The members choose the Senators in a manner similar to the members of the provincial councils in the European Netherlands.

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## Logo Eerste Kamer der Staten-Generaal

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dubbele pijl omlaagWhat is the function of the Senate?

dubbele pijl omlaagHow do the two houses of the Dutch Parliament differ?

dubbele pijl omlaagWhy have a bicameral system?

dubbele pijl omlaagHow did the Senate come into existence?

dubbele pijl omlaagHow are bills dealt with by the Senate?

dubbele pijl omlaagWhat else do members of the Senate do?

In this document you will find general information about the election, procedures and history of the Senate.

The 75 members of the Senate (Eerste Kamer) of the Dutch Parliament (the States General) are elected by the members of the twelve Provincial Councils and three Electoral Colleges from the Caribean part of the Netherlands.

These elections are indirect: the voters elect the members of the Provincial Councils and the Electoral Colleges, who in turn elect the members of the Senate.

As the members of the Senate are not elected directly by the voters, they are rather more remote from the realities of daily politics.

The criteria for membership are the same as those for the House of Representatives (Tweede Kamer) of the Dutch Parliament.

Since the 1983 revision of the constitution the Senate is elected in its entirety every four years by the members of the Provincial Council.

In 2017 the possibility to elect the members of the Senate through the Electoral Colleges in the Caribean part of the Netherlands has been anchored in the constitution.

The elections take place within three months of the Provincial Council and Electoral Colleges elections.

The Senate's main duties are in the legislative field, but it also plays a role in scrutinising the actions of the Government.

Formally the Senate can only reject or accept legislation.

In practice, however, it has rather more possibilities and debates are of importance.

For example, statements made by government ministers in debates on bills (draft legislation) can play a role in future lawsuits.

The debates in the Senate contribute to the interpretation of a law.

Moreover, members of the Senate can elicit undertakings from ministers about the implementation of a law.

Like their counterparts in the House of Representatives, members of the Senate are entitled to put written questions to the Government.

The debate on the Government's budget also gives them the opportunity to debate current and future policy with the government.

## How do the two houses of the Dutch Parliament differ?

Members of the House of Representatives are full-time politicians, whereas members of the Senate are part-timers who often hold other positions as well.

They receive an allowance which is about a quarter of the salary of the members of the House of Representatives.

The House of Representatives is mainly engaged in day-to-day politics.

As such, it calls ministers to account, holds debates on new policy and undertakes detailed examination of bills.

As noted previously, the Senate is rather more remote from day-to-day politics, if only because the parliamentary parties in the Senate are not formally bound by a government programme.

The Senate is concerned only with the broad outline of policy.

It can operate rather more independently than the House of Representatives.

The Senate has a revising role in relation to draft legislation.

Its members do not have the right to amend bills (the right of amendment).

They can only vote on them and either accept or reject them.

Furthermore, the members of Senate make much less use of the right to ask written questions than the members of the House of Representatives.

Finally, the House of Representatives has exercised its right to institute an inquiry on several occasions, particularly in recent years, whereas the Senate has to date never exercised this right.

The bicameral system (system of two chambers) was introduced in 1815 when the Senate was established.

The Senate has remained in existence ever since, despite occasional criticism of its existence and functioning.

In due course there came to be wider acceptance of the value of a second chamber as an institution that assesses bills by reference to its own criteria after they have passed through the House of Representatives.

The legislative process can be fairly protracted.

Sometimes it takes five or six years before a bill becomes law.

The Government and the House of Representatives often amend the text of a bill during this process.

Furthermore, new information and ideas may emerge while a bill is passing through Parliament.

The main purpose of revision is to ascertain whether the final bill is of sufficient quality and to ensure that it does not conflict with the constitution or international treaties or jeopardise the rights of citizens disproportionately.

The legislation as a whole must also remain affordable.

## How did the Senate come into existence?

The Senate has existed since 1815, the year in which it was instituted by King William I.

When the Netherlands and Belgium were united in 1815 the Belgians in particular pressed for the introduction of a bicameral system.

In its early years the Senate served as a bulwark of the Crown (i.e. the King and his ministers) since it was still able to block bills that displeased the King.

Such bills were usually private member's bills from the House of Representatives.

At that time, the members of the House of Representatives too were elected indirectly.

The members of the Senate were not elected, but were confidants of the King and were appointed for life.

The Senate remained in existence after the separation from Belgium in 1830.

Much changed in the political sphere as a result of the introduction of a new constitution in 1848.

The position of the Senate and the criteria governing eligibility to stand for election were among the changes.

Monitoring the quality of legislation gradually came to be the main function of the Senate after 1848.

It thus became a revising chamber or 'Chambre de reflection'.

## How are bills dealt with by the Senate?

Directly after a bill has been passed by the House of Representatives it is sent to the Senate.

Here the bill is submitted to a parliamentary committee.

The committee decides whether the bill can be immediately put on the agenda of the full chamber or whether there should first be preparatory study of the bill.

If a bill is immediately put on the agenda of the full chamber, it will be passed as a formality without a debate.

The preparatory study of a bill consists mainly in written correspondence and the exchange of documents.

The members of the committee present the views of their parliamentary party in writing and put questions to the Government.

The Government replies in a note or memorandum of reply.

Sometimes, there may be several rounds of correspondence, but one is generally considered sufficient.

After the written preparations have been completed, the Senate is notified that the bill is ready for debate by the full chamber.

In due course the bill is then put on the plenary agenda.

## What else do members of the Senate do?

The main function of members of the Senate is to scrutinise and revise bills.

To do this effectively, they read the official papers and reports as well as letters and articles from newspapers and periodicals.

The members sometimes receive hundreds of letters before a bill is dealt with.

Members of the Senate also confer internally and externally.

Internal consultations are held for the most part within the parliamentary party or committee concerned.

The procedure to be adopted is one of the matters discussed in the committee meetings.

External consultations are held with organisations and citizens.

Sometimes members receive visitors or delegations.

And in special circumstances a committee may decide to hold a hearing.

Members of the Senate also have the right to ask the Government written questions about issues unconnected with a bill.

However, they make only limited use of this right.

The general view is that scrutinising the policy and actions of the Government is first and foremost the responsibility of the House of Representatives.

The Senate currently consists of 13 fractions:

VVD (People's Party for Freedom and democracy, 12 seats)

CDA (Christian Democratic Appeal, 9 seats)

"The Senate presents itself" is a film about the Senate and its members.

It shows the Senators at work as part-time politicians and as citizens with their own profession.

The scrutiny of the quality of the legislative bills is a priority for the Senators.

"The Senate presents itself" (Film, 16:55 minutes)

Biography President of the Senate Ankie Broekers-Knol

The Senate of the States General (brochure)

"European Senates convene on 22 May in Dutch Senate"

The electoral colleges for the Senate (in Dutch: "kiescolleges voor de Eerste Kamer") are the electoral colleges of the three public bodies of the Netherlands located in the Caribbean Sea. Their members choose the Senators of the Dutch Senate.


Peltier lives on the Unceded Anishinawbe Territory.

