Maude Barlow, National Chairperson of the Council of Canadians, and one of Canada’s leading voices for environmental, social and economic justice, will be delivering an important speech at the Capitol Theatre, 811 Main Street in Moncton, on Tuesday, August 6, 2013, at 7 p.m. Her talk will cover the dangers of shale gas development in New Brunswick among other related issues. Barlow, an acknowledged leader in the international water justice movement, is often called the "Al Gore of water." She founded the Blue Planet Project that works with grassroots groups around the world to stop the commodification of the world’s fresh water resources. She was named the first Advisor on Water to the United Nations and in 2008 was given Canada’s highest environmental honour, the Citation of Lifetime Achievement Award The recent revelation that the New Brunswick government has granted a permit to SWN Resources Canada to do seismic testing in various wetlands and watercourse buffers throughout eight counties including Westmorland, Albert, Kent, and Northumberland, has caught her attention. She has called the democratic grassroots movement in New Brunswick for clean energy and against unconventional shale gas mining "inspiring". "The people of New Brunswick are organizing, from the ground up, to protect the land for future generations," she says. With a lifetime of experience and research behind her, she views issues through a wide lens that includes local, national and global perspectives. She has done significant work on abuse of women, trade justice, trade union rights, as well as climate change issues. Ms. Barlow, who has fond childhood memories of summers in New Brunswick and Nova Scotia, will be coming home in a way. Besides her appearance at the Capitol Theatre on August 6, she will visit the Elsipogtog Sacred Fire in Kent County and the Council of Canadians’ Fredericton chapter. Maude Barlow is an internationally sought speaker and truly one of Canada’s most renowned citizens. The August 6 event is free and open to the public. Co-sponsors are the Council of Canadians, the Tantramar Alliance Against Hydrofracking, Water and Environment Protection for Albert County, Memramcook Action, and the new Moncton chapter of the Council of Canadians.
Posted on: Mon, 29 Jul 2013 18:35:04 +0000
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