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By Erin Barry On March 30, 2020 In Featured, Featured Issue, Featured Slide, Story in the Public Square Tags Advocacy, Environmental Justice, Flint Water Crisis

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Advocacy in Crisis with Dr. Mona Hanna-Attisha

Rebroadcast Dates: March 30-April 3, 2020 In April 2014, officials in Flint, Michigan, switched the source of the city’s water from the Detroit water supply to the Flint, River. It was a cost-saving move, but it touched the lives of citizens across that city. Dr. Mona Hanna-Attisha helped blow the story open. With science and determination, she proved the decision was poisoning the children of Flint. Dr. Hanna-Attisha is an … Read More

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Inspiring the Next Generation Through Story with Chelsea Clinton

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Defense and Climate Change: Adapting to a Changing Physical Landscape with Michael Klare
On March 9, 2020 By Erin Barry

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The Makings of Mass Incarceration in the United States with Elizabeth Hinton

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Telling the Stories of the Voiceless with Sara Jordenö
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Upcoming Events

A Conversation with Elizabeth Rush, author and Pulitzer Prize Finalist presented by the Rhode Island Center for the Book

Thursday 2nd, April 2020 100 Ochre Point Ave., Newport, RI $15
Film Screening & Discussion: “The Newport Bridge: A Rhode Island Icon” followed by Q&A with producers Jamie McGuire and Michelle Abbott

Tuesday 28th, April 2020 O'Hare Academic Center, Newport, RI Free
Fourth Annual John E. McGinty Lecture in History: Elements of Presidential Leadership with Dr. Robert Dallek

Thursday 1st, October 2020 O'Hare Academic Center, Newport, RI Free

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