:00 p.m.

WHAT: National Archives events to celebrate the 223rd anniversary of the signing of the U.S. constitution.

Highlights:

-- 1 p.m.: "Happy Birthday, U.S. Constitution!" event with a birthday cake and a Dolly Madison reenactor who will describe White House entertainment in the early 19th century, Jefferson and Washington Conference Rooms

-- 2:30 p.m.: Film screening of "Dolley Madison," William G. McGowan Theater

WHERE: National Archives, 700 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Washington, D.C.

CONTACT: 202-357-5300; web site: http://www.archives.gov

WHEN: 4:00 p.m.

WHAT: Woodrow Wilson Center (WWC) discussion on "Is Our Constitutional System Broken?" Speakers: Kevin O'Leary, journalist and political scientist; William Connelly Jr., professor of politics at Washington and Lee University; Gregory Koger, associate professor of political science at the University of Miami; and former Rep. Mickey Edwards, R-Okla., president of the Aspen Institute.

WHERE: WWC, One Woodrow Wilson Plaza, Ronald Reagan Building, 1300 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Washington D.C.

CONTACT: 202-691-4000; web site: http://www.wilsoncenter.org

WHERE: 6:30 p.m.

WHAT: European Union embassies hold a "Euro Night" event to "take a cultural tour around Europe and feast on national dishes."

WHERE: La Maison Francaise at the Embassy of France, 4101 Reservoir Road NW, Washington, D.C.

CONTACT: 202-944-6000

NOTE: Ticket information is available online: http://www.instantseats.com