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Violence- Public Health Crisis
CITIZENS OF ILLINOIS TRAVEL TO THE NATIONS CAPITAL TO URGE PRESIDENT JOE BIDEN TO SIGN AN EXECUTIVE ORDER DECLARING VIOLENCE A PUBLIC HEALTH CRISIS. LETS MAKE AMERICA HEALTHY. Major Press Conference: Monday April 26TH, 2021| 12 NOON, National Press Club 529 14th St NW, Washington DC Tickler CHICAGO, IL – The state of Illinois house and Senate has passed HB158 declaring violence as a public health crisis. The citizens of Illinois now call upon President Joe Biden to sign an executive order declaring violence as a public health crisis across the nation. Major press conference Monday Apr 26th…
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CRISP Policy & Politics Forum
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Coronavirus and Economic Imperialism of China
Coronavirus and Economic Imperialism of China Venue: Murrow RoomTime: 10am - 11am ET Is the Belt and Road Initiative of China making it harder to contain COVID-19? A panel of experts will examine the relationship between China's model of international development and economic statecraft with the ongoing coronavirus outbreak which has spread to at least 75 countries and infected more than 95,000 people worldwide in just a few months. Jennifer Huang Bouey, MD, PhD ,Senior Policy Researcher; Tang Chair in China Policy Studies RAND Corporation Daniel Kliman, Senior Fellow and Director, Asia-…
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Moment of Silence for Journalist Jamal Khashoggi
The National Press Club will hold a moment of silence in observance of the second anniversary of the murder of Saudi journalist and Washington Post Global Opinions contributing columnist Jamal Khashoggi on Friday, October 2 at 2:00 p.m. ET. Khashoggi, who was openly critical of Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman in his columns for the Washington Post, was ambushed by 15 Saudi government officials inside the Saudi consulate in Istanbul and killed and dismembered on October 2, 2018. National Press Club President Michael Freedman will lead fellow Club members, staff and other…
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NPC Debate Filing Center - Vice Presidential Debate
With many newsrooms closed and space for the press limited at debate sites, the National Press Club is pleased to support the Commission on Presidential Debates and proud to serve as the official Washington, D.C. Press Filing Center for the 2020 general election and vice presidential debates. Credentialed journalists who wish to reserve space in the NPC Press Filing Center for the Vice Presidential Debate on Wednesday, October 7 may do so by contacting [email protected] Space is limited in order to accommodate public health and social distancing guidelines. Preference will be given to…
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NPC Press Briefing: Help The Heroes
The National Press Club will hold a news conference Thursday, September 24 at 1PM ET to launch an innovative program called Help The Heroes which is designed to help front line medical workers at Howard University Hospital receive timely and convenient food assistance at the end of their shift. Speakers will include: Anita L.A. Jenkins, CEO of Howard University Hospital Michael Freedman, President of the National Press Club Ed Lewis, Director of Public Policy Communications at Toyota “This program is designed to help support the most valuable and vulnerable resource in the Hospital – its…
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It's Time to #FreeAustinTice
The National Press Club will mark the anniversary of the abduction and detention of Award-winning journalist and Marine veteran Austin Tice on Friday, August 14 by unveiling a Freedom Clock that will display a dynamic record of the time Austin has been unjustly detained in Syria. The event will take place in the lobby of the Club by the staircase at noon, Aug. 14. Reservations are required for contact tracing reasons. Please email Lindsay Underwood at [email protected] to reserve. The Clock will be in the lobby of the Club which typically hosts 250,000 visitors a year for 2,000 events…
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NPC Headliners Newsmaker: United Mine Workers of America President Cecil Roberts
The International President of the United Mine Workers of America (UMWA) Cecil Roberts will discuss the future of the coal industry and what effect he believes proposed climate change legislation and initiatives will have on the jobs outlook for coal producing regions at a National Press Club Headliners Newsmaker at 10 a.m. on Wednesday, September 4. Roberts also is expected to discuss energy and coal issues and how they will affect the 2020 election. The UMWA has reached out to the Democratic presidential candidates with advice on initiatives that they say could help decarbonize US fossil…
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International Day for the Victims of Enforced Disappearances
Victims of Enforced Disappearance Day Event Congressman Brad Sherman and Rebiya Kadeer of World Uyghur Congress will offer brief statements For more information: Sufi Laghari, Sindhi Foundation: [email protected] Leonce Byimana, TASSC International: [email protected] Human rights groups will gather on August 30th at the National Press Club to commemorate the disappearance of thousands of people by repressive governments, and to support their families waiting to hear the whereabouts of their loved ones. “The families of missing ones spend the rest of their lives waiting for their loved…
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