TONIGHT!! Join us for the UDC Justice Café, Friday, January 8th 6 to 10 p.m.

Snow? What snow? We're getting a keg and a lot of great food and friends--let everyone know!

Please Join us for the UDC Justice Café, Friday, January 8th 6 to 10 p.m.
which will be cosponsored by Progressive Democrats of America www.pdamerica.org.

- Hosted by the University of the District of Columbia David Clarke School of Law www.law.udc.edu
- Univ. of DC Firebird Inn Building 39, B-Level - 4200 Conn. Ave NW Just above the Van Ness/UDC Metro (red line) See:
- http://www.udc.edu/campus_map.htm
- Suggested donation $15 / $10 students / $5 kids. No one turned away for lack of donation.
- Poetry, Beer, Wine, Tabling, Progressive Networking, Fun!
- All ages event. Child activities powered by kids!

This month we have a particularly great line up of speakers, tablers, and performers.

Talk on local green economic development at 6:30 pm in the 4.0 Lounge by:

Michael Shuman, http://small-mart.org/staff#shuman, author of The Small Mart Revolution: How Local Businesses Are Beating the Global Competition (Berrett-Koehler, 2006) and Going Local: Creating Self-Reliant Communities in the Global Age (Free Press, 1998) and;

Ian Fisk, Executive Director of the William James Foundation, which is currently working with more than 150 teams of socially and environmetnally sustainable entreprenuers from all over the world, as well as more than 200 reading judges. See http://www.williamjamesfoundation.org/

Veggie Food by Kit's Catering

Like to cook?  Please bring a veggie dish to share and your own cup(s), utensils, plates, etc. as possible.

Performers:

* Wynne Paris (of Wynne Paris and Groovananda), "a world beat artist/producer and musician who has spent the last decade devoted to an emerging genre of spiritual music: Yoga music and Kirtan. Wynne’s artistic sound is derived from 20 years of musical adventures and spiritual experiences." Official Site: http://www.wynneparis.com/

* Poetry by Split This Rock Poetry Festival: http://www.splitthisrock.org/

* LaPret premieres two all-new singles, "Play My Mind" and "Everything I Want" plus other songs from his upcoming solo Debut EP "2010: FASHION of ATTRACTION" in stores everywhere April 13, 2010. Official Site: http://www.LaPret2010.com

* Mike Bowers, Singer/Songwriter and UDC law student will mix the music and perform favorites for voice and guitar. Official Site: http://mdbmusic.com/

* More performers expected.  (Want to perform? Contact: mikehersh2007@gmail.com)

Current list of tablers: Witness Against Torture * Pax Christi DC-Baltimore * Free Massage by Lisa Bregman * Free CranioSacral therapy sessions by Randy Goldberg http://www.healingdc.com * David A. Clarke School of Law * Progressive Democrats of America * Gray Panthers of Washington, DC * Author Wilfredo Bohorquez * The Wendt Center * Split This Rock Poetry Festival * Democratic Socialists of America * More to come! Reserve your free table!

Contact: mikehersh2007@gmail.com

Upcoming Cafes: Feb 5th, March 5th

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