Cary Library will offer pre- and post-lecture discussion around the lecture based on Dr. Helen Caldicott’s book “Loving This Planet: Leading Thinkers Talk About How To Make a Better World” on Wednesday, April 3 from 5:30-7:30 p.m.
Her focus is on terrestrial life under threat from three major insults: global warming, nuclear power and nuclear war. The facilitator will be Kathy Olmstead, editor and publisher of “Echoes,” a quarterly magazine about rural culture. She also writes a biweekly column for the Bangor Daily News. She will lead a short discussion before the lecture. Afterwards, questions and observations will be discussed.
The single most articulate and passionate advocate of citizen action to remedy the nuclear and environmental crises, Dr. Caldicott, has devoted the last 38 years to an international campaign to educate the public about the medical hazards of the nuclear age and the necessary changes in human behavior to stop environmental destruction.
Dr. Caldicott has received many prizes and awards for her work, including the Lannan Foundation’s 2003 Prize for Cultural Freedom and 21 honorary doctoral degrees. She was personally nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize by Linus Pauling — himself a Nobel Laureate.
The Smithsonian has named Dr. Caldicott as one of the most influential women of the 20th century.
