tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3491947.post3853217233413572855..comments2024-02-16T12:42:07.549-07:00Comments on WeckUpToThees!: scary watershedFûzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14010613957566817591noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3491947.post-28809245150345369502012-05-17T12:38:10.168-06:002012-05-17T12:38:10.168-06:00Over the last six years members from the Make it S...Over the last six years members from the Make it Safe Coalition (MISC) have arranged<br />an assembly of Whistleblowers in Washington,DC each year for an annual conference<br />originally known as Washington Whistleblower’s Week. The ACORN 8 and the USDA<br />Coalition of Mionrity Employees will co-‐host this year’sWhistleblower Summit on<br />Civil & Human Rights.<br /><br /><br />This year’s theme is WoW…Obama—fighting the War on Whistleblowers and Women.<br />We are proud to announce that MSNBC Host Dylan Ratigan has agreed to participate<br />and that the PACIFICA Radio Network will broadcast the historic event nationally this year.<br /><br />The Pillar Human Rights Award for International Person’s of Conscience will be awarded to notable civil and human rights champions.The international press may cover the event as well.<br /><br />Monday<br /><br />The Opening Plenary and Panel Discussion will take place in the<br />Dirksen Building Senate Judiciary Hearing Room on May 21, 2012 (12:00—4:00 PM).Followed by Welcome Reception and Art Auction at the Mott House on May21, 2012 (5:00—7:00 PM)<br /><br />Tuesday<br /><br />A Press Conference on the Mall at the Martin Luther King Memorial will be held on May 22, 2012 (11:00—2:00 PM). Followed by Historic Whistleblower Book Signing and Film Screening at Busboy’s & Poets (14th and V. Street)on May 22, 2012(4:00—8:00 PM).Notable authors, whistleblowers and advocates include Tom Devine, the Whistleblowers Survival Guide; Michael McCray, ACORN8: Race, Power & Politics, and Eyal Press, Beautiful Souls.<br /><br />Wednesday<br /><br />Civil and Human Rights Roundtable on the War on Women,and the War on Whistleblowers will be held at the Mott House on May 23, 2012 (10:00—2:00 PM). ACORN 8, USDA Coalition of Minority Employees and the MISC are an assortment of various public interest/advocacy groups. For more information call 202.370.6635 or 703.743.0565 or for more information please visit the ACORN8.com website.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com