Cecile Pineda, a critically-acclaimed, award-winning writer, is the author of several novels, including: Face; Frieze; and The Love Queen of the Amazon. A long-time anti-war activist, she recently penned Devil’s Tango: How I learned the Fukushima Step by Step, a dissection of the nuclear industry and the disaster at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear complex, with its potentially global catastrophic consequences. Prior to becoming a novelist, Pineda founded/directed her own experimental ensemble theater company, Theater of Man. She has taught fiction-writing since 1987 in San Diego, and currently in the San Francisco Bay Area.
Fukushima Redux: Inspired Actions for a Safe Energy Future in Japan and the US – Tent of Inspiration | 2:45pm-4:15pm, Fri