(meta data) TITLE: Water Warrior Award — Water Docs

Host a Water Docs Where-You-Live Community Screening

Launched in 2018 on World Water Day, our annual Water Warrior Award is presented each year at the Water Docs Film Festival to an individual who has made an outstanding contribution to protecting and raising awareness about threats and issues facing water.

The award highlights the work of someone who exemplifies and embodies Ecologos' mission—namely, to restore the human connection to water while motivating people to take action to protect our planet's most precious element.

Ecologos commissioned a local Toronto glass artist—Aurora Darwin—to design and create the awards.

Aurora was featured in the documentary The Peel Project, which premiered in Toronto at the 2017 Water Docs Film Festival.

During the premiere, Aurora displayed some of her art pieces that were inspired by her canoe journey down the Peel River Watershed during the making of the documentary.

We worked with Aurora to design a beautiful glass wave, capturing the powerful ability inherent in art to move hearts and minds to take action for water.

Read more about the Water Warrior Award.

The 2019 Water Warrior Award is being presented to two special water warriors whose powerful message about water has rippled through communities around the world: Grandmother Josephine Mandamin and her great niece, Autumn Peltier.

Autumn Peltier will join us on Wednesday, March 20 at Water Warriors: Screenings & Awards to accept the awards for both herself and her Great Aunt, Josephine Mandamin who will be with us in spirit.

This is a free event, but seats are limited.

Grandmother Josephine Mandamin (Feb 21, 1942 - Feb 22, 2019)

Autumn is a 14-year-old from the Wikwemikong Unceded Anishinawbe Territory located on Manitoulin Island.

She is also known as Mskwaa-Geezo Kwe (Red Moon Woman) of the eagle clan.

Autumn is currently in grade 9 and attends the Manitoulin Secondary School.

Autumn is being raised with her traditional ways, so she can pass our teachings onto her great grand-children in order to pass on the old ways and to protect our environment to ensure there is clean drinking water for our survival.

Autumn is known as one of Canada's youngest Water Activists and has become internationally known for her advocacy work and teachings to women.

She began her work in 2015 when she first attended the Children's Climate Summit in Sweden where she shared her story about the sacredness of water and the importance of clean drinking water for Indigenous people in Canada and especially in Ontario.

Since then Autumn has been creating awareness, sharing water ceremonies with young women and girls, participating in sacred water walks that she learned from her great auntie Josephine Mandamin who initiated the Great Lakes Water Walks before Autumn was born.

Autumn has travelled over 150,000 km and spoken at over 200 engagements all over Canada, the USA and overseas.

She also speaks on committees dealing with the Great Lakes, women's circles, youth groups, schools, ceremonies and countless conferences.

Her biggest event was speaking before world leaders on World Water Day in March 2018 at United Nations Headquarters in New York City where she told world leaders to "Warrior Up". Autumn is also a spokesperson for the Treaty Alliance of Canada and has been to the Kinder Morgan pipeline to protest against pipelines.

In 2017 Autumn was also invited to witness leadership sign a treaty to protect the grizzly bears against the Kinder Morgan Pipeline and then she was invited as a future Chief to sign the Treaty as well.

Autumn was awarded a Sovereign Medal of Exceptional Volunteerism for being an exceptional Environmentalist by the Lieutenant Governor of Ontario and the Governor General o f Canada.

At her young age, Autumn's achievements include winning several awards: appearing in several magazines and books, being part of the school curriculum, giving keynote addresses, and she was recently added to Immigration Canada's information for new Canadians to know and understand about Indigenous people and for cultural education.

Autumn takes pride in her culture and in ceremony and enjoys working with her people.

For such a young person, Autumn's résumé is already several pages long and her journey has only just begun.

Wikwemikong Unceded NationGreat Lakes Mother Earth Water Walker

When challenged by one of her traditional teachers to not accept that she was powerless, Josephine suddenly came up with the idea of walking around Lake Superior to draw attention to the fact that water is the life blood of Mother Earth.

Other grandmothers eventually joined her in the walks around all five of the Great Lakes and, with the support of many people and financial assistance from donations, they accomplished the amazing feat of awareness-building about the critical water shortage and the political and spiritual issues around water.

Most importantly, they motivated other women to take part in sacred water walking by emphasizing the important role that women play in the protection of the earth's waters.

But it was her great love for the water that Josephine not only spoke about but also demonstrated.

She shared how her vision came to be, what it means today and what it will mean for the future.

Josephine pledged her life to the environment and always emphasized the importance of the protection of the water in all of her wisdom sharing.

Josephine's CV covered 30 years of life experience working with her own people, especially from the perspective of her great love of nature.

Challenged by life at an early age, she brought these experiences to light in all of her teachings.

These challenges not only motivated her, but also conditioned her to become the inspiration she was and also remains for so many and provided a legacy that will continue on for future generations.

To those who will hear the messages and songs, the encounter with them can never be forgotten.

Grandmother Josephine has left us with a renewed commitment to the tradition of protecting our waters by following closely in her footsteps.

Her legacy is in the example she demonstrated which helped to make us all aware of the great peril that we face if we don't protect the waters that are within us all

Josephine and the other grandmothers led by example and helped to bring together over 100 Tribes and First Nations to sign the Tribal and First Nations Great Lakes Water Accord in which all have pledged to work together to protect the waters… and for that, we will be forever grateful.

## 2018 Inaugural Award Recipient: Maude Barlow

Maude Barlow receives the inaugural Water Warrior Award at the 2018 Water Docs Film Festival

The inaugural award was presented to Canadian author and activist Maude Barlow.

Maude is the Honorary Chairperson of the Council of Canadians and chairs the board of Washington-based Food and Water Watch.

She serves on the executive of the Global Alliance for the Rights of Nature and is a Councillor with the Hamburg-based World Future Council.

Maude is the recipient of 14 honorary doctorates as well as many awards, including the 2005 Right Livelihood Award (known as the "Alternative Nobel"), the 2005 Lannan Foundation Cultural Freedom Fellowship Award, the Citation of Lifetime Achievement at the 2008 Canadian Environment Awards, the 2009 Earth Day Canada Outstanding Environmental Achievement Award, the 2009 Planet in Focus Eco Hero Award, and the 2011 EarthCare Award, the highest international honour of the Sierra Club (US).

In 2008/2009, she served as Senior Advisor on Water to the 63rd President of the United Nations General Assembly and was a leader in the campaign to have water recognized as a human right by the UN.

She is also the author of dozens of reports, as well as 18 books, including her latest, Blue Future: Protecting Water for People and the Planet Forever and Boiling Point, Government Neglect, Corporate Abuse and Canada's Water Crisis.

## Learn more about the ways you can get involved to take #ActionForWater.


The Unceded Anishinawbe Territory is on Manitoulin Island.

(meta data) TITLE: Water Warrior Award — Water Docs

Host a Water Docs Where-You-Live Community Screening

Launched in 2018 on World Water Day, our annual Water Warrior Award is presented each year at the Water Docs Film Festival to an individual who has made an outstanding contribution to protecting and raising awareness about threats and issues facing water.

