Environmental Activist To Speak At Muhlenberg College
Terri Swearingen, a recipient of the Goldman Environmental Prize, will speak at Muhlenberg College, Tuesday, October 14, at 7 p.m. in the Miller Forum, Moyer Hall.Wednesday, October 8, 2003 00:55 PM
Terri Swearingen, a recipient of the Goldman Environmental Prize, will speak at Muhlenberg College, Tuesday, October 14, at 7 p.m. in the Miller Forum, Moyer Hall. This event is free and open to the public. Swearingen became a community organizer in the early 1990s when construction of a toxic waste incinerator was planned near an elementary school in her hometown of East Liverpool, Ohio. Her commitment to raising awareness about environmental issues led her to co-found the Tri-State Environmental Council with citizens of Ohio, West Virginia, and Pennsylvania in 1990. In 1997 she was awarded the Goldman Environmental Prize for North America. At Muhlenberg, Swearingen will share her story and the lessons she has learned as an environmental activist. She also will speak about the important role that individual citizens play in fighting for livable communities. Swearingen's appearance is sponsored by the Muhlenberg College Center for Ethics as part of Sustainable Communities: Balancing Economy, Ecology, and Justice, a semester-long series of events. Through interactive programming, presentations, and classroom activities, the Center encourages investigation of social practices in the local college community, as American citizens, and across diverse cultures.
