Racing Extinction: College Hour with Kibiriti Majuto
There's a sixth mass extinction coming -- and in the words of Elizabeth Kolbert, author of the award-winning book, The Sixth Extinction: An Unnatural History, the cataclysm is us.
Kolbert traces the history of mass extinctions from antiquity to the present day, from the mastodon to Panama's golden frog, and shows how humans have impacted the earth in ways not experienced since the extinction of the dinosaurs at the end of Cretaceous period. Humans have catastrophically altered the course of life on this planet -- but while there is no question we can destroy, is there hope that we can also heal?
On Monday, October 15, 2018, join student organizer Kibiriti Majuto as he turns the discussion from extinction to how we -- and specifically, young people -- can alter the planet's course from catastrophe towards a livable future. "Racing Extinction: Youth Movement for Climate Justice" seeks to refocus our attention from what has been done to what can be done, right now, for the planet. Kibiriti is a student organizer with different environmental student organizations such as Virginia Student Environmental Collection and Zero Hour. He is currently on the Earth Guardians National Council, and he worked on developing the Zero Hour’s platform for the Youth March.
Free for college hour? Take some time out of your day to learn about climate justice, and what you can do to help bring justice to our planet.
Kibiriti will be speaking at the main campus in Room M229 from 12:00pm to 1:00pm, Monday, October 15, 2018. Don't miss out!
Kolbert traces the history of mass extinctions from antiquity to the present day, from the mastodon to Panama's golden frog, and shows how humans have impacted the earth in ways not experienced since the extinction of the dinosaurs at the end of Cretaceous period. Humans have catastrophically altered the course of life on this planet -- but while there is no question we can destroy, is there hope that we can also heal?
On Monday, October 15, 2018, join student organizer Kibiriti Majuto as he turns the discussion from extinction to how we -- and specifically, young people -- can alter the planet's course from catastrophe towards a livable future. "Racing Extinction: Youth Movement for Climate Justice" seeks to refocus our attention from what has been done to what can be done, right now, for the planet. Kibiriti is a student organizer with different environmental student organizations such as Virginia Student Environmental Collection and Zero Hour. He is currently on the Earth Guardians National Council, and he worked on developing the Zero Hour’s platform for the Youth March.
Free for college hour? Take some time out of your day to learn about climate justice, and what you can do to help bring justice to our planet.
Kibiriti will be speaking at the main campus in Room M229 from 12:00pm to 1:00pm, Monday, October 15, 2018. Don't miss out!