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Vivian Awards
National Press Club President Lisa Matthews will recognize journalist and communicator members for outstanding service to the Club at the Vivian Awards ceremony on Wednesday, December 15 at 6:30 p.m. The presentation will take place at the National Press Club in the Holeman Lounge and is open to those Club members who are actively involved with one of the Club's 14 teams. "The Vivians" are named after former club president Vivian Vahlberg and honor the Club's top volunteers.
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NPC Newsmaker: Mary Lou McDonald, Sinn Féin President
Mary Lou McDonald, president of the Sinn Féin political party, will speak at a National Press Club’s in-person Headliners newsmaker on Thursday, Dec. 2, from 10 a.m. to 11 a.m. in the Fourth Estate. McDonald will discuss Brexit’s effect on the island nation’s economic and political stability, the rise of Sinn Féin and the prospects for reunification of Ireland. McDonald in 2018 assumed the top post after long-time Sinn Féin leader Gerry Adams retired after 34 years as president. McDonald made history in June 2020 when she became the first woman to lead the opposition in the Irish parliament…
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NPC Newsmaker: Judge Lina Hidalgo, Harris County, TX
Lina Hidalgo, county judge of Harris County, Texas, will speak at a National Press Club in-person Headliners newsmaker on Tuesday, December 7 at 10 a.m. Hidalgo will deliver a speech entitled, “Deep in the Heart of Texas: How Texas’ Largest County Is Leading on Progressive Change.” Hidalgo was elected at 27 to lead the state’s most populous county, home to Houston, and oversee its $5 billion budget. She is the first woman and the first Latina to hold this office. Hidalgo, a progressive Democrat, is frequently at odds with Republican Gov. Greg Abbott, clashing with him over mask mandates…
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Democracy First in the Arab World Press Conference
Ahead of Biden’s Democracy Summit, Arab Leaders and Civil Society Voices from the Arab World Call for U.S. to Focus on Supporting Democracy in Region Press Conference Dec. 7 at National Press Club in Washington, D.C. Washington, D.C. – Ahead of President Joe Biden’s December 9-10 “Summit for Democracy,” prominent leaders and voices of democracy from the Arab World will hold a press conference voicing the demands and concerns of their constituents. The effort will be led by Dr. Moncef Marzouki, the former President of Tunisia and the current President of the Arab Council, and Tawakkol…
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NPC Newsmaker: Leaders of Actors’ Equity and Broadway Advocacy Coalition on challenges of reopening theater and creating more diversity onstage
Actors’ Equity Association president and actor Kate Shindle and actor Britton Smith, president of the Broadway Advocacy Coalition, will discuss the challenges of reopening live theater amid the COVID-19 pandemic and progress toward making American theater more diverse and inclusive at National Press Club Headliners Newsmaker on Tuesday, Dec. 14 at 10 a.m. Actors’ Equity will also release a new report on how state and local grant policies and weaknesses in the National Endowment for the Arts guidelines affect efforts to increase diversity at arts organizations. Arts and cultural productions…
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Conference: Transcending the Israel lobby at Home & Abroad
When: March 3 at 630 PM and all day March 4. Registration: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/2022-conference-transcending-the-israel-lobby-at-home-and-abroad-tickets-72303041343 Contact Info: [email protected] More information: https://IsraelLobbyCon.org The annual IsraelLobbyCon organized by the American Education Trust, publisher of the Washington Report on Middle East Affairs and the Institute for Research: Middle Eastern Policy gathers for its sixth year at the National Press Club. This year's speakers include Hanan Ashrawi, Sut Jhally, Gideon Levy, Joseph Massad, Rahdika Sainath, Don…
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U.S. Travel's "STATE OF THE INDUSTRY"
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NPC Newsmaker: West Virginia Attorney General Morrisey and Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita to discuss Republican AGs' challenge to Clean Air Act
Update: Speakers include West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey and Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita.
West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey will explain the arguments behind his state's legal challenge to the Clean Air Act at a Headliners Newsmaker event on Thursday, Feb. 17 at 2 p.m. Joining Morrisey is Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita. The U.S. Supreme Court is scheduled to hear oral arguments in the case, West Virginia, et al., v. Environmental Protection Agency, on Feb. 28. Several Republican-led states and coal companies have joined West Virginia to question how much authority the EPA has to regulate greenhouse gas emissions. A federal appeals court on Jan. 19, 2021 struck…
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NPC Newsmaker: Prime Minister Andrew Holness of Jamaica
Prime Minister Andrew Holness of Jamaica will address opportunities for U.S.-Jamaica cooperation at a Headliners Newsmaker on April 1 at 10:30 a.m. This year marks the 60th anniversary of Jamaican independence and 60 years of diplomatic relations with the United States. Holness will discuss the development of a socio-economic model of cooperation with the U.S. to promote prosperity for the island nation while also establishing a secure "third border" for the U.S. This National Press Club Headliners event will be live in-person. To submit a question via email, put JAMAICA in the subject line…
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