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tdr on Move https://thedailyripple.org/index.php/tdr-on-move 2025-03-31T20:10:05+00:00 The Daily Ripple Joomla! - Open Source Content Management tdr on Move - National Press Club 2016 2023-05-14T20:21:40+00:00 2023-05-14T20:21:40+00:00 https://thedailyripple.org/index.php/tdr-on-move-cat-bog/101-tdr-on-move-2016 Terry Ryan

National Press Club - Washington, DC October 2016 NPC Book Rap featuring Gloria J. Browne-Marshall and "The Voting Rights War" The Voting Rights War examines voter laws posing challenges to American voters -- especially African-Americans -- from slavery through current controversies of voter suppression, including grandfather clauses, literacy tests, felony disenfranchisement and photo identification requirements. It focuses on the NAACP’s century-long struggle to achieve voting equality through efforts on the ground and in court, and the organization’s often contentious relationship with the Supreme Court. An engaging and accessible read, it tells the story of the civil rights attorneys who fought in court as well as the brave foot soldiers that paid for voting rights with their lives. The Voting Rights War also discusses the broader context of voting rights, how they are connected to political power, and what’s at stake in the upcoming election. More ...

Carnegie Endowment for International Peace - Washington, DC May 2016 In a neighborhood engulfed in turmoil, Iran has enjoyed relative political stability of late. But have the rifts between state and society been reconciled? Has Iranian civil society resigned itself to incremental change within the confines of the Islamic Republic? How has the role of women in Iranian civil society evolved? Who are the most important change agents in Iranian society and what are their ambitions and motivations?

Public Citizen - Washington, DC June 2016 For 45 years Public Citizen has successfully advanced efforts to make government work for the people. That’s 45 years of defending democracy, 45 years of standing up to corporate power, 45 years of scoring wins for health, safety and justice that have transformed America. tdr on Move - Atlantic Council 2016 2023-05-15T11:23:02+00:00 2023-05-15T11:23:02+00:00 https://thedailyripple.org/index.php/tdr-on-move-cat-bog/105-tdr-on-move-atlantic-council-2016 Terry Ryan

Atlantic Council - Washington, DC October 2016 Public Art in Tehran: Painting One Wall at a Time Part of Iran’s burgeoning contemporary art scene is the transformation of public spaces through murals. The Future of Iran Initiative and Epicenter, a new initiative of the Institute for Policy Studies, invites you to meet Mehdi Ghadyanloo, the most famous public artist in Iran, whose fanciful murals appear all over Tehran as well as in other major cities around the world. This will be his first visit to Washington, DC, and a unique opportunity to meet and talk to the man who literally changed the face of Tehran. More ...

"The Atlantic" in partnership with The Aspen Institute - Washington, DC October 2018 In its tenth year, Washington Ideas becomes The Atlantic Festival. Our new name pays homage to 161 years of award-winning journalism, analysis and storytelling, and captures the expansive nature of the event. Through in-depth interviews with some of today’s biggest thinkers and leaders in technology, politics, business and the arts, we will illuminate new ideas, and grapple with the most consequential issues of our time. From October 2 to 4, 2018, The Atlantic Festival will take over multiple blocks of Washington, D.C.’s Penn Quarter. Anchored by our “Ideas Stage” at Sidney Harman Hall, our downtown campus will feature book talks, networking receptions, breakout lunches, and much more. Oct 3, 2018 -- Senator Graham at The Atlantic Festival In this portion of the The Atlantic Festival, Senator Lindsey Graham (R-SC) talked about his role during the Trump administration. Much of Senator Graham’s remarks were focused on Supreme Court nominee Judge Brett Kavanaugh, who the week prior had testified before the Senate Judiciary Committee about allegations he sexually assaulted Professor Christine Blasey Ford while the two were in high school. Senator Graham criticized Democrats' handling of the accusations, and defended Judge Kavanaugh, saying the nominee “is not Bill Cosby or Harvey Weinstein.” Oct 3, 2018 -- Senator Harris at The Atlantic Festival

Public Citizen's 50th Anniversary Gala: Celebrating a Half Century of Fighting for the Public Interest "On June 13, 2023, Public Citizen hosted a gala event at the National Portrait Gallery and Smithsonian American Art Museum in Washington, DC. to celebrate the organization’s 50th anniversary. After an introduction by Public Citizen’s President, Robert Weissman, several attendees made remarks, including former Public Citizen President Joan Claybrook, Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi, Senator Ed Markey, Senator Elizabeth Warren, Public Citizen’s Executive Vice President Lisa Gilbert, and Representative Jamie Raskin. Senator Raphael Warnock accepted the Golden Boot Award for his public interest work in the Senate, and activists Dannie Bolden and Pastor Chester Davis received the Super Citizen Activist Award for environmental and community protection efforts in their town in Florida."

POLITICO'S AI & Tech Summit "America’s ability to lead and champion emerging innovations in technology like generative AI will shape our industries, manufacturing base and future economy – determining the kinds of jobs and quality of life that will be open to American workers. It will be key to our national security, to our economic prosperity and to our politics. Do we have the right policies in place to secure that future? How will the U.S. retain its status as the global tech leader, especially as other countries gain traction?"