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Dorothy Erskine: Graceful crusader for our environment

Name: Dorothy Erskine: Graceful crusader for our environment
Start: 2010-07-14T01:00:00
End: 2010-07-14T01:00:00
Location: SPUR Urban Center

Evening Forum

6:00 p.m. | Tuesday, July 13, 2010

For over 40 years, Dorothy Erskine worked tirelessly behind the scenes to support housing for the poor, rational urban and regional planning, preservation of farmland and the creation of parks and open space. A new biography explores Erskine's life and career, including her motivations, inspirations and achievements as one of the Bay Area's foremost civic and environmental activists in an era when few women held similar roles. With author Janet B. Thiessen. Co-sponsored by Friends of Dorothy Erskine and Greenbelt Alliance.

Location

SPUR Urban Center

654 Mission Street

San Francisco, CA 94105

Admission

Free to members
$5 for non-members

Refund Policy

Sponsorship payments: Will not be refunded, as sponsorship benefits take effect immediately and are on-going through the date of the event.

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