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SUMMARY:The Future of Industrial Policy
DESCRIPTION:Over the last decade\, mainstream neoliberalism hit a dead end and right-wing economic models of libertarianism have surged in popularity in places like the United States under Trump\, Argentina under Milei\, and Italy under Meloni. At the same time\, industrial policy has also experienced a resurgence\, both in the Global North (in the European Union and the United States under Biden) as well as in Global South countries like Indonesia. \n \nWhat are the reasons for this resurgence of industrial policy? How have global institutions adjusted to these changes? Have the rapid shifts in economic policy under Trump undermined the basis for the economic planning necessary under industrial policy?\n\nJayati Ghosh is a professor of economics at the University of Massachusetts Amherst. She has authored and/or edited 20 books and more than 200 scholarly articles. In March 2022\, she was appointed to the UN Secretary General’s High-Level Advisory Board on Effective Multilateralism\nDaniel Chavez is the coordinator of the Global Green Industrial Policy Lab\, an open\, collaborative and non-extractive platform for knowledge production launched by the Transnational Institute (TNI) that connects researchers\, progressive government officials\, trade unionists\, and social and environmental activists across the Global South.\nIsabel Estevez is an institutional and development economist. She is Co-Executive Director of the industrial strategy think tank i3T and former deputy director of Industrial Policy and Trade at the Roosevelt Institute’s Climate and Economic Transformation Program. Her most recent publication is Planning to Build Faster: A Solar Case Study.\n\n\nHabrá interpretación al español. (There will be Spanish interpretation.)\n \nSponsored by the Institute for Policy Studies\, the Global Working Group Beyond Development\, and the Pacto Ecosocial y Intercultural del Sur.
URL:https://ips-dc.org/event/future-of-industrial-policy/
LOCATION:Zoom Webinar
CATEGORIES:Panel Discussion,Webinar
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250717T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250717T183000
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SUMMARY:Bold Ideas For A New Progressive Majority
DESCRIPTION:The Institute for Policy Studies\, alongside The Nation and Public Citizen\, is hosting its second annual Wallace Symposium on Thursday\, July 17th. This symposium is a capstone event of IPS’s Henry A. Wallace Fellowship Program\, supported by the Wallace Global Fund. \nAs FDR’s vice president in 1944\, Henry Wallace presciently warned about how racism\, oligarchy\, and media manipulation were nurturing the conditions for fascism in the United States. In order to defeat American fascism\, Wallace wrote\, we must boldly “go forward on the great adventure of making political\, economic\, and social democracy a practical reality.” \nAs the fascism Wallace warned about becomes a reality\, progressive movements are fighting back on multiple fronts. But as Wallace pointed out\, only a bold vision for the future can gather the forces necessary to preserve and rebuild our democratic institutions\, rein in the oligarchs\, and achieve a once-in-a-generation transformation. \nHow can we inspire the nation to build anew after the Trump administration? How can we replace the GOP’s cruel\, militaristic budget for the few with a budget for people and the planet? \nHow do we expand democracy\, transition to a green economy that lifts all workers\, and advance a progressive rural agenda that actually comes from rural America? How can the U.S. be a good neighbor internationally\, not a global cop or bad actor? \nBringing together elected officials\, movement leaders\, policy experts\, and grassroots activists\, this year’s Wallace Symposium will offer vigorous conversation about those big questions — and how to unite our different movements around the answers. \nJoin us on July 17 from 10am to 6pm eastern at the University of California Washington Center. This free event will be both in-person and live streamed. In-person\, lunch will be provided and the Symposium will be followed by an evening reception. RSVP using the button below! \nSCHEDULE WITH SPEAKER LINEUP \nRegistration and Coffee (9:00 – 10:00) \nOpening Remarks & Reflections on Henry A. Wallace (10:00 – 10:20)\n– Tope Folarin\, Institute for Policy Studies\n– Wallace Family Member\, Wallace Global Fund \nCreating an Economy that Empowers Working People (10:20 – 11:10)\n– Sarah Anderson\, Institute for Policy Studies\n– Faiz Shakir\, More Perfect Union\n– Erica Smiley\, Jobs with Justice\n– Saket Soni\, Resilience Force \nShort Break (11:10 – 11:20) \nForging a New Coalition for a Just Climate Transition (11:20 – 12:10)\n– Ben Beachy\, Global Fund for a New Economy\n– Chuck Collins\, Institute for Policy Studies\n– Johanna Bozuwa\, Climate and Community Institute\n– Aru Shiney-Ajay\, Sunrise Movement \nLunch (12:10 – 1:10) \nEnvisioning a New Role for the US in the World (1:10 – 2:10)\n– Phyllis Bennis\, Institute for Policy Studies\n– Keane Bhatt\, Congressional Progressive Caucus\n– Cathy Feingold\, AFL-CIO\n– Khury Petersen-Smith\, Institute for Policy Studies \nSpecial Address (2:10-2:30)\n– Rep. Pramila Jayapal (WA) \nShort Break (2:30 – 2:40) \nStrategy Breakouts (2:40 – 3:30) \nReaching Rural Communities through Powerful Organizing\n– Kate Hess Pace\, Hoosier Action \nActivating Youth for Climate Justice\n– Ennedith López\, Youth United for Climate Crisis Action\n– Feleecia Guillen\, Youth United for Climate Crisis Action \nGrowing the Movement Against Militarism\n– Lindsay Koshgarian\, National Priorities Project\n– Alliyah Lusuegro\, National Priorities Project\n– Savannah Wooten\, Public Citizen \nShort Break (3:30 – 3:40) \nDefending and Reimagining Democracy (3:40 – 4:55)\n– Rep. Jamie Raskin (MD)\n– Tope Folarin\, Institute for Policy Studies\n– Lisa Gilbert\, Public Citizen\n– Osita Nwanevu\, The New Republic \nFinal Remarks (4:55 – 5:00)\n– Tope Folarin\, Institute for Policy Studies \nReception and Conversation (5:00 – 6:30) \nAll times approximate and subject to change \n***** \nThis year’s Wallace Symposium is part of the Good Trouble Lives On mobilization and day of action across the U.S. on July 17 to honor the late civil rights champion Congressman John Lewis on the 5th anniversary of his passing and call for protection of vital civil rights and civil liberties in the face of threats to our democracy. Attendees are encouraged to join the evening march and rally in downtown DC following the Symposium. More information can be found here.
