Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. coming to Spokane and Sandpoint to promote Spokane Riverkeeper and Lake Pend Oreille Waterkeeper
Exciting news from the Spokane Riverkeeper: Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., an international leader in the cause for clean and healthy waterways, will be in Sandpoint and Spokane on May 18th & 19th, respectively, to help champion the cause of cleaning up and protecting two of the inland Northwest’s signature waterways.
As an active and visible heir to the Kennedy family’s public service legacy, Kennedy regularly speaks and writes on a variety of subjects. But he’s become best known for his environmental leadership in general and as a front-line advocate for clean water in particular.
Starting as the prosecuting attorney for the Hudson Riverkeeper, Kennedy’s leadership has extended to the international Waterkeeper movement, which he now presides over. The Waterkeeper movement has helped spawn more than 200 Waterkeeper organizations around the world, and the Spokane Riverkeeper and Lake Pend Oreille Waterkeeper are among the most recent additions.
“It’s truly an honor to host one of the great environmental leaders of our time,” says Spokane Riverkeeper Bart Mihailovich. “At a time when Congress is proposing massive cuts to Clean Water Act enforcement, Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., reminds us that we’re the guardians for precious resources like the Spokane River and Lake Pend Oreille. He inspires us to make a difference, and we will make a difference.”
Kennedy will speak at the Panida Theater in Sandpoint at 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday May 18th. Tickets for the Sandpoint appearance are $15 general, and $5 for students.
On Thursday, the 19th, Kennedy will speak at 7:30 p.m. at the Martin Woldson Theater at the Fox in Spokane, where admission will be $17 general and $7 for students. (In Spokane the tickets include a $2 historic preservation fee.)
On Thursday at the Fox, Kennedy will be introduced by legendary mountaineer Jim Whittaker. Whittaker, the first American to climb Mount Everest, was a close friend to Robert F. Kennedy, Sr.
Tickets for the Sandpoint event can be purchased here.
Tickets for the Spokane event can be purchased here.
