Date: Wed, 09 Dec 2009 17:23:01 -0500

From:  @culturaltourismdc.org

Subject: Cultural Tourism DC Weekly Events Update

To:  @geotrees.com

                        THURSDAY, DECEMBER 10, 2009 - WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 16, 2009             

Welcome to Cultural Tourism DC's weekly calendar of events. Plan your week using this up-to-date listing of exhibitions, tours, performances and other heritage happenings around town. Try something different - discover something special!  

                                                                                                                          Highlights                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    Music - In Dulci Jubilo: A German Christmas

Friday, December 11 - Sunday, December 20

Location: Folger Shakespeare Library

In 1610, the last volume of Michael Praetorius's collection of Lutheran chorale settings was published. The Consort performs some of the great Christmas favorites from this collection, including In Dulci Jubilo, Es ist ein Rose, and Puer Natus Est.

                                                                                                                                9th Annual Russian Winter Festival

Saturday, December 12 - Sunday, December 13

Location: Hillwood Estate, Museum & Gardens

Celebrate the holidays in Old Russian style! Meet Grandfather Frost and the Snow Maiden, and enjoy festive music and entertainment. Children create their very own kokoshnik (lady's headdress) or gentleman's hat, and the Café offers merry treats!

                                                                                                                                Author Lecture and Book Signing - James Rosenquist: Painting Below Zero

Tuesday, December 15

7:00 PM

Location: Corcoran Gallery of Art

In conversation with Paul Greenhalgh, James Rosenquist recalls his days as a student at the Art Students League in New York, describes his experiences hanging high over Broadway as a sign painter, and the inspiration behind his large paintings.

                                                                                                                                Theater: Mommy Queerest

Wednesday, December 16 - Sunday, January 03

Location: Theater J

Judy Gold, star of the critically acclaimed 25 Questions for a Jewish Mother, is back in this hysterical coming-of-age memoir with music about Judy's life-long love affair with sitcoms and her professional quest to finally land a TV show of her own.

                                                                          Other Events This Week                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        Thursday, December 10                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   Films at the Avalon - La Danse: The Paris Opera Ballet

Thursday, December 10

Location: Avalon Theatre                                                                                                                        Films at the Avalon: The Blind Side

Thursday, December 10 - Wednesday, December 16

Location: Avalon Theatre                                                                                                                                                                                Gallery Talk: The Phillips Collection and the Avant-Garde

Thursday, December 10

Location: The Phillips Collection                                                                                                                       Music - NSO Pops: Happy Holidays! / Marvin Hamlisch, Conductor

Thursday, December 10 - Sunday, December 13

Location: John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts                                                                                                                                                                                Panel Discussion: Human Rights Day

Thursday, December 10 / 9:30 AM - 11:00 AM

Location: The Library of Congress                                                                                                                       Films at the Avalon: Coco before Chanel

Thursday, December 10 / 10:30 AM

Location: Avalon Theatre                                                                                                                                                                                Lecture: Human Impact on Biosphere

Thursday, December 10 / 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Location: The Library of Congress                                                                                                                       Screening - 75th Anniversary Noontime Film Series: From the Vaults: The Arts

Thursday, December 10 / 12:00 PM

Location: U.S. National Archives and Records Administration                                                                                                                                                                             Staged Stories Gallery Talk

Thursday, December 10 / 12:00 PM

Location: Renwick Gallery of the Smithsonian American Art Museum                                                                                                                        Christmas Tour of the DAR Museum Period Rooms

Thursday, December 10 / 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM

Location: DAR Museum                                                                                                                                                                            Lecture: Flora Mirabilis

Thursday, December 10 / 2:00 PM

Location: National Geographic Live!                                                                                                                     Music: Holiday Lobbying

Thursday, December 10 - Wednesday, December 16 / 5:30 PM

Location: Willard InterContinental Washington                                                                                                                                                                           Music: Lox and Vodka

Thursday, December 10 / 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM

Location: U.S. Botanic Garden                                                                                                                   Music: Roberto Diaz

Thursday, December 10 / 6:15 PM - 7:15 PM

Location: The Library of Congress                                                                                                                                                                               Tour and Lecture: Man Ray's Studio Style

Thursday, December 10 / 6:30 PM

Location: The Phillips Collection                                                                                                                       Film: Cradle Will Rock

Thursday, December 10 / 7:00 PM

Location: U.S. National Archives and Records Administration                                                                                                                                                                             Music - Vocal Arts Society: Jamie Barton, Mezzo-soprano, with Kathleen Kelly, Piano

Thursday, December 10 / 7:30 PM

Location: John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts                                                                                                                        Music: Diaz Trio

Thursday, December 10 / 8:00 PM - 10:00 PM

Location: The Library of Congress

                                                                                                                                                                Friday, December 11                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     Film: Invictus

Friday, December 11 - Wednesday, December 16

Location: Avalon Theatre                                                                                                                        Holiday Wreath Workshop

Friday, December 11

Location: Tudor Place Historic House and Garden                                                                                                                                                                         Photo Workshop: The White House and Its Neighbors

Friday, December 11 / 9:45 AM - 12:30 PM

Location: Lafayette Square                                                                                                                      Shopping Event - Jewelry Trunk Show: Meridian Jewelry

Friday, December 11 / 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM

Location: Hillwood Estate, Museum & Gardens                                                                                                                                                                             Chamber Concert: Friday Morning Music Club

Friday, December 11 / 12:00 PM

Location: Charles Sumner School Museum and Archives                                                                                                                     Magical Mystical Musical Machine Concert Series

Friday, December 11 / 12:15 PM - 1:00 PM

Location: National City Christian Church                                                                                                                                                                                Friday Gallery Talk: Timothy App on Anne Truitt

