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Tuesday Night Open Mic Hosted by Tatiana Figueroa-Ramirez 10.22.19

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    Oct 22, 2019
    9:00 pm - 11:00 pm
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A Busboys and Poetry Event hosted this week by Tatiana Figueroa-RamirezBorn in Puerto Rico and raised in the mainland United States, Tatiana Figueroa Ramirez graduated with a B.A. in English Literature from the University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC) and is a VONA Voices Alumna, having worked with award winning poets Willie Perdomo and Danez (more…)

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Climate Action Coffee

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  • Event Start
    Oct 23, 2019
    7:30 am - 9:30 am
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Takoma Park Mobilization and Busboys and Poets welcomes you to the Wednesday Climate Action Coffee Breakfast Happy HourEvery Wednesday 7:30am-9:30am  Listen to youth climate leaders Understand the Green New Deal Build resiliency and sustainable food systems Organize for climate justice Build local economy that supports drawdown of greenhouse gases in our Potomac Valley watershed Speakers will inspire (more…)

PRIVATE EVENT: Back To School Breakfast Event

PRIVATE EVENT: Back To School Breakfast Event

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  • Event Start
    Oct 23, 2019
    8:00 am - 10:00 am
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LearnServe believes in the power of young people to create change, and in the power of changemaking to shape young leaders. We teach social entrepreneurship and global learning, giving youth the tools they need to take action on the issues that matter to them most.” You can also learn more on our website www.learn-serve.org. (more…)

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Round 2 – The Ward 8 World’s Greatest Sweet Potato Pie Contest

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    Oct 23, 2019
    5:00 pm - 7:00 pm
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Come one, come all and join us at Busboys and Poets for Round Two of the Ward 8 World’s Greatest Sweet Potato Pie contest.10 Contestants have moved on to this Semi-Final round and we need YOU to help decide who moves on to the Final 5.  The public will have an opportunity to taste samples and place one (more…)

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Wealth Building Through Real Estate

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  • Event Start
    Oct 23, 2019
    6:30 pm - 8:30 pm
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This is a private event in the Marion Barry Room. To book your next event with us, click here! (more…)

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Busboys Books Presents: Speaking of Feminism

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  • Event Start
    Oct 23, 2019
    6:30 pm - 8:00 pm
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From the Women’s Marches to the #MeToo movement, it is clear that feminist activism is still alive and well in the twenty-first century. But how does a new generation of activists understand the work of the movement today? How are their strategies and goals unfolding? What worries feminist leaders most, and what are their hopes (more…)

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Offsite Event – Protecting Our Vote: A Conversation with Eric Holder and Ari Berman

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    Oct 23, 2019
    7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
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This event is an offsite event and will be held at the Lisner Auditorium. To purchase your ticket click here.Countless books have been written about the civil rights movement, but far less attention has been paid to what happened after the dramatic passage of the Voting Rights Act in 1965 and the turbulent forces it unleashed. (more…)

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Wednesday Night Open Mic Hosted by Dwayne B. 10.23.19

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    Oct 23, 2019
    9:00 pm - 11:00 pm
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A Busboys and Poetry Event hosted this week by Dwayne B.Dwayne B! aka the “Crochet Kingpin” is a homegrown DC native poet, activist, break-dancer, and fashion designer. He is one of the hosts of DC’s longest running open mic series, Spit Dat, as well as a member of the Busboys and Poets hosting team for (more…)

PRIVATE EVENT: Pharmaceutical

PRIVATE EVENT: Pharmaceutical

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  • Event Start
    Oct 24, 2019
    6:00 pm - 9:00 pm
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This is a private event in the Marion Barry Room. To book your next event with us, click here! (more…)

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Black Women, Anti-Lynching Plays, and Social Movements: A Performance and Discussion

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    Oct 24, 2019
    6:00 pm - 9:00 pm
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Although we often to look to the Harlem Renaissance as a time that produced significant creative work that centered Black life, there were quite a number of Black women creatives whose lives, activism and work intersected in Washington, DC.Sponsored by Humanities DC Foundation, this “Humanitini” will be a forum for cultural exchange that engages panelists, (more…)

PRIVATE EVENT: Poetry Slam Against Domestic and Gun Violence and Human Trafficking

PRIVATE EVENT: Poetry Slam Against Domestic and Gun Violence and Human Trafficking

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    Oct 24, 2019
    6:30 pm - 8:30 pm
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The Power of Peace and Justice poetry slam is an event in which poets perform spoken word poetry before a live audience and participants are invited to dress in purple and orange, aka their Best Peace Attire. Artists will speak out for Action on Domestic Violence (DV), Gun Violence (GV), and Human Trafficking. Get up! (more…)

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PRIVATE EVENT: Storytelling Show

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  • Event Start
    Oct 24, 2019
    7:00 pm - 10:00 pm
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Join the Story Collider on Thursday, October 24, for a special show in partnership with the Deep Carbon Observatory (DCO) in conjunction with their international science meeting, Deep Carbon 2019: Launching the Next Decade of Deep Carbon Science. We’ll present five true, personal stories about living the life of a deep carbon scientist—from working at (more…)