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NPC Pub Quiz
The day before Valentines love is in the air and at the Press Club - trivia is in the air! And filled with fun prizes, delicious food, drinks and great times with friends and fellow members. Emcee Marc Wojno will get the game started at the usual time, 7:00 pm. So round up your guests, form a team of 4 to 6, and bring your appetite for food and knowledge. Don’t have a team? Fear not, as Marc will pair you up with a team. And it’s a great opportunity to meet other Club members and make new friends. A monthly staple of the Press Club for nearly two decades, Pub Quiz is sponsored by the Club’s…
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NPC Pub Quiz (CANCELLED)
The National Press Club’s monthly staple, Pub Quiz, is scheduled for Thursday, March 26, at 7:00 p.m. in the Truman Lounge. For you dedicated pub quizzers, you know the drill: Bring your fellow smart Club members and friends and enjoy an evening of good times, good food and drinks and lots of fun prizes. For those new to Pub Quiz, this is your opportunity to enjoy the conviviality of members and friends that’s unique to the National Press Club. If you’re flying solo and don’t have a team, fear not as emcee Marc Wojno will team you up. Why is Pub Quiz rescheduled to the end of the month?…
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Briefing Roundtable on Community Violence Intervention
FOR PLANNING PURPOSES Contact: Siham Zniber, [email protected] Giffords Hosting Breakfast Roundtable with Rep. Horsford & Violence Intervention Workers on the Front Lines of Gun Violence Prevention WHAT: Giffords will host a roundtable event to highlight the work violence intervention workers do to prevent gun violence in their communities. Representative Steven Horsford will also be joining. Earlier this year, President Biden, proposed a historic $5 billion in funding for community violence intervention as part of his Build Back Better plan. As gun violence surges in cities…
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Els Woodke, Wife of American Hostage Jeff Woodke, to Address US Government, Public, and Husband’s Captors
ELS WOODKE PRESS CONFERENCE Nov. 17, 2021, 1:30pm Summary: Els Woodke will make her first public comments regarding the kidnapping of her husband, Jeff Woodke by a jihadist terrorist group in West Africa in 2016. Her remarks will address: The reason her husband Jeff was living and working in Niger when he was kidnapped. She will provide an overview of the 29 years of humanitarian work he has done to support nomadic pastoralist peoples of the Sahel. Her five years’ efforts to free her husband, including her efforts and struggles trying to work with different governments, including the U.S…
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Broadcast Team Happy Hour
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Working Together to Advance Sustainable Agriculture
Companies have made commitments to decrease the footprint of food production. The challenge becomes building roadmaps that can achieve those goals. Gaps exist with limited solutions to make meaningful, immediate impact. Join us for a dialogue to help build pathways and accelerate efforts to sustainably nourish the world. For those unable to attend in person, a livestream will be available. Register in advance for this webinar: https://elanco.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_Fd6uT9EGSqWfyGRjsbGQeg Confirmed speakers include: Moderator Sara Wyant, Agri-Pulse Communications Jeff Simmons,…
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Moment of Silence for Shireen Abu Akleh
The National Press Club will hold a moment of silence event to mark the killing of Al Jazeera reporter Shireen Abu Akleh in Jenin. Scheduled speakers at the event include NPC board member and Bloomberg Government reporter Emily WIlkins and Al Jazeera bureau chief Abderrahim Foukara. Coverage is welcome but there will not be a Q&A as part of the event. Entry requirements: Everyone entering the National Press Club must show a proof of vaccination and a photo ID.
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Climate Emergency and Energy Security
Over 850 elected officials and veterans commend IRA passage to combat the climate crisis and increase international security. Elected veterans call for a Climate Emergency Declaration.
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Persecuted Chinese Petitioners in USA
Petitioners will discuss recent attacks against them at the Chinese Embassy in Washington DC and their appeal to the DoS to cancel diplomatic immunity of their persecutors.
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AACR Policy Briefing for Cancer Progress Report
AACR to Host a Policy Briefing at the National Press Club to Unveil 12th Annual Cancer Progress Report The American Association for Cancer Research (AACR)—the world’s first and largest professional organization dedicated to advancing cancer research and its mission to prevent and cure cancer—will host a policy briefing to unveil the AACR Cancer Progress Report 2022 at the National Press Club on Wednesday, September 21, 2022 from 12-1:30 p.m. There will also be a virtual livestream of the event. Now in its 12th edition, the AACR Cancer Progress Report showcases progress against cancer from the…
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