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The Umstead Coalition 
Celebrating Umstead State Park since 1934!

Plasticized! The Plastics in Our Bodies and Their Effect on Our Health

  • 04/22/2025
  • 12:00 PM - 1:30 PM
  • 1901 Ridge Road, Raleigh, NC 27607

League of Women Voters Timely Topics Event

Presented by LWV-Wake’s Environment Committee

Speakers:

Michelle Nowlin, Clinical Professor of Law; Co-Director, Environmental Law and Policy Clinic, Duke Law School

Jason Somarelli: Assistant Professor in Medicine, Duke University

 

Professor Nowlin and Dr. Somarelli are affiliated with Duke University’s Plastic Pollution Working Group


Date: Tuesday, April 22, 2025, 12:00 – 1:30

Location: Highland United Methodist Church, Bradley Hall, 1901 Ridge Road, Raleigh, NC 27607

 

This event is free and open to the public.

To register, go to https://www.lwvwake.org/


Notes:

Bring your bag lunch and a reusable cup.

 

Additional home-made treats and beverages will be provided by members of the LWV-Wake Environment Committee.

 

Mindful Merchant (https://www.mindfulmerchantnc.com/) will have a table with sustainable, environmentally friendly items for display and sale.

 

Toward Zero Waste will have an information table.

 

This event will model sustainable practices: recycling, composting, and minimizing trash generation.

The Umstead Coalition

We are a nonprofit dedicated to preserving the natural integrity of William B. Umstead State Park and the Richland Creek Corridor.

WHO WE ARE

The Umstead Coalition is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization.