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French Photojournalist Laurence Geai Receives IWMF 2023 Anja Niedringhaus Courage in Photojournalism Award
WASHINGTON, June 1 (TNSawa) -- The International Women's Media Foundation issued the following news release on May 31, 2023:
The International Women's Media Foundation (IWMF) today announced freelance photojournalist Laurence Geai as its ninth annual recipient of the Anja Niedringhaus Courage in Photojournalism Award. The prestigious award recognizes women photojournalists who document humanity amid conflict and challenges facing marginalized communities worldwide. The award was created in honor of German Associated Press photojournalist Anja Niedringhaus, who was killed in Afghanistan in 2014.
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WASHINGTON, June 1 (TNSawa) -- The International Women's Media Foundation issued the following news release on May 31, 2023:
The International Women's Media Foundation (IWMF) today announced freelance photojournalist Laurence Geai as its ninth annual recipient of the Anja Niedringhaus Courage in Photojournalism Award. The prestigious award recognizes women photojournalists who document humanity amid conflict and challenges facing marginalized communities worldwide. The award was created in honor of German Associated Press photojournalist Anja Niedringhaus, who was killed in Afghanistan in 2014.
Geai'swinning portfolio, and the bulk of her work in photojournalism, includes reporting from the Central African Republic (CAR), Iraq, Israel, Palestine and Syria, as well as recent images taken during the war in Ukraine. Based in Paris, Geai's photojournalism concentrates on inequity, migration, politics and war - especially how conflict impacts the most vulnerable members of war-torn communities; notably, women and children.
"Photojournalists must see through the flood of misinformation, and the noise of social networks, to bring truth to our world," said Geai. "In my line of work, I've witnessed that we don't learn from war: we continue the habits of conflict again and again. I believe Anja's reporting pushed against mainstream news coverage; she pursued every angle in every dark corner. It's an honor to receive this award - I am deeply grateful to the IWMF and the jury for their support."
Two additional honorees were recognized this year due to their remarkable bravery and strength of their portfolios: Korean American photojournalist Yunghi Kim and French photojournalist Veronique de Viguerie. Kim's work, captured across four decades in Korea, Rwanda, Kosovo and the United States, charts fast-moving and complex news events captured during intense moments of global crisis. de Viguerie's portfolio challenges stereotypes surrounding women in Afghanistan, revealing the strength of a courageous community who are typically misrepresented.
"Anja's legacy, simply stated, was to report where others may not look and bring women-led, visual journalism to people around the world" said IWMF Executive Director Elisa Lees Munoz. "The IWMF is proud to recognize Laurence, Yunghi and Veronique in this spirit and honor the importance, and nuance, of a woman's lens in the field of photojournalism."
This year's jury included editors, IWMF board members and photojournalists Corinne Dufka, Whitney Johnson, Rene Jones, Benny Snyder, Sandra M. Stevenson and Bernadette Tuazon, who reviewed 78 qualifying portfolios from 35 countries. Following selection, the jury issued the following statement:
"This year's winner and honorees demonstrated a remarkable breadth and depth of skill within their portfolios. Their collective commitment to different communities across time was notable, especially given the range of conflict they've experienced across several decades of work. Each was able to capture the raw emotion of their subjects - particularly grief, struggle and triumph. Together they sought out stories rather than simply being present, which mimics the vision, style and work ethic of Anja. Our congratulations to Laurence, Yunghi and Veronique."
Anja Niedringhaus was a recipient of the IWMF Courage in Journalism Award in 2005. The winner's $20,000 prize is made possible by the Howard G. Buffett Foundation. Honorees' images and captions, biographies, and headshots are available for media use with proper attribution; to inquire further, please contact Charlotte Fox (cfox@iwmf.org).
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Courage in Photojournalism Award Winner
This year's winner, Laurence Geai, is a French freelance photojournalist currently working in Paris.
Geai began her work in photojournalism in 2014, following a degree in international trade and professional experience in the fashion industry. Her career change led her to television broadcast reporting and then photography. Geai became deeply interested in the roots of war and traveled to the Central African Republic (CAR) early in her career, followed by Syria, Iraq, Israel and Palestine. She's also covered the consequences of the refugee crisis in Europe and France.
In her work, Geai tries to meet the protagonists of each conflict, whenever possible. In 2022, she joined the agency MYOP and collaborates with several publications, including Le Monde, Paris Match, Polka, Elle, La Vie, Marianne, Telerama, Le Nouvel Obs, Le Pelerin, The Washington Post, The Wall Street Journal, M le Magazine and others. Geai also photographs extensively for nonprofit organizations.
