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Friday December 8, 2023

The House Stands Adjourned Until December 11, 2023 at 12:00 PM EST
The Senate Stands Adjourned Until December 11, 2023 at 3:00 PM EST

Deputy Secretary for Management and Resources Richard R. Verma attends meetings and briefings at the Department of State.
Acting Deputy Secretary Victoria Nuland attends meetings and briefings at the Department of State.
Assistant Secretary for African Affairs Molly Phee is on travel to Nigeria on December 8, 2023.
Assistant Secretary for European and Eurasian Affairs James C. O’Brien is on travel to Azerbaijan and Romania from December 6-8, 2023.
Acting Assistant Secretary for Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific Affairs Jennifer R. Littlejohn is on travel to the United Arab Emirates from December 7-11, 2023.

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Daily Weather Map
National Centers for Environvmental Prediction, Weather Prediction Center
https://www.wpc.ncep.noaa.gov/dailywxmap/

National Forecast Charts
National Centers for Environmental Prediction, Weather Prediction Center
https://www.wpc.ncep.noaa.gov/national_forecast/natfcst.php?Day=1

The National Hurricane Center (NHC)
https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/

Gary Varvel - Part 2 - The War Within America - Baal
https://garyvarvel.substack.com/p/gary-varvel-part-2-the-war-within

Mark Parisi @OffTheMarkComic - Dreidel Walks Into A Bar
https://www.offthemark.com/DailyCartoon?prod_id=12560

Michael Ramirez - Trophies
https://michaelramirez.substack.com/p/michael-ramirez-trophies-12-07-23

RealityBites by Broc Smith - RINO-rhoids
https://rofcbybroc.com/2023/12/08/rino-roids/

Ripley's Believe It or Not! - Daily Cartoon
https://www.theepochtimes.com/epochfun/ripleys-believe-it-or-not-epoch-comics-5108164

Skscartoon @skscartoon - What's your opinion on the #greatreplacement theory?
https://twitter.com/skscartoon/status/1732876633605059004

Skscartoon @skscartoon - The real issue regarding #alexjones
https://twitter.com/skscartoon/status/1732881263600734584

Stonetoss Comics @stone_toss - Canceled
https://twitter.com/stone_toss/status/1732776983967482059

Tatsuya Ishida @TatsuyaIshida9 - There's Some Whores In This House 
https://tatsuyaishida.substack.com/p/2023-12-08

Wokely Correct Comics @WokelyCorrect - Leave the Kids Alone
https://twitter.com/WokelyCorrect/status/1732955794096934980

Jumble Daily
https://www.theepochtimes.com/epochfun/jumble-daily-mon-sat-4613390

Morsel
https://morsle.fun/

Today in History - December 8
https://www.loc.gov/item/today-in-history/december-08

ICYMI: Georgia Voters Overwhelmingly Say President Trump Won in Post-Debate Straw Poll
https://www.donaldjtrump.com/news/659055c9-f409-49e8-b56e-2a70969d62a6

The Republican Recap: Week of December 4, 2023
https://www.majorityleader.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=1984

Praying for America | Resist Thought Control! - 12/06/2023
https://rumble.com/v40694v-praying-for-america-resist-thought-control-12062023.html

December 8, 2023 - December 9, 2023
The Economics of Decarbonizing Industrial Production, Fall 2023
National Bureau of Economic Research
https://www.nber.org/conferences/economics-decarbonizing-industrial-production-fall-2023
https://www.youtube.com/@NBERvideos

December 8, 2023 - December 9, 2023
Between the Black Sea and the Bering Strait: Environmental Histories Across a Subcontinent
The Harriman Institute at Columbia University
https://harriman.columbia.edu/event/between-the-black-sea-and-the-bering-strait-environmental-histories-across-a-subcontinent/

December 8, 2023 - December 10, 2023
G7 Interior and Security Ministers' Meeting in Mito, Ibaraki
The Group of Seven (G7)
https://www.g7hiroshima.go.jp/en/ministerialmeetings/

December 8, 2023 - December 10, 2023
23-24 Minority Leadership Training (MLT) / Women's Leadership Training (WLT) Seminar To Advance Racial & Social Justice – West
National Education Association (NEA)
https://www.nea.org/professional-excellence/conferences-events/nea-minority-leadership-training-mlt-and-womens-leadership-training-wlt-seminars-advance-racial

DECEMBER 8, 1941
President Roosevelt's "Day of Infamy" Address to Congress. President Roosevelt addressed a Joint Session of Congress on December 8, 1941, the day after the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor. 
On This Day C-SPAN
https://www.c-span.org/video/?419693-1/president-roosevelts-day-infamy-address-congress

DECEMBER 8, 1941
Milestone Documents: Joint Address to Congress Leading to a Declaration of War Against Japan (1941)
National Archives
https://www.archives.gov/milestone-documents/joint-address-to-congress-declaration-of-war-against-japan

DECEMBER 8, 1953
Dwight D. Eisenhower "Atoms for Peace" Address to United Nations.
Eisenhower Presidential Library, Museum, and Boyhood Home
https://www.eisenhowerlibrary.gov/sites/default/files/file/atoms_for_peace.pdf
https://www.eisenhowerlibrary.gov/research/online-documents/atoms-peace

DECEMBER 8, 2017
President Trump Rally in Pensacola, Florida. President Trump held a rally in Pensacola, Florida, where he talked about the upcoming Alabama Senate special election, the Republican tax reform bill, jobs, and the economy.
On This Day C-SPAN
https://www.c-span.org/video/?438191-1/president-trump-rally-pensacola-florida

DECEMBER 8, 2020
Medical Response to COVID-19: The Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee heard from medical professionals who advocate for alternative COVID-19 treatments and mitigation measures to those of the National Institutes of Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and World Health Organization. Several of the doctors advocated for the use of the drugs hydroxychloroquine and ivermectin to treat patients and questioned the efficacy of masks, social distancing, and quarantining. 
On This Day C-SPAN
https://www.c-span.org/video/?507035-1/medical-response-covid-19

December 8, 2023
2023 NDIA Washington, D.C. Chapter ROTC Scholarship Fundraising Campaign Kickoff
National Defense Industrial Association (NDIA) Washington, D.C. Chapter
https://www.ndia.org/events/2023/12/8/2023-dc-chapter-rotc-scholarship

December 8, 2023
2:00 AM EST
COP28 – Rewired Summit: The Role of Education in Building a Climate-Resilient Development in the 21st Century
Global Center on Adaptation (GCA)
https://gca.org/events/cop28-rewired-summit-the-role-of-education-in-building-a-climate-resilient-development-in-the-21st-century/

December 8, 2023
2:30 AM EST
ILO at COP 28: Events at the Just Transition Pavilion - Day 7 (Morning)
United Nations
https://webtv.un.org/en/asset/k1f/k1fz02jj9p

December 8, 2023
2:30 AM EST
Housing and Climate Adaptation for the Most Vulnerable Populations
World Resources Institute (WRI)
https://www.wri.org/events/2023/12/housing-and-climate-adaptation-most-vulnerable-populations

December 8, 2023
2:45 AM EST
Reinventing Cities: Unlocking Action for a Resilient Urban Future (UrbanShift)
World Resources Institute (WRI)
https://www.wri.org/events/2023/12/reinventing-cities-unlocking-action-resilient-urban-future-urbanshift

December 8, 2023
3:30 AM EST
Competitiveness Council (Research and Space) Meeting
European Council
https://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/meetings/compet/2023/12/08/

December 8, 2023
3:30 AM EST
Speed Dating for SDG12.3: How Philanthropy Can Catalyze National Action on Food Loss and Waste
World Resources Institute (WRI)
https://www.wri.org/events/2023/12/speed-dating-sdg123-philanthropy-national-action-food-loss-waste
https://www.wri.org/events/2023/12/reinventing-cities-unlocking-action-resilient-urban-future-urbanshift

December 8, 2023
3:50 AM EST
United States Space Forces Europe & Africa (SPACEFOR-EURAF) Activation and Assumption of Command Ceremony
United States Space Forces Europe & Africa (SPACEFOR-EURAF) 
https://www.dvidshub.net/webcast/33394

December 8, 2023
4:00 AM EST
Economic and Financial Affairs Council Meeting
European Council
https://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/meetings/ecofin/2023/12/08/

December 8, 2023
4:00 AM EST
[Separate Meeting] CND 66th Reconvened Session – 8 December 2023
United Nations
https://webtv.un.org/en/asset/k1w/k1wvbmofoy

December 8, 2023
4:00 AM EST
OCHA Press Conference: Humanitarian Coordinator on Haiti
United Nations
https://webtv.un.org/en/asset/k11/k11k8p07qn

December 8, 2023
4:00 AM EST
9th Meeting, Biological Weapons Convention - 3rd Session of the Working Group on the Strengthening of the BWC
United Nations
https://webtv.un.org/en/asset/k1w/k1wpgt7lql

December 8, 2023
4:00 AM EST
Organizational Session 18th Cycle of the Human Rights Council
United Nations
https://webtv.un.org/en/asset/k10/k10egfntx1

December 8, 2023
4:00 AM EST
Key Financial Instruments for a Just Transition in Latin America
World Resources Institute (WRI)
https://www.wri.org/events/2023/12/key-financial-instruments-just-transition-latin-america

December 8, 2023
4:15 AM EST
Strategies to Avoid Maladaptation by Putting Social Inclusion at the Centre of Climate Action - 2023 UN Climate Change Conference, United Arab Emirates (UNFCCC COP 28)
SouthSouthNorth Projects Africa (SSN Africa); Namibia
https://unfccc.int/cop28
https://seors.unfccc.int/applications/seors/reports/events_list.html

December 8, 2023
4:15 AM EST
Skills Development and Technological Tipping Points for Net Zero: What are technological tipping points to accelerate the deployment of innovative technology & engineering solutions to reach net zero? What skills are needed? How do we localize them in each region? How are youth active in this process? Focus: hydrogen, CRM battery storage, digitalizations, etc. - 2023 UN Climate Change Conference, United Arab Emirates (UNFCCC COP 28)
SDSN Association, Inc. (SDSN); Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers; The Institution of Engineering and Technology (The IET)
https://unfccc.int/cop28
https://seors.unfccc.int/applications/seors/reports/events_list.html

December 8, 2023
4:15 AM EST
Next Round of NDCs: Parties informed about the NDC submission cycle, its timelines, and NDC relevant guidance, on top of an overview of support organizations that showcase their preparations to support the development of the 2025 NDCs - 2023 UN Climate Change Conference, United Arab Emirates (UNFCCC COP 28)
Secretariat of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC)
https://unfccc.int/cop28
https://seors.unfccc.int/applications/seors/reports/events_list.html

December 8, 2023
4:15 AM EST
Achievements of the CGE, Upcoming Activities and National Insights Into the Preparation of BTRs: This event will highlight CGE’s 2023 achievements, upcoming events, and capacity-building needs in transparency reporting. It offers a platform for CGE, national experts, PAICC co-chair, and participants to discuss ETF transition and gather feedback on CGE's work and future support areas. - 2023 UN Climate Change Conference, United Arab Emirates (UNFCCC COP 28)
Secretariat of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC)
https://unfccc.int/cop28
https://seors.unfccc.int/applications/seors/reports/events_list.html

December 8, 2023
4:15 AM EST
Financing Ocean Climate Action and OECMs Through Innovative Approaches: We will showcase innovative financial mechanisms to support locally-led, nature-based solutions like OECMs to achieve global goals on climate change and biodiversity (e.g, 30x30), like an Impact Bond or Parametric Insurance, to empower coastal communities to sustainably manage coastal ecosystems. - 2023 UN Climate Change Conference, United Arab Emirates (UNFCCC COP 28)
Rare; Ocean Risk and Resilience Action Alliance Inc. (ORRAA)
https://unfccc.int/cop28
https://seors.unfccc.int/applications/seors/reports/events_list.html

December 8, 2023
4:15 AM EST
Gabon’s Leadership and the Intersection of Multiple Innovative Solutions: Gabon is the first country to commit to achieving 30% land protection, 30% sea protection and 30% freshwater protection by 2030. The agreement will be implemented under the Project Finance for Permanence (PFP) initiative, with the NGO The Nature Conservancy. - 2023 UN Climate Change Conference, United Arab Emirates (UNFCCC COP 28)
Gabon; The Nature Conservancy (TNC)
https://unfccc.int/cop28
https://seors.unfccc.int/applications/seors/reports/events_list.html

December 8, 2023
4:15 AM EST
Just Urban Transitions & Shifting Labor Patterns: Transformative Visions for a Low-Carbon Future: Discuss relationship between transition to low-carbon cities, economic systems & shifting labor patterns. Debate modalities of development that are synergistic between social equity & poverty reduction, drastic reduction of emissions & decent work with key principles to be adapted to local contexts - 2023 UN Climate Change Conference, United Arab Emirates (UNFCCC COP 28)
Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung e.V. (FES); Climate Action Network South-East Asia (CANSEA)
https://unfccc.int/cop28
https://seors.unfccc.int/applications/seors/reports/events_list.html

December 8, 2023
4:30 AM EST
165th Session of the WFP Independent Oversight Advisory Committee Executive Session With the Executive Board Bureau
World Food Programme of the United Nations (WFP)
https://executiveboard.wfp.org/Meeting/1563
https://web.archive.org/web/20221230215003/https://executiveboard.wfp.org/meeting/1563

December 8, 2023
6:00 AM EST
ILO at COP 28: Events at the Just Transition Pavilion - Day 7 (Afternoon): For the second year in a row, the ILO and the European Commission are hosting the Just Transition Pavilion, a convening space for events, meetings and knowledge sharing around just transition and climate action in cooperation with the UNFCCC, International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC) and International Organisation of Employers (IOE).
United Nations
https://webtv.un.org/en/asset/k15/k157ffjy48

December 8, 2023
6:00 AM EST
Local Anticipatory Action: Optimising Community Capacity to Mitigate and Adapt to Climate Disasters: Intergenerational locally-led anticipatory action is a key cost-effective and impactful way to mitigate and adapt to climate change. Only with local skills, abilities, and expertise at the centre of contingency planning, investment and early action can we cope with climate disasters more effectively - 2023 UN Climate Change Conference, United Arab Emirates (UNFCCC COP 28)
Global Network of Civil Society Organisations for Disaster Reduction (GNDR); Nadam Foundation; SeaTrust Institute; Soka Gakkai International Office for UN Affairs; Stakeholder Forum for a Sustainable Future (SF)
https://unfccc.int/cop28
https://seors.unfccc.int/applications/seors/reports/events_list.html

December 8, 2023
6:00 AM EST
Breaking Barriers: Gender Transformative Education as a Catalyst for Climate Justice: Amplify gender-transformative education to advance climate & gender justice at COP28 & beyond, through youth advocacy. Gender-transformative education can equip youth with skills & knowledge to tackle the climate crisis, empowering them as leaders & challenging the systems which reinforce injustices - 2023 UN Climate Change Conference, United Arab Emirates (UNFCCC COP 28)
Plan International (Plan); Global Marshall Plan Foundation; Green Hope Foundation (GHF)
https://unfccc.int/cop28
https://seors.unfccc.int/applications/seors/reports/events_list.html

