November 25th was the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women. To discuss, we SPOTLIGHT Linda A. Seabrook. Seabrook is General Counsel at Futures Withoutout Violence, where she leads a number of programs aimed at reducing violence against women and children. Formerly, she was at Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, a national top-tier labor and employment law firm where she focused on employment discrimination and sexual harassment cases, and occupational safety and health law. In 2010, Linda joined the U.S. Department of Justice serving as the subject matter expert for the Department on all statutes, regulations and policies relating to victims of federal criminal offenses. Media includes: Post & Courier, USA Today.
On Tuesday, the House Judiciary Committee has invited the White House to participate in the impeachment hearing next week. To discuss the impact of the impeachment inquiries on the voting population, we FEATURE Christy Setzer. Setzer is the President and Founder of New Heights Communications, a Washington, DC public affairs firm that provides strategic and communications counsel to mission-driven clients. Setzer, a political and communications strategist with more than 20 years’ experience in national politics, crafts hard-hitting strategies that win elections, inform policy and drive the national conversation. Media includes: MSNBC, CNBC, Fox News.
U.S. Navy Secretary Richard V. Spencer was recently fired after President Trump intervened in a case involving a SEAL taking photos with a corpse. Spencer orginally wanted to demote the SEAL, Eddie Gallagher, but the Trump administration reversed the decision and asked for Spencer's resignation. To discuss, we FEATURE Asha Castleberry. A U.S. Army veteran, Castleberry is a U.S. national security expert. From December 2012 to June 2014, she served as the Kuwait Desk Officer for International Military Affairs, U.S. Army Central. In 2011, she received a student fellowship to work with the U.S. Mission to the United Nations at the State Department. Media includes: WMC Live with Robin Morgan, PS21, America Security Project.
On Monday, the Supreme Court refused to hear a case of a climate scientist, Michael Mann, suing conservative publication the National Review for defamation after the publication accused him of misconduct and academic fraud. To discuss, we FEATURE Brenda Ekwurzel. Ekwurzel works on the national climate program at the Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS). She is leading UCS's climate science education work aimed at strengthening support for strong federal climate legislation and sound U.S. climate policies. Media includes: USA Today, Good Morning America, CNN, ABC, Fox News.
As the 2020 presidential election approaches, Medicare for All has become one of the top issues for voters. To discuss, we FEATURE Laura Packard. Packard is a nationally-known health care advocate and stage 4 cancer survivor. She serves as co-chair of Health Care Voter, a national campaign to hold elected officials accountable for their votes on health care, and support those who fight to protect our care. Packard traveled across the country to 24 states on the Protect Our Care #CareForceOne bus tour, telling her story for the last six weeks of the 2018 campaign. Media includes: US News & World Report, Newsweek, The Guardian, MSNBC.
Currently, millions of Muslim Uighurs and other minorities are being held in detention camps in the Xinjiang region of China. To discuss, we FEATURE Sylvia Yu Friedman. Yu Friedman is a Hong Kong-based Executive Producer of Film and TV, writer/journalist, and advisor to philanthropists. She specializes in human trafficking reporting. She is an expert on 'comfort women' or Japanese military sex slavery before and during WWII. Yu Friedman is also the winner of the prestigious 2013 International Human Rights Press Award (TV Special Merit) for her news documentary series on human trafficking & slavery in China, Hong Kong & Thailand. Media includes: Time Out, CNN, CBC.
December 1st is World AIDS Day and to discuss, we FEATURE Aletha Maybank, MD, MPH. Dr. Maybank s an Assistant Commissioner at the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene. Her areas of expertise include preventive medicine, health injustice and inequities, food and fitness, maternal and child health, cancer, HIV/AIDS, and community health. She is pediatrician board certified in preventive medicine/public health. Media includes: MSNBC's Melissa Harris-Perry Show, WBLS Daily Dose, Good Morning America, WABC Here and Now, HuffPost Live.
Next week, the NATO Summit will begin on December 3 in London. To discuss, we FEATURE Sally Painter. Painter is Co-Founder and Chief Operating Officer at Blue Star Strategies, LLC. She provides corporate, institutional, and public sector clients with external affairs, foreign and security policy guidance, and global business development strategies. She is a key leader and trusted advisor in the European space, representing global businesses and governments on their most important investment and foreign policy issues, including NATO, EU, and OECD accession and the historic legislation passed by the U.S. Congress allowing their citizens to enter the U.S. visa-free. Media includes: Wall Street Journal, The Washington Post, Financial Times, Politico, Fox News.
The U.S. has resumed large-scale operations in Syria after President Trump withdrew troops two months ago. To discuss, we FEATURE Ghada Mukdad. Mukdad is a Syrian Peace Activist. Prevented by the civil war from returning to Syria, she has been in the US since June 2012. In 2007 she ran as an independent candidate for parliament in Syria. Her platform addressed issues concerning women, children, poverty, and the disabled and called for peaceful coexistence and an end to sectarian violence and religious intolerance. Extensive media experience.
Uber has lost its license to operate in London after Transport for London (TfL) said that the company has had repeated safety failures. To discuss, we FEATURE Beverly Kracher. Kracher is one of the country’s leading experts on business ethics. Her areas of expertise include city-level business ethics, international business ethics, ethics and society, ethical leadership, ethical blind spots, online trust and online business protests. She is also the CEO and executive director of the Omaha Business Ethics Alliance where she delivers city-level ethics education to businesses and coaches some of America’s strongest and most successful leaders on how to develop ethical organizations. Media includes: Omaha World Herald, Midland Business Journal, CNBC.
Luxury fashion company LVMH has bought American jewelry company Tiffany & Co. for $16.2 billion dollars. To discuss, we FEATURE Sharifa Murdock. A founding team member of Project, one of the industry’s premier contemporary fashion forums, Murdock has maintained a strong grasp of industry trends and emerging brands. Following her degree in Fashion Merchandising and Buying from Wood Tobe Coburn, she went on to work for some of the most prestigious international fashion houses, such as Louis Vuitton, Donna Karen and Michael Kors. Media includes: Glamour, Instyle, BlackEnterprise, Bella NYC Magazine, Ebony, WWD.
With the Thanksgiving holiday approaching, many people might be facing stress along with the festivities. To discuss the stress that may arise during the busy season, we FEATURE Erica Curtis, LMFT, ATR-BC. Curtis is a practitioner, writer, consultant, and educator in the fields of art therapy and marriage and family therapy. A Board Certified Art Therapist and Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, Erica has over 15 years of experience and education in integrative approaches to health and well-being, parenting and family matters, special education, phase of life issues, and mental health issues. Media includes: USA Today, Boston Globe, Cosmo, Life Hacker, EHow Family, PBS.
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