Book Event: Slavery by Another Name with Douglas Blackmon
Come join us at Busboys & Poets for a night with Wall Street Journal writer Douglas Blackmon.

Douglas Blackmon, the author of Slavery by Another Name, will share his book and speak with us about neo-slavery, race, poverty, and politics. It will be great night with good food and great company!

Slavery by Another Name uses a vast record of original documents and personal narratives to unearth the lost stories of slaves and their descendants, who journeyed into freedom after the Emancipation Proclamation and then back into the shadow of involuntary servitude.

It also reveals the stories of those who fought unsuccessfully against the re-emergence of human labor trafficking, the modern companies that profited most from neo-slavery, and the system’s final demise in the 1940s, partly due to fears of enemy propaganda about American racial abuse at the beginning of World War II.

Lynne Stewart: An American Story
The rough cut of a new film by Francis van den Heuvel.

The cliché after the September 11th attacks was that "the world had changed forever." And in some ways this is true. But more than the Twin Towers may have been destroyed - since that day centuries of judicial protections and procedures have been under attack. In the name of a "War on Terror" there has been a war on justice - and there may be no better example than the prosecution and conviction of one of New York's best known defence attorneys, Lynne Stewart. Her case forms the backbone of this film.

Presentation of the new book, "Witness Against Torture: The Campaign to Shut Down Guantanamo".

Matt Daloisio, the author and organizer of Witness Against Torture, will speak about this movement as Witness Against Torture enters what it hopes will be Guantanamo's final chapter, the 100 Days Campaign (www.100DaysCampaign.org).

The book also contains a DVD, which captures several of the key events of Witness Against Tortures work, including its 2005 journey to Guantanamo, Cuba.

***and join us for our daily vigil, 11am-1pm, in front of the White House. You can be in touch with Carmen Trotta
202-277-9869

www.100dayscampaign.org

On Saturday, November 8th, anyone in the DC area will have an opportunity to see the play performed and to join in a discussion afterwards about post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). The performance will be directed by Kevin Murray, and feature Marietta Hedges and Mary Lechter in a Theater of the First Amendment production.

"Marietta Hedges is quite remarkable. She gives an extremely passionate performance," the CITY PAPER says.

"The Warrior" is returning for one night only, Saturday, November 8th, at George Mason University.

Following her performance as "The Warrior," Marietta Hedges will be joined onstage for "The Warrior" TALKback!

The panel discussion will include Iraq War veterans Amy Baxter and Adam Kokesh, GMU Conflict Resolutions department professor Dr. Carlos Sluzki, and will be moderated by David Swanson of AfterDowningStreet.org.

"The Warrior" TALKback! ONE NIGHT ONLY, Saturday, November 8 at 8 PM at George Mason University.

Wednesday, October 15th, 12:30 p.m. – “Hacking Democracy” (Film, 81 min.)
Selected / Presented by
Professor Donna Rhea, Government Faculty at HCC Northwest College

"It is hard to imagine .. a documentary... more important to the civic life of the nation." (Baltimore Sun) A nonpartisan, clear-eyed look at the secrecy, cronyism and incompetence of elections in present-day America as it captures a citizen's movement intent on taking back elections - and DEMOCRACY ITSELF. Documents American citizens investigating anomalies and irregularities with ‘e-voting’ (electronic voting) systems that occurred during America’s 2000 and 2004 elections, especially in Volusia County, Florida.

Nominated for an Emmy award for Outstanding Investigative Journalism.

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Nationally acclaimed scholar and author on Iran, Israel and the U.S. to Speak

Dr. Trita Parsi will discuss and sign his book, Treacherous Alliance - The Secret Dealings of Iran, Israel and the United States.

Zbigniew Brzezinski, former U.S. National Security Advisor to President Jimmy Carter, has called Dr. Pari’s book, “A penetrating, provocative, and very timely study that deciphers how U.S. policy in the Middle East has been manipulated both by Iran and by Israel even as relations between these two oscillated between secret collusion and overt collision.”

ABOUT THIS BOOK

“Never losing faith, we waited through the many years of struggle to achieve our rights. But women weren't just waiting; women were working. Never losing faith, we worked to redeem the promise of America, that all men and women are created equal. For our daughters and our granddaughters today we have broken the marble ceiling. For our daughters and our granddaughters now the sky is the limit.” —Nancy Pelosi, after being sworn in as Speaker of the House

When Nancy Pelosi became the first woman Speaker of the House, she made history.

ABOUT THIS BOOK

“Never losing faith, we waited through the many years of struggle to achieve our rights. But women weren't just waiting; women were working. Never losing faith, we worked to redeem the promise of America, that all men and women are created equal. For our daughters and our granddaughters today we have broken the marble ceiling. For our daughters and our granddaughters now the sky is the limit.” —Nancy Pelosi, after being sworn in as Speaker of the House

When Nancy Pelosi became the first woman Speaker of the House, she made history.

ABOUT THIS BOOK

“Never losing faith, we waited through the many years of struggle to achieve our rights. But women weren't just waiting; women were working. Never losing faith, we worked to redeem the promise of America, that all men and women are created equal. For our daughters and our granddaughters today we have broken the marble ceiling. For our daughters and our granddaughters now the sky is the limit.” —Nancy Pelosi, after being sworn in as Speaker of the House

When Nancy Pelosi became the first woman Speaker of the House, she made history.