Lowell Lecture — Wanjiku “Wawa” Gatheru
When:
Thursday, May 11, 2023 6:00p -
7:30p
Thursday, May 11, 2023 6:00p -
7:30p
Where:
Abbey Room at the Central Library of the Boston Public Library
230 Dartmouth Street
Boston, MA 02116
Admission:
FREE
Hosted by:
Categories:
Lectures & Conferences, Nature, Social Good
Event website:
https://bpl.bibliocommons.com/events/63cea130d251f9b8757feaf4
Environmental justice warrior, Rhodes Scholar, and founder of Black Girl Environmentalist Wanjiku "Wawa" Gatheru will converse with Boston Public Library President David Leonard as part of our 2023 Lowell Lecture Series You are Here: Climate Change and What’s Next. Their 60-75 minute conversation will followed by an audience Q&A from both the in-person and virtual audiences.
For Wanjiku "Wawa" Gatheru, caring about the environment started early. While farming with her mom and grandmother as a child, the conversations would often turn to saving the earth. The first-generation American of Kenyan descent became even more invested when taking an environmental science class in high school, when she learned that social justice and climate issues were deeply intertwined. Everything suddenly became personal. “It was in this call I learned that the environment had everything to do with me,” she says.
To attend in-person, please visit this Eventbrite page.
To attend online, please visit this Zoom webinar registration page.
This program is produced in partnership with the GBH Forum Network and is part of Lowell Lecture Series sponsored by the Lowell Institute.
About the BPL's COVID-19 health and safety protocols:
- Program attendees are recommended to wear masks covering their noses and mouths.
- Read the BPL's latest COVID-19 guidelines for visiting the library.
- Program presenters will remove their masks during the program.
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