Spring Lecture Series Focuses on Citizen Activism in Appalachia |
EKU’s Center for Appalachian Studies is sponsoring a series of lectures this spring on “Citizen Activism in Appalachia.” |
The events, each on Wednesday, are free and open to the public. All events are in Crabbe Library 128, unless otherwise noted.
The schedule:
- “The Mountain Top Removal Road Show,” Dave Cooper and Teri Blanton, Feb. 21, 3:15-4:45 p.m., Crabbe Library 108. Co-sponsored by Model Laboratory High School’s Community Problem Solving Team.
- “Appalachia as an Artist Colony,” Appalshop filmmaker Herb E. Smith, March 21, 3:30- 4:45 p.m. Co-sponsored by EKU’s Center for Kentucky History and Politics.
- “From Local Concerns to Legislative Action: Turning Grassroots Activism into National Policy,” Director of Chemical Weapons Working Group Craig Williams, March 28, 3:30-4:45 p.m. Co-sponsored by EKU’s Center for Kentucky History and Politics.
- “Margaret Mead Was Right,” Director of Kentucky Resource Council Tom Fitzgerald, April 11, 3:30- 4:45 p.m., Crabbe Library 108, Co-sponsored by EKU’s Center for Kentucky History and Politics.
- “The Appalachian Coal Country Watershed Team-OSM/VISTA project,” Watershed activist Evan Smith, April 18, 3:30-4:45 p.m. Co-sponsored by EKU’s Eastern Kentucky Environmental Research Institute.
