Dear All,
Here's a notice about the upcoming web cast. Please encourage as many
people as possible to attend, including from classes, area schools, and
the wider community.
Andy
What: Live web cast of speech by Wangari Maathai, Nobel Peace Prize
winner, 2004
Sponsored by Earth Charter Oshkosh
Date: March 23
Time: 6:00-7:30 pm, followed by a reception
Place Reeve Ballroom (227C)
Cost: Free
All are welcome to attend a live web cast of 2004 Nobel Peace Prize
winner, Earth Charter Commissioner, and biologist Wangari Maathai,
speaking on the topic "Grassroots Environmental Activism." Dr. Maathai is
from Kenya, where she founded the Green Belt Movement, resisted government
oppression and corruption, and served in a new parliament. As the Nobel
committee noted: "Maathai combines science, social commitment and active
politics."
This event is organized by Earth Charter Communities (Tampa) and the Dr.
Kiran C. Patel Center for Global Solutions, University of South Florida.
Andrew E. Robson
Associate Dean
College of Letters and Science
University of Wisconsin Oshkosh
800 Algoma Blvd.
Oshkosh, WI 54901-8661
Tel: (920) 424-1185
Fax: (920) 424-3125
E-Mail: robsona@uwosh.edu