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Xavier University's 2008-2009 Ethics/Religion and Society Lecture with Robert F. Kennedy, Jr.

Thursday, October 02, 2008 Xavier University's 2008-2009 Ethics/Religion and Society Lecture with Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. location: Xavier University Additional Information

Xavier University opens its 2008-2009 Ethics/Religion and Society (ER/S) lecture series on Thursday, October 2 at 7:00 p.m. in the Cintas Center with a lecture by Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. on ““Our Environmental Destiny.”  This event is co-sponsored by the Brueggeman Center and The Cincinnati Zoo and Botanical Garden. There is no charge for admission, but tickets are required. For the general public, a maximum of 4 tickets per person may be obtained at the walk-up window at the Cintas Center beginning Tuesday, September 2, open Monday-Friday from 9 a.m. – 5 p.m. You can also download and mail with a self-addressed, stamped envelope the form at http://www.xavier.edu/ers/Kennedy-ticket-forme.pdf  Any tickets not distributed in advance will be available at the door the evening of the event. For information on ticket availability, call 513-745-3411 ext. 7.


Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s reputation as a resolute defender of the environment stems from a litany of successful legal actions. Mr. Kennedy was named one of Time magazine's “Heroes for the Planet” for his success in helping Riverkeeper lead the fight to restore the Hudson River. The group's achievement helped spawn more than 160 Waterkeeper organizations across the globe. Mr. Kennedy serves as senior attorney for the Natural Resources Defense Council, chief prosecuting attorney for the Hudson Riverkeeper and president of Waterkeeper Alliance. He is also a clinical professor and supervising attorney at Pace University School of Law's Environmental Litigation Clinic and is co-host of Ring of Fire on Air America Radio. Earlier in his career, he served as assistant district attorney in New York City. Among Mr. Kennedy's published books are the New York Times bestseller Crimes against Nature (2004); The Riverkeepers (1997); and Judge Frank M. Johnson Jr: A Biography (1977). Kennedy will be the recipient of the Zoo's annual Barrows Conservation Award.