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Wednesday, October 22, 2008 from 4:30 PM - 6:00 PM (ET)
On an entertaining journey from the slums of Dar es Salaam to the squeaky-clean treatment plants of Washington, DC, journalist Rose George exposes the taboos and disparities that surround human waste–and shows us why confronting them is critical to our global health, dignity, and prosperity. Join PATH and Water Advocates for an author reading, book launch and signing--and to find out what you can do to help solve the world's toilet crisis.
ABOUT THE EVENT
WHAT: Book Launch for The Big Necessity: The Unmentionable World of Human Waste and Why it Matters hosted by PATH and Water Advocates
WHEN: Oct 22, 2008; 4:30pm-6:00pm, including book sales and signing
WHERE: The Equality Center; Located at 1640 Rhode Island Avenue NW at the corner of Rhode Island and 17th St NW
WHO: Rose George, author, with an introduction by Dr. John Wecker, PATH
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Rose George has written for The Nation, Slate, Details, The New York Times, and many other publications. She graduated from the University of Oxford and holds a master’s degree in international relations from the University of Pennsylvania. Her writing assignments have included covering Saddam Hussein’s birthday party in Tikrit and reporting on the Alternative World Cup soccer final between Bhutan and Montserrat. Her first book, A Life Removed, about Liberian refugees, was long-listed for the Lettre Ulysses Award for literary reportage. She lives in London.
Questions? Contact Janie Hayes at jhayes@path.org or John Sauer at jsauer@wateradvocates.org
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