Dec 2011 - Jan 2012

Thu Dec 1, 7pm Author event: Walter Isaacson. To his string of bestselling biographies of Einstein, Benjamin Franklin, Kissinger, and others, Isaacson now adds the life story of Steve Jobs. Written with the cooperation of its subject, this profile of the inventor, entrepreneur, leader, and visionary, offers a detailed profile of a man as imaginative as he was fiercely perfectionist.
Where: Politics and Prose, Connecticut and Nebraska.

Fri December 2, 6.00 - 8:00 pm Meet and discuss with author, Steve Brouwer his book "Revolutionary Doctors. How Venezuela and Cuba Are Changing the World’s Conception of Health Care" - a first-hand account of Venezuela’s innovative and inspiring program of community healthcare, designed to serve - and largely carried out by - the poor themselves There will be also a representation of American doctors who've graduated from the Latin American School of Medicine (ELAM) in Havana City, Cuba and who will delight us with their stories and experiences. This event will take place in celebration of the "Day of the Latin American Medicine" and also in the context of the 7th. Anniversary of the foundation of the Bolivarian Alliance for the Peoples of Our America (in Spanish: Alternativa Bolivariana para América Latina y el Caribe (ALBA). You will have the opportunity to return home with a copy of this great book, full of unique and interesting testimonies from the author while he lived in Venezuela, enriched with excellent quotes by Ernesto Che Guevara.
An RSVP is required; send to patriciapego@sicuw.org.
Where: Cuban Interests Section 2630 15th Street, NW

Thu Dec 8, 6 pm–9 pm Washington Peace Center Activist Awards Grassroots Gala 2011. The 7th annual Activist Awards Grassroots Gala will celebrate DC activists' hard work and successes in creating a more just and peaceful world.
Where: All Souls Church, Columbia Rd At Harvard St. Tickets available online or at the door.


Wed Dec 10, 7 pm Author Event: Gar Alperovitz, "America Beyond Capitalism: Reclaiming Our Wealth, Our Liberty, and Our Democracy". Appearing with Gar will be: Ralph Nader, long-time consumer advocate and "public citizen" , John Cavanagh, director of the Institute for Policy Studies and Ted Howard, director of the Democracy Collaborative and an architect of a groundbreaking network of worker cooperatives in Cleveland. Free and Open to all!
Where: Busboys and Poets, 14th and V NW.

Wed Jan 11, 9am National Day of Action Against Guantánamo. Join Witness Against Torture in a rally in Washington, DC and help create a human chain of more than 2,000 people, representing the individuals still detained without charge or fair trial at Guantánamo and Bagram, from the White House to the Capitol. We will raise our voices and demand: Guantánamo is but one in a string of unkept promises. While the media has largely abandoned the issue, a bipartisan consensus is emerging to commit permanently to terrible policies. We need to speak out with a new determination to reach policy-makers, the media, and the public. Buses will be coming to Washington DC from cities throughout theEastern United States. By far the biggest such demonstrationn since the "War on Terror" began. Human rights organizations, legal collectives, grassroots groups, and people of conscience everywhere are rallying to form a human chain from the White House to Congress and to demand real change. Be a part of this historic day!