Maude barlow s blue gold is an eye opening book that helps us to see what is happening to our water. Canadas leading water expert maude barlow will be in nanaimo at bowen park auditorium on april 717 at 6. Maude barlow is the honorary chairperson of the council of canadians and founder of the blue planet. More than 700 people register to hear maude barlow speak in british columbia april 4, 2017 8. Maude barlow joins fight against wind turbine construction. The film examines the problems created by the privatization and commoditization of water. Maude barlow is a strong activist and articulate defender for the protection of clean water and of water justice. Gary barlow announces uk tour dates for 2018 and new book. Boiling point ecw press a canadian indie book publisher.
Maude barlow is the honorary chairperson of the council of canadians and chairs the board of washingtonbased food and water watch. An evening with maude barlow mcnally robinson booksellers. Maude barlow launches new book and will embark on multicity book tour this fall. It is the battle against the corporate world here in particular the theft of the worlds water.
She is the international bestselling author of 19 books, including the bestselling blue water trilogy. This event was hosted by the calgary chapter of the council of canadians. Maude barlow is one of our planets greatest water defenders. Intelligence 2015, the future of food 2016 and the future of truth 2017. Maude barlows blue gold is an eye opening book that helps us to see what is happening to our water. She is also the cofounder of the blue planet project, which works internationally for the human right to water. National archives doctored photos of 2017 womens march to blur messages critical of trump. Maude barlow blue future book tour, council of canadians. She is also the author of dozens of reports, as well as 19 books, including her latest. An april 2017 report by the world health organization warned that at least. In this major new book, barlow draws on her extensive experience and insight to lay out a set of key. Canada is steward to a fifth of the worlds fresh water, after all. We owe much to maude barlow, a great canadian and a. Posted on 2103 2017 by riverside11 water is one of the most important issues facing our times.
She also chairs the board of washingtonbased food and water watch and is a councillor with the hamburgbased world future council. It is a story about everyday people defending the water resources of their communities and protecting the broader human right to water by ensuring it is now and forever a public trust, one that must not be allowed to fall under private, forprofit control. Thats right, mr barlow is releasing a brand new book. Sep 15, 2005 discover book depositorys huge selection of maude barlow books online. Even so, i was caught off guard as i read blue covenant.
In boiling point, bestselling author and activist maude barlow lays bare the issues facing canadas water reserves, including longoutdated water laws, unmapped and unprotected groundwater reserves, agricultural pollution, industrialwaste dumping, boilwater advisories, and the effects of deforestation and climate change. Barlows documentation of the very real threat to the global water. Publishers weekly in a book as clear as a pristine mountain stream, maude barlow lays out a practical and inspiring vision for how we can defend waterthe source of all lifefrom the forces of death. The loss of net neutrality would mean a twotiered system where certain content is favoured for paid subscribers, while other streams are blocked or. When this occurs, it is very tempting for greedy owners to increase the price any time they wish. Oct 03, 20 passionate defender of the rights of water and access to it, maude barlow chats with silver donald cameron in this excerpt f. In 2015, fabian scheidlers book the end of the megamachine. This wellresearched book provides a sobering, indepth look at the growing scarcity of fresh water and the increasing privatization and corporate control of this nonrenewable resource. The global water crisis and the coming battle for the right to water, and blue gold. Barlow, a canadian, writes that we must, abandon our erroneous beliefs that canada has. Flow for the love of water watch this awardwinning documentary investigation, featuring maude barlow, into the world water crisis.
The global water crisis and the coming battle for the right to water. Maude barlow is the canadian activist and author who lobbies for corporate and governemtn accountability as it relates to food, water, and fishing. In summer of 2016, i attended a talk given by maude barlow on water justice. Stephen lewis, author of race against time 20701 blue future offers yet another clarion call to action. More than 700 people register to hear maude barlow speak. Tickets for the tour go on sale on friday october 20 at 10am.
Bestselling author and activist maude barlow lays bare the issues facing canadas. We owe much to maude barlow, a great canadian and a leading global voice for public water. After all, we have been hearing for some time that if the wars of the 20th centuries were fought over oil, those of the 21st century would be fought over water. Maude barlow, author of the recently published blue covenant. Apr 14, 2017 activist maude barlow on finding common ground with trump on trade. In this indispensable book, she brings her hardwon wisdom home, demonstrating that canada is already in the midst of our own water crisis. Maude barlow in calgary for her blue future book tour. Naomi klein, bestselling author of this changes everything and the shock doctrine.
