“Water as a Human Right: Listening to Women on the Front Lines in Latin America”
Vivienne Bennett, professor of border studies, California State University
Tuesday, April 23, 2013 at 7 p.m.
Smith Recital Hall, Silver Center for the Arts
Water is essential for human survival and for agriculture, industry, and environmental sustainability. Leading life with dignity requires at least a minimum amount of water. For these reasons, water is now considered a human right. Yet more than a billion people lack access to the basic minimum water supply. In Latin America, more women are becoming responsible for their families’ water supply and for agricultural production, but they do not have the right to water, land title, or the right to attend water council meetings. Bennett will present case studies from Peru and Mexico to serve as guides on how to manage water more successfully.
“Change: Politics, Progress, and Preparation”
Patrick Miller, research associate professor, New Hampshire Institute for Health Policy and Practice at UNH
Thursday, May 2, 2013 at 7 p.m.
Smith Recital Hall, Silver Center for the Arts
In his talk, Miller will discuss why climate change has taken a back seat politically in the past few years, while the need to address the problem has only increased. He will also highlight the progress and preparation that has continued globally, nationally, and locally.
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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