URL:https://ips-dc.org/event/2nd-henry-wallace-symposium/
LOCATION:University of California Washington Center\, 1608 Rhode Island Ave NW\, Washington\, DC\, 20036\, United States
CATEGORIES:Conference,Reception
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DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250722T203000
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SUMMARY:Book Talk: The Hard Work of Hope
DESCRIPTION:Michael Ansara was on the front lines. In this fascinating memoir\, he traces an arc of discovery: from the hope and moral clarity of the Civil Rights Movement to the ten-year struggle to end the war in Vietnam\, with its sit-ins\, marches\, confrontations\, and antiwar riots. \nAnsara takes the reader into the minds of the activists detailing their successes as well as their mistakes. The Hard Work of Hope shows how he learned to become a more effective organizer and build the Massachusetts Fair Share organization. The book explores issues that remain urgent. How does a movement build support when large parts of the country are opposed to its goals? How do you connect with people who disagree with you? How do you build organizations that unite across racial lines? How can we make progress on the unfinished business of the hard work of hope? \nThe Institute for Policy Studies (IPS) is proud to co-sponsor\, with Busboys and Poets\, Michael Ansara on the Busboys stage alongside Congressman Jamie Raskin to dive deeper into this “important historical record of the movement against the Vietnam War in New England” that is also a “beautiful panegyric to community organizing as a way of life and a political practice” (Congressman Jamie Raskin). Copies of the book will be available for purchase during and after the event\, and Ansara will be signing following the program. \nThis event is free and open to all. Our program begins at 7:00 pm\, and will be followed by an audience Q&A. Copies of THE HARD WORK OF HOPE will be available for purchase before and after the event. Please note that this event is in person and will not be livestreamed. \nGuests are asked to RSVP in order to receive direct updates about the event from Busboys and Poets Books. \nMichael Ansara has been a dedicated activist and organizer since the 1960s\, starting with the civil rights\, student\, and antiwar movements. His poetry and essays have been featured in numerous journals. \nCongressman Jamie Raskin proudly represents Maryland’s 8th Congressional District in the U.S. House of Representatives. He has authored several books\, including the Washington Post best-seller Overruling Democracy: The Supreme Court versus the American People\, the highly-acclaimed We the Students: Supreme Court Cases For and About America’s Students\, and the New York Times #1 best-seller Unthinkable: Trauma\, Truth and the Trials of American Democracy.
URL:https://ips-dc.org/event/the-hard-work-of-hope/
LOCATION:Busboys and Poets – Takoma\, 234 Carroll Street NW\, Washington\, DC\, 20012
CATEGORIES:Author Event
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250728T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250728T133000
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SUMMARY:The Transformation of Industrial Politics
DESCRIPTION:Industrial policy is largely state-led and state-focused. How has civil society interacted with these policies? Have trade unions\, community organizations\, and environmental NGOs had a place at the table or have they largely opposed industrial policies because of the negative effects–on the environment\, on communities\, on labor standards–of state policies?\n \nHas the resurgence of industrial politics been good for the planet and people given the current climate breakdown? Can the industrial politics that arise from these interactions between state and civil society generate a new kind of transformational approach?\n\nAriel Salleh is Distinguished Visiting Scholar in the Centre on Labour\, Sustainability and Global Production\, Queen Mary University of London and Visiting Professor\, Faculty of Humanities\, Nelson Mandela University\, South Africa. She is the author\, most recently\, of DeColonize EcoModernism!\nKennedy Manduna is a visiting scholar and fellow at the University of Potsdam and a research fellow at Rosa-Luxemburg-Stiftung. He is the author of the forthcoming Extractive Industry Indigenisation in Zimbabwe.\nLala Penaranda is the Latin America Coordinator for Trade Unions for Energy Democracy (TUED). She is completing an MA in Law and Economics of Climate Change in FLACSO Argentina. She has also worked as a tenant organizer at Met Council on Housing and an editor at NACLA.\n\nHabrá interpretación al español. (There will be Spanish interpretation.)\n \nSponsored by the Institute for Policy Studies\, the Global Working Group Beyond Development\, and the Pacto Ecosocial y Intercultural del Sur.
URL:https://ips-dc.org/event/transformation-of-industrial-politics/
LOCATION:Zoom Webinar
CATEGORIES:Panel Discussion,Webinar
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250814T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250814T133000
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SUMMARY:In-Person Book Talk: Understanding Palestine and Israel
DESCRIPTION:Arab Center Washington DC\, in partnership with the Institute for Policy Studies\, invites you to a conversation with Phyllis Bennis to discuss her latest book titled “Understanding Palestine and Israel.” In the book\, Bennis unpacks the complex history and present-day realities of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. From the Balfour Declaration to the current genocide in Gaza\, she provides context and clarity on key issues central to understanding the conflict. \nPhyllis Bennis is a Fellow of the Institute for Policy Studies in Washington and Director of its New Internationalism Project. She is also a fellow of the Transnational Institute in Amsterdam. In 2001 she helped found the U.S. Campaign for Palestinian Rights and more recently spent six years on the board of Jewish Voice for Peace. She has addressed the UN General Assembly\, served as an informal adviser to several top UN officials on Middle East issues\, and was twice short-listed to become the UN Special Rapporteur on Human Rights in the Occupied Palestinian Territory. She is also the author of Ending the Iraq War; Challenging Empire: How People\, Governments\, and the UN Defy US Power; Calling the Shots: How Washington Dominates Today’s UN; and Before & After: U.S. Foreign Policy and the War on Terrorism. \nModerator\, Khalil E. Jahshan is a Palestinian American political analyst and media commentator. He serves as Executive Director of Arab Center Washington DC. Between 2004 and 2013\, he was a Lecturer in International Studies and Languages at Pepperdine University and Executive Director of Pepperdine’s Seaver College Washington DC Internship Program. Previously\, Jahshan served as Executive Vice President of the American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee (ADC) and Director of its government affairs affiliate\, National Association of Arab Americans (NAAA)-ADC.
URL:https://ips-dc.org/event/phyllis-at-arab-center-washington-dc/
LOCATION:Arab Center Washington DC\, 1400 K Street NW\, STE 700\, Washington\, DC\, 20001
CATEGORIES:Author Event
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250821T123000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250821T140000
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CREATED:20250324T212930Z
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SUMMARY:Hungary and Poland: The Triumph and Defeat of Trump's European Counterparts
DESCRIPTION:Hungary’s Viktor Orban\, once a liberal\, has steered his country in a decidedly illiberal direction since he was elected prime minister in 2010. Orban has drawn inspiration from Vladimir Putin’s autocratic policies\, and he has in turn inspired Donald Trump and the MAGA movement. \nOrban has remained at the top of Hungarian politics for 15 years. How has he managed to consolidate control in what had previously been a model post-Communist democracy? And how has he influenced overall European policies? \nOrban’s counterparts have been nearly as successful in other countries in the region such as Slovakia\, Serbia\, and Poland. But in 2023\, Poland’s illiberal party fell from power. Why did the Polish opposition succeed in contrast to the anti-Orban organizing? \nAnd what lessons do Hungary and Poland hold for the next four years of Trump 2.0? \nJohn Feffer is the director of Foreign Policy In Focus and the author of Shock Waves: Eastern Europe after the Revolutions (1992) and Aftershock: A Journey into Eastern Europe’s Broken Dreams (2017) \nThis session with John is the fifth in a monthly IPS series on: Lessons from Resistance to Authoritarianism Around the World. 
