Tuesday, April 21.Free and open to the public, but RSVP requested—please reserve your seat today.
Immediately following the screening, Fink discusses the film with Pulitzer Center Managing Director Nathalie Applewhite, and human rights lawyer Maurice Tomlinson.
Also participating will be Andrea Flynn, vice president of the M∙A∙C AIDS Fund, which supports the Pulitzer Center and its coverage of HIV/AIDS, and Suzanne Persard, the LGBT Thematic Specialist with a focus on the Caribbean at Amnesty International.
Reception follows screening and panel.
The Rise of the Killer Virus screens on Thursday, April 23, as the second in Pulitzer Center’s film series at New York’s Paley Center for Media. After the screening, director Carl Gierstorfer discusses the film along with Pulitzer Center Executive Director Jon Sawyer and two of the key medical researchers in the documentary who are seeking answers to the origins of HIV: Dr. Dirk Teuwen of Belgium, and Michael Worobey, professor of ecology and evolutionary biology at the University of Arizona.
Free and open to the public, but RSVP requested—please reserve your seat today. Reception follows screening and panel.
The documentary delves into the origins of HIV and is associated with Gierstorfer’s Pulitzer Center-supported reporting project “HIV’s Origins-And the Lessons for Today.”
Category Archives: Networking
INVITE: 2015 Secretary of State’s International Women of Courage
New YorkForeign Press Center
U.S. Department of State
WHAT: On the Record Briefing Followed by Question and Answer Session
TOPIC: 2015 Secretary of State’s International Women of Courage
SPEAKERS: Under Secretary for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs Richard Stengel; Ms. May Phyu on behalf of the 2015 Secretary of State’s International Women of Courage Awardees
WHEN: Friday, March 13, 2015; 11:00 a.m.
WHERE: 799 UN Plaza (SW Corner of East 45th Street and First Avenue)
RSVP: Please rsvp to NYFPC@state.gov by 3:00pm on Thursday, March 12.
BACKGROUND: The Secretary of State’s International Women of Courage Award annually recognizes women around the globe who have demonstrated exceptional courage and leadership in advocating for peace, justice, human rights, gender equality and women’s empowerment, often at great personal risk. This year’s recipients reflect women’s roles as agents of change and leaders in many of the crises and challenges facing the world today, from countering violent extremism to promoting security and recovery from the Ebola Virus Disease. Since the inception of this award in 2007, the Department of State has honored 86 women from more than 50 different countries.
The honorees are reconvening in New York March 11-14 to participate in the 59th Session of the UN Commission on the Status of Women, reflect on their visit, and discuss ways to work together to improve the lives of women and girls around the world. Click here to view a message from the honorees. Following the opening remarks, there will be a question and answer session with the speakers and honorees in attendance.
This year’s honorees are:
Captain Niloofar Rahmani, Afghan Air Force (Afghanistan)**
Ms. Nadia Sharmeen, journalist, women’s rights activist (Bangladesh)
Ms. Rosa Julieta Montaño Salvatierra, Founder and Director, Oficina Jurídica para la Mujer (Bolivia)
Ms. May Sabe Phyu, Director, Gender Equality Network (Burma)
Ms. Béatrice Epaye, President, Fondation Voix du Coeur (Central African Republic)**
Ms. Marie Claire Tchecola, nurse, Ebola survivor and activist (Guinea)
Ms. Sayaka Osakabe, Founder and Representative, Matahara Net (Japan)
Ms. Arbana Xharra, Editor-in-Chief, Zeri (Kosovo)
Ms. Tabassum Adnan, Founder, Khwendo Jirga (Pakistan)
Ms. Majd Chourbaji, External Relations Director, Women Now for Development Centers (Syria)
Women’s History Month Walking Tour – Women’s eNews
AN INVITATION FROM WOMEN’S eNEWS
We would love it if you could join us in March for Women’s eNews “Women’s History Month Walking Tour,” which kicks off this Sunday, March 1, at 11 a.m. (Details below). The tours will also take place every Sunday in March at 11 a.m. Betsy Wade ’52 and James Boylan teamed up for the research and the writing to develop the tour, so I know it will be first-rate!
The March 1, 2015, tour begins at 11:00 a.m. and ends at 12:30 p.m. Meet in the lobby of 6 Barclay Street, New York, NY, 10007. Tour tickets are $20; seniors $15; students free.
For reservations or more information, contact Meagan Lee Butler, 1-212-244-1720, openingtheway@womensenews.org or visit the tour’s official web page: www.womensenews.org/openingtheway
On Sunday, March 1, at 4 p.m., Women’s eNews will host a screening of “Iron-Jawed Angels,” followed by a panel discussion. The film portrays Alice Paul’s strategy and sacrifice to gain women’s suffrage in the United States. The panelists are Tanya Melich, author of the “Republican War against Women,” and Glynda Carr from Higher Heights for America, which is dedicated to increasing the voting power of African American women. Snacks and drinks will be served.
