Monday, November 16, 2009

Social Justice Happening: November 19 - 23 (Lexington, KY)

Thursday, November 19: 7 pm in the Campus Center Gym, Transylvania University: Mountaintop removal icons Larry Gibson, Teri Blanton, Marci Smith, and Dave Cooper will speak after a showing of the great new documentary Coal Country.


Friday, November 20: 11 am until noon in the OB Auditorium: Stephanie Schwabe, UK lecturer in Earth and Environmental Sciences, on “Clear Water Secrets.” This presentation will be a fascinating look at underwater exploration in the Bahamas. For information about the Blue Holes Foundation. Parking enforcement will not be called off. This talk is hosted by BCTC’s Students for Peace and Earth Justice.


Monday, November 23: 6:30 pm until 7:45 pm in the OB Auditorium: Michael Benton and Michael Marchman recently traveled to Pittsburgh to protest the G-20 Summit (an economic forum including the world’s 20 largest economies). They will talk about the purpose of the G-20 talks, what happened in Pittsburgh, and the importance of protest in a democratic society. Parking enforcement will be called off. This talk is hosted by BCTC’s Students for Peace and Earth Justice (SPEJ). This is the last in the SPEJ’s fall series.

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