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The Zinn Education Project is sponsoring State Out of the Union, a performance about civil rights, immigration and education, this Wednesday, September 26, 2012, at Busboys and Poets, 2021 14th St. NW, Washington, DC (at V St.; use U St. Metrorail station). The performance features author Jeff Biggers, poet Henry Mills and vocalist Chude Mondlane in a skewering of Arizona's "papers please" law.  The Zinn Education Project describes the performance as follows:

With the Tea Party, ethnic studies ban, and SB 1070 setting the stage, State Out of the Union: Arizona and the Final Showdown Over the American Dream opens a new window into the complex history of American immigration conflicts. Jeff Biggers takes no prisoners in this intense, funny performance about the myths, facts, and contradictions in Arizona history. The performance will also feature poet Henry Mills and Mozambique/American recording artist Chude Mondlane.

The late Howard Zinn was a founding Board member of the National Whistleblowers Center. This performance is a benefit for Teaching for Change and the Raza Defense Fund. The suggested donation is $50.

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You may have read about him in the Washington Post Style section today, heard him on NPR, or listened to him on Democracy Now! Tonight you can see Stephen M. Kohn in person at the West End Library in Washington, DC.

The event begins at 7pm, and it is completely free and open to the public. Call your friends and family to come along to hear about Mr. Kohn's recent book, The Whistleblower's Handbook: A Step-by-Step Guide to Doing What's Right and Protecting Yourself.

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The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has issued a decision in the whistleblower case of former UBS banker Bradley C. Birkenfeld.

Mr. Birkenfeld's brother, Douglas Birkenfeld, and his attorneys, Stephen M. Kohn and Dean A. Zerbe, will make statements at a National Whistleblowers Center press conference tomorrow, September 11, 2012, at 10:00am ET. The press conference will be held in the Holeman Lounge of the National Press Club, 529 14th Street NW, Washington, DC.

Copies of each statement will be available at the start of the event. After the statements, Mr. Birkenfeld's attorneys will be available for questions.

The press conference will be streamed live right here, and at www.whistleblowers.org and at www.whistleblowersradio.org. So, tune in tomorrow.

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On Monday, July 16, 2012, the National Whistleblowers Center will host a 2-hour training seminar that covers new whistleblower laws and the special Department of Labor litigation process. These new laws cover millions of employees who blow the whistle on a wide variety of issues, so this training is absolutely essential for attorneys, journalists, community and union leaders, and anybody thinking about blowing the whistle.

The NWC's seminars are led by nationally-acclaimed whistleblower attorneys with decades of experience representing whistleblowers. Their precedent-setting cases are the basis for this seminar, so this is truly a chance to learn from those at the forefront of whistleblower law.

You can read more about the seminar or skip straight to registration.

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The whistleblower documentary Top Priority: The Terror Within makes it east coast premiere at the IFC Film Center in New York City tomorrow, June 29th. It will be playing in NYC through July 5th and then will be showing at Laemmle NoHo Theatre in North Hollywood, California from July 13th through July 19th.
 

Top Priority: The Terror Within documents the true-life story of national security whistleblower and anti-terrorism/immigration expert, Julia Davis. Julia Davis served as a former Customs and Border Protection Officer at the San Ysidro Port of Entry - the largest and busiest land border crossing in the U.S. and in the world. While working at the border, she exposed glaring shortcomings in the processing of applicants for admission into U.S. from terrorist countries. In response, she filed a report with the FBI’s Joint Terrorism Task force detailing the Department of Homeland Security’s failure to properly protect the U.S. from potential threats to national security. Instead of conducting an investigation and praising Ms. Davis for her hard work and diligence, the DHS labeled her as a “Domestic Terrorist”. In return for standing up for the security and safety of the American people, Ms Davis was thrust into a never-ending nightmare filled with unprecedented levels of retaliation against her, her family and witnesses.

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Today's Occupy EPA and NOW DC rally went off with a bang!