The award highlights the work of someone who exemplifies and embodies Ecologos' mission—namely, to restore the human connection to water while motivating people to take action to protect our planet's most precious element.

Ecologos commissioned a local Toronto glass artist—Aurora Darwin—to design and create the awards.

Aurora was featured in the documentary The Peel Project, which premiered in Toronto at the 2017 Water Docs Film Festival.

During the premiere, Aurora displayed some of her art pieces that were inspired by her canoe journey down the Peel River Watershed during the making of the documentary.

We worked with Aurora to design a beautiful glass wave, capturing the powerful ability inherent in art to move hearts and minds to take action for water.

Read more about the Water Warrior Award.

The 2019 Water Warrior Award is being presented to two special water warriors whose powerful message about water has rippled through communities around the world: Grandmother Josephine Mandamin and her great niece, Autumn Peltier.

Autumn Peltier will join us on Wednesday, March 20 at Water Warriors: Screenings & Awards to accept the awards for both herself and her Great Aunt, Josephine Mandamin who will be with us in spirit.

This is a free event, but seats are limited.

Grandmother Josephine Mandamin (Feb 21, 1942 - Feb 22, 2019)

Autumn is a 14-year-old from the Wikwemikong Unceded Anishinawbe Territory located on Manitoulin Island.

She is also known as Mskwaa-Geezo Kwe (Red Moon Woman) of the eagle clan.

Autumn is currently in grade 9 and attends the Manitoulin Secondary School.

Autumn is being raised with her traditional ways, so she can pass our teachings onto her great grand-children in order to pass on the old ways and to protect our environment to ensure there is clean drinking water for our survival.

Autumn is known as one of Canada's youngest Water Activists and has become internationally known for her advocacy work and teachings to women.

She began her work in 2015 when she first attended the Children's Climate Summit in Sweden where she shared her story about the sacredness of water and the importance of clean drinking water for Indigenous people in Canada and especially in Ontario.

Since then Autumn has been creating awareness, sharing water ceremonies with young women and girls, participating in sacred water walks that she learned from her great auntie Josephine Mandamin who initiated the Great Lakes Water Walks before Autumn was born.

Autumn has travelled over 150,000 km and spoken at over 200 engagements all over Canada, the USA and overseas.

She also speaks on committees dealing with the Great Lakes, women's circles, youth groups, schools, ceremonies and countless conferences.

Her biggest event was speaking before world leaders on World Water Day in March 2018 at United Nations Headquarters in New York City where she told world leaders to "Warrior Up". Autumn is also a spokesperson for the Treaty Alliance of Canada and has been to the Kinder Morgan pipeline to protest against pipelines.

In 2017 Autumn was also invited to witness leadership sign a treaty to protect the grizzly bears against the Kinder Morgan Pipeline and then she was invited as a future Chief to sign the Treaty as well.

Autumn was awarded a Sovereign Medal of Exceptional Volunteerism for being an exceptional Environmentalist by the Lieutenant Governor of Ontario and the Governor General o f Canada.

At her young age, Autumn's achievements include winning several awards: appearing in several magazines and books, being part of the school curriculum, giving keynote addresses, and she was recently added to Immigration Canada's information for new Canadians to know and understand about Indigenous people and for cultural education.

Autumn takes pride in her culture and in ceremony and enjoys working with her people.

For such a young person, Autumn's résumé is already several pages long and her journey has only just begun.

Wikwemikong Unceded NationGreat Lakes Mother Earth Water Walker

When challenged by one of her traditional teachers to not accept that she was powerless, Josephine suddenly came up with the idea of walking around Lake Superior to draw attention to the fact that water is the life blood of Mother Earth.

Other grandmothers eventually joined her in the walks around all five of the Great Lakes and, with the support of many people and financial assistance from donations, they accomplished the amazing feat of awareness-building about the critical water shortage and the political and spiritual issues around water.

Most importantly, they motivated other women to take part in sacred water walking by emphasizing the important role that women play in the protection of the earth's waters.

But it was her great love for the water that Josephine not only spoke about but also demonstrated.

She shared how her vision came to be, what it means today and what it will mean for the future.

Josephine pledged her life to the environment and always emphasized the importance of the protection of the water in all of her wisdom sharing.

Josephine's CV covered 30 years of life experience working with her own people, especially from the perspective of her great love of nature.

Challenged by life at an early age, she brought these experiences to light in all of her teachings.

These challenges not only motivated her, but also conditioned her to become the inspiration she was and also remains for so many and provided a legacy that will continue on for future generations.

To those who will hear the messages and songs, the encounter with them can never be forgotten.

Grandmother Josephine has left us with a renewed commitment to the tradition of protecting our waters by following closely in her footsteps.

Her legacy is in the example she demonstrated which helped to make us all aware of the great peril that we face if we don't protect the waters that are within us all

Josephine and the other grandmothers led by example and helped to bring together over 100 Tribes and First Nations to sign the Tribal and First Nations Great Lakes Water Accord in which all have pledged to work together to protect the waters… and for that, we will be forever grateful.

## 2018 Inaugural Award Recipient: Maude Barlow

Maude Barlow receives the inaugural Water Warrior Award at the 2018 Water Docs Film Festival

The inaugural award was presented to Canadian author and activist Maude Barlow.

Maude is the Honorary Chairperson of the Council of Canadians and chairs the board of Washington-based Food and Water Watch.

She serves on the executive of the Global Alliance for the Rights of Nature and is a Councillor with the Hamburg-based World Future Council.

Maude is the recipient of 14 honorary doctorates as well as many awards, including the 2005 Right Livelihood Award (known as the "Alternative Nobel"), the 2005 Lannan Foundation Cultural Freedom Fellowship Award, the Citation of Lifetime Achievement at the 2008 Canadian Environment Awards, the 2009 Earth Day Canada Outstanding Environmental Achievement Award, the 2009 Planet in Focus Eco Hero Award, and the 2011 EarthCare Award, the highest international honour of the Sierra Club (US).

In 2008/2009, she served as Senior Advisor on Water to the 63rd President of the United Nations General Assembly and was a leader in the campaign to have water recognized as a human right by the UN.

She is also the author of dozens of reports, as well as 18 books, including her latest, Blue Future: Protecting Water for People and the Planet Forever and Boiling Point, Government Neglect, Corporate Abuse and Canada's Water Crisis.

## Learn more about the ways you can get involved to take #ActionForWater.

Peltier lives on the Unceded Anishinawbe Territory.


Manitoulin Island is in northern Ontario.

(meta data) TITLE: Water Warrior Award — Water Docs

Host a Water Docs Where-You-Live Community Screening

Launched in 2018 on World Water Day, our annual Water Warrior Award is presented each year at the Water Docs Film Festival to an individual who has made an outstanding contribution to protecting and raising awareness about threats and issues facing water.

The award highlights the work of someone who exemplifies and embodies Ecologos' mission—namely, to restore the human connection to water while motivating people to take action to protect our planet's most precious element.

Ecologos commissioned a local Toronto glass artist—Aurora Darwin—to design and create the awards.

