Still Hopeful
Lessons from a Lifetime of Activism

Maude to the rescue once again in my life… one of my Canadian heroines. This has helped heal what ails me… with my own personal loss of hope over these past couple of years… the cumulative losses which fully coalesced and came barreling down to entirely crush me with Roe V Wade earlier this spring. Th......more

A great inspiration and source of perspective for activists. She distills this into five points: "1. Governments and other powerful institutions are not going to give up power without a fight. Rights have to be fought for and taken. 2. Oppressed peoples often internalize negative stereotypes about th......more

This gave me heart, especially the last few chapters. It’s a bleak world but there are some very inspiring movements happening. 🌏......more

I really love how the author connected feminism with current environmental issues. It was fascinating to read about her perspective on what she has been researching and working on her whole life. I love that she inserted pieces of her personal life. How she struggled getting people to respect her op......more

This book has been a personal journey, for it has reminded me of the possibility of the human spirit to change and thus for the world to change. from Still Hopeful by Maude Barlow Maude Barlow has been a social justice activist for over forty years. Her parents were activists. Barlow worked for women’......more