December 8, 2023
6:00 AM EST
Answering the GST, Charting the Energy Transition & Building a Circular Economy: The path to decarbonization calls on a broad portfolio of technology & efficiency solutions across the built environment & power sector. Biobased products open new avenues for climate progress. Taking a holistic systems approach that embraces equity and partnerships, will deliver long-term success. - 2023 UN Climate Change Conference, United Arab Emirates (UNFCCC COP 28)
International Council for Sustainable Energy (ICSE); Alliance to Save Energy (ASE); Corn Refiners Association, Inc. (CRA)
https://unfccc.int/cop28
https://seors.unfccc.int/applications/seors/reports/events_list.html

December 8, 2023
6:00 AM EST
Brazilian Emissions: On Track to COP30? This side event will present the most recent estimates of greenhouse gas emissions in Brazil, the world’s 6th largest climate polluter and the host of COP30. The emissions and mitigation solutions are proposed by a unique civil society initiative of 94 NGOs which provides annual updates of it. - 2023 UN Climate Change Conference, United Arab Emirates (UNFCCC COP 28)
Institute for Agricultural and Forest Management and Certification (Imaflora); Amazon Institute of People and the Environment (Imazon); Laboratory of the Climate Observatory (OC); SOS Atlantic Forest Foundation
https://unfccc.int/cop28
https://seors.unfccc.int/applications/seors/reports/events_list.html

December 8, 2023
6:00 AM EST
Monitoring, Evaluating and Reporting (MER) of ACE: An Interactive Workshop: MER can help advance ACE implementation through deepening understandings of quality ACE and through benchmarking, target setting, and progress tracking. This non-technical workshop is open to all. Participants will build skills to further MER of quality ACE policies and practices in their contexts. - 2023 UN Climate Change Conference, United Arab Emirates (UNFCCC COP 28)
University of Saskatchewan; Australian Council for Educational Research (ACER); NFD Centre for Environment Education (CEE)
https://unfccc.int/cop28
https://seors.unfccc.int/applications/seors/reports/events_list.html

December 8, 2023
6:00 AM EST
Towards a Global Stocktake for Peatlands and High-Carbon Ecosystems: Status & Scaling Up Potential: The state-of-the-art knowledge on world’s peatlands will be presented to assess progress towards current and future targets to meet the goals of Paris Agreement incl. analysis of their role in NDCs. Innovative approaches, policy and funding initiatives to scale up climate action will be showcased. - 2023 UN Climate Change Conference, United Arab Emirates (UNFCCC COP 28)
Michael Succow Foundation for the Protection of Nature (MSF); German Federal Environmental Foundation (DBU); 
Wetlands Internationalhttps://unfccc.int/cop28
https://seors.unfccc.int/applications/seors/reports/events_list.html

December 8, 2023
6:00 AM EST
Healthier Soils: A Game Changer to Meet Food and Climate Goals Within Planetary Boundaries: Healthier soils are paramount to healthy ecosystems. They allow for better productivity, improved food quality and higher carbon sequestration. Multistakeholders will share their vision on pathways for healthier soils to meet food and climate goals, in diverse socio-economic contexts. - 2023 UN Climate Change Conference, United Arab Emirates (UNFCCC COP 28)
Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD); Centre de Coopération Internationale en Recherche Agronomique pour le Développement (CIRAD); National Council for Climate Change, Sustainable Development and Public Leadership (NCCSD)
https://unfccc.int/cop28
https://seors.unfccc.int/applications/seors/reports/events_list.html

December 8, 2023
6:00 AM EST
Raising the Ambition of Climate Actions at Urban Level: Recommendations for Policymakers: The panel focuses on how to raise the ambition of national climate policies by the inclusion of cities and local climate action. The latest research development and cross-sectorial policy recommendations, for integrating cities in national climate policies, will be presented. - 2023 UN Climate Change Conference, United Arab Emirates (UNFCCC COP 28)
University of Southern Denmark (SDU); Asian Disaster Preparedness Center (ADPC); Iuav University of Venice (Iuav); Sant'Anna School of Advanced Studies (SSSA); University of Bristol (UoB)
https://unfccc.int/cop28
https://seors.unfccc.int/applications/seors/reports/events_list.html

December 8, 2023
6:00 AM EST
Design Thinking, Global Standards, & Integrative Solutions for a Net Zero Built Environment: The built environment creates 37% of energy related GHG emissions. Design thinking can offer integrated solutions for equitable & resilient zero-carbon communities. Consensus-based standards are needed for design, operations, & accountability across a building’s lifecycle to decarbonize the sector. - 2023 UN Climate Change Conference, United Arab Emirates (UNFCCC COP 28)
The American Institute of Architects (AIA); American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers, Inc. (ASHRAE); Australian Forest Products Association (AFPA); IVL Swedish Environmental Research Institute Ltd. (IVL); Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA)
https://unfccc.int/cop28
https://seors.unfccc.int/applications/seors/reports/events_list.html

December 8, 2023
7:00 AM EST
Washington Journal: Open Phones
Viewers responded to the question “Are you satisfied with the choice of candidates for president in 2024?”
https://www.c-span.org/video/?532085-2/open-phones&playEvent

December 8, 2023
7:45 AM EST
Partnerships for COP30 and Beyond: Building a Legacy for the Amazon Region - In the leadup to COP30, the event will discuss multi-stakeholder partnerships to foment economic models that are compatible with the standing forest and will address the challenges to governance and the rule of law that currently enable deforestation and environmental crime to thrive in the Amazon. - 2023 UN Climate Change Conference, United Arab Emirates (UNFCCC COP 28)
Igarapé Institute; Arapyaú Institute; Sustainable Amazonas Foundation (FAS)
https://unfccc.int/cop28
https://seors.unfccc.int/applications/seors/reports/events_list.html

December 8, 2023
7:45 AM EST
Ratcheting Integrity of Net Zero Commitments to Unlock Ambition Loops and Regain Climate Momentum: National net zero targets and climate litigation have strengthened markedly in recent years, and UNFCCC’s new Recognition and Accountability Framework & implementation plan should drive further transparency. This event will discuss critical opportunities to unlock ambition loops and regain momentum. - 2023 UN Climate Change Conference, United Arab Emirates (UNFCCC COP 28)
Energy and Climate Intelligence Unit Ltd (ECIU); London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE); University of North Carolina (UNC)
https://unfccc.int/cop28
https://seors.unfccc.int/applications/seors/reports/events_list.html

December 8, 2023
7:45 AM EST
Bridging the Gap in ESG Financing of Critical Technologies for the Hard-to-Abate Sectors: Decarbonizing carbon-intensive sectors is vital for achieving carbon neutrality. This session will focus on the role of the ESG finance and necessary policy and business strategies for scaling up the deployment of critical technologies in hard-to-abate sectors particularly in developing countries - 2023 UN Climate Change Conference, United Arab Emirates (UNFCCC COP 28)
King Abdullah Petroleum Studies and Research Center (KAPSARC); Institute of Energy Economics, Japan (IEEJ)
https://unfccc.int/cop28
https://seors.unfccc.int/applications/seors/reports/events_list.html

December 8, 2023
7:45 AM EST
Making Headway for Adaptation: The Adaptation gap report stress the need for a bigger focus on adaptation, including scaled up adaptation finance, but where should the money come from? And how do we ensure effective adaptationon the ground? Parties, NGOs and private sector explore a way forward. - 2023 UN Climate Change Conference, United Arab Emirates (UNFCCC COP 28)
DanChurchAid (DCA and FKN); Ouranos
https://unfccc.int/cop28
https://seors.unfccc.int/applications/seors/reports/events_list.html

December 8, 2023
7:45 AM EST
Protecting Nature and Ending Deforestation; The NDCs, the Laws and the Data That Can Drive Change: The IPCC is clear. There is no path to net zero without protecting and restoring nature. Countries, companies and financial institutions must seize this chance. We’ll show how constructive NDCs, effective laws and actionable data can drive nature-positive decisions to help us meet our climate goals. - 2023 UN Climate Change Conference, United Arab Emirates (UNFCCC COP 28)
Global Canopy (GC); Institute Society, Population and Nature (ISPN); National Wildlife Federation (NWF)
https://unfccc.int/cop28
https://seors.unfccc.int/applications/seors/reports/events_list.html

December 8, 2023
7:45 AM EST
Integrated Landscape Restoration Finance: Funding to Turn Local Action Into Broad Climate Resilience: Integrated landscape finance takes a holistic view of the landscape to optimize investment. Speakers explore a new approach for ILF, how ILF leverages local action at scale through multi-stakeholder alliances for transformational change, and the implications for the EU Green Deal and Global Policy - 2023 UN Climate Change Conference, United Arab Emirates (UNFCCC COP 28)
Commonland Foundation; Association Climate-KIC (CKIC); EcoAgriculture Partners; Rainforest Alliance (RA) https://unfccc.int/cop28
https://seors.unfccc.int/applications/seors/reports/events_list.html

December 8, 2023
7:45 AM EST
Action for Forced Climate Displacement: A Life Cycle Approach to Intervene at Source and Destination: The side event will seek an opportunity to discuss associated risk of the climate-displaced people during their journey from source to destination, building resilience at origin, and initiatives to ensure necessary civic services for the already displaced people in urban settlements - 2023 UN Climate Change Conference, United Arab Emirates (UNFCCC COP 28)
An Organization for Socio-Economic Development (AOSED); International Society for Ecological Economics (ISEE); Refugees International; Sustainable Population Australia Inc. (SPA); Unitarian Universalist Association (UUA); Université Sorbonne Paris Cité (USPC)
https://unfccc.int/cop28
https://seors.unfccc.int/applications/seors/reports/events_list.html

December 8, 2023
7:45 AM EST
Nature-based Solutions & the Built Environment: Designing for Resilience, Drawdown, & Biodiversity: Nature-based infrastructure solutions support resilience, equity, public health, and biodiversity, and accelerate carbon mitigation. Designing with nature can help global communities reduce GHG emissions by 50% by 2030 and protect & conserve 30% of ecosystems by 2030. - 2023 UN Climate Change Conference, United Arab Emirates (UNFCCC COP 28)
American Society of Landscape Architects (ASLA); Architecture 2030 Inc.
https://unfccc.int/cop28
https://seors.unfccc.int/applications/seors/reports/events_list.html

December 8, 2023
7:45 AM EST
Leadership Breakfast with GEN Paul M. Nakasone, USA
Intelligence and National Security Alliance (INSA)
https://www.defense.gov/News/Today-in-DOD/Date/2023-12-08/
https://www.insaonline.org/detail-pages/event/2023/12/08/default-calendar/leadership-breakfast-with-gen-paul-m.-nakasone-usa

December 8, 2023
8:00 AM EST
Washington Journal: Krish O’Mara Vignarajah Discusses U.S. Immigration & Asylum Policy
Krish O’Mara Vignarajah, President and CEO of Lutheran Immigration and Refugee Service, discusses U.S. immigration policy and the current asylum process.
https://www.c-span.org/video/?532085-3/krish-omara-vignarajah-discusses-us-immigration-asylum-policy&playEvent

December 8, 2023
8:00 AM EST
Climate Adaptation: Why Local Governments Cannot Do It Alone
Organisation for Economic Co-Operation and Development (OECD)
https://www.oecd-events.org/cop28/session/4945ff79-196f-ee11-a532-6045bd8ead8a/climate-adaptation-why-local-governments-cannot-do-it-alone

December 8, 2023
8:00 AM EST
Allergic Fungal Rhinosinusitis (AFRS) Work Group Day 2
National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services
https://calendar.nih.gov/event/view/44193

December 8, 2023
8:00 AM EST
2023 Nonprofit TechCon
Government Media Executive Group
https://www.govexec.com/events
https://www.nynmedia.com/feature/2023-NYN-TechCon-/

December 8, 2023
8:30 AM EST
Science Friday HHS Only
National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services
https://videocast.nih.gov/watch=52693

December 8, 2023
8:30 AM EST
Center for Excellence in HIV and Cancer Virology Fall Think Tank - HHS Only
National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services
https://ncifrederick.cancer.gov/events/conferences/center-excellence-hiv-and-cancer-virology-cehcv
https://calendar.nih.gov/event/view/44486
https://videocast.nih.gov/watch=53932

December 8, 2023
8:45 AM EST
Washington Journal: Open Phones
Join us with your calls and comments on social media as we review the latest news headlines out of Washington.
https://www.c-span.org/video/?532085-4/open-phones&playEvent

December 8, 2023
8:45 AM EST
3,049th Meeting, 111th Session, Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (CERD)
United Nations
https://webtv.un.org/en/asset/k12/k12riolhv4

December 8, 2023
9:00 AM EST
[Separate Meeting] CCPCJ 32nd Reconvened Session – 8 December 2023
United Nations
https://webtv.un.org/en/asset/k1h/k1hytqi1lk

December 8, 2023
9:00 AM EST
GEN Z Take on Education
United Nations
https://webtv.un.org/en/asset/k1c/k1ch82xw6a

December 8, 2023
9:00 AM EST
10th Meeting, Biological Weapons Convention - 3rd Session of the Working Group on the Strengthening of the BWC
United Nations
https://webtv.un.org/en/asset/k16/k16uuxzupd

December 8, 2023
9:00 AM EST
The Future of NYC Real Estate: The Hub’s Think Bigger Initiative, Closed Session - Not Open to the public
The Hub at Columbia Business School, Columbia University
https://business.columbia.edu/hub/events

December 8, 2023
9:00 AM EST
First Look with The Post’s Jonathan Capehart
Washington Post Live
https://www.washingtonpost.com/washington-post-live/2023/12/08/first-look-with-posts-jonathan-capehart/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S-yRwf-rEyo

December 8, 2023
9:00 AM EST
Headshot Day
National Press Club
https://www.press.org/events/headshot-day

December 8, 2023
9:00 AM EST
NIH Intramural Research on Hispanic / Latino Populations
National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services
https://calendar.nih.gov/event/view/44458

December 8, 2023
9:00 AM EST
Muscular Dystrophy Coordinating Committee Meeting
National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services
https://www.mdcc.nih.gov/Meetings_Events
https://videocast.nih.gov/watch=52765

December 8, 2023
9:00 AM EST
Secretary Antony J. Blinken meets with members of the Foreign Affairs Policy Board
Department of State
https://www.state.gov/public-schedule-december-8-2023/

December 8, 2023
9:15 AM EST
Washington Journal: Elbridge Colby Discusses U.S. Aid to Ukraine
Marathon Initiative’s Elbridge Colby discusses Senate efforts this week to approve additional funding for Ukraine and the implications of further assistance on other U.S. national security concerns.
https://www.c-span.org/video/?532085-5/elbridge-colby-discusses-us-aid-ukraine&playEvent

December 8, 2023
9:30 AM EST
Human Rights in National Climate Policies: Overview of Current Status and Best Practices: The goal is to analyze current status of integrating States human rights obligations in national climate policies. Inclusion of rights of women, indigenous rights and rights of persons with disabilities will be discussed, and some good practices of human rights compliant NDCs and NAPs will be shared - 2023 UN Climate Change Conference, United Arab Emirates (UNFCCC COP 28)
International Disability Alliance (IDA); McGill University
https://unfccc.int/cop28
https://seors.unfccc.int/applications/seors/reports/events_list.html