In 2021, Geai won a World Press Photo award (third prize in the General Information category) for her series on the COVID-19 pandemic in France. Her other accolades include the 2020 Grand Prix Les Femmes S'exposent, a Reuters Grant, Wars first prize, third prize in the Sciences PO Political Photograph Contest, first prize in the Single Shot Award of the Festival Della Fotografia Etica and Polka Photographer of the Year.
Geai remarked, "When you see people suffering, it's hard to take their picture - you must learn to work amidst conflict with care. It's true that often you see the worst of humanity, but you also see the best, and that's what I hope to convey: what it looks like - and feels like - to get to the heart of a situation and tell someone's story to the world."
Geai continued, "I am humbled to receive this award, especially in the year I first became a mother! My work can feel small compared to Anja's talent, but this award encourages me to carry the torch in her legacy."
Twitter: @laurencegeai, Instagram: @laurencegeai
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Courage in Photojournalism Honorees
Yunghi Kim is a photojournalist who has covered conflict and in-depth, issue-driven stories worldwide for almost four decades, including famine in Somalia (where she was held hostage ) and sexual slavery of the South Korean Comfort Women.
Kim immigrated to the United States from South Korea at 10 years old. She graduated from Boston University in 1984 and began her career as a photographer at The Patriot Ledger in Quincy, MA, where she was the first woman photographer hired in the photography department. Kim then moved to The Boston Globe working as a staff photographer for seven years. In 1995 she became a member of Contact Press Images.
Kim's professional accolades include the Olivier Rebbot and the John Faber Awards from the Overseas Press Club, the National Press Photographers Association's Clifton Edom Award and Joseph Costa Award, Pictures of the Year International (including Magazine Photographer of the Year 1997), the Visa D'Or for News, The White House Press Photographers, and World Press Photo, as well as a Distinguished Alumni Award from Boston University's School of Communication. She was also the 1993 finalist for the Pulitzer Prize in Feature Photography for her work of Somalia famine.
Kim has also served as a speaker at the Nieman Narrative Journalism Conference at Harvard University. She's a former member of NPPA's Board of Directors and a 2012 recipient of the United Nations' Leadership Award in the field of photography, awarded by The International Photographic Council. Kim's also served on the faculty of World Press Photo, Eddie Adams and Missouri Photo Workshop.
In 2015, Kim instituted a grant to photojournalists - The Yunghi Grant - and in 2022, awarded $18,000 in grants to six photojournalists. Since its inception, the grant's funded $100,000 to working photojournalists.
In 2021, Kim debuted a short documentary film, in collaboration with and directed by veteran photojournalist Bill Frakes, "Unflinching Grace," which looks back on decades of reporting by three women photojournalists.
Twitter: @yunghi, Instagram: @yunghi.kim
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Veronique de Viguerie, a multi-awarded (one World Press Photo, two Visa d'Or, two Bayeux Prizes at the war correspondent festival, one Canon Prize for best women photographer, and one Lagardere prize for young photographer) is a photojournalist represented by Getty Reportage and Verbatim Photo Agency, and is based in Paris.
De Viguerie began her study of photojournalism in England following the completion of a master's degree in law in France. In 2004, she spent three years working and living in Afghanistan. Since that time, she's covered stories from Iraq, Somalia, Lebanon, Kashmir, Mexico, Algeria, Guatemala, Pakistan, Niger, Nigeria, Mali, Syria and other locations.
De Viguerie's work, "Afghanistan Insh'Allah," was exhibited in Visa pour l'Image in Perpignan, in Paris and at the Scoop Festival in Angers; "The Oil War in Nigeria" was exhibited at the Bayeux festival for the war correspondents. Her pictures are regularly published in Paris-Match, Le Figaro Magzine, the New York Times, Newsweek, El Pais, Stern, Der Spiegel, Geo, Marie Claire, Mail on Sunday, the Guardian and l'Optimum, among other outlets.
De Viguerie aims to show the world not in black and white but in colors with all its complexities. She received wide recognition for photographing the Taliban in Afghanistan, pirates in Somalia, oil pirates in Nigeria and the Sicaraias (women killers) in Colombia and the Mouvement National pour la Liberation de l'Azawad (MNLA) in Mali, the Rebels in RCA.
