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As part of the events leading up to The Earthshot Prize – Boston 2022 ceremony, the John F. Kennedy Library Foundation will host an environmental town hall with students from in and around Boston on December 1, 2022 at 3:30pm. The event will feature Massachusetts Lieutenant Governor-elect Kim Driscoll, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Associate Administrator Rosemary Enobakhare, and The Earthshot Prize CEO Hannah Jones. Tatiana Schlossberg, President Kennedy’s granddaughter and climate journalist and author, will moderate.

The John F. Kennedy Library Foundation and The Earthshot Prize today announced the formation of the Host Committee for the 2022 Earthshot Prize ceremony in Boston. Honorary co-chairs Boston Mayor Michelle Wu, Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker, and President Kennedy’s grandson Jack Schlossberg, along with co-chairs Sandy and Paul Edgerley, will lead a distinguished Host Committee comprised of representatives from local environmental groups, prominent elected officials, academic institutions, and community leaders in business, philanthropy, and climate innovation. The 2022 Earthshot Prize ceremony will take place in early December at the MGM Music Hall at Fenway in partnership with the John F. Kennedy Library Foundation and the City of Boston.

A statement from John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum Director Alan Price concerning the incident that occurred at the Library on October 5, 2022.

On September 12, 1962, President John F. Kennedy issued a soaring challenge to Americans to land a man on the Moon within a decade and bring them safely back to Earth. President Kennedy’s powerful words—“We choose to go to the Moon”—inspired a generation facing grave threats and an uncertain future to dedicate their time and talent to a vision of human achievement that was then unimaginable.

The Earthshot Prize, a global environmental prize founded by Prince William and The Royal Foundation in 2020, has announced today the selection of Boston as host city for its second annual awards ceremony to take place in early December 2022.

Ronald L. Sargent, Chairman of the Board of Directors of the John F. Kennedy Library Foundation, announced that the Board of Directors unanimously elected the following new members: B. Marc Allen, Chief Strategy Officer and Senior Vice President of Strategy and Corporate Development at The Boeing Company; Vlad Barbalat, President and Chief Investment Officer of Liberty Mutual Investments; Chris Cassidy, President and CEO of the National Medal of Honor Museum Foundation; Christine Heenan, Executive Partner and Chief Communications Officer, Flagship Pioneering; Jack Leslie, strategic communications executive, political consultant and international development activist; Scott Schuster, the Founder and CEO of Wingate Healthcare; and Michael Steed, Founder and Managing Partner of Paladin Capital Group.

The John F. Kennedy Library Foundation today announced that Theodora McGee, a first-year student at Moorestown High School in Moorestown, New Jersey, has won the national John F. Kennedy Profile in Courage Essay Contest for High School Students.

In an unprecedented act recognizing the grave threats to democracy around the world, the John F. Kennedy Library Foundation today announced that five individuals will be honored with the John F. Kennedy Profile in Courage Award this year. Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, U.S. Congresswoman Liz Cheney, Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson, Arizona House Speaker Rusty Bowers, and Fulton County, Georgia Election Department Employee Wandrea “Shaye” Moss were each chosen for the courage they’ve shown protecting democracy in the United States and abroad. The slate of honorees includes both Republicans and Democrats and people at the local, state, national, and international level of public service.

The National Archives’ John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum announces the launch of an online resource featuring the Library’s artifact collection. Since the Library opened in 1979, visitors have seen original records and artifacts from JFK’s presidency. Now, these priceless historic artifacts will be available online to anyone, anywhere, at any time.

The 2022 winner and finalists for the 2022 PEN/Hemingway Award for Best Debut Novel will be honored by Ernest Hemingway’s grandson in a virtual celebration hosted by the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum.

The  John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum  will begin its final phases towards a full reopening beginning on March 31, 2022. The decision is being made due to the drop in COVID-19 case numbers and the percentage of vaccinated people in the region.

Climate leader Jasmine Davenport and Jackson, Mississippi Mayor Chokwe Antar Lumumba will receive the 2022 John F. Kennedy New Frontier Awards, joining a prominent list of young elected and public service leaders.

The John F. Kennedy Library Foundation today announced that Yvonne Garcia, Chief of Staff to the Chairman and CEO and Global Head of Internal Communications at State Street Corporation, and Ron O’Hanley, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer at State Street Corporation, will co-chair the Foundation’s 34th Annual May Dinner on Sunday, May 22, 2022. The May Dinner is the Foundation’s annual black-tie gala that celebrates President Kennedy’s enduring legacy.

This year, the JFK Presidential Library and Museum offers several virtual activities and programs for Presidents’ Day and Black History Month. The signature Presidents’ Day Festival on February 21 features presidential storytelling, activities and other performances. On Saturday, February 12, in honor of Black History Month, the Celebrate! performing arts series presents Tales from African Traditions with Valerie Tutson as she brings to life myths, folktales and historical accounts from the African continent and the African Diaspora.

The John F. Kennedy Library Foundation today announced a new partnership with The Earthshot Prize. Launched in 2020 by Prince William and The Royal Foundation, The Earthshot Prize takes inspiration from President John F. Kennedy’s 1962 speech at Rice University which united millions of people around the goal of reaching the Moon before the end of the decade. The Earthshot Prize aims to channel that same spirit of collective action and optimism to discover, celebrate and scale cutting-edge solutions to the world’s greatest environmental challenges to help repair the planet by 2030.