December 8, 2023
9:30 AM EST
Synergizing Youth, Local, and Global Stocktake: Aligning global policy and local implementation: Youth and Local Governments have demonstrated their commitment, leadership, and action by conducting “Stocktake” with their communities. This session will showcase the importance of inclusive and multilevel action, its outcome can further inform the approach/basis of the 2nd generation of NDCs - 2023 UN Climate Change Conference, United Arab Emirates (UNFCCC COP 28)
ICLEI-Local Governments for Sustainability (ICLEI); Care About Climate, Inc; Children and Youth International (CYI)
https://unfccc.int/cop28
https://seors.unfccc.int/applications/seors/reports/events_list.html

December 8, 2023
9:30 AM EST
Global Energy Transition and Local Realities: Vulnerabilities, Development, Mitigation, Trade-Offs: At time of the Global Stocktake, long-term energy pathways are examined in the light of development and financing issues (loss and damage) and of international cooperation (particularly North/South) to reach a just energy transition in line with the expected decarbonization of key sectors - 2023 UN Climate Change Conference, United Arab Emirates (UNFCCC COP 28)
ParisTech (ParisTech); Centre International de Recherche sur l'Environnement et le Développement (CIRED); Ecole Nationale Supérieure des Mines de Paris (Mines ParisTech)
https://unfccc.int/cop28
https://seors.unfccc.int/applications/seors/reports/events_list.html

December 8, 2023
9:30 AM EST
Long-Term Low Emission Development Strategies (LT-LEDS) to Drive Clean Energy Transition: To exchange knowledge and share good practices and key features of recent LTLEDS from different regions in view of guiding the clean energy transition and promoting wider and more effective use of long-term low energy strategies for energy and climate policy-making. - 2023 UN Climate Change Conference, United Arab Emirates (UNFCCC COP 28)
Secretariat of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC)
https://unfccc.int/cop28
https://seors.unfccc.int/applications/seors/reports/events_list.html

December 8, 2023
9:30 AM EST
Fostering Innovation Through Collaborative Climate Technology RD&D: This Technology Mechanism event will present the work of the TEC and CTCN on collaborative RD&D, discuss RD&D needs and how collaborative RD&D on key technologies identified in the latest IPCC findings will contribute to technology transformation required for the 1.5 C target of the Paris Agreement. - 2023 UN Climate Change Conference, United Arab Emirates (UNFCCC COP 28)
Secretariat of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC)
https://unfccc.int/cop28
https://seors.unfccc.int/applications/seors/reports/events_list.html

December 8, 2023
9:30 AM EST
Blue Carbon Coastal Wetlands in Climate Action: Taking Stock of Nature-Based Solutions in Practice: Lessons learnt in implementing and updating countries commitments for the restoration and protection of coastal mangrove, seagrass and saltmarsh ecosystems, within national and subnational action on climate supported by global partnerships. - 2023 UN Climate Change Conference, United Arab Emirates (UNFCCC COP 28)
Pew Charitable Trusts (PCT); Plateforme Océan et Climat (POC)
https://unfccc.int/cop28
https://seors.unfccc.int/applications/seors/reports/events_list.html

December 8, 2023
9:30 AM EST
Farmer Led Adaptation and Mitigation Measures Through Improved Global Livestock Sustainability: The side event will focus on climate-smart livestock production, showcasing adaptation and mitigation approaches in the Americas, Europe, Africa and Oceania to increase livestock system and grassland resilience. We also discuss finance, targets and measurement of progress to improve sustainability. - 2023 UN Climate Change Conference, United Arab Emirates (UNFCCC COP 28)
Global Roundtable for Sustainable Beef (GRSB); Beef + Lamb New Zealand (Beef + Lamb NZ); Canadian Cattle Association (CCA); Global Dairy Platform, Inc (GDP)
https://unfccc.int/cop28
https://seors.unfccc.int/applications/seors/reports/events_list.html

December 8, 2023
9:30 AM EST
Inspiring Climate Change Adaptation from Saida City to COP28 and Beyond: The event will showcase Saida's journey towards a sustainable and resilient city. By highlighting the collaborative efforts of stakeholders, the event will foster knowledge exchange, and encourage the replication of similar approaches to address climate adaptation challenges and opportunities. - 2023 UN Climate Change Conference, United Arab Emirates (UNFCCC COP 28)
Lebanon; American University of Beirut (AUB-IFI)
https://unfccc.int/cop28
https://seors.unfccc.int/applications/seors/reports/events_list.html

December 8, 2023
9:30 AM EST
National Adaptation Plans: Key Milestones and Achievements: To launch the 2023 progress in NAPs; highlight adaptation efforts of the developing countries showcased at the NAP Expos in 2023; and discuss key developments in support for adaptation - 2023 UN Climate Change Conference, United Arab Emirates (UNFCCC COP 28)
Secretariat of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC)
https://unfccc.int/cop28
https://seors.unfccc.int/applications/seors/reports/events_list.html

December 8, 2023
9:30 AM EST
Participation by Mr Luis de Guindos in ECOFIN meeting in Brussels, Belgium
European Central Bank
https://data.consilium.europa.eu/doc/document/CM-5472-2023-INIT/en/pdf
https://www.ecb.europa.eu/press/calendars/weekly/html/index.en.html

December 8, 2023
9:30 AM EST
In-Town Pool Call Time
Official Schedule
https://factba.se/biden/calendar/

December 8, 2023
9:45 AM EST
Security Council Media Stakeout
United Nations
https://webtv.un.org/en/asset/k1n/k1nr4p119g

December 8, 2023
10:00 AM EST
(6th & 7th plenary meetings) Twenty-second session of the Assembly of States Parties to the Rome Statute - Consideration of the budget, Cooperation
United Nations
https://webtv.un.org/en/asset/k1x/k1x83gu7ie

December 8, 2023
10:00 AM EST
1) The situation in the Middle East, including the Palestinian question - Security Council, 9498th meeting. 2) The situation in the Middle East, including the Palestinian question - Security Council, 9499th meeting.
United Nations
https://webtv.un.org/en/asset/k19/k1942fn3ny

December 8, 2023
10:00 AM EST
General assembly: 46th plenary meeting, 78th session
United Nations
https://webtv.un.org/en/asset/k1o/k1o1cbtg40

December 8, 2023
10:00 AM EST
Calendar of Celebrations presided over by the Holy Father Francis
Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary, solemnity; Act of veneration of Mary Immaculate
https://press.vatican.va/content/salastampa/en/bollettino/pubblico/2023/11/16/231116e.html

December 8, 2023
10:00 AM EST
Tiny Troops Story Time
National Museum of the United States Army, Fort Belvoir, Virginia
https://www.thenmusa.org/events/

December 8, 2023
10:00 AM EST
Veterans Coffee Break with Southside Strong Chicago, Illinois
Veterans Administration
https://www.va.gov/outreach-and-events/events/62365/

December 8, 2023
10:00 AM EST
Exhibit Closes: "Learning to Serve, Serving to Learn: AmeriCorps During the Clinton Administration"
William J. Clinton Presidential Library and Museum
https://www.archives.gov/calendar/event/exhibit-closes-learning-to-serve-serving-to-learn-americorps-during-the-clinton-administration

December 8, 2023
10:00 AM EST
Supreme Court October Term 2023 Conference Day
Supreme Court
https://www.supremecourt.gov/
https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/2023TermCourtCalendar.pdf

December 8, 2023
10:00 AM EST
The President receives the Presidential Daily Briefing
Official Schedule
https://factba.se/biden/calendar/

December 8, 2023
10:00 AM EST
Field Hearing, Little Rock, Arkansas: Connecting Communities: Building Innovation Ecosystems Across America
House Financial Services Committee
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WITNESSES:
Mr. Arthur Orduña
Executive Director, The Venture Center
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Mr. Joel Wheelis
Senior Vice President, Head of Products and Services for Banking Large Financial Institutions, FIS Global
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Ms. Susannah Marshall
Arkansas Bank Commissioner and Securities Commissioner,
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Mr. Ravi Loganathan
Head, Financial Institution Services and President, SardineX Consortium
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https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/house-event/116639
https://financialservices.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=409066
https://financialservices.house.gov/calendar/eventsingle.aspx?EventID=409065
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XzWOEuCoTDE
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House Financial Services Subcommittee Field Hearing on Innovation Ecosystems
The House Financial Services Digital Assets, Financial Technology and Inclusion Subcommittee holds a field hearing in Little Rock, Arkansas, on fostering innovation ecosystems in the U.S.
https://www.c-span.org/video/?532318-1/house-financial-services-subcommittee-field-hearing-innovation-ecosystems

December 8, 2023
10:30 AM EST
2023 Lindberg-King Lecture - Got Community? Reflections on the relevance of community engagement in equitable health informatics and data science innovations
National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services
https://www.nlm.nih.gov/news/NLM_Announces_2022_Lindberg_King_Lecture_Scientific_Symposium.html
https://videocast.nih.gov/watch=52289

December 8, 2023
10:55 AM EST
The President departs the White House en route to Joint Base Andrews
Official Schedule
https://factba.se/biden/calendar/

December 8, 2023
11:00 AM EST
75th Anniversary of the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide and the International Day of Commemoration and Dignity of the Victims of the Crime of Genocide - This year's event to mark the 75th anniversary of the Genocide Convention will seek to highlight achievements that emanate from the Convention, showcasing its legacy, and also reflect on the challenges that remain for its effective implementation.
United Nations
https://webtv.un.org/en/asset/k1z/k1z63jopz2

December 8, 2023
11:00 AM EST
SERBIA: Roundtable with Marko Đurić, Ambassador of Serbia to the U.S.
Business Council for International Understanding
https://bciu.org/
https://bciu.zohobackstage.com/SERBIARoundtablewithMarkouriAmbassadorofSerbiatotheUS

December 8, 2023
11:00 AM EST
Discussing American Democracy and a Fragile World Order with John M. Owen IV
American Enterprise Institute
https://www.aei.org/events/discussing-american-democracy-and-a-fragile-world-order-with-john-m-owen-iv/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D-iUN4w0moI

December 8, 2023
11:15 AM EST
The President departs Joint Base Andrews en route to Las Vegas, Nevada
Joint Base Andrews
https://factba.se/biden/calendar/

December 8, 2023
11:30 AM EST
550th Meeting, 37th Session, Committee on Migrant Workers (CMW) Closing of Session
United Nations
https://webtv.un.org/en/asset/k1s/k1sbhovqug

December 8, 2023
11:30 AM EST
Reimagining the Business-Labor Playbook for the 21st Century
The Aspen Institute
https://www.aspeninstitute.org/events/reimagining-the-business-labor-playbook-for-the-21st-century/

December 8, 2023
12:00 PM EST
Daily Press Briefing by the Spokesperson of the Secretary-General and the Spokesperson for the President of the General Assembly
United Nations
https://webtv.un.org/en/asset/k1g/k1gzz8y5a6

December 8, 2023
12:00 PM EST
Civic Stories: Nothing About Us Without Us - 15 Days of the Bill of Rights
National Constitution Center
https://constitutioncenter.org/calendar/countdown-to-bill-of-rights-day
https://constitutioncenter.org/calendar/civic-stories-nothing-about-us-without-us

December 8, 2023
12:00 PM EST
Exposure Sciences, Omics, and Big Data: New Approaches For Estimating Exposures And Predicting Risk
Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health
https://publichealth.jhu.edu/events/2023/exposure-sciences-omics-and-big-data-new-approaches-for-estimating-exposures-and-predicting-risk

December 12, 2023
12:00 PM EST
Calendar of Celebrations presided over by the Holy Father Francis
Blessed Virgin Mary of Guadalupe, Memorial; Holy Mass
https://press.vatican.va/content/salastampa/en/bollettino/pubblico/2023/11/16/231116e.html

December 8, 2023
12:00 PM EST
CCR Grand Rounds - Dr. Jordan Meier
National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services
https://videocast.nih.gov/watch=53912

December 8, 2023
12:00 PM EST
Understanding and Addressing the Health Impacts of Online Abuse and Harassment Workshop Day 2
National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services
https://calendar.nih.gov/event/view/43714
https://videocast.nih.gov/watch=52606

December 8, 2023
12:05 PM EST
World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates (WASDE) Report
Economic Research Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Statistics Service
https://www.nass.usda.gov/Newsroom/Executive_Briefings/2023livestreamschedule.pdf
https://www.usda.gov/oce/commodity/wasde
https://www.youtube.com/usdanass

December 8, 2023
12:15 PM EST
World Production, Markets, and Trade Report Release - Cotton: World Markets and Trade
Foreign Agricultural Service, Department of Agriculture
https://www.fas.usda.gov/report-release-announcement/cotton-world-markets-and-trade-34

December 8, 2023
12:15 PM EST
World Production, Markets, and Trade Report Release - Grains: World Markets and Trade
Foreign Agricultural Service, Department of Agriculture
https://www.fas.usda.gov/report-release-announcement/grains-world-markets-and-trade-33

December 8, 2023
12:15 PM EST
World Production, Markets, and Trade Report Release - Oilseeds: World Markets and Trade
Foreign Agricultural Service, Department of Agriculture
https://www.fas.usda.gov/report-release-announcement/oilseeds-world-markets-and-trade-39

December 8, 2023
12:15 PM EST
World Production, Markets, and Trade Report Release - World Agricultural Production
Foreign Agricultural Service, Department of Agriculture
https://www.fas.usda.gov/report-release-announcement/world-agricultural-production-34

December 8, 2023
12:30 PM EST
Design and Regulation of Transportation Markets Meeting, Fall 2023
National Bureau of Economic Research
https://www.nber.org/conferences/design-and-regulation-transportation-markets-meeting-fall-2023
https://www.youtube.com/@NBERvideos

December 8, 2023
12:30 PM EST
Secretary Antony J. Blinken participates in a working lunch with members of the Foreign Affairs Policy Board
Department of State
https://www.state.gov/public-schedule-december-8-2023/

December 8, 2023
12:30 PM EST
A Conversation with Arab and Islamic Ministerial Delegation
Wilson (Woodrow) International Center for Scholars
https://www.wilsoncenter.org/event/conversation-arab-and-islamic-ministerial-delegation
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Arab-Islamic Foreign Ministerial Delegation Discusses Impact of Israel-Hamas War
A delegation of Arab-Islamic foreign ministers joins the Wilson Center in Washington, DC, for a discussion on the impact of the Israel-Hamas War on the Middle East.
https://www.c-span.org/video/?532320-1/arab-islamic-foreign-ministerial-delegation-discusses-impact-israel-hamas-war

December 8, 2023
12:45 PM EST
Charlie Company Graduation at MCRD San Diego
Marine Corps Recruit Depot, San Diego, California
https://www.dvidshub.net/webcast/33403