In 2006 de Viguerie published her first book, "Afghanistan, Regards Croises," with Marie Bourreau. She has since published "Carnets de Reportage du XXIe siecle" in 2011 and "Profession: Reporter" - again with Manon Querouil Bruneel - in 2015. In 2012, de Viguerie was chosen as one of the three photographers by HBO for the documentary series "Witness" based on her work following the Arrow Boys in South Sudan.
Twitter: @vero2v, Instagram: @veroniquedeviguerie
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Original text here: https://www.iwmf.org/2023/05/french-photojournalist-laurence-geai-receives-iwmf-2023-anja-niedringhaus-courage-in-photojournalism-award/
Congressional Sportsmen's Foundation Issues Commentary: Outdoor Coalition Meets With Legislative Leaders in Oregon on Proposed Firearm Restrictions
WASHINGTON, June 1 (TNStalk) -- The Congressional Sportsmen's Foundation issued the following commentary on May 30, 2023:
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Outdoor Coalition Meets With Legislative Leaders in Oregon on Proposed Firearm Restrictions
Why It Matters: Oregon's law-abiding hunters and shooters have long played a vital role in funding conservation and wildlife management efforts throughout the state. Under the American System of Conservation Funding (ASCF), a unique "user pays-public benefits" structure, Oregon's sportsmen and women generate tens of millions of dollars each year for the Oregon Department of Fish
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WASHINGTON, June 1 (TNStalk) -- The Congressional Sportsmen's Foundation issued the following commentary on May 30, 2023:
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Outdoor Coalition Meets With Legislative Leaders in Oregon on Proposed Firearm Restrictions
Why It Matters: Oregon's law-abiding hunters and shooters have long played a vital role in funding conservation and wildlife management efforts throughout the state. Under the American System of Conservation Funding (ASCF), a unique "user pays-public benefits" structure, Oregon's sportsmen and women generate tens of millions of dollars each year for the Oregon Department of Fish& Wildlife. These funds are generated through license sales and a 10-11% federal excise tax on sporting-related goods, including firearm purchases. If implemented, House Bill 2005, and similar firearm related bills being considered this session, would impact conservation funding in the state by decreasing the tax revenue available for wildlife management and conservation.
Highlights:
* On May 16, representatives from the outdoor conservation community in Oregon traveled to the State Capitol to meet with legislative leaders on House Bill 2005, a bill that would restrict access to firearms for youth hunting and shooting sports.
* HB 2005 contains a myriad of new firearm regulations, including provisions to prevent minors from accessing certain commonly owned firearms, even when fully trained in gun safety, supervised by trained adults, or participating in lawful and permitted hunting or sport shooting events.
* The Congressional Sportsmen's Foundation (CSF), Ducks Unlimited, the Oregon State Shooting Association, Oregon State High School Clay Target League, and Newberg High School Trap Shooting team spent the day meeting with legislators to share the impact the bill would have on outdoors traditions and conservation funding in Oregon.
Citing concerns for youth hunting, high school shooting sports and conservation funding, representatives from the outdoor conservation community in Oregon traveled to the State Capitol on May 16 to meet with legislative leaders on the significant impacts that House Bill 2005 would have if passed.
HB 2005, as currently drafted, contains a myriad of new firearm regulations, and specifically threatens youth hunting and high school trap shooting sports by preventing minors from accessing certain commonly owned firearms, even when fully trained in gun safety, supervised by trained adults, or participating in lawful and permitted hunting or sport shooting events. The legislation provides a short list of firearms that minors can possess for hunting or target shooting but fails to include key firearms that are relied upon by the hunting and sport shooting community.
In addition to restricting access to these firearms for our time-honored traditions, the proposed legislation also creates additional barriers to entry for youth and families hunting in Oregon. This will likely result in fewer new hunters enjoying this outdoor family activity and will diminish the positive impacts that hunting has on Oregon's fish and wildlife habitats and its beneficial societal effects. Sportsmen and women, both in Oregon and throughout the nation, have been the primary funders of state level conservation for more than 85 years. Through the American System of Conservation Funding, a 'user pays - public benefits' program, hunting license fees go directly back into conservation by the state to protect lands, waters, and habitats important to Oregon's wildlife. This System includes, the Pittman-Robertson Act of 1937, which is a dedicated excise tax on firearms and ammunition that contributes millions of dollars each year directly into state conservation efforts.
