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"Well of Dreams" Film Screening
“Well of Dreams” is the inspiring story of Anne Okelo, a woman who is impacting a generation of young girls and women in Kenya, Africa. Ms. Okelo battled great odds to become the first girl in her village to graduate from high school. She went on to earn a scholarship at the University of Nairobi where she was one of just 3 girls in her graduating class. Through a series of events, Ms. Okelo obtained her post-graduate degree at West Chester University in West Chester, PA. While in the US she began to share her desire to want to help her community back in Kenya and her dream took wings as…
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Mr. T. Kumar
The International Advocacy Director for Amnesty International USA, Mr. T. Kumar
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Conflict Resolution in the Middle East
NPC Budget Committee
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Risks and Opportunities in the Global Titanium Market
The Eastern Europe Security Institute invites to a round table on “Risks and Opportunities for the United States in the Global Titanium Market Amid the Russia-Ukraine War.” During the round table, experts from the Eastern Europe Security Institute and the Foundation Defense of Democracies will present the new report on how U.S.-Ukrainian cooperation in the titanium industry can benefit both countries. The discussion will examine the strategic threat posed by artificially priced Russian and Chinese supplies and how the Russia-Ukraine war has affected the global titanium market. It will then…
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Sounding the Alarm
Sounding the Alarm: Top Investors Warn Drug Pricing Bill Will End Early- Stage Life Science Research
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National Press Club Beer Pong Tournament (POSTPONED)
This event has been postponed. If you have already purchased tickets, please check your email for information about refunds.
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Regenerative Agriculture: The Cure for Climate Change?
Internationally renown experts Tim LaSalle, Ph.D. and Elaine Ingham, Ph.D. will discuss scientific strategies, tools, tactics, and procedures to environmental issues such as the Role of Regenerative Agriculture in: Increasing farmer’s economic returns Combating Climate Change and Achieving Food Security Restoring and Preserving Soil Health Enhanced Environmental and Economic Resilience This event will have limited seating and will start at 2:00 p.m. (EST) on October 26, 2021, at the National Press Club in Washington, DC, followed by a cocktail reception for VIPs, media, and Congressional…
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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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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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