<p>Carmen Souza at WMDC Rotterdam (2) from noggy on Vimeo.</p>Carmen Souza performing "Song For My Father" at the WMDC in Rotterdam (Netherlans) on the 4th of MarchCarmen Souza is a Lisbon, Portugal-born, Cape Verdean singer/songwriter.
Award winning Kenyan author Ngugi wa Thiong'o will be the featured lecturer on March 16th at the Parkway Main Library at 19th & Vine, Philadelphia. Discussing his new book Dreams in a Time of War: A Childhood Memoir.
Time 7:30 pm, doors open 45 minutes before the event.
for information 215-567-4321
Also on 3/11 Kwame Anthony Appiah discussing the Encyclopedia of Africa.
Self-Published Competition18th Annual Writer's Digest International Self-Published Book Awards
Co-sponsored by Book Marketing Works, LLCCALL FOR ENTRIES
MORE THAN $17,000 IN PRIZES!
ENTRY DEADLINE: May 3, 2010
Win $3,000 in cash! Gain international exposure for your book! Catch the attention of prospective editors and publishers!
Writer's Digest is searching for the best self-published books of the past few years. Whether you're a professional writer, part-time freelancer, or a self-starting student, here's your chance to enter the only competition exclusively for self-published books!
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ONE GRAND PRIZE WINNER will be awarded $3,000 cash and promotion in Writer's Digest and Publishers Weekly. The editors of Writer'sDigest will endorse and submit 10 copies of the Grand Prize-Winning book to major review houses such as The New York Times and The Washington Post. In addition, Book Marketing Works, LLC will provide a one-year membership in Publishers Marketing Association, guaranteed acceptance in a special-sales catalog providing national representation through 5000 salespeople selling to non-bookstore markets, guaranteed acceptance by Atlas Books (a top distributor to wholesalers, chains, independents and online retailers) and six hours of book shepherding from Poynter Book Shepherd Ellen Reid.
10 FIRST-PLACE WINNERS will receive $1000 cash and promotion in Writer's Digest. In addition, Book Marketing Works, LLC will provide a guaranteed review in Midwest Book Review, a one-year membership to Book Central Station, the eBook Beyond the Bookstore, a Publishers Weekly book by Brian Jud and a copy of Grassroots Marketing for Authors and Publishers by Shel Horowitz.
Plus, all Grand Prize and First Place winners will receive book-jacket seals to promote the award-winning status of their book, promotion on the Writer's Digest Web site at writersdigest.com, a copy of The Complete Guide to Self-Publishing, 4th Edition by Tom and Marilyn Ross, $100 worth of Writer’s Digest Books and a Notable Award Certificate.
HONORABLE MENTION WINNERS will receive promotion at www.writersdigest.com, $50 worth of Writer's Digest Books and a Notable Award Certificate.
All other entrants will receive Certificates of Participation, a brief judge's commentary and a listing with a link on the Writer's Digest Web site, provided an accurate URL is provided.
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- Mainstream/Literary Fiction
- Genre Fiction
- Nonfiction
- Inspirational (Spiritual, New Age)
- Life Stories (Biographies, Autobiographies, Family Histories, Memoirs)
- Children's Picture books
- Middle-Grade/Young Adult books
- Reference Books (Directories, Encyclopedias, Guide Books)
- Poetry
THE RULES:
1. The competition is open to all English-language self-published books for which the authors have paid the full cost of publication, or the cost of printing has been paid for by a grant or as part of a prize.
2. You may register and pay online for faster service.
3. Entrants must send a printed and bound book or an e-book. A self-published e-book is a book that the author has made available for sale online (without the assistance of a traditional publisher) for download as a PDF and/or a file formatted for digital reader devices. E-books must be entered and uploaded online. Entries will be evaluated on content, writing quality and overall quality of production and appearance. No handwritten books are accepted.
4. All books published or revised and reprinted between 2005 and 2010 are eligible. (Writer's Digest may demand proof of eligibility of semifinalists.)
