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Saturday, October 25
Human Rights Watch welcomes Genocide Intervention Network's Executive Director Mark Hanis to Hopleaf for its monthly happy hour. The Genocide Intervention Network (GI-Net) empowers individuals and communities with the tools to prevent and stop genocide and raises both money and political will for civilian protection initiatives around the world. Mark will discuss the work of Genocide Intervention Network and give the audience Genocide 101, explaining how we can all work to prevent genocide.
Hopleaf (5148 N. Clark St.)
6:30pm
FREE
Representatives from the Japanese consulate will be on hand to guide your cooking of their native cuisine at the the "Springtime in Tokyo" cooking class tonight from 6-8:30pm at the Gallery 37 Center for the Arts, 66 E. Randolph Street. This class is offered through the City of Chicago's World Kitchen learning series. Admission is $30 and pre-registration is required.