Inaugural Events

1/16-21 Dupont Circle: Performances, speeches, merchandise, literature, and gathering point.

1/17 Code Pink activities: Details.

1/17-18 U. of D.C.: Progressive Democrats of America Annual Grassroots Leadership Conference. Register now to join progressive congress members, strategists, and activists for a conference that's all about what we need to do and how we can get it done.

1/17 Newseum on Pennsylvania Ave. 11:30 a.m. The first edition of the newspaper tabloid "War Crimes Times" is being published and over 2,000 free copies will be "hawked" outside the building. The newspaper contains 12 pages packed with real news articles written by Michael Ratner of Center for Constitutional Rights, Professor Lawrence Velvel, and many others. For more information and if you would like to participate please contact tkauff@hvc.rr.com

1/17 Friends Meeting of Washington: Film: "MLK Jr, A Historical Perspective." Details.

1/17 - 8 pm The GREEN Inaugural Ball at Andrew W. Mellon Auditorium: Kick-off Barack Obama's historic journey to 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue at an environmentally-friendly pre-Inaugural celebration! With millions of supporters expected to make their way to our Nation's capital for the Inauguration, the impact of travel and the Inaugural celebrations on the environment is significant. You can reduce your impact on our environment by choosing to attend The GREEN Ball featuring live entertainment from Wyclef Jean! This fantastic event, including live entertainment on the main stage, is guaranteed to be an unforgettable evening: http://www.greeninauguralball.com

1/17 8 p.m. Common with Mary J Blige and Nelly at Ibiza. Come to this concert co-hosted by the Hip Hop Caucus. Details.

1/18 Roads closed on 18th: PDF.

1/18 Obama and Bruce Springsteen at Lincoln Memorial.

1/18 War Crimes of the Bush Administration: Discussion with Ann Wright, David Swanson, Ray McGovern, Jesselyn Raddack at 6 p.m. at the Peace Mural Gallery in Georgetown: http://www.peacemural.org

1/18 Everywhere in D.C. Distribution of prosecute the war criminals flyers and posters. Contact jamillaelshafei@gmail.com

1/18 Anti-Torture Candlelight Vigil: KEY BRIDGE (Virginia Side) 4:30 to 6 p.m. - Details.

1/18 Code Pink activities: Details.

1/19 From 9 to 11 a.m. at University of DC for breakfast: Driving Change: The Role of Activists during the Obama Administration: Details and RSVP.

1/19 Shoe Bush! People will converge at DuPont Circle at 11 a.m. for a rally. Speakers include author David Swanson, www.afterdowningstreet.org , and Debra Sweet of the organization World Can't Wait, www.worldcantwait.org. People will march to the White House and in the spirit of journalist Mutadhar Al-Zaidi, will hurl shoes at the White House: http://shoebush.org

Shoe Bush Flyer to print and distribute (PDF):
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1/19 Bethesda: Annual MLK Day protest at war profiteering Lockheed Martin. Details. Background.

1/19 Everywhere: National Day of Community Service. MLK Labor Community Clean-Up in the Trinidad/Langston neighborhood. The DC Labor Chorus will perform at the event. Those who attend the neighborhood clean-up have the option of hanging door flyers - which include helpful information on community services and assistance for residents - or picking up litter. Details.

1/19 Union Station at 3 p.m. FREEZE action. Please wear black if possible, and join us. World Can't Wait will be placing on the floor "shoe sole prints" with the slogan Prosecute the War Criminals on them.

1/19 DANCE-OBAMA: The Pulse of Peace is now the name for a NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL event: one we plan to broadcast online, if not in real time, soon after. The Democracy Cell Project is partnering with the Peace Mural Organization, the American Dance Therapy Association, and the Laban/Bartenieff Institute of Movement Studies. The event is a participatory celebration of movement and music; one that we are hoping will take place all across the country (one is forming in NYC, for example). In Washington DC, the event will take place from 4 to 6 p.m. (and possibly, weather permitting, into the streets and beyond) at the Peace Mural Gallery in Georgetown: 3336 M St. NW. Food and drinks will be served. There will be a DJ playing energizing inspiring celebratory music, African drummers, and a movement choir: a participatory devised and improvised series of SIMPLE movements that result in empowerment and what Barbara Ehrenreich calls "collective joy". TICKETS are donations-based: $15.00 advanced donations can be made at the Democracy Cell Project. Please specify that you are donating to the Inaugural event.

1/19 All Souls Church: MLK Birthday Observance at 5:30 p.m. Details.