Maude barlow is the honorary chairperson of the council of canadians and. Maude barlow is the national chairperson of the council of canadians, and the bestselling author of twelve other books. Discover book depositorys huge selection of maude barlow books online. In an april 2001 address to demonstrators in quebec city, barlow even defended vandalism. Protecting water for people and the planet forever. Featuring a conversation with paul moist, former national president of the canadian union of public employees cupe. Apr 28, 2011 on tour supporting the release of her latest book, blue covenant, maude barlow, chairperson for the council of canadians, delivers a potent and heartfelt discourse on the preeminent global.
See all books authored by maude barlow, including blue covenant. She has served on the executive of the global alliance for the rights of nature and is a councillor with the hamburgbased world future council. This week, council of canadians honorary chairperson maude barlow is in the atlantic, speaking in east coast cities about her new book, whose water is it, anyway. The indefatigable maude barlow, chair of the council of canadians and arguably one of the worlds most formidable activists, came to victoria recently in support of the final book of her water.
An insane road trip to the canadian water apocalypse courtesy of the. Maude barlow blog congregation of sisters of st joseph. The world has divided into rich and poor as at no time in history. However, fans can access a presale 48 hours in advance if they preorder garys new book from amazon. Krum, tx free to the community monday february 24th 6. She was born to the late mcdonald and maude barlow, april 15, 1930, in lovelady township of caldwell co. Government neglect, corporate abuse, and canadas water crisis ecw press, september 2016. Tour news will be out in october follow for gary barlow tour updates. Maude barlow is the national chairperson of the council of canadians and senior advisor on water to the united nations. She is the honorary chairperson of the council of canadians, a citizens advocacy organization with members and chapters across canada. She is opposed to economic globalization and the commodification of water.
Slowly but surely, the ownership of our worlds water, including water many of us drink at home, is falling under the control of private ownership. She has authored and coauthored 19 books, including her latest, boiling point. I just finished immersing myself in global publicwater activist maude barlow s incisive new book, whose water is it anywaytaking water protection into public hands ecw press, 2019. Boiling point is a timely and insightful guide for b. The radical talk was based on her recent book boiling point, a comprehensive exploration of canadas water crisisa crisis that most canadians werentand still arentaware. Stephen lewis, author of race against time blue future offers yet another clarion call to action and challenges all citizens to embrace water as a public trust. Maude barlow books list of books by author maude barlow. The fight to stop the corporate theft of the worlds water, and more on. Gary barlow is going solo next year for a string of uk tour dates.
The book tracks barlows blue communities campaign now in its 10th. The end of the megamachine the end of the megamachine. Maude barlow s book addressing how the worlds most vital natural resource became so imperiled and what we must do to pull back from the brink. This book, a sensation in germany when it was first published, challenges us to seek a new path for our and the planets survival. In her introduction to the book, maude barlow particularly acknowledges the impact on her thinking from. She is also an executive member of the san franciscobased international forum on globalization and a councillor with the hamburgbased world future council. Protecting water for people and the planet forever featuring maude barlow please join the council of canadians nwt chapter for a.
The multicity tour got underway in ottawa on september 16 where more than 100 people came to the event wanting to know more about what they could do to protect water in their city. Government neglect, corporate abuse, and canadas water crisis. Her story and the similar stories of her neighbours prompted maude barlow, chairperson of the council of canadians, to visit chathamkent and support the residents in their battle for answers and clean water. It is a beautiful village and main street is full of quaint, cozy and independent restaurants, inns, cafes, art galleries and stores. An evening with maude barlow thursday nov 24 2016 7.
Naomi klein, bestselling author of this changes everything and the shock doctrine this book is a blueprint for communities around the world to take back that responsibility and maintain water as. As naomi klein says maude barlow is one of our planets greatest water defenders. Blue future is the third book in a series probably the best of the three. The global water crisis and the coming battle for the right to water book tour with maude barlow blue covenant. This book reminds us of libby davies courageous and compassionate leadership in giving voice to the voiceless and hope and empowerment to the poor and the powerless in vancouver and nationally. Gary barlow solo tour 2018, london, united kingdom.
Barlow challenges all citizens to embrace water as a public trust. Olney, tx free to the community tuesday february 25th 6. This has become the rallying cry of a growing movement of activists who demand government oversight, with regulation and enforced conservation. This award winning documentary directed by sam bozzo is based on the book blue gold. Mar 18, 2017 5 chapters to host maude barlow tour in british columbia march 18, 2017 10. Maude barlow, chairperson of the council of the canadians a magnificent book, that couldnt be more topical. Each and every one of us has a personal responsibility to take action, writes barlow and after reading this book and understanding just how messed up and disastrous the state of our water is, its impossible not to feel both a disgusted by how greed and shortsightedness has effed us up, and b inspired to push back and fight for the human right to clean water. Maude barlow, the canadian who has become one of earths great defenders of clean, free water, calls her fourth book on the subject whose. Maude barlows boiling point offers sobering advice on. Water shortage and usage is continuing to become a growing concern for federal governments.