December 8, 2023
1:00 PM EST
Restoring Free Inquiry and Civility in Higher Education
American Enterprise Institute
https://www.aei.org/events/restoring-free-inquiry-and-civility-in-higher-education/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eo1LG2g7UlE
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James Madison & DePauw University Presidents Discuss Higher Education Policy
James Madison and DePauw University presidents join other panelists for a discussion on civility and free expression on university campuses.
https://www.c-span.org/video/?532317-1/james-madison-depauw-university-presidents-discuss-higher-education-policy

December 8, 2023
1:00 PM EST
Indian Health Service Director’s Awards Ceremony
National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services
https://www.ihs.gov/nda/
https://videocast.nih.gov/watch=53944

December 8, 2023
1:15 PM EST
Judicial Approaches to Sexual and Gender-Based Crimes at the ICC - Report Launch (ASP22 Side Event)
United Nations
https://webtv.un.org/en/asset/k1b/k1bar8xp2e

December 8, 2023
1:15 PM EST
Accountability for Crimes Committed in Afghanistan: ICC and Beyond (ASP22 Side Event)
United Nations
https://webtv.un.org/en/asset/k1f/k1fqoqkosv

December 8, 2023
2:00 PM EST
Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre and NSC Coordinator for Strategic Communications John Kirby will gaggle aboard Air Force One en route to Las Vegas, Nevada
Air Force One
https://www.whitehouse.gov/live/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4n14Sw4UkWY

December 8, 2023
2:30 PM EST
100% Renewable & Local Solutions: Africa, South Asia & Global Climate Resilience & Poverty Reduction: Showcasing Community & Eco-Village Development: transition to 100% renewables, climate mitigation, adaptation & resilience with social co-benefits, income generation, food security, livelihoods, gender. Online Catalogues. Ex: Participatory planning & training in Africa, South Asia & around the world - 2023 UN Climate Change Conference, United Arab Emirates (UNFCCC COP 28)
Global Ecovillage Network (GEN - International); Integrated Sustainable Energy and Ecological Development Association (INSEDA); Nordic Folkecenter for Renewable Energy (NFVE); Sustainable Environmental Development Watch (SusWatch)
https://unfccc.int/cop28
https://seors.unfccc.int/applications/seors/reports/events_list.html

December 8, 2023
2:30 PM EST
Revolutionizing Ocean Education: Initiating Ocean Literacy for Youth on the Spectrum of Autism: Creating waves to accelerate accessible climate education in the MENA region and beyond: Empowering youth on the spectrum to take ocean-based action whilst fostering inclusivity in policy-making processes for a sustainable blue future. - 2023 UN Climate Change Conference, United Arab Emirates (UNFCCC COP 28)
Youth Climate Report (YCR); Climate Generation
https://unfccc.int/cop28
https://seors.unfccc.int/applications/seors/reports/events_list.html

December 8, 2023
2:30 PM EST
Prospects of a Climate Foreign Policy: Partnerships for a Just Energy Transition: The event discusses key elements of climate foreign policy to tackle the climate crisis and accelerate the global energy transition. Speakers contribute with concrete examples from different regions on how partnerships can benefit both sides and help to create pathways for a prosperous future. - 2023 UN Climate Change Conference, United Arab Emirates (UNFCCC COP 28)
Adelphi Research (AR); Germany
https://unfccc.int/cop28
https://seors.unfccc.int/applications/seors/reports/events_list.html

December 8, 2023
2:30 PM EST
Systematical Solutions in Delivering 1.5C Target From Developing Countries: This session will explore the carbon neutrality transition pathways, including natural based solutions, as well as the associated socioeconomic consequences in developing countries. The critical importance of ramping up mitigation efforts in key units needs to emphasised. - 2023 UN Climate Change Conference, United Arab Emirates (UNFCCC COP 28)
Research Centre for Sustainable Development (RCSD); Institute for Environment and Sustainable Development (IESD)
https://unfccc.int/cop28
https://seors.unfccc.int/applications/seors/reports/events_list.html

December 8, 2023
2:30 PM EST
Benefits and Burdens: Developing Country Experiences With Participation in Transparency Arrangements: In the past decade, developing countries have submitted over 400 reports to the UNFCCC. Has this provided meaningful information to further climate action? Or, is it a complex tick-box exercise? This event explores the benefits and burdens of country engagement in transparency arrangements. - 2023 UN Climate Change Conference, United Arab Emirates (UNFCCC COP 28)
Wageningen University (WUR); Finnish Institute of International Affairs (FIIA); Université Libre de Bruxelles (ULB); University of Eastern Finland (UEF)
https://unfccc.int/cop28
https://seors.unfccc.int/applications/seors/reports/events_list.html

December 8, 2023
2:30 PM EST
Addressing Biodiversity and Climate Change Synergistically: Scaling Up Implementation for Success - 2023 UN Climate Change Conference, United Arab Emirates (UNFCCC COP 28)
Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD); Global Environment Facility (GEF); Green Climate Fund (GCF); Secretariat of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC); United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
https://unfccc.int/cop28
https://seors.unfccc.int/applications/seors/reports/events_list.html

December 8, 2023
2:30 PM EST
Global Knowledge Exchange and New Skills of NbS about Forestry Power to Mitigate Climate Change: Integrating forests and NbS in climate mitigation strategies, emphasizing youth education and global knowledge exchange. Spotlights innovative carbon sink technologies, driving practical NbS application. Promotes dialogue among NGOs, communities, scholars, and enterprises for global collaboration. - 2023 UN Climate Change Conference, United Arab Emirates (UNFCCC COP 28)
China Green Carbon Foundation (CGCF); The University of British Columbia (UBC); Zhejiang Agriculture and Forestry University (ZAFU)
https://unfccc.int/cop28
https://seors.unfccc.int/applications/seors/reports/events_list.html

December 8, 2023
2:30 PM EST
Vegan Cities, Small Farmers Welfare and Wellbeing, Plant Based Treaty to Fight Climate Change: A strategic plan against CC. Eradication of intensive farming. Plans for regenerative agriculture and organic farming. Agro-ecological parks through local biocultural assessments. Designing settlements mimicking natural ecosystems. Achieving safety and climate neutrality in suburbs and rural areas. - 2023 UN Climate Change Conference, United Arab Emirates (UNFCCC COP 28) - United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC)
COBASE, Cooperativa Tecnico Scientifica di Base (ECOSOC); Gherush92 Committee for Human Rights (Gherush92); The Save Movement; Universal Versatile Society (UV Society)
https://unfccc.int/cop28
https://seors.unfccc.int/applications/seors/reports/events_list.html

December 8, 2023
2:30 PM EST
Housing and Climate Adaptation for the Most Vulnerable Populations: Aligning with the Sharm El Sheikh Adaptation Agenda goal that 1 billion people have better design, construction and access to finance to live in decent, safe homes, this event will explore the solutions from governments, multilaterals, and philanthropists to advance climate-resilient housing. - 2023 UN Climate Change Conference, United Arab Emirates (UNFCCC COP 28)
Build Change; Bangladesh Environmental Lawyers Association (BELA); Habitat for Humanity International
https://unfccc.int/cop28
https://seors.unfccc.int/applications/seors/reports/events_list.html

December 8, 2023
2:30 PM EST
Tiny Troops Story Time
National Museum of the United States Army, Fort Belvoir, Virginia
https://www.thenmusa.org/events/

December 8, 2023
2:45 PM EST
Security Council Media Stakeout (Guyana letter of 6 December 2023 (S/2023/961); Other matters)
United Nations
https://webtv.un.org/en/asset/k1o/k1okzlztfd

December 8, 2023
3:00 PM EST
2023 Global Study on Homicide – UNODC New York Presentation
United Nations
https://webtv.un.org/en/asset/k16/k16gz0omrb

December 8, 2023
3:00 PM EST
Industrial Policy Uncertainty in China
The Hoover Project on China’s Global Sharp Power
https://www.hoover.org/events/industrial-policy-uncertainty-china

December 8, 2023
3:00 PM EST
Supercharging Implementation Science With Insights From Behavioral Economics
National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services
https://calendar.nih.gov/event/view/44490

December 8, 2023
3:00 PM EST
USS Constitution Gingerbread Decorating
USS Constitution Museum
https://ussconstitutionmuseum.org/events/army-navy-week/

December 8, 2023
4:00 PM EST
USS CONSTITUTION @USSConstitution
IT'S ALMOST THAT TIME!
"Old Ironsides" and her crew invite the public to witness our annual tree-lighting ceremony from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. on December 8, 2023. Tour of the ship, snap a picture with Santa, and see the Christmas lights aboard USS Constitution!
Happy Holidays!
https://ussconstitutionmuseum.org/events/army-navy-week/
https://twitter.com/USSConstitution/status/1732124856362180846?t=KHrMAs42luUMHqXAJGeEtA

December 8, 2023
4:00 PM EST
Secretary Antony J. Blinken meets with Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan
Department of State
https://www.state.gov/public-schedule-december-8-2023/

December 8, 2023
4:00 PM EST
The President arrives in Las Vegas, Nevada
Official Schedule
https://factba.se/biden/calendar/

December 8, 2023
4:30 PM EST
Secretary Antony J. Blinken meets with a joint League of Arab States – Organization of Islamic Cooperation delegation from Egypt, Jordan, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Türkiye, and the Palestinian Authority
Department of State
https://www.state.gov/public-schedule-december-8-2023/

December 8, 2023
5:45 PM EST
The President delivers remarks on how his Investing in America Agenda is advancing his vision for world-class infrastructure across the country
Official Schedule
https://www.whitehouse.gov/live/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eof4RkKD-8s
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President Biden Remarks in Las Vegas on Infrastructure Investment
President Biden gives remarks in Las Vegas, Nevada, on infrastructure and the impact of his administration’s “Investing in America” agenda.
https://www.c-span.org/video/?532323-1/president-biden-remarks-las-vegas-infrastructure-investment

December 8, 2023
6:00 PM EST
D.C. High School News Photography Exhibit Reception
National Press Club
https://www.press.org/events/dc-high-school-news-photography-exhibit-reception

December 8, 2023
6:00 PM EST
Exhibit Closes: "Learning to Serve, Serving to Learn: AmeriCorps During the Clinton Administration"
William J. Clinton Presidential Library and Museum
https://www.archives.gov/calendar/event/exhibit-closes-learning-to-serve-serving-to-learn-americorps-during-the-clinton-administration

December 8, 2023
6:00 PM EST
Secretary Antony J. Blinken meets with Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan
Department of State
https://www.state.gov/public-schedule-december-8-2023/

December 8, 2023
6:50 PM EST
The President departs Las Vegas, Nevada en route to Los Angeles, California
Official Schedule
https://factba.se/biden/calendar/

December 8, 2023
6:55 PM EST
WOLFGANG AMADEUS MOZART The Magic Flute — Holiday Presentation
The Metropolitan Opera Free Live Audio Streams
https://www.metopera.org/season/2023-24-season/the-magic-flute/
https://www.metopera.org/season/radio/free-live-audio-streams/

December 8, 2023
6:57 PM EST
After Words: Jeff Horwitz, "Broken Code Inside Facebook and the Fight to Expose Its Harmful Secrets". The Wall Street Journal's Jeff Horwitz reported on Facebook's growth as a company and the challenges its platforms have faced. He's interviewed by Bloomberg's Sarah Frier.
American History/BookTV
https://www.c-span.org/video/?531943-1/after-words-jeff-horwitz
https://www.c-span.org/networks/?channel=radio

December 8, 2023
7:00 PM EST
2024 Campaign Trail: Ron DeSantis & Fmr. Pres. Trump in Iowa
Up-to-date highlights from candidates' speeches, interviews with political insiders, the latest poll numbers, fundraising stats, and political ads. Witness the campaign unfold in every episode.
https://www.c-span.org/video/?532181-1/ron-desantis-fmr-pres-trump-iowa

December 8, 2023
7:30 PM EST
Home Alone (20th Century-Fox, 1990)
Library of Congress Packard Campus Theater
https://www.loc.gov/item/event-411236/home-alone-20th-century-fox-1990/2023-12-08/

December 8, 2023
7:40 PM EST
The President arrives in Los Angeles, California
Official Schedule
https://factba.se/biden/calendar/

December 8, 2023
7:50 PM EST
The President departs Los Angeles, California en route to Santa Monica, California
Official Schedule
https://factba.se/biden/calendar/

December 8, 2023
8:00 PM EST
The President arrives in Santa Monica, California
Out-of-Town Pool
https://factba.se/biden/calendar/

December 8, 2023
10:00 PM EST
After Words: Jeff Horwitz, "Broken Code Inside Facebook and the Fight to Expose Its Harmful Secrets". The Wall Street Journal's Jeff Horwitz reported on Facebook's growth as a company and the challenges its platforms have faced. He's interviewed by Bloomberg's Sarah Frier.
American History/BookTV
https://www.c-span.org/video/?531943-1/after-words-jeff-horwitz

December 8, 2023
10:30 PM EST
The President and The First Lady participate in a campaign reception
Official Schedule
https://factba.se/biden/calendar/

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Today in History - December 9
https://www.loc.gov/item/today-in-history/december-09

December 9, 2023
International Anti-Corruption Day
United Nations
https://www.un.org/en/observances/anti-corruption-day

December 9, 2023
International Day of Commemoration and Dignity of the Victims of the Crime of Genocide and of the Prevention of this Crime
United Nations
https://www.un.org/en/observances/genocide-prevention-day

DECEMBER 9, 1993
Video Game Violence: Witnesses testified concerning violence in video games produced for Nintendo and Sega. Graphic scenes from a number of Sega games were shown throughout the hearing, which included the infamous “Mortal Kombat” and "Night Trap".
On This Day C-SPAN
https://www.c-span.org/video/?52848-1/video-game-violence

DECEMBER 9, 2015
Federal Bureau of Investigation Oversight. Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Director James Comey testified at a Senate Judiciary Committee oversight hearing on his agency’s operations. 
On This Day C-SPAN
https://www.c-span.org/video/?401606-1/federal-bureau-investigation-oversight

DECEMBER 9, 2019
Kellyanne Conway Comments to Reporters: Counselor to President Trump Kellyanne Conway responded to reporters' questions about Rudy Giuliani’s travel to Ukraine and the ongoing impeachment proceedings against the president.
On This Day C-SPAN
https://www.c-span.org/video/?467235-1/kellyanne-conway-comments-reporters

December 9, 2023
12:30 AM EST
ILO at COP 28: Events at the Just Transition Pavilion - Day 8 (Morning) For the second year in a row, the ILO and the European Commission are hosting the Just Transition Pavilion, a convening space for events, meetings and knowledge sharing around just transition and climate action in cooperation with the UNFCCC, International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC) and International Organisation of Employers (IOE).
United Nations
https://webtv.un.org/en/asset/k1l/k1lqq9a9px

December 9, 2023
12:30 AM EST
Initiative 20x20: Tracking Restoration Progress Against Global Targets
World Resources Institute (WRI)
https://www.wri.org/events/2023/12/initiative-20x20-tracking-restoration-progress-against-global-targets

December 9, 2023
12:30 AM EST
Transforming Financial Systems for Climate and Nature: What Is the Role for Public Development Banks?
World Resources Institute (WRI)
https://www.wri.org/events/2023/12/transforming-financial-systems-climate-and-nature-what-role-public-development-banks

