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A World Within Reach Through Affordable Internet
A World Within Reach Through Affordable Internet Live at the National Press Club Join us for this event in-person or virtually You’re invited to attend an exclusive event about the importance of affordable and accessible internet. The discussion will focus on how to ensure positive outcomes through programs such as the Affordable Connectivity Program (ACP) to help close the digital divide across America. Speakers will include leaders from Boys & Girls Club of America, Cox Communications, and a Super Bowl Champion who has made his life’s work focused on our youth’s success. This…
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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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Conversation between Debra Tice and Christophe Deloire
The National Press Club Press Freedom Team will host a news conference with Debra Tice, mother of award winning journalist Austin Tice who has been held in Syria since 2012, and Christophe Deloire, Secretary General of RSF (Reporters Without Borders). They will discuss the role of press freedom in democracy and the case of Austin Tice in that context and will take questions. The event is in person and guests may register here. Alternatively, there will be a live stream here. This event is open to credentialed journalists, members of the National Press Club and their guests. The National Press…
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Moratorium on the Use of the Death Penalty
Witness to Innocence (WTI), a US based NGO of exonerated survivors of death row, will hold a press conference at 3:00pm on 12/13 at NPC to highlight the importance of US support for the “Moratorium on the Use of the Death Penalty” resolution due for a vote at the 77th session of the UN General Assembly (UNGA). Joined by Maryland’s 61st Governor, Martin O’Malley, Commissioner of the International Commission Against the Death Penalty, Krisanne Vaillancourt Murphy, Executive Director of Catholic Mobilizing Network, and Rev. Carlos Malavé, President of the Latino Christian National NetworkWTI…
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Future of Belarus - Building Democracy in Belarus
Valery Tsepkalo The War in Ukraine The Belarus Democratic Forum Europe is in Crisis as it rises to the Challenge of Russia Aggression in Ukraine and its subversion of Belarus as a platform for Invasion. The flame of democracy is not over in Belarus! As it remains in the hearts and minds of its citizens. Join us in listening to one of the disqualified candidates of the 2020 Presidential Election in Belarus, the architect off the Troika and former Ambassador of Belarus to the USA, Deputy Foreign Minister of Belarus, as he shares his appeal to the President of the United States of America –…
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Nigeria Election Press Conference
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Press Conference with the Gov. of Okinawa, Japan
Register here for the Press Conference with the Governor of Okinawa, Japan on Thursday, March 9th
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