The Whistle Blower Summit includes a historic panel discussion with distinguished authors of whistleblower books who will be present to autograph and discuss their books. The book signing will be followed by film screenings of "Pillar Award" nominated whistleblower films. Thus "Movie Night" with the whistle-blowers is one of the highlights of our annual summit, because it gives whistleblowers, advocates and conference attendees an opportunity to interact with the general public in a relaxed atmosphere that promotes camaraderie and builds broad community support.
Teaching for Change's Busboys and Poets Bookstore and Zinn Education Project have sponsored venues for whistleblowers and authors during the Whistle Blower Summit over the last few years. By drawing direct connections to real world issues, Teaching for Change encourages teachers and students to question and re-think the world inside and outside their classrooms, build a more equitable, multicultural society, and become active global citizens.
Last year we launched our own
Whistle Blower / Social Justice children's education initiative, which encourages
young people to learn about, appreciate and respect the contributions that
ordinary citizens make to society--everyday. We have sponsored a "whistleblower"
essay contest, given out college scholarships to the essay contest winners, and
have developed a K-12 / college curriculum that teaches social integrity and
corporate responsibility.
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i The MISC is as assortment of various public interest and advocacy groups including the ACORN 8, Government Accountability Project, Federally Employed Women Legal Education Fund, International Association of Whistleblowers, American Federation of Government Employees, Federal Law Enforcement Officers Association, the Project On Government Oversight, Public Citizen, Coalition for Chang (C4C), No FEAR Coalition, the Union of Concerned Scientists, United Food and Commercial Workers International Union, Voices for Corporate Responsibility, and International Brotherhood of Teamsters. MISC members focus on significant areas of public concern and individual rights, such as First Amendment, federal workforce, medical safety, national security, judicial reform, etc.
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