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Postponed: Screenwriter to discuss portrayal of LGBTQ+ community through media
A National Press Club Headliners Breakfast featuring screenwriter and director Ron Nyswaner speaking on provoking conversations through media and his portrayal of the LGBTQ+ community and their stories has been postponed. The event was originally scheduled for 9:30 a.m. Monday, Oct. 16. Follow The Wire for an announcement about a new date. Screenwriter Ron Nyswaner. From his Academy Award-nominated screenplay for the seminal AIDS film “Philadelphia,” to the first mainstream transgender-focused film “Soldier’s Girl,” to Showtime’s upcoming “Fellow Travelers” focusing on the 1950s…
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Professor Mimi Tsankov was appointed as a United States Immigration Judge in 2006. She presides at the New York Immigration Court at Federal Plaza. She serves as Vice President of the Eastern Region of the National Association of Immigration Judges (NAIJ). In her personal capacity, she is the President of the Federal Bar Association (FBA) Southern District of New York (SDNY) Chapter, and a Board Member of the national FBA. She is a leader within the National Association of Women Judges (NAWJ), and was recently appointed to the American Bar Association (ABA) Commission on Immigration…
The Honorable Samuel B. Cole has been an Immigration Judge in Chicago since July 2016. He presides over a detained docket. Prior to his appointment as an immigration judge, Judge Cole was an Assistant United States Attorney in the Northern District of Illinois from 2003-2016. He served both in the Civil Division and the Criminal Division. He spent most of his prosecution career focused on complex fraud, including healthcare fraud. He also prosecuted public corruption and national security cases. Judge Cole was awarded the Attorney General’s Award for Distinguished Service in 2007 for his work…
Reuters Journalist Issam Abdallah Killed by Israeli Shelling in Lebanon
WASHINGTON, October 13 – Following is a statement from Eileen O’Reilly, president of the National Press Club, and Gil Klein, president of the National Press Club Journalism Institute on the death of a Reuters videographer and the wounding of six other journalists from an artillery shell fired by Israeli forces into Southern Lebanon. “Our hearts go out to the family and colleagues of Reuters journalist Issam Abdallah who was killed today while covering the war between Israel and Hamas. Reuters also said two of their other journalists: Thaer Al-Sudani and Maher Nazeh were among the injured. “Al…
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Democratically elected leader of Tibet's government-in-exile to speak at Club, Oct. 18
Sikyong Penpa Tsering, the democratically elected political leader of the Tibetan government-in-exile (formally known as the Central Tibetan Administration) addresses the National Press Club at a Headliners Newsmaker event on Wednesday, Oct. 18, at 2 p.m. in the Zenger Room. This Newsmaker event is open to credentialed media and Club members. Registration is essential. Click here to sign up. Sikyong Penpa Tsering, political leader of Tibet's government-in-exile, will speak at the National Press Club Oct. 18. Penpa Tsering is scheduled to speak about Tibet's geopolitical relevance, its…
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