Friday, November 16, 2007

Maude Barlow, and us running out of water

In this month's Walrus, my brief review of her latest book, Blue Covenant: The Global Water Crisis and the Coming Battle for the Right to Water. I met Barlow in Bolivia, where she was in meetings with Bolivian and Norwegian ministers to get work on the right to water going, as well as touring an incredibly poor village on the outskirts of El Alto, where the residents had no access to clean water. As blogged here.

Monday, November 05, 2007

GreenTOpia launch this Sunday

Come out to the Gladstone on Sunday for a day-long launch of GreenTOpia: Toward a Sustainable Toronto (evening events later at Sneaky Dee's). Good times all around. David Wachsmuth and I have a piece in the book about greening our municipal tax code (very sexy) and of course there are many many other compelling arguments within.

From www.chbooks.com:

The party begins at the Gladstone Hotel at 2:00 p.m. The afternoon's events centre around two interactive panel discussions moderated by Misha Glouberman, featuring GreenTOpia contributors Eduardo Sousa, Wayne Reeves, Keith Stewart, Todd Irvine, Lorraine Johnson, Bert Archer, Catherine Naismith, John Lorinc and Graeme Stewart. Attendees are encouraged to bring their thoughts and ideas. And be sure to bring an item for the freecycle swap table. Bring something you no longer want, walk home with something you do!

Then, in the evening, make your way to Sneaky Dee's for musical performances. The Wavelength music series features a GreenTOpian lineup. Remember Toronto features the Toronto bands to today playing the best Toronto songs of all time.

GreenTOpia Book Launch
A This Is Not A Reading Series event

Afternoon panels and party
The Gladstone Hotel, 1214 Queen St. W.
Doors Open 2:00 pm
$5 cover, free with book purchase

Wavelength Music Series:
Remember Toronto: T.O. bands of today perform the best T.O. songs of all time
featuring The Two Koreas, The Blankket, the Hip-Hop Karaoke Crew, Etaoin Shrdlu with Jonny Dovercourt and many more!
WSneaky Dee's, 431 College St.
Doors Open 8:30 p.m.
pay what you can