Fighting Polluters from the Grassroots Up

Date: 
Monday, August 15, 2011

Special Bay Area event with Zhou Xiang of Green Anhui, China

International Rivers is pleased to co-sponsor a talk on Monday, August 22 at 6 PM by Zhou Xiang of Green Anhui. Zhou Xiang is a dynamic leader in China’s grassroots environmental movement, who has worked to close polluting factories, support marginalized villages struggling with environmental health concerns, find alternatives to garbage incineration, and inspire a new generation of environmental advocates. Please join us to hear Zhou Xiang talk about his work and to show clips of the Academy-Award nominated documentary, The Warriors of Qiugang.

Time: 6PM-7:30PM, Monday, August 22

Location: Asia Foundation, Hayden Williams Room, 465 California St., 8th Floor, San Francisco (see map)

CONTACT: Kristen McDonald or Lizzie Fulton at 415-399-8850, or kmcdonald@pacificenvironment.org

The talk is free and open to the public, and refreshments will be provided.