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NPC Headliners Newsmaker: Former Sinn Féin Leader Gerry Adams TD
Gerry Adams TD, Former Sinn Féin President and an architect of the 1998 Good Friday peace agreement (GFA), will discuss the threat he believes Brexit poses to Ireland’s peace, progress and prosperity, and address increasing calls for an Irish Unity referendum at a National Press Club Headliners Newsmaker on Wednesday, Oct. 16 at 10:00 a.m. The visit will coincide with the last European Council meeting in advance of the October 31 Brexit deadline. This Council meeting is expected to be the last opportunity for an agreement between the EU and the British government on the conditions of their…
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NPC Headliners Newsmaker: Fired for Being Gay: The State of LGBTQ Rights in the Workplace
Gerald Lynn Bostock, the plaintiff named in the case of BOSTOCK v. CLAYTON COUNTY, GEORGIA, was fired from his job as a county child welfare services coordinator when his employer learned he joined a gay recreational softball league. On October 8, his case will be one of two heard by the United States Supreme Court to determine whether discrimination against an employee because of sexual orientation constitutes prohibited employment discrimination “because of…sex” within the meaning of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. Bostock and his attorneys Brian J. Sutherland and Thomas J. Mew,…
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Lebanon's Protests
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Media Forum on US-China
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U.S. Foreign Policy Strategy and Challenges
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Science Reporting in a Changing Climate: How Can We Do Better?
Science Reporting in a Changing Climate: How Can We Do Better? Please join us for a special event at the National Press Club on December 10, 2019. Registration starts at 6pm and the panel at 6.40pm. The panel will be followed by a food and wine reception courtesy of our sponsors. Registration link: register. National Press Club First Amendment Lounge 13th Floor, 529 14th Street NW, Washington, DC 20045 This panel event has been organized by the Risk Policy and Law (RP&L) speciality group at the Society for Risk Analysis (SRA). The event coincides with the society's annual meeting in…
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Sister Simone, Lawrence O'Donnell To Discuss New Report: Raising Rural Voices
Please join NETWORK, Sister Simone, and Lawrence O’Donnell for the release of Raising Rural Voices: Listening to the Hopes and Hardships of Rural Communities, on Tuesday, February 25th at the National Press Club. Last year, NETWORK staff visited 17 rural communities, listening and documenting the concerns of those communities. From immigration to health care to transportation, the report findings showcase how rural problems need rural solutions, and all too often, policymakers fail to address these issues. With the goal of helping to raise rural voices and concerns, the NETWORK team will host…
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1776 Sponsored by The Woodson Center
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