Aurora was featured in the documentary The Peel Project, which premiered in Toronto at the 2017 Water Docs Film Festival.

During the premiere, Aurora displayed some of her art pieces that were inspired by her canoe journey down the Peel River Watershed during the making of the documentary.

We worked with Aurora to design a beautiful glass wave, capturing the powerful ability inherent in art to move hearts and minds to take action for water.

Read more about the Water Warrior Award.

The 2019 Water Warrior Award is being presented to two special water warriors whose powerful message about water has rippled through communities around the world: Grandmother Josephine Mandamin and her great niece, Autumn Peltier.

Autumn Peltier will join us on Wednesday, March 20 at Water Warriors: Screenings & Awards to accept the awards for both herself and her Great Aunt, Josephine Mandamin who will be with us in spirit.

This is a free event, but seats are limited.

Grandmother Josephine Mandamin (Feb 21, 1942 - Feb 22, 2019)

Autumn is a 14-year-old from the Wikwemikong Unceded Anishinawbe Territory located on Manitoulin Island.

She is also known as Mskwaa-Geezo Kwe (Red Moon Woman) of the eagle clan.

Autumn is currently in grade 9 and attends the Manitoulin Secondary School.

Autumn is being raised with her traditional ways, so she can pass our teachings onto her great grand-children in order to pass on the old ways and to protect our environment to ensure there is clean drinking water for our survival.

Autumn is known as one of Canada's youngest Water Activists and has become internationally known for her advocacy work and teachings to women.

She began her work in 2015 when she first attended the Children's Climate Summit in Sweden where she shared her story about the sacredness of water and the importance of clean drinking water for Indigenous people in Canada and especially in Ontario.

Since then Autumn has been creating awareness, sharing water ceremonies with young women and girls, participating in sacred water walks that she learned from her great auntie Josephine Mandamin who initiated the Great Lakes Water Walks before Autumn was born.

Autumn has travelled over 150,000 km and spoken at over 200 engagements all over Canada, the USA and overseas.

She also speaks on committees dealing with the Great Lakes, women's circles, youth groups, schools, ceremonies and countless conferences.

Her biggest event was speaking before world leaders on World Water Day in March 2018 at United Nations Headquarters in New York City where she told world leaders to "Warrior Up". Autumn is also a spokesperson for the Treaty Alliance of Canada and has been to the Kinder Morgan pipeline to protest against pipelines.

In 2017 Autumn was also invited to witness leadership sign a treaty to protect the grizzly bears against the Kinder Morgan Pipeline and then she was invited as a future Chief to sign the Treaty as well.

Autumn was awarded a Sovereign Medal of Exceptional Volunteerism for being an exceptional Environmentalist by the Lieutenant Governor of Ontario and the Governor General o f Canada.

At her young age, Autumn's achievements include winning several awards: appearing in several magazines and books, being part of the school curriculum, giving keynote addresses, and she was recently added to Immigration Canada's information for new Canadians to know and understand about Indigenous people and for cultural education.

Autumn takes pride in her culture and in ceremony and enjoys working with her people.

For such a young person, Autumn's résumé is already several pages long and her journey has only just begun.

Wikwemikong Unceded NationGreat Lakes Mother Earth Water Walker

When challenged by one of her traditional teachers to not accept that she was powerless, Josephine suddenly came up with the idea of walking around Lake Superior to draw attention to the fact that water is the life blood of Mother Earth.

Other grandmothers eventually joined her in the walks around all five of the Great Lakes and, with the support of many people and financial assistance from donations, they accomplished the amazing feat of awareness-building about the critical water shortage and the political and spiritual issues around water.

Most importantly, they motivated other women to take part in sacred water walking by emphasizing the important role that women play in the protection of the earth's waters.

But it was her great love for the water that Josephine not only spoke about but also demonstrated.

She shared how her vision came to be, what it means today and what it will mean for the future.

Josephine pledged her life to the environment and always emphasized the importance of the protection of the water in all of her wisdom sharing.

Josephine's CV covered 30 years of life experience working with her own people, especially from the perspective of her great love of nature.

Challenged by life at an early age, she brought these experiences to light in all of her teachings.

These challenges not only motivated her, but also conditioned her to become the inspiration she was and also remains for so many and provided a legacy that will continue on for future generations.

To those who will hear the messages and songs, the encounter with them can never be forgotten.

Grandmother Josephine has left us with a renewed commitment to the tradition of protecting our waters by following closely in her footsteps.

Her legacy is in the example she demonstrated which helped to make us all aware of the great peril that we face if we don't protect the waters that are within us all

Josephine and the other grandmothers led by example and helped to bring together over 100 Tribes and First Nations to sign the Tribal and First Nations Great Lakes Water Accord in which all have pledged to work together to protect the waters… and for that, we will be forever grateful.

## 2018 Inaugural Award Recipient: Maude Barlow

Maude Barlow receives the inaugural Water Warrior Award at the 2018 Water Docs Film Festival

The inaugural award was presented to Canadian author and activist Maude Barlow.

Maude is the Honorary Chairperson of the Council of Canadians and chairs the board of Washington-based Food and Water Watch.

She serves on the executive of the Global Alliance for the Rights of Nature and is a Councillor with the Hamburg-based World Future Council.

Maude is the recipient of 14 honorary doctorates as well as many awards, including the 2005 Right Livelihood Award (known as the "Alternative Nobel"), the 2005 Lannan Foundation Cultural Freedom Fellowship Award, the Citation of Lifetime Achievement at the 2008 Canadian Environment Awards, the 2009 Earth Day Canada Outstanding Environmental Achievement Award, the 2009 Planet in Focus Eco Hero Award, and the 2011 EarthCare Award, the highest international honour of the Sierra Club (US).

In 2008/2009, she served as Senior Advisor on Water to the 63rd President of the United Nations General Assembly and was a leader in the campaign to have water recognized as a human right by the UN.

She is also the author of dozens of reports, as well as 18 books, including her latest, Blue Future: Protecting Water for People and the Planet Forever and Boiling Point, Government Neglect, Corporate Abuse and Canada's Water Crisis.

## Learn more about the ways you can get involved to take #ActionForWater.

Peltier lives on the Unceded Anishinawbe Territory. The Unceded Anishinawbe Territory is on Manitoulin Island.


He has a master's degree from Ohio State University.

(meta data) TITLE: Elevating The Conversation With Aaron Ford Candida | ElevateNV

Aaron Ford, who most recently served in the Nevada State Senate and was elected by his colleagues to serve as Majority Leader during the 2017 Legislative Session, is running for Nevada Attorney General.

Armed with a master's from George Washington University and a Ph.D., a second master's and a law degree from the Ohio State University, Ford is running for the statewide office "to be a champion for Nevadans who are struggling to pay their bills, battling addiction, growing up in unsafe neighborhoods or being taken advantage by unscrupulous scammers," details Ford.

"I'm running for Attorney General to fight for the people who need someone in their corner.

There is no criminal too ruthless and no corporation too powerful that I won't take on if they are hurting Nevada's families.