Friday, December 11 / 12:30 PM - 1:00 PM

Location: Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden                                                                                                                 Walking Tour: The Battle of Stalingrad

Friday, December 11 / 5:00 PM - 6:00 PM

Location: World War II Memorial                                                                                                                                                                         Music: Beltway Brass Quintet

Friday, December 11 / 6:00 PM

Location: John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts                                                                                                                        Photo Workshop - Garden of Lights: Mormon Temple

Friday, December 11 / 7:00 PM - 9:30 PM

Location: The Mormon Temple

                                                                                                                                                                Saturday, December 12                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   2009 Family Program: Home Sweet Home Gingerbread Workshop

Saturday, December 12

Location: National Building Museum                                                                                                                      Film and Social Event: Tea, Cookies, and Shibori

Saturday, December 12

Location: The Textile Museum                                                                                                                                                                            Music: The Joy of Christmas

Saturday, December 12 - Sunday, December 13

Location: Washington National Cathedral                                                                                                                 Photo Workshop: Monuments and Memorials

Saturday, December 12 / 9:30 AM - 1:15 PM

Location: Citywide                                                                                                                                                                              Music - Weekend Family Matinee: Rocknocerous

Saturday, December 12 / 10:00 AM

Location: Avalon Theatre                                                                                                                        Spy City Tour

Saturday, December 12 / 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Location: International Spy Museum                                                                                                                                                                              Walking Tour: A Day with a Ranger

Saturday, December 12 / 10:00 AM

Location: National Mall                                                                                                                 Workshop: Make a Free-form Art Quilt!

Saturday, December 12 / 10:00 AM - 12:30 PM

Location: Smithsonian Anacostia Community Museum                                                                                                                                                                                Family Program: Winter Mail Tales

Saturday, December 12 / 11:00 AM - 2:00 PM

Location: National Postal Museum                                                                                                                        Family Film: Shrek

Saturday, December 12 / 12:00 PM

Location: U.S. National Archives and Records Administration                                                                                                                                                                             Film - Tuesdays at Noon - America's Wild Spaces: Death Valley

Saturday, December 12 / 12:00 PM

Location: National Geographic Live!                                                                                                                     Family Program: Art ý la Cart

Saturday, December 12 - Sunday, December 13 / 1:00 PM

Location: Smithsonian American Art Museum                                                                                                                                                                               Lecture: A Day with the Artists

Saturday, December 12 / 1:00 PM

Location: National Museum of the American Indian                                                                                                                        Family Book Signing: Kem Knapp Sawyer

Saturday, December 12 / 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM

Location: Smithsonian American Art Museum                                                                                                                                                                               Family Program: Visit with Santa

Saturday, December 12 / 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM

Location: Capitol Hill                                                                                                                  Walking Tour: Scoping the Tidal Basin

Saturday, December 12 / 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM

Location: Tidal Basin                                                                                                                                                                           Photo Workshop: F-stops and Shutter Speeds

Saturday, December 12 / 2:30 PM - 5:00 PM

Location: National Building Museum                                                                                                                      Lecture - What to Listen for in Russian Composers II: Tchaikovsky and Prokofiev

Saturday, December 12 / 3:00 PM

Location: John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts                                                                                                                                                                                Walking Tour - December 7: A Day That Changed America

Saturday, December 12 / 5:00 PM - 6:00 PM

Location: World War II Memorial                                                                                                                 Music - Barbara Cook's Spotlight: Karen Akers

Saturday, December 12 / 7:30 PM

Location: John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts

                                                                                                                                                                Sunday, December 13                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     Photo Workshop: Canon Digital Rebel / Rebel XT/XTi Users Safari

Sunday, December 13 / 9:30 AM - 1:00 PM

Location: National Museum of the American Indian                                                                                                                        Adult Forum Series Lecture - Sounds of the Seasons: The Music of Advent and Christmas: Michael Lodico

Sunday, December 13 / 10:00 AM

Location: St. John's Church, Lafayette Square                                                                                                                                                                           The Flea Market at Eastern Market

Sunday, December 13 / 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM

Location: Eastern Market                                                                                                                        Discussion and Demonstration: Rhythm CafÈ

Sunday, December 13 / 11:00 AM

Location: Smithsonian Anacostia Community Museum                                                                                                                                                                                Family Program: Annual Service of Lessons and Carols

Sunday, December 13 / 11:00 AM

Location: National City Christian Church                                                                                                                        Music: Smithsonian Encore Chorale

Sunday, December 13 / 1:00 PM

Location: Smithsonian American Art Museum                                                                                                                                                                               Tour and Social Event: Chocolate and Tea Tasting for Adults!

Sunday, December 13 / 1:00 PM

Location: Tudor Place Historic House and Garden                                                                                                                 Music - Steinway Series: Composers of the Federal Music Project

Sunday, December 13 / 3:00 PM

Location: Smithsonian American Art Museum                                                                                                                                                                               Music: Washington Sinfonietta's Holiday Family Concert

Sunday, December 13 / 3:00 PM

Location: National City Christian Church                                                                                                                        Music - Sunday Concerts: Raphael Trio

Sunday, December 13 / 4:00 PM

Location: The Phillips Collection                                                                                                                                                                               Film: A Woman under the Influence

Sunday, December 13 / 4:30 PM

Location: National Gallery of Art                                                                                                                       Walking Tour: The Man with the Voice That Inspired America

Sunday, December 13 / 5:00 PM - 6:00 PM

Location: Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial

                                                                                                                                                                Monday, December 14                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     Family Program: Storytime with Mrs. Peter

Monday, December 14

Location: Tudor Place Historic House and Garden                                                                                                                 Family Program: Youth Dance Festival Week

