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Acclaimed San Francisco chef Heena Patel to host multi-course dinner Oct. 23 at Fourth Estate restaurant
Chef Heena Patel, an alumna of San Francisco's acclaimed small-business incubator La Cocina, will share the intricacies of Gujarati food at a multi-course cookbook dinner at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 23 at the Fourth Estate restaurant. Patel's recipes are included in the incubator kitchen's recently published book, "We Are La Cocina: Recipes in Pursuit of the American Dream," and on daily display at her successful Indian restaurant in the Dogpatch neighborhood of San Francisco, Besharam, which means "one who is shameless and who does not follow the rules." Patel specializes in the food of the…
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NPC General Membership Meeting
The National Press Club will hold a general membership meeting for all Club members at noon Friday, Oct. 11, in the conference rooms. Members will receive financial and membership updates. Club leadership will also speak on other matters. The membership will have an opportunity to discuss and vote on the Club's new five-year strategic plan, which is available here. A lunch buffet will be provided. If you can't attend the meeting in person, a live webcast will be available below with login.
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NPC Book & Author Team
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100 authors under one roof: 42nd annual NPC Book Fair set for Friday, Nov. 1, 2019
WASHINGTON, Sept. 30, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- One hundred authors -- and their books -- will be under one roof at the National Press Club, just in time for the gift-giving season. Navigate national politics and history, whisk your way to tasty treats, or laugh with your little one during the 2019 Book Fair and Authors' Night on Friday, Nov. 1, 2019. Book Fair guests can shop titles and meet the authors behind incredible nonfiction and fiction tales in more than a dozen genres. It's your chance to mingle with your favorite author and discover new ones, including Jason Rezaian, Prisoner; Marlin…
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CDC Director Robert R. Redfield to stress importance of immunization at National Press Club Headliners Luncheon, Oct. 16
WASHINGTON, Sept. 27, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Robert R. Redfield, MD, the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), will make remarks at an October 16 National Press Club Headliners Luncheon about the importance of immunization as the winter flu season is set to begin. In his first appearance at the National Press Club, Dr. Redfield will characterize immunization as the most powerful tool in public health to combat disease. With an extensive background in clinical research and infectious diseases, especially HIV, he will also stress the urgency of winning the hearts and…
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Letter signed by 173 members of Congress delivered to White House in bipartisan bid to secure the freedom of journalist Austin Tice
WASHINGTON, Sept. 27, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- A bipartisan letter was sent Friday morning to President Donald Trump, signed by 173 members of Congress, asking him to work urgently toward the safe return of veteran U.S. Marine Corps captain and award-winning journalist Austin Tice, who has been held in Syria for seven years. Tice, a Georgetown graduate and law student, was detained near Damascus on August 14, 2012 while covering the civil conflict there. Letter signed by 173 members of Congress delivered to White House in bipartisan bid to secure the freedom of journalist Austin Tice, Credit:…
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National Press Club to hold moment of silence on Oct. 2 to mark the first anniversary of the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi
WASHINGTON, Sept. 26, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- The National Press Club will hold a moment of silence in observance of the first anniversary of the murder of Saudi journalist and Washington Post Global Opinions contributing columnist Jamal Khashoggi on Wednesday, October 2 at 10:00 a.m. 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 on October 2, 2018. National Press Club President Alison Fitzgerald Kodjak will lead fellow…
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Energy Supply Security
THIS PROGRAM HAS OCCASIONAL AUDIO PROBLEMS. Introduced by former Rep. Hamilton, Lord Browne talked about the security of the U.S. energy supply. Since Americans depend on huge energy imports to fuel the economy, global events can affect it and tie the U.S. to volatile regions far away. Other topics included oil and gas supplies, environmental risks, and security of supplies and supply lines. After his presentation he answered audience members' questions.
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Gerald Bostock and Attorneys to discuss the State of LGBTQ Rights in the Workplace at National Press Club Headliners event following oral arguments in their case before the US Supreme Court on Oct. 8
ASHINGTON, Sept. 26, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- 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. Gerald Bostock and…
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Former New York Times op-ed editor, bestselling author, Washington Post investigative reporter to teach at half-day writing workshop at the National Press Club
WASHINGTON, Sept. 26, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Whether you're a journalist or a nonfiction author--or you aspire to be one--you'll leave Pro Tips: Writing Workshop 2019, a half-day nonfiction writing workshop at the National Press Club, with concrete skills that will help you take your work to the next level. Planned sessions include How to get people to read what you write--and then do what you want, with former New York Times op-ed editor Trish Hall, the author of "Writing to Persuade"; Writing tips you'll use forever, with L.A. Times Column One editor and writing coach Steve Padilla; How to…
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