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Published on 08/28/1995 All articles from this issue

Hidden Villa celebrates 25 years of environmentalism with forum

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David Helvarg, author of "The War Against the Greens," will be the keynote speaker at the first in a series of community forums to be held at Foothill College on Sept. 17 from 4-6 p.m.

Sponsored by Hidden Villa and co-hosts The Committee for Green Foothills, Bay Area Action, and the Sierra Club Loma Prieta Chapter, the forum, titled "Environmental Activism from the Grassroots," celebrates the 25th anniversary of Hidden Villa's environmental education program.

Using data from police records, interviews and historical research, "The War Against the Greens" documents the threat by Congress to environmentalism in this country. The book "sheds light on tactics more often associated with union-busting goons and anti-civil rights vigilantes," according to Newsweek.

Helvarg will discuss the state of environmental activism in the context of Washington's anti-environmental agenda.

Joining the author will be a panel of grass roots environmental activists who will share personal case studies ranging from environmental education to radical action.

The panelists include: Ollie Mayer, renowned local environmental advocate; Heru Hall, community environmental activist from East Palo Alto; Elizabeth Bowden-Smith, environmental education at Hidden Villa; Carolyn Curtis, coalition builder of Save Edgewood Park Coalition; Daniel Barron of Earth First!, who organized a boycott that stopped the use of rain forest beef at Burger King; and Jim Baer, Palo Alto developer and founder of the Downtown Environmental Action Project.

Congresswoman Anna Eshoo will be the moderator (schedule permitting), leading a discussion, with audience participation.

A patron's reception with the speakers and panelists will be held at Hidden Villa following the event.

Hidden Villa, formerly known as the Duveneck Ranch, was purchased in the mid- 1920s by Frank and Josephine Duveneck. During their lifetime, Frank and Josephine were actively involved in the community as environmentalists and leaders in multicultural understanding, and founded the Loma Prieta Chapter of the Sierra Club. It is in honor of their contributions that Hidden Villa offers the Community Forum series, covering such diverse topics as racism, women's rights, world peace, social justice, creative education and grass roots environmentalism.

Tickets for each forum event are available by calling 949-8653. General admission is $10. Patron tickets are $30, including the reception. At the door, tickets for general admission are $15.