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UPDATE: Barlow speaks in Grand Rapids about the Great Lakes

Liz Kirkwood, FLOW for Water executive director, Tia Lebherz, Food & Water Watch - Michigan organizer, and Maude Barlow, Council of Canadians chairperson.

Liz Kirkwood, FLOW for Water executive director, Tia Lebherz, Food & Water Watch – Michigan organizer, and Maude Barlow, Council of Canadians chairperson.

Last night Council of Canadians chairperson Maude Barlow was in Grand Rapids, Michigan for the third stop of her 7-city Great Lakes tour.

About 200 people gathered at the Frederik Meijer Gardens and Sculpture Park for the event. Michigan-based FLOW for Water chair Jim Olson introduced Maude to the audience. There was also a dinner, live music, a silent auction and more.

It all took place at the ‘Western Michigan Needs Water’ Earth Day Celebration organized by the Western Michigan Environmental Action Council.

For more, please read:
UPDATE: Barlow’s tour to tackle critical Great Lakes issues
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