December 9, 2023
12:35 AM EST
After Words: Jeff Horwitz, "Broken Code Inside Facebook and the Fight to Expose Its Harmful Secrets". The Wall Street Journal's Jeff Horwitz reported on Facebook's growth as a company and the challenges its platforms have faced. He's interviewed by Bloomberg's Sarah Frier.
American History/BookTV
https://www.c-span.org/video/?531943-1/after-words-jeff-horwitz
https://www.c-span.org/networks/?channel=radio

December 9, 2023
2:30 AM EST
Loss and Damage on the 10th Anniversary of Super-Typhoon Haiyan: 2023 marks the 10th anniversary of the landfall of super-typhoon Haiyan on the Philippines. It led to the loss of at least 6300 Filipinos, damaged tens of millions of pesos worth of property, and left stories and memories of tragedy that still linger on communities that experienced its wrath. - 2023 UN Climate Change Conference, United Arab Emirates (UNFCCC COP 28)
Home of Sibuyan Island Peoples (BSI); Manila Observatory (MO)
https://unfccc.int/cop28
https://seors.unfccc.int/applications/seors/reports/events_list.html

December 9, 2023
2:30 AM EST
Sciences and Emerging Technologies for Resilience Building: UNESCO’s approach for a Just Transition: The event will explore how to leverage sciences and emerging technologies to build resilience to climate change for a just transition, providing examples of how UNESCO aims to help Member States mitigate and adapt to climate change through ethics, education, and sciences. - 2023 UN Climate Change Conference, United Arab Emirates (UNFCCC COP 28)
United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO); United Nations University (UNU); WMO/UNEP Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC)
https://unfccc.int/cop28
https://seors.unfccc.int/applications/seors/reports/events_list.html

December 9, 2023
2:30 AM EST
Developing Markets to Scale Up Renewable Energy for Climate-Resilient Agriculture: Taking an ecosystem and entrepreneurial approach to enabling productive use of renewable energy technologies that support regenerative agriculture and agri-food value chains can fast track the just energy transition, improve livelihoods and build resilient food systems in the global south. - 2023 UN Climate Change Conference, United Arab Emirates (UNFCCC COP 28)
Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Partnership (REEEP); Practical Action; The Aspen Institute
https://unfccc.int/cop28
https://seors.unfccc.int/applications/seors/reports/events_list.html

December 9, 2023
2:30 AM EST
The 2023 IMO GHG Strategy: Defining the Global Level-Playing-Field for Shipping Decarbonization: The 2023 IMO GHG Strategy defines the pathway for phasing out GHG emissions from international shipping, including intermediate milestones. This event addresses the development of IMO’s global ruleset which will ensure that the shipping industry will meet these targets while leaving no one behind. - 2023 UN Climate Change Conference, United Arab Emirates (UNFCCC COP 28)
International Maritime Organization (IMO); International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA); United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD)
https://unfccc.int/cop28
https://seors.unfccc.int/applications/seors/reports/events_list.html

December 9, 2023
2:30 AM EST
Youth Rising in Solidarity for Environmental Defenders and Safeguarding Lives, Nature and the Future: Environmental defenders unite to share their lived experiences and unwavering determination in their pursuit of protecting nature, despite facing threats and obstacles to their human rights. Using a creative and interfaith approach to storytelling bringing instances for resilience and hope. - 2023 UN Climate Change Conference, United Arab Emirates (UNFCCC COP 28)
Catholic Youth Network for Environmental Sustainability in Africa (CYNESA); If Not Us Then Who? (INUTW)
https://unfccc.int/cop28
https://seors.unfccc.int/applications/seors/reports/events_list.html

December 9, 2023
2:30 AM EST
Financing, & Cultural Responses to Climate Change - Climate Literacy & Adaptation for Heritage: Cultural & educational responses to climate change- protecting heritage from climate threats; global collaboration; public engagement. It will include adaptation guidance ; knowledge exchange; research; needs & opportunities for financing climate literacy & green skills training - 2023 UN Climate Change Conference, United Arab Emirates (UNFCCC COP 28)
The British Council; Earth Day Network (EDN); International National Trusts Organisation (INTO); National Trust
https://unfccc.int/cop28
https://seors.unfccc.int/applications/seors/reports/events_list.html

December 9, 2023
2:30 AM EST
What Fuels Fashion? Addressing Waste, Overconsumption and Decarbonisation for Just Transition: Exploring intersecting issues of fashion waste, overconsumption and decarbonisation which must be addressed as key enabling elements for a Just Transition to Net Zero through a policy dialogue from different fashion industry stakeholder perspectives to co-create informed success pathways. - 2023 UN Climate Change Conference, United Arab Emirates (UNFCCC COP 28)
Fashion Revolution; Organization for Sustainable Communities
https://unfccc.int/cop28
https://seors.unfccc.int/applications/seors/reports/events_list.html

December 9, 2023
2:30 AM EST
Free Market Climate Policy: Innovation & Investment Acceleration via Reduced Tax & Trade Barriers: Roundtable briefing(s) centered on new UNFCCC submissions that address climate mitigation, adaptation, finance (non-market instr.), and Article 6.8. Speakers to include prominent politicians, ministers, diplomats, UNFCCC negotiators, youth representatives, plus business and thought leaders. - 2023 UN Climate Change Conference, United Arab Emirates (UNFCCC COP 28)
Grace Richardson Fund (GRF); Consumer Unity and Trust Society (CUTS)
https://unfccc.int/cop28
https://seors.unfccc.int/applications/seors/reports/events_list.html

December 9, 2023
2:30 AM EST
A Farmer-Centric Approach to Market Creation and Standard Setting for Carbon and Nature: How can top-down dynamics of markets and sustainability standards be challenged to voice farmers’ priorities? This event will consider alternative paradigms to promote inclusive, equitable and practical action on climate mitigation and biodiversity protection at the farm level and for food security. - 2023 UN Climate Change Conference, United Arab Emirates (UNFCCC COP 28)
Fairtrade Labelling Organizations International e.V. (FLO e.V.); Agricord vzw; The National Farmers Union (NFU)
https://unfccc.int/cop28
https://seors.unfccc.int/applications/seors/reports/events_list.html

December 9, 2023
2:45 AM EST
ISS Expedition 70 in-flight event to mark the 25th anniversary of the mating of the Zarya and Unity Modules during the STS-88 Space Shuttle Mission with all seven crewmembers, NASA Associate Administrator Bob Cabana (the STS-88 Commander in 1998) and ISS Program Manager Joel Montalbano
National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)
https://www.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/nasa-tv-schedule-for-web-week-of-12-4-2023.pdf
https://plus.nasa.gov/scheduled-video/cop28-conference-on-nasa-and-usda-tools-for-agriculture/
https://www.nasa.gov/nasatv/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=21X5lGlDOfg

December 9, 2023
3:00 AM EST
COP28: Sustainable AgriRevolution: Cultivating Positive Change
Business Council for International Understanding
https://bciu.org/
https://bciu.zohobackstage.com/COP28FOODSECURITY

December 9, 2023
4:15 AM EST
The 10-year anniversary of the Warsaw Framework for REDD+ - This side event will provide an overview of REDD+ development over the past decade, as well as information about reporting under the Paris Agreement. The Parties invited will also share their success stories of REDD+ implementation to provide insights to raise REDD+ ambition in the coming decade. - 2023 UN Climate Change Conference, United Arab Emirates (UNFCCC COP 28)
Secretariat of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC)
https://unfccc.int/cop28
https://seors.unfccc.int/applications/seors/reports/events_list.html

December 9, 2023
4:15 AM EST
The Pathways and Lessons Learned Leading to a Just Transition Work Programme: For decades, countries, cities, and companies have developed and tested just transition initiatives across the world. This session will take stock of international experience, progress and challenges to inform the development of a just transition work programme under UNFCCC and national policies. - 2023 UN Climate Change Conference, United Arab Emirates (UNFCCC COP 28)
International Labour Organization (ILO); Economic Commission for Africa (ECA); International Labour Organization (ILO); United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women (UN Women); United Nations University (UNU)
https://unfccc.int/cop28
https://seors.unfccc.int/applications/seors/reports/events_list.html

December 9, 2023
4:15 AM EST
Don't Waste Our Food Security! Food Rescue as a Solution to Food Scarcity: Our food systems are affected by and contribute to climate change, geopolitical issues, and pandemics. Food waste has severe consequences for society, the environment, and the economy. Food rescue addresses these problems by productively using surplus food instead of destroying it. - 2023 UN Climate Change Conference, United Arab Emirates (UNFCCC COP 28)
Israel; The Heschel Center for Sustainability
https://unfccc.int/cop28
https://seors.unfccc.int/applications/seors/reports/events_list.html

December 9, 2023
4:15 AM EST
Minimizing and Addressing L&D With Locally Led Adaptation and Risk-Transfer Financing Solutions: The session will explore and showcase how innovative country-based delivery mechanisms and financing solutions for locally-led adaptation action, combined with evidence-based risk transfer digital financing instruments, can be used to minimize and address L&D in the most climate-vulnerable countries - 2023 UN Climate Change Conference, United Arab Emirates (UNFCCC COP 28)
United Nations Capital Development Fund (UNCDF); The Joint Sustainable Development Goals Fund (Joint SDG Fund); United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR); United Nations University (UNU)
https://unfccc.int/cop28
https://seors.unfccc.int/applications/seors/reports/events_list.html

December 9, 2023
4:15 AM EST
Youth Voices for Climate Action: We will highlight youth working in different ways to mitigate and adapt to climate change. Our panel will include youth working on climate research, art, storytelling, and other means to push for change. The panelists will be diverse, including voices from different sectors and parts of the world. - 2023 UN Climate Change Conference, United Arab Emirates (UNFCCC COP 28)
Emory University; Plant for the Planet Foundation (Plant for the Planet); Sudanese Environment Conservation Society (SECS); University of Melbourne
ttps://unfccc.int/cop28
https://seors.unfccc.int/applications/seors/reports/events_list.html

December 9, 2023
4:15 AM EST
Catalysing Skills Potential for a Green Economy in Africa and the Global South: This multi-stakeholder session will explore the role of vocational education and skills in climate action, particularly in Africa and the Global South. The event will include case studies from the tourism sector which will serve as practical examples. - 2023 UN Climate Change Conference, United Arab Emirates (UNFCCC COP 28)
The Federation for Associations Connected to the International Humana People to People Movement (FAIHPP); Foundation for Environmental Education (FEE)
https://unfccc.int/cop28
https://seors.unfccc.int/applications/seors/reports/events_list.html

December 9, 2023
4:15 AM EST
Beyond Growth: Sufficiency for a Sustainable and Equitable Future: Overconsumption must be addressed for the preservation of people and the planet. Sufficiency is vital to tackle climate change and inequitable resource use. The event focuses on implications in governance, social justice and culture to foster sustainable and equitable policies for human well-being. - 2023 UN Climate Change Conference, United Arab Emirates (UNFCCC COP 28)
European Union; European Youth Forum (YFJ) 
https://unfccc.int/cop28
https://seors.unfccc.int/applications/seors/reports/events_list.html

December 9, 2023
5:00 AM EST
ILO at COP 28: Events at the Just Transition Pavilion - Day 8 (Afternoon)
United Nations
https://webtv.un.org/en/asset/k1e/k1emp8jvge

December 9, 2023
5:58 AM EST
After Words: Jeff Horwitz, "Broken Code Inside Facebook and the Fight to Expose Its Harmful Secrets". The Wall Street Journal's Jeff Horwitz reported on Facebook's growth as a company and the challenges its platforms have faced. He's interviewed by Bloomberg's Sarah Frier.
American History/BookTV
https://www.c-span.org/video/?531943-1/after-words-jeff-horwitz
https://www.c-span.org/networks/?channel=radio

December 9, 2023
6:00 AM EST
Water to Accelerate Climate Resilience for Sustainable Peace and Development in the Sahel Region: The Sahel is characterized by harsh climate conditions with strong climatic variability. These conditions alter water quality/availability as obstacles to food security and development. UNISS focuses on water as an accelerator for development, peace, and security through climate adaptation. - 2023 UN Climate Change Conference, United Arab Emirates (UNFCCC COP 28)
United Nations Integrated Strategy for the Sahel (UNISS); Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO); Secretariat of the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD); United Nations Capital Development Fund (UNCDF); United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF); United Nations Development Programme (UNDP); United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO); World Food Programme (WFP)
https://unfccc.int/cop28
https://seors.unfccc.int/applications/seors/reports/events_list.html

December 9, 2023
6:00 AM EST
Empowering Youth Climate Leadership: Access to Climate Finance, Capacity Building and Technology: Integration of youth leadership in climate action is essential towards achieving targets of national climate plans. This side event will establish a clear understanding of the role young people play as enablers and solution providers while advocating for increase in access to means of implementation - 2023 UN Climate Change Conference, United Arab Emirates (UNFCCC COP 28)
Commonwealth Secretariat (COMSEC); Fiji; Zambia
https://unfccc.int/cop28
https://seors.unfccc.int/applications/seors/reports/events_list.html

December 9, 2023
6:00 AM EST
Faith Communities & Resilient Frontliners Responding to the Nexus of Food-Water-Climate Change: Climate change cannot be addressed in isolation. The nexus between food, sustainable agriculture, water and climate change is evident. Faith communities as well as women farmers have shown resilience and nature-based solutions. The event will showcase these good practices. - 2023 UN Climate Change Conference, United Arab Emirates (UNFCCC COP 28)
Ecumenical Advocacy Alliance (EAA); Center for Food Safety (CFS); International Association of Students in Agricultural and Related Sciences (IAAS); Local Environment Development and Agricultural Research Society (LEDARS)
https://unfccc.int/cop28
https://seors.unfccc.int/applications/seors/reports/events_list.html

December 9, 2023
6:00 AM EST
General Comment 26: How Can It Be Game Changing at COP Decisions With the Lens of Child Rights: The General Comment 26 of the UNCRC on children’s rights and the environment with a focus on climate change can help to ensure that all climate decisions safeguard the rights of the most vulnerable, particularly children, and cooperate with language on policy coherence at COP decisions. - 2023 UN Climate Change Conference, United Arab Emirates (UNFCCC COP 28)
Alana; Child Rights International Network (CRIN); University of Strathclyde
https://unfccc.int/cop28
https://seors.unfccc.int/applications/seors/reports/events_list.html

December 9, 2023
6:00 AM EST
The Role of Academies in Climate Policy Advice: This session explores the role played by young and senior scientific academies in providing advice to meet climate goals &solutions. Five to eight academies will share their work and experience. The discussion will include benefits of engaging young academies to address global climate challenges. - 2023 UN Climate Change Conference, United Arab Emirates (UNFCCC COP 28)
Colorado State University; Institute for European Environmental Policy (IEEP)
https://unfccc.int/cop28
https://seors.unfccc.int/applications/seors/reports/events_list.html

