> For more information, contact Mike Cyze, Director of
> Public Relations, at 563-588-6318 or by e-mail at
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> 7/26/06 * FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
> 
> ROBERT F. KENNEDY JR. TO SPEAK AT CLARKE, OCT. 17
> 
> Dubuque, Iowa * Clarke College President Joanne M.
> Burrows, SC, Ph.D. is pleased to announce that
> Robert F. Kennedy Jr. will be the featured speaker
> in this year’s Mackin-Mailander Lecture Series.
> Kennedy will present “Crimes Against Nature” on
> Tuesday, October 17, at 7:30 p.m. in the Robert and
> Ruth Kehl Center on the Clarke campus. The theme of
> this year’s series is “The Relationship Between the
> Environment and Humanity.” Ticket information will
> be available in the next few weeks.
> 
> Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s reputation as a resolute
> defender of the environment stems from a litany of
> successful legal actions. Kennedy was named one of
> Time magazine’s “Heroes for the Planet” for his
> success helping Riverkeeper lead the fight to
> restore the Hudson River. The group’s achievement
> helped spawn more than 125 Waterkeeper organizations
> across the globe.
> 
> Kennedy serves as senior attorney for the Natural
> Resources Defense Council, chief prosecuting
> attorney for the Hudson Riverkeeper and president of
> Waterkeeper Alliance. He is also a clinical
> professor and supervising attorney at Pace
> University School of Law’s Environmental Litigation
> Clinic and is co-host of “Ring of Fire” on Air
> America Radio. Earlier in his career he served as
> assistant district attorney in New York City. He has
> worked on several political campaigns including the
> presidential campaigns of Edward M. Kennedy in 1980,
> Al Gore in 2000 and John Kerry in 2004.
> 
> He has worked on environmental issues across the
> Americas and has assisted several indigenous tribes
> in Latin America and Canada in successfully
> negotiating treaties protecting traditional
> homelands. He is credited with leading the fight to
> protect New York City’s water supply. The New York
> City watershed agreement, which he negotiated on
> behalf of environmentalists and New York City
> watershed consumers, is regarded as an international
> model in stakeholder consensus negotiations and
> sustainable development. He helped lead the fight to
> turn back the anti-environmental legislation during
> the 104th Congress.
> 
> Among Kennedy’s published books are the New York
> Times’ bestseller “Crimes Against Nature” (2004),
> “The Riverkeepers” (1997), and “Judge Frank M.
> Johnson Jr.: A Biography” (1977). His articles have
> appeared in The New York Times, The Washington Post,
> Los Angeles Times, The Wall Street Journal,
> Newsweek, Rolling Stone, Atlantic Monthly, Esquire,
> The Nation, Outside Magazine, The Village Voice, and
> many other publications. His award winning articles
> have been included in anthologies of “America’s Best
> Crime Writing,” “Best Political Writing” and “Best
> Science Writing.”
> 
> Kennedy is a graduate of Harvard University. He
> studied at the London School of Economics and
> received his law degree from the University of
> Virginia Law School. Following graduation, he
> attended Pace University School of Law, where he was
> awarded a master’s degree in environmental law.
> 
> The Mackin-Mailander Lecture Series was established
> in the spring of 1997 after Clarke received gifts
> from two alums, Mary Mackin ’34 and Verna
> Slattery-Mailander ’20, to establish an endowed
> lecture series. The annual series consists of three
> lectures, including a prominent outside speaker, a
> faculty lecture and an alum lecture.
> 
> For more information, contact the Clarke College
> Public Relations Office at (563)588-6318.
> 
> 


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