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Azerbaijan: Peaceful protests and torture
October 19th protest rally - torture and crackdown. A new era in Azerbaijan. The National Council of Democratic Forces, a coalition of opposition parties and activists in Azerbaijan, Women's Media Watch Azerbaijan, as well as “AND" movement of Azerbaijan cordially invites you to a panel discussion on the current state of human rights in Azerbaijan with a focus on the recent developments. Azerbaijani police violently dispersed two peaceful protests on October 19 and 20 in Baku. The Oct 19 demonstration, organized by the National Council of Democratic Forces, called for the release of political…
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NPC Reporter/Source Happy Hour (POSTPONED)
Journalists, are you looking to meet new sources? Communicators, are you looking to make connections with journalists who cover your issues? Then you’ll want to join us for our next Reporter/Source Happy Hour in the National Press Club’s Zenger Room on Wednesday, May 13 from 5:30 - 7:30 p.m. This gathering will focus on Education, Labor, Workforce, and Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) issues. If you cover any of these issues, or you represent organizations in this arena, the May 13 mixer is a great opportunity to make new connections in a casual, fun and relaxed…
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NPC Newsmaker: NACCHO Official on Preparing for Coronavirus at the Local Level
George Roberts Jr., president of the National Association of County and City Health Officials, will discuss how county and city health officials across the country are preparing for the coronavirus at a National Press Club Newsmaker event on Friday, March 6 at 11 a.m. Roberts has served as the Chief Executive Officer of the Northeast Texas Public Health District since November 2006 and has 35 years of healthcare experience, mostly in hospital administration. Roberts will make brief remarks followed by a question-and-answer session. This news conference will take place in the Club's Zenger…
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Lawsuit filed against Prime Minister Netanyahu and President Trump for war crimes
PRESS CONFERENCE: Lawsuit filed against Prime Minister Netanyahu and President Trump for war crimes What: Why are Palestinian plaintiffs seeking to declare Bibi Netanyahu to be a war criminal? What role did he play in the establishment of an apartheid regime in the OPT? When: Wednesday, March 4, 1:00-2:00PM Where: The National Press Club, 529 14th Street NW, Washington DC, Zenger Room Topic: Palestinian nationals, Palestinian Americans, and ordinary American citizens have filed suit against Prime Minister Netanyahu and President Trump for denationalizing the Palestinian civilian population in…
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"Beyond the North Wind" Dinner at The Fourth Estate Restaurant (POSTPONED)
Join us at The Fourth Estate Restaurant at 6:30pm on March 26 for the "Beyond the North Wind" dinner with James Beard Award-winning author Darra Goldstein. Russian cookbooks tend to focus on the food that was imported from France in the nineteenth century or the impoverished food of the Soviet era. Beyond the North Wind explores the true heart of Russian food, a cuisine that celebrates whole grains, preserved and fermented foods, and straightforward but robust flavors. Goldstein is the founding editor of Gastronomica: The Journal of Food and Culture, named Publication of the Year by the James…
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NPC Board of Governors
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Valentine's Day Dinner at The Fourth Estate Restaurant
The Fourth Estate will offer a special price fixe dinner menu to celebrate Valentine's Day on Friday, Feb. 14. The cost is $55 per person ($110/couple) for National Press Club members; $65 per person ($130/couple) for members of the public. The Fourth Estate is open to the public. Dinner will be served from 5:30 - 8:30 p.m. A special selection of wines will be available for $25/bottle. Reservations are requested: 202.662.7638 or www.opentable.com. Here's the menu: First Course (choose one) French onion soup with Gruyere crouton Salad with heart-beets, oranges, herb goat cheese and toasted…
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Battleground Poll
Politics and Civility: Join Us for a Conversation About the First Poll from the New Battleground Poll What: An in depth conversation about the results from the first poll of the newly relaunched Battleground Poll, a national bipartisan survey of registered voters in the United States measuring voter sentiment and opinion. This reliable bellwether of national opinion will ask traditional polling questions related to U.S. electoral politics and oter attitudes, as well as gauge voter opinion on the state of civility in our national political conversation. Who: Republican pollster Ed Goeas of…
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Exclusive Briefing: New Report on Progress for Children since 2000 Worldwide, and the Innovative Aid that Helped Achieve it
Exclusive Briefing: New Report on Progress for Children since 2000 Worldwide, and the Innovative Aid that Helped Achieve itEmbargoed report preview, discussion with Save the Children CEO and Devex Editor-in-Chief Later this month, Save the Children will release its annual Global Childhood Report, which ranks the best and worst countries for children by examining factors that rob children of their childhoods around the world such as child labor, adolescent pregnancy, exclusion from education, and children living in and fleeing from conflict zones. The report includes an analysis of progress…
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Nigerian Judiciary and the Imo State Election Crisis
Organization: U.S. Council on Nigeria Title: The Nigerian Judiciary and the Imo State Election Crisis - Symposium on the Collapse of Democracy”. Media Contact: Mr. Zoobee Chukwurah, (240) 308-5097; Bar. Lloyd Ukwu, +234-802-0317-4444 Speakers: Bruce Fein, Esquire, Constitutional Lawyer and Former Assoc. Deputy U.S. Attorney General; W. Bruce DelValle, Esquire, Constitutional Litigator and Nigerian Legal Expert; var. Nigerian Legal Experts to be announced; and others
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