What's All This About Fracking? A Primer (9/5, 6:00 p.m.)

09/03/13

Contributed by Mara Baldwin

WHAT'S ALL THIS ABOUT FRACKING? A PRIMER
Handwerker Gallery
Thursday, September 5, 2013
Handwerker Gallery
6.00 p.m.

Please join us for a presentation on 'Fracking 101' led by local on-campus activists, followed by a conversation about the relevance of the current exhibition (The Marcellus Shale Documentary Project) on both life and landscape in Upstate New York.

Maura Stephens, associate director of the Park Center for Independent Media, Ithaca College; independent journalist; cofounder of Coalition to Protect New York, Frackbusters NY, and other grassroots groups; and author of the forthcoming book Frack Attack: Fighting Back
Anne Stork, assistant professor in the Departments of Biology and Environmental Studies & Sciences; member of the Danby Gas Drilling Task Force; participant in rallies protesting fracking throughout New York State; and longtime educator on the various issues related to fracking; and
Ben Lloyd ('13), architectural studies major, co-president of Frack Off, founding member of Green Umbrella/New York Youth for a Just and Sustainable Future, and antifracking activist.

All Handwerker Gallery events are free and open to the public. Gallery hours are Monday, Wednesday, and Friday, 10.00 a.m. to 6.00 p.m.; Thursday, 10.00 a.m. to 9.00 p.m.; and weekends, noon to 5.00 p.m.. The gallery is closed to the public on Tuesdays unless otherwise specified for an event but can accommodate group or class visits by appointment.

For further information or individuals with disabilities requiring parking accommodations, please contact Mara Baldwin at mbaldwin@ithaca.edu or 607.274.3548. Please make requests for accommodations as far in advance as possible.

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