Museum of Riverside

MAKING WAVES IN INLANDIA

Sunday, March 25, 1 - 3 pm, Free
Riverside Metropolitan Museum, 2nd Floor Gallery

1:00 – 1:30 Meet and Greet
1:30 – 2:00 Making Waves Website Demo
1:30 – 2:30 Panel Discussion
2:30 – 3:00 Question and Answer Session

A special Women’s History joint celebration presented by the Inlandia Institute and RMM.

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Making Waves in Inlandia
The voices of the women who have shaped the conservation policies and environmental politics of the Inland Empire are the focus of Making Waves in Inlandia: Inland Empire Women’s Environmental Oral History. During the 1960s and 1970s, many of the region’s environmental leaders were also important activists in the women’s movement. Many of these women went on to elected office in the Inland Empire and many are recognized nationally for their contributions to activism.These oral interviews reveal the voices of these activists and explore their understanding of the issues that faced them as community leaders. Nationwide research indicates that the environmental movement and the women’s movement are inextricably linked. Making Waves will be the first effort to document this phenomenon in the Inland Empire.

The long-range goal is to document the women’s environmental history throughout inland Southern California. The convergence of unparallel growth and development and geographical location with unique natural conditions have positioned the Inland Empire for extra ordinary environmental convergence. These include one of highest priority superfund sites, the poorest air quality due to the highest concentration of particulate matter, one of the most inclusive multispecies plans in the country, extreme drought and fire and flood conditions, and the new California Gold Rush for energy conservation development sites.

Moderators: Dr. Cherstin Lyon, Director, Public and Oral History, California State University San Bernardino and Judith Auth, retired Director, Riverside Public Library

Panel and Discussion Participants: Jane Block: Saving Open Space— Box Springs Mountains, Santa Rosa Plateau, Sycamore Canyon; Liz Cunnison: Fighting for Best and Highest Use—Andulka Park, Riverside; Eastern Municipal Water District; Melba Dunlap: Ensuring our Quality of Life—Seven Oaks Dam, Multi-Species Habitat Plan, Ann McKibben: Protecting Wildlife—San Jacinto Wildlife Area; Sue Nash: Litigating for Sustainability and Promoting the Web of Life—San Jacinto Wildlife Area: Beverly Wingate Maloof: Preserving the Landscape – Riverside Land Conservancy and the Maloof Foundation Discovery Garden; Penny Newman: Defending Neighborhoods—Glen Avon's Stringfellow Acid Pits, Air Quality in Mira Loma and Colton; Ruth Anderson Wilson, Preserving the Wild River--Santa Ana River Park;Commemorating Activism and Leadership: Katherine Siva Saubel: Preserving Tribal Culture, Cousin Carmen Lucas; Rosanna Scott: Celebrating Citrus—Riverside's Greenbelt and Citrus Heritage Park, Daughter Cindy Bigelow.

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This project was made possible with support from the California Council for the Humanities in partnership with the BayTree Fund. The Council is an independent non-profit organization and a partner of the National Endowment for the Humanities. For more information on the Council, visit www.calhum.org.