To help raise these concerns to legislative leaders, the Congressional Sportsmen's Foundation and Ducks Unlimited organized meetings with key legislators at the Oregon State Capitol on May 16, shortly after HB 2005 moved to the Senate chamber. CSF's Pacific Region Manager Keely Hopkins and DU's Director of Public Policy Matt Little were joined by Oregon State Shooting Association President Kerry Spurgin, USA High School Clay Target League Oregon Director Melissa Craig, Newberg High School Trapshooting Coach Daniel Craig, and Newberg High School Trapshooting Team Captain Wyatt Schliesleder.
CSF has been actively opposing HB 2005 and similar firearm related legislation since the session began in January, and along with fellow coalition members, has provided input to the legislature through written testimony and a press release. opposing the new youth hunting restrictions include the Congressional Sportsmen's Foundation, Delta Waterfowl, Ducks Unlimited, Fur Takers of America, Oregon Association of Shooting Ranges, Oregon Bowhunters, Oregon Chapter of National Wild Turkey Federation, Oregon Hunters Association, Oregon State Shooting Association, Oregon Trappers Association, Oregon United Sporting Dog Association, Oregon Wild Sheep Foundation, Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation, Safari Club International, and Theodore Roosevelt Conservation Partnership.
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Original text here: https://congressionalsportsmen.org/news/outdoor-coalition-meets-with-legislative-leaders-in-oregon-on-proposed-firearm-restrictions/
Congressional Sportsmen's Foundation Issues Commentary: New Caucus Co-Chair in South Carolina Making Strides for Sporting Community
WASHINGTON, June 1 (TNStalk) -- The Congressional Sportsmen's Foundation issued the following commentary on May 31, 2023:
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New Caucus Co-Chair in South Carolina Making Strides for Sporting Community
Why It Matters: Representative Bauer stepping into the leadership role as a Caucus Chair of the South Carolina Legislative Sportsmen's Caucus (Caucus) is important for the Caucus's continued strength, especially for the representation of South Carolina's sportswomen. The Palmetto State provides hunters and anglers with a wide array of sporting opportunities in a diversity of landscapes, and
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WASHINGTON, June 1 (TNStalk) -- The Congressional Sportsmen's Foundation issued the following commentary on May 31, 2023:
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New Caucus Co-Chair in South Carolina Making Strides for Sporting Community
Why It Matters: Representative Bauer stepping into the leadership role as a Caucus Chair of the South Carolina Legislative Sportsmen's Caucus (Caucus) is important for the Caucus's continued strength, especially for the representation of South Carolina's sportswomen. The Palmetto State provides hunters and anglers with a wide array of sporting opportunities in a diversity of landscapes, andthe bicameral and bipartisan Caucus serves on the front lines to protect and promote outdoor sporting traditions for South Carolinians.
Highlights:
* Recently, Representative Heather Bauer accepted the leadership position as Co-Chair of the bipartisan South Carolina Legislative Sportsmen's Caucus (Caucus).
* Representative Bauer joins Representative Bobby Cox, Senator Steven Goldfinch, and Senator Thomas McElveen on the Caucus leadership bench.
* Representative Bauer has already begun making strides for South Carolina's sporting community by sponsoring House Bill 3868 that created "Women in Hunting and Fishing Awareness Day" in the Palmetto State.
Representative Bauer hit the ground running in her first weeks in her new Caucus leadership position. As the primary sponsor of HB 3868, which was signed into law by Governor Sportsmen's Caucus Member Governor McMaster on May 26, it designates the third Saturday in November as "Women in Hunting and Fishing Awareness Day" in South Carolina. This is an exciting step forward for South Carolina's sportswomen and for hunter Recruitment, Retention, and Reactivation (R3) efforts in the state, as this bill increases awareness for female engagement in outdoor sporting activities.
In the past year, the Caucus led on several policy wins for sportsmen in the Palmetto State, most notably working with the South Carolina Department of Natural Resources to open public lands for Sunday hunting for the first time in the state's history. Additionally, the Caucus led an effort to find reasonable solutions to protect North Atlantic right whales while not harming the state's coastal fishing culture and economy.
The Congressional Sportsmen's Foundation thanks former Caucus Co-Chair Representative Roger Kirby for his service to the Caucus and looks forward to continuing to work with Representative Bauer in her new role.
