Monday, January 14, 2008

Talk on Slumdwelling: Tuesday January 22

What 1 billion slum dwellers mean for the environment:What are the environmental consequences of a slumdwelling population that grows by 25 million peopleeach year?

Tuesday, January 22, 20086:30 - 8:00 PM

Location: The National Building Museum401 F Street NWWashington, DC 20001202.272.2448 / www.nbm.orgRed Line Metro, Judiciary Square

A discussion with:
Michael Cohen, Director, The New School InternationalAffairs Program
Pietro Garau, Professor of Architecture, University ofRome; Past Director, United Nations Center for HumanSettlements

Rose Seisie Molokoane, National Chairperson, The SouthAfrican Homeless People's Federation; Board Member,Slum Dwellers International

Sergio Palleroni, Co-founder and Director, BaSICInitiative; Professor of Architecture and SustainableDesign and Development, University of Texas at Austin

Maria Sonia Vicenta Fadrigo, Regional Coordinator,Homeless People's Federation Philippines (HPFP)

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