Wednesday, Mar 27 | 6 pm | Cade Museum

As Florida and the nation grapple with climate change and resource exhaustion, what can we learn from the rise of environmental activism in the Sixties and the generation that helped save America’s environment?


On Wednesday at 6 pm at the Cade Museum for Creativity & Invention, join Douglas Brinkley, New York Times best-selling author and Rice University professor of history, for Silent Spring Revolution, a lecture on author Rachel Carson and other courageous women and men who sparked an ecological revolution half a century ago.


Brinkley's appearance is sponsored by the University of Florida’s College of Liberal Arts and Sciences; Rothman Family Chair in the Humanities; Bob Graham Center for Public Service; and College of Journalism and Communications.


Doors open at 5:30 p.m. Book sales by The Lynx Bookstore. A book signing and a free reception will follow.


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More Upcoming Events

MAR 28 | 4 pm | Smathers Library/Livestream


Discover the intertwining narratives of migration and militarization at the heart of South Florida's Homestead Temporary Shelter. Emma Shaw Crane of Columbia University sheds light on the camp's connection to a nearby military base, challenging perceptions of detention as exceptions. This is the final event in the Center for Humanities and the Public Sphere’s Scales of Belonging speaker series. Learn More

SAVE THE DATE: APR 17 | 5 pm


Together with the UF Hamilton Center and the Dial Center for Speech and Communication Studies, the Graham Center is pleased to present political scientist John Inazu of Washington University to speak about his latest book, Learning to Disagree: The Surprising Path to Navigating Differences with Empathy and Respect. Inazu’s scholarship focuses on the First Amendment freedoms of speech, assembly, and religion, and related questions of legal and political theory. The talk will be in Smathers Library Rm 100. Learn More

The Bob Graham Center for Public Service is committed to ensuring its programs and opportunities are accessible to all individuals. Please refer questions about accessibility and requests for accommodations to the Bob Graham Center.

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