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Original text here: https://congressionalsportsmen.org/news/new-caucus-co-chair-in-south-carolina-making-strides-for-sporting-community/
Righting Several Wrongs - CSF Submits Letter to FWS Relative to Silvio O. Conte Hunting/Fishing Plan
WASHINGTON, May 31 (TNSgov) -- The Congressional Sportsmen's Foundation issued the following news release:
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Why It Matters: In July 2021, the Congressional Sportsmen's Foundation (CSF) submitted a letter of support with recommendations to the U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) relative to the originally proposed Silvio O. Conte National Fish and Wildlife Refuge (Refuge) Recreational Hunting and Fishing Plan. To the hunting conservation community's surprise, the final plan that resulted following the public comment period included numerous new restrictions against, among other things,
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WASHINGTON, May 31 (TNSgov) -- The Congressional Sportsmen's Foundation issued the following news release:
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Why It Matters: In July 2021, the Congressional Sportsmen's Foundation (CSF) submitted a letter of support with recommendations to the U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) relative to the originally proposed Silvio O. Conte National Fish and Wildlife Refuge (Refuge) Recreational Hunting and Fishing Plan. To the hunting conservation community's surprise, the final plan that resulted following the public comment period included numerous new restrictions against, among other things,hunting with dogs. CSF subsequently sent the FWS a letter of opposition in early 2022 and following the reopening of the public comment period, as a result from a partner organizations' lawsuit against FWS, CSF submitted a letter of support for reopening the hunting access that was lost through the final Plan.
Highlights:
* On Thursday, May 25, CSF's New England States Assistant Manager, Fred Bird, submitted a letter to the FWS in support of Alternative B with certain additional recommendations for the Silvio O. Conte National Fish and Wildlife Refuge Recreational Hunting and Fishing Plan.
- When reopening the public comment period for this Plan, the FWS offered two possible routes it could take: Alternative A, which would leave the plan as-is; and, Alternative B, which would reopen several opportunities for sportsmen and women that were lost through the Refuge's final Plan.
* CSF provided the FWS with support and additional recommendations for the originally proposed Recreational Hunting and Fishing Plan, but the final Plan that was revealed by the FWS had three surprising new restrictions and one that CSF had initially called to reject.
* CSF corresponded its disappointment with the FWS, highlighting flawed processes under the Administrative Procedures Act, as there were significant changes to the original Plan in the final Plan with no opportunity for further public comment.
* A lawsuit stemming from hunting conservation partners resulted in the FWS' reopening of the public comment period, which allowed CSF's further engagement.
On Thursday, May 25, CSF's New England States Assistant Manager, Fred Bird, again submitted comments to the FWS regarding the Silvio O. Conte National Fish and Wildlife Refuge Recreational Hunting and Fishing Plan. The FWS offered two possible routes that could be taken with this approach: Alternative A, or the "No Action Alternative, which "would continue the refuge's hunting and fishing program as identified in the final 2021 Hunt Plan;" and, Alternative B, which would "expand the dog training season to follow the Vermont State dog training season" and align the use of dogs "with State regulations for hunting and training on the Putney Mountain Unit." Alternative B would afford sportsmen and women the opportunities that they once enjoyed prior to the implementation of the restrictive 2021 final plan. CSF also offered two additional recommendations: the removal of the Special Use Permit requirement when hunting over more than two dogs and the reauthorization of night hunting across the Refuge.
As CSF previously reported, several of the anti-hunting provisions that were incorporated into the final plan were never raised by the FWS as options it was considering in the draft plan that was open for public comment during the summer of 2021. Therefore, the sporting community was unable to provide input against these restrictions. These included: hunters using more than two dogs must possess a Special Use Permit issued by the refuge manager; restricting the use of dogs to the of hunting ruffed grouse at the Putney Mountain Unity; and limiting the training of dogs to August 1 through the last Saturday in September during daylight hours, and only if the trainer possesses a Special Use Permit issued by the refuge manager.
CSF's letter is the most recent update on its years-long engagement with the FWS relative to the Silvio O. Conte National Fish and Wildlife Refuge Recreational Hunting and Fishing Plan. Additional updates will be provided as they are made available.
