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  • Excerpt Month: Battle the Darkness with Maude Barlow's Still Hopeful, a Memoir of Activism & Inspiration
    Excerpt Month: Battle the Darkness with Maude Barlow's Still Hopeful, a Memoir of Activism & Inspiration
    February 15, 2022

    Excerpt Month: Battle the Darkness with Maude Barlow's Still Hopeful, a Memoir of Activism & Inspiration

    If asked to find a word to describe our current point in history, few would immediately land on "hopeful". But for Maude Barlow, former senior water advisor to the UN General Assembly, lifelong activist, ...

  • Contest: For Valentine's, Find Your Passion - Win Inspiring Books About What People Love Most From ECW
    Contest: For Valentine's, Find Your Passion - Win Inspiring Books About What People Love Most From ECW
    February 14, 2022

    Contest: For Valentine's, Find Your Passion - Win Inspiring Books About What People Love Most From ECW

    Today is Valentine's Day, the day of red hearts, chocolates, and roses. But if we're celebrating love, we want to celebrate all kinds of love, including the passion we can feel for a cause, a hobby, or ...

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