Friday May 10, 2013: Carbon’s Fourth Annual Charity Soiree, NYC

[Debbie Rodriguez]

Join us for Carbon’s Fourth Annual Charity Soiree on May 10th at Marquee Night Club. Award winning author and journalist Sebastian Junger invites you to help raise awareness for RISC. 8-11pm. Marquee Night Club 289 10^th Ave, NYC. Tickets now $175; $200 after May 1st; & $225 at the door. Tickets can be purchased at http://carbon-risc-rss.eventbrite.com/#. View a Video of the event invite at: http://www.synergystl.com/carbonspring2013/

RISC IS DEDICATED TO PROMOTING THE SAFETY OF FREELANCE JOURNALISTS IN COMBAT ZONES. The charity trains and equips freelance journalists in all media to treat life-threatening injuries on the battlefield. Freelancers comprise the vast majority of those who cover wars, and consequently make up the vast majority of deaths and injuries. RISC trainings are provided free of cost to experienced, published freelance conflict journalists. While staff reporters are often provided training by their employers, freelancers have to pay thousands of dollars out of pocket to participate in traditional hostile environment courses – and most simply cannot afford to.