News from the Ottawa-based citizens group, Council of Canadians
(A brief foreword note from Council of Canadians, South Niagara Chapter representative Fiona McMurran – TUESDAY APRIL 22 is EARTH DAY Do take advantage of this opportunity to find out why Council of Canadians National Chairperson, Maude Barlow, and other leading water warriors, are doing to help protect our Great Lakes. Email Water Campaigner, Emma Lui, (contact information below) to register for this free webinar.)
Council of Canadians Chairperson Maude Barlow hosts Earth Day online Town Hall
Hello friend of the Great Lakes!
On Earth Day (April 22), Maude Barlow and other speakers will kick off a discussion on strategies to fight extreme energy around the Great Lakes on the Protect the Great Lakes Forever Townhall series.
Extreme energy projects such as fracking, tar sands oil pipelines and shipments and nuclear waste dumps are putting the Great Lakes in peril. Join us to discuss strategies that have been used to protect the Lakes on this online webinar. Speakers include:
- Maude Barlow, National Chairperson, Council of Canadians
- Emily Carroll, Midwest Region Director, Food & Water Watch
- Pat Gibbons, Researcher, Save Our Saugeen Shores
Moderated by Emma Lui, Water Campaigner, Council of Canadians. Other speakers to be confirmed.
Registration: Space is limited! Contact Emma Lui at elui@canadians.org to register.
Learn more about our Protect the Great Lakes Town Halls, read Maude Barlow’s report Liquid Pipeline: Extreme energy’s threat to the Great Lakes and the St. Lawrence River and sign our petition calling for a ban on extreme energy around the Great Lakes!
Be sure to invite your friends, colleagues and family to this event!
To learn more about the Council of Canadians click on www.Canadians.org .
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