5. All books must be accompanied by an Official Entry Form. Photocopies of the Official Entry Form are acceptable. You may enter more than one book and/or more than one category; however, you must include a separate book, entry form and the additional fee for each entry.
6. Check, money order or credit card payment for the required judging fee of $125 for the first entry, $75 for each additional entry must accompany submissions.
7. All entries must be postmarked no later than May 03, 2010. All winners will be notified by October 15, 2010. If you wish to receive confirmation that your entry was received before the deadline, we recommend using certified mail or some other tracking method to send your entry.
8. Judges reserve the right to withhold prizes in any category. Judges reserve the right to recategorize entries.
9. Books which have previously won awards from Writers Digest are not eligible.
10. Employees of F+W Media, Inc. and Book Marketing Works, LLC and their immediate families are not eligible.
11. Writer's Digest is not responsible for the loss, damage or return of any books submitted to the competition.
ENTRY FEES:
First entry: $125
Additional entries: $75 eachENTRY FORMS:
Click here to register your entry online
Click here for a printable entry formSEND books, entry forms and fees (if applicable) TO:
Writer's Digest Self-Published Book Awards
4700 East Galbraith Road, Cincinnati, OH 45236
ENTRY DEADLINE: May 03, 2010
IMPORTANT INFORMATION TO REMEMBER:
- Online entrants submitting an e-book online should include a digital file. Files must be no larger than 10MB.
- If you submit an e-book online you do not need to send anything to us via regular mail.
- If you register and pay for a printed book online you will receive an entry confirmation page after completing the entry process. You will need to print it off and mail it with your printed book to the address above.
$2000 Awaits Winners of Lorian Hemingway Short Story Competition
Writers of short fiction are encouraged to enter the 2010 Lorian Hemingway Short Story Competition. The competition has a twenty-nine-year history of literary excellence, and its organizers are dedicated to enthusiastically supporting the efforts and talent of emerging writers of short fiction whose voices have yet to be heard.
Lorian Hemingway, granddaughter of Nobel laureate Ernest Hemingway, is the author of three critically acclaimed books:Walking into the River, Walk on Water, and A World Turned Over.
Ms. Hemingway is the competition’s final judge.
Prizes and Publication:
The first-place winner will receive $1,000. The second and third-place winners will receive $500 each. Honorable mentions will also be awarded to entrants whose work demonstrates promise.
The Saturday Evening Post To Publish First-Place Winner:
The Lorian Hemingway Short Story Competition is pleased to announce that each year -- beginning with our 2009 competition -- The Saturday Evening Post will publish our first-place winner in its pages. And occasionally, the Post may also choose to publish our runners-up, either in its pages or on its website.The Post will pay a fee to winners upon publication of his or her story, in addition to the $1,000 first-place prize given by the Lorian Hemingway Short Story Competition. The Post’s payment will be in keeping with the magazine’s general rate structure for fiction at the time of publication. Entrants whose stories are published will allow the Post first serial rights, nonexclusive electronic (including online) rights, and nonexclusive anthology rights. This is a standard agreement for magazine publication.
For many years it has been our dream to be able to offer an assured publication for our first-place winner. The Saturday Evening Post, through its generosity and deep appreciation for new voices in literary fiction, has made that dream come true.
Eligibility requirements for our 2010 competition are as follows:
What to submit:
• Stories must be original unpublished fiction, typed and double-spaced, and may not exceed 3,000 words in length. There are no theme restrictions. Copyright remains property of the author, with the exception of the first-place winner, whose work will be published in The Saturday Evening Post.
Who may submit:
• The literary competition is open to all U.S. and international writers whose fiction has not appeared in a nationally distributed publication with a circulation of 5,000 or more. Writers who have been published online or who have self-published will be considered on an individual basis.
Submission requirements:
• Submissions may be sent via regular mail or submitted online at: shortstorykw@gmail.com. Please visit our online submissions page for complete instructions regarding online submissions. Writers may submit multiple entries, but each must be accompanied by an entry fee and separate cover sheet. We do accept simultaneous submissions; however, the writer must notify us if a story is accepted for publication or wins an award prior to our July announcements. No entry confirmation will be given unless requested. No SASE is required.
