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A 100% Clean Economy by 2050: How do we get there?
A 100% Clean Economy by 2050: How do we get there? Climate and Public Health Experts, Local and Business Leaders Join Environmental Defense Action Fund and the Sierra Club for a Breakfast Panel Discussion at the National Press Club Washington, D.C. - On Wednesday, October 30 Environmental Defense Action Fund and the Sierra Club will host a breakfast panel discussion at the National Press Club with climate and public health experts and local leaders. The panel will discuss transitioning to a 100 percent clean economy as a vital solution to addressing climate change, the role of the United…
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Future of Syria
Turkish Heritage Organization will host a panel discussion on the latest situation in Syria and the realties in the region. The following experts will analyze the situation and offer their expertise. Speakers: Eva Savelsberg, President of the European Center for Kurdish Studies, Germany Kyle Orton, Senior Foreign Policy Expert, United Kingdom Abdullah Kedo, Executive at Political Commission of Kurdish National Council & Member of Yekiti Party
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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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Media Forum on US-China
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Iraq-USA 2019, What Went Wrong
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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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Poder 2020 Ad Launch
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