Join students in GEO 310/GST 317 (8 a.m. to 9:40 a.m.) in Alamance 218 or students in INT 461 (10:30 a.m. to 12:10 p.m.) in the Honors Pavilion, room 101, as they hear Ms. Breton speak about Extractive Industries and Conservation in Amazonia.
Ms. Binka Le Breton will discuss her work through her non-profit organization, the Iracambi Rainforest Research Center, and key themes from her six books: Voices from the Amazon (1993), Rainforests (1997), A Land to Die For (1997), Trapped: Modern Slavery in the Brazilian Amazon (2003), The Greatest Gift, The Courageous Life and Martyrdom of Sister Dorothy Stang (2008), and Where the Road Ends: A Home in the Rainforest (2010).
If you are a major or minor in our department, especially one with Latin America, conservation or human rights interests, ask Marnia Gardner in Lindner 112 to put you on the list to join our guest speaker for lunch. Places are limited, so please place your request early.
The General Studies Program is co-sponsoring this event.