The Role of Musicians in Peace & Environmental Movements
The Role of Musicians in Peace & Environmental Movements
Singer and Co-founder of The Nile Project Meklit Hadero
Ethnomusicologist and co-founder The Nile Project Mina Girgis
Professor, International Relations, School of International Service, American University Ken Conca
Assistant Professor, Ecological & Environmental Anthropology, UMD Department of Anthropology L. Jen Shaffer
Associate Director for Programs and Acquisitions, Smithsonian Folkways Atesh Sonneborn
Moderator Kojo Nnamdi
This event takes place off-campus in the Baird Auditorium of the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History. Register here.
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Across societies and throughout history, music has brought people together and united them through the power of emotional connection, the development of a collective identity and the ability to transform and inspire minds. Music has played a critical role in the evolution of social movements.
This conversation will illuminate pressing issues about water conservation and security on the planet, and describe how artists are responding to environmental challenges through community-based work, their own artistry and development of creative methods to spread important messages about sustainability and climate change.
This event is part of The Clarice's presentation of The Nile Project.
Presented in partnership with the UMD Maryland PIRG Student Organization.
Funded in part by a generous gift from Aron and Karen Primack.
Sponsored by The Gazette & Gazette-Star.