We are postponing this event due to covid-19. Email [email protected] if you have questions!
In the face of global climate change and the extinction crisis, many of us — especially younger generations — can fall prey to what is being called eco-anxiety. One important tool for “keeping your cool on a warming planet,” to quote the subtitle of Sarah Jaquette Ray’s new book A Field Guide to Climate Anxiety, is finding a way to take action. In this panel, speakers will address global environmental concerns and the ways they may impact St. Louis while also offering stories of local individuals and groups working to create a livable future for us all.
Moderator: Karla Armbruster, Professor of English and Chair of the Sustainability Studies Committee, Webster University
Don Corrigan, Professor of Journalism at Webster University and Editor-in-Chief of the Webster-Kirkwood Times
“How High’s the Water, Mama?” Johnny Cash was right to be concerned about flooding, especially in the Midwest with global warming bringing torrential rains. These floods threaten to wash chemical and radioactive wastes into our drinking water. Moms Demand Action at the WestLake radioactive site can give us all a lesson on the dangers and how to organize to protect our water. Don has covered their cause as a reporter for more than a decade.
Kate Parsons, Professor of Philosophy and Director of Women, Gender & Sexuality Studies at Webster University
“Bringing the World Home: Connecting Global Problems to Local Action” In collaboration with her colleague Danielle MacCartney, Kate has developed a series of study abroad programs to Thailand, Costa Rica, and Mexico centered on the theme of “Inequality and the Environment.” In this presentation, she will describe a recent trip with students to Costa Rica focused on coffee, the environmental challenges that they learned about, and ways the students are trying to help now that they’re back in St. Louis.
Caitlin Zera, Program Manager at The Open Space Council for the St. Louis Region
Caitlin, who graduated from Webster University in 2014 with a major in Film Production and a Sustainability Studies minor, will discuss ways she made a difference to campus sustainability while a student and opportunities in St. Louis for high school and college students to take action in response to global and local environmental issues.
- The event is free, but please R.S.V.P.!
- It will be from 10 am – 12 pm on March 28
- The panel will be at Webster University, in the Sunnen Lounge in University Center (175 Edgar Road, Webster Groves)
