Resources for Teachers and Students on Robert F. Kennedy,
Jr
Prepare: Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. has been active in a number
of environmental organizations, but is best known for his work in
environmental law, especially through his work as prosecuting attorney
for the Riverkeeper organization. His biography
can be found on the Riverkeeper website.
 Read:
When asked to provide an essay for the Architects of Peace project,
Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. wrote the following three sentences: "God
has given us a complicated world in which we sometimes must choose
between peace and goodness. The only place to find true peace is
inside ourselves. It is a product of faith and surrender to God."
Explore: Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. serves as president of The
Waterkeeper Alliance, whose mission is to connect and support
various programs concerned about water quality and watershed protection
at a local level. The alliance sees itself as a grassroots advocacy
program, comprised of more than a hundred local programs. Their
website gives visitors a chance to join in on advocacy campaigns.
Write: In his Architects of Peace essay, Robert F. Kennedy,
Jr. claims that because we live in a complicated world, we must
sometimes choose between peace and goodness. Does this seem like
a contradiction? Can you think of specific examples in real life
where you've been forced to make such a choice? After reflecting
on these questions, compose a free-verse poem, no more than a page
in length, about the choices one confronts in the pursuit of peace.
Expand: The various riverkeeper, waterkeeper, baykeeper
and coastkeeper organizations that make up The Waterkeeper Alliance
rely heavily on high-school and collegiate interns to help monitor
water quality and to conduct other elements of their research and
advocacy campaigns. Those interested in such an opportunity should
contact
their local organization.
Additional Resource: The
American Rivers organization works closely with Riverkeepers
to save endangered rivers in North America.
Biography of Robert F. Kennedy,
Jr
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