Forwarded by Jane Clark
Lecture: Rachel and Me: The
Road from SILENT SPRING to LIVING DOWNSTREAM
January 14,
Ames
Hear environmental author
Sandra Steingraber, Monday, 14 Jan, at 8:00 pm, Pioneer Room, Memorial Union,
ISU, Ames. Ecologist, author, and cancer survivor Sandra Steingraber is a
recognized expert on the environmental links to cancer and reproductive health.
Steingraber's book, "Living Downstream: An Ecologist Looks at Cancer and
the Environment" presents cancer as a human rights issue. She received the Will
Solimene Award from the American Medical Writers Association and
recognition from the Sierra Club as "the New Rachel Carson." Her 2001 book
"Having Faith: An Ecologist's Journey to Motherhood," explores the intimate
ecology of motherhood and was featured on "Kids and Chemicals," a PBS
documentary by Bill Moyers. If you have questions, contact [log in to unmask] or call 515-294-9934.