December 10, 2008
Panel discussion on 'Water as a Human Right', with President of the United Nations General Assembly Miguel d’Escoto Brockmann and Dr. Ghassam Salameh.
During the 60th anniversary celebration of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, the President of the United Nations General Assembly Miguel d’Escoto Brockmann will introduce Council of Canadians National Chairperson Maude Barlow as his new Senior Advisor for Water. Barlow is working to direct a new task force to address the issue of water as a human right.
WHO:
- Maude Barlow, Senior Water Advisor to the President of the U.N. General Assembly and National Chairperson of The Council of Canadians.
- Miguel d’Escoto Brockman, President United Nations General Assembly.
- Dr. Ghassam Salameh, Senior Advisor, The United Nations Secretary General.
WHERE & WHEN: Press conference with Ms. Barlow and President d’Escoto on Tuesday December 9 inside the United Nations Building in Room S-226 at 1PM (EST).
Panel discussion on Wednesday December 10 at 11AM (EST) at the Trusteeship Council Chamber inside the UN.
FOR MORE INFORMATION:
For in person interviews with Maude Barlow in New York City please contact Denise Hughes at (917) 549-2621 or Denise@creative-connectors.com.
Dylan Penner (The Council of Canadians) at (613) 795-8685 or dpenner@canadians.org.
January 29, 2009
Global citizenship and individual action, women's rights
Keynote address followed by Q&A
When: 4:00PM - 5:30PM
Where: Bricker Academic Building, Room 201
Wilfrid Laurier University
75 University Avenue West
Waterloo, Ontario, Canada, N2L
February 3, 2009
International Development Conference
7:00pm - 8:30pm
University of Ottawa
February 10, 2009
World Affairs Conference
Upper Canada College
Toronto, ON
February 24, 2009
The Clean Water Network
3:30 pm, Marriott Wardman Hotel,
Washington, DC
http://www.cleanwaternetwork.org/
February 25, 2009
Keynote
7:30pm, Lensic Performing Arts Centre,
Santa Fe, NM
February 26, 2009
2009 International Water Conservation & Xeriscape Conference
Albuquerque, New Mexico • February 26-27
http://www.xeriscapenm.com/
February 28, 2009
Keynote, Amnesty International Business and Human Rights Conference
Toronto, ON
March 5, 2009
Maude Barlow at UPEI - International Speaker Series Finale
2:30-4:30pm
New Business Building,
University of PEI
http://www.upei.ca/internationalization/maude-barlow
March 16 – 22, 2009
World Water Forum
Istanbul Turkey
April 1-3, 2009
5th Annual Australian Water Summit
Sydney, Australia
April 17, 2009
GreenStar Expo & Awards
Ajax, Ontario
April 21, 2009
Her Life Words – Speaker Series
Mississauga Convention Centre
Mississauga, Ontario
June 10, 2009
Canadian Bioethics Society conference
Keynote address
Convention Centre,
Hamilton, ON
September 29, 2009
Western Canada Water Association - Opening of Morning Ceremonies
Winnipeg, MB
Learn more: http://www.wcwwa.ca/
