Great Lakes subject of Maude Barlow talk in Hamilton
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Posted: May 13, 2012 9:14 AM ET
Last Updated: May 13, 2012 9:09 AM ET
Canadian activist and writer Maude Barlow speaks at a climate change conference in Bolivia in this 2010 file photo. Barlow will speak in Hamilton on May 16. (Juan Karita/Associated Press)
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The chair of the Council of Canadians will speak about protecting the Great Lakes during a stop in Hamilton on May 16.
Maude Barlow will present “Great Lakes Need Great Friends” as part of an eight-city tour.
Barlow will discuss how to protect the Great Lakes from private interests and restore democratic control over them.
The event is at Hamilton First Unitarian Church, 170 Dundurn St. S., at 7:30 p.m. Admission and parking are free.
For more information, call 1-800-387-7177 or email inquiries@canadians.org.
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