In February 2007 the Department of Defense announced the creation of a new US Africa Command infrastructure, named AFRICOM, to "coordinate all US military and security interests throughout the continent." The Granny Peace Brigade will be observing the 40th anniversary of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s assassination and views the AFRICOM program as a direct violation of and threat to his dream of peace, social justice and racial harmony. Our second Teach-in will feature Horace G. Campbell (professor of political science, Syracuse University); Emira Woods (co-director of Foreign Policy in Focus at the Institute for Policy Studies); Frida Berrigan (senior research associate, Arms Trade Resource Center at World Policy Institute); Sonia Sanchez (poet, activist, member of the Philadelphia Granny Peace Brigade); and the New York City Step Team for Social Justice (dance troupe). Moderator: Vinie Burrows, actor, writer, member of the NY Granny Peace Brigade. Unitarian Church of All Souls, Reidy Friendship Hall, 1157 Lexington Ave. (79-80th streets). Check the website, call 212- 533-2125 or e-mail.

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The Better Living Show gives you access to local resources that will improve your life in six core areas: lifestyle, home/garden, food/beverage, transportation, conservation and clean tech. Its aim is to introduce you to businesses and groups that can help you make more ecologically sustainable lifestyle choices. Portland Expo Center. Learn more about the Better Living Show in the weeks and months leading up to our debut, by signing up for our e-mail newsletter.

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The Woodhull Institute for Ethical Leadership recognizes that women are underrepresented as non-fiction authors and opinion writers. This retreat provides women with the skills to enter public debate and get their voices heard. For more information, please visit the website or call 646-435-0837.

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Keynote speakers: Helen Thomas, the noted news service reporter, Hearst Newspapers columnist and veteran member of the White House Press Corps, was the first woman officer of the National Press Club, as well as the first woman member and president of the White House Correspondents Association and the Gridiron Club. Haifa Zangana is a novelist and former prisoner of Saddam Hussein’s Iraqi regime. She is a weekly columnist for al-Quds newspaper and an occasional commentator for the Guardian, Red Pepper and al-Ahram Weekly. She lectures regularly on Iraqi culture, literature and women issues. At MIT’s Stata Center. More information online.

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