Category: events
Act Now to Stop SOPA/PIPA Assaults on Free Speech
Two bills pending in Congress could give corrupt businesses and officials the power to silence whistleblowers with little or no due process. Continue Reading
White House releases Open Government Plan
As the Washington Whistleblower Assembly wound to a close on the evening of September 20, word came that President Obama was making a new commitment to strengthening whistleblower protections.
Whistleblowers to meet Sept. 18-20 in Washington, D.C.
Whistleblowers and whistleblower advocates will gather in Washington, D.C., September 18, 2011–for the 2011 Washington Whistleblower Assembly.
“Chasing Madoff” premieres August 26
August 26, 2011 (Friday) is the date of the Washington, D.C. premiere of “Chasing Madoff,” the documentary film about the Madoff scandal and the whistleblower who tried to expose it.
Whistleblowers the Focus of AFI Film Fest
Over the next few days, the Project on Government Oversight and the DC Labor FilmFest are holding a whistleblower film fest at the American Film Institute’s (AFI) Silver Theater. Located at 8633 Colesville Road in Silver Spring, Maryland, the theater is an easy walk from the Silver Spring metro (and worth a trip itself). Stick around after the film and you will be treated to a discussion of the film by live whistleblowers. Continue Reading
