Linda Rodenburg, co-ordinator of Community Engagement and Lifelong Learning. “We have been working really hard in Orillia to think through and address climate change and embrace sustainability,” said Dr. The evening will also feature Canadian singer-songwriter, Coco Love Alcorn, who people will remember from her amazing turn at the Mariposa Folk Festival in 2018, will perform her viral hit, The River, along with many other top songs. Maude Barlow, Honorary Chairperson of the Council of Canadians, chair of Food and Water Watch, and Lakehead University honorary degree recipient (2005) will answer the question, "Whose Water is It Anyway?", and discuss the fight for water justice in Canada and abroad. Kim Wheatley, water walker and Anishinaabe traditional grandmother, will open the event with traditional stories, songs and teachings. Three remarkable women will join Lakehead University for Women and Water and help explore, embrace and celebrate our relationships with water. On Wednesday, June 19 people of all ages will gather for an evening of stories, teachings, and songs that share a common theme: the centrality of water. Water is also the focus of Lakehead University’s Office of Community Engagement and Lifelong Learning’s upcoming event, Women and Water. Directly or indirectly, water is central to our lives in every way.
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