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BRISTOL, R.I. ­­– Majora Carter, an urban revitalization strategist and Peabody Award-winning broadcaster, will come to Roger Williams University on Wednesday, Feb. 13, to speak about “Environmental Equality in Low-Status Communities: How a Clean Economy Fits in Our Shared Future.”

Carter will discuss how a clean economy lies in the best interest of everyone’s future and how to work toward environmental equality. Her presentation is part of the President’s Distinguished Speaker Series and �ֲ���ý��Ƶ’s yearlong series, “Ocean State/State of the Ocean: The Challenge of Sea-Level Rise Over the Coming Century.”

The presentation begins at 7 p.m. Feb. 13 at the �ֲ���ý��Ƶ Campus Recreation Center, on the Bristol campus. The event is free and open to the public.

“Anyone who has seen Majora Carter’s TED Talk, ‘,’ knows what a powerful and inspirational speaker she is,” �ֲ���ý��Ƶ Interim President Andy Workman said. “�ֲ���ý��Ƶ is particularly pleased to welcome her to campus during our yearlong conversation about pressing environmental matters. Her message connects directly to �ֲ���ý��Ƶ’s commitment to sustainability, diversity and justice.”

Carter, a social entrepreneur and real estate developer, has devoted her career to into places where people want to stay and live. 

In her hometown of South Bronx, Carter established , where she launched MIT’s first Mobile Fab-Lab, an early iteration of the “Maker-Spaces” found across the nation, and she co-founded the Bronx Tech Meetup and the StartUpBox Software Services, which created a tech-job pipeline to help diversify the U.S. tech sector.

Carter is a Peabody Award-winning broadcaster and a MacArthur “Genius” Fellow. She was named a BusinessInsider.com “Silicon Alley 100” and Goldman-Sachs “100 Most Intriguing Entrepreneurs.” Her 2006 TED Talk was one of six to launch the groundbreaking site.

Anyone with questions may call �ֲ���ý��Ƶ’s Special Events Office at: (401) 254-3166