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Ongoing Weekdays, 9:30-10:00 AM: Metrowatch on WPFW-FM 89.3 FREE classes offered to all DC residents Educational Talent Search Program, 4200 Connecticut Ave. NW, Washington DC 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. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- June-July 2010 Tues June 15, 7:30-9 pm DC Metro Science for the People open meeting. 2100 19th St NW, contact Peter Caplan, 202 462-3276 June 22-26 US Social Forum - Detroit, Michigan. The Forum is more than a event, more than a networking bonanza, more than a reaction to war and repression. The USSF will provide space to build relationships, learn from each other's experiences, share our analysis of the problems our communities face, and bring renewed insight and inspiration. It will help develop leadership and consciousness, vision, and strategy needed to realize another world. DC Metro Science for the People member David Schwartzman will make a presentation tentatively scheduled for Wed June 23 on the subject: Understanding and Tackling Climate Change at the global and local level by using renewable energy and sustainable food practice. Wed June 23, 2010 - 7:00-8 pm: Author event: Dean Baker discussed his book, "Taking Economics Seriously" In this concise treatise by the Guardian columnist and “Beat the Press” blogger, Baker argues that the free market is a myth, given corporate interests in government interventions. Recognizing who really benefits from regulations would allow for Tues, June 29, 8pm: Author event: David Schwartz discusses and signs his new book: "Consuming Choices: Ethics in a Global Consumer Age". The book raises questions about consumers and if we shoulder some culpability for unethical and immoral practices associated with products we purchase. Busboys and Poets, 2021 14th Street, NW Tues July 6, 6:30 – 8:00pm Author event:Journalist Gwynne Dyer discusses and signs "Climate Wars: The Fight for Survival as the World Overheats". Moderated and interviewed by Rob Eshelman (Nation Magazine Correspondent) Co-sponsored by the Sierra Club. Dyer will talk with us about the political, military, and strategic consequences of climate change. Busboys and Poets, 2021 14th Street, NW
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