Pendle Hill welcomes Bill McKibben at Swarthmore College April 24

Hear Bill McKibben, described by Time magazine as "the planet's best green journalist," speak on Building the Movement to Save the Climate, Tuesday, April 24, 7:30-9:00 pm in Lang Concert Hall at nearby Swarthmore College. This Pendle Hill event is free and open to the public. Pendle Hill is grateful to Swarthmore College for providing the venue.

About Bill McKibben

Bill McKibben is the author of a dozen books about the environment, beginning with The End of Nature in 1989, which is regarded as the first book for a general audience on climate change. He is a founder of the grassroots climate campaign 350.org, which has coordinated 15,000 rallies in 189 countries since 2009. Time magazine called him “the planet's best green journalist” and the Boston Globe said in 2010 that he was “probably the country's most important environmentalist.” Schumann Distinguished Scholar at Middlebury College, he holds honorary degrees from a dozen colleges. In 2011 he was elected a fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.

Stay and Eat at Pendle Hill

On-campus lodging and meals are available at Pendle Hill with advance registration. For more information, including costs, click here or call 610.566.4507, ext. 3 or 800.742.3150, ext. 3.

Travel directions to Pendle Hill and Location of Lang Concert Hall at Swarthmore College (1.5 miles from Pendle Hill)