The Council of Canadians’ grassroots
network of more than 70
chapters played a significant
role in Council activism in
2007. Chapter activists organized
hundreds of local events
across the country and appeared almost
daily in local and regional newspapers, as
well as radio and television news reports.
Highlights of 2007 include more than
40 chapters participating in World Water
Day in March, 32 chapters participating
in a national day of action against
the Security and Prosperity Partnership, as well as an additional nine chapters
attending the SPP summit in Montebello
in August. Chapter activists organized
a highly successful cross-country tour
of 21 communities for Maude Barlow’s
book Blue Covenant: The Global Water
Crisis and the Coming Battle for the Right
to Water from October to December.
Chapters have also been on the forefront
of key struggles ranging from opposing
the Texada Island liquefied natural
gas terminal in British Columbia, to
speaking out against military recruiters
in Canada’s schools in Prince Edward
Island, to raising the alarm about the
TILMA right across the country.
Chapters provide the opportunity for
everyone to engage in the key social
justice issues of our day. Please consider
joining your local chapter.
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