I’ll be speaking at Pacific University on November 10th, as part of the university’s In Your Face lecture series. It’s quite an honor: previous speakers in the series have included Christian Parenti, Robin Hahnel, Dave Zirin, Judy Giles, and Heather Rogers. If you’re in the Portland, Oregon area, I hope to see you there!
Nov 10, 2011, 7:00 PM
Marsh Hall (Taylor Auditorium [216] ) – Forest GroveNationally acclaimed speaker Will Potter to give the sixth annual In Your Face lecture, Green Is the New Red: How Corporations Turned Environmentalists into Eco-terrorists. Free and open to the public.
Free admission
A light reception with food and drinks will follow.
Will Potter is an award-winning independent journalist and author based in Washington, D.C.
His latest book, Green is the New Red: An Insider’s Account of a Social Movement Under Siege, looks at the use of anti-terrorism resources to target environmentalists and animal rights activists. He examines how the word ‘eco-terrorist’ is used to push a political agenda, instill fear, intimidate and silence dissent, creating a “Green Scare†not unlike the “Red Scare†against Communists that preceded it.
Potter is an expert on at the nexus between environmentalism and terrorism. His work has appeared in publications like the Chicago Tribune, the Huffington Post, and the Vermont Law Review. He has also testified before the U.S. Congress about his environmental reporting.
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