Hi all,
This is a special event, so not being run as a typical BABS meeting
(i.e., no dinner served), but it still would be a good way to finish
up the year with a stimulating discussion. Hope to see you there!
Please RSVP to [email protected] and [email protected]
Best,
Brent
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Date: April 23, 2013 9:22:23 AM PDT
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Subject: Re: Final event in Sawyer Seminar on Speciesism -- May 10th
Please join us for a double-header lecture and discussion featuring
Paul Ehrlich and Clive Hamilton, to be held from 5-7pm on Friday,
May 10th, in Banatao Auditorium (room 310) in Sutardja Dai Hall on
the UC Berkeley campus. This is the final event in the Berkeley
Sawyer Seminar series on "Speciesism and the Future of Humanity,"
funded by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation. The theme of the event
is "Problems with and solutions to global sustainability: culture,
biology, and sociopolitical practices." We very much hope that you
can join us. Please RSVP to [email protected] and [email protected]
.
About our speakers:
(1) Paul Ehrlich is Bing Professor of Population Studies and
Director of the Center for Conservation Biology at Stanford
University. He is most popularly know for his 1968 work, The
Population Bomb, and has been a pioneer in alerting the public to
the problems of overpopulation, and in raising issues of population,
resources, and the environment as matters of public policy.
http://www.stanford.edu/group/CCB/cgi-bin/ccb/content/paul-r-ehrlich
(2) Clive Hamilton is an Australian author and Professor of Public
Ethics at the Centre for Applied Philosophy and Public Ethics, at
Charles Sturt University. He is best known for his books, a number
of which have been best-sellers. They include Growth Fetish,
Affluenza, What’s Left: The death of social democracy, Silencing
Dissent, and Scorcher: The dirty politics of climate change.
http://www.clivehamilton.com
Please let us know if you have any questions.
Best,
Erich Matthes and Karen Andrade
Mellon Sawyer Seminar Graduate Fellows
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Brent D. Mishler
Professor, Department of Integrative Biology
Director, University and Jepson Herbaria
University of California, Berkeley
Mailing address:
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, BERKELEY
UNIVERSITY AND JEPSON HERBARIA
1001 VALLEY LIFE SCIENCES BLDG # 2465
BERKELEY, CA 94720-2465 USA
Office: 4164 VLSB
Phone: (510) 642-6810 [office and lab]
FAX: (510) 643-5390
E-mail: [email protected]
WWW: http://ucjeps.berkeley.edu/people/mishler.html
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Brent D. Mishler
Professor, Department of Integrative Biology
Director, University and Jepson Herbaria
University of California, Berkeley
Mailing address:
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, BERKELEY
UNIVERSITY AND JEPSON HERBARIA
1001 VALLEY LIFE SCIENCES BLDG # 2465
BERKELEY, CA 94720-2465 USA
Office: 4164 VLSB
Phone: (510) 642-6810 [office and lab]
FAX: (510) 643-5390
E-mail: [email protected]
WWW: http://ucjeps.berkeley.edu/people/mishler.html
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