URL:https://ips-dc.org/event/trumps-european-counterparts-in-hungary-poland/
LOCATION:Zoom Webinar
CATEGORIES:Webinar
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250910T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250910T123000
DTSTAMP:20260624T220544
CREATED:20250811T193749Z
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SUMMARY:Democratic Backsliding and Peoples’ Resistance in India
DESCRIPTION:The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi\, Steve Bannon’s favorite foreign dictator\, has been in power in India for eleven years\, winning reelection twice. \nOver this period\, the BJP government has systematically demolished India’s imperfect\, but functioning\, democracy. They have attacked press freedom and criminalized dissent. They have instigated mob violence against Muslims and other religious minorities\, and shielded the perpetrators of this violence from legal consequences. They have infiltrated the judiciary\, the nominally nonpartisan bureaucracy\, and government educational institutions\, undermining their independence. \nTheir influence and repressive reach have extended beyond India’s borders\, to include a targeted program of assassination directed at Sikh dissidents in the U.S\, Canada and elsewhere\, and growing influence on electoral politics in other countries\, including ties with both major U.S. political parties. They have also forged alliances with the global far right\, including in the U.S. \nIndian social movements have resisted this onslaught and carved out some important wins\, even as the larger project of far-right Hindu nationalism remains entrenched in both political power and popular culture. \nAs the U.S. slides into full-blown authoritarianism\, what lessons can we learn from the experience of India? Join our panel of experts to learn more. \n\nRia Chakrabarty\, Senior Policy Director\, Hindus for Human Rights\nArjun Sethi\, Adjunct Professor of Law\, Georgetown University\nAabha Muralidharan\, independent researcher\, writer\, and photographer\n\nModerator: Basav Sen\, Climate Policy Director\, Institute for Policy Studies \nThis session is the sixth in a monthly IPS series on: Lessons from Resistance to Authoritarianism Around the World.
URL:https://ips-dc.org/event/democratic-backsliding-and-peoples-resistance-in-india/
LOCATION:Zoom Webinar
CATEGORIES:Panel Discussion,Webinar
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250928T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250928T110000
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SUMMARY:Sheridan Circle Memorial Service 2025
DESCRIPTION:On September 21\, 1976\, agents of the Pinochet dictatorship in Chile detonated a car bomb on Washington\, DC’s Embassy Row\, taking the lives but not the memory of Institute for Policy Studies colleagues Orlando Letelier and Ronni Karpen Moffitt. \nLetelier\, a former Chilean ambassador to the United States\, had become one of the most outspoken critics of the Pinochet regime. Moffitt\, a 25-year-old American\, was an IPS development associate. For nearly five decades\, the pursuit of justice by Orlando and Ronni’s family members and other human rights advocates has been a symbol of hope for victims of tyranny everywhere. \n\nEvery year\, human rights activists\, friends\, family\, and colleagues gather in remembrance of Letelier and Moffitt and to reflect on the ongoing struggle for human rights in the United States and around the world.\nThis year’s program will feature: \n\nJohn Dinges\, author of Chile in Their Hearts: The Untold Story of Two Americans Who Went Missing after the Coup\nCristian\, Francisco\, Juan Pablo\, and José Letelier\, sons of Orlando Letelier\nHis Excellency Juan Gabriel Valdés\, Ambassador of Chile to the United States and a former IPS colleague of Orlando Letelier\nChilean singer-songwriter Patricio Zamorano and musician Sara Zhu\nTope Folarin\, Feleecia Guillen\, and Aviah Krupnick\, Institute for Policy Studies\n\nThis program will take place outdoors at Sheridan Circle\, 23rd and Massachusetts Ave. NW\, Washington\, DC\, the site of the 1976 assassination\, and end with a laying of flowers on the Letelier-Moffitt monument across the street. \nThe Institute for Policy Studies also invites you to the 49th Annual Letelier-Moffitt Human Rights Awards\, Thursday\, October 9.
URL:https://ips-dc.org/event/sheridan-circle-memorial-service-2025/
LOCATION:Sheridan Circle\, 23rd St and Massachusetts Ave NW\, Washington\, DC\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251009T173000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251009T203000
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SUMMARY:Letelier-Moffitt Awards 2025
DESCRIPTION:The 49th Annual Letelier-Moffitt Human Rights Awards Ceremony will be held on Thursday\, October 9\, beginning with a reception at 5:30pm and ceremony at 7:00pm in Northwest DC. The venue location will be shared when you purchase a ticket. \nThis year we are proudly honoring the immense accomplishments of Detention Watch Network and Jeanette Vizguerra\, and the National Coordinating Roundtable of Organizations of Retirees and Pensioners of the Republic of Argentina. \nMusical performance by Navasha Daya! \nTo learn more about the Awards’ history and past Awardees\, click here. \nFind out how you can sponsor LM.
