Human Rights Commemoration Day
Wednesday, July 29, 2015
9:00-10:00 AM
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Set Up, Registration & Check-In
The Stewart E. Mott House
122 Maryland Avenue, NE
Washington, DC 20002
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10:00-11:00 AM |
Opening Plenary -with-
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Marcel Reid, ACORN 8 / Pacifica Whistleblower Liaison
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Michael McCray, ACORN 8 / FEW-LEF
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Arlene Englehardt, Project Censored
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Tanya Ward Jordan, Coalition for Change (C4C)
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Andrew Kreig, Justice Integrity Project
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Matthew Fogg, FEW-LEF
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Tom Devine, Government Accountability Project
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Stephen Kohn, National Whistleblower Center
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11:00-12:00 PM
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Anti-Gag Orders: The New Threat To Whistleblower Protections -with-
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Stephen Kohn, Executive Director, National Whistleblower Center
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David Colapinto, Attorney, National Whistleblower Center
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Tom Devine, Legal Director, Government Accountability Project
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12:00-1:00 PM
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Media Blackout: Genetically Modified Agriculture and the Media’s Failure to Address the Growing Problems Associated with it -with-
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Michael Smith, Journalist and Member of the National Press Club.
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Michael Snow, Journalist
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Steven Druker, public interest attorney and author of “Altered Genes, Twisted Truth”
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Doug Gurian Sherman, Senior Scientist and Director of Sustainable Agriculture and the Center for Food Safety.
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1:00-2:00 PM
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Lunch Break (On Your Own)
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2:00-3:00 PM
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Money for Nothing: Why Are American Taxpayers Paying for Surveillance that Doesn’t Work?
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J. Bradley Jansen, Director, Center for Financial Privacy and Human Rights
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William Binney, NSA whistleblower
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Norman Singleton, Vice President of Policy, Campaign for Liberty
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Michael Ostrolenk, National Director, the Liberty Coalition
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3:00-4:00 PM
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Whistleblower Retaliation: Practical Advice and Needed Skills for Whistleblowers -with-
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Shea Wilkes, LCSW a Licensed Clinical Social Worker at Overton Brooks VA Hospital in Shreveport, LA.
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Germaine Clarno, LCSW a Licensed ClinicalSocial Worker and President of Local 781 American Federation of Government Employees (AFGE) at the Edward Hines, Jr. VA Hospital.
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Katherine Mitchell, M.D. the VA whistleblower and current VA employee at the Phoenix VA.
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Lisa Nee, M.D., BSN an Interventional Cardiologist and VA whistleblower at Edward Hines, Jr. VA Hospital.
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4:00-5:00 PM
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Exposing U.S. Political Prosecutions & Human Rights Abuses -with-
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Andrew Kreig, Justice Integrity Project Director, attorney, and author of “Presidential Puppetry”
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Abraham Bolden, author of “The Echo from Dealey Plaza” and selected by President Kennedy to be the first African American Secret Service officer guarding a president
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Joseph Nacchio, former Qwest Communications chair/CEO and Pillar Human Rights Corporate Courage awardee for opposing secret warrantless electronic surveillance of Americans
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Richard Scrushy, founder and former CEO of HealthSouth, Inc. and co-defendant of former Alabama Governor Don Siegelman
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5:00-6:30 PM
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Welcome Reception / Pillar Awards
Sponsored by Government Accountability Project (GAP) and Project On Government Oversight (POGO)
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Whistleblower Appreciation Day
Thursday, July 30, 2015
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Hart Senate Office Building
Room 902
Washington, DC 20510
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9:00-10:00 AM
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Whistleblowers & Journalists: The State of The First Amendment -with-
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Arlene Englehardt, Project Censored
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Marcel Reid, Pacifica Whistleblower Liaison
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Shanna Devine, Legislative Director/Investigator, Government Accountability Project
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Dennis Bernstein, host, Flashpoints on KPFA
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Kristina Borjesson, Independent Media Professional
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Paul Jay, CEO/Senior Editor, The Real News Network
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Michael Volpe, Freelance Journalist
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10:00-11:00 AM |
Whistleblower Rights Legislative Campaigns in the 114th Congress -with-
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Tom Devine, Legal Director, Government Accountability Project
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Tanya Ward Jordan, President, Coalition For Change (C4C)
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Mandy Smithberger, Director, CDI Straus Military Reform Project, Project on Government Oversight
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Thomas Drake, Whistleblower, Former National Security Agency Senior Executive
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Larry Criscione, Reliability and Risk Engineer, Nuclear Regulatory Commission
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DeLisa Lay, Counsel, Senate Judiciary Committee
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11:00-12:00 AM
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Follow-up to Ferguson: How a Former Homicide Detective's Federal Lawsuit Attempts to Apply a Civil War-Era Law to Today's Civil Rights Violations -with-
- Michael McCray, General Counsel, FEW-LEF
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Ken Williams, former Boston area homicide detective and qui tam whistleblower.
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Tom Poulin, Partner at Simmer Law Group PLLC.
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Matthew Fogg, U.S. Chief Deputy Marshal (Retired), who won a landmark Title VII verdict against the U.S. Justice Department.
