For more information, visit email or call 20. First we learn about people of the Marshall Islands suffering. The mission of the Camden Conference is to foster informed discourse on world issues. Peter Willcox, Greenpeace captain, spoke with Rob about actions described in his new book. This event is co-presented by the Rockport Public Library and the Camden Conference in anticipation of the 28th Annual Camden Conference: Russia Resurgent, February 20-22, 2015. He has recently signed with St Martin’s press to publish his autobiography. 19 in the Arctic Sea about 600 miles from the northern Russian port. In 2014 he received a Lifetime Achievement Award from The Guardian for his environmental activism. Willcox was captain of the Arctic Sunrise, the 170-foot Greenpeace vessel that was seized by Russian special forces on Sept. He was also on board the Rainbow Warrior when the boat was sunk by French military agents in New Zealand in 1985. He spent two months in detention in Russia as a member of the Arctic 30. He has served as Captain on all of the Greenpeace boats, and was in command of the Arctic Sunrise in 2013 when that vessel was seized in international waters by the Russian military. Peter Willcox has been an environmental activist for over 42 years, first for Pete Seeger’s Clearwater and then for Greenpeace. This special event is free and open to all.

I got to do a few voice overs, but my favorite was Elvis for Laverne and Shirley and Happy Days. The band broke up so I went to Hollywood and studied acting. His talk titled “ To Stem the Tide” will focus on his experiences in Russia and provide a glimpse into a life devoted to making a difference. I started out as a night club singer, traveled throughout the country, and wound up in Las Vegas. The Rockport Library in collaboration with the Camden Conference will host a presentation by Captain Peter Willcox on Wednesday, January 28, 2015, 6:30 PM at the Rockport Opera House.

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