Museum Lecture – Dr. Riki Ott: Of Wishermen, Democracy and Justice November 6, 2008

Join Dr. Riki Ott as she speaks about and signs her new book, Not One Drop: Betrayal and Courage in the Wake of the Exxon Valdez Oil Spill. Fisherma’am Riki Ott experienced first hand – and on many levels—the devastating effects the Exxon Valdez oil spill had on her adopted town of Cordova, Alaska. Armed with a Ph.D. in Marine Biology she retired from fishing, founded three organizations to deal with lingering harm, and wrote her first book, Sound Truth and Corporate Myth$. Now, from the vantage point of two decades, Ott shares the long-ranging effects of the spill in Not One Drop, her personal account of the social, economic, and judicial fallout spawned by the Exxon Valdez disaster. $5, Free for Members and students w/ID. Register by calling 414.278.2728

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