Monday, December 14 - Sunday, December 20

Location: Joy of Motion Dance Center                                                                                                                                                                            Film: The Miracle of Berlin / Das Wunder von Berlin

Monday, December 14 / 6:30 PM

Location: Goethe-Institut                                                                                                                       Film - Motown in the Fall: Yesterday, Today, and Forever

Monday, December 14 / 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM

Location: The Library of Congress                                                                                                                                                                               Performance - Cultures in Motion: Harry S. Truman: The Man from Independence

Monday, December 14 / 7:00 PM

Location: National Portrait Gallery                                                                                                                     Folger Poetry Reading - Emily Dickinson Birthday Tribute: Lucie Brock-Broido

Monday, December 14 / 7:30 PM

Location: Folger Shakespeare Library

                                                                                                                                                                Tuesday, December 15                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    Musical: Young Frankenstein

Tuesday, December 15 - Sunday, January 10

Location: John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts                                                                                                                        Bill of Rights Day Naturalization Ceremony

Tuesday, December 15 / 10:00 AM

Location: U.S. National Archives and Records Administration                                                                                                                                                                             Family Workshop: Murals for the Classroom

Tuesday, December 15 / 10:00 AM

Location: Smithsonian Anacostia Community Museum                                                                                                                        Chamber Concert: Friday Morning Music Club

Tuesday, December 15 / 12:00 PM

Location: Dumbarton House Museum                                                                                                                                                                                Gallery Talk: The Christmas Story in Art

Tuesday, December 15 / 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM

Location: National Gallery of Art                                                                                                                       Lecture: Morocco

Tuesday, December 15 / 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM

Location: The Library of Congress                                                                                                                                                                               Music - Tuesday Concert Series: The Epiphany Choir: Christmas Benefit Concert

Tuesday, December 15 / 12:10 PM - 1:00 PM

Location: Church of the Epiphany                                                                                                                        Workshop - Grip and Grin: Office Event Photography

Tuesday, December 15 / 7:00 PM - 9:30 PM

Location: The Brandywine, Connecticut Avenue

                                                                                                                                                                Wednesday, December 16                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  Photo Workshop: Monuments and Memorials (Half-day or Full-day)

Wednesday, December 16 / 9:45 AM - 5:15 PM

Location: Citywide                                                                                                                      Discussion and Social Event - Tea and Treasures: Ruins of Egypt

Wednesday, December 16 / 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Location: Hillwood Estate, Museum & Gardens                                                                                                                                                                             Author Lecture and Book Signing - A Country of Vast Designs: James K. Polk and the Conquest of the American Continent

Wednesday, December 16 / 12:00 PM

Location: U.S. National Archives and Records Administration                                                                                                                     Exhibition Gallery Talk - Wedgwood: 250 Years of Artistry and Innovation

Wednesday, December 16 / 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM

Location: DAR Museum                                                                                                                                                                            Film: Herb and Dorothy

Wednesday, December 16 - Friday, December 18 / 12:30 PM

Location: National Gallery of Art                                                                                                                       Author Lecture and Book Signing - The Hemingses of Monticello: An American Family

Wednesday, December 16 / 7:00 PM

Location: U.S. National Archives and Records Administration                                                                                                                                                                             Music - The Embassy Series: Beethoven's Birthday

Wednesday, December 16 / 7:30 PM

Location: Embassy of the Federal Republic of Germany                                                                                                                    Films at the Avalon: Please Please Me!

Wednesday, December 16 / 8:00 PM

Location: Avalon Theatre

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Date: Sun, 6 Dec 2009 11:00:38 -0500

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From: "Faye Williams" <sisterspace1515 @ yahoo. com>

Subject: Sisterspace and Books...We Walk by Faith, not by Sight December 6, 2009

Sisterspace and Books

3717 Georgia Avenue N.W.

Washington, DC 20010

sisterspace1515@...

www.sisterspacedc.com

202-829-0306

Thursday-Saturday 12pm-7pm

Sunday, 12:00-6:00pm

Peace...We are still excited. We are still ecstatic. We are still enthusiastic. But, Sisterspace and Books needs more ink to the pens, more typing on the computers and more television and radio exposure...Sisterspace and Books needs mo money, mo money, mo money, in the register to simply pay the bills...We know if Ida B. Wells was here she would write about Sisterspace and Books being restored! If Frederick Douglas was alive he would walk from Anacostia to read in Sisterspace and Books! And if Julianne Malveaux was in D.C. she would have Sisterspace and Books in all of her syndicated columns! Unfortunately, Ida B. Wells, Fredrick Douglass and Julianne Malveaux did not write about our bookstore, but someone did write about Sisterspace and Books! Who was our literary-angel-of the-moment who spoke with our customers for several hours on our opening day? Who wanted to let the public know that Sisterspace and Books is back on the block, on the Georgia Avenue block? Who cared enough to write about Sisterspace and Books? Her name is Shantella Sherman!!! We thank Shantella Sherman, staff writer of the Washington Informer, "our black newspaper", owned by Denise  Barnes. We thank Shantella Sherman for her coverage of Sisterspace and Books. We thank Shantella Sherman for her contributions to our neighborhoods. We thank Shantella Sherman for recording our herstory. Now we have to do our part. We invite each of you to come to the store, read the inspiring article and we will sign it for you. It is our/your herstory (We open at 12:00pm today).  (http://www.washingtoninformer.com/8D4EE95CE0ED814AB2B48EE267A5F722/index.html ).

The snow kept some folks home yesterday. So far it is not snowing today, so we invite you to join us at 4:00pm today to continue our discussion of the film "Precious". And keep in mind, if you want to see the store prosper and be available for you and in our community, we need you to support us...We need $2,500.00 on this day. As the saying goes, "My amount is little, but my support is sincere".

