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May 10

Jonathan Schell Wins Award at Thinking Outside the Bomb Conference

Where: Sheraton University City, Philadelphia
When: 9 am
Senior Fellow Jonathan Schell will accept the 2008 John and Chara Haas Award for International Peace and Social Justice at 6 p.m. during the Project for Nuclear Awareness conference, Thinking Outside the Bomb. The Award will be presented by Dr. Michael McCally, PSR national director, introduced by Ed Aguilar, executive director of PNA. Jonathan Schell will then give a keynote speech at the dinner.

This one-day, multidisciplinary conference, with a dozen conference partners, aims to "connect the dots" on the environment, nuclear weapons and global action on health. It brings together experts, activists, advocates and interested citizens, for a critically-important discussion for Earth's future.

For more information, call Jodi, Elisabeth, or Joe at 215-546-3030, email projectfornuclearawareness@gmail.com or visit the website.

WHERE: Sheraton University City, Hotel Ballroom, 36th and Chestnut Streets, Philadelphia, PA
WHEN: 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. Conference; 5 p.m. - 6 p.m. Reception; 6 p.m. - 8 p.m. Dinner

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Paolo Pellegrin Exhibition at Midtown Gallery

June 5 - July 19 | Midtown Manhattan, East Side
Bonni Benrubi Gallery on 41E 57th St is showing photographs by Institute Fellow Paolo Pellegrin as part of an exhibition titled "Witness to History."

July 5 - 6
Kristal Brent Zook on Air America
(Air America and WWRL in NYC)
Nation Books author Kristal Brent Zook will discuss minority media ownership on Saturday, July 5, at 11 a.m. EST on Air America. The program, Black Politics with Chris Owens, will re-air on Sunday, July 6, at 7 a.m. in New York on AM 1600 (WWRL). Kristal Brent Zook is the author of I See Black People: The Rise and Fall of African-Owned Television and Radio. MORE

July 6 - 11
Kristal Brent Zook on PBS
(UNC-TV)
Nation Books author Kristal Brent Zook be the featured guest on UNC-TV's weekly public affairs program, Black Issues Forum, a PBS affiliate. The program airs on Sunday, July 6, at 4.30 p.m. and will be re-broadcast on Friday, July 11, at 1.30 a.m. Kristal Brent Zook is the author of I See Black People: The Rise and Fall of African-Owned Television and Radio. MORE

July 7
Esther Kaplan on the Peter B. Collins Show
(960 AM)
Listen to Investigative Fund Editor Esther Kaplan discuss the labor battle over nurses on the Peter B. Collins show here. MORE

July 9 | 1 pm
Kai Wright on WNYE
(WNYE)
Listen to investigative journalist and author of The Subprime Swindle on WNYE radio on Wednesday, July 9, at 1 p.m. In New York City, the program will be broadcast on 91.5 FM. MORE

July 9
Journalism Conference 2008
(Washington, D.C.)
Listen to Institute Fellows Ari Berman and Amy Alexander, investigative journalist Nomi Prins and other Nation folks speak at the Journalism Conference 2008, sponsored by the Center for American Progress and The Nation magazine. The conference will be held at the Center for American Progress, 1333 H Street, NW, 10th floor, Washington, D.C. 20005. More information here. MORE


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