<html><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><br><div><br><div>Begin forwarded message:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><blockquote type="cite"><div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font face="Helvetica" size="3" color="#000000" style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; color: #000000"><b>From: </b></font><font face="Helvetica" size="3" style="font: 12.0px Helvetica"><a href="mailto:EnviroAdvocate@aol.com">EnviroAdvocate@aol.com</a></font></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font face="Helvetica" size="3" color="#000000" style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; color: #000000"><b>Date: </b></font><font face="Helvetica" size="3" style="font: 12.0px Helvetica">February 9, 2009 6:31:38 PM EST</font></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font face="Helvetica" size="3" color="#000000" style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; color: #000000"><b>Subject: </b></font><font face="Helvetica" size="3" style="font: 12.0px Helvetica"><b>Water Rights Forum, 11 Feb @ 7pm, Lamoine Town Hall</b></font></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; min-height: 14px; "><br></div> </div><font face="arial,helvetica"><font size="2" ptsize="10" family="SANSSERIF" face="Tahoma" lang="0">Greetings all ~<br> <br> Please help spread the word about this vital program!<br> <br> Apologies for sharing all e-mails, as a means to avoid notice being duplicated. If you share this message, please remove other addressees and copy me. Please contact me privately if you object to your address being shared in this manner and I will so note my records (with sincere apology).<br> <br> Carpooling is encouraged, of course.<br> <br> ** Point of Contact is listed below **<br> <br> Thanks,<br> Diane Messer<br> <br> - - -<br> <br> Feb. 11th, Wednesday, 7pm<br> Lamoine, Maine<br> Lamoine Town Hall<br> 660 Douglas Hwy. (= Rte 184)<br> <br> Reference/details (incl. map link):<br> <a href="http://www.defendingwaterinmaine.org">www.defendingwaterinmaine.org</a><br> <br> <b>Water Rights Educational Forum:</b><br> Presenters from Defending Water for Life,<br> Community Environmental Legal Defense Fund (CELDF),<br> Advocates for Community Empowerment (ACE)<br> and Protect Our Water and Wildlife Resources (POWWR)<br> <br> Community organizers from Maine and New Hampshire will speak about rights based organizing and<br> sustainable long-term protection of our state's water resources.<br> <br> Emily Posner from Defending Water for Life will speak about the Global Water Crisis and its local implications here in Maine.<br> <br> Gail Darrel (CELDF) and Ellen Hayes (ACE) of New Hampshire will offer insight and organizing strategy around rights-based organizing. Gail is from Barnstead, NH where the first water rights ordinance was<br> passed that specifically recognizes the rights of community self-government and the rights of nature.<br> <br> Denise Carpenter and Shelly Goibelle of POWWR will share their experiences from Shapleigh and Newfield, Maine. These communities are directly under threat by Nestle Water North America. Denise and Shelly will speak about how their community is organizing to protect their town's water and preserve local democracy.<br> <br> Point of contact:<br> Emily Posner<br> Defending Water for Life<br> 207-930-5232 -or- <a href="mailto:poscreek@gmail.com">poscreek@gmail.com</a><br> <a href="mailto:info@defendingwaterinmaine.org">info@defendingwaterinmaine.org</a></font></font></blockquote></div></body></html>