Whistleblower Week in Washington


The Whistle blower Week is the name given to a series of events in Washington, D.C. meant to raise awareness about whistle blowing. There were two whistle blower weeks which took place in Washington in two different years.
The first Whistle blower Week took place in Washington, D.C. from May 13–19, 2007 and was sponsored by a loose coalition of whistle blower-related advocacy groups. The week was timed to coincide with the fifth anniversary of the May 15, 2002 enactment of the "Notification and Federal Employee Anti-discrimination and Retaliation Act of 2002", now known as the No-FEAR Act. During the week, whistle blowers and their allies gathered for awards ceremonies, speeches, panel discussions, and training sessions. The 2007 event was featured in the New York Times and announced in the Congressional Record by Republican Senator Charles Grassley of Iowa.
The second Whistle blower Week took place May 12–15, 2008 and was sponsored by the No Fear Coalition, the Semmelweis Society, and the Bill of Rights Foundation.

2007 Week events and participants

The first Whistle blower Week was organized by around fifty organizations and included a diverse group of participants, from a United States Senator to a 9–11 conspiracy theorist recruiting followers. Their main objective was to address issues about whistle blowing and more than forty public interests were addressed.
Notable attendees included: