World-renowned environmentalist Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. will deliver a public lecture at Emory University’s School of Nursing as part of the 10th anniversary celebration of the Lillian Carter Center for Global Health & Social Responsibility.
Tickets are free for Emory University faculty, staff and students.
In his lecture, “Our Environmental Destiny,” Kennedy will discuss the role natural resources play in our work, health and identity as Americans. Kennedy was named one of Time magazine's “Heroes of the Planet” and Rolling Stone's “100 Agents of Change” for his success in helping Riverkeepers lead the fight to restore the Hudson River. The group's achievements helped spawn more than 160 Waterkeeper organizations across the globe.
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Among his published books are the New York Times bestseller Crimes Against Nature, The Riverkeepers, and Judge Frank M. Johnson Jr.: A Biography. His articles have appeared in the New York Times, Washington Post, Los Angeles Times, Wall Street Journal, Newsweek, Rolling Stone, Esquire, The Nation, Outside magazine and many other publications.