Center for Excellence in the Arts and Humanities Series
Panel: George Bush's Environmental Politics
Thursday, 08 Apr 2004 at 7:00 pm – Reiman Garden's Auditorium - Admission Free
Osha Gray Davidson is the author of Broken Heartland: The Rise of America's Rural Ghetto. His work has appeared in The New York Times, The Washington Post, The Los Angeles Times, Mother Jones, The Nation, The New Republic, The Progressive, Woman's Day, The Miami Herald, The Philadelphia Inquirer, The Baltimore Sun and many other publications. His other books include: Fire in the Turtle House: The Green Sea Turtle and the Fate of the Ocean; The Enchanted Braid: Coming to Terms with Nature on the Coral Reef ;The Best of Enemies: Race and Redemption in the New South; and Under Fire: The NRA and the Battle For Gun Control.Steffen Schmidt, University Professor, Political Science; Carolyn Raffensperger; and Katherine Perkins, WOI Radio Producer, will moderate.
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