December 9, 2023
6:00 AM EST
Sustainable Lifestyles, Sufficiency Supporting Just Climate Action, Stronger NDCs: Sustainable lifestyles, sufficiency, can help reducing emissions in high-emission countries with affluent lifestyles. Policies supporting these should be included in the GST and new NDCs. New European research shows the specific sufficiency actions and policies that can make the difference. - 2023 UN Climate Change Conference, United Arab Emirates (UNFCCC COP 28)
International Network for Sustainable Energy (INFORSE); Association négaWatt; Fraunhofer Institute for Systems and Innovation Research (FhG ISI); SustainableEnergy (SE)
https://unfccc.int/cop28
https://seors.unfccc.int/applications/seors/reports/events_list.html

December 9, 2023
6:00 AM EST
Funding the Green Transition: Navigating Developing Countries' Climate Finance Needs: In the context of the GST and negotiations on the NCQC to mobilise climate finance, this event will discuss articulation of finance needs in countries’ NDCs and LTS’; the important role of finance ministries and IFIs in developing investment plans; and explore sectoral transition costs. - 2023 UN Climate Change Conference, United Arab Emirates (UNFCCC COP 28)
Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH Zurich); I4CE - Institute for Climate Economics (I4CE); University of St. Gallen, Institute for Economy and the Environment (IWOe)
https://unfccc.int/cop28
https://seors.unfccc.int/applications/seors/reports/events_list.html

December 9, 2023
6:00 AM EST
Strengthen International Industry Chain Cooperation and Accelerate Energy Transition: We convene directors of international energy institutions, high level representatives from leading clean energy companies and financial institutions to discuss key results of the Global Stocktake from the industrial perspective, expecting to make contribution to scaling up renewable energy globally. - 2023 UN Climate Change Conference, United Arab Emirates (UNFCCC COP 28)
Chinese Renewable Energy Industry Association (CREIA); China New Energy Chamber of Commerce (CNECC); Danish Society of Engineers
https://unfccc.int/cop28
https://seors.unfccc.int/applications/seors/reports/events_list.html

December 9, 2023
7:00 AM EST
Washington Journal: 12/09/2023
Washington Journal provides a forum for lawmakers and journalists to discuss key topics surrounding today's legislation.
https://www.c-span.org/event/?532086/washington-journal-12092023

December 9, 2023
7:45 AM EST
The Global Stocktake: Delivering Ambitious Systemic Transformations for Climate Action: The GST is key to spur action at the pace and scale needed to reach climate goals. The event will focus on systemic transformations to correct course in energy, nature, mitigation, adaptation, loss & damage and finance, to build momentum for global and national ambition in a diversity of countries. - 2023 UN Climate Change Conference, United Arab Emirates (UNFCCC COP 28)
World Resources Institute (WRI); Climate Action Network - Europe (CAN - Europe); NewClimate Institute for Climate Policy and Global Sustainability gGmbH (NewClimate Institute); WWF (WWF)
https://unfccc.int/cop28
https://seors.unfccc.int/applications/seors/reports/events_list.html

December 9, 2023
7:45 AM EST
Fostering Youth-Led Entrepreneurship and Innovation for Climate-Resilient Communities: The role of educators, institutions and policymakers in scaling youth-led entrepreneurship and innovation for achieving the SDGs. Climate action through skills development and lifelong learning, access to finance and mentorship, academic partnerships, technology and innovation, and policy frameworks - 2023 UN Climate Change Conference, United Arab Emirates (UNFCCC COP 28)
The Association of Commonwealth Universities (The ACU); University of Minnesota (UMN); World Organization of the Scout Movement (WOSM)
https://unfccc.int/cop28
https://seors.unfccc.int/applications/seors/reports/events_list.html

December 9, 2023
7:45 AM EST
New Financial Mechanism, Pricing & Subsidy Strategies to Transform Food Systems & Meet Climate Goals: Food systems cause 1/3 of global emissions, yet only a small fraction of climate finance and incentives support better food systems. We will explore means of shifting incentives with an agricultural roadmap, GHG emissions pricing, taxation and public subsidy shifts, and a Good Food Finance Facility. - 2023 UN Climate Change Conference, United Arab Emirates (UNFCCC COP 28)
Citizens' Climate Education Corp. (CCE); Jeremy Coller Foundation (FAIRR); True Animal Protein Price Coalition (TAPP Coalition)
https://unfccc.int/cop28
https://seors.unfccc.int/applications/seors/reports/events_list.html

December 9, 2023
7:45 AM EST
Integrity Matters: Boosting Non-State Climate Action Credibility to Step-Up Accountability: How to support the UNFCCC Secretariat efforts to implement a Non-State actor Accountability framework using tangible data and national perspectives? Transparency, transition plan credibility and impact monitoring will be raised and tools proposed to feed the GST from a Non-State approach. - 2023 UN Climate Change Conference, United Arab Emirates (UNFCCC COP 28)
Climate Chance Association; Climate Action Network Australia (CANA); Réseau Action Climat - France (RAC-F)
https://unfccc.int/cop28
https://seors.unfccc.int/applications/seors/reports/events_list.html

December 9, 2023
7:45 AM EST
Climate Adaption and Resilience: 1.Extreme climate event and disaster risk indicators; 2.Climate tipping points: time to reach, impacts and resilience; 3.Regional responses and adaptation to climate change ; 4.Climate finance and sustainable development goals; 5.Energy transition and nature-based solutions - 2023 UN Climate Change Conference, United Arab Emirates (UNFCCC COP 28)
China Association for Science and Technology (CAST); Institute of Environment and Sustainable Development in Agriculture, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Science (IESEA CAAS)
https://unfccc.int/cop28
https://seors.unfccc.int/applications/seors/reports/events_list.html

December 9, 2023
7:45 AM EST
Knowledge to Action: Engaging Diverse Communities and Stakeholders: Creating knowledge to inform action requires strong ties among researchers, communities & decisionmakers. We will highlight examples (natural solutions, including through the Afro-Interamerican Forum on Climate Change; sustainable fuels; etc.) where stakeholder engagement supports positive outcomes. - 2023 UN Climate Change Conference, United Arab Emirates (UNFCCC COP 28)
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT); American Geophysical Union (AGU); Pennsylvania State University (PSU)
https://unfccc.int/cop28
https://seors.unfccc.int/applications/seors/reports/events_list.html

December 9, 2023
7:45 AM EST
Ancestral Wisdom Driving Low Carbon, Climate Resilient Futures: Asia-Pacific and Global Lessons: In the Global Stocktake framework, this session highlights how greater focus on ancestral wisdom & traditional practices including heritage vernacular architecture that pre-date (or work independently of) the fossil fuel era can accelerate progress towards climate resilient, low-carbon living today. - 2023 UN Climate Change Conference, United Arab Emirates (UNFCCC COP 28)
Julie's Bicycle; American Anthropological Association (AAA); International Council on Monuments and Sites (ICOMOS)
https://unfccc.int/cop28
https://seors.unfccc.int/applications/seors/reports/events_list.html

December 9, 2023
7:45 AM EST
Accelerating Energy Transformation in Southeast Asia: It will discuss the challenges and opportunities of renewable energy transition and the role of the G7. The discussion will include Japan’s Asia Zero Emission Community to promote ammonia co-firing in coal-fired power in the region, and other proposals and financial mechanisms. - 2023 UN Climate Change Conference, United Arab Emirates (UNFCCC COP 28)
Renewable Energy Institute; Institute for Climate and Sustainable Cities (ICSC) (ICSC)
https://unfccc.int/cop28
https://seors.unfccc.int/applications/seors/reports/events_list.html

December 9, 2023
7:45 AM EST
Fostering Climate-Resilient and Nature Positive Financing Through South-South Cooperation: Climate finance is magnitudes of scale below actual need and disproportionately favors mitigation. South-South cooperation can be a vital tool in overcoming not only these barriers but also the negative link between climate impacts and sovereign debt. - 2023 UN Climate Change Conference, United Arab Emirates (UNFCCC COP 28)
Beijing Greenovation Hub for Public Welfare Development (G:HUB); Boston University
https://unfccc.int/cop28
https://seors.unfccc.int/applications/seors/reports/events_list.html

December 9, 2023
8:01 AM EST
Lectures in History: Soldier, Diplomat & Civil Rights Leader Charles Young. The life and legacy of World War I general & civil rights icon Charles Young was the topic of a lecture by Le'Trice Donaldson, history professor at Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi. This lecture was hosted by Akron University in Ohio.
American History/BookTV
https://www.c-span.org/video/?530877-1/soldier-diplomat-civil-rights-leader-charles-young

December 9, 2023
9:00 AM EST
Holiday Open House Events: Decorations, Children's Reading Festival, Cards for Sailors, Santa and Refreshments
Franklin D. Roosevelt Library and Museum
https://www.fdrlibrary.org/events-calendar

December 9, 2023
9:00 AM EST
Jiu Jitsu Seminar with Carlos “Escorrega” Lemos, Jr.
National Veterans Memorial and Museum (NVMM) Columbus, Ohio
https://nationalvmm.org/events/jiu-jitsu-seminar-with-carlos-escorrega-lemos-jr/

December 9, 2023
9:00 AM EST
Family Activity
National Museum of the United States Army, Fort Belvoir, Virginia
https://www.thenmusa.org/events/

December 9, 2023
9:00 AM EST - 5:00 PM EST
Visit with Santa
National Museum of the Marine Corps, Triangle, Virginia
https://www.usmcmuseum.com/calendar.html

December 9, 2023
9:21 AM EST
Reel America: "Winter Count" - 1975. A "winter count" is a Plains Indian tradition of recording a tribe's history with symbols drawn on buffalo hide or other material. In this short film funded by the U.S. Information Agency, Lydia Fire Thunder Bluebird, an Oglala Sioux woman, uses her great uncle's winter count to explain the tradition and the history of her people.
American History/BookTV
https://www.c-span.org/video/?466663-1/winter-count

December 9, 2023
9:30 AM EST
The Escazú Agreement as a Catalyst for Climate Empowerment Actions: The event will discuss how the Escazú Agreement enhances informed and inclusive climate actions and policies in Latin America and the Caribbean, in support of SDG 13 and the Paris Agreement. - 2023 UN Climate Change Conference, United Arab Emirates (UNFCCC COP 28)
Mexico; Corporación Fiscalía del Medio Ambiente (FIMA)
https://unfccc.int/cop28
https://seors.unfccc.int/applications/seors/reports/events_list.html

December 9, 2023
9:30 AM EST
Transparency on Just Transition: The event will explore how Nigeria and other countries approach the tracking of just transition processes linked to NDC implementation and long-term strategies. It will showcase how transparency is critical for building trust among stakeholders, including trade unions and employer associations. - 2023 UN Climate Change Conference, United Arab Emirates (UNFCCC COP 28)
Nigeria; Sustainable Energy Africa (SEA)
https://unfccc.int/cop28
https://seors.unfccc.int/applications/seors/reports/events_list.html

December 9, 2023
9:30 AM EST
Assist Climate Vulnerable Countries Develop Export-Oriented and Low-Carbon Agricultural Supply Chain: Smallholders achieving low carbon, water efficient cultivation is essential to attaining just transition for sustainable agrifood systems. The discussions will explore topics and evaluate how trade can persuade smallholders farmers adopt sustainable cultivation. - 2023 UN Climate Change Conference, United Arab Emirates (UNFCCC COP 28)
Eswatini; Taiwan Institute for Sustainable Energy (TISE)
https://unfccc.int/cop28
https://seors.unfccc.int/applications/seors/reports/events_list.html

December 9, 2023
9:30 AM EST
Communities Catalysing Social & Environmental Change: Intersectional Approaches to Climate Action: Fostering scalable community-centred solutions for sustainable development and energy transition through public engagement, youth & local community-driven climate action, holistic capacity building, education and knowledge sharing at the intersection of social change and technological innovation. - 2023 UN Climate Change Conference, United Arab Emirates (UNFCCC COP 28)
Commonwealth Human Ecology Council (CHEC); Climate Outreach Information Network (COIN)
https://unfccc.int/cop28
https://seors.unfccc.int/applications/seors/reports/events_list.html

December 9, 2023
9:30 AM EST
Focus on Food & Early Warning Systems in Different Regions: Challenges & Experts: The needed financial and technical support for effective early warning systems in the context of production systems based to sustain food sovereignty, improve the livelihoods of rural vulnerable communities and reduce loss & damage. Session will share experiences between Africa and Arab Region &WA. - 2023 UN Climate Change Conference, United Arab Emirates (UNFCCC COP 28)
Kuwait Environment Protection Society (KEPS); Engineering Association for Development and Environment (EADE)
https://unfccc.int/cop28
https://seors.unfccc.int/applications/seors/reports/events_list.html

December 9, 2023
9:30 AM EST
Decarbonization Ecosystems: The Impact of University Partnerships: This panel features the University of Toronto’s 46-partner decarbonization project, the Italian University Network (RUS)’ decarbonization guidelines, and the Climate Leadership Network's 450+ institution decarbonization plans, and the UK Universities and U7+ Climate Network leadership initiative. - 2023 UN Climate Change Conference, United Arab Emirates (UNFCCC COP 28)
University of Toronto; Ecole polytechnique (X); Northwestern University (NU); Polytechnic of Turin; Second Nature; Universite Cote d'Azur (UCA); Université de Montréal (UdeM); University of Edinburgh; University of Genoa (Unige)
https://unfccc.int/cop28
https://seors.unfccc.int/applications/seors/reports/events_list.html

December 9, 2023
9:30 AM EST
Youth Voices from the Gulf: New Ideas and International Exchange on Climate Action: The Gulf Research Center Foundation (GRC Jeddah and Geneva) and Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung’s (KAS) Regional Programme Gulf States are holding a call for young experts and practitioners from the GCC states for papers exploring youth perspectives and engagement in climate protection - 2023 UN Climate Change Conference, United Arab Emirates (UNFCCC COP 28)
Gulf Research Center Foundation (GRCF); The Congolese Diaspora For Nelson Mandela Legacy. (CDFNML)
https://unfccc.int/cop28
https://seors.unfccc.int/applications/seors/reports/events_list.html

December 9, 2023
9:30 AM EST
Ensuring Effective Human Rights Protections in Article 6 Rules: Carbon offsetting projects have been linked to numerous human rights violations. It is, therefore, vital that rights safeguards are introduced within Article 6 to ensure that states and private entities are held accountable for their rights violations and for their overreliance on offsets. - 2023 UN Climate Change Conference, United Arab Emirates (UNFCCC COP 28)
Comité Catholique contre la Faim et pour le Développement - Terre solidaire (CCFD-Terre Solidaire); Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy (IATP)
https://unfccc.int/cop28
https://seors.unfccc.int/applications/seors/reports/events_list.html

December 9, 2023
9:30 AM EST
Leveraging Carbon Dioxide Removal, Negative Emissions and Renewable Energy Solutions: Achieving the 1.5° targets will require the use of negative emission technologies and materials as well as direct air capture and sequestering materials (incl. for the GHG-intensive buildings sector). Intelligent assessment and finance is needed to implement solutions. - 2023 UN Climate Change Conference, United Arab Emirates (UNFCCC COP 28)
European Business Council for Sustainable Energy (e5); Abibimman Foundation (AF); Arizona State University (ASU); Coalition for Our Common Future (COCF); International Code Council; Reevaluation Foundation; The Associated Chambers of Commerce and Industry of India (ASSOCHAM)
https://unfccc.int/cop28
https://seors.unfccc.int/applications/seors/reports/events_list.html

