Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to
speak at ASU Wednesday, Nov. 5

Noted environmental activist and speaker Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., will speak on Wednesday, November 5, at Arkansas State University in Jonesboro.  The lecture will be held at 8 p.m. in Riceland Hall at the Fowler Center, 201 Olympic Dr.

Kennedy, an attorney and university instructor, is a resolute defender of the environment stemming from a litany of successful legal actions.  He has prosecuted governments and companies for polluting the Hudson River and Long Island Sound.  He has also sued sewage treatment plants to force compliance with the Clean Water Act.

More than an eco-warrior, Kennedy is also a political activist and social defender.  In 2001, he was sentenced to 30 days in jail for civil disobedience in Puerto Rico.  He was in Viques taking part in a protest against U.S. Naval bombing exercises that take place there each year.

Kennedy is the son of the late Robert F. Kennedy, who served as U.S. Attorney General during the early 1960’s.  His father was a Presidential candidate for the Democratic Party nomination in 1968.

His speech on the environment will be followed by a question and answer session with the audience and a brief book signing and autograph session.

Free tickets to the speech will be distributed in the Indian Lounge of the Reng Center according to a schedule announced on campus by e-mail.

The lecture is sponsored by the Student Activities Board and the Union Advisory Board at Arkansas State University.  Any questions concerning the lecture or to check on the status of tickets as they are distributed, call the Office of Student Involvement at 972-2055.

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