Still Hopeful

Lessons from a Lifetime of Activism

By: Maude Barlow

Narrated by: Barbara Saxberg

Length: 6 hrs and 42 mins

Publisher's summary

“Canada’s best-known voice of dissent.” (CBC)

“It’s time we listened to the Maude Barlows of the world.” (CNN)

In this timely book, Barlow counters the prevailing atmosphere of pessimism that surrounds us and offers lessons of hope that she has learned from a lifetime of activism. She has been a linchpin in three major movements in her life: second-wave feminism, the battle against free trade and globalization, and the global fight for water justice. From each of these she draws her lessons of hope, emphasizing that effective activism is not really about the goal, rather it is about building a movement and finding like-minded people to carry the load with you. Barlow knows firsthand how hard fighting for change can be. But she also knows that change does happen and that hope is the essential ingredient.

©2022 Maude Barlow (P)2022 ECW Press

Critic reviews

“We live in uncertain times in which the insatiable greed of the most powerful is leading us to unprecedented crises on multiple fronts, such as the climate crisis, the COVID-19 pandemic, and the inexorable bursting of the global financial bubble. While there is certainly no shortage of reasons for pessimism, in this book, Maude Barlow projects that supportive energy and rebellious, proactive intelligence with which she has inspired us throughout her life and which we need today more than ever. Thank you, Maude.” (Pedro Arrojo-Agudo, UN special rapporteur on the human rights to safe drinking water and sanitation)

“In a world that is thirsty for good news, Maude Barlow delivers a delightfully refreshing book. Drawing on decades of experience campaigning relentlessly for clean water, social justice, and a better future, this is her most personal and most powerful book. I laughed, I cried, and I wished that Maude Barlow was Canada’s prime minister.” (Dr. David R. Boyd, UN special rapporteur on human rights and the environment and author of Thirst for Justice)