A Tribute to Damu Smith
May 11th, 2006
In a special edition of Earthbeat on Tuesday, May 9th we review the legacy and love of Damu Smith. An inspiring speaker, a founder of the environmental justice movement, an organizer, a champion of people fighting for their right to clean water and clean air — Damu Smith inspired a generation.
Earthbeat host Daphne Wysham and in-studio guest Rick Hind of Greenpeace’s Toxic Campaign review Damu’s fight for environmental justice.
Joining Earthbeat on the telephone from New Orleans is Monique Harden, co-director of Advocates for Environmental Human Rights — Washington, DC environmentalist Mohsin Siddique — Kevin Martin, the executive director of Peace Action — and of course our Earthbeat listeners.
Damu Smith passed away on May 5th from colon cancer. A public celebration of his life is Saturday, May 20th at 5 pm at the Plymouth Congregational Church, 5301 North Capitol Street NE, Washington, DC.
The family has asked that in lieu of flowers, please make contributions to:
The Asha Moore Smith Trust
c/o The Praxis Project
1750 Columbia Road, NW – 2nd Floor
Washington, DC 2000
+++
If you’d like to hear this edition of Earthbeat – please send us an e-mail
March 23rd, 2010 at 3:04 am
I really do not traditionally comment on weblogs similar to this however in this particular case and in keeping with all the comments previously mentioned I would take this opportunity to point out simply how much I appreciated this post. Really interesting and furthermore well written – thanks for sharing it with all of us!