David Suzuki to present UTSC Watts Lecture.
David Suzuki, shown in this Toronto Community News file photo visiting with St. Gabriel Catholic School students, will speak at the annual Watts Lecture hosted by the University of Toronto Scarborough on March 5.
Staff file Photo/IRVIN MINTZ
The University of Toronto Scarborough welcomes David Suzuki for its annual Watts Lecture next month.
This year's installment of the annual lecture series is co-presented by UTSC and We Canada.
Suzuki's lecture at the university on March 5 is part of We Canada's cross-country tour, Dialogue and Action for Earth Summit 2012.
Established in 1970, the annual Watts Lecture series invites distinguished speakers with broad appeal to speak at UTSC on issues of global concern.
Notable past speakers include former prime ministers Lester B. Pearson and John Diefenbaker; scientist and astronaut Dr. Roberta Bondar; and Lieutenant-General Roméo Dallaire. The series is named in honour of Fred Watts, a geography professor and a founding member of UTSC.
We Canada is a non-partisan, youth-led citizen initiative aimed at mobilizing support and leadership on sustainability issues ahead of the upcoming Earth Summit 2012 this June in Rio de Janeiro. The group's cross-country tour, Dialogue and Action for Earth Summit 2012, will feature guest speakers in 15 different cities.
The lecture takes place on Monday, March 5 at 7 p.m. It is open to the public and free to attend.
For tickets visit, http://wecanadatorontopart2.eventbrite.ca
UTSC is located at 1265 Military Trail.