NSU to Host a City Town Hall Meeting to Discuss the Problem
of America’s Role in Oil Dependency  

Norfolk, Va.—Norfolk State University will host a city town hall meeting to discuss Securing Our Future: America’s Role in Oil Dependency and Climate Change from 12:30 to 1:30 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 26 at the L. Douglas Wilder Performing Arts Center, Room B. John Grant, campaign coordinator for the Natural Resources Defense Council Action Fund, will deliver the keynote address.

Free and open to the public, the town hall meeting will feature expert speakers who each play a different role in addressing issues in oil dependency and climate change, and the role that individuals and communities can play to mitigate the problem.   After the presentation, the speaker will lead students and the general public in an interactive question and answer session. 

Designed to equip service-minded students with the tools to educate and rally their communities around key international issues like energy security and climate change, Securing Our Future, comes at a critical time as the U.S, and the world face critical climate changes.

At the Natural Resources Defense Council, Grant works on a variety of energy campaigns.  He is also the campaign manager for Re-energize America, a campaign to end the twin problems of oil dependence and global warming.  Prior to Re-energize America, Grant worked for the Environmental Accountability Fund and the legislative department of the Natural Resources Defense Council.  A native of Blacksburg, Va. Grant earned a bachelor’s degree from North Carolina State University and a master’s degree from the Graduate School of Political Management at George Washington University.