An eclectic crowd of whistleblower supporters, environmental protectors, and Occupy supporters marched today starting from Franklin Square Park and ending at the EPA offices. Dr. Marsha Coleman-Adebayo, a member of the National Whistleblowers Center Board of Directors, enthusiastically led the rally.

Following Dr. Coleman-Adebayo’s lead, the rally attendees blew whistles in front of the EPA offices and chanted, “Hey hey! No fear! You can blow the whistle ‘cause we are here!” This statement was in response to the chilling effect that retaliation against whistleblowers has had at the EPA.

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You can catch Dr. Coleman-Adebayo's lecture at the Mid-Manhattan Library on C-Span/Book TV starting tomorrow. Called No FEAR: A Whistleblowers Triumph, the lecture draws on her book, NO FEAR: A Whistleblower's Triumph Over Corruption and Retaliation at EPA.  You can read our coverage of her book signing here.

C-SPAN will air Dr. Coleman-Adebayo's lecture:

Saturday, January 21st at 9:15am (ET)
Saturday, January 21st at 4:30pm (ET)
Sunday, January 22nd at 10pm (ET)

UPDATE: Dr. Coleman-Adebayo's lecture is now available from C-SPAN online.

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Calling all Philadelphians, this month is your chance to hear an in-person talk with Stephen Kohn, Executive Director at the National Whistleblowers Center. He will be in town to teach a CLE seminar called, "The NEW Corporate Whistleblower Protections and Reward Provisions.”

Join Steve for the seminar on November 29, 2011, from 2:00pm to 4:00pm in Philadelphia. Special pricing is available for members of the NWC Attorney Referral Service (ARS) and for whistleblowers.

Space is limited, so reserve a seat at the seminar today.

The seminar curriculum includes a full tutorial on the new whistleblower provisions in the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act. Attorneys will learn how to use Dodd-Frank and other whistleblower laws to effectively represent employees, combat fraud, and qualify for large whistleblower rewards. Whistleblowers will learn how to navigate the complex legal system to receive maximum protection.

Two CLE credits are requested for Pennsylvania. New Jersey and New York have CLE reciprocity. If you would like to request CLE for another state, please contact us.

Register and learn more about the seminar here.

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Protestors from a wide range of organizations led by Occupy DC, the No FEAR Coalition, the National Whistleblowers Center, net-We.org, Federal Alliance for Workplace Accountability, and others will demonstrate against the Environmental Protection Agency on Thursday, November 10 at noon.

The demonstration will gather at noon at Freedom Plaza before proceeding to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to lay wreaths at EPA's door symbolizing: how EPA Administrator Lisa Jackson and her Administration continues to pursue and destroy the careers of whistleblowers and victims of discrimination; the illness and deaths from upper respiratory diseases that will occur as a result of President Obama’s decision to delay smog regulations; and solidarity with South African vanadium mine workers.

Led by E.P.A. whistleblower Dr. Marsha Coleman-Adebayo, the protest is directed against the EPA for the agency’s harassment of whistleblowers and victims of discrimination. Dr. Coleman-Adebayo stated, “The Jackson Administration has actively retaliated against whistleblowers and allowed her lawyers and managers to destroy their careers preventing these ‘citizens of conscience’ from protecting the public." In addition, the protestors criticize President Obama for bowing to pressure to postpone changes to the Clean Air Act to protect Americans from smog and other dangerous pollution.

Dr. Coleman-Adabayo discussed the protest event with Dave Colapinto on yesterday's episode of Honesty Without Fear. You can listen to the recorded podcast by clicking here.

Stephen M. Kohn, Executive Director of the National Whistleblowers Center, who will be speaking at the demonstration, stated that, "The incestuous relationship between regulators and special interests have fundamentally undermined public safety. In today’s environment fraud is profitable. This must end. We must protect the employees who have the courage to speak up."

Please join us on Freedom Plaza in Washington, DC at 12:00 pm EST on Thursday, November 10th to help us protest the EPA’s treatment of whistleblowers.

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