[DEHC] Jan 16: Exploring Design 2008 - BSA/BPL free lecture: Majora Carter, 6 pm

[Rosanne.Foley at codman.org]

Hear Majora Carter - Founder of Sustainable South Bronx, co-Founder (along 
with Van Jones) of Green for All, and a true social justice/sustainability 
visionary - she will be speaking at the Boston Public Library tomorrow, 
Wednesday, January 16 at 6pm, in Copley Square. It is a free event and all 
are welcome so please pass this on to anyone you think would be 
interested. 
This is the Boston Society of Architects' 28th annual series of monthly 
design-related lectures. The series is co-sponsored by the Boston Public 
Library and is held in the Library's Rabb Lecture Hall in Copley Square. 
Each presentation begins at 6:00 pm and is free and open to all. 
Reservations are not required, but we recommend that you arrive 15 minutes 
before the start time of each presentation.
See http://www.architects.org/news/index.cfm?doc_id=60 
 
For anyone unfamiliar with Ms. Carter's work, check out a speech she gave 
this past Oct: http://youtube.com/watch?v=NO6oY2qP4Ew
 
She has done incredible things in the South Bronx, turning abandoned and 
toxic water front into beautiful parks, starting a program that trains 
youth and other community members to install roof gardens, and so much 
more. Right now, she is working to create an eco-industrial park (ie: a 
collection of co-ops such as a center for recycled building materials) 
that would employ local community members. However, the City of New York 
wants to use the same piece of land to build a new prison instead. 
If you work with youth, please encourage them to come as well. 
 
Green for All: www.greenforall.org
Sustainable South Bronx: http://www.ssbx.org/

This annual series of presentations on architecture and the built 
environment illuminates the profound impact design has on our community 
and the ways in which we live. We hope you will join us for these in-depth 
explorations.