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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 Luncheon: Former GA House Democratic Leader Stacey Abrams
***TICKET SALES HAVE RE-OPENED - EVENT MOVED TO BALLROOM*** Former Georgia House Democratic Leader Stacey Abrams will deliver a major speech on voter suppression one year after her narrow defeat in Georgia’s gubernatorial race, at a National Press Club Headliners Luncheon on Friday, November 15. In the immediate aftermath of her hotly contested defeat to Republican (and Georgia’s then-secretary of state) Brian Kemp, Abrams launched Fair Fight Action, and together with another advocacy group, filed a federal lawsuit seeking to overhaul Georgia’s election system on the grounds that the current…
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Politics on the Plate: An Inside Look at Serving Powerful Diners in Washington
Sponsored by Les Dames d’ Escoffier DC In Washington D.C., where the nation’s business is often conducted at restaurant tables, politics have always been on the plate. This town’s restaurants are run by specialists who know how to handle the elected officials, Cabinet secretaries, White House staff, lobbyists and TV pundits who are regular clientele. But lately, spurred by social media, the country’s politics have entered their dining rooms. And, even the most experienced have had publicized politically-charged incidents. This forum will explore this distinctive element of DC dining. Longtime…
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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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Aging Smart Aging Well
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Media Forum on US-China
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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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Reporter's Roundtable on Pell Grants
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