URL:https://ips-dc.org/event/lm49/
LOCATION:Washington DC\, Washington\, DC\, United States
CATEGORIES:Awards Dinner,Reception
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251023T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251023T210000
DTSTAMP:20260624T220544
CREATED:20251008T031115Z
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SUMMARY:Film: Occupy Wall Street: An American Dream
DESCRIPTION:In 2011\, millions rose up against Wall Street gangsters who crashed the global economy. Occupy Wall Street: An American Dream (dir. Michelle Fawcett\, 2025\, 51 min.) is an electrifying look at how a populist upsurge swept the nation\, put oligarchs on their back foot\, and revived working-class politics. Reserve your seat to see the DC premier of this new documentary followed by a conversation with Dr. Margaret Flowers\, Chip Gibbons\, Omar Ocampo\, and Arun Gupta. \nSpeakers: \n\nMargaret Flowers is the director of Popular Resistance and the host of Clearing the FOG. She was a core organizer of the October2011 movement\, which occupied Freedom Plaza in Washington\, DC for six months. She has organized several more targeted occupations since then.\nChip Gibbons is the Policy Director of Defending Rights & Dissent where he defends the American people’s right to know and freedom to act. He is also the author of the forthcomipy Wng history The Imperial Bureau: The FBI\, Political Surveillance\, and the Rise of the U.S. National Security State. Chip was present at Occuall Street on day one and has previously written about his experiences.\nArun Gupta is an investigative journalist. He founded The Occupied Wall Street Journal and covered the Occupy Wall Street movement across the country for Salon\, The Guardian\, The Nation\, and other outlets.\nOmar Ocampo is a researcher for the Program on Inequality and the Common Good and has been with the Institute for Policy Studies since 2020. His work focuses on income and wealth inequality\, housing affordability\, and private aviation.\nMichelle Fawcett\, PhD\, has worked in the media from Hollywood to academia to grassroots organizing. She is the director of Occupy Wall Street: An American Dream\, a film based on travels to 42 occupations in 27 states in 2011-2013.\n\nCo-sponsors: Defending Rights & Dissent\, Institute for Policy Studies\, and Occupy USA Today. \n 
URL:https://ips-dc.org/event/occupy-wall-street-dc-flm/
LOCATION:Institute for Policy Studies\, 1301 Connecticut Avenue\, NW\, 6th Floor\, Washington\, DC\, 20036
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SUMMARY:The Racism in Children's Music & Unpacking Alternatives for the Black Child
DESCRIPTION:Viewed within the historical context of chattel-slavery and settler-colonialism\, this workshop explores the history of racism in children’s music in the United States and abroad; how popular nursery rhymes continue to be used to reinforce inferiority complexes in children; and the cultural appropriation of African music in popular children’s movies. \nThis workshop\, presented by activist artist Devin Walker\, will include videos of cartoons\, songs\, images\, and provides extensive references for follow-up study.  It will discuss the role of negro spirituals as a tool for resistance by enslaved Africans and will provide practical solutions and resources to help parents\, teachers\, and guardians take back control of their children’s music listening experience. \nDue to the graphic nature of some material\, this workshop may not be suitable for children. Participant discretion is advised. \nDevin Walker\, a.k.a.\, “Uncle Devin\, the Children’s Drum cussionist\,” is a national leader in the children’s music industry and an award-winning drummer and percussionist specializing in Family Funk. He owns The Uncle Devin Show®\, an interactive musical experience for children that uses percussion instruments to cultivate their minds- a dynamic cross between DC’s Trouble Funk and Schoolhouse Rock. \nUncle Devin and 25 other artists are members of the 1 Tribe Collective\, whose album “All One Tribe” was GRAMMY-nominated for Best Children’s Music Album in 2022.
URL:https://ips-dc.org/event/racism-in-childrens-music/
LOCATION:Institute for Policy Studies\, 1301 Connecticut Avenue\, NW\, 6th Floor\, Washington\, DC\, 20036
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251120T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251120T210000
DTSTAMP:20260624T220544
CREATED:20251001T135440Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251115T033529Z
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SUMMARY:"Burned by Billionaires" Book Tour with Chuck Collins
DESCRIPTION:Are you aware of how the billionaire class controls our politics\, food\, and even the lives of our pets? Billionaires are influencing every aspect of our lives and it’s hurting us all! \nJoin us to hear author Chuck Collins speak about his new book hot off the presses\, Burned by Billionaires: How Concentrated Wealth and Power Are Ruining Our Lives and Planet. Chuck is a senior scholar with the Institute for Policy studies where he leads the Program on Inequality and Common Good. An expert on the wealthy and environment\, Chuck will be on tour speaking about his new book from October 15th to  November 20th. \n\n\nOct 15th 6PM – Papercuts Bookshop 60 South St\, Jamaica Plain\, MA \nOct 16th 7PM – 118 Elliot 118 Elliot St\, Brattleboro\, VT\nOct 23rd 8 PM – WEBINAR: Unitarian Universalist for Economic Justice\, website TBD Register here!\nNov 5th 7PM – Phoenix Books 89 Church St Burlington\, VT. More information\nNov 6th 7PM – Norwich Bookstore 291 Main St Norwich\, VT. More information!\nNov 14th 7PM – Politics and Prose Bookstore 610 Water St SW Washington\, DC. More information!\nNov 20th 7PM – Odyssey Bookshop 9 College St South Hadley\, MA. More information!
URL:https://ips-dc.org/event/burned-by-billionaires-tour/
LOCATION:Locations Across the USA\, United States
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251201T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251201T150000
DTSTAMP:20260624T220544
CREATED:20251128T192400Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251128T192400Z
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SUMMARY:International Leaders Speak on Protecting Clean Water in El Salvador
DESCRIPTION:In December 2024\, El Salvador’s historic ban on metal mining was overturned by the legislative assembly\, which simultaneously introduced a new mining law that permits the executive government to resume mining operations with funding from multinational corporations and without public oversight. \nThis decision poses a significant threat to vital water sources\, particularly the Lempa River\, which serves over 60% of the population. Grassroots movements that successfully advocated for the ban in 2017\, alongside the Catholic Church and historic Protestant churches in El Salvador\, vehemently oppose this rollback\, asserting that clean water is a fundamental human right—not a commodity. \nAfter months of intense protests\, the government implemented legislation aimed at silencing civil society organizations and has intensified a campaign to criminalize water defenders. While pressure from civil society organizations has waned\, the Catholic Church continues to be a steadfast advocate for the protection of El Salvador’s water resources. In August\, Archbishop José Luis Escobar Alas of San Salvador once again called on the Salvadoran government to reinstate the mining ban during a national broadcast commemorating the country’s national holidays. \nInternational faith organizations are closely monitoring this situation and will issue a statement in support of the faith communities in El Salvador and their defense of clean water for all Salvadorans. \nWe invite you to join us for a virtual press conference where international faith leaders will discuss the critical importance of safeguarding clean water rights. \nSPEAKERS: \n\nJohn Cavanagh\, Senior Advisor\, Institute for Policy Studies\nProf. Susan Lee Smith\, Williamette University Ecumenical Water Network\nCardinal Alvaro Ramazzini\nAlfredo Leiva\, Board of Directors\, ADES Santa Marta\nChristie Newfeldt\, Global Partnerships United Church of Canada\nGordon Whitman\, Director International Organizing Faith in Action\n\n 
URL:https://ips-dc.org/event/el-salvador-clean-water-press-conference/
LOCATION:Online Zoom Event
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251209T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251209T133000
DTSTAMP:20260624T220544
CREATED:20251130T052617Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251205T203000Z
UID:113956-1765281600-1765287000@ips-dc.org
SUMMARY:Reimagining Engagement with China over Investments in the Global South
DESCRIPTION:In English and Spanish \nA new map documents the lessons from more than 25 cases of local engagement with projects in the Global South involving Chinese investments. Developed by Sustentarse\, Latinoamérica Sustentable\, the Global Just Transition project of the Institute for Policy Studies\, and the Global Environmental Justice Atlas\, the map showcases resistance that succeeded in defending human rights\, labor standards\, and/or the environment when facing Chinese investments. In the most startling finding\, community resistance contributed to the temporary suspension of the contested activities in one out of four of these cases. This finding highlights the relevance of local participation and the negative implications of disregarding local views in project development and management. \nWhat are the implications of these findings for China\, the United States\, the governments of Global South countries\, and the many communities around the world grappling with the challenges of extraction and economic development? Join several prominent activists and scholars for a panoramic view of this urgent issue. \nPresenters \n\nMariana Walter\, EJAtlas\nMaia Seeger\, Sustentarse\nZhao Zhong\, Green Camel Bell\nPaulina Garzon\, Latinoamérica Sustentable\nEdwin Alejandro\, Red Muqui\n\nModerated by John Feffer\, Global Just Transition
