District 4A State Representative Frank Moe, Minnesota Center for Environmental Advocacy Legal director Janette Brimmer and Indigenous Environmental Network Director Tom Goldtooth will participate in the forum to discuss power, the energy that produces that power, politics and climate change which are all converging on a rapidly changing political and legal climate in northern Minnesota.
The forum is presented by BSU Students for the Environment and BSU's People and the Environment Program.
For more information, please contact Pat Welle, professor of economics and environmental studies, at (218) 755-4103/3873.
About Bemidji State University Bemidji State University, located in northern Minnesota's lake district, occupies a beautiful campus along the shore of Lake Bemidji. The University enrolls nearly 5,000 students annually and offerings include more than 65 undergraduate majors and 13 graduate programs encompassing the liberal arts, interdisciplinary studies and applied fields. The University is a member of the Minnesota State College and Universities System and has a faculty and staff of nearly 600. University signature themes include environmental stewardship, civic engagement and global/multicultural understanding. For further information about the University, visit our web site at: http://www.bemidjistate.edu.