SUSTAINING CULTURAL AND BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY
IN A RAPIDLY CHANGING WORLD: LESSONS FOR GLOBAL POLICY

Public Programs

The Mack Lipkin Man and Nature Series

THE CULTURE OF NATURE, THE NATURE OF CHANGE

Thursday, April 3
American Museum of Natural History
Lefrak Theater, 7:00 pm

FREE ADMISSION

Six fascinating voices bring their own unique perspectives to a discussion of how we, as a species, can sustain the distinctiveness of music, language, art, and nature in the face of an ever-changing world.

WNYC and Public Radio International’s Julie Burstein (“Studio 360”) leads this conversation between Kamal Bawa, Distinguished Professor of Biology at the University of Massachusetts, Boston, and Founder and President of the Ashoka Trust for Research in Ecology and the Environment, India; Kewulay Kamara, Professor of African-American Studies at John Jay College of Criminal Justice, CUNY; Chie Sakakibara, Lecturer, Native American Studies, University of Oklahoma; Luci Tapahonso, Navajo Poet and Professor of American Indian Studies and English, University of Arizona, Tucson; and Sarah Weiss, Assistant Professor, Department of Music, Yale University.

Sponsored by the Mack Lipkin Man and Nature Series and the Museum’s Center for Biodiversity and Conservation (CBC), this event is held in conjunction with the CBC’s annual Spring Symposium, “Sustaining Cultural and Biological Diversity in a Rapidly Changing World: Lessons for Global Policy” (April 2-5, 2008).

ALL ARE WELCOME.

PLEASE ENTER THE MUSEUM VIA THE
77TH STREET “STAFF” ENTRANCE
BETWEEN CENTRAL PARK WEST AND COLUMBUS AVENUE

CULTURAL AND BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY DAY
Saturday, April 5, 2008
11:30 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Kaufmann and Linder Theaters, first floor
Free with Museum admission

A day of programs devoted to exploring the links between culture, language, and biological diversity. All three are manifestations of the richness of life on earth, and each is under threat by a variety of forces in our rapidly changing world. Events will include spoken word, musical performance, film,  and discussion. This event is being held in conjunction with the Center for Biodiversity and Conversation’s annual symposium, which will examine the links between cultural, linguistic, and biological diversity—all manifestations of the diversity of life.