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Thursdays 6:30-9:30 PM - Ongoing: Audio Activism & The Science of Sound - DC Radio Co-op Get the basics in sound gathering, interviewing, rapid audio production and distribution. Then participate in shaping what you've learned with immediate feedback at the Pacifica station in D.C. WPFW (89.3 FM). By sticking with it and interning for 3-6 months you can learn to: 1. Cover events, the news and record music. 2. Use a mini disc and other recording devices. 3. Edit audio on computer, mix and publish your stories 4. Write the news, conduct interviews and put together story packages. 5. Publish and broadcast your stories. 6. Do LIVE radio, interview, mix music and talks. 7. Produce new programming for Internet streaming RADIO FOR THE WORLD TO HEAR! Trainings designed for radical activists. NO registration. Just attend, or call 917-681-7228 or 202-588-0999 ext 310. People's Media Cafe, Al Fishawy, 4132 Georgia Avenue, NW

Weekdays, 9:30-10:00 AM: Metrowatch on WPFW-FM 89.3
with Gloria Minott This program is a showcase for some of the most original, creative, and dynamic groups and people in the region, in the areas of politics, culture, education, justice, international life, statecraft, the arts, advocacy, empowerment, and more.Volunteers needed to work on the website and archives at the WPFW studios at 2390 Champlain St in Adams Morgan. (202) 588-0999, ext. 327.

FREE classes offered to all DC residents Educational Talent Search Program, 4200 Connecticut Ave. NW, Washington DC
Upon completion of the classes, participants get certifications/licenses and job finding assistance. The only requirements are that participants be a DC resident and have a high school diploma or GED. GED classes are offered for those without either. Classes will be held at various locations throughout Wards 5,7,8. Classes offered in, HVAC, EMT, Certified Nursing, A+ Computers, Medical Office Billing, Home & Health Aide, Intro to Computers, Food Sanitation & Prep, GED and other academic courses ALL CLASSES ARE FREE. Help somebody who needs a boost. Call 202.645.8480 or 202.645.6213 Diallo Sumbry, Program Coordinator (202) 274 - 5463 - office (202) 274 - 7412 - fax (202) 286 - 2688 - mobil

Students earn a $1400 stipend for their participation in the program; work days run about 8 hours, Monday - Friday.
For more information, please contact Ted or Becca at 703-524-2441;
tmiller@thesca.org or bbecca@thesca.org

Nuclear Calendar - Friends Committee on National Legislation's calendar of events related to nuclear energy, power, weapons and proliferation

Ecolocity DC- Meet other local people who live in, or are interested in making DC a Transition town. Areas of interest include clean energy, freecycle, natural building, organic farming, and more. Tuesday nights, 7-9 PM at the Emergence Community Arts Collective, 733 Euclid NW.

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February-March 2010

Tue, February 2, 2010, 6:30pm – 8:00pm Author Michelle Alexander discusses and signs her new book, "The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness." Alexander reviews American racial history from the colonies to the Clinton administration, delineating its transformation into the “war on drugs.”Busboys and Poets, 14th and V NW

Tue, February 2, 2010, 7:00pm Book Event: Author Gary Wills discusses Bomb Power. Looking back to the Manhattan Project, Wills argues that the secrecy surrounding the invention of the atomic bomb led to the growth of a larger institutional apparatus for covert operations, including the CIA and the NSA. It also initiated a profound change in the nature of the presidency, with security as the primary focus. Politics and Prose, Connecticut at Nebraska.

Sat Feb 6, 10:00AM-2:00 PM: DC Environmental Health Collaborative's Third Community Health Forum
The Collaborative was designed as a vehicle through which community organizations can work with other agencies in true partnership to coordinate shared objectives for improving the environmental health and quality of life for those in the District of Columbia. The Collaborative is sponsoring this Forum so that community stakeholders will have an opportunity to hear about and discuss key local environmental health concerns.Martin Luther King Library, DC

Tues Feb 16 5:30 PM African Origins of Math and Science: Celebrating Africans in The Diaspora History Month with a free Presentation on African Origins of Math and Science, a journey into the minds of the peoples of our Classical Civilization, Ancient Kamat (Egypt). Sankofa Books and Cafe 2714 Georgia Avenue N.W. across from Howard University. Phone (202) 234-4755.

Sat Feb 20, 9:30AM-4:00PM: You’re invited to join DC’s Field to Fork Network, the America theBeautiful Fund, dozens of local community organizations, and members of DC’s urban gardening community for the third annual Rooting DC urban gardening forum. This day-long event – which includes panel discussions, workshops and talks - is free and open to the public. Please RSVP NOW for the 3rd annual FREE urban gardening forum by visiting the above link and clicking the "Please pre-register here" link near the top of the page to reserve a spot. The full schedule of presentations and workshops is also online there now, as well as archived info and photos from 2008 and 2009. The Historical Society of Washington, 801 K Street NW, Washington DC Near the Mt. Vernon Sq./Convention Center and Gallery Place metro stops

Tue February 23, 2010, 7:00pm: Book Event: Author Shane Harris discusses The Watchers. Harris, an expert on intelligence matters who writes for National Journal, sounds an alarm about how our government has developed sophisticated surveillance spyware in the last thirty years. Looking back to Admiral Poindexter’s Total Information Awareness program, he charts the growth of covert intelligence systems that make it harder to catch terrorists and easier to spy on citizens.Politics and Prose, Connecticut at Nebraska.

Mon Mar 15, 5-7PM Reception for Author Annie Leonard, The Story of Stuff  - How Our Obsession with Stuff Is Trashing the Planet, Our Communities, and Our Health-and a Vision for Change. We have a problem with Stuff: with just 5 percent of the world’s population, we’re consuming 30 percent of the world’s resources and creating 30 percent of the world’s waste. If everyone consumed at U.S. rates, we would need three to five planets! Busboys and Poets, 14th and V NW