I will always be an attorney general who puts our families first."

Why are you running for Attorney General?

I grew up in a tough neighborhood in Dallas, Texas.

My father worked at a grocery store, and my mom did every job imaginable to put food on the table.

After my parents divorced, my mother made it clear it was up to me to be the man of the house and help her raise my two brothers.

I grew up wondering if the gas, the electricity or the water would be turned off.

My mom was working so hard, yet we never seemed to be able to get ahead.

But she always had dreams for me beyond my neighborhood and emphasized to me the importance of keeping my head in the books.

She signed me up for "Project Upward Bound," which helped me get into college.

I received a scholarship to Texas A&M University and ultimately, became the first in my family to graduate from college.

I went on to earn a Master's degree from George Washington University and a Ph.D., a second Master's and a law degree from the Ohio State University.

I worked hard but I was lucky to also have champions in my corner, from my mother to Project Upward Bound.

What are the top 3 issues you believe must be addressed by Nevada's AG?

As attorney general, I'll be focused on consumer protection and stopping those who try to take advantage of Nevada consumers and small businesses.

That means, I'll take on the scammers who prey on our seniors and the polluters who poison our water, as well as cybersecurity threats.

In addition, I'll fight to protect the privacy of Nevadans.

I will also make keeping Nevadans safe a priority whether they are at home, at work or out in their communities.

I will combat workplace sexual harassment, including ensuring taxpayers won't foot the bill to defend harassers.

I will work to find a solution and begin enforcing the voter-approved background checks on gun sales to prevent criminals and mentally ill from getting guns.

I also believe we can make our state safer by being both tough and smart on crime by focusing on going after violent criminals and drug dealers, supporting victims of crime and reducing recidivism.

I will make sure our brave law enforcement officers have the tools and resources necessary to go after anyone trying to harm Nevada families.

We must work on improving Nevada's mental health and substance abuse programs, as well as crack down on prescription drug companies who profit from dangerous addictions.

I have visited rehabilitation centers in Las Vegas and in Reno, and not only do these programs help people to transition out of a life of drug addiction, but they also save our taxpayers millions every year.

We must find ways to support these programs that help people get back on track.

We should also utilize diversion courts, so that those with mental health and addiction issues get the treatment that they need and become productive members of society.

As you are out campaigning, what have you found is the most important issue that Nevadans want to see addressed?

In the last few years, the attorney general's office in Nevada has become a vehicle to promote partisan politics and advance an extreme, ideological agenda that is far outside the mainstream and puts special interests ahead of our families.

Nevadans deserve better from their top law enforcement officer.

I will be an attorney general who always puts Nevada families first.

Whether that is combating workplace sexual harassment -- including making sure that taxpayers won't have to foot the bill to defend harassers, improving programs to combat drug addiction and address mental health, keeping our kids safe at school, or taking on scammers, criminals and drug dealers that prey on our communities, my focus will always be on keeping Nevadans safe, strengthening the middle class, and protecting our families.

And if the federal government tries to target our state, I will act as the first line of defense to stop them from attacking our citizens and the values we hold dear.

Do you have any specific plans with regards to the cannabis industry as it continues to grow?

Nevada's voter-approved marijuana industry has already created thousands of new jobs and generated millions in revenue for our state.

As attorney general, I would join a bipartisan coalition of attorneys general to support a bill in Congress to allow banks to serve legal marijuana businesses without fear of prosecution.

I was disappointed to learn that the current attorney general was the only attorney general from a state that has legalized recreational marijuana to fail to join this coalition.

Creating protections for banks that provide financial services to legal marijuana businesses would not only help the industry grow but also reduce a public safety threat.

Since Attorney General Jeff Sessions rescinded the Cole Memo in January there has been a lot of uncertainty throughout the industry.

What would you want patients and the cannabis industry to know about your views on Nevadans' access to cannabis?

Attorney General Jeff Sessions' decision to rescind a policy that protects our state's recreational marijuana industry from overzealous federal intrusion could cost Nevada millions of dollars in revenue, kill jobs, and hurt our schools and local economy.

This clear example of federal government overreach is nothing more than an attempt to infringe on our state's sovereignty and is a direct insult to the Nevadans who voted in favor of a regulated marijuana industry.

As Nevada attorney general, I will do everything within my power to defend our state's voter-approved and regulated industry and send a clear message to the federal government that they should stay out of Nevada's business.

Nevada has had adult-use marijuana since July 1st but no place for tourists to legally use it.

Is that a state fix or should each jurisdiction handle their own consumption regulations?

During the 2017 Nevada Legislative Session, Senator Tick Segerblom authored a bill that would address this issue, but that bill did not pass the Assembly.

While a state-wide policy would provide uniformity and guidance to local communities, I believe it is unnecessary.

I agree with other legal experts that state law allows local municipalities to authorize these types of establishments locally.

Ultimately, local communities can define what works best for them regarding these establishments.

Lack of banking has been a thorn in the side of the cannabis industry.

Do you have any solutions in mind for the safety challenges that this presents?

Currently, Nevada's voter-approved marijuana businesses are forced to largely operate on a cash-only basis because of uncertainty around marijuana's status under federal law, thereby, forcing Nevada's legal marijuana businesses to operate in the so-called "grey market."

Creating protections for banks that provide financial services to legal marijuana businesses would not only help the industry grow, but also decrease the chance that these cash-intensive businesses will be targeted by criminals.

It's a bipartisan, common sense measure that would help keep people safe.

Nevadans were severely affected by the 1 October tragedy, what are your thoughts on gun control in Nevada?

I remember watching the news unfold on October 1st and frantically calling friends and family to see if everyone was okay.

No city or town in America should have to experience what Las Vegas went through, and I am committed to doing what I can to make sure we never experience it again.

I am a strong proponent of background checks to keep guns out of the hands of criminals and the mentally ill.

In addition, I worked on a bill that closed a dangerous loophole allowing convicted stalkers to buy guns.

Nevada women are often the targets of gun violence by their abusers and stalkers.

This bill, which became law in a bipartisan fashion, will help keep guns out of the hands of dangerous people.

In 2016, Nevada voters narrowly approved a ballot measure to require background checks for gun sales between private individuals.

More than a year later, the resulting law isn't being enforced.

In the Legislature, I supported the 2013 background check measure, which was ultimately vetoed.

I also strongly supported the background check ballot initiative that was passed by voters in 2016 but is not being enforced by the current attorney general.

As Nevada attorney general, I will work with anyone including the governor, the Legislature and national and state law enforcement to find a solution and begin enforcing background checks on gun sales.

As Senate Majority Leader, I didn't back down from a fight when it came to protecting Nevadans.

I've taken on the DC gun lobby, big pharmaceutical companies and other powerful special interests.

As attorney general, there will be no criminal too ruthless and no corporation too powerful that I won't take on if they are hurting Nevada's families.

What one thing should a voter know about you before they step in the voting booth?

My mother used to tell me that actions speak louder than words.

I have tried to live that value as a father, husband, public servant and as a Nevadan.

