Green Party Vice Presidential Candidate LaDuke to Speak at Worcester State

Thursday, April 13, 2017

GoLocalWorcester News Team

Winona LaDuke to speak at Worcester State

Green Party vice presidential candidate and pipeline activist Winona LaDuke will speak on “Environmental Justice from a Native Perspective” at Worcester State University.

The lecture will take place on Thursday, April 13 from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m.

Winona LaDuke

LaDuke is a two-time vice presidential candidate on the Green Party ticket in 1996 and 2000.

She is also the founder and co-director of Honor the Earth, a national advocacy group that encourages public support for native environmental groups as well as advocates for policies that address and promote climate change, renewable energy, sustainable development and food systems.

She is the author of multiple books including All Our Relations, The Winona LaDuke Chronicles, and Recovering the Sacred.

LaDuke lives and works on Northern Minnesota’s White Earth reservation.

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