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Mr. Levitt helped form a land use group in South Kingstown and his lecture discusses some of what he has learned as both an activist and scholar. Mr. Levitt discusses the origins of suburban sprawl, its social and economic ramifications and ways to help thwart its spread. In this talk with slides, Mr. Levitt will focus primarily on the Rhode Island landscape, looking at the good and bad choices made by various communities.
Marc Joel Levitt is a storyteller, writer, radio show and educator. After graduating from Cornell University with a degree in Labor Relations, he taught nursery school in San Francisco, and in 1980 began performing as a New Vaudevillian in Rhode Island. Mr. Levitt has a long history of radio in Rhode Island, including ten years as the writer/director/producer of New England's only radio variety show, The New England Chowda' Hour and since 1995 as the host of the national award winning Action Speaks at AS 220. He also created and directed the Charles Fortes Elementary School Museum Project and currently travels throughout the United States and around the world as a storytelling/educational consultant. As co-creator of the South Kingston Neighborhood Congress, he has participated in a grassroots campaign against sprawl in his community of South Kingstown.
Needs: Slide projector and screen or Powerpoint projector and screen; water