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Tuesday, September 24, 2002
Contact: Peter Bailley
news@knox.edu
309-341-7715
GALESBURG -- Environmentalist and author Julia Butterfly Hill, famed for living in a tree to protect it from logging, will give a talk, "One Makes the Difference," at 7 p.m., Thursday, Oct. 10, in Kresge Hall, Ford Center of the Fine Arts, Knox College, Galesburg, Illinois. The event is free to the public.
Hill received international attention in 1997-99 when she lived for two years in a 200-foot-tall redwood tree in Northern California. Her occupation of the 1000-year-old tree that she and other activists named "Luna" was part of an effort to save redwood forests from logging by Pacific Lumber Company. The company subsequently agreed not to cut the tree, and its employees helped repair damage to the tree after it was vandalized in 2000. This past summer, Hill visited Ecuador to protest construction of an oil pipeline through a forest.
Hill has helped organize environmental activities and has spoken at benefits, schools and colleges. She is the author of two books, "One Makes the Difference: Inspiring Actions that Change Our World," and "The Legacy of Luna." She is also a founder of the Circle of Life Foundation, an organization which promotes environmental consciousness and educational programs.
The event is sponsored by Knox Advocates for Recycling and Environmental Awareness (K.A.R.E.S) and the Knox College Union Board.
Founded in 1837, Knox is a national liberal arts college in Galesburg, Illinois, with students from 48 states and 40 nations. Knox's "Old Main" is a National Historic Landmark and the only building remaining from the 1858 Lincoln-Douglas debates.
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