December 9, 2023
9:30 AM EST
The Presidency: Julia Gardiner Tyler.vWhat did first lady Julia Gardiner Tyler have to do with the annexation of Texas? The First Ladies Association for Research and Education hosted a virtual discussion looking at how this first lady's marriage to President John Tyler became politicized and tied to the 1844 presidential election.
American History/BookTV
https://www.c-span.org/video/?532012-1/julia-gardiner-tyler

December 9, 2023
10:00 AM EST
Campaign 2024: GOP Presidential Hopefuls Speak in Sioux Center, Iowa
Ahead of the Iowa Republican caucus next month, Rep. Randy Feenstra (R-IA) hosts conversations with presidential candidates Gov. Ron DeSantis (FL), former Gov. Nikki Haley (SC), Vivek Ramaswamy, and Ryan Binkley in Sioux Center, Iowa.
https://www.c-span.org/video/?467235-1/kellyanne-conway-comments-reporters

December 9, 2023
10:00 AM EST
VAI Music Therapy
National Veterans Memorial and Museum (NVMM) Columbus, Ohio
https://nationalvmm.org/events/vai-music-therapy/

December 9, 2023
10:20 AM EST
American Artifacts: St. John's Church, the "Church of the Presidents". St. John's Church on Lafayette Square near the White House was designed by U.S. Capitol architect Benjamin Latrobe and opened in 1816. St. John's is known as the "Church of the Presidents," because every president since James Madison has attended at least one service there. Historian and church member Richard Grimmett gave American History TV a tour of the national historic landmark.
American History/BookTV
https://www.c-span.org/video/?298414-1/st-johns-church-church-presidents

December 9, 2023
11:00 AM EST
Remembering the Brig Beaver: Pembroke’s Place in the Boston Tea Party
The Pembroke Historical Society with the Boston Tea Party Ships & Museum, and Revolution 250
https://www.december16.org/event/remembering-the-brig-beaver-pembrokes-place-in-the-boston-tea-party

December 9, 2023
11:00 AM EST
Lectures in History: Soldier, Diplomat & Civil Rights Leader Charles Young. The life and legacy of World War I general & civil rights icon Charles Young was the topic of a lecture by Le'Trice Donaldson, history professor at Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi. This lecture was hosted by Akron University in Ohio.
American History/BookTV
https://www.c-span.org/video/?530877-1/soldier-diplomat-civil-rights-leader-charles-young

December 9, 2023
11:00 AM EST
The Kay R. Pace School of the Arts Holiday Concert
Jimmy Carter Presidential Library and Museum
https://www.archives.gov/calendar/event/the-kay-r-pace-school-of-the-arts-holiday-concert

December 9, 2023
11:00 AM EST
2023 Holidays in the Rotunda
George H.W. Bush Presidential Library and Museum
https://www.bush41.org/Events

December 9, 2023
11:30 AM EST
Expressing Yourself Through Movement
National Veterans Memorial and Museum (NVMM) Columbus, Ohio
https://nationalvmm.org/events/expressing-yourself-through-movement/

December 10, 2023
12:20 PM EST
Reel America: "Winter Count" - 1975. A "winter count" is a Plains Indian tradition of recording a tribe's history with symbols drawn on buffalo hide or other material. In this short film funded by the U.S. Information Agency, Lydia Fire Thunder Bluebird, an Oglala Sioux woman, uses her great uncle's winter count to explain the tradition and the history of her people.
American History/BookTV
https://www.c-span.org/video/?466663-1/winter-count

December 9, 2023
12:30 PM EST
The Presidency: Julia Gardiner Tyler.vWhat did first lady Julia Gardiner Tyler have to do with the annexation of Texas? The First Ladies Association for Research and Education hosted a virtual discussion looking at how this first lady's marriage to President John Tyler became politicized and tied to the 1844 presidential election.
American History/BookTV
https://www.c-span.org/video/?532012-1/julia-gardiner-tyler

December 9, 2023
1:00 PM EST
Visit with Santa
National Museum of the Marine Corps, Triangle, Virginia
https://www.usmcmuseum.com/calendar.html

December 9, 2023
1:20 PM EST
American Artifacts: St. John's Church, the "Church of the Presidents". St. John's Church on Lafayette Square near the White House was designed by U.S. Capitol architect Benjamin Latrobe and opened in 1816. St. John's is known as the "Church of the Presidents," because every president since James Madison has attended at least one service there. Historian and church member Richard Grimmett gave American History TV a tour of the national historic landmark.
American History/BookTV
https://www.c-span.org/video/?298414-1/st-johns-church-church-presidents

December 9, 2023
2:00 PM EST
Holiday Happenings
National Museum of the United States Army, Fort Belvoir, Virginia
https://www.thenmusa.org/events/

December 9, 2023
2:00 PM EST
The Civil War: 1863 Wrightsville Bridge Burning. Historian Scott Mingus discussed the burning of the Wrightsville Bridge in Pennsylvania over the Susquehanna River in 1863. Retreating militia units burned the bridge in an effort to halt the advance of Confederate forces. The action saved Wrightsville but set up the Battle of Gettysburg. This was part of the National Museum of the Civil War Soldier's annual event in Petersburg, Virginia.
American History/BookTV
https://www.c-span.org/video/?531046-3/burning-wrightsville-bridge-1863

December 9, 2023
3:00 PM EST
Army-Navy Game Watch Party
National Museum of the United States Army, Fort Belvoir, Virginia
https://www.thenmusa.org/events/

December 9, 2023
3:00 PM EST
2023 Army Navy Game
Presented by USAA
https://www.gillettestadium.com/event/2023-army-vs-navy/

December 9, 2023
3:00 PM EST
Holiday Concert - DAR Constitution Hall, Washington, DC
U.S. Air Force Band
https://www.music.af.mil/Bands/The-United-States-Air-Force-Band/Events/
https://calendar.google.com/calendar/event?eid=NHZmcmVuNTBhMnEwOWc3ZWg3Ym1kM3NndTAgZ2hwcm9nY2c5cjVqcnU3Y2djbmQxb3NkcG9AZw&ctz=America/New_York

December 9, 2023
3:05 PM EST
160th Anniversary of Lincoln's 1863 Gettysburg Address. The Lincoln Group of the District of Columbia marked the occasion of the 160th anniversary of Abraham Lincoln's Gettysburg Address, on November 19, 1863, with a discussion of the president's use of oratory and hidden meaning.
American History/BookTV
https://www.c-span.org/video/?530940-1/160th-anniversary-lincolns-1863-gettysburg-address

December 9, 2023
3:55 PM EST
The Civil War: 2022 Lincoln Forum - Photo of Lincoln at Gettysburg. Historian Christopher Oakley talked about how he used 3D technology with period photographs to reveal where Lincoln stood when he delivered the Gettysburg Address in 1863. The Lincoln Forum in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, hosted this event.
American History/BookTV
https://www.c-span.org/video/?524210-2/2022-lincoln-forum-photo-lincoln-gettysburg

December 9, 2023
4:50 PM EST
Clinton House Museum. Located in Fayetteville, Arkansas, the Clinton House Museum was the first home of Bill and Hillary Clinton. The Clinton's taught at the at the University of Arkansas School of Law and were married inside the home in 1975. Angie Albright, Museum Director, gave us a tour of the home and showed rarely seen memorabilia from President Clinton's early political career.
American History/BookTV
https://www.c-span.org/video/?440171-1/clinton-house-museum

December 9, 2023
5:00 PM EST
Nelson Lichtenstein, "A Fabulous Failure - The Clinton Presidency and the Transformation of American Capitalism". UC Santa Barbara professor Nelson Lichtenstein argued that the Clinton administration's agenda did more to advance corporate America than working class Americans. Columbia University in New York City hosted this event.
American History/BookTV
https://www.c-span.org/video/?530031-1/a-fabulous-failure-clinton-presidency-transformation-american-capitalism

December 9, 2023
6:00 PM EST
YYRC 111th Annual Gala with President Donald J. Trump and Rep. Matt Gaetz
New York Young Republican Club
>>20011719 pb
https://nyyrc.com/events/nyyrc-111th-annual-gala/

December 9, 2023
6:30 PM EST
Legacy of Iraq War Protests. The Peace History Society hosted a discussion on antiwar protests during the 2003 invasion of Iraq. This event took place at Gwynedd Mercy University in Pennsylvania.
American History/BookTV
https://www.c-span.org/video/?531106-1/legacy-iraq-war-protests

December 9, 2023
7:00 PM EST
Holiday Concert - DAR Constitution Hall, Washington, DC
U.S. Air Force Band
https://www.music.af.mil/Bands/The-United-States-Air-Force-Band/Events/
https://calendar.google.com/calendar/event?eid=M2cyM2pqdXJjNzJuamJxMXIzamtqNWhrcmQgZ2hwcm9nY2c5cjVqcnU3Y2djbmQxb3NkcG9AZw&ctz=America/New_York

December 9, 2023
7:59 PM EST
Lectures in History: Soldier, Diplomat & Civil Rights Leader Charles Young. The life and legacy of World War I general & civil rights icon Charles Young was the topic of a lecture by Le'Trice Donaldson, history professor at Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi. This lecture was hosted by Akron University in Ohio.
American History/BookTV
https://www.c-span.org/video/?530877-1/soldier-diplomat-civil-rights-leader-charles-young

December 9, 2023
8:30 PM EST
Community Mixer: Arts and Culture
World Affairs Council
https://www.world-affairs.org/event/community-mixer-arts-and-culture/

December 9, 2023
9:20 PM EST
Reel America: "Winter Count" - 1975. A "winter count" is a Plains Indian tradition of recording a tribe's history with symbols drawn on buffalo hide or other material. In this short film funded by the U.S. Information Agency, Lydia Fire Thunder Bluebird, an Oglala Sioux woman, uses her great uncle's winter count to explain the tradition and the history of her people.
American History/BookTV
https://www.c-span.org/video/?466663-1/winter-count

December 9, 2023
9:20 PM EST
160th Anniversary of Lincoln's 1863 Gettysburg Address. The Lincoln Group of the District of Columbia marked the occasion of the 160th anniversary of Abraham Lincoln's Gettysburg Address, on November 19, 1863, with a discussion of the president's use of oratory and hidden meaning.
American History/BookTV
https://www.c-span.org/video/?530940-1/160th-anniversary-lincolns-1863-gettysburg-address
https://www.c-span.org/networks/?channel=radio

December 9, 2023
9:30 PM EST
The Presidency: Julia Gardiner Tyler
What did first lady Julia Gardiner Tyler have to do with the annexation of Texas? The First Ladies Association for Research and Education hosted a virtual discussion looking at how this first lady's marriage to President John Tyler became politicized and tied to the 1844 presidential election.
https://www.c-span.org/video/?532012-1/julia-gardiner-tyler

December 9, 2023
10:20 PM EST
American Artifacts: St. John's Church, the "Church of the Presidents". St. John's Church on Lafayette Square near the White House was designed by U.S. Capitol architect Benjamin Latrobe and opened in 1816. St. John's is known as the "Church of the Presidents," because every president since James Madison has attended at least one service there. Historian and church member Richard Grimmett gave American History TV a tour of the national historic landmark.
American History/BookTV
https://www.c-span.org/video/?298414-1/st-johns-church-church-presidents

December 9, 2023
11:00 PM EST
Lectures in History: Soldier, Diplomat & Civil Rights Leader Charles Young. The life and legacy of World War I general & civil rights icon Charles Young was the topic of a lecture by Le'Trice Donaldson, history professor at Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi. This lecture was hosted by Akron University in Ohio.
American History/BookTV
https://www.c-span.org/video/?530877-1/soldier-diplomat-civil-rights-leader-charles-young

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December 10, 2023 - December 13, 2023
16th Annual Conference on the Science of Dissemination and Implementation in Health (D&I)
National Institutes of Health (NIH) and AcademyHealth
https://academyhealth.confex.com/academyhealth/2023di/meetingapp.cgi
https://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/events/2023/16th-annual-conference-science-dissemination-implementation-health

Today in History - December 10
https://www.loc.gov/item/today-in-history/december-10

Jumble Sunday
https://www.theepochtimes.com/epochfun/jumble-sunday-4617649

December 10, 2023
Human Rights Day
United Nations
https://www.un.org/en/observances/human-rights-day

December 10, 2023
Egypt
Presidential Elections
https://www.ndi.org/elections-calendar

DECEMBER 10, 1832
Nullification Proclamation: Primary Documents in American History
Library of Congress
https://guides.loc.gov/nullification-proclamation

DECEMBER 10, 2014
Benghazi Consulate Attack and Diplomatic Security: Greg Starr, assistant secretary of State for diplomatic security, and Steve Linick, inspector general with the State Department, testified before the House Select Committee on the Events Surrounding the 2012 Terrorist Attack in Benghazi. 
On This Day C-SPAN
https://www.c-span.org/video/?323116-1/benghazi-consulate-attack-diplomatic-security

DECEMBER 10, 2019
Campaign 2020: President Trump Campaign Event in Hershey, Pennsylvania. President Trump and Vice President Pence urged Pennsylvania voters to put them back in the White House in 2020. The two held a campaign rally in Hershey, Pennsylvania touting the administration’s successes. They also criticized Democrats for their impeachment inquiry.
On This Day C-SPAN
https://www.c-span.org/video/?467217-1/president-trump-campaign-event-hershey-pennsylvania

DECEMBER 10, 2019
Announcement of Articles of Impeachment Against President Trump: House Democratic leaders announced two articles of impeachment against President Trump. Judiciary Committee Chair Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) delivered the announcement. He told reporters, "Today, in service to our duty to the Constitution and to our country, the House Committee on the Judiciary is introducing two Articles of Impeachment charging the President of the United States, Donald J. Trump, with committing high crimes and misdemeanors. Following his statement, Intelligence Committee Chair Adam Schiff (D-CA) outlined the evidence against the president.
On This Day C-SPAN
https://www.c-span.org/video/?467261-1/announcement-articles-impeachment-president-trump

December 10, 2023
12:20 AM EST
Reel America: "Winter Count" - 1975. A "winter count" is a Plains Indian tradition of recording a tribe's history with symbols drawn on buffalo hide or other material. In this short film funded by the U.S. Information Agency, Lydia Fire Thunder Bluebird, an Oglala Sioux woman, uses her great uncle's winter count to explain the tradition and the history of her people.
American History/BookTV
https://www.c-span.org/video/?466663-1/winter-count

December 10, 2023
12:30 AM EST
ILO at COP 28: Events at the Just Transition Pavilion - Day 9 (Morning): For the second year in a row, the ILO and the European Commission are hosting the Just Transition Pavilion, a convening space for events, meetings and knowledge sharing around just transition and climate action in cooperation with the UNFCCC, International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC) and International Organisation of Employers (IOE).
United Nations
https://webtv.un.org/en/asset/k17/k179dv3aj3

December 10, 2023
12:30 AM EST
The Presidency: Julia Gardiner Tyler.vWhat did first lady Julia Gardiner Tyler have to do with the annexation of Texas? The First Ladies Association for Research and Education hosted a virtual discussion looking at how this first lady's marriage to President John Tyler became politicized and tied to the 1844 presidential election.
American History/BookTV
https://www.c-span.org/video/?532012-1/julia-gardiner-tyler

