On April 9, the SSH Library presents Professor David Pellow, an esteemed member of the Ethnic Studies Department, co-author Ted Smith, founder of Silicon Valley Toxics Coalition (SVTC),and contributor Amelia Simpson, Director of the Border Environmental Justice Campaign at the Environmental Health Coalition (EHC), in a talk about the book: Challenging The Chip, Labor Rights and Environmental Justice In The Global Electronics Industry . Pellow and Smith’s book “exposes the growing environmental, health, and economic problems associated with the high tech industry, as well as the impacts of electronics manufacturing on workers and communities around the globe”.
Click to read the entire press release, or a biography of David Pellow and Ted Smith.
Visit Pellow's California Cultures in Comparative Perspective
When: Monday, April 9, 2007 from 2:00-4:00pm
Where: Seuss Room, Geisel Library (click here for a campus map)
Refreshments will be provided. Books sales and an author signing will follow the presentation.
Please RSVP by April 2nd. For more information, send us an email or call 858-534-2490.