• The author’s name should not appear on the story. Our entrants are judged anonymously. Each story must be accompanied by a separate cover sheet with the writer's name, complete mailing address, e-mail address, phone number, the title of the piece, and the word count. Manuscripts will not be returned. These requirements apply for online submissions as well.
Deadlines and Entry Fees:
• The entry fee is $12 for each story postmarked by April 1, 2010. The late entry fee is $17 for each story postmarked between April 2 and May 15. We encourage you to enter by April 1 if at all possible, but please know that your story will still be accepted if you meet the later deadline. Our dual deadline must be imposed this year due to information already in print in Writer’s Market, etc. that states May 15 as our final deadline. We apologize for this inconvenience. Beginning with our 2011 competition we will have a single deadline. Entries postmarked after May 15, 2010 will not be accepted. Entries submitted online after May 15 will not be accepted. Writers may submit for the 2011 competition beginning May 16, 2010.
How to pay your entry fee:
• Entry fees submitted by mail with their accompanying stories may be paid -- in U.S. funds -- via a personal check, cashier’s check, or money order. Please make checks payable to LHSSC or The Lorian Hemingway Short Story Competition. Entry fees for online submissions may be paid with PayPal.
Announcement of Winners and Honorable Mentions:
Winners will be announced at the end of July 2010 in Key West, Florida, and posted on our website soon afterward. Only the first-place entrant will be notified personally. All entrants will receive a letter from Lorian Hemingway and a list of winners, either via regular mail or e-mail, by October 1, 2010.
All manuscripts and their accompanying entry fees should be sent to The Lorian Hemingway Short Story Competition, P.O. Box 993, Key West, FL 33041 or submitted online at: shortstorykw@gmail.com
For more information, please explore this website or e-mail: shortstorykw@gmail.com
Short Story Contest Judged by Susan Minot
H.O.W. Journal is hosting its first short story contest to be judged by acclaimed author Susan Minot.
Guidelines:
- The contest is open to all writers and all themes
- The word limit is 12,000.
- We do consider unpublished novel excerpts if they feel like complete stories.
- It's fine to submit more than one story.
- Manuscripts should be submitted with a cover note listing the author's name, address, phone number, and email; names should not appear on the stories themselves.
- All submissions should be clearly typed manuscripts, double-spaced on 8 1/2 x 11 inch white paper, one side only.
- Submissions will not be returned.
- No simultaneous or previously published work.
Awards:
- 1st Place - $1000 and publication in H.O.W. Journal
- 2nd Place - $300 and publication in H.O.W. Journal
- 3rd Place - $100 and publication in H.O.W. Journal
Reading Fee per story
- $20.00
Send your submissions and reading fee (a check payable to H.O.W. Journal) to:
H.O.W. Journal
Short Story Contest
12 Desbrosses Street
New York, NY, 10013Submissions must be received in the H.O.W. offices by May 15th, 2010.
We look forward to reading your stories!
The Judge: Susan Minot
Susan Minot's first novel Monkeys was published in a dozen countries and received the Prix Femina Étranger in France. She is the author of Lust and Other Stories, Folly: A Novel, Poems 4 A.M., Rapture and Evening, which has been sold around the world and was made into a film for which Minot co-wrote the screenplay with Michael Cunningham. She also wrote the screenplay for Bernardo Bertolucci's Stealing Beauty.
About H.O.W. Journal
H.O.W. Journal is an art & literary journal that publishes an eclectic mix of today's prominent writers and artists alongside upcoming talents with an effort to raise money and awareness for the approximately 163 million children throughout the world that have been orphaned. The publication features works of fiction, nonfiction, and poetry as well as visual arts.
Fallujah doctors report rise in birth defects
John Simpson talks about the children with birth defects he saw in Fallujah
Doctors in the Iraqi city of Fallujah are reporting a high level of birth defects, with some blaming weapons used by the US after the Iraq invasion.