December 10, 2023
1:37 AM EST
Lectures in History: Soldier, Diplomat & Civil Rights Leader Charles Young. The life and legacy of World War I general & civil rights icon Charles Young was the topic of a lecture by Le'Trice Donaldson, history professor at Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi. This lecture was hosted by Akron University in Ohio.
American History/BookTV
https://www.c-span.org/video/?530877-1/soldier-diplomat-civil-rights-leader-charles-young
https://www.c-span.org/networks/?channel=radio

December 10, 2023
1:20 AM EST
American Artifacts: St. John's Church, the "Church of the Presidents". St. John's Church on Lafayette Square near the White House was designed by U.S. Capitol architect Benjamin Latrobe and opened in 1816. St. John's is known as the "Church of the Presidents," because every president since James Madison has attended at least one service there. Historian and church member Richard Grimmett gave American History TV a tour of the national historic landmark.
American History/BookTV
https://www.c-span.org/video/?298414-1/st-johns-church-church-presidents

December 10, 2023
2:00 AM EST
The Civil War: 1863 Wrightsville Bridge Burning. Historian Scott Mingus discussed the burning of the Wrightsville Bridge in Pennsylvania over the Susquehanna River in 1863. Retreating militia units burned the bridge in an effort to halt the advance of Confederate forces. The action saved Wrightsville but set up the Battle of Gettysburg. This was part of the National Museum of the Civil War Soldier's annual event in Petersburg, Virginia.
American History/BookTV
https://www.c-span.org/video/?531046-3/burning-wrightsville-bridge-1863

December 10, 2023
2:59 AM EST
160th Anniversary of Lincoln's 1863 Gettysburg Address. The Lincoln Group of the District of Columbia marked the occasion of the 160th anniversary of Abraham Lincoln's Gettysburg Address, on November 19, 1863, with a discussion of the president's use of oratory and hidden meaning.
American History/BookTV
https://www.c-span.org/video/?530940-1/160th-anniversary-lincolns-1863-gettysburg-address
https://www.c-span.org/networks/?channel=radio

December 10, 2023
3:05 AM EST
160th Anniversary of Lincoln's 1863 Gettysburg Address. The Lincoln Group of the District of Columbia marked the occasion of the 160th anniversary of Abraham Lincoln's Gettysburg Address, on November 19, 1863, with a discussion of the president's use of oratory and hidden meaning.
American History/BookTV
https://www.c-span.org/video/?530940-1/160th-anniversary-lincolns-1863-gettysburg-address

December 10, 2023
3:55 AM EST
The Civil War: 2022 Lincoln Forum - Photo of Lincoln at Gettysburg. Historian Christopher Oakley talked about how he used 3D technology with period photographs to reveal where Lincoln stood when he delivered the Gettysburg Address in 1863. The Lincoln Forum in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, hosted this event.
American History/BookTV
https://www.c-span.org/video/?524210-2/2022-lincoln-forum-photo-lincoln-gettysburg

December 10, 2023
4:30 AM EST
Local Governments, Global Stocktake
Global Center on Adaptation
https://gca.org/events/local-governments-global-stocktake/

December 10, 2023
4:50 AM EST
Clinton House Museum. Located in Fayetteville, Arkansas, the Clinton House Museum was the first home of Bill and Hillary Clinton. The Clinton's taught at the at the University of Arkansas School of Law and were married inside the home in 1975. Angie Albright, Museum Director, gave us a tour of the home and showed rarely seen memorabilia from President Clinton's early political career.
American History/BookTV
https://www.c-span.org/video/?440171-1/clinton-house-museum

December 10, 2023
5:00 AM EST
ILO at COP 28: Events at the Just Transition Pavilion - Day 9 (Afternoon)
United Nations
https://webtv.un.org/en/asset/k1x/k1xfd9kx6j

December 10, 2023
5:00 AM EST
Nelson Lichtenstein, "A Fabulous Failure - The Clinton Presidency and the Transformation of American Capitalism". UC Santa Barbara professor Nelson Lichtenstein argued that the Clinton administration's agenda did more to advance corporate America than working class Americans. Columbia University in New York City hosted this event.
American History/BookTV
https://www.c-span.org/video/?530031-1/a-fabulous-failure-clinton-presidency-transformation-american-capitalism

December 10, 2023
6:30 AM EST
Legacy of Iraq War Protests. The Peace History Society hosted a discussion on antiwar protests during the 2003 invasion of Iraq. This event took place at Gwynedd Mercy University in Pennsylvania.
American History/BookTV
https://www.c-span.org/video/?531106-1/legacy-iraq-war-protests

December 10, 2023
7:00 AM EST
Washington Journal: 12/10/2023
Washington Journal provides a forum for lawmakers and journalists to discuss key topics surrounding today's legislation.
https://www.c-span.org/event/?532087/washington-journal-12102023

December 10, 2023
7:00 AM EST
Overcoming the Regulatory and Financial Barriers to Reducing Agricultural Methane Emissions
World Resources Institute (WRI)
https://www.wri.org/events/2023/12/overcoming-regulatory-and-financial-barriers-reducing-agricultural-methane-emissions

December 10, 2023
8:00 AM EST
Jason Rantz, "What's Killing America". Seattle-based talk radio host Jason Rantz took a critical look at Democrat-run cities across America. This event was hosted by the Commonwealth Club of California in San Francisco.
American History/BookTV
https://www.c-span.org/video/?531431-1/whats-killing-america

December 10, 2023
8:00 AM EST
Inaugural Spacepower Golf Tournament
Space Force Association
https://ussfa.org/events/5448650/

December 10, 2023
8:30 AM EST
Science-Based Targets for Faith: Advancing a Global Standard for Faith-based Organizations To Measure, Manage, and Report Greenhouse Gas Emissions
World Resources Institute (WRI)
https://www.wri.org/events/2023/12/science-based-targets-faith-advancing-global-standard-faith-based-organizations
https://faithatcop28.com/live-stream/

December 10, 2023
9:00 AM EST
Sensory Friendly Sunday
USS Constitution Museum
https://ussconstitutionmuseum.org/events/sensoryfriendlysunday/

December 10, 2023
9:00 AM EST
Family Activity
National Museum of the United States Army, Fort Belvoir, Virginia
https://www.thenmusa.org/events/

December 10, 2023
9:10 AM EST
Kashmir Hill, "Your Face Belongs to Us". New York Times technology reporter Kashmir Hill discussed facial recognition software Clearview AI and its attempts to collect and use people's personal information. This event was hosted by All Tech is Human.
American History/BookTV
https://www.c-span.org/video/?530935-1/your-face-belongs-us

December 10, 2023
9:30 AM EST
Lexington, Massachussets, Tea Burning 250th Anniversary
Revolution 250
https://www.revolution250.org/
https://tockify.com/revolution250/detail/495/1702218600000

December 10, 2023
10:00 AM EST
After Words: Jeff Horwitz, "Broken Code Inside Facebook and the Fight to Expose Its Harmful Secrets". The Wall Street Journal's Jeff Horwitz reported on Facebook's growth as a company and the challenges its platforms have faced. He's interviewed by Bloomberg's Sarah Frier.
American History/BookTV
https://www.c-span.org/video/?531943-1/after-words-jeff-horwitz

December 10, 2023
10:00 AM EST
VAI Music Therapy
National Veterans Memorial and Museum (NVMM) Columbus, Ohio
https://nationalvmm.org/events/vai-music-therapy/

December 10, 2023
10:00 AM EST
Tiny Troops Story Time
National Museum of the United States Army, Fort Belvoir, Virginia
https://www.thenmusa.org/events/

December 10, 2023
11:00 AM EST
Jason Rantz, "What's Killing America". Seattle-based talk radio host Jason Rantz took a critical look at Democrat-run cities across America. This event was hosted by the Commonwealth Club of California in San Francisco.
American History/BookTV
https://www.c-span.org/video/?531431-1/whats-killing-america

December 10, 2023
11:30 AM EST
Yamuna® Body Rolling: Managing Mobility & Muscle Soreness
National Veterans Memorial and Museum (NVMM) Columbus, Ohio
https://nationalvmm.org/events/yamuna-body-rolling-managing-mobility-muscle-soreness/

December 10, 2023
Sunday Public Affairs Programs
Reairs beginning at 12pm ET of programs from NBC, ABC, FOX, CNN and CBS.
https://www.c-span.org/radio/

December 10, 2023
12:10 PM EST
Kashmir Hill, "Your Face Belongs to Us". New York Times technology reporter Kashmir Hill discussed facial recognition software Clearview AI and its attempts to collect and use people's personal information. This event was hosted by All Tech is Human.
American History/BookTV
https://www.c-span.org/video/?530935-1/your-face-belongs-us

December 10, 2023
1:00 PM EST
After Words: Jeff Horwitz, "Broken Code Inside Facebook and the Fight to Expose Its Harmful Secrets". The Wall Street Journal's Jeff Horwitz reported on Facebook's growth as a company and the challenges its platforms have faced. He's interviewed by Bloomberg's Sarah Frier.
American History/BookTV
https://www.c-span.org/video/?531943-1/after-words-jeff-horwitz

December 10, 2023
1:00 PM EST
White House Holidays With Santa
Clinton Presidential Center
https://www.clintonfoundation.org/events/clinton-presidential-center/white-house-holidays-with-santa/

December 10, 2023
1:00 PM EST
SoulCollage® Workshop
National Veterans Memorial and Museum (NVMM) Columbus, Ohio
https://nationalvmm.org/events/soulcollage-workshop/

December 10, 2023
2:00 PM EST
Timothy Egan, "A Fever in the Heartland". Pulitzer prize-winning author Timothy Egan spoke about the rise of the Ku Klux Klan during the 1920s in Indiana.
American History/BookTV
https://www.c-span.org/video/?531272-3/a-fever-heartland

December 10, 2023
2:41 PM EST
Kat Calvin, "American Identity in Crisis". Spread the Vote + Project ID founder Kat Calvin chronicled her work to help Americans without IDs obtain the necessary documents they need to live, work and vote.
American History/BookTV
https://www.c-span.org/video/?531272-4/american-identity-crisis

December 10, 2023
3:00 PM EST
Holiday Concert - DAR Constitution Hall, Washington, DC
U.S. Air Force Band
https://www.music.af.mil/Bands/The-United-States-Air-Force-Band/Events/
https://calendar.google.com/calendar/event?eid=NmI4Z3VybWNwcGlqaDgzMG1nYjhrM21hMDkgZ2hwcm9nY2c5cjVqcnU3Y2djbmQxb3NkcG9AZw&ctz=America/New_York

December 10, 2023
3:34 PM EST
Author Discussion on Memoirs. Authors Lynn Melnick and Alice Carriere talked about their lives and surviving traumas.
American History/BookTV
https://www.c-span.org/video/?531272-5/author-discussion-memoirs

December 10, 2023
4:26 PM EST
Author Discussion on the American South. Historians Fitz Brundage and Charles Reagan Wilson discussed the history and culture of the American South.
American History/BookTV
https://www.c-span.org/video/?531272-6/author-discussion-american-south

December 10, 2023
4:30 PM EST
World Mental Health Day Event: Mental Health, a Universal Human Right
Harvard University T.H. Chan School of Public Health
https://www.hsph.harvard.edu/event/world-mental-health-day-event-mental-health-a-universal-human-right/

December 10, 2023
5:16 PM EST
Joel Ebert and Erik Schelzig, "Welcome to Capitol Hill - Fifty Years of Scandal. Joel Ebert and Erik Schelzig talked about the recent history of Tennessee politics.
American History/BookTV
https://www.c-span.org/video/?531272-7/welcome-capitol-hill

December 10, 2023
6:03 PM EST
Dr. Jay Wellons, "All That Moves Us". Dr. Jay Wellons detailed his work as a pediatric neurosurgeon.
American History/BookTV
https://www.c-span.org/video/?531273-2/all-moves-us

December 10, 2023
6:55 PM EST
Tim Schwab, "The Bill Gates Problem". Investigative reporter Tim Schwab took a critical look at Bill Gates and the political power he wields through the Gates Foundation. This event was hosted by People's Book in Takoma Park, Maryland.
American History/BookTV
https://www.c-span.org/video/?531845-1/the-bill-gates-problem

December 10, 2023
7:00 PM EST
Former ICE Director Tom Homan and civil rights attorney Leo Terrell will deliver remarks at a Team Trump Iowa Commit to Caucus Event
5:00PM – Doors Open CST Urbandale, Iowa
https://www.donaldjtrump.com/news/3d75d73a-7234-4a1b-8949-416b7f0a0121

December 10, 2023
7:30 PM EST
About Books: Adam Levy discussed his publishing company, Transit Books, which focuses on international literature and translated books. About Books also reported on the latest publishing industry news and current non-fiction books.
American History/BookTV
https://www.c-span.org/video/?532199-1/books-adam-levy

December 10, 2023
8:00 PM EST
Q&A: Daryl Davis
Daryl Davis talked about his efforts over the past 30 years to befriend members of the Ku Klux Klan to try to understand their hatred and to convince them that they are wrong. He also spoke at length about his love of and the influence on his life of rock and roll pioneer Chuck Berry, describing the time he played piano with Mr. Berry on the “Late Show with David Letterman.”
https://www.c-span.org/video/?436245-2/qa-daryl-davis

December 10, 2023
8:00 PM EST
Jason Rantz, "What's Killing America". Seattle-based talk radio host Jason Rantz took a critical look at Democrat-run cities across America. This event was hosted by the Commonwealth Club of California in San Francisco.
American History/BookTV
https://www.c-span.org/video/?531431-1/whats-killing-america

December 10, 2023
8:30 PM EST
Holiday Dinner and Tour Including Our Christmas Trees Around the World Exhibit
Ronald Reagan Presidential Library and Museum
https://www.reaganfoundation.org/programs-events/events-calendar/holiday-dinner-and-tour-including-our-christmas-trees-around-the-world-exhibit/

December 10, 2023
9:10 PM EST
Kashmir Hill, "Your Face Belongs to Us". New York Times technology reporter Kashmir Hill discussed facial recognition software Clearview AI and its attempts to collect and use people's personal information. This event was hosted by All Tech is Human.
American History/BookTV
https://www.c-span.org/video/?530935-1/your-face-belongs-us

December 10, 2023
10:00 PM EST
After Words: Jeff Horwitz, "Broken Code Inside Facebook and the Fight to Expose Its Harmful Secrets". The Wall Street Journal's Jeff Horwitz reported on Facebook's growth as a company and the challenges its platforms have faced. He's interviewed by Bloomberg's Sarah Frier.
American History/BookTV
https://www.c-span.org/video/?531943-1/after-words-jeff-horwitz

December 10, 2023
11:00 PM EST
Jason Rantz, "What's Killing America". Seattle-based talk radio host Jason Rantz took a critical look at Democrat-run cities across America. This event was hosted by the Commonwealth Club of California in San Francisco.
American History/BookTV
https://www.c-span.org/video/?531431-1/whats-killing-america