University of Connecticut
Edwin Way Teale Lecture Series on Nature and the Environment
Thursday, March 21, 2024 at 4:00pm (EST)
Maya K. van Rossum
Founder, Green Amendments for The Generations Movement and Organization
"Green Amendments – The National Movement to Empower
Environmental Rights, Law, and Advocacy"
Please join us for an in-person Teale lecture, on Thursday, March 21 at 4:00pm in the Konover Auditorium in the Dodd Center on the UConn Storrs campus.
Adapted from Green Amendments For The Generations website (https://nmgreenamendment.org/overview/our-founder/):
Maya K. van Rossum is the founder of Green Amendments For The Generations, a national nonprofit organization dedicated to inspiring passage of Green Amendments in every state constitution across the USA. Green Amendments -- a term coined and defined by Maya in the 2017 award winning book -- recognize and protect environmental rights on par with other inalienable civic and political freedoms.
She is also the Delaware Riverkeeper, leading the regional advocacy organization, the Delaware Riverkeeper Network, for over 30 years. The Delaware Riverkeeper Network works throughout the four states of the Delaware River watershed (NY, NJ, PA & DE) and at the national level using advocacy, science, and litigation to protect the Delaware River and its tributaries. Van Rossum is skilled as an author, environmental attorney, strategist, community organizer, facilitator, coalition builder, and manager.
Maya was named in 2019 as one of Philadelphia Business Journal’s Power 100; was named One Of The “10 Most Influential People of 2015” When It Comes to Energy Issues by SNL Energy; is the recipient of the 2022 PA Interfaith Power & Light Visionary Award; was announced as the 2020 River Hero by River Network; and received the Giraffe Hero award given to those who have the courage to stick their necks out for the common good. She has testified, by invitation, three times before U.S. Congressional committees and founded the Environmental Law Clinic at Temple’s Beasley School of Law.
Although the talk will be in-person, it is also available to watch (live) on WebEX. The live stream link is on the Teale Series web page: https://cese.uconn.edu/the-edwin-way-teale-lecture-series/
This event is free and open to the public. If you need accommodation to access or participate, please contact CSMNHinfo@uconn.edu
For more information, contact: Dr. Erin Kuprewicz at CSMNHifo@uconn.edu