Peace and Hairgrease,

Faye

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From: "Yehuda Stolov" <yehuda @ interfaith-encounter. org>
To: "Yehuda Stolov" <yehuda @ interfaith-encounter. org>
Subject: [iea-stories] Please partner with the Interfaith Encounter
   Association!

Date: Sun, 6 Dec 2009 14:19:46 +0200

Dear Friend,

As a friend of the Interfaith Encounter Association (IEA), you are already familiar with the crucial work that IEA is doing to build relationships and create the conditions for sustainable coexistence in the Holy Land. We would like to keep you updated regarding IEA's recent activities, and we encourage you to 'stay tuned' for the exciting developments to come!

Every year is busier and more exciting than the last, as IEA continues to grow. We currently maintain 31 ongoing dialogue groups, and in 2008 IEA organized 150 programs which included more than 4,000 people from all walks of life. But IEA is not only growing numerically--we are also at the cutting edge of interfaith initiatives in the Holy Land, constantly exploring novel ways of bringing people together. For example, IEA has established the only two groups which regularly bring together Israeli settlers with local Palestinians. Last year, IEA was honored to be named among the 60 projects to receive the title of "the entrepreneurial project that will change the face of tomorrow" at the Israeli Presidential Conference. IEA was the only peaceful coexistence initiative to be chosen for this award--a distinction which we believe reflects the unique potential of IEA's approach to peacemaking.

Of course, the recent economic downturn is felt by everyone, but the task of building sustainable relationships in the Holy Land is no less urgent than it was in easier financial times. IEA remains committed to maintaining its current strong growth rate. Today, when belts everywhere are tightening, IEA continues to depend on the generous donors who make it possible to continually expand the 'islands' of coexistence created by our dialogue programs.

Now more than ever, it is important for donors to have confidence that their donation will go as far as possible, and IEA prides itself on its ability to make big things happen on small budgets. For example, just $30 covers the administrative costs of one interfaith encounter session, and $100 will cover the transportation fees to bring Palestinian youth to Israel for an encounter experience! We hope you will remember both our growth and our thrift as you consider donating for this and the upcoming year. Please find enclosed instructions for making your tax-deductible donation.

The community that IEA is building is not limited by geography or nationality. Not only our local participants, but also our international supporters and donors are part of the larger cross-cultural conversation which IEA is facilitating. We hope that you will keep in touch, and continue to honor us with your financial and creative support.

Best,

Yehuda Stolov

Executive Director

Ways to donate to the Interfaith Encounter Association:

1.      Please send a check payable to

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Subject: [Heathcote Events Announcements] Heathcote Solstice and Cookie Celebration

From: "Heathcote Events" <events@...>

Date: Fri, 04 Dec 2009 15:46:39 -0500

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Heathcote Solstice and Cookie Celebration

We are celebrating the winter solstice and inviting our friends to join us. We will gather on Saturday, December 12 to make and decorate cookies, and do our ritual Solstice Tree Walk. Come for as little or as long as you wish.

Party plan

1:00 Heathcote Tour - come early for a tour of Heathcote for those who are interested.

2:00 Cookie Time: Bring cookies already baked and/or your favorite cookie decorations. You can also bring cookie dough to bake.

3:30 Create Edible ornaments for our Solstice Tree in the woods

4:00 Short walk to tree. We'll leave our ornaments for our forest friends and sing a song or two to bring back the Light. If you would like to share a song with us, we would love it! This will be followed by Hot Chocolate and Holiday stories back at the mill.

6:00 Supper at Heathcote. Join us for a vegetarian potluck meal.

7:00 Holiday Favorites Sing Along

Please give us a call or e-mail and let us know you're coming. You can leave a message with Carol (443) 491-3486 or Juji (410) 357-9518. Hope to see you there!

The party will be part of our monthly visitor weekend for December (Dec. 11th - 13th).  You're welcome to come for just the party, or come for the day on Saturday or even the whole weekend.  Heathcote is a beautiful, peaceful place to visit. There are lots of woods for hiking, a hammock for resting, a stream for wading, and many secluded areas where you can be alone to connect with nature. If you're interested in visiting for all or part of the weekend, contact our visitor coordinator, Carol, at 443-491-3486 or CarolSed@... to reserve a place. Find out more about visitor weekends at http://www.heathcote.org/cms/content/visiting-heathcote.

Directions to Heathcote can be found at http://www.heathcote.org/cms/content/directions-heathcote.

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From: Nightwolfjw @ aol. com
Date: Fri, 4 Dec 2009 23:39:07 EST
Subject: (no subject)

To:

(EDITOR'S NOTE:  Best wishes to you, and to all your relations!

(Jay Winter Nightwolf, national capital-area American Indian sachem, spokesman, and broadcast host, sent us this message concerning his annual relief campaign earlier today.  This is an ongoing campaign, and Geotrees will post updates over these lists, and on the Apples 'n Oranges Intercultureal Cafe page, one click away from our home page at http://www.geotrees.com.  Jay will also discuss news, updates and details on his weekly broadcast next Friday, December 11, at 7:00 PM DC time: WPFW FM 89.3, and by streaming at http://www.wpfw.org.

(He's doing this work in partnership with the nonsectarian Seeds of Peace Ministries of Millersville, Maryland.

(Jay makes a serious request of us - including funding for two 53-foot tractor-trailers to transport goods from the DC area to several bleak reservations from Arizona and New Mexico up into the Dakotas.  The request is serious, because the need is serious.  May we respond generously to protect life, alleviate suffering, and enable these peoples to empower themselves and their posterity.  Thanks!   - Charles Stevenson, Geotrees editor)

Jay Winter Nightwolf's

Native American Winter Relief Project 2009 Continues

We Need Your Help NOW!!!