* Donations accepted for the 4 p.m. film presentation at Women’s eNews HQ, 6 Barclay, 6th floor.
For reservations or more information, contact Meagan Lee Butler, 1-12-244-1720, openingtheway@womensenews.org or visit the tour’s official web page: www.womensenews.org/openingtheway
Women’s eNews is an award-winning nonprofit news service (registered as a 501(c)3 with the IRS) – and dedicated to coverage of women’s rights, women’s health and other topics with significant impact on the lives of women and girls.
INVITE: Overseas Press Club of America
Event Name: Toujours la Différence: Why French and American Satirical Cartoonists Are Different. Are Pictures Multilingual?
Event Date and Time: 12 February 2015 – 6:30pm – 8:00pm
Event Location: Club Quarters, 40 West 45th Street
Event City: New York
Event Fee: FREE
The horrific attacks on journalists at the French magazine Charlie Hebdo have underlined differences in the French and American approach to satire. While defending the right to freedom of expression, many American media declined to publish cartoons from the French magazine that mocked the prophet Mohammed.
Join the OPC Feb. 12 for a discussion on how the French and Americans views of deliberately offensive humor vary and why, and whether there should be limits on satirical cartoons and writing.
Panelists are: Signe Wilkinson of the Philadelphia Daily News, a three-time winner of the OPC’s Thomas Nast award for best cartoons on international affairs and the first female cartoonist to win the Pulitzer Prize for Editorial Cartooning; Guénola Pellen, editor-in-chief of France-Amérique; Felipe Galindo, aka FEGGO, a Mexican cartoonist working in the U.S. and published in The New Yorker, The New York Times and many others; Asra Nomani, A Muslim feminist author, former Wall Street Journal reporter and the author of Standing Alone: An American Woman’s Struggle for the Soul of Islam.
Moderating the discussion is Jacqueline Albert-Simon, U.S. Bureau Chief for Politique Internationale and a governor of the OPC.
The program begins at 6:30 pm. Stop by for a reception at 6:00 p.m.
Please RSVP by emailing patricia@opcofamerica.org or calling the OPC at 212 626-9220.
INVITE: Screening of No Fire Zone @ SIPA
Award-winning filmmaker Callum Macrae visits Columbia University’s School of International and Public Affairs (SIPA) on Monday, February 2, for a screening of his documentary No Fire Zone. His investigation into the final days of the 26-year Sri Lanka civil war sheds light on the government’s brutal military offensive and incorporates direct evidence of war crimes, summary executions, torture and sexual violence via footage recorded from within the zone.
Macrae will also discuss his continuing efforts to raise awareness of these human rights issues—considering the lines between journalism and advocacy. His visit comes against the backdrop of recent elections in Sri Lanka that saw a change in government and an anticipated report due this spring from a UN war crimes inquiry.
No Fire Zone is one of five films to win the 2014 BRITDOC Impact Award, which celebrates standout documentary films that are changing the world. The documentary also was nominated for an International Emmy Award.
The screening will be followed by a panel discussion with Macrae, Pulitzer Center senior editor Tom Hundley, and Kate Cronin-Furman, a human rights lawyer and political scientist whose research focuses on international justice and accountability for mass atrocities.
Reception to follow
“No Fire Zone: The Killing Fields of Sri Lanka”
Monday, February 2
12:30-2 pm
School of International and Public Affairs (SIPA)
Columbia University
420 W. 118th Street
Room 1512
New York, NY 10027
To RSVP, please click here.
Presented by the Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting, in partnership with the Institute for the Study of Human Rights, the Human Rights Working Group, and the International Media, Advocacy, and Communications program at Columbia University’s School of International and Public Affairs.
duPont Awards – Student Volunteers Needed
Dear Students,
The Alfred I. duPont-Columbia University Awards are looking for student volunteers to assist with the awards ceremony and panels being held on Spring Prep Day.
Volunteers will be responsible for greeting and ushering guests the evening of the ceremony (1/20), and will assist with technological and logistical needs at the panels during Spring Prep Day (1/21).
*You will be required to attend an orientation on Monday, Jan. 19, and work the entire duration of all events for which you’ve signed up.
Priority will be given to students who have demonstrated an interest in audio-visual reporting. All volunteers will be able to attend the ceremony.
To apply, submit an application by Monday, January 12, 10 a.m. No calls, please.
The duPont-Columbia Awards Events
Tues., Jan. 20: duPont-Columbia Award Ceremony, Low Library, 5:00 pm to 10:30 pm. (The reception begins at 6:30 pm and the ceremony seating will take place at 7:30. We will need you to arrive ahead of time to help with on-site logistics.)