The city witnessed fierce fighting in 2004 as US forces carried out a major offensive against insurgents.
Now, the level of heart defects among newborn babies is said to be 13 times higher than in Europe.
The US military says it is not aware of any official reports showing an increase in birth defects in the area.
BBC world affairs editor John Simpson visited a new, US-funded hospital in Fallujah where paediatrician Samira al-Ani told him that she was seeing as many as two or three cases a day, mainly cardiac defects.
Professor Alastair Hay from Leeds University says the cause of the birth defects is still in doubt
Our correspondent also saw children in the city who were suffering from paralysis or brain damage - and a photograph of one baby who was born with three heads.
He adds that he heard many times that officials in Fallujah had warned women that they should not have children.
Doctors and parents believe the problem is the highly sophisticated weapons the US troops used in Fallujah six years ago.
British-based Iraqi researcher Malik Hamdan told the BBC's World Today programme that doctors in Fallujah were witnessing a "massive unprecedented number" of heart defects, and an increase in the number of nervous system defects.
She said that one doctor in the city had compared data about birth defects from before 2003 - when she saw about one case every two months - with the situation now, when, she saw cases every day.
Ms Hamdan said that based on data from January this year, the rate of congenital heart defects was 95 per 1,000 births - 13 times the rate found in Europe.
"I've seen footage of babies born with an eye in the middle of the forehead, the nose on the forehead," she added.
A spokesman for the US military, Michael Kilpatrick, said it always took public health concerns "very seriously".
"No studies to date have indicated environmental issues resulting in specific health issues," he said.
"Unexploded ordinance, including improvised explosive devices, are a recognised hazard," he added.
In Kenyan offices and Malian farms, in Moroccan tea houses and Nigerien huts normal people of various backgrounds go about their day. For them, life in the developing world isn't about desperate squalor or improbable triumph; it's a complex, imperfect existence at odds with the stunning pictures beamed out from African safaris or the sad stories written to spur donations to Western aid groups.
On a single day at the messy juncture of tradition and modernity, six people from different geographic and cultural backgrounds describe six versions of the African story.
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K’Naan and Akon have now produced versions of their World Cup songs for Coco Cola and Pepsi respectively. The transformation is complete.
First Akon’s “Africa.” It is not clear where this is? The edge of a game park? And there’s all the “African” elements are present: dry grass pitch, star players in Madiba shirts (!), lion noises, baobab trees. I am going to stop.
Then there’s K’Naan putting “Waving Flag” to work for Coco Cola:
Chile's Socialist Rebar
Posted on The Huffington PostEver since deregulation caused a worldwide economic meltdown in September ’08 and everyone became a Keynesian again, it hasn’t been easy to be a fanatical fan of the late economist Milton Friedman. So widely discredited is his brand of free-market fundamentalism that his followers have become increasingly desperate to claim ideological victories, however far fetched.
A particularly distasteful case in point. Just two days after Chile was struck by a devastating earthquake, Wall Street Journal columnist Bret Stephens informed his readers that Milton Friedman’s “spirit was surely hovering protectively over Chile” because, “thanks largely to him, the country has endured a tragedy that elsewhere would have been an apocalypse…. It’s not by chance that Chileans were living in houses of brick—and Haitians in houses of straw—when the wolf arrived to try to blow them down.”
According to Stephens, the radical free-market policies prescribed to Chilean dictator Augusto Pinochet by Milton Friedman and his infamous “Chicago Boys” are the reason Chile is a prosperous nation with “some of the world’s strictest building codes.”
There is one rather large problem with this theory: Chile’s modern seismic building code, drafted to resist earthquakes, was adopted in 1972. That year is enormously significant because it was one year before Pinochet seized power in a bloody U.S-backed coup. That means that if one person deserves credit for the law, it is not Friedman, or Pinochet, but Salvador Allende, Chile’s democratically elected socialist President. (In truth many Chileans deserve credit, since the laws were a response to a history of quakes, and the first law was adopted in the 1930s).