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View public comment here: https://s3.amazonaws.com/cdn.congressionalsportsmen.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/30154118/Addendum-I.pdf
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Original text here: https://congressionalsportsmen.org/news/righting-several-wrongs-csf-submits-letter-to-fws-relative-to-silvio-o-conte-hunting-fishing-plan/
MILKEN FAMILY FOUNDATION: STUDENTS EARN $16,250 IN CASH PRIZES IN INTERNATIONAL ARTEFFECT COMPETITION
FORT SCOTT, Kansas, May 31 -- The Milken Family Foundation issued the following news release:
The Lowell Milken Center for Unsung Heroes (LMC) announced the nine winners of the 8th annual ARTEFFECT competition. The international competition challenges students to creatively interpret the stories of Unsung Heroes through original works of art accompanied by artist impact statements. LMC awarded the $6,000 Grand Prize to Celine Fong, an 11th grader at Rye Country Day School in Rye, New York. Over $10,000 in cash prizes was awarded to the eight other winning students across the high school and middle
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FORT SCOTT, Kansas, May 31 -- The Milken Family Foundation issued the following news release:
The Lowell Milken Center for Unsung Heroes (LMC) announced the nine winners of the 8th annual ARTEFFECT competition. The international competition challenges students to creatively interpret the stories of Unsung Heroes through original works of art accompanied by artist impact statements. LMC awarded the $6,000 Grand Prize to Celine Fong, an 11th grader at Rye Country Day School in Rye, New York. Over $10,000 in cash prizes was awarded to the eight other winning students across the high school and middleschool divisions.
"The works of art submitted by our ARTEFFECT winners show their visionary thinking and the superior nature of their creative skills," said LMC Chief Executive Officer Norm Conard. "Our team at the Lowell Milken Center for Unsung Heroes lauds the vivid imagination of these student champions and the excellence of their work."
"This is a unique competition where students are encouraged to explore the Unsung Heroes as role models as well as discover the relevance of their own art-making," said Dr. Toni Guglielmo, Director of ARTEFFECT. "While learning about these individuals from across history, students also discover the impact of sharing these stories with their communities through their artworks."
Fong's oil painting A Beacon of Hope depicts the story of Unsung Hero Abdol Hossein Sardari, an Iranian diplomat who saved thousands during World War II by secretly issuing passports in Nazi-occupied France. He was also the sole Iranian diplomat who remained in Paris during the occupation, where he convinced the Germans to exempt Jugutis--a term for the descendants of Persian Jews who continued to practice Judaism--from Nazi anti-Jewish measures.
"As a 21st century student and artist, I believe in the deep investigation of personal narratives to gain insight about change-making role models and engage with powerful stories that can refocus our evolving world," Fong wrote in her impact statement. "In reaffirming the unacknowledged heroes from the past, we have the power to amplify their contributions, preserve their memories, and better comprehend our collective history to engender a well-informed future."
In addition to taking home cash prizes, winners have their artworks and excerpts from their impact statements showcased on LMC's website, listed along with their sponsoring teacher. Additionally, the award-winning artworks are displayed in LMC's Hall of Unsung Heroes in Fort Scott, Kansas, a museum and research center visited by thousands annually from across the globe.
The $3,000 High School Best in Show prize was awarded to 12th grader Breanna Zaborowski, who recently graduated from Hartland High School in the Detroit suburb of Hartland, Michigan. Zaborowski's mixed media artwork A Triple Threat presents a portrait of Unsung Hero Florence Kelley with narrative elements. As a social reform activist, Kelley spent decades inspecting, advocating and lobbying for safer factories, after which she helped found the NAACP with W.E.B. Du Bois. Her work brought about the 1893 Factory Act, the first state law in the U.S. prohibiting employment of children under 14, and the Meat Inspection and Pure Food and Drug Act of 1906.
Winning the $2,000 High School Second Place prize was Amelia Ghannam, an 11th grader at Hopewell Valley Central High School in Pennington, within Mercer County, New Jersey. Her entry Hiawatha, Uniter of the Iroquois is a chalk pastel drawing that honors Hiawatha. An Onondaga chief and skilled orator, Hiawatha helped unite the five nations of the Onondaga, Mohawk, Oneida, Cayuga and Seneca into the Iroquois Confederacy.
The recipient of the $2,000 Middle School Best in Show prize was 8th grader Jennet Koroglu from LaVilla School of the Arts in Jacksonville, Florida. Her digital artwork THERE IS NO BREAD! represents the bold actions of Unsung Hero Gareth Jones in a propaganda-style poster. Jones was a 20th century journalist who exposed the human-made famine, the Holodomor, that plagued Ukraine under Stalin's rule. His work was met with resistance by both U.S. and Soviet media, and his death was at the hands of Stalin's secret police in Japanese-occupied Mongolia.