On tour supporting the release of her latest book, blue covenant, maude barlow, chairperson for the council of canadians, delivers a potent. Maude victoria barlow born may 24, 1947 is a canadian author and activist. Joseph have become the 29th blue community in the world, joining with many others whose goals are. The world health organization study in 2017 that stated at least two. How the new activists are fighting global corporate rule, maude barlow emerged as a bigtime international rabblerouser. Maude barlow was one of the women for peace nominated for the 2005 nobel peace prize. Maude barlow is the author of 17 books, including the bestselling blue water trilogy.
She does a very good job covering the impacts of water use in different industries from agriculture to energy to mining. Oct 03, 2017 gary barlow went on a solo tour in 2014 while the bands commitments were quiet credit. An insane road trip to the canadian water apocalypse courtesy of the corporate forces of ignorance and greed, and a blueprint for a. A brief history of a failing civilization was published in german. And in 2019, gary, howard donald and mark owen will embark on their biggest tour ever. Maude barlow delivers a balanced and comprehensive global view of water. She is the honorary chairperson of the council of canadians, a citizens advocacy organization. Prominent water activist and honourary chair of the council of canadians, maude barlow says of the book, the fight to stop site c is not over.
Maud lewis 19011970 was born to john and agnes dowley on the yarmouth and acadian shore of nova scotia. The robert jungk library for questions concerning the future elected the book among the top 10 of future literature in 2015. We owe gratitude, solidarity and a lot of admiration to the author. The third book in her series on water preceded by blue gold and blue covenant stands well on its own. Mamie curtis oney, 86, of hobbs, nm died december 29, 2016, in lubbock, tx. Activist maude barlow on finding common ground with trump on. Yet, as maude barlow says in her book on the water crisis, boiling point, even waterwealthy canada cannot afford to take fresh water for granted. Barlows work will inspire equal parts outrage and encouragement in anyone who concerned about this most vital natural resource.
Maude barlow s boiling point offers world water day has come, but most canadians are likely to ignore it, if they even know it exists. Government neglect, corporate abuse and canadas water crisis, is an essential read for all canadians. They sold out arenas in less time than it took to play one of their charttopping singles. Residents believe that the impact of the north kent wind turbine construction is. Maude barlow portrays the future of water in her nonfiction novel, blue covenant. Jul 07, 2014 from the catalyst summer 2014 blue future. Wellknown water justice activist maude barlow will be in victoria on saturday, as part of a 5city tour in b. On the eve of this g20 gathering, lets look at a few facts. Mamie oney obituary clovis, nm eastern new mexico news.
Maude barlow s stance of the global water crisis is fairly compelling, though i wish she had more clearly articulated the effect water privatization has on the developing world. Barlow goes in depth about the governments methods on the water crisis and the privatization of water in the world. The global water crisis and the coming battle for the right to water barlow, maude on. Maude barlow, chairperson of the council of canadians, passionate water rights activist and award winning author, will be in b. Maude barlow and i arrived in bayfield, ontario, the 15th stop of the great lakes need great friends tour, on friday evening. In a book hailed by publishers weekly as a passionate plea for access to water activism. Maude barlow, national chairperson of the council of canadians, speaks at a counter summit to the. Wellknown water justice activist maude barlow will be in williams lake next monday, as part of a 5city tour in b. The global water crisis and the coming battle for the right to water, has been a social justice advocate for over twenty years, leading the fight for the right to water. Government neglect, corporate abuse, and canadas water crisis ecw press. She is a recipient of swedens right livelihood award and a lannan cultural freedom fellowship.
Although there is some debate about her exact birth place, recent research has revealed that maud was born in the town of yarmouth, ns. Maude barlow news articles and editorial content published by common dreams, nonprofit independent media publishing since 1997 in portland, maine. Holms book tour to the comox valley, sponsored by the cv council of canadians will take place wed. An interview with maude barlow by brannen, kate journal. Maude barlow talks about water, the dangers of privatization, and some solutions on her book tour for blue covenant. She is the honorary chair of both the council of canadians and washingtonbased food and water watch. This book exposes the enormity of the problem, the dangers of the proposed. The fight to stop the corporate theft of the worlds water by maude barlow and tony clark. Maude barlow is the national chairperson of the council of canadians and founder of the blue planet project. Maude will be embarking on a multicity book tour this fall. The global water crisis and the coming battle for the right to water, maude barlows latest book.
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