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Film Festival & National Whistleblower Day Tribute

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Welcome!

ACORN 8 and the Justice Integrity Project, along with African-American Women In Cinema (AAWIC), are proud to host the 11th Annual Whistleblower Summit & Film Festival. This year's theme is Seeking The Truth—60 Years After the JFK Assassination.

At its core, the Whistleblower Summit celebrates free speech and advocacy. The hybrid event occurs virtually, on Capitol Hill, and at the National Press Club, including panel discussions with prominent whistleblowers, distinguished authors, emerging filmmakers, and policymakers with over 40 film and screenplay submissions.

The summit includes a feature presentation by JFK Secret Service Whistleblower Abraham Bolden, and other panel discussions from Watergate-era journalists, academics and whistleblower advocates, including panels hosted by the Justice Integrity Project, Coalition for Change (C4C), and the Government Accountability Project (GAP), among others..

The landmark event will include a Law Enforcement Reform after BLM panel and a Tribute to Daniel Ellsberg on National Whistleblower Appreciation Day (July 30), presented by Ridenhour Prizes with special thanks to Explore Pine Bluff as capstone events for this year's summit.

Please mark your calendars and consider joining us for the 11th Annual Whistleblower Summit & Film Festival from July 22nd through July 30th, 2023.

**The views and opinions expressed by individual panelists and organizations are their own and do not reflect on whistleblower summit organizers, partners, or sponsors.
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Whistleblower Summit & Film Festival

Whistleblower Summit & Film Festival is a sponsored project of Fractured Atlas, a non-profit arts service organization. Fractured Atlas will receive grants for the charitable purposes of the Whistleblower Summit & Film Festival, provide oversight to ensure that grant funds are used in accordance with grant agreements, and provide reports as required by the grantor. Contributions for the charitable purposes of the Whistleblower Summit & Film Festival must be made payable to Fractured Atlas and are tax-deductible to the extent permitted by law.
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Our mission

Our mission is to build community and mutual support among whistleblowers and their advocates, connect whistleblowing “free speech” to the first amendment, social justice activism, and the global civil and human rights movements, and celebrate whistleblowers and their significant contributions to culture, society and the world.

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People about us

The Whistleblower Summit is the largest gathering of whistleblowers and the only festival dedicated to honoring whistleblowers and first amendment activism
Muriel Bowser, Mayor / Washington DC
WSFF was honored by FestFourms, where power players in the festival world meet.
Forbes Magazine

Signature Events

TEDx Salon
Please support your favourite authors by learning more about their books
National Whistleblower Day
Celebrates the people who raise their voice in the name of combatting fraud, corruption and other crimes; their courage in the face of great adversity; and the strength of their conviction and dedication to the truth.
Fest Forums 2019
The Whistleblower Summit & Film Festival won a "Best of the Fests" award as a breakthrough Arts, Film & Culture festival from2019, which recognizes North America's leading festivals.

Featured programs

Author series
Please support your favourite authors by learning more about their books
Summit
Whistleblowers and their advocates from across the country will descend on Capitol Hill to convene this week-long event.
Film Festival
The Whistleblower Summit & Film Festival is the intersection between media, politics, culture and entertainment. Whistleblower stories (books and movies) are as American as apple pie.

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Welcome Message

ACORN 8 and the Society of Professional Journalists (DC Chapter) are proud to host this year’s Whistleblower Summit & Film Festival on July 23th through August 1st, 2021. The theme this year is a Salute to the 50th Anniversary of the Pentagon Papers and Rise of Investigative Journalism. The event will include a keynote presentation by Daniel Ellsberg, and other panel discussions from Watergate era journalists, academics and whistleblower advocates, including panels hosted by the Society of Professional Journalist, Justice Integrity Project and the Government Accountability Project, among others. Mark your calendars and consider joining us for the Whistleblower Summit & Film Festival in 2021.

**The views and opinions expressed by individual panelists and organizations are their own and do not reflect on whistleblower summit organizers, partners, sponsors or the Society of Professional Journalists.

Mission

Our mission is to build community and mutual support among whistleblowers and their advocates, connect whistleblowing “free speech” to the first amendment, social justice activism, and the global civil and human rights movements, and celebrate whistleblowers and their significant contributions to culture, society and the world.


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“The Whistleblower Summit is the largest gathering of whistleblowers and the only festival dedicated to honoring whistleblowers and first amendment activism.”

BEST FESTIVAL AWARD 2019

“The conference for the power players in the festival game” - Forbes Magazine

Signature Events

National Whistleblower Day

Celebrates the people who raise their voice in the name of combatting fraud, corruption and other crimes; their courage in the face of great adversity; and the strength of their conviction and dedication to the truth.

Learn more

Fest Forums 2019

The Whistleblower Summit & Film Festival won a "Best of the Fests" award as a breakthrough Arts, Film & Culture festival from2019, which recognizes North America's leading festivals.

Learn more

Featured Programs

Author Series

Please support your favorite authors by learning more about their books

Learn more

Summit

Whistleblowers and their advocates from across the country will descend on Capitol Hill to convene this week-long event.

Learn more

Film Festival

The Whistleblower Summit & Film Festival is the intersection between media, politics, culture and entertainment. Whistleblower stories (books and movies) are as American as apple pie.

Learn more

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You can help give more power and voice to whistleblowers by supporting the Whistleblower Summit & Film Festival. You will be helping to highlight civil and human rights violations across the globe. Call us at (870) 543-0024 or email us at mccray.michael@gmail.com.

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