URL:https://ips-dc.org/event/engaging-china-over-global-south-investments/
LOCATION:Online Zoom Event
CATEGORIES:Panel Discussion,Webinar
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251211T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251211T173000
DTSTAMP:20260624T220544
CREATED:20251201T074534Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251205T203139Z
UID:113974-1765468800-1765474200@ips-dc.org
SUMMARY:The World’s People vs. The Global Polluters
DESCRIPTION:World leaders gathered for the U.N. climate change conference\, COP30\, in Belém\, Brazil\, to discuss cooperative global solutions to climate change. Once again\, as in the past 29 COPs\, they failed to commit to the scale and urgency of action needed. \nEven as the U.S. stayed away from the talks\, other wealthy countries refused to take responsibility for their historical role in causing the climate crisis in the first place. Meanwhile\, big fossil fuel producers made sure the final agreement left out a discussion of fossil fuel phaseout altogether. \nPlease join us to hear from movement organizers who were on the ground in Belém about what happened there\, and the road ahead for the fight for climate justice. \nSpeakers: \n\nFeleecia Guillen\, New Mexico Fellow\, IPS\nSheelah Bearfoot\, Environmental Health Advocate\, Indigenous Peoples of the Coastal Bend\nSriram Madhusoodanan\, Director of Climate Policy and Advocacy\, US Climate Action Network\nAllie Rosenbluth\, U.S. Program Co-Manager\, Oil Change International\n\nModerated by Basav Sen\, Climate Policy Director\, IPS
URL:https://ips-dc.org/event/cop-30-the-global-polluters/
LOCATION:Online Zoom Event
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260113T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260113T130000
DTSTAMP:20260624T220544
CREATED:20251215T183425Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251220T043035Z
UID:114218-1768305600-1768309200@ips-dc.org
SUMMARY:The Russian Far-Right
DESCRIPTION:The far right has been a feature of modern Russian politics since the collapse of the Soviet Union. Under the rule of Vladimir Putin\, however\, it has increased its influence on government policy\, particularly around the initial invasion of Ukraine in 2014. The far right has both supported the current war in Ukraine and criticized the Putin administration for not taking an even harder line against Kyiv and the West. It has exercised that influence in the blogosphere\, in the military\, and among high-level advisors to the Kremlin. The far right has also embedded themselves within the education system\, from school curriculum initiatives to university courses that promote statist ideology. Right intellectuals openly aspire to shape future political agendas\, while their real influence remains debatable. \nWill the Russian far right prevent any peace deal with Ukraine? Will it exercise even greater influence over Russian foreign and domestic policy? Will it determine Russia’s post-Putin future? \nAlina Parker is a full-time lecturer teaching in the Writing Program and in the Russian\, Eurasian\, and Polish Studies Program (REPS) at UMass Amherst. She is currently focused on debates within the Russian far right. Arseniy Kumankov taught at Moscow School of Social and Economic Sciences and HSE University from 2013 to 2022. He has authored dozens of papers in both Russian and English\, along with three books in Russian: War in the 21 Century\, War: In Thrall to Violence\, and Modern Classics of Just War Theory.
URL:https://ips-dc.org/event/the-russian-far-right/
LOCATION:Online Zoom Event
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260113T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260113T200000
DTSTAMP:20260624T220544
CREATED:20260107T000602Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260107T152839Z
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SUMMARY:Trump’s “Peace Proposal”\, the UNSC resolution & the Future of Gaza
DESCRIPTION:Phyllis Bennis and Richard Falk will focus on the developments on the ground in Gaza\, the US role and Trump’s “peace” plan\, the consequences of the latest UN Security Council resolution\, and what the UN has done and failed to do regarding the genocide. They will also talk about the current situation in the West Bank. \n\nPhyllis Bennis is Program Director at the Institute for Policy Studies; in 2001 helped found the U.S. Campaign for Palestinian Rights\, served 6 Years on the board of Jewish Voice for Peace. She is author of the 2025 Understanding Palestine and Israel (Interlink Books).\nRichard Falk is former UN Special Rapporteur on the Occupied Territories for the UN Human Rights Council 2008-2014. He is Professor Emeritus of International Law at Princeton University.\n\nSponsored by Massachusetts Peace Action Education Fund\, \nCo-sponsored by the International Peace Bureau and Campaign for Peace\, Disarmament & Common Security.
URL:https://ips-dc.org/event/whats-going-on-in-palestine/
LOCATION:Webinar
CATEGORIES:Panel Discussion,Webinar
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260126T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260126T203000
DTSTAMP:20260624T220544
CREATED:20260119T223947Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260122T054318Z
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SUMMARY:World Order After Viet Nam
DESCRIPTION:The Institute for Policy Studies\, in partnership with the Vietnam Peace Commemoration Committee\, invites you to this webinar 50 years after the end of the Viet Nam war and the Vietnamese’s reunification of their country. \n\nRichard Falk is Albert G. Milbank Professor Emeritus of International Law at Princeton University where he was an active member of the faculty for 40 years (1961-2001). Chair of Global Law\, Faculty of Law\, at Queen Mary University London(2021-2025). Falk served as UN Special Rapporteur on Human Rights in Occupied Palestine (2008-2014). His most recent books written in collaboration with Hans von Sponeck are Liberating the UN: Realism with Hope(2024); Genocide in Gaza: Global Voices of Conscience co-edited with Ahmet Davutoglu and Patriotism to the Earth written in association with Sasha Milonova (2025). His memoir\, Public Intellectual: The Life of a Citizen Pilgrim was published in 2021. He was nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize several times since 2008. He currently serves as President of the Gaza Peoples Tribunal.\n\n\nChristian Appy is director of the Ellsberg Initiative for Peace and Democracy and a professor of history at the University of Massachusetts\, Amherst where he has received the Chancellor’s Medal\, the Distinguished Teaching Award\, and the Distinguished Graduate Mentor Award. He is the author of three books about the Vietnam War–American Reckoning: The Vietnam War and Our National Identity (Viking\, 2015)\, Patriots: The Vietnam War Remembered from All Sides (Viking\, 2003)\, and Working-Class War: American Combat Soldiers and Vietnam (University of North Carolina Press\, 1993). He is currently working on a book about Pentagon Papers whistleblower Daniel Ellsberg.\n\nDoug Hostetter (moderator) was a conscientious objector during the Vietnam War and chose to do his alternative service working for Mennonite Central Committee in Tam Ky\, Quang Nam\, from 1966 – 1969. Doug returned to Vietnam in November and December 1970 with the US National Student Association delegation that negotiated the People’s Peace Treaty (PPT). The People’s Peace Treaty was signed in Saigon by representatives of the Saigon Student Union and brought to Hanoi where representatives of the South Vietnam Liberation Student Union\, the Vietnam National Student Union and the US National Student Association signed it. Upon return to the US\, Doug joined the staff of the People’s Peace Treaty national office in New York City\, which\, in cooperation with the US National Student Association\, introduced the PPT to students in colleges and universities across the United States. In the spring of 1971\, the PPT was ratified by almost 200 US colleges and universities — hundreds of thousands of US students declaring their peace with student in Vietnam. Doug was active broadly in the US anti-Vietnam War movement. He was the Treasurer for Medical Aid for Indochina which after 1972 became the Bach Mai Hospital Fund and after 1975 became Friendshipment. Doug is the NGO Representative for Pax Christi International at the United Nations in New York. Earlier in his career Doug was as the Director of the Mennonite Central Committee United Nations Office\, the Director of the New England Office of the American Friends Service Committee; the Director of the US Fellowship of Reconciliation; and the Resource Specialist for Peace for the United Methodist Office for the United Nations. Doug has published widely on the issues of war\, peace and nonviolence\, and is a contributing author to The People Make the Peace: Lessons from the Vietnam Antiwar movement.
