Western Connections event to look at PNW responses to nuclear danger

Polly Myers, a history instructor at Western Washington University, will discuss how people in the Pacific Northwest responded to the potential dangers of the nuclear age during the next Western Connections event at noon Tuesday, June 11, at Village Books.

The discussion is sponsored by Village Books and Western Libraries. The Connections series highlights the expertise of WWU faculty and staff.

Myers, the 2012-2013 James W. Scott Senior Fellow for WWU Libraries’ Heritage Resources Department, will talk about the institution of civil defense programs, debates over a proposed nuclear power plant in the Skagit Valley and reactions to Boeing’s production of cruise missiles.

Attendees are invited to bring their lunches to this free discussion, which is open to the public.