Basic Needs / Summer Speaker Series

How do the choices we make to satisfy our basic needs for food, water, shelter, and clothing impact the health of our communities and our environment?

To foster dialogue around some of today’s most pressing - and most tangible - environmental issues, The Ecology center is proud to announce our first Summer Speaker Series, to be held in San Juan Capistrano, California.

The purpose of the series is to provide a foundation for making decisions that have a positive ecological impact. To that end, we are providing a forum where the residents of Orange County can explore these crucial topics with cutting-edge thinkers from a variety of backgrounds.

July 15th / WASTE

Dr. Sandra Steingraber; author of “Living Downstream”

About Dr. Sandra Steingraber

A world renowned ecologist, Sandra Steingraber is an expert on the links between cancer and the environment; reforming chemical policy and contamination without consent.

Ecologist, author, and cancer survivor, Sandra Steingraber, Ph.D. is an internationally recognized expert on the environmental links to cancer and human health. Steingraber’s highly acclaimed book, Living Downstream: An Ecologist’s Personal Investigation of Cancer and the Environment presents cancer as a human rights issue. Originally published in 1997, it was the first to bring together data on toxic releases with data from U.S. cancer registries and won praise from international media including The Washington Post, Publishers Weekly, The Lancet, and The London Times. 

Join us for an evening conversation, wine, beer and light fare from 6:30pm-9pm. Registration for this unique events is $15 for members/$25 for non-members. Guests can purchase tickets online or by calling 949.443.4223.

Not sure if you have enough knowledge on these topics to participate? This year, we’re pairing the Summer Speaker Series with a sister Summer Film Series. An award-winning documentary will be shown one week prior to each speaking engagement. All films start at 7:30pm and attendance is FREE.

July 8th: Selections from the E2 Series

Possible only in partnership with:
Hurley, Volcom V.Co-logical, Whole Foods, New Belgium Brewery, Guayaki, VitaCoco, The City of San Juan Capistrano, Sambazon, and Meridian Graphics.

• SSS SHELTER Set Up
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• IMG_7903
• The First Arrive!
• SSS Veggie Beds
• Palm Ready for Dr. Steingraber
• The Congdon House
• Evan, Vicki & Congdon House
• Evan & Vicki
• Chickens Getting Ready to Meet Dr. Steingraber
• Cheers!
• Kristin & Harry
• Speaker Series Set Up!
• Vicki, Kristin & David
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• IMG_7995
• Sunlight Reception
• Evan, Kristin, Ryan & Jeremy
• Evan & Dr. Steingraber
• Evan & Dr. Steingraber - Thank You!
• Dr. Sandra Steingraber
• The SSS Steingraber Setting
• Dr. Steingraber & Congdon House
• Dr. Steingraber & Other End of the Rainbow