URL:https://ips-dc.org/event/world-order-after-viet-nam/
LOCATION:Online Zoom Event
CATEGORIES:Webinar
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260208T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260208T200000
DTSTAMP:20260624T220544
CREATED:20260119T175913Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260123T034601Z
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SUMMARY:Two Soldiers Who Refused Orders
DESCRIPTION:On February 8\, 1968\, Bob Chenoweth‘s helicopter was shot down partway through his second tour of duty in Vietnam. During his five years as a POW\, he turned against the war. In the face of threats of prosecution for treason from superior officers\, Bob refused orders to quit making public antiwar statements from a POW prison in Hanoi. \nMonths later\, Susan Schnall refused an order prohibiting her from addressing an antiwar march while in uniform. To promote the march\, she had dropped 20\,000 flyers from a small plane over five California military bases and an aircraft carrier. Susan was court-martialed and sentenced to six months’ hard labor. \nJoin us to meet these heroes and view a special episode of Talk Vietnam\, entitled “A Dissenting POW Redefines Patriotism” (40 min run time) about why Bob Chenoweth still celebrates the day he was captured in Vietnam. The book Waging Peace in Vietnam: U.S. Soldiers and Veterans who Opposed the War\, that includes essays by both speakers\, will be available for purchase and signing at the event. (Published by New Village Press and Distributed by NYU Press\, September 2019). \nView video trailer
URL:https://ips-dc.org/event/two-soldiers-who-refused-orders/
LOCATION:Busboys & Poets – 14th & V\, 2021 14th Street NW\, Washington\, DC\, 20009
CATEGORIES:Author Event,Video Screening
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260226T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260226T200000
DTSTAMP:20260624T220544
CREATED:20260218T210831Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260220T163803Z
UID:114757-1772130600-1772136000@ips-dc.org
SUMMARY:Book Event: The History of Racism in Children's Music and Entertainment
DESCRIPTION:For generations\, children have chanted songs\, recited rhymes\, and consumed entertainment without ever knowing the histories embedded within them. In his new book Eeny\, Meeny\, Miny – No!: The History of Racism in Children’s Music and Entertainment\, author Devin Walker pulls back the curtain on these seemingly innocent cultural artifacts to reveal a hidden legacy of racism woven into the foundations of American children’s media. Drawing on decades of research\, investigative expertise\, and his work as a teaching artist\, Devin traces how minstrel traditions\, segregation-era narratives\, and racially coded imagery shaped playground games\, nursery rhymes\, and beloved television shows.  \nThe Institute for Policy Studies\, in partnership with Sankofa Videos Books & Cafe\, will host Devin for this Black History Month talk and book signing for adults that examines children’s music and entertainment that can help parents\, educators\, and caregivers better shape children’s environments. At the event the book Eeny\, Meeny\, Miny – No! will be available for purchase and signing by the author.   \nDevin L. Walker is a Human Rights and Pan-African researcher\, author\, and award-winning children’s musician\, known nationally as “Uncle Devin\, The Children’s Drumcussionist.” His professional development training\, “Racism in Children’s Music: Liberating Music for the Black Child\,” has been used in universities\, libraries\, and schools worldwide. His research began with The Silence That Kills\, critiquing the Black church’s silence on social justice\, evolving into The Kemit Report and two books. With roots in political organizing and Pan-African solidarity\, Walker blends scholarship\, culture\, and music to challenge injustice and inspire action. \nModerator: Reyanna James\, the Inequality Research & Editorial Associate at the Institute for Policy Studies.
URL:https://ips-dc.org/event/book-on-history-of-racism-in-childrens-music-and-entertainment/
LOCATION:Sankofa Video\, Books & Cafe\, 2714 Georgia Avenue\, NW\, Washington\, DC\, United States
CATEGORIES:Author Event
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260311T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260311T150000
DTSTAMP:20260624T220544
CREATED:20260306T154747Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260310T191314Z
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SUMMARY:A Faithful Response to Billionaires
DESCRIPTION:In a time of widening inequality\, many of us are asking what faithful witness looks like when extreme wealth shapes public life. Billionaires are increasingly able to sway political decisions—with consequences that fall hardest on everyone else. What does it mean to take seriously the gospel’s call to bring good news to the poor in this moment? And what would A Faithful Response to Billionaires look like? \nJoin us for a conversation featuring people who work among both the rich and the poor to build a more just economy. Together\, we’ll examine the mega-rich through a spiritual lens—naming the consequences of extreme wealth not only for those who don’t possess it\, but also for those who do. \nThis isn’t a conversation about blaming individuals or scoring points. It’s about telling the truth\, returning to the heart of the gospel\, and asking what liberation looks like for rich and poor alike—and everyone in between—when wealth becomes dangerous and dehumanizing. \nThis online event is a follow-up to the Sojourners magazine cover story in the December 2025 issue\, featuring an interview with Chuck Collins. \nOur speakers for this online event will be: \n\nChuck Collins is an inequality researcher and author of Burned by Billionaires: How Concentrated Wealth and Power Are Ruining Our Lives and Planet.\nAbigail E. Disney is an award-winning filmmaker\, writer\, philanthropist\, and activist\, whose latest film is “The American Dream and Other Fairy Tales.”\nRev. Dr. Liz Theoharis is a theologian\, author\, pastor\, anti-poverty organizer\, and Founder and Executive Director of the Kairos Center for Religions\, Rights\, and Social Justice.\n\nThe panel will be moderated by Rev. Adam Russell Taylor\, president of Sojourners and author of A More Perfect Union: A New Vision for Building the Beloved Community.
