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E-News from the CLP: October 2007

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WHEN: This Friday, October 12th, 6-9 pm

WHERE: Golden Gardens Bathhouse, 8498 Seaview Place NW, Seattle WA

HOW MUCH: $35 advance ticket includes dinner, live music, and drinks. $45 at the door.

 

Celebrate Global Voices - Tomorrow!
Click for Advance Tickets

Join us in Seattle tomorrow evening, for live music, food, and drinks as we prepare to launch our 2008 East Africa Initiative, a series of multimedia reports focused on water scarcity and resource inequality in Kenya, Ethiopia, and Uganda.

Your ticket includes dinner, plenty of beer and wine, and entrance to the silent auction - with great items like a brand new copy of Halo 3, wine tastings, yoga classes, photography, and more.

All proceeds benefit The Common Language Project, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, to help fund our pioneering social justice reporting this Winter, which will be published in the Seattle PI, KUOW and many more independent and mainstream media sources.

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CLP Travel Blog:

What’s Democracy Got To Do With It? 

From Pop Music to Politics, Youth Stand to Inherit a New Bhutan

When DC native Kat Schiffler moved to Bhutan with her family, she found a country balancing between medieval traditions and modern pop-culture, and in the midst of an unexpected transition to democracy.

Read the Blog...

Link to Bhutan Blog

Link to Life in Lagos

 

New Photo Slideshow:

Life in Lagos

Lagos, also known as the New York of Nigeria, is a bustling metropolis with 8 million residents.  Despite political turmoil surrounding presidential elections last April, Lagos’ economy is thriving thanks to a booming telecommunications industry and the entrepreneurial spirit of local business people.  In Life in Lagos, photojournalist Lolo Akinmade captures the color and character of this vibrant African city.

View the slideshow...

Sneak Preview:

The New CLPMag.org

In preperation for our new round of international reporting in 2008, CLP staff are hard at work putting together a whole new look for our website, including exciting multimedia features that will keep us on the cutting edge of online journalism.

Click here for a sneak peak at our new home page in progress...

Business Owners! Friends of the CLP!
Add your support to this event.

To donate silent auction items, food, or drinks, please write to us at donations@clpmag.org.

Maritime Brewery

 

Beer sponsored by Maritime Pacific Brewing Company and Mac & Jack's Brewery.

Can't join us tomorrow night? Show your support for the CLP's 2008 East Africa initiative with your donation!

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