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NPC Headliners Newsmaker: New York City Mayor Eric Adams
New York City Mayor Eric Adams will address gun control and manufacturers at a National Press Club Newsmaker press conference at 1 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 13. A former captain in the New York Police Department, Adams has been an advocate for tougher gun laws. In June testimony before the House Committee on Oversight and Reform, he called for a ban on assault weapons, among other reforms. “It is high noon in America,” Adams said in written testimony. "Time for every one of us to decide where we stand on the issue of gun violence. Time to decide if it is more important to protect the profits of gun…
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Up for Growth's 2022 Annual Summit for Housing Changemakers
Former HUD Secretary Julián Castro Keynotes 2022 Summit for Housing Changemakers Up for Growth summit on addressing the nation’s housing shortage features speakers and panelists from the White House, HUD and communities across 12 states Up for Growth on September 26-27 will hold its 2022 Summit for Housing Changemakers. https://go.upforgrowth.org/Changemaker Headlined by former U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development Secretary Julián Castro, the event will feature local, state and federal leaders, experts, planners and advocates who will discuss ideas and real-world practices…
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API Innovation Center @ Cortex Announces New "Re-shoring" Strategy for Critical Drug Ingredients
MEDIA ADVISORY – September 27, 2022 API Innovation Center @ Cortex Announces New “Re-shoring” Strategy for Critical Drug Ingredients Glioblastoma Foundation advancing brain cancer treatment with Lomustine, making drug more accessible and affordable to patients What: Press Conference with Anthony Sardella, CEO and President of the API Innovation Center, and Gita Kwatra, PharmD., Executive Director, Glioblastoma Foundation When: Tuesday, Oct. 4, 1 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. Where: National Press Club, 529 14th Street NW, Washington, D.C. 13th floor Holeman Lounge Who: Tony…
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National Center for Juvenile Justice Reform (NCJJR)
The National Center for Juvenile Justice Reform (NCJJR) will hold a news conference with national community leaders and activists at the National Press Club in Washington, D.C., to announce a campaign of initiatives and programs against gun violence.
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NPC Communicators Legends Dinner with Frank Sesno
Frank Sesno, an Emmy Award-winning journalist, author and education leader will be the featured guest for a National Press Club Communicators Legends Dinner on Tuesday, October 25. Sesno directed the George Washington University’s School of Media and Public Affairs for 11 years and now serves as director of strategic initiatives. At GW, he founded Planet Forward in 2009 to launch the next generation of environmental storytellers and highlight transformative ideas for sustainability issues. He also focuses on disinformation campaigns and how news organizations need to understand and respond to…
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In-Person Book Talk: "Between Thought & Action"
Join this in-person book talk about Fethullah Gulen`s intellectual biography of thoughts, words, & actions including interviews w/followers. REGISTER About the book, "Between Thought and Action: An Intellectual Biography of Fethullah Gülen" This volume has two goals. One is to explore the life and the thought of Fethullah Gulen and the important educational and peace-inducing activities in which he and those inspired by him have been engaged for several decades. The outcome of those efforts—of creating schools and providing diverse social and cultural services that bring people together…
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Press conference: Latin American Press Under Siege
The National Press Club Press Freedom Team sponsors an in-person press conference with journalists from Nicaragua, Cuba and Venezuela describing the growing repression of journalism by governments across Latin America. Speakers: On Nicaragua: Tifani Roberts, Univision Anibal Toruño, Radio Dario and the Voces el Libertad coalition On Cuba: Armano Chaguaceda, Havana Times - La Razón On Venezuela: Luz Mely Reyes, Efecto Cocuyo Carlos Roa, Asociación de Periodistas Venezolanos en el Extranjero Dagmar Thiel, CEO Fundamedios (moderator) John Donnelly, NPC Press Freedom Committee President (…
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NPC Headliners Newsmaker: Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro N. Mayorkas
Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro N. Mayorkas will speak about the mission of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) in an ever-changing national security environment at a National Press Club in-person Headliner event on Thursday, Sept. 9. President George W. Bush established the Office of Homeland Security in October 2001, a month after the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks on New York and Washington. Congress as part of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 established the department on Nov. 25, 2002 to consolidate 22 executive branch domestic security agencies into a single Cabinet office.…
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Embassy Press Attaché Mixer
The National Press Club and the International Correspondents Team cordially invites Embassy Press Attaché's, international correspondents and Press Club members to an in-person "mixer" on Thursday, October 14, 2021 from 6 - 8 p.m. This Embassy Press Attache “Mixer” is an exclusive reception designed to offer an opportunity for Press Attaché's to meet with the National Press Club's leadership team and journalists from major print and broadcast outlets around the world. Let us connect you with our vibrant media community, and provide you with mechanisms for more effectively communicating your…
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