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October 25, 2011 for Immediate Release

EPA Whistleblower Speaks at AUNE November 4

Marsha Coleman-Adebayo featured at environmental studies colloquium

(Keene, NH) -- What happens when the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) does not uphold its executive order to promote environmental justice? Marsha Coleman-Adebayo lives this story and tells it in her presentation, “No Fear: A Whistleblower's Triumph Over Corruption and Retaliation at EPA,” at a colloquium organized by the Department of Environmental Studies at Antioch University New England (AUNE). The public is invited to the free event from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. on Friday, November 4, in the Community Room at AUNE.

When working on the 1996 Gore-Mbeki Commission in South Africa, Coleman-Adebayo, a senior policy analyst for the EPA, discovered evidence of vanadium poisoning from mining. The scope of the poisoning was bigger than the 1984 Bhopal disaster, when a leaking pesticide gas in India killed nearly four thousand people. Her supervisor at the EPA told her to say nothing. But Coleman-Adebayo spoke up, leading to a large civil rights discrimination case against the EPA.

“Inside Marsha Coleman-Adebayo there’s a streak of Rosa Parks,” Jack White wrote in Time magazine. She is a founder and leader of the No FEAR Coalition and EPA Employees Against Racial Discrimination, and is on the board of directors of the National Whistleblowers Center.

Coleman-Adebayo will be signing copies of her book, No Fear, which can be purchased at Toadstool Books in Keene. Find out more about her here.

The colloquium will be hosted by Claudia Ford, ES doctoral student at AUNE.

About Antioch University New England (AUNE)
Antioch University New England offers highly respected doctoral, master’s and certificate programs in education, environmental studies, management and psychology. Located in Keene, New Hampshire, this unique institution serves a thousand students each year. Our graduates have gone on to be leaders of positive change, working toward a more just and sustainable society. Founded in 1964, Antioch University New England is the oldest of Antioch University’s graduate campuses. Learn more at: www.antiochne.edu

About Antioch University
Antioch University serves more than 4,000 adult students around the world and across the country, online and at its five campuses in four states. Each campus offers degree programs that meet—and often anticipate—the pressing needs of its region and the wider world. The University is also home to the landmark PhD in Leadership and Change; Antioch Education Abroad, an exceptional opportunity of immersive service and study programs; and WYSO, a leading public radio affiliate and an essential source of global news and opinion.

Antioch University is a nonprofit private 501(c) (3) organization and member of the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools, accredited by the Higher Learning Commission. For more information, www.antioch.edu.

Last Updated: 11/2/11