Here’s a roundup of the long Islamic Society of North America’s 2012 Convention in Washington, DC- which attracted several thousand Muslims and non-Muslims. I was lucky enough to be there as an exhibitor for the Interfaith Alliance.
The Tohoku Earthquake moved us all in its devastation and impact on 3.11 and the world rallied together to show its support for the immediate relief…
Just saw this Washingtonian article about extended deals for DC’s restaurant week! SCORE! I just got back from a work trip, and although Grand Rapids,…
If you’re a DC native like me or you’re a tourist looking to do things a little off the beaten path (because let’s face it,…
Voices Organizing for International Change, Empowerment and Support featuring DJ’s spinning, Live hip-hop, multimedia presentation, food, wine, and networking with like-minded people interested in activism,…
The one thing that made me happy in the Bahamas: Conch! I love the way the word sounds so dirty and I love the way it tastes! 
…..Oh Ireland. I love thee. I especially love thee men. The warning my aunt gave me before I flew over to Ireland from London was, “Irish men are charming. But, remember they’re charming to all women..not just you”. Being a flirt…I couldn’t wait.
It was chaotic getting to the rally on Saturday morning with 10 youth and 2 adults including me. To make it worse I was dressed as the Madhatter, so people had to make room for my sign and giant green hat (I was mistaken for being a leprechaun a few times) and I held a sign with Sarah Palin dressed as the Red Queen from Alice in Wonderland.
From my experiences, at this point people become almost as psychotic as Michael Douglas does in the movie Falling Down when he goes on murderous rampage because of road rage. I remember a woman who after being stuck in the same spot for 30 minutes around the exit 160 kept her car horn pressed down for 10 minute intervals for an hour…which just caused everyone else’s road rage to bubble over and created a yelling/honking brawl.
Starting this Friday and ongoing: Jazz in the Garden kicks off this Friday May 28th from 5-8:30! Free concerts throughout the summer in the Sculpture Garden….Saturday May 29th: An Evening with Meklit Hadero | 7:00pm – 10:00pm | The Warehouse Loft : “a unique blend of jazz, Ethiopia, the San Francisco art scene and visceral poetry; it paints pictures in your head as you listen.” NPR….Sunday May 30th: PBS sponsored Memorial Day concert || 8-9:30 pm || FREE || US Capitol West Lawn || Gates at 5:00:
Then I remember browsing in another small market and running my fingers over a laminated Banksy poster. I paused for a second being struck and awed by the image of a young adult man in black clothes with a Palestinian kafka around his neck throwing a bouquet of flowers of over the wall in the West Bank. Here, Banksy seemed to have been making more of a political statement than I had seen on the walls of London.
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