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The Rachel Carson Distinguished Lecture, a signature event of the Center, works to bring public intellectuals to southwest Florida to discuss issues such as sustainability, ethics, democracy, and literature.

 

Eyes to See Otherwise: The World of Homero Aridjis
Spring 2007 Rachel Carson Distinguished Lectures to be given by Homero Aridjis

Friday, February 23, 2007, 1:30 PM
Florida Gulf Coast University, Black Box Theater, Fort Myers, Florida

Friday, February 23, 2007, 7:30 PM
Thomas A. Edison Congregational Church, Fort Myers, Florida

 

 

Lessons from Charley, Frances, Ivan, Jeanne, Katrina, Rita, and Wilma: Environment, Politics, and Global Destabilization
Spring 2006 Rachel Carson Distinguished Lectures delivered by David W. Orr

Friday, February 18, 2006, 10:30 am
Florida Gulf Coast University, Whitaker Hall Sprint Room, Fort Myers, Florida

Friday, February 18, 2006, 7:00 pm
St. Michael and All Angels Church, Sanibel Island, Florida

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A Barbara Kingsolver Weekend
Spring 2005 Rachel Carson Distinguished Lecture delivered by Barbara Kingsolver

Friday, February 25, 2005, 7:00-8:30 PM
Schein Hall at BIG ARTS Complex
Sanibel Island, Florida

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Open Space of Democracy Tour with Terry Tempest Williams
Fall 2004 Rachel Carson Distinguished Lectures

Monday, October 25, 2004, 10:00 - 11:30 AM
FloridaGulf Coast University Student Union Ballroom
Fort Myers, Florida

Monday, October 25, 2004, 7:00-8:30 PM
St. Michael and All Angels Church
Sanibel Island, Florida

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Ethics of Sustainability: A Dialogue with Mary Evelyn Tucker and Alison Hawthorne Deming
Inaugural Rachel Carson Distinguished Lectures

Thursday, March 25, 2004, 7:00 - 9:00 pm
St. Michael and All Angels Church
Sanibel Island, Florida

Friday, March 26, 2004, 10:30 am - 12:00 noon
Florida Gulf Coast University Senate Chambers
Fort Myers, Florida

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