It does seem significant, however, that the law was enacted even in the midst of a crippling economic embargo (“make the economy scream” Richard Nixon famously growled after Allende won the 1970 elections). The code was later updated in the nineties, well after Pinochet and the Chicago Boys were finally out of power and democracy was restored. Little wonder: As Paul Krugman points out, Friedman was ambivalent about building codes, seeing them as yet another infringement on capitalist freedom.
As for the argument that Friedmanite policies are the reason Chileans live in “houses of brick” instead of “straw,” it’s clear that Stephens knows nothing of pre-coup Chile. The Chile of the 1960s had the best health and education systems on the continent, as well as a vibrant industrial sector and rapidly expanding middle class. Chileans believed in their state, which is why they elected Allende to take the project even further.
Salvador Allende. (photo: file)
After the coup and the death of Allende, Pinochet and his Chicago Boys did their best to dismantle Chile’s public sphere, auctioning off state enterprises and slashing financial and trade regulations. Enormous wealth was created in this period but at a terrible cost: by the early eighties, Pinochet’s Friedman-prescribed policies had caused rapid de-industrialization, a ten-fold increase in unemployment and an explosion of distinctly unstable shantytowns. They also led to a crisis of corruption and debt so severe that, in 1982, Pinochet was forced to fire his key Chicago Boy advisors and nationalize several of the large deregulated financial institutions. (Sound familiar?)
Fortunately, the Chicago Boys did not manage to undo everything Allende accomplished. The National copper company, Codelco, remained in state hands, pumping wealth into public coffers and preventing the Chicago Boys from tanking Chile’s economy completely. They also never got around to trashing Allende’s tough building code, an ideological oversight for which we should all be grateful.
Thanks to CEPR for tracking down the origins of Chile’s building code.
Sunday, March 7th –Tuesday, March 9th ~Capturingfire is a Queer Spoken Word Summit and Slam! This slam will be the first of its kind, and open to all local and national GLBTQ performance artists. The mission of this event is to increase the visibility and exposure of GLBTQ performance artists. Capturingfire aims to bring more credibility and awareness to the specific and diverse experiences of queer artists. In a time where Prop 8 exists, what better time and place then to hold this summit in the Nation's capital, as an act of celebration, resistance, and inspiration for change. The summit will culminate in a poetry slam, after two days of performance and writing workshops, panels and networking. For event detailsemail capturingfire@gmail.com Locations: The Fridge, Rear Alley,516 8th St. SE, and the DC Center, 1810 14th St. N.W. Sisterspace and Books
3717 Georgia Avenue N.W.
Washington, DC 20010
(Georgia Avenue Petworth Metro)
202-829-0306
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Wednesday-Saturday- 12:00pm-7:00pm
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March 4, 2010
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Join Us and Celebrate Nkenge Toure's Birthday!
Saturday, March 6th, 3:00pm at Sisterspace and Books
Saturday, March 6th, Booksigning 11:30am- Luncheon 12:00pm~ Join Sisterspace and Books at The Oracle Set Book Club and Foundation, Inc. The 43rd Annual Book and Author Luncheon featuring: Gwenn Iffil author of, The Breakthrough: Politics and Race In The Age Of Obama. Always engaging, Gwen Ifill prides herself on being above the sound bites, the spin and the hype, believing instead that reporting news of substance—stories that explore the rich truths of a changing world—are more rewarding. Bringing her natural wit and wisdom to some of the most complicated political issues of the day, Ifill serves as both moderator and managing editor of PBS’ Washington Week. From her unique vantage point as a veteran journalist, Ifill ushers audiences into the very corridors of power—both in the U.S. and globally. A senior correspondent for The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer, she has served as national correspondent for NBC News, in addition to covering politics and government for The New York Times, The Washington Post, The Baltimore Evening Sun and the Boston Herald American. The Oracle Set Foundation is a 501(c) (3) organization and its proceeds support its Scholarship program. Please visit www.oraclesetfoundation.org for more information. Location: The Washington Navy Yard Conference Center , 6th and M. Streets S.E. (Sisterspace and Books will sell books at this event). This event is sold-out however, if you would like for Sisterspace and Books to get you a signed copy of Ms. Ifill’s book please call 202-829-0306.
