The National Arts Program for the encouragement and development of artistic talent in conjunction with the Events Committee will hold its 3rd Annual Exhibit and Awards for National Press Club members, employees, and their families. It will be held this year in the lobby from November 9 - 20 each day the club is open. Prizes will be awarded for the three adult classifications of amateur, intermediate, and professional as well as the two youth/teen classifications of youth under 12 and teen 13-18. The cash prizes for each classification range from $300 for adult first place to $100 for third place, and comparatively $75 for first and $25 for third in the youth/teen classifications. Applications can be picked up at the front desk, at the Reliable Source, or online by visiting the online calendar on the date November 9th at www.press.org. Registration deadline for participants is October 30th by the close of business. Artwork is to be submitted on November 6th at the front desk from 8am until 9pm or on Saturday, November 7th from 10am and 1pm. Rules and regulations can be found on the application or at www.nationalartsprogram.org. Completed applications can be hand delivered to the front desk at the National Press Club or mailed using the integrated mailer on the application. The program was brought to the club in 2007 by Silver Owl and founder of the National Arts Program Leonard Andrews. Mr. Andrews passed away in 2008 and the club is pleased to continue his legacy through the participation in the National Arts Program. Click HERE to see the registration form and rules

GLOBAL LAUNCH OF HUMANITARIAN RESPONSE INDEX 2009

NOVEMBER 10TH, WASHINGTON DC
DARA, an independent non-profit organization, will hold the international launch of its global Humanitarian Response Index 2009 on Tuesday 10th November at the National Press Club in Washington DC.

WHEN:
Tuesday, November 10, 2009
09.30 am EST

WHERE:
National Press Club, Murrow Room
529 14th Street NW, Washington, DC 20045, USA

WHAT:
Endorsed by Kofi Annan, Jeffrey Sachs and Archbishop Desmond Tutu, the Humanitarian Response Index (HRI) is the world’s first independent instrument for measuring how well governments support humanitarian action around the world. Now in its third year, the HRI ranks 23 of the wealthiest donors (OECD/ Development Assistance Committee members), including the U.S. The report includes analysis of the performance and policies of each donor country based on quantitative data, and on field research carried out in 13 major humanitarian crises during 2009.
Among other things, the launch will cover how well the U.S. performs in comparison to other donors, and what its individual ranking indicates about areas the Obama administration needs to focus on as it reforms US humanitarian policy.

WHO:
José María Figueres, Former President of Costa Rica
Silvia Hidalgo, Executive Director of DARA
Philip Tamminga, HRI Project Manager

AVAILABLE MEDIA SUPPORT AND MATERIALS:
Full press kit including the 2009 HRI report and photos for media use.
All participants available for questions and one-to-one interviews.
Copies of a Video News Release available for attending broadcasters and via APTN’s Global News Wire service on November 10th 14:00–14:15 GMT 19:00–19:15GMT

For further information and to arrange interviews, please see contact details below:

CONTACT:
In Washington DC:
Charo Quesada +1 240-581-2332 charoq1@gmail.com
Daniela Mamone on +1 202-549-9141 / dmamone@daraint.org
James Dyson: + 202-615-6996 / jdyson@daraint.org  (From 5.11.09)
Marybeth Redheffer +1 202-374-0920 (From 5.11.09)
In Madrid:
Fiona Guy: +34 678 826 197/ fguy@daraint.org
Ana Martiningui: Tel +34 687 909 118 / amartininingui@concordia21.org
www.daraint.org

Contact: Suzanne Struglinski, NRDC,  202-289-2387 (office) or 202-423-6004 (mobile)

Can Common Sense Spur a Clean Energy Revolution?

NRDC’s President Frances Beinecke Follows the Thomas Paine Path to Start an American Energy Revolution with Common Sense

WASHINGTON (Oct. 29, 2009) – As Congress debates landmark environmental legislation this fall and the United Nations climate meetings in Copenhagen unfold in December, Natural Resources Defense Council President Frances Beinecke hopes her first book will drive Americans to action and help them better understand the facts behind global climate change.

Beinecke, who has worked for NRDC for 35 years, will discuss her new book: Clean Energy Common Sense: An American Call to Action on Global Climate Change, on Nov. 10,  just days before President Barack Obama is expected to make his first trip to Asia, where global environmental issues will dominate the conversation. 

“This book is a call to action, one citizen’s honest appeal,” Beinecke writes in the book’s introduction. “It is not a political treatise. It is not a partisan screed. Maybe that’s because my politics on this are simple. I believe Democrats and Republicans alike have a real chance here to lead, to look to the future and show us the way to a brighter tomorrow.”

WHO:                         NRDC President Frances Beinecke

WHAT:           Press conference to release new book: Clean Energy Common Sense: An American Call to Action on Global Climate Change

WHEN:           9:30 a.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 10,  2009.  Light refreshments will be served.

WHERE:        Lisagor Room: National Press Club, 529 14^th St NW,  Washington DC
(Via Metro: Metro Center stop)

RSVP to Suzanne Struglinski at sstruglinski@nrdc.org

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