Green Reads - Silent Spring 💚📖
Climate-oriented book club session
When it comes to dystopia and totalitarianism, the works of George Orwell and Margaret Atwood (to name a few) are hard to miss.
Likewise, it is hard not to discuss environmental science without recognising the contributions of Rachel Carson, in which her most notable work, Silent Spring, catalysed the environmentalism movement in the 1960s.
The book is centred on the dangers of chemical pesticides and highlights the disinformation spread by the chemical industry.
Rachel Carson's writing even caught the attention of President John F. Kennedy, compelling him to order a probe into the book's claims, later leading to stronger pesticide laws.
Come along for some juicy discussions 🗣 and nibbles 🥂 🍿
🗓 Date: 29 August
🕢 Time: 6:30 - 8:30PM
📍Venue: Private Location, Southbank
e-copy of Silent Spring below:
https://library.uniteddiversity.coop/More_Books_and_Reports/Silent_Spring-Rachel_Carson-1962.pdf
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Southbank, Victoria
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Moved to Melbourne 2 years ago and still plenty more to experience! Always down for a game of tennis and badminton - trying to pick-up bouldering. For the quiet and rainy days, I'll be swimming through my pile of my books. When the sun goes down, it's games night - cabo, flip 7, and catan are a must. Above all, I'm extremely passionate about climate action - I find so much joy working and bantering about renewable energy. Give me a shout if any of these sound fun!
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