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Dr. Sandra Steingraber – “Creative Resistence: Fighting Toxins & Fossil Fuels”
April 4, 2017 @ 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Acclaimed ecologist and activist, Dr. Sandra Steingraber, joins North Carolina advocates for health, environmental, and racial justice for a panel of leaders from communities across our state affected by coal ash, fracking, and pipelines to discuss what “creative resistance” means now.
Tuesday April 4, 7-9pm
Sonja Hanes Stone Center Auditorium
150 South Rd, Chapel Hill
*Free parking in the Bell Tower Parking Deck, Bell Tower Drive
In this public talk, Dr. Sandra Steingraber–an internationally awarded author and poet, cancer patient, persistent activist, and biological ecologist–engages our unique political movement to both welcome new advocates for environmental health, and to inspire communities fighting over the long term.
Rev. Dr. Rodney Sadler, NC NAACP, will open for Dr. Steinberger and her talk will be followed by a panel discussion with watershed science expert, Dr. Ryan Emmanuel, as well as representatives of Appalachian Voices, ACT Against Coal Ash, No Fracking in Stokes, Eco-Robeson, Community Drumming Circle, and communities fighting to stop the Atlantic Coast Pipeline.