      The poorest places in America to live are on American Indian Reservations and communities.  Many of our elders, children and families go without adequate housing.  Housing that the poor are forced to live in, housing that most of us would never consider occupying.  There is very little if any wholesome food and no money to buy propane to stay warm this winter.  Temperatures fall below zero with a wind chill factor of as low 85 below in North and South Dakota.  Every year we lose elders from hypothermia and hunger.  The average life expectancy of men that live under these conditions is around 47 years of age.

      Every year American Indian people find themselves in desperate living situations that they can't do anything about.  They depend on your kindness and generosity.

      How can you help alleviate the pain and suffering that so many of our Native American Indian sisters and brothers, children and elders must face every day?  By helping, we can reach a goal of $73,900 in 26 days.

      Can you please help me help our sisters, brothers, children and elders that would appreciate a warm coat, blankets, medical supplies, a new toy, nutritious food and enough money to build fuel for heat to make it though the winter. 

      For the past five years Jay Winter Nightwolf and his team has delivered warm coats and clothing, shoes and boots, new socks and under garments, hats and scarves and gloves, sweaters, food, medical supplies, and spent monies to fill propane tanks for heat to the people of Pine Ridge Reservation, Rosebud Reservation, Kyle, Wamblee, Cheyenne River Sioux Reservation, Yankton, Sissleton Reservation of South Dakota, Three Affiliated Tribes of North Dakota, the elders of the Arapahoe Tribe of Oklahoma.  And it is our hope that we will make this happen again this year.

      The Seeds of Faith Ministries, Inc. a registered 501c3 non-profit in the state of Maryland, is now working with Jay Winter Nightwolf and his winter relief team to bring relief to those who are so deserving of your kindness, generosity and assistance. Seeds of Faith Ministries has dedicated the past twenty years to helping communities like these and others worldwide.  Please donate to the survival of your Native American Indian relatives.

Please make your donation payable to SOFM, Inc. and mail it to:

SOFM, Inc.

P.O. Box 498

Millersville, MD  21108-0498

Tax ID - EIN# 521548242

A message from Jay Winter Nightwolf:

      "Our mission is to promote the culture, spirituality, health and well-being of the Native American Indian community.  We encourage others to speak up for themselves and stand with them as an advocate to help resolve their issues.  Our services promote self-sufficiency, spiritual traditions and cultural pride."

A donation of at least $25.00 would go a long way to help in reaching our goal.

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From: "Alhewar" <alhewar@...>
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Subject: FW: Leveretts in "Foreign Policy": Iran Is No Existential Threat

Date: Sat, 5 Dec 2009 00:34:35 -0500

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After months of halfhearted, fruitless attempts at engagement, the United States and its European partners are effectively re-enacting George W. Bush's Iran policy.  In 2006, after Iran had ended a nearly two-year voluntary suspension of uranium enrichment, then-U.S. president pushed the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) to send Iran's nuclear file to the U.N. Security Council, which duly imposed sanctions on the Islamic Republic. But the sanctions did not prove "crippling," as Bush had hoped: Iran continued to expand its nuclear infrastructure, and the risks of a military confrontation between the United States and Iran climbed.

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    Unfortunately, Barack Obama's administration has decided to repeat this sorry history.  Last Friday, the IAEA passed a resolution urging Iran to send most of its current stockpile of low-enriched uranium abroad.  It also reported Iran once again to the Security Council.  Iran has wasted no time in upping the ante rather than backing down, saying it would restrict cooperation with the IAEA only to those measures "statutorily" required.  Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad also announced that the Islamic Republic would build 10 new enrichment facilities in coming years.  He later added, "Iran will produce fuel enriched to a level of 20 percent," the level required for Iran's research reactor in Tehran.  This would be well above the 3 to 4 percent level that Iran has already achieved in producing low-enriched uranium and would take Iran closer to the 90 percent-plus level required for weapons-grade fissile material.

    These developments again demonstrate the counterproductive futility of enshrining uranium enrichment and sanctions as the keys to resolving the nuclear issue.  By prompting Tehran to reduce cooperation with the IAEA, the United States and its European partners have done real damage to the international community's ability to monitor the state of Iran's nuclear program.  More broadly, U.S., British, and French insistence on "zero enrichment" in Iran makes successful nuclear diplomacy with Tehran impossible.  At this point, there is no chance that Tehran will accept "zero enrichment" as a negotiated outcome, for at least two reasons: It is a country-specific formulation applied to Iran but not to anybody else, and it requires Iran to forswear its sovereign right to the full range of civil nuclear technology.

    If the United States and its partners continue on their present course, the Islamic Republic will continue to expand its nuclear infrastructure, and the risks of an eventual military confrontation between the United States (or Israel, with U.S. support) and Iran will, once again, rise inexorably.  There is no set of sanctions the Security Council might plausibly authorize that would change this reality, and various unilateral and secondary sanctions initiatives moving through the U.S. Congress will not work either.

    A more constructive approach would seek to maximize international monitoring of Iran's nuclear activities by emphasizing country-neutral formulations for curbing nuclear proliferation in the Middle East.  This would require international acceptance of enrichment on Iranian soil.  Getting Iran to ratify and implement the Additional Protocol to the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty would be an important step in this direction, but the most effective country-neutral initiative would be the establishment of a nuclear weapons-free zone (NWFZ) in the region.

    Although talk of an NWFZ -- or, more broadly, a weapons of mass destruction-free zone (WMDFZ) -- in the Middle East is not new, serious consideration of these ideas in U.S. foreign policy circles always stops as soon as Israel's nuclear status comes up.  For years, the Israeli position has been that, once Arab-Israeli peace is achieved, it might become possible for Israel to join in creating an NWFZ/WMDFZ in the region.  Although American foreign-policy elites typically take this position at face value, it deserves a higher degree of critical scrutiny.