URL:https://ips-dc.org/event/faithful-response-to-billionaires/
LOCATION:Online – 3:00 pm EST | 1:00 pm GMT-6
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260325T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260325T210000
DTSTAMP:20260624T220544
CREATED:20260317T194528Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260318T042228Z
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SUMMARY:Talk and Book Signing: Understanding Palestine and Israel in Los Angeles
DESCRIPTION:The Institute for Policy Studies (IPS) joins with Jewish Voice for Peace–Los Angeles\, Harriet Tubman Center-LA\, and Democratic Socialist of America-LA to host our longtime political analyst\, writer\, and activist\, Phyllis Bennis\, who will be discussing her latest book\, published by Olive Branch Press in 2025. We’re are honored to join JVP-LA and DCA-Los Angeles to present this event with answers all the questions you’ve been wondering about–up to and including Israel’s war on Gaza and the election of Donald Trump–in straightforward\, accessible language.\n \nAs the world watched in horror as Israel responded to the terrible acts of October 7\, 2023 with a brutal war against the people of Gaza\, a key question was when to start the clock. Because the events of October 7 had their origins in events that transpired 17\, or 58\, or even 77 years earlier. What is the Balfour Declaration? What are the Occupied Territories? What is Zionism–and do all Jews support it? Does Israel have the right of self-defense? What were conditions like in Gaza before October 7? offers a lucid point-by-point examination that brings together the historical\, factual\, legal\, and moral basis for an informed understanding of one of the great historical injustices of the past hundred years.
URL:https://ips-dc.org/event/understanding-palestine-and-israel-in-la/
LOCATION:Harriet Tubman Center\, 5278 W. Pico Blvd\, Los Angeles\, CA\, 90019
CATEGORIES:Author Event
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260326T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260326T210000
DTSTAMP:20260624T220544
CREATED:20260317T144456Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260318T042102Z
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SUMMARY:Talk and Book Signing: Understanding Palestine and Israel in Long Beach
DESCRIPTION:The Institute for Policy Studies (IPS) joins with Jewish Voice for Peace–Los Angeles and Page Against The Machine to host our longtime political analyst\, writer\, and activist\, Phyllis Bennis\, who will be discussing her latest book\, published by Olive Branch Press in 2025. We’re are honored to join JVP-LA and PATM to present this event with answers all the questions you’ve been wondering about–up to and including Israel’s war on Gaza and the election of Donald Trump–in straightforward\, accessible language.\n \nAs the world watched in horror as Israel responded to the terrible acts of October 7\, 2023 with a brutal war against the people of Gaza\, a key question was when to start the clock. Because the events of October 7 had their origins in events that transpired 17\, or 58\, or even 77 years earlier. What is the Balfour Declaration? What are the Occupied Territories? What is Zionism–and do all Jews support it? Does Israel have the right of self-defense? What were conditions like in Gaza before October 7? offers a lucid point-by-point examination that brings together the historical\, factual\, legal\, and moral basis for an informed understanding of one of the great historical injustices of the past hundred years.
URL:https://ips-dc.org/event/phyllis-at-page-against-the-machine/
LOCATION:Page Against The Machine\, 2714 E 4th Street\, Long Beach\, CA\, 90814
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260327T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260327T203000
DTSTAMP:20260624T220544
CREATED:20260317T210458Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260318T042356Z
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SUMMARY:Policy Analysis Featuring Phyllis Bennis - DTLA
DESCRIPTION:The Institute for Policy Studies (IPS) joins with Jewish Voice for Peace–Los Angeles\, and KPFK 90.7 FM to host our longtime political analyst\, writer\, and activist\, Phyllis Bennis\, who will be discussing her latest book\, published by Olive Branch Press in 2025. We’re are honored to join JVP-LA and KPFK to present this event with answers all the questions you’ve been wondering about–up to and including Israel’s war on Gaza and the election of Donald Trump–in straightforward\, accessible language.\n \nAs the world watched in horror as Israel responded to the terrible acts of October 7\, 2023 with a brutal war against the people of Gaza\, a key question was when to start the clock. Because the events of October 7 had their origins in events that transpired 17\, or 58\, or even 77 years earlier. What is the Balfour Declaration? What are the Occupied Territories? What is Zionism–and do all Jews support it? Does Israel have the right of self-defense? What were conditions like in Gaza before October 7? offers a lucid point-by-point examination that brings together the historical\, factual\, legal\, and moral basis for an informed understanding of one of the great historical injustices of the past hundred years.
URL:https://ips-dc.org/event/understanding-palestine-and-israel-in-dtla/
LOCATION:Midnight Books\, 941 E 2nd Street\, Arts District/DTLA\, CA\, 90012
CATEGORIES:Author Event
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260329T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260329T173000
DTSTAMP:20260624T220544
CREATED:20260317T213427Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260318T042656Z
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SUMMARY:Policy Analysis Featuring Phyllis Bennis - LA
DESCRIPTION:Phyllis Bennis brings her new book Understanding Palestine and Israel to Watermelon Books in West Adams for an afternoon of discussion and Q&A. \nBennis is a fellow at the Institute for Policy Studies\, where she has written about Palestine\, U.S. foreign policy\, and the United Nations for more than 30 years. She helped found the U.S. Campaign for Palestinian Rights and serves as International Adviser to Jewish Voice for Peace. Her work appears in The Nation\, The Guardian\, and Common Dreams\, and she is a regular guest on Democracy Now!\, Al Jazeera\, and BBC. \nThe book addresses the questions millions of people started asking after October 7\, 2023 — about the history of the conflict\, U.S. involvement\, international law\, and what comes next. \nQ&A moderated by Rana Sharif\, co-host of Radio Intifada (SWANA Region Radio)on KPFK \nBooks will be available for purchase. Presented by JVP Los Angeles · Institute for Policy Studies · KPFK 90.7 FM
URL:https://ips-dc.org/event/policy-analysis-featuring-phyllis-bennis-la/
LOCATION:Holy Ground\, 4874 W. Adams Blvd.\, Los Angeles\, CA\, 90016
CATEGORIES:Author Event
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260330T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260330T163000
DTSTAMP:20260624T220544
CREATED:20260328T024023Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260328T024023Z
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SUMMARY:Money\, Power\, and CONTROL
DESCRIPTION:A special Philanthropy Network LinkedIn Live with Glen Galaich\, CEO of the Stupski Foundation and Bella DeVaan of the Institute for Policy Studies\, and Brad Smith\, founder of Philanthropy Network. \nIn CONTROL\, Glen challenges a core assumption: what if philanthropy isn’t just about generosity… but about who gets to decide? \nSo join us for an unfiltered conversation on who really holds power in philanthropy\, and how money shapes decisions\, influence\, and impact. \nIf you’re serious about the future of giving\, don’t miss this one.