Weds., Jan. 21: Winners’ Circle Panels as part of Spring Prep Day, 9:00 am to 3:00 pm approx. Topics will include digital/interactive journalism, documentaries in emerging models, local investigative practices and special one on one interviews with a few of our winners.
Application Deadline: Monday, January 12, 10 a.m.
Thank you,
Lisa R. Cohen
Associate Director, Prizes Dept – The duPont-Columbia Awards/Adjunct Professor
Graduate School of Journalism, Columbia University
INVITE: IAC Presents – Let’s Shake Things Up!
IAC Presents: Let’s Shake Things Up!
Where: Amsterdam Tapas, 1207 Amsterdam Ave
When: Thursday, December 4th at 9pm
What: The Interdisciplinary Arts Council is throwing a late-night mixer on Thursday, December 4th. Come celebrate the end of semester at Amsterdam Tapas and meet some fellow Columbia students from the School of the Arts, the Music Department, the Architecture Department, and the Journalism School.
Meet your future collaborators, make some friends, or just kick back and unwind after a big semester! No RSVP necessary, but all students must be over 21 and must show their Columbia ID.
Connect with BBC in London
Students: Passing along from the BBC in London, which is seeking to speak with any of you who might have followed the network’s coverage of the U.S. elections. All queries directly to the BBC contact here. Thanks.
Have you been listening to the coverage of the US midterms on the BBC World Service? A BBC World service programme would like to speak to you about your thoughts on how this coverage compared with the reporting by US broadcasters.
If interested, please email anishkasharma@whistledown.net ASAP, by end of today 11-12, and includes your name, your university, your course and a summary of your opinion on the subject.
INVITE: American Society of Journalist and Authors Conference
Students and Young Professional Writers Can Jump Start Their Careers at ASJA’s 43rd Annual Writers Conference April 25, 2014 | Special Rates for Students and Scholarships Available
AJSA greatly encourages the next generation of writers to attend ASJA2014: Expand Your Reach, the 43rd Annual Writers Conference of the American Society of Journalists and Authors, the nation’s professional association of independent nonfiction writers.
Students receive a discounted rate. Friday: $125, no lunch. Saturday: $125; no lunch. Or Fri & Sat: $200, no lunch. Student identification is required.
Additionally, the ASJA Educational Foundation is delighted to offer aspiring nonfiction writers the opportunity to apply for scholarships that will enable them to attend ASJA2014: Expand Your Reach. Thanks to a generous grant from Amazon.com, ASJA can offer scholarships to writers who are serious about starting or continuing a nonfiction freelance writing career.
Up to ten scholarships will be awarded and will include:
- Registration fees waived to attend Friday and Saturday, April 25 and 26, 2014;
- A ticket to the ASJA Awards Presentation event on Thursday, April 24;
One 30-minute mentoring session with an established, professional writer specializing in your topic of choice.
For additional details and application materials, visit http://www.asja.org/for-writers/annual-conference/2014/registration-scholarships.php. Submission deadline is Tuesday, April 1, 2014, 10 PM Eastern time. Winners will be announced no later than April 7, 2014.
Questions? Please contact Alexandra Owens, Executive Director of the ASJA Educational Foundation at director@asja.org. Find all the information at ASJA2014: Expand Your Reach.
Please note: students are not permitted to miss class to attend this event.
INVITE: STORYLINK Feb. 21 networking event
Students, we’re passing along an invitation to STORYLINK, an event hosted by Columbia’s School of the Arts, that provides opportunity to cross-mingle and find artistic collaborators. Details are below, and note that an RSVP by Feb. 14 on Facebook is required.
FOR: Writers & Directors in these graduate departments: Creative Writing, Film, Journalism, Theater, Visual Arts.
DATE:Friday, February 21st, 9pm.
DEADLINE TO APPLY: Friday, February 14th.
LOCATION: Dodge Hall, room 501.
WEBSITE: www.facebook.com/Storylink
HOST: Film Directing Professor Ramin Bahrani,http://arts.columbia.
STORYLINK is an exclusive networking event to link graduate students in the Creative Writing, Theater, Journalism, Film and Visual Arts departments. This is an opportunity for writers (screenwriters, playwrights, fiction writers & journalists) and directors (theater & film) to meet and spark collaborations on story ideas that can become scripts, plays or films.There is tremendous talent spread through multiple departments at Columbia, and we hope that this event can bring students together and foster long-lasting collaborations both within and also outside the scope of the coursework of each discipline. By RSVP’ing in advance and filling out the RSVP/CreativeProfile Form, we will attempt to connect writers and directors who share similar interests in creative speed-dating sessions. A mixer with food and drinks will follow where dialogues can continue, and also provide a forum to meet writers and directors who you were not paired with in the creative speed-dating sessions.
