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Big Trees, Not Big Stumps - Book Launch

Posted on Mon, 2006-09-11 13:41 by sarahfelicity
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I'll be up at Web of Change and therefore unable to attend, but if I wasn't there, I'd definitely check out this book launch event.

The Wilderness Committee are some of the hardest working and most dedicated environmental activists I know of. Paul George is one of the originals, and he has recently released a book called Big Trees, Not Big Stumps: 25 years of campaigning to save wilderness with the Wilderness Committee. I'm sure it'll be an incredible read – it always makes me shivery to hear stories from seasoned forest activists. (Seriously. I sometimes wonder whether I'll really have lived if I die without ever having chained myself to a logging truck.)

In the words of Guy Dauncey... "This is a fabulous book. More than that: it’s a phenomenon. It’s the War and Peace of BC’s environmental movement. Packed with insights, history, and personal tales, it reveals the dreams, the skills, the conflicts, and the amazing persistence of those whose passion for life led to the preservation of some of BC’s most important wilderness areas."

"Big Trees" will be released at the "Big Party" on September 20th,
2006, 7 to 10 pm, at the Roundhouse Community Centre in Vancouver.

Advance tickets are $15 each or 2 of $25, and include a free drink, $10 off a signed “Big Trees” book, hors d’oeuvres, First Nations dance and welcome, no-host bar, personal tales from Paul, stunning images, out-takes, music, lots of laughter, and the occasional tear.

To get your tickets Call the Wilderness Committee at 604.683.8220 or 1-800-661-9453, or email bigtrees@wildernesscommittee.org

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