    It is simply not analytically credible to describe the unresolved Palestinian, Syrian, and Lebanese tracks of the Middle East peace process as "existential threats" to Israel.  The 1978 Egypt-Israel Camp David accords effectively dispelled the prospect of Arab armies uniting to "push the Jews into the sea."  Similarly, there is no amount of additional armed capabilities that would allow Palestinian and Lebanese militants to destroy Israel without also destroying the populations they are ostensibly seeking to liberate.

    More recently, the dominant Israeli discourse about Iran has routinely characterized an Islamic Republic with a nuclear "breakout" capability -- not to mention actual nuclear weapons -- as an "existential threat" to Israel.  (Both Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defense Minister Ehud Barak have reiterated Israel's position that Iran's full suspension of uranium enrichment is the only acceptable outcome from nuclear talks with Tehran.)   But this position, too, does not stand up to rigorous scrutiny.  It is not analytically serious to describe an Iran with mastery of the nuclear fuel cycle as an existential threat to Israel or any other state.  Even if Iran were to fabricate a nuclear weapon, it is not credible to describe that as an existential threat to Israel -- unless one has such a distorted view of Shiite Islam that one believes the Islamic Republic is so focused on damaging "the Zionist entity" that it is collectively willing to become history's first "suicide nation."

    Rhetoric from senior officials and politicians characterizing Iran as an existential threat resonates with the Israeli public, for understandable historical reasons, and Ahmadinejad's statements questioning the Holocaust only reinforce Israeli fears.  As a result, there is, effectively, no political debate in Israel about Iran policy.

    But, when Israeli politicians and policymakers use politically effective rhetoric about Iran's nuclear development being an existential threat to Israel, what is really motivating them?  Fundamentally, Israel's political and policy elites are focused on eliminating Iran's fuel-cycle capabilities in order to preserve a regional balance of power that is strongly tilted in Israel's favor.  Regional perceptions that the Islamic Republic had achieved a "breakout" capability would begin to chip away at Israel's long-standing nuclear-weapons monopoly.  That, in turn, might begin to constrain Israel's currently unconstrained freedom of unilateral military action.

    One can readily appreciate why Israel values its status as the Middle East's military hegemon and wants to maintain the maximum possible room for unilateral military initiative.  But that strategic preference is not legitimated by the U.N. Charter, the laws of war, or any international convention.  Moreover, Israel's strategic preference for preserving and enhancing its military hegemony does not, at this point, serve the cause of regional stability or containing the spread of nuclear weapons capabilities in the Middle East.

    The United States has an abiding commitment to Israel's survival and security.  But that commitment should not be confused with maintaining Israel's military hegemony over the region in perpetuity, by continuing to allow U.S. assurances of an Israeli "qualitative edge" for defensive purposes to be twisted into assurances of maximum freedom for Israel to conduct offensive military operations at will against any regional target.

It is time for the United States and its international partners to get serious about creating a regionwide framework for controlling WMD capabilities in the Middle East, including the full range of Israel's WMD capabilities, to create a more secure environment for all Middle Eastern states.  Obama's observation, in his June 4 Cairo speech, that no single country should determine which other countries are permitted to have particular types of weapons, could be a positive first step in this direction.   But, if he does not follow up purposefully, this will become one more good Obama idea that ends up disappointing the expectations it initially raised.

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Flynt Leverett directs the New America Foundation's Iran Initiative and teaches international affairs at Pennsylvania State University.  Hillary Mann Leverett is the chief executive officer of Stratega, a political risk consultancy.  Together, they have more than 20 years of experience working on Middle East issues for the U.S. government, including at the National Security Council and the State Department, and now publish www.TheRaceForIran.com.

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Date: Sat, 5 Dec 2009 05:31:17 -0800 (PST)

From: Rizwan Jaka <rojpm@...>
Subject: Sun Dec 6 2-6 PM - Yes We Can - Middle East Peace

To: Rizwan2 Jaka <rojpm@...>

PEACE, SALAAM, SHALOM

YesMEP's first major effort to bring awareness and support to this issue will be a unique performing arts event, which will be held at the 6th & I Historic Synagogue on Sunday, December 6th, 2009 from 2 to 6 pm. This event will feature an Israeli-Palestinian rock band, Israeli and Palestinian bereaved family members (from Parents Circle - Families Forum) sharing their stories, actors and actresses reading excerpts of relevant plays, and performances by local musicians. Following the performance, there will be a reception with light refreshments and an opportunity to interact with the performers and speakers.

PEACE, SALAAM, SHALOM

________________________________

Rizwan Jaka

Board Member, All Dulles Area Muslim Society(ADAMS)

www.adamscenter.org

Chair of the Board, Interfaith Conference of Metropolitan Washington(IFC)

www.ifcmw.org

Board Member, Islamic Society of North America(ISNA)

www.isna.net

ADAMS Cub Scout/Boy Scout/Venture Crew Chairperson(COR), Pack/Troop/Crew 1576

www.adamscenter.org/Youth/Scouts/Default.aspx

Member At Large, Goose Creek District Committee, NCAC Boy Scouts of America

www.goosecreekdistrict.org

All

Dulles Area Muslim Society(ADAMS) is one of the largest Muslim

communities/mosques in the DC Metro Area and in the United States.

ADAMS is a non profit 501c(3) Organization. ADAMS serves over 5000

families and has 7 branches(Sterling/Herndon, Tysons Corner, Fairfax,

Reston, Leesburg, Ashburn, and South Riding) in Northern Virginia.