URL:https://ips-dc.org/event/money-power-and-control/
LOCATION:LinkedIn Live\, Online
CATEGORIES:Panel Discussion,Webinar
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DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260330T170000
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SUMMARY:Current Challenges in The Fight to Stop Mining in El Salvador
DESCRIPTION:On March 28\, 2017\, El Salvador made history by becoming the first country in the world to ban metallic mining as a measure to protect its scarce water resources. This achievement was the result of more than 12 years of struggle led by a broad coalition of social organizations\, environmental groups\, and churches\, in response to the severe impacts of the mining industry in a country on the brink of a water crisis. \nHowever\, in December 2024\, the government of Nayib Bukele repealed this law\, reopening the door to investment by multinational mining companies seeking to extract gold and to the exploration for critical minerals in partnership with the United States government. \nWhile socio-environmental conditions that led to the water crisis persist in El Salvador\, the defense of water and the environment continues\, despite of a climate of increasing authoritarianism and the systematic criminalization of social organizations and environmental defenders. \nIn this context\, Common Frontiers Canada\, International Allies Against Mining in El Salvador\, and the Institute for Policy Studies (IPS) invite you to participate in a dialogue\, an online public forum with veteran members of the anti-mining movement and academics\, with the aim of reflecting on the current state of mining in El Salvador and the key challenges for social movements working in defense of water and the environment.
URL:https://ips-dc.org/event/challenges-to-stop-mining-in-el-salvador/
LOCATION:Online – 3:00 pm EST | 1:00 pm GMT-6
CATEGORIES:Panel Discussion,Webinar
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260331T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260331T200000
DTSTAMP:20260624T220545
CREATED:20260123T053136Z
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SUMMARY:“Burned by Billionaires” 2026 Book Tour with Chuck Collins
DESCRIPTION:Are you aware of how the billionaire class controls our politics\, food\, and even the lives of our pets? Billionaires are influencing every aspect of our lives and it’s hurting us all! \nHear Chuck Collins  discuss his new book\, Burned by Billionaires: How Concentrated Wealth and Power Are Ruining Our Lives and Planet. Chuck is a senior scholar with the Institute for Policy studies where he leads the Program on Inequality and Common Good. An expert on the wealthy and environment\, Chuck will be on tour speaking about his new book from January 30th to  March 31st. \n\nJanuary 30th\, 4:30 PM – OAXACA\, MEXICO – Oaxaca Lending Library\,  Oaxaca de Juárez\, Calle de José María Pino Suárez 519\, RUTA INDEPENDENCIA\, Centro\, 68000 Oaxaca de Juárez\, Oax.\, Mexico. Tickets here\nFebruary 7th\, 7:00 PM – WEBINAR – Chalice Community Forum.  Registration.\nFebruary 12th\, 6:00 PM – SHELBURNE FALLS\, MA – Sowing Solutions Permaculture Design. Hear Chuck discuss building community resilience. More information.\nFebruary 22nd\, 2:00 PM – CONCORD\, MA – Concord Free Public Library\, 129 Main St Concord\, MA. RSVP Here.\nFebruary 25th\, 6:00 PM – JOHNSBURY\, VT – St. Johnsbury Anthenaeum\, 1171 Main St St. Johnsbury\, VT. More information\nMarch 5th\, 6:00 PM – WALPOLE\, NH – Walpole Town Library\, 48 Main St Walpole\, NH\nMarch 7th\, 11:00 AM – PETERBOROUGH\, NH – The Toadstool Bookshop\, 12 Depot St Peterborough\, NH. More information.\nMarch 31st\, 6:00 PM – CHARLTON\, MA – Charlton Public Library\, 40 Main St Charlton\, MA
URL:https://ips-dc.org/event/burned-by-billionaires-2026-book-tour-with-chuck-collins/
LOCATION:Locations Across the USA\, United States
CATEGORIES:Author Event
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260403T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260403T133000
DTSTAMP:20260624T220545
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LAST-MODIFIED:20260326T175037Z
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SUMMARY:Trump's Mineral Grab
DESCRIPTION:The Trump administration has prioritized achieving greater U.S. access to critical minerals. Trump has boosted domestic mining\, concluded a range of critical minerals-related deals\, with countries like Ukraine\, Democratic Republic of Congo\, Malaysia\, and Indonesia\, and is proposing a multi-country critical minerals agreement. And through a newly created a Strategic Critical Minerals Reserve\, the U.S. government has acquired stakes in rare earth mining firms. \nWhat are the short-term objectives of the administration and the long-term consequences of these policies? Is greater mineral self-sufficiency feasible or advisable? How has this focus on minerals shaped U.S. foreign policy\, and trade issues more specifically? \nJoin two experts for a conversation on the future of U.S. mineral policy. Raquel Dominguez is Earthworks’ Circular Economy Policy Advocate\, working to reduce the need for new extraction while increasing equitable living standards everywhere. Melinda St. Louis is the director of Public Citizen’s Global Trade Watch. For decades\, she has been fighting for progressive alternatives to corporate globalization that benefit people and the planet.
URL:https://ips-dc.org/event/trumps-mineral-grab/
LOCATION:Online Zoom Event
CATEGORIES:Webinar
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260417T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260417T200000
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CREATED:20260317T192454Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260325T210539Z
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SUMMARY:Book Talk: My Deepest Desire
DESCRIPTION:My Deepest Desire is the final work of Tamiki Hara\, a revered Japanese writer who survived the atomic bombing of Hiroshima in 1945. This powerful book of prose poetry and art is a short yet grippingly moving meditation on the desire to live a different\, fuller life\, free from pain\, isolation\, and the intrusively haunting experience of tragedy\, it is a demonstration of how dreams\, memories\, and traumatic despair intertwine inside a person’s psyche. \nSandy Walker\, the book’s artist will be in DC for the opening of an exhibit of his work and has agreed to join IPS\, New Village Press\, and Busboys and Poets for special talk and book signing. Sandy will be in conversation with IPS’ Phyllis Bennis along with Peter Kuznick\, director of American University’s Nuclear Studies Institute and respected opponent of nuclear arms.
URL:https://ips-dc.org/event/book-talk-my-deepest-desire/
LOCATION:Busboys & Poets – 14th & V\, 2021 14th Street NW\, Washington\, DC\, 20009
CATEGORIES:Arts Event,Author Event,Panel Discussion
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