Mini-Chautauqua In Rochester: On a Planet in Peril and Our Moral Responsibility

1:30PM - Opening 

2:00-3:00PM - Keynote Speaker: Dr. Adam Frank, Professor of Astrophysics, University of Rochester Department of Physics and Astronomy. Followed by Q & A.

Frank received his Ph.D. in Physics (1992) from the University of Washington. He held his postdoctoral and visiting scientist positions at Leiden University and the University of Minnesota. In 1995, he was awarded a Hubble Fellowship. He has many written works about ecology and the environment. *Moderator: Dr. Ermin Sinanovic, Director of Research and Outreach Programs, IIIT, Herndon, VA.

3:00PM ABRAHAMIC TRADITIONS ON THE ENVIRONMENT with:

• Dr. James H. Evans, Professor of Theology, Rochester Colgate Divinity School
• Rabbi Debbi Till, Rabbi and Director of Community Relations, Jewish Federation of Greater Rochester
• Dr. Etwin Anwer, Associate Professor, Hobart and William Smith College

4:00-4:15PM REFRESHMENT BREAK

4:15-5:15PM INDIAN AND NATIVE TRADITIONS ON THE ENVIRONMENT with:

• Dr. V. V. Raman, Professor of Physics, Hindu Community
• John Pulleyn, Zen Center of Rochester
• Peter Jemison, Ganondagan Foundation of Native Americans

5:15PM-6:30PM Keynote Speaker: Dr. Sandra Steingraber, Biologist, Author, Cancer Survivor.

Sandra Steingraber, Ph.D. writes about climate change, ecology, and the links between human health and the environment. She is co-founder of both New Yorkers Against Fracking and Concerned Health Professionals of New York, and serves as Science Advisor to Americans Against Fracking.

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