My record in the State Senate speaks for itself, and I'm proud of the bipartisan work done to help fund our schools, make our communities safer and help businesses create high quality jobs.

As attorney general, I want to make Nevadans safe, strengthen the middle class and protect families.

I'll take on scammers who rip off our seniors, insurance companies that deny care, polluters who poison our water, and criminals and drug dealers who prey on our communities.

I will always be an attorney general who puts our families first.

#### Elevating the Conversation with John S. ...

#### Inhale/Exhale with Shoshanna Silverberg ...

Ford was born and raised in Dallas, Texas. He is the oldest of three sons from a working-class family where money was tight. Ford earned a scholarship and received his undergraduate degree from Texas A&M University in 1994. He was the first in his family to graduate from college. He earned a master's degree from George Washington University. He studied international education at George Washington University while teaching at a local high school.


He has a juris doctor degree from Ohio State University.

(meta data) TITLE: Elevating The Conversation With Aaron Ford Candida | ElevateNV

Aaron Ford, who most recently served in the Nevada State Senate and was elected by his colleagues to serve as Majority Leader during the 2017 Legislative Session, is running for Nevada Attorney General.

Armed with a master's from George Washington University and a Ph.D., a second master's and a law degree from the Ohio State University, Ford is running for the statewide office "to be a champion for Nevadans who are struggling to pay their bills, battling addiction, growing up in unsafe neighborhoods or being taken advantage by unscrupulous scammers," details Ford.

"I'm running for Attorney General to fight for the people who need someone in their corner.

There is no criminal too ruthless and no corporation too powerful that I won't take on if they are hurting Nevada's families.

I will always be an attorney general who puts our families first."

Why are you running for Attorney General?

I grew up in a tough neighborhood in Dallas, Texas.

My father worked at a grocery store, and my mom did every job imaginable to put food on the table.

After my parents divorced, my mother made it clear it was up to me to be the man of the house and help her raise my two brothers.

I grew up wondering if the gas, the electricity or the water would be turned off.

My mom was working so hard, yet we never seemed to be able to get ahead.

But she always had dreams for me beyond my neighborhood and emphasized to me the importance of keeping my head in the books.

She signed me up for "Project Upward Bound," which helped me get into college.

I received a scholarship to Texas A&M University and ultimately, became the first in my family to graduate from college.

I went on to earn a Master's degree from George Washington University and a Ph.D., a second Master's and a law degree from the Ohio State University.

I worked hard but I was lucky to also have champions in my corner, from my mother to Project Upward Bound.

What are the top 3 issues you believe must be addressed by Nevada's AG?

As attorney general, I'll be focused on consumer protection and stopping those who try to take advantage of Nevada consumers and small businesses.

That means, I'll take on the scammers who prey on our seniors and the polluters who poison our water, as well as cybersecurity threats.

In addition, I'll fight to protect the privacy of Nevadans.

I will also make keeping Nevadans safe a priority whether they are at home, at work or out in their communities.

I will combat workplace sexual harassment, including ensuring taxpayers won't foot the bill to defend harassers.

I will work to find a solution and begin enforcing the voter-approved background checks on gun sales to prevent criminals and mentally ill from getting guns.

I also believe we can make our state safer by being both tough and smart on crime by focusing on going after violent criminals and drug dealers, supporting victims of crime and reducing recidivism.

I will make sure our brave law enforcement officers have the tools and resources necessary to go after anyone trying to harm Nevada families.

We must work on improving Nevada's mental health and substance abuse programs, as well as crack down on prescription drug companies who profit from dangerous addictions.

I have visited rehabilitation centers in Las Vegas and in Reno, and not only do these programs help people to transition out of a life of drug addiction, but they also save our taxpayers millions every year.

We must find ways to support these programs that help people get back on track.

We should also utilize diversion courts, so that those with mental health and addiction issues get the treatment that they need and become productive members of society.

As you are out campaigning, what have you found is the most important issue that Nevadans want to see addressed?

In the last few years, the attorney general's office in Nevada has become a vehicle to promote partisan politics and advance an extreme, ideological agenda that is far outside the mainstream and puts special interests ahead of our families.

Nevadans deserve better from their top law enforcement officer.

I will be an attorney general who always puts Nevada families first.

Whether that is combating workplace sexual harassment -- including making sure that taxpayers won't have to foot the bill to defend harassers, improving programs to combat drug addiction and address mental health, keeping our kids safe at school, or taking on scammers, criminals and drug dealers that prey on our communities, my focus will always be on keeping Nevadans safe, strengthening the middle class, and protecting our families.

And if the federal government tries to target our state, I will act as the first line of defense to stop them from attacking our citizens and the values we hold dear.

Do you have any specific plans with regards to the cannabis industry as it continues to grow?

Nevada's voter-approved marijuana industry has already created thousands of new jobs and generated millions in revenue for our state.

As attorney general, I would join a bipartisan coalition of attorneys general to support a bill in Congress to allow banks to serve legal marijuana businesses without fear of prosecution.

I was disappointed to learn that the current attorney general was the only attorney general from a state that has legalized recreational marijuana to fail to join this coalition.

Creating protections for banks that provide financial services to legal marijuana businesses would not only help the industry grow but also reduce a public safety threat.

Since Attorney General Jeff Sessions rescinded the Cole Memo in January there has been a lot of uncertainty throughout the industry.

What would you want patients and the cannabis industry to know about your views on Nevadans' access to cannabis?

Attorney General Jeff Sessions' decision to rescind a policy that protects our state's recreational marijuana industry from overzealous federal intrusion could cost Nevada millions of dollars in revenue, kill jobs, and hurt our schools and local economy.

This clear example of federal government overreach is nothing more than an attempt to infringe on our state's sovereignty and is a direct insult to the Nevadans who voted in favor of a regulated marijuana industry.

As Nevada attorney general, I will do everything within my power to defend our state's voter-approved and regulated industry and send a clear message to the federal government that they should stay out of Nevada's business.

Nevada has had adult-use marijuana since July 1st but no place for tourists to legally use it.

Is that a state fix or should each jurisdiction handle their own consumption regulations?

During the 2017 Nevada Legislative Session, Senator Tick Segerblom authored a bill that would address this issue, but that bill did not pass the Assembly.

While a state-wide policy would provide uniformity and guidance to local communities, I believe it is unnecessary.

I agree with other legal experts that state law allows local municipalities to authorize these types of establishments locally.

Ultimately, local communities can define what works best for them regarding these establishments.

Lack of banking has been a thorn in the side of the cannabis industry.

Do you have any solutions in mind for the safety challenges that this presents?

Currently, Nevada's voter-approved marijuana businesses are forced to largely operate on a cash-only basis because of uncertainty around marijuana's status under federal law, thereby, forcing Nevada's legal marijuana businesses to operate in the so-called "grey market."

Creating protections for banks that provide financial services to legal marijuana businesses would not only help the industry grow, but also decrease the chance that these cash-intensive businesses will be targeted by criminals.

It's a bipartisan, common sense measure that would help keep people safe.

