If americans realized the level of consensus among scientists, they would want to do something to prevent the worst from happening. And also heres another thing, while its important to write about the tragic impacts of Climate Crisis, its also important to give people a hopeful vision of what can be, by reporting on what cities like seattle or oakland, los angeles and boulder, states like new york and maine are already doing to transition from fossil fuels to sustainable clean energy. Write about the young climate strikers globally who are drawing attention to the Climate Crisis and asking us older folks to take action on behalf of their future. This is it, folks. This is the time. Thank you. Ive been talking at so many rallies ive been losing my voice. Thank you very much. We have approximately 6,000 questions here so i dont think were going to be able to get through all of them but well do our best. Let me just take a moment to mildly defend the news industry too, because if you know
Movement. Good afternoon, welcome to the National Press club. The place where news happens. I am the 112 president of the National Press club and i am the investigation editor at the associated press. We have a terrific program ahead and we invite you to listen, watch and follow along on twitter at the npclive. In the audience today, there are members of the general public in addition to journalists. Any applause or reactions you hear are not necessarily from the working press. I would like to begin by introducing our head table, please hold your applause until all the head tables are introduced. Vall valerie jackson. A member of the National Journalism institute. Board of directors. Next is debbie. Adam eaton. A reporter at e e news. Next is Elizabeth Mcgowen a reporter at the energy news network. To my immediate right, a former npc president and the cochair that organized these events. We have amanda bennett, the director of voice of america and this years National Press club state h
Good afternoon, ladies and gentlemen. Please come in and take your seats. Were ready to begin our hearing. Good afternoon, everyone. And thank you for attending todays hearing on global efforts to counter antisemitism. I would like to this our distinguished witnesses for offering their recommendations and thank you to senator manchin for securing this room for us today. The International Commission on religious freedom is an independent bipartisan u. S. Government advisory body created by the 1998 religious freedom act. The commission monitors the universal right to freedom of religion or belief abroad, using International Standards to do so. And we then make recommendations, policy recommendations to congress, to the president of the United States, and to the secretary of state. Today as were gathered here for this hearing, ucerf is exercising its Statutory Authority under the law to convene this hearing. Were also very grateful to have with us this afternoon senator jacky rosen of ne
I tried to imagine myself in a house that was burning and i was not going to carry on business as usual. I thought the only thing i can do is put my whole body on the line, have regular actions, and include the historically noble thing called civil disobedience. Amy then becoming a dangerous woman, embracing risk to change the world. That is a new book by media legend pat mitchell who was arrested alongside jane fonda and 140 others friday. Mitchell was the first woman president of pbs, cnn productions, and of the paley ceerer foredia. What do i mny dangerous . I dontt mean being feared or fefearfu butut io mean ingg more fearless. I dt mean abing power, but do mean using it, sharing it to empower others. And speang up and showing up for those without voice or representation. Amy all that and more, coming up. Welcome to democracy now , democracynow. Org, the war and peace report. Im amy goodman. A house judiciary commmmittee lawyer has raised the possibility of additional articles of i
For our cspan and public radio audiences please be aware that in the audience today there are members of the general public in addition to journalists so any applause or reactions you hear are not necessarily from the working press. [laughter] id like to begin by introducing our head table. Please hold your applause until all the head table guests are introduced. To my far left is Valerie Jackson washingtonbased editor , a. Doug harr brecht former npc president and a member of the Club Journalism institutes board of directors. Next to doug and debbie carol f key, a guest of our speaker. Jacqueline policastro whos the Washington Bureau chief at gray television. Adam eaton a reporter at e news ira our look whos the Communications Director for a company. Next is Elizabeth Mcgowan a reporter at the Energy News Network to my immediate right is donna line one lachey shes the president at Dc Media Strategies a former npc president and a cochair of the nbc Headliners Team which organizes these