“Factory Farming, Animal Agriculture, and Their Effects on Animals, the Environment, and Human Health: A Vegan Solution”
Barbara J. Bonsignore ’74, director of the New Hampshire Spaying and Altering Service
Tuesday, September 18, 2012 at 7 p.m.
Smith Recital Hall, Silver Center for the Arts
PSU alumna Bonsignore will expose the suffering of fish and livestock at factory farms, which feed animals hormones, growth stimulants, and antibiotics that devastate the environment, displace native plants and animals, and threaten human health. She will also discuss the benefits of a vegan diet as a healthy, humane alternative to eating meat and share vegan recipes and menu plans.
“The Low Risk/High Reward of Selling Human Beings”
Bridgette Carr, director of the Human Trafficking Clinic (HTC) at the University of Michigan Law School
Tuesday, October 16, 2012 at 7 p.m.
Smith Recital Hall, Silver Center for the Arts
The buying and selling of human beings is a low risk and high reward proposition worldwide. Carr will discuss human trafficking in the United States and identify factors within communities that support the commodification of human beings. She will also highlight some of the successes and failures in the battle to combat human trafficking.
“Children in Nature: Rediscovering the Lost Connection”
Marilyn Wyzga, co-founder and convener, NH Children in Nature Coalition
Tuesday, November 27, 2012 at 7 p.m.
Smith Recital Hall, Silver Center for the Arts
For most of human history, children grew up connected to nature, the land, and the seasons. What happens when that connection is broken? How can the connection be restored? Wyzga will explore the vital connection between children and nature and the environmental, social, psychological and spiritual implications when a child’s connection to nature is broken.
All Sidore lectures are free and open to the public. Each talk is followed by a reception with light refreshments. Advance reservations are recommended: call (603) 535-ARTS.
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