Nevadans were severely affected by the 1 October tragedy, what are your thoughts on gun control in Nevada?

I remember watching the news unfold on October 1st and frantically calling friends and family to see if everyone was okay.

No city or town in America should have to experience what Las Vegas went through, and I am committed to doing what I can to make sure we never experience it again.

I am a strong proponent of background checks to keep guns out of the hands of criminals and the mentally ill.

In addition, I worked on a bill that closed a dangerous loophole allowing convicted stalkers to buy guns.

Nevada women are often the targets of gun violence by their abusers and stalkers.

This bill, which became law in a bipartisan fashion, will help keep guns out of the hands of dangerous people.

In 2016, Nevada voters narrowly approved a ballot measure to require background checks for gun sales between private individuals.

More than a year later, the resulting law isn't being enforced.

In the Legislature, I supported the 2013 background check measure, which was ultimately vetoed.

I also strongly supported the background check ballot initiative that was passed by voters in 2016 but is not being enforced by the current attorney general.

As Nevada attorney general, I will work with anyone including the governor, the Legislature and national and state law enforcement to find a solution and begin enforcing background checks on gun sales.

As Senate Majority Leader, I didn't back down from a fight when it came to protecting Nevadans.

I've taken on the DC gun lobby, big pharmaceutical companies and other powerful special interests.

As attorney general, there will be no criminal too ruthless and no corporation too powerful that I won't take on if they are hurting Nevada's families.

What one thing should a voter know about you before they step in the voting booth?

My mother used to tell me that actions speak louder than words.

I have tried to live that value as a father, husband, public servant and as a Nevadan.

My record in the State Senate speaks for itself, and I'm proud of the bipartisan work done to help fund our schools, make our communities safer and help businesses create high quality jobs.

As attorney general, I want to make Nevadans safe, strengthen the middle class and protect families.

I'll take on scammers who rip off our seniors, insurance companies that deny care, polluters who poison our water, and criminals and drug dealers who prey on our communities.

I will always be an attorney general who puts our families first.

#### Elevating the Conversation with John S. ...

#### Inhale/Exhale with Shoshanna Silverberg ...

Ford was born and raised in Dallas, Texas. He is the oldest of three sons from a working-class family where money was tight. Ford earned a scholarship and received his undergraduate degree from Texas A&M University in 1994. He was the first in his family to graduate from college. He earned a master's degree from George Washington University. He studied international education at George Washington University while teaching at a local high school. He has a master's degree from Ohio State University.


He has a doctorate degree from Ohio State University.

(meta data) TITLE: Elevating The Conversation With Aaron Ford Candida | ElevateNV

Aaron Ford, who most recently served in the Nevada State Senate and was elected by his colleagues to serve as Majority Leader during the 2017 Legislative Session, is running for Nevada Attorney General.

Armed with a master's from George Washington University and a Ph.D., a second master's and a law degree from the Ohio State University, Ford is running for the statewide office "to be a champion for Nevadans who are struggling to pay their bills, battling addiction, growing up in unsafe neighborhoods or being taken advantage by unscrupulous scammers," details Ford.

"I'm running for Attorney General to fight for the people who need someone in their corner.

There is no criminal too ruthless and no corporation too powerful that I won't take on if they are hurting Nevada's families.

I will always be an attorney general who puts our families first."

Why are you running for Attorney General?

I grew up in a tough neighborhood in Dallas, Texas.

My father worked at a grocery store, and my mom did every job imaginable to put food on the table.

After my parents divorced, my mother made it clear it was up to me to be the man of the house and help her raise my two brothers.

I grew up wondering if the gas, the electricity or the water would be turned off.

My mom was working so hard, yet we never seemed to be able to get ahead.

But she always had dreams for me beyond my neighborhood and emphasized to me the importance of keeping my head in the books.

She signed me up for "Project Upward Bound," which helped me get into college.

I received a scholarship to Texas A&M University and ultimately, became the first in my family to graduate from college.

I went on to earn a Master's degree from George Washington University and a Ph.D., a second Master's and a law degree from the Ohio State University.

I worked hard but I was lucky to also have champions in my corner, from my mother to Project Upward Bound.

What are the top 3 issues you believe must be addressed by Nevada's AG?

As attorney general, I'll be focused on consumer protection and stopping those who try to take advantage of Nevada consumers and small businesses.

That means, I'll take on the scammers who prey on our seniors and the polluters who poison our water, as well as cybersecurity threats.

In addition, I'll fight to protect the privacy of Nevadans.

I will also make keeping Nevadans safe a priority whether they are at home, at work or out in their communities.

I will combat workplace sexual harassment, including ensuring taxpayers won't foot the bill to defend harassers.

I will work to find a solution and begin enforcing the voter-approved background checks on gun sales to prevent criminals and mentally ill from getting guns.

I also believe we can make our state safer by being both tough and smart on crime by focusing on going after violent criminals and drug dealers, supporting victims of crime and reducing recidivism.

I will make sure our brave law enforcement officers have the tools and resources necessary to go after anyone trying to harm Nevada families.

We must work on improving Nevada's mental health and substance abuse programs, as well as crack down on prescription drug companies who profit from dangerous addictions.

I have visited rehabilitation centers in Las Vegas and in Reno, and not only do these programs help people to transition out of a life of drug addiction, but they also save our taxpayers millions every year.

We must find ways to support these programs that help people get back on track.

We should also utilize diversion courts, so that those with mental health and addiction issues get the treatment that they need and become productive members of society.

As you are out campaigning, what have you found is the most important issue that Nevadans want to see addressed?

In the last few years, the attorney general's office in Nevada has become a vehicle to promote partisan politics and advance an extreme, ideological agenda that is far outside the mainstream and puts special interests ahead of our families.

Nevadans deserve better from their top law enforcement officer.

I will be an attorney general who always puts Nevada families first.

Whether that is combating workplace sexual harassment -- including making sure that taxpayers won't have to foot the bill to defend harassers, improving programs to combat drug addiction and address mental health, keeping our kids safe at school, or taking on scammers, criminals and drug dealers that prey on our communities, my focus will always be on keeping Nevadans safe, strengthening the middle class, and protecting our families.

And if the federal government tries to target our state, I will act as the first line of defense to stop them from attacking our citizens and the values we hold dear.

Do you have any specific plans with regards to the cannabis industry as it continues to grow?

Nevada's voter-approved marijuana industry has already created thousands of new jobs and generated millions in revenue for our state.

As attorney general, I would join a bipartisan coalition of attorneys general to support a bill in Congress to allow banks to serve legal marijuana businesses without fear of prosecution.

I was disappointed to learn that the current attorney general was the only attorney general from a state that has legalized recreational marijuana to fail to join this coalition.

Creating protections for banks that provide financial services to legal marijuana businesses would not only help the industry grow but also reduce a public safety threat.

Since Attorney General Jeff Sessions rescinded the Cole Memo in January there has been a lot of uncertainty throughout the industry.

What would you want patients and the cannabis industry to know about your views on Nevadans' access to cannabis?