1/19 Code Pink activities, including 6 p.m. Send Bush Packing at White House: Details.

1/19 Busboys and Poets at 14th and V Northwest, PDA gathering 10 p.m. to midnight: a Martin Luther King Day Pre-Inaugural Tribute. Gather and share intimate conversation with PDA Board Members and friends including Rep. Raul Grijalva, Rep. Jim McGovern, Tom Hayden, Medea Benjamin, Jodie Evans, John Nichols, Donna Smith and Thom Hartmann. With music by Dan Reed. $300 each, $500 per couple; Join our host committee for $1,000--receive 3 tickets. Tickets are available in limited quantities, act quickly!

1/19 Busboys and Poets open 24 hours for food, open mikes, and readings.

1/19 Clarendon Ballroom 7 p.m. to midnight Bloggers Ball: Netroots Nation YES WE CAN Party: tickets $90 here.

1/19 Huffington Post Ball at the Newseum.

1/19 Hip Hop Inaugural Ball at the Harmon Center for the Arts: http://www.hiphopinaugural.org

1/19 - 1/20 EVERYWHERE: Be prepared to respond to Bush pardoning crimes that he himself authorized.

1/19 - 1/20 THIS IS THE BIG SHOW:
Pennsylvania Ave: Join us with your Arrest Bush & Cheney sweatshirt on the sidewalk in front of the FBI building where we have a permit for thousands and will have signs, food, blankets, and busses for a 24-hour vigil leading up to the inaugural parade. Come early or just show up in time for the parade on the 20th. We'll put the ARREST BUSH message front and center on the parade route: http://www.arrestbush2009.com

1/20 Lots of streets closed today. More details on all forms of transportation.

1/20 McPherson Square: rally for peace and justice sponsored by the Washington Peace Center and Peace Action.

1/20 Smithsonian National Postal Museum: Inaugural Peace Ball: http://www.peaceball.org
[An alternative to the Inaugural War Ball: (CNN) — President-elect Barack Obama is set to host the Commander-in-Chief's inaugural ball, an event that honors the country's active duty and reserve military. It's a tradition that started in 2005 by President Bush, according to the Presidential Inaugural Committee. Invited guests will include Purple Heart recipients, families of fallen heroes, and spouses of deployed military, the committee said. The ball is set to be held at the National Building Museum on January 20.]

1/20 Neighborhood Inaugural Ball at the Washington Convention Center.

1/20 Africa Inaugural Ball at National Harbor, Maryland: Details.

1/20 The People's Peacemaker Inauguration Party from 7 p.m. to 11:45 p.m. at the DC Peace Mural Exhibition, 3336 M Street NW (between 33 and 34th Streets), 202-333-1803, Peace Mural Foundation.

1/21 10:00 a.m., House Armed Services Committee, hearing on World at Risk: The Report of the Commission on the Prevention of Weapons of Mass Destruction Proliferation and Terrorism, with former Sen. Bob Graham (FL), former Rep. Jim Talent (MO), and Graham Allison, Harvard University. 2118 Rayburn House Office Building, Washington. Video and audio webcast on the committee website.

1/21 Bring the Guard Home: It's the Law. Press Conference at National Press Club Zenger Room at 1:30 p.m., and Launch Party at Busboys and Poets at 14th and V Northwest at 6 p.m.: Please join AfterDowningStreet.org, Cities for Peace, CODEPINK, Courage to Re-sist, Iraq Veterans Against the War, Liberty Tree, Military Families Speak Out, Peace Action, Progressive Democrats of America, United for Peace and Justice, Veterans for Peace, U.S. Labor Against the War, Women Legislator's Lobby, and Women's Action for New Directions and attend this party! To RSVP and to learn more, click here: http://guardhomelaunch.com

1/21 Day of Action for Immigrant Rights, Moritorium on Raids and Deportations, Just and Humane Immigration Reform, Health Care for All, and Worker Justice, Organizaed by the National Capital Immigrant Coalition

1/21 James Yee, former Army Chaplin who served as Muslim Chaplain at Guantanamo, will tell his story at 7 p.m. at George Washington University, exact location TBA. While ministering to prisoners at Guantanamo Bay, Captain Yee advised camp commanders on detainee religious practices and objected to the cruel and degrading abuses to which the prisoners were subjected. Chaplain Yee's gripping account of his Guantanamo experience and struggle for justice is entitled For God And Country: Faith and Patriotism Under Fire. This event is co-sponsored by Witness Against Torture and GWU Muslim Law Students Association.