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Established June 2007.   Updated Wednesday, July 25, 2007   *   11:54 AM.


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Welcome to the Apples n' Oranges Intercultural Cafe page, or "the Cafe," which hosts the public programs organized by Geotrees.Com and its peer groups. Visit this page regularly for a calendar of such events!

Perhaps we can "mix apples and oranges," after all - that is, bring together East and West, north and south, young and old - perhaps find knowledge and empathy, respect and common ground across the conflicts and collisions that have divided us from each other, and perhaps ourselves, for so long.

As its name suggests, "the Cafe" is intended to be a place where we can gather and set our divisions aside for awhile and begin this creative, transforming process. This is central to Geotrees' vision and mission.

GEOTREES, founded in 2001, is a Washington-area virtual organization, or VO, and "independent intercultural crossroads on line for communication, understanding, reconciliation, and peace."

WITHIN the SITE:   GEOTREES HOME   ~   GeoLINKS   ~   VISIONARY SCHOOLS   ~   "METRO WATCH" SHOWCASE   ~   PLUS:   DCIC


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Saturday, July 28, 2007


Author's book talk at Politics and Prose
Followed by a dinner salon and discussion

Journey into Islam
with Author-Ambassador Akbar Ahmed

Saturday, July 28, 2007
at Politics and Prose, independent bookstore
5015 Connecticut Avenue NW, just south of Nebraska
and the Uptown Cathay Restaurant
directly across the street

Talk presented by Politics and Prose
Dinner salon by Geotrees' Apples n' Oranges Intercultural Cafe (sm)
and the DC International Connection, or DCIC


THE SALON:
      This coming Saturday, July 28, independent bookstore Politics and Prose on Connecticut Avenue will host a book talk with Author- Ambassador Akbar Ahmed, who will discuss his book Journey into Islam. The team of the DC International Connection, or DCIC, and the Apples n' Oranges Intercultural Cafe of Geotrees.Com encourages you to attend this important event, and invites you to join us afterwards at the Uptown Cathay for an open discussion of the book and its issues. We're making a reservation at the restaurant, so please contact us in advance if you plan to join us.

      If you've never attended an author's event at Politics and Prose, this is a good time to discover one of this city's most civilized and stimulating riches. The store itself has been one of the city's treasures for many years, with a welcoming and knowledgeable staff, a large selection of quality books, discs and magazines, and an excellent remainder section. Free parking in the back, with trees. For information on the store and its work, please visit the link below.

      Here is the bookstore's description of the event, as found on their site:

    Saturday, July 28, 6 p.m.
    AKBAR AHMED
    JOURNEY INTO ISLAM (Brookings, $28.95)
    "Akbar Ahmed, who holds the Ibn Khaldun Chair of Islamic Studies at American University, and is a prominent scholar of Islam and frequent guest of Politics and Prose, has long been an advocate of a dialogue among the Muslim, Christian, and Jewish worlds. In this spirit, he enlisted a team of Muslim and non-Muslim students to join him in touring Muslim cultures to engage in religious- ethnic- national conversations."

      And please visit Professor Ahmed's site at the link below for additional information, including a study guide for the book.

DETAILS:

  • TIMES:
          Book talk at 6:00 PM, dinner at 7:45. Early arrival is suggested.
  • LOCATIONS:
          - P&P, 5015 Connecticut Ave. NW, at Nebraska (and near Van Ness and Tenleytown metros)
          - The Uptown Cathay, directly across the street.
  • DINNER:
          Please register with Geotrees by 10:00 AM Saturday, so that we can reserve enough space.
  • CONTACT US:
          By email: events AT geotrees.com, or by phone: (571) 594-0560.

ABOUT DCIC AND GEOTREES:
      Dinner co-hosts DCIC and Geotrees.Com have each brought "networking and knowledge" to the area since 2001, offering a wide range of international social events (DCIC) and a diverse collection of resource on line (Geotrees, or "the Tree") to further peace through communication, understanding, bridgebuilding and reconciliation throughout the region. It's our pleasure to welcome you to the dinner networker, hopefully the first in a series!

      The dinner salon is an independent activity of DCIC and Geotrees, and not affiliated with any other organization.

CONTACTS and LINKS:


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Saturday, August 4, 2007

(As of Wednesday, July 25)

Cancelled:
"Fruit of War, Seeds of Peace:
Japanese Animation and the Peacemaker's Art"

This event, which had been scheduled for a venue in Franklin Farm, near Dulles Airport, has been cancelled due to insufficient registration. However, Geotrees.Com and DCIC are planning events focused on Japan and East Asia for the autumn calendar. We will announce them here, and over those groups directly, as they become available.

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