January 30, 2009

Robert Kennedy, Jr. will present "Crimes Against Nature" as the keynote
address in Perspectives 2009: The Raymond B. Witt Lecture Series.
Kennedy will speak on the UTC campus Wednesday, February 4, 6:30 p.m. in
the Roland Hayes Concert Hall, UTC Fine Arts Center at the corner of
Vine and Palmetto Streets.   All events in the Perspectives lecture
series are free and open to the public; seating is limited and on a
first come, first served basis.

Speakers and films in the 2009 Perspectives lecture series will address
the theme:   The verdict on the environment:  "it's not easy being
green."

Kennedy, an Environmentalist Activist and senior attorney for the
Natural Resources Defense Council, chief prosecuting attorney for the
Hudson Riverkeeper and president of Waterkeeper Alliance is also a
clinical professor and supervising attorney at Pace University School of
Law's Environmental Litigation Clinic.  He co-hosts "Ring of Fire" on
Air America Radio. He has served as assistant district attorney in New
York City.

Kennedy will discuss the role that natural resources play in our work,
our health, and our identity as Americans. He will discuss the
responsibility of Americans to protect and preserve our planet for
future generations.

Kurt A. Strasser, Phillip I. Blumberg Professor of Law from the
University of Connecticut School of Law, will address "Beyond
Regulation: Pursuing Sustainability with Private Efforts" on Thursday,
February 5 at 12:15 p.m. in the Chattanooga Room of the UTC University
Center, located at 642 A East Fifth Street.

The film "Kilowatt Ours will be shown Thursday, February 5, 3 p.m. and 7
p.m.  All film showings will be in the UTC Auditorium, University
Center.  "Kilowatt Ours is a timely, solutions-oriented look at one of
America's most pressing environmental challenges."

The film "The 11th Hour" will be shown Tuesday, February 3, 12:15 p.m.,
3 p.m., 7 p.m.  All film showings will be in the UTC Auditorium,
University Center.  "The 11th Hour is the last moment when change is
possible. The film explores how we've arrived at this moment - how we
live, how we impact the earth's ecosystems, and what we can do to change
our course. Featuring ongoing dialogues of experts from all over the
world, including former Soviet Prime Minister Mikhail Gorbachev,
renowned scientist Stephen Hawking, former head of the CIA R. James
Woolsey and sustainable design experts William McDonough and Bruce Mau
in addition to over 50 leading scientists, thinkers and leaders who
discuss the most important issues that face our planet and people."


Cindy Carroll
Assistant Director
Office of University Relations
The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga
203 Founders Hall
615 McCallie Avenue
Chattanooga, TN  37403
(423) 425-4363
(423) 425-5299 (fax)
 
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