At Food Integrity Campaign, we celebrate whistleblowers every day through our dedicated work towards their protection. Unfortunately, our nation’s culture does not always reflect the respect and value that it should hold for those who stand up for what is right in the face of adversity and retaliation. That is why July 30th is National Whistleblower Appreciation Day— a day to honor and celebrate everything whistleblowers do for us and how much has changed because of their dedicated efforts. This year, we are teaming up with Government Accountability Project to commit not just the day, but the month of July towards appreciating whistleblowers and we’re starting with asking the White House to create a Rose Garden ceremony for whistleblowers on National Whistleblower Appreciation Day.
In 1777, before the passage of the Bill of Rights, 10 sailors and Marines blew the whistle on fraud and misconduct that was harmful to the United States. On July 30th, 1778, the Continental Congress passed the first whistleblower legislation in the United States, recognizing these Revolutionary War sailors who spoke out against wrongdoings and abuses by the commander-in-chief of the Navy. Since 2013, Congress has designated July 30th National Whistleblower Appreciation Day to recognize the legacy of whistleblowers, but making this honor permanent would solidify whistleblowers of our past, present, and future as integral forces in our society.
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