Science & Advocacy:
The Legacy of Silent Spring
Fifty years ago, Rachel Carson’s Silent Spring brought concerns about the environmental impact of pesticides to a broad public audience—spawning a grass-roots environmental movement that continues to this day. Join environmental leaders to explore the legacy of Silent Spring, and how science and advocacy interact in the face of our modern environmental challenges.
Thursday, September 27
4:00 pm
Sanders Theatre
45 Quincy Street
Cambridge, MA
A Discussion Featuring:
Frances Beinecke, President, Natural Resources Defense Council
Bill McKibben, Writer, activist, community organizer
Andrew Revkin, New York Times and Pace University
With Harvard Faculty:
William Clark, Harvard Kennedy School
Rebecca Henderson, Harvard Business School
Sheila Jasanoff, Harvard Kennedy School
James McCarthy, Faculty of Arts and Sciences
John Spengler, Harvard School of Public Health
Moderated By:
Daniel Schrag, Faculty of Arts and Sciences; School of Engineering & Applied Sciences
Contact:
Lisa Matthews
Assistant Director of Events and Communications
Harvard University Center for the Environment
24 Oxford Street
Cambridge, MA 02138
lisa_matthews@harvard.edu
p. 617-495-8883
f. 617-496-0425
Date:
Thursday, September 27, 2012