ADAMS Center is governed by a 13-member democratically elected board of

trustees comprising of men and women. ADAMS engages in regular

interfaith, government relations, social services, and community

service. ADAMS has one of the largest Cub Scout, Boy Scout, and Girl

Scout programs in the DC Metro area.

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Date: Sat, 5 Dec 2009 05:31:17 -0800 (PST)

From: Rizwan Jaka <rojpm@...>
Subject: Sun Dec 6 2-6 PM - Yes We Can - Middle East Peace

To: Rizwan2 Jaka <rojpm@...>

PEACE, SALAAM, SHALOM

YesMEP's first major effort to bring awareness and support to this issue will be a unique performing arts event, which will be held at the 6th & I Historic Synagogue on Sunday, December 6th, 2009 from 2 to 6 pm. This event will feature an Israeli-Palestinian rock band, Israeli and Palestinian bereaved family members (from Parents Circle - Families Forum) sharing their stories, actors and actresses reading excerpts of relevant plays, and performances by local musicians. Following the performance, there will be a reception with light refreshments and an opportunity to interact with the performers and speakers.

PEACE, SALAAM, SHALOM

________________________________

Rizwan Jaka

Board Member, All Dulles Area Muslim Society(ADAMS)

www.adamscenter.org

Chair of the Board, Interfaith Conference of Metropolitan Washington(IFC)

www.ifcmw.org

Board Member, Islamic Society of North America(ISNA)

www.isna.net

ADAMS Cub Scout/Boy Scout/Venture Crew Chairperson(COR), Pack/Troop/Crew 1576

www.adamscenter.org/Youth/Scouts/Default.aspx

Member At Large, Goose Creek District Committee, NCAC Boy Scouts of America

www.goosecreekdistrict.org

All

Dulles Area Muslim Society(ADAMS) is one of the largest Muslim

communities/mosques in the DC Metro Area and in the United States.

ADAMS is a non profit 501c(3) Organization. ADAMS serves over 5000

families and has 7 branches(Sterling/Herndon, Tysons Corner, Fairfax,

Reston, Leesburg, Ashburn, and South Riding) in Northern Virginia.

ADAMS Center is governed by a 13-member democratically elected board of

trustees comprising of men and women. ADAMS engages in regular

interfaith, government relations, social services, and community

service. ADAMS has one of the largest Cub Scout, Boy Scout, and Girl

Scout programs in the DC Metro area.

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From: "Rosario, Anna M" <Anna.M.Rosario@...>

Sender: DC-HispanicEmployeeNetwork@yahoogroups.com

Date: Wed, 2 Dec 2009 12:43:14 -0500

Subject: [DC-HispNtwk] VACANCY - Director of of Families, Schools and Communities position.

This sounds like a wonderful opportunity.  The full job posting is on

http://idealist.org:

http://www.idealist.org/if/i/en/av/Job/359072-175

 I have no further information other than what is on this e-mail. 

Anna M Rosario

Federal Women's Program Manager

U. S. Department of Justice

Washington, DC  20530

Tel:   202.616.4809

Fax:  202.616.4823

Anna.M.Rosario @ usdoj. gov

www.usdoj.gov/jmd/eeos

...the greater part of our happiness or misery depends on our

dispositions and not on our circumstances. -First Lady Martha Washington

(1731-1802)

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From: DC-HispanicEmployeeNetwork@yahoogroups.com

[mailto:DC-HispanicEmployeeNetwork@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of

soulemergence1

Sent: Wednesday, December 02, 2009 11:10 AM

To: DC-HispanicEmployeeNetwork@yahoogroups.com

Subject: [DC-HispNtwk] JOB OPENING IN MD

Happy Wednesday Everyone,

   The non-profit that I work for in Silver Spring Maryland, Community

Bridges, is hiring a Director of of Families, Schools and Communities

position. Please read information below:

Community Bridges seeks an energetic Director of Families, Schools and

Communities. This is an excellent opportunity for someone who is

interested in getting involved at multiple levels of the community as

the position will require developing our parental component, connecting

with the schools we service and creating opportunities with and for the

community. This is to be achieved through a popular education lens to

ensure we are coming alongside the community to build upon their

strengths. This individual will report to the Executive Director and

will work with Community Bridges team to develop the events, trainings,

resources and collaborations that will complement the work we are

achieving with over 250 girls and their families in the Silver Spring,

MD area.

Additional Qualifications:

*Advanced degree in education, social work, counseling, administration,

or a related field; *Ideal candidate takes initiative, is creative, and

able to inspire staff collaboration and leadership.

*Demonstrated commitment to female empowerment, social justice and

social change.

*Expertise in program development, implementation and evaluation;

*Experience working with immigrant youth and families.

*Able to pass a police clearance and driving record check.

*Bilingual Spanish-English speaker required.

*Women, minorities and residents from underserved communities are

strongly encouraged to apply.

How to Apply:

Please send a letter of interest, writing sample and resume to, Ana

Lopez, Executive Director, Community Bridges, 620 Pershing Drive, 2nd

Floor, Silver Spring, MD 20910, info@.... We ask that

no phone calls be made inquiring about the position.

Salary: High 40's to low 50's

Education: Master (MA, MSW, etc.)

Location: Silver Spring, Maryland, 20910, United States

Type: Full time

Language(s): Spanish

Area of Focus: Children and Youth, Community Development, Education and

Academia, Women's Issues

Job Category: Activism & Organizing, Advocacy, Education & Training,

Project management

The full job posting is on idealist.org

http://www.idealist.org/if/i/en/av/Job/359072-175

check out our website to get more information on your non-profit

organization.

http://www.communitybridges-md.org

-Evelyn Lopez

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Sender: DC-HispanicEmployeeNetwork@yahoogroups.com

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Date: Wed, 02 Dec 2009 18:49:11 -0000

Subject: [DC-HispNtwk] SCHOLARSHIP:  Montgomery College

MONTGOMERY COLLEGE CAREER PATH SCHOLARSHIP APPLICATIONS DUE DECEMBER 17TH AT 5 P.M.

