SUSTAINABILITY FOR THE FORGOTTEN | A Busboys and Poets Books Presentation
Date and Time
May 30, 2024 6:00 pm
Location
450K
450 K St NW, Washington, District of Columbia, 20001
May 30, 2024 6:00 pm
450K
Opening with the extraordinary story of a young French priest working in 1968 amongst impoverished villages of northeast Brazil, this book asks a broad and far-reaching question that challenges the contemporary sustainability movement: What about sustainability for the forgotten? SUSTAINABILITY FOR THE FORGOTTEN is an incendiary book that confronts the history, policies, and practices of sustainability. With examples that range from the coffeelands of El Salvador to the coal country of American Appalachia, from the streets of Detroit to refugee camps in Greece and the upscale metro centers of the affluent, sustainability is examined with a critical eye and an emphasis on insuring that the forgotten are heard.
Well-researched and passionate, wide-ranging and sharply focused, SUSTAINABILITY FOR THE FORGOTTEN is unlike any other book on the sustainability movement. Written with a distinctive voice that is reasoned, unflinching, and often poetic, the book challenges the sustainability movement to follow “a just and necessary path.” The result is a provocative statement on the future of sustainability and a call to action that is ultimately hopeful.
Dr. Gary Machlis is joining us on the Busboys stage to share his research about the sustainability movement and ways to improve it in his latest release. Copies of the book will be available for purchase during and after the event, and Dr. Machlis will be signing following the program.
This event is free and open to all. Our program begins at 6:00 pm, and will be followed by an audience Q&A. Copies of SUSTAINABILITY FOR THE FORGOTTEN will be available for purchase before and after the event. Please note that this event is in person and will not be livestreamed.
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Gary E. Machlis is University Professor of Environmental Sustainability at Clemson University. Prior to that he served as Science Advisor to the Director of the National Park Service. He has written numerous books on issues of conservation and sustainability, including The Future of Conservation in America (2018) and American Covenant: National Parks and our Nation's Future (2021). His newest book Sustainability for the Forgotten will be released on Earth Day, April 2024. Dr. Machlis is active in international conservation and has worked in China on the giant panda, in the Galápagos Islands, and in Kenya, Cuba, and Eastern Europe. Machlis lives in Central, South Carolina.