Saturday, March 6th, 3:00pm~ Celebrate an African American woman-sister Nkenge Toure!!! Happy, Happy, Happy Birthday elder, daughter, sister, mother, activist, mentor, writer, friend andWPFW (89.3) host, Nkenge Toure!!! We are very, very, very proud of you and we look forward to laughing, crying and telling some great stories about you. Just for you, we invite the public to come and celebrate with us. Folks, bring a fruit basket, a healthy drink or two and come out and tellNkenge why you appreciate her work and wish her Happy Birthday. Location: SSB
Sunday, March 7th, 5:30-7:30pm~ Haiti Uprisin': A Panel Discussion. Author Rodrigue Vital, WPFW radio journalist Yves Dayiti and Howard's Student Association President Roberte Exantus will lead a discussion on U.S. influence in Haiti . Rodrigue Vital is the author of The Years of Haiti in the Shade of the American Empire. He is a former Haitian journalist and educator, frequent contributor of the New York based "The Haitian Times" and has written for "Thegrio.com" an online news service associated with MSNBC. Yves Dayiti was born and raised in Port-au-Prince , in 1953. In 1975, after graduating high school Mr. Yves moved to the United States . Throughout the yearsYves has provided a loud voice to the Haitian community through his radio show on WPFW (89.3fm) every Saturday night. Roberte Exantus grew up in Haiti and now attends Howard University . Ms. Exantus is a Political Studies and International Relations major as well as the appointed ambassador for Haition issues. Please join us in this very important discussion. Location: Sisterspace and Books,3717 Georgia Avenue N.W. ( Georgia Ave. Petworth Station). For more information call 202-829-0306. ($5.00 Donatition)
Live performances and open mic immediately following the discussion (8:00pm-11:00pm).Location: Dekka Art, Music and Fashion Store, 1338 U. Street N.W.(one block from U. Street Metro). MC Solsis will light up the mic while N'digo Rose will grace the keys with his magnificent funkadelic soul. An open mic portion will take place as well. $10 donation at the door/BYOB. Proceed will go to Yele Hatian Foundation www.undergroundtreelive.com ;www.sisterspacedc.com ; www.yele.org
Monday, March, 8th, 6:00pm-9:00pm~ The Cuban Interests Section On the Occasion of the International Women’s Day has the pleasure to invite you to a Cocktail. RSVP is required. Please send an email to Patricia Pego at patriciapego@sicw.org with you name and/or organization. Location: 2630 16th Street N.W.
Tuesday, March 9th, 6:00pm-8:00pm~ Poetry Reading and Discussion with Janet E. Aalfs, poet, martial artist, teacher, performer, and community activist, is dedicated to nurturing forums for people to express their creativity. She was the poet laureate of Northampton , Massachusetts , from 2003 to 2005. In 2008, Aalfs facilitated a Split This Rock Poetry Festival workshop, and will do so again this year, as well as be on an LGBTQ panel. She was a festival poet at the Dodge Poetry Festival in New Jersey , and taught and performed at Goddard’s “Power of the Word.” In 2009 she was part of a teaching/performing artist exchange in Cape Town , South Africa . Her poems have been published widely in journals and anthologies. Collections of her poetry include Reach; Red; Notes from the River; Silver Paper Boxes for Guan Yin; and Perfection of Light. A 7th degree black belt, she has been the director and head instructor since 1982 of Valley Women’s Martial Arts: Institute for Healing and Violence Prevention Strategies in Easthampton , Massachusetts . Location: SSB
Wednesday, March 10th –Thursday, March 12th, 7:00pm (nightly) ~ Revival with Reverend Dr. Jeremiah A. Wright. Rev. Wright is our preacher, teacher, activist, and revivalist. After he preaches he will sign his new book, A Sankofa Moment: The History of Trinity United Church of Christ. He is the Pastor Emeritus of Trinity United Church of Christ, Chicago Illinois . Location:Plymouth Congregational United Church of Christ , 5301 North Capitol Street N.E. (North Capitol and Missouri ). For more information call 202-723-5330. Books and other items will be available for purchase in the Sanctuary. We also invite our president Barack Obama. Sisterspace and Books looks forward to seeing you there all three days.