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12:00-2:00 PM
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National Whistleblower Day Celebration Luncheon
--Luncheon Registration Closed--
Russell Senate Office Building
Washington, DC 20510
Hosted by the National Whistleblower Center (NWC)
Keynote Speakers
- Senator Charles Grassley (R-IA)
- Senator Ron Wyden (D-OR)
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2:00-3:00 PM
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The Stewart E. Mott House
122 Maryland Avenue, NE
Washington, DC 20002
9/11 Financial Whistleblower Panel -with-
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Tom Devine, Legal Director, Government Accountability Project
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William “Bill” Bergman, 9/11 Whistleblower, Truth In Accounting
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Wayne Madsen, Freelance Journalist
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3:00-4:00 PM
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Good Cop vs Bad Cop: Have violent gangs or racists hate groups infiltrated the U.S. military and local law enforcement -with-
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Katherine Swilley, former HPD officer, who served the City of Houston for over 20+ years.
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Michael Quinn, former Police Officer and author of “Walking With The Devil--The Police Code of Silence.” (Invited)
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Cheryl. Dorsey, former Police Sergeant with twenty year (LAPD) career.
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Jerroll Sanders, President/CEO, ONUS, Inc. "Change Is On Us"
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5:00-9:00 PM
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Whistleblower Book Signing / Film Screening
Busboys & Poets (14th & V. Street)
2021 14th Street, NW
Washington, DC 20009
Sponsored By Sharyl Attkisson Investigative Journalist and host of the upcoming Sunday morning news program "Full Measure" with Sharyl Attkisson, donated from a portion of the proceeds form her NYT bestseller "Stonewalled."
Invited Authors:
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Sharyl Attkisson—Stonewalled: My Fight for Truth Against the Forces of Obstruction, Intimidation, and Harassment in Obama's Washington.
- Steven Druker—Altered Genes, Twisted Truth: How the Venture to Genetically Engineer Our Food Has Subverted Science, Corrupted Government, and Systematically Deceived the Public.
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Michael McCray—ACORN 8: Race, Power & Politics--Memoirs of an ACORN Whistleblower.
- Andrew Kreig—Presidential Puppetry
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Tom Devine—Corporate Whistleblowers Survival Guide.
- Stephen Kohn—The Whistleblower’s Handbook.
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Michael Quinn—Walking With The Devil-The Police Code of Silence
- Cheryl Dorsey—Black & Blue
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Mike Volpe—The Definitive Dossier on PTSD in Whistleblowers
- Dianne Andrews—Gumbo For The Heart
Whistleblower Film Screening
Screening of one or more Pillar Award Nominated Film(s)
- A2-B-C (Censored Fukushima Film)
- Kill The Messenger
- Silenced
- The Hidden Enemy
- TWA Flight 800
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Civil Rights Celebration Day
Friday, July 31, 2015
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Rayburn House Office Building
Room 2168
Washington, DC 20515
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9:00-10:00 AM
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Police Whistleblowers: Crossing the Thin Blue Line Is Not a Crime -with-
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Matthew Fogg, retired U.S. Chief Deputy Marshal who won a landmark Title VII verdict against the U.S. Justice Department.
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Ken Williams, former Boston area homicide detective and qui tam whistleblower.
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Keith Adkins, Special Agent, United States Drug Enforcement Administration (Retired)
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Leigh Maddox, Captain, Maryland State Police Department (Retired)
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10:00-11:00 AM
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STREET ORGANIZING: #Black Lives Matter-This Is The Movement! -with-
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Marcel Reid, former DC ACORN / National Board of Directors.
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Michael McCray, former GA ACORN / National Board of Directors.
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Belinda Ferrell, Head Organizer, DC ACORN
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Lawrence Grandpre, Director of Research / Leader of a Beautiful Struggle
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Rev Graylan Hagler, Co-founder of NACA and Director of Faith Strategies
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Senator Charles Steele, President, Southern Christian Leadership Council (Invited)
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Clifton Kinnie, Ferguson Protestor (Invited)
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11:00-12:00 Noon
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Civil Rights Whistleblowers and Stakeholders at the U.S. Department of Agriculture -with-
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Michael McCray, General Counsel, FEW/LEF
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Tom Devine, Legal Director, Government Accountability Project
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Claudette Joyner, President AFGE Local 3147 (Invited)
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Ron Cotton, USDA Coalition of Minority Employees (Invited)
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12:00-1:00 PM
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Equal Employment Opportunity Commission Stakeholder Panel: Advance Rulemaking -with-
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Patricia St. Clair, Assistant Director; Training and Outreach Division, EEOC, Office of Federal Sector
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Michael McCray, General Counsel, FEW/LEF
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Tanya Ward Jordan, President of Coalition for Change (C4C)
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Ron Cotton, President of USDA Coalition of Minority Employees
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1:00-2:00 PM
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Lunch (On Your Own)
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2:00-3:00 PM
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Unraveling The Uneven Web of Whistleblower Protections: New Legal Strategies for fighting EEO claims under the WPA -with-
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Richard Renner, Attorney at Kalijarvi, Chuzi, Newman & Fitch.
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3:00-4:00 PM
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Discrimination’s Adverse Affect On The Health And Wealth Of Black Federal Employees. -with-
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Tanya Ward Jordan, President of Coalition For Change, Inc. (C4C).
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Paulette Taylor, President, Black Females for Justice II at the Social Security Administration.
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Attorney Michael McCray federal whistleblower, public interest advocate and author of “ACORN 8—Race, Power & Politics” the inside story of ACORN.
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5:00-7:00 PM
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Solidarity Dinner/ Awards Reception
(TBD)
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