From Jericho, New York, Jericho Middle School 8th grader Chloe Hu won the $1,000 Middle School Second Place prize. Her artwork Genius Inventor Behind Beauty combines pencil and digital art to celebrate Hedy Lamarr, an actress and inventor whose discoveries aided the Allies in World War II and served as the basis for modern day Bluetooth and Wi-Fi. This technology, known as "frequency-hopping spread spectrum" (or FHSS), manipulates radio frequencies causing the signal to hop between frequencies, which disables an enemy from jamming a signal.
New this year, LMC designated a $1,000 Spotlight Prize for entries celebrating Unsung Heroes previously underrepresented in the ARTEFFECT competition. This award went to Nora Morrow, an 8th grader at LaVilla School of the Arts. Her work Reaching for Vivien uses block printing ink on paper to commemorate Unsung Hero Vivien Thomas, a doctor whose medical research resulted in a surgical solution to "blue baby syndrome." Thomas created the tools necessary to perform the surgery on a human and, within a year, over 200 successful operations were performed.
Two students received $500 Certificate of Excellence prizes in the High School division. Emily Hammill, a 12th grader at Olympia High School in Olympia, Washington, received a certificate for her ceramic sculpture Voice of the People which honors Unsung Hero John Avery Lomax. Lomax was an American musicologist who documented and preserved American folk traditions and songs such as "Home on the Range." Eleventh grader Emily Dalcamo of Sparta High School in Sparta, within Sussex County, New Jersey, celebrates Unsung Hero Virginia Apgar in her digital work The Apgar Score. Apgar was an obstetrical anesthesiologist and the inventor of the A.P.G.A.R. score, which determines a baby's health one and five minutes after birth.
Eighth grader Emily Leonard from LaVilla School of the Arts received a $250 Certificate of Excellence in the Middle School division. Leonard's mixed media sculpture Future of the Sea pays homage to Unsung Hero Sylvia Earle, an American marine biologist. Earle's work in conservation and advocacy includes the creation of Marine Protected Areas, where wildlife can thrive without human interference, and Tektite II, the first underwater habitat for humans.
The ARTEFFECT judging panel consisted of LMC's executive leadership as well as visual arts experts at the Skirball Cultural Center, CalArts, Museum of Ventura County, and ArtCenter College of Design.
Submissions for the next ARTEFFECT competition will open in November 2023. Visit the Lowell Milken Center for Unsung Heroes for more information.
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About LMC
Established in 2007, the Lowell Milken Center for Unsung Heroes (LMC) discovers, develops and communicates the stories of unsung heroes who have made a profound and positive impact on history, yet are largely unrecognized by contemporary generations. LMC has reached over 3,000,000 students and 30,000 schools in all 50 states and countries around the world. Learn more about LMC and the Discovery Award. Connect with us on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and YouTube.
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Original text here: https://www.mff.org/newsroom/press-releases/view/students-earn-16250-in-cash-prizes-in-international-competition
Jacksonville Lawyers Appointed to Florida Bar Foundation Board
MAITLAND, Florida, May 31 (TNSper) -- The Florida Bar Foundation issued the following news release:
Laura Boeckman, assistant general counsel for the city of Jacksonville, has been appointed by the Florida Supreme Court to the board of The Florida Bar Foundation. Katie Fackler, associate general counsel with Baptist Health System, has been appointed by The Florida Bar Board of Governors to the Foundation's board.
Boeckman will fill the remainder of a three-year term ending in 2024 that was vacated by another board member. She graduated from Indiana University School of Law in 2001 and began her
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MAITLAND, Florida, May 31 (TNSper) -- The Florida Bar Foundation issued the following news release:
Laura Boeckman, assistant general counsel for the city of Jacksonville, has been appointed by the Florida Supreme Court to the board of The Florida Bar Foundation. Katie Fackler, associate general counsel with Baptist Health System, has been appointed by The Florida Bar Board of Governors to the Foundation's board.
Boeckman will fill the remainder of a three-year term ending in 2024 that was vacated by another board member. She graduated from Indiana University School of Law in 2001 and began hercareer as a judicial clerk and a staff attorney with Jacksonville Area Legal Aid. She has since served as a clinical professor at Florida Coastal School of Law and as the North Florida Bureau Chief of the Consumer Protection Division of the Florida Office of the Attorney General.
Boeckman has previously chaired both the Bar's Public Interest Law Section and its Consumer Protection Law Committee. She is a member of the Chester Bedell Inn of Court and the First District Appellate Inn of Court
Fackler will also serve the remainder of an unfilled term until 2025. She earned her law degree from the University of Florida Levin College of Law in 2009. Before joining Baptist Health System in 2022, Fackler spent 13 years at Akerman LLP, where she was a partner in the firm's Bankruptcy and Reorganization department.