A limited number of scholarships are available, pending funding, through Montgomery College Workforce Development & Continuing Education for students pursuing career path courses with the intention to obtain entry-level employment. The scholarship is awarded for up to $1000 to cover tuition and fees only. The scholarship may be applied to one or more eligible courses, within the career area chosen, to pay tuition and fees not covered by another funding source, waiver eligibility, or payment plan (including employers). For information or to refer Spanish speaking clients contact Liliana Arango, liliana.arango @ montgomerycollege. edu, (240) 567-3824.

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Subject: **NEW DATE AND TIME ~ "Global Financial Crisis and US-Turkish Trade Opportunities" with Congressman Gregory Meeks, 6th District, NY

From: "Rumi Forum Events" <do-not-reply@...>

To: "" < @geotrees.com>

Date: Wed, 2 Dec 2009 17:03:13 -0500

RUMI FORUM

Presents

        * *   NEW DATE AND TIME   * *

                Wednesday, December 9th

                8:30 a.m.

"Global Financial Crisis and US-Turkish Trade Opportunities"

The Hon. Gregory Meeks,

Congressman, 6th District of New York

Wednesday, December 9th

8:30 a.m.

at Rumi Forum

1150 17th Street NW, Suite 408  Washington, D.C. 20036

www.rumiforum.org

Free and open to the public (registration required)

Light breakfast  will be served

        Please Click to RSVP

                Serving the people of New York's Sixth Congressional District has been          the focus of Congressman Gregory W. Meeks' eleven year          tenure in the U.S. House of Representatives. During that time he has            earned the respect of his constituents, as well as both Democrats and           Republicans in Congress and in New York, as an effective, common-sense          leader who gets things done. The economic vitality and wellbeing of the         Sixth Congressional District stays front and center for Congressman             Meeks who sits on two important and prominent committees in the House:          the Financial Services Committee and the Foreign Affairs Committee.

                Congressman Meeks is a senior member of the House Financial Services            Committee, and is the Chairman of the Subcommittee on International             Monetary Policy and Trade. He also serves on the Subcommittee on                Financial Institutions and Consumer Credit, and Subcommittee on Domestic                Monetary Policy and Technology. Additionally, he has been appointed by          Financial Services Committee Chairman Barney Frank (MA-4) as the                Committee's designee on the House Working Group on Sovereign Wealth             Funds. A critical committee for the state of New York, the Financial            Services Committee oversees all components of the nation's housing and          financial services sectors including banking, insurance, real estate,           public and assisted housing, and securities. The Committee continually          reviews the laws and programs relating to the U.S. Department of Housing                and Urban Development, the Federal Reserve Bank, the Federal Deposit            Insurance Corporation, Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, and international            development and finance agencies such as the World Bank and the         International Monetary Fund.

                Congressman Meeks serves as a senior member of the House Foreign Affairs                Committee where he sits on the Subcommittee on Asia, the Pacific and            Global Environment, Subcommittee on the Western Hemisphere, and         Subcommittee on Africa and Global Health. At a time when the world is           more interconnected than ever before, the Foreign Affairs Committee has         an important role to play. The Committee is responsible for oversight           and legislation relating to: foreign assistance; the Peace Corps;               national security developments affecting foreign policy; strategic              planning and agreements; war powers, treaties, executive agreements, and                the deployment and use of United States Armed Forces; peacekeeping,             peace enforcement, and enforcement of United Nations or other           international sanctions; arms control and disarmament issues; the United                States Agency for International Development; activities and policies of         the State, Commerce and Defense Departments and other agencies related          to the Arms Export Control Act, and the Foreign Assistance Act.

                Congressman Meeks seeks to promote policies that strengthen America's           economic and national security and build relationships with other               nations in a more globalized world. He is a strong supporter of         diplomacy and as such is a co-chair of the Dialogue Caucus in the House         of Representatives. He also co-chairs the Services Caucus to promote the                advancement of trade in services, and the Organization of American              States Caucus to facilitate a stronger, more cooperative hemisphere.

                Congressman Meeks earned his bachelor's degree at Adelphi University and                he received his law degree from Howard University. He is a member of the                Allen AME Church in St. Albans New York and is a member of Alpha Phi            Alpha Fraternity. He is married to Simone-Marie Meeks and has three             daughters - Ebony, Aja, and Nia-Ayana.

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Date: Tue, 1 Dec 2009 10:01:56 -0500 (EST)
From: The InterFaith Conference <annd@...>

Reply-To: annd@...

To: @geotrees.com

Subject: Space Still Available for the Interfaith Obervance of International Day of People with Disabilities

Inspiration and music provided by members of Maryland's interPLAY company Band and the Open Circle Theatre of DC

Featuring speakers from the U.S. International Council on Disabilities and the DC Office of Disability Rights, in addition to Interfaith Testimonials

~ Followed by a light hors d'ouevre reception ~

And please help spread the word about this delightful event:

• Email this to your friends & fellow members.
• Send it out to your list-serves.
• Read it or ask for it to be read during announcements at your worship.
• Put it on your Facebook page.
• Add it to your blog or send it to your favorite blog.

InterFaith Conference of Metropolitan Washington

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Date: Wed, 02 Dec 2009 17:03:00 -0500

From:  @culturaltourismdc.org

Subject: Cultural Tourism DC Weekly Events Update

To:  @geotrees.com