Justice Southbury will offer the twenty-eighth in its Speaker Series of interactive Zoom conversations on Sunday, October 12th at 7:00 p.m. featuring author and environmental educator, Dr. Mitchell Thomashow.
The subject of his talk will be “Environmental Issues in Challenging Times.”
In his presentation, he will look at the close relationship between environmental issues and questions of race, wealth, democracy and migration.
Dr. Thomashow is the author of four books: Ecological Identity, Bringing the Biosphere Home, The Nine Elements of a Sustainable Campus, and To Know the World: A New Vision for Environmental Learning, all published by The MIT Press. He is also the author of Pacific Northwest Changemakers, which profiles exemplary multi-ethnic sustainability projects throughout the Northwest.
He previously served as the Chair of Environmental Studies at Antioch New England, the President of Unity College, and the Director of the Presidential Fellows Program at Second Nature.
Currently, he consults on sustainability and environmental studies initiatives in higher education, most recently working with The University of San Diego, the University of Cincinnati, and Catawba College.
He works as interesting projects emerge, dividing his time between reading, writing, and pursuing his many interests, including bicycling, natural history, music, and board games.
You can learn more by visiting his website: http://www.mitchellthomashow.com
Justice Southbury is a local, non-partisan group whose vision is “a more fair and kind community for all.”
All are invited to attend this online conversation. Those who wish to receive the Zoom link, may email justicesouthbury@gmail.com
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