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This document is a press announcement from the Sidney Hillman Foundation regarding their 2019 awards. It details the awarding of the Canadian Hillman Prize to CBC journalists for an investigation into Transport Canada, and the 2019 Sol Stetin Award for Labor History to CUNY professor Joshua B. Freeman. The document includes a quote from judge Ta-Nehisi Coates and provides contact information for a ceremony in New York City on May 7. The footer indicates this document is part of a House Oversight Committee production (HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_021116).
People (7)
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| Ta-Nehisi Coates | Judge |
Hillman judge who provided a quote regarding the significance of journalism.
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| Harvey Cashore | Award Winner |
Winner of the Canadian Hillman Prize from CBC's The Fifth Estate.
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| Bob McKeown | Award Winner |
Winner of the Canadian Hillman Prize from CBC's The Fifth Estate.
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| Kimberly Ivany | Award Winner |
Winner of the Canadian Hillman Prize from CBC's The Fifth Estate.
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| Joshua B. Freeman | Award Recipient |
CUNY professor and historian receiving the 2019 Sol Stetin Award for Labor History.
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| Sidney Hillman | Legacy/Namesake |
Immigrant whose legacy is honored by the foundation; dedicated life to a 'better America'.
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| Alexandra Lescaze | Contact Person |
Point of contact for RSVP and information.
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Organizations (6)
| Name | Type | Context |
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| Sidney Hillman Foundation |
Organization issuing the awards and announcement.
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| CBC |
Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, employer of the award winners.
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| The Fifth Estate |
Program on CBC produced by the award winners.
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| Transport Canada |
Government entity investigated by the award winners regarding seatbelt studies.
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| CUNY |
City University of New York, employer of Joshua B. Freeman.
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| House Oversight Committee |
Implied by the footer 'HOUSE_OVERSIGHT', indicating the document is part of a congressional record.
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Timeline (2 events)
May 7, 2019
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Location of the ceremony and subject of Joshua Freeman's writing.
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Implied by 'Canadian Hillman Prize' and 'Transport Canada'.
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Freeman is the recipient of its 2019 Sol Stetin Award for Labor History.
Contact person listed with a foundation email address.
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"In a time when this country's highest powers have taken it as their business to demean the work of journalists, it is particularly significant for us to honor those who have taken up the tools of journalism to challenge corrupt power wherever it may reside"Source
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"Hillman believed that a free press was essential to a fair and equal society."Source
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ceremony in New York City on May 7.
"In a time when this country's highest powers have taken it as their business to demean the work of journalists, it is particularly significant for us to honor those who have taken up the tools of journalism to challenge corrupt power wherever it may reside," said Hillman judge Ta-Nehisi Coates.
In 2011, the Sidney Hillman Foundation inaugurated the Canadian Hillman Prize. This year’s winners, Harvey Cashore, Bob McKeown and Kimberly Ivany of CBC’s The Fifth Estate, won for their sweeping investigation into the research and regulatory failures that have put millions of children at risk on their way to and from school each day. Their reporting exposed fraudulent science behind Transport Canada’s seminal seatbelt study and led the Transport Minister to form a task force with the provinces to look at implementing seatbelts on school buses across the country.
The Hillman Foundation announced Monday that CUNY professor and historian, Joshua B. Freeman, is the recipient of its 2019 Sol Stetin Award for Labor History. Freeman has written extensively about the history of labor, industry, modern America, and New York City. The Hillman Foundation established the award in 2005 to honor a labor historian who has made significant contribution to the field, researching and telling the stories of working peoples’ lives.
Since 1950, the Hillman’s Prizes for Journalism honor the legacy of Sidney Hillman, an immigrant who dedicated his life to a “better America.” Hillman believed that a free press was essential to a fair and equal society. The Sidney Hillman Foundation has sought to carry on his legacy by honoring journalists who illuminate the great issues of our times—from the search for a basis for lasting peace, to the need for better housing, medical care, and employment security for all people, to the promotion of civil liberties and the battle against discrimination based on race, nationality, or religion.
For more information, including to RSVP to the event, please contact Alexandra Lescaze at 646-448-6413 or Alex@HillmanFoundation.org
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