Fackler is the former chair of the Jacksonville Bankruptcy Bar Association and the Bankruptcy Law Educational Series Foundation.
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Original text here: https://thefloridabarfoundation.org/jacksonville-lawyers-appointed-to-foundation-board/
Congressional Sportsmen's Foundation: 30x30 Initiative - Science-Based Information Affirms US is a Global Leader in Fisheries Conservation
WASHINGTON, May 31 (TNSgov) -- The Congressional Sportsmen's Foundation issued the following news release on May 30, 2023:
Why It Matters: When the global "30x30" initiative to protect 30% of a nation's lands and waters began to gather steam in the U.S., the Congressional Sportsmen's Foundation (CSF) led a coalition of hunting and fishing conservation organizations to help guide the initiative towards meaningful conservation efforts that build upon our past successes. Fortunately, the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act, administered through the regional fishery management
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WASHINGTON, May 31 (TNSgov) -- The Congressional Sportsmen's Foundation issued the following news release on May 30, 2023:
Why It Matters: When the global "30x30" initiative to protect 30% of a nation's lands and waters began to gather steam in the U.S., the Congressional Sportsmen's Foundation (CSF) led a coalition of hunting and fishing conservation organizations to help guide the initiative towards meaningful conservation efforts that build upon our past successes. Fortunately, the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act, administered through the regional fishery managementcouncil process, already ensures that our fisheries resources are among the best conserved in the world, and the HuntFish3030 coalition's comments on what should count as "conserved" reflected that fact. At last week's Council Coordinating Committee meeting, a report from a subcommittee of all eight regional fishery management councils illustrated with GIS data that we are already well beyond the 30% conservation goal of our marine fisheries along the U.S. Coast.
* As part of the Global 30X30 initiative, the Biden Administration "America the Beautiful" program will develop the American Conservation and Stewardship Atlas, which will serve as a baseline for what lands and waters are considered conserved in the United States.
* Members of the HuntFish3030 coalition previously submitted recommendations on what existing conservation measures should be considered in the Atlas, which included a suite of marine fisheries and habitats already under varying regulatory authorities of state and federal officials.
* Through an in-depth synthesis of current management efforts, the Council Coordinating Committee, which consists of the chairs, vice chairs, and executive directors from each of the eight regional fishery management councils, recently quantified existing conservation measures in the Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) of U.S. waters and found that more than 70% of our marine resources should be considered conserved.
At last week's meeting of the U.S.'s eight regional fisheries management councils, the Council Coordinating Committee's (CCC) Area-Based Management (ABM) Subcommittee presented a report on their findings regarding habitat conservation that already occurs in the marine waters of the U.S. Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ). The Subcommittee was tasked with quantifying existing area-based conservation measures that should be considered for inclusion in the American Conservation and Stewardship Atlas (Atlas), which will serve as the baseline for what is considered "conserved" as part of the America the Beautiful initiative here in the U.S. and the "30x30 Initiative" globally.
In March of 2022, members of the CSF-led HuntFish3030 coalition submitted a suite of recommendations on both terrestrial and aquatic conservation measures that should be included in the Atlas. Among those recommendations was a section on marine waters, where the coalition members urged the Administration to evaluate existing federal and state marine fish and habitat management conservation status based on their current contributions to biodiversity and conservation outcomes rather than the severity of restricted use or activities within a given area. The findings of the CCC ABM Subcommittee's "An Evaluation of Conservation Areas in the U.S. Exclusive Economic Zone" supports the HuntFish3030 coalition's recommendations.
The report identified 648 conservation areas that cover greater than 72 percent of the total U.S. EEZ, either through ecosystem conservation measures, year-round fishery management, or seasonal management. In addition to area-based habitat conservation measures, such as Habitat Areas of Particular Concern (HAPC's) found in all eight regional council jurisdictions, Essentially, a large portion of the U.S. marine waters already have conservation measures that positions the U.S. as a leader in marine resource conservation.
A draft version of the Atlas is expected this summer. CSF and members of the HuntFish3030 coalition will continue to advocate for science-based management of our marine fisheries resources while ensuring sustainable activities like recreational fishing can continue along our Coast.
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Original text here: https://congressionalsportsmen.org/news/30x30-initiative-science-based-information-affirms-us-is-a-global-leader-in-fisheries-conservation/
