Category: Wege Speaker Series

Life, Meaning, and Purpose: Protecting our National Parks – 29th Annual Wege Speaker Serices

Posted on Categories Environment, Wege Speaker Series
THE 29TH ANNUAL WEGE SPEAKER SERIES FEATURES CELEBRATED ENVIRONMENTAL ADVOCATE AND AUTHOR AUDREY PETERMAN Award-winning advocate and author of “From My Jamaican Gully to the World and Back” to lecture virtually on Thursday, April 23, 2026 Grand Rapids, Michigan —  The Wege Foundation welcomes celebrated environmental advocate and author Audrey … More Life, Meaning, and Purpose: Protecting our National Parks – 29th Annual Wege Speaker Serices »

INFLUENTIAL SCIENTIST AND AUTHOR DR. SUZANNE SIMARD TO DISCUSS THE HIDDEN COMMUNICATION OF FORESTS.

Posted on Categories Environment, Wege Speaker Series

The author of ‘Finding the Mother Tree’ will give a virtual lecture on Thursday, April 24, 2025 Grand Rapids, Michigan – April 1, 2025 – The 28th Annual Wege Speaker Series (www.wegespeakerseries.com) returns on Thursday, April 24, 2025 at 4pm EDT. This lecture will return to a virtual format. Presenting … More INFLUENTIAL SCIENTIST AND AUTHOR DR. SUZANNE SIMARD TO DISCUSS THE HIDDEN COMMUNICATION OF FORESTS. »

AWARD-WINNING ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE SCHOLAR, ADVOCATE, AUTHOR DR. BEVERLY WRIGHT TO PRESENT ABOUT CLIMATE CHANGE AND ITS EFFECT ON DISADVANTAGED COMMUNITIES

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The White House Environmental Justice Advisory Council member will give a virtual presentation on Thursday, May 26, 2022 Grand Rapids, Michigan – April 26, 2022 – The Wege Foundation will host the 25th annual Wege Speaker Series (www.wegespeakerseries.com) on Thursday, May 26 at 4 pm. This year’s event will be … More AWARD-WINNING ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE SCHOLAR, ADVOCATE, AUTHOR DR. BEVERLY WRIGHT TO PRESENT ABOUT CLIMATE CHANGE AND ITS EFFECT ON DISADVANTAGED COMMUNITIES »

BEST-SELLING AUTHOR AND EDUCATOR DR. ROBIN WALL KIMMERER TO PRESENT ABOUT RESTORING HUMAN RELATIONSHIPS TO THE ENVIRONMENT

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The founding director of the Center for Native Peoples and the Environment will give a virtual presentation on Thursday, May 27, 2021 Grand Rapids, Michigan – March 25, 2021 – The Wege Foundation will host the 24th annual Wege Speaker Series (www.wegespeakerseries.com) on Thursday, May 27 at 4pm. The flagship … More BEST-SELLING AUTHOR AND EDUCATOR DR. ROBIN WALL KIMMERER TO PRESENT ABOUT RESTORING HUMAN RELATIONSHIPS TO THE ENVIRONMENT »

Wege Speaker Series Lecture of April 23 is cancelled.

Posted on Categories Arts & Culture, Environment, Wege Speaker Series

Dear Wege Speaker friends, COVID-19 (coronavirus) continues to present challenges to organizations and communities across the country, and we are all beginning to feel its effects. In accordance with Governor Whitmer’s latest recommendations and our own desire to limited any potential future impact of COVID-19, we are canceling this year’s Wege Speaker … More Wege Speaker Series Lecture of April 23 is cancelled. »

ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE & CLIMATE LEADER MUSTAFA SANTIAGO ALI TO PRESENT AT ANNUAL WEGE SPEAKER SERIES

Posted on Categories Community Service, Environment, Wege Speaker Series

The Senior Vice President for the Hip Hop Caucus will address environmental justice issues on Thursday, April 11, 2019 Grand Rapids, Michigan – February 21, 2019 – The Wege Foundation (www.wegefoundation.org) will host the 23rd Wege Speaker Series (www.wegespeakerseries.com) on Thursday, April 11 at 4pm at the Aquinas College Performing … More ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE & CLIMATE LEADER MUSTAFA SANTIAGO ALI TO PRESENT AT ANNUAL WEGE SPEAKER SERIES »