{"product_id":"whose-water-is-it-anyway-taking-water-protection-into-public-hands-9781770414303","title":"Whose Water Is It, Anyway?: Taking Water Protection Into Public Hands","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Maude Barlow is one of our planet's greatest water defenders.\" -- Naomi Klein, bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eThis Changes Everything \u003c\/i\u003eand\u003ci\u003e The Shock Doctrine\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"This book is a blueprint for communities around the world to take back that responsibility and maintain water as a human right.\" -- David Suzuki\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"This is a must-read.\" -- Jane Fonda\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA call to action from former Senior Advisor on Water to the U.N., honorary chairperson of the Council of Canadians, chair of Washing-based Food and Water Watch, and councillor with the Hamburg-based World Future Council \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Blue Communities Project is dedicated to three primary things: that access to clean, drinkable water is a basic human right; that municipal and community water will be held in public hands; and that single-use plastic water bottles will not be available in public spaces. With its simple, straightforward approach, the movement has been growing around the world for a decade. Today, Paris, Berlin, Bern, and Montreal are just a few of the cities that have made themselves Blue Communities. In \u003ci\u003eWhose Water Is It, Anyway?\u003c\/i\u003e, renowned water justice activist Maude Barlow recounts her own education in water issues as she and her fellow grassroots water warriors woke up to the immense pressures facing water in a warming world. Concluding with a step-by-step guide to making your own community blue, Maude Barlow's latest book is a heartening example of how ordinary people can effect enormous change.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e ECW Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/03\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781770414303\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 160\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.30lbs","brand":"Maude Barlow","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":36668260974748,"sku":"9781770414303","price":12.33,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_99fd35cf-1dc2-411c-ab4b-6d8e367f6a86.jpg?v=1603917095","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/whose-water-is-it-anyway-taking-water-protection-into-public-hands-9781770414303","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}