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Thought-provoking Hard Rain Project comes to Loughborough

Posted on 27/05/2009

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Thought-provoking Hard Rain Project comes to Loughborough

One of the most hard-hitting and moving environmental exhibitions is coming to Loughborough University next month as part of its worldwide tour.

The Hard Rain Exhibition explores the issues that are defining the 21st century, including climate change, poverty, habitat loss and human rights. The 60-metre long display will be on campus, along University Road, from 1 June until 10 July.

The exhibition is part of an umbrella initiative called the Hard Rain Project. As part of this, internationally renowned photographer Mark Edwards will also be giving a lecture at Loughborough on 3 June.

Mark will take the audience on a journey through rainforests, man-made deserts, inside shantytowns and peasant villages and into communities of indigenous people living in the most remote habitats on earth. His presentation will explore the problems and the solutions hidden inside the issues that define the 21st century and encourage the audience to participate in the complex debate about how best to address the pressing problems that threaten to engulf us.

Loughborough’s Sustainability Manager Jo Hasbury says both events are not to be missed. “I think the exhibition and Mark Edwards’ lecture will inspire many people to consider their personal impact on the environment and perhaps question how they deal with the issues that threaten to engulf us. I’d really encourage people to come along to these thought-provoking events,” she said.

Admission to the lecture is free but tickets are required. To book go to www.lboro.ac.uk/centenary/events/hardrain.html After the lecture Mark will sign copies of The Hard Rain book.

The Hard Rain Exhibition and lecture are being hosted by the University to highlight its commitment to sustainability, and are also part of its Centenary programme. The exhibition is just one of several ‘green’ events that will feature at the University’s forthcoming Centenary Open Day on Sunday 14 June. The Big Green Idea Bus will also be on campus to show people how to reduce their carbon footprint, and experts from both the University and Charnwood Borough Council will be on hand throughout the day to discuss energy use, recycling and other ‘green’ issues.