Surfrider Foundation: Mobilizing Grassroots Activists In Coastal Conservation

Presenter:  Dr. Chad Nelsen, Environmental Director of Surfrider Foundation

Please join us this Sunday for a special presentation and conversation with Dr. Chad Nelsen, Environmental Director of Surfrider Foundation.  Dr. Nelsen will provide an overview of the Surfrider Foundation and its recent successes and invite discussion about the challenges coastal communities face with climate change and rising sea levels, including what changes these communities are willing to make to strengthen coastal resiliency.

The Surfrider Foundation has an all volunteer activist network that includes 84 chapters around the US and 250,000 supporters, activists and members, including five chapters in the New York-New Jersey area that address issues such as beach access, coastal preservation, surf and ocean protection.

This is the first lecture in RWA’S Sunday Action Agenda series to be held at MoMA PS1’s VW Dome 2 through May 12, 2013. Please check back for updates on future guest speakers.

This event is free and open to the public.

RSVP is suggested as space is limited.