An Evening With Dr. Sandra Steingraber
| Where: | The Old Church, 1422 SW 11th Ave, Portland |
| When: | Apr 05, 2012 from 07:15 PM to 09:00 PM |
| Contact: | Josh Vincent |
| Phone: | 514-344-5044 ext. 22 |
| Email: | jvincent@pesticide.org |
| On the web: | http://www.pesticide.org |
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Attend a private reception with NCAP and Dr. Sandra Steingraber
On April 5th, 2012 NCAP is hosting the renowned ecologist, author and cancer survivor Dr. Sandra Steingraber to speak on the links between cancer and toxic pollutants like pesticides. The talk is free and open to the public, so mark your calendars!
As a prelude to her talk, NCAP supporters are invited to attend an exclusive private reception with Dr. Sandra Steingraber. As a guest of this intimate event, you will receive wine, refreshments, a copy of Steingraber’s book Living Downstream, and preferred seating for her talk following the reception.
Tickets for the reception are $60. Act quickly, space is very limited!
Visit www.pesticide.org to register for the private reception today!
Private Reception: 6 - 7 pm, cost $60
Public Lecture and book signing: 7:15 - 9 pm, FREE
Her seminal book, Living Downstream: An Ecologist’s Personal Investigation of Cancer and the Environment compared data on toxic pollution and data from U.S. cancer registries to demonstrate a correlation. The book won praise from The Washington Post, Publishers Weekly, The Lancet, and The London Times, and was recently adapted as a documentary film by The People’s Picture Company of Toronto.
Steingraber’s other works, including the recent, Raising Elijah: Protecting Children in an Age of Environmental Crisis have won considerable acclaim for their exploration of the challenges and responsibilities communities face in a world that is increasingly polluted.
Sandra has won numerous awards, including Chatham College’s biennial Rachel Carson Leadership Award, the Hero Award from the Breast Cancer Fund, and the Environmental Health Champion Award from Physicians for Social Responsibility, Los Angeles. She has served as an advisor to the California Breast Cancer Research Program, provided Congressional briefings, and lectured on many college campuses. A columnist for Orion magazine, Sandra is a scholar in residence at Ithaca College in Ithaca, New York.
If you or your business are interested in sponsoring this event, please contact Shelly Connor at 541-344-5044 x 17 or sconnor@pesticide.org.