March 13th, 12:00pm-3:00pm~ One DC Outreach Day. Come and Join Us As We Bring More People Into The Once DC Movement Toward Justice, Fairness, and Equity in DC!!! Get In Where You Fit In: One DC members and supporters will be door knocking and phone banking to let more DC residents know how to organize for a better DC! If you can’t make this Outreach Day, please mark your calendar and join us for one of other Outreach Days scheduled to take place from 12-4pm on April 24; May 22; August 28! For more information call Rosemary Ndubuizu, Community Organizer at One DC: Organizing Neighborhood Equity, PO Box 26049 , Washington , DC 20001202-232-2915 ext.106 (P), 202-6675196 (F). , ext.106 (P), 202-6675196 (F). , ext.106 (P), 202-6675196 (F). , ext.106 (P), 202-6675196 (F). www.onedconline.org Raise money for ONE DC just by searching the Internet with GoodSearch.com (powered by Yahoo) or shopping online with GoodShop.com!Location:The Carriage House, 614 S. Street N.W. (Please meet us here at 12:00pm).
Ajowa Nzinga Ifateyo has been on the healthy living path for nearly 30 years: She went vegetarian in 1981, became a vegan in 1994 and a raw foodist in 2009. She is now beginning studies in Energy Medicine. She earned dual masters in Business Administration and Community Economic Development from Southern New Hampshire University. A former mainstream journalist with the Miami Herald, Morning Call in Allentown, Pa. and the Los Angeles Times, she is now one of several co-editors of the collectively produced online alternative economics newsletter Grassroots Economic Organizing. Ajowa is the is founder of Beautiful World Cooperative & Business Services whose goals include helping communities of color in particular overcome internalized oppression and other obstacles to creating and sustaining economic self sufficiency. She is currently writing her memoir, Outside Child about growing up as the child, of the “other woman.” She can be reached atajowa.ifateyo@gmail.com.
Ma’at Sincere Earth was born under the Zodiac sign of Libra, I seek balance in everything, hence my name symbolizing supreme balance and truth. Head-wrapped before and after badu, I embrace the truth of Clarence X and see myself as earth. I've been Vegan for 10 years and I was a vegetarian for 8 yrs, not to save cows but to save black people. Sky-diving, World Traveling, Baltimore native who grew up believing that the food you consume can ultimately consume you! Currently with help is raising a blackman to be the next messiah. wisdom_17@hotmail.com
Angelique Shofar (aka “Surya”) is a Creative Holistic Doctor with a dedication to the healing path of Sacred Loving, Relating & Sexuality. A new cross-generational African woman, she was born and raised in Monrovia , Liberia and has lived most of her life in the Diaspora. She is a Creative Mother, Certified Yoga & Dance teacher, Certified Massage Therapist, Multi-Media producer, Freelance writer, Sensual Artiste and World Traveler. As the Sex-Sensual Griot she shares ancient cultural wisdom, sexual secrets and sensual healing traditions through the written & spoken words, storytelling, therapeutic movements and sensual artistry. Former broadcaster of Pacifica Radio for more than 13 years. ashofar@gmail.com , 301-637-6739.
Saturday, March 14th, 12:00pm-3:00pm~ This is My Story, This is My Song: Creating a Powerful Personal Story. (Re)-constructing Your Story: What is your Story? What about the story that you tell is empowering, life affirming and real? What about your story is disempowering, negative and false? How can we re-construct the stories that we tell about who we are and create a truer and more authentic story; one that communicates self-love, self-acceptance, value and purpose to the world and most importantly to ourselves? Join Workshop facilitator, Aisha Karefa-Smart for an afternoon of reflection, empowerment and renewal. Fee: $10.00. No one will be turned away. Location: SSB
