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SPECIAL EVENT BICYCLING BIRDING AND #BLM
Across America In A Summer Of Chaos
Uab Hill Student Center
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APRIL 13, 2023
7PM–8:30PM
In partnership with the Biology Department of the University of Alabama at Birmingham, ALABAMA AUDUBON is thrilled to welcome Harvard Ornithologist DR. SCOTT EDWARDS as our first special guest speaker of 2023.
Through vivid photographs and videos, Edwards presents his 76-day, 3800-mile bicycle trek across the United States in the summer of 2020, when the world was leveled by a pandemic and outraged by the murders of George Floyd and others. As he rides through varied landscapes and communities, with “Black Lives Matter” signs affixed to his bicycle, Edwards will reflect upon the people, landscapes, and birds that he encountered, and convey the challenges, generosity, and hope that inspired and surprised him throughout his journey. His two-wheeled story is a clarion call to people of all stripes to enjoy the open road, make connections across divides, and—with binoculars in hand—help break down stereotypes often attached to people of color in the United States.
This special presentation is free and open to the public, though registration is required at alaudubon.org/events . For more information, please contact ALLISON ABNEY , Outreach & Communications Director, at allison@alaudubon.org.
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