Attorney General Jeff Sessions' decision to rescind a policy that protects our state's recreational marijuana industry from overzealous federal intrusion could cost Nevada millions of dollars in revenue, kill jobs, and hurt our schools and local economy.

This clear example of federal government overreach is nothing more than an attempt to infringe on our state's sovereignty and is a direct insult to the Nevadans who voted in favor of a regulated marijuana industry.

As Nevada attorney general, I will do everything within my power to defend our state's voter-approved and regulated industry and send a clear message to the federal government that they should stay out of Nevada's business.

Nevada has had adult-use marijuana since July 1st but no place for tourists to legally use it.

Is that a state fix or should each jurisdiction handle their own consumption regulations?

During the 2017 Nevada Legislative Session, Senator Tick Segerblom authored a bill that would address this issue, but that bill did not pass the Assembly.

While a state-wide policy would provide uniformity and guidance to local communities, I believe it is unnecessary.

I agree with other legal experts that state law allows local municipalities to authorize these types of establishments locally.

Ultimately, local communities can define what works best for them regarding these establishments.

Lack of banking has been a thorn in the side of the cannabis industry.

Do you have any solutions in mind for the safety challenges that this presents?

Currently, Nevada's voter-approved marijuana businesses are forced to largely operate on a cash-only basis because of uncertainty around marijuana's status under federal law, thereby, forcing Nevada's legal marijuana businesses to operate in the so-called "grey market."

Creating protections for banks that provide financial services to legal marijuana businesses would not only help the industry grow, but also decrease the chance that these cash-intensive businesses will be targeted by criminals.

It's a bipartisan, common sense measure that would help keep people safe.

Nevadans were severely affected by the 1 October tragedy, what are your thoughts on gun control in Nevada?

I remember watching the news unfold on October 1st and frantically calling friends and family to see if everyone was okay.

No city or town in America should have to experience what Las Vegas went through, and I am committed to doing what I can to make sure we never experience it again.

I am a strong proponent of background checks to keep guns out of the hands of criminals and the mentally ill.

In addition, I worked on a bill that closed a dangerous loophole allowing convicted stalkers to buy guns.

Nevada women are often the targets of gun violence by their abusers and stalkers.

This bill, which became law in a bipartisan fashion, will help keep guns out of the hands of dangerous people.

In 2016, Nevada voters narrowly approved a ballot measure to require background checks for gun sales between private individuals.

More than a year later, the resulting law isn't being enforced.

In the Legislature, I supported the 2013 background check measure, which was ultimately vetoed.

I also strongly supported the background check ballot initiative that was passed by voters in 2016 but is not being enforced by the current attorney general.

As Nevada attorney general, I will work with anyone including the governor, the Legislature and national and state law enforcement to find a solution and begin enforcing background checks on gun sales.

As Senate Majority Leader, I didn't back down from a fight when it came to protecting Nevadans.

I've taken on the DC gun lobby, big pharmaceutical companies and other powerful special interests.

As attorney general, there will be no criminal too ruthless and no corporation too powerful that I won't take on if they are hurting Nevada's families.

What one thing should a voter know about you before they step in the voting booth?

My mother used to tell me that actions speak louder than words.

I have tried to live that value as a father, husband, public servant and as a Nevadan.

My record in the State Senate speaks for itself, and I'm proud of the bipartisan work done to help fund our schools, make our communities safer and help businesses create high quality jobs.

As attorney general, I want to make Nevadans safe, strengthen the middle class and protect families.

I'll take on scammers who rip off our seniors, insurance companies that deny care, polluters who poison our water, and criminals and drug dealers who prey on our communities.

I will always be an attorney general who puts our families first.

#### Elevating the Conversation with John S. ...

#### Inhale/Exhale with Shoshanna Silverberg ...

Ford was born and raised in Dallas, Texas. He is the oldest of three sons from a working-class family where money was tight. Ford earned a scholarship and received his undergraduate degree from Texas A&M University in 1994. He was the first in his family to graduate from college. He earned a master's degree from George Washington University. He studied international education at George Washington University while teaching at a local high school. He has a master's degree from Ohio State University. He has a juris doctor degree from Ohio State University.


The bridge is over the River Tolka in Drumcondra at Millmount Avenue/Botanic Avenue.

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## Speech at the unveiling of Frank Flood Bridge, Drumcondra.

Dublin's newest plaques were unveiled today on the Frank Flood Bridge, Drumcondra.

They commemorate a young and fearless IRA Active Service Unit commander, a mere 19 years of age at the time of his execution.

A student of University College Dublin, Flood was among the 'Forgotten Ten', buried in Mountjoy Prison until a state funeral in 2001 saw the men reburied in Glasnevin cemetery.

I was asked to say a few words today to put Frank Flood in context and to explain the importance of the Active Service Unit in the War of Independence:

Frank Flood, in some ways, was an unlikely radical.

The son of a policeman, he was a very capable student of the same university attended by his friend Kevin Barry.

Before this, he had been a student of the CBS North Richmond Street school, and perhaps therein lies the answer.

This remarkable school was attended by republicans as diverse as Ernie O'Malley, Seán Heuston, Éamonn Ceannt and Sean Lemass.

It was an atmosphere that nurtured nationalism.

If radicalism was found closer to home, it was in his siblings.

Seán Flood, a brother, was a member of the 1st Battalion of the Dublin Brigade of the IRA, serving under Ned Daly in 1916 and throughout the subsequent years of struggle.

Young Frank, born in December 1901, joined the Volunteer movement in the aftermath of the Rising in 1917.

The family lived at 19 Summerhill Parade.

Six Flood siblings played a part in the revolutionary period.

Flood proved capable of balancing student life with his involvement in the Republican movement.

An active member of the college Literary and Historical Society, he involved himself in college life, in a university that could count Seán MacBride, Sean Ó Faoláin, Kevin Barry and Todd Andrews among its student body.

On the day Kevin Barry was hanged, young Seán MacBride was among those to raise a tricolour to half mast over the university, leading to a military raid on the college.

Flood was a quick rising star of the IRA, which found itself operating in difficult terrain in Dublin city centre, far removed from the rural hills and valleys of the Flying Columns.

Flood was among the men who raided King's Inn's for arms in June of 1920, securing a Lewis gun among other captured items.

Such acts were a morale boost to the movement, as well as providing crucially important arms.

Flood was among the participants in the Church Street Ambush in September 1920, when British soldiers at Monks Bakery were fired upon by an IRA party, resulting in several fatalities.

A young Kevin Barry, hiding under a lorry in the confusion that followed the attack, was captured at the site.

Barry's sister later recalled Frank Flood's heartbreak at Barry's detention, insisting to her on several occasions that he and his comrades would do all in their power to break him out.

The creation of the IRA's Active Service Unit in Dublin was a landmark moment in the conflict.

As James Harpur recalled, "it was the intention of the Army Council to increase the activities of the I.R.A. and to counter increased British activities in Dublin, and to this end the Active Service Unit was being formed."

Harpur recounted being addressed by Oscar Traynor, and "he informed us that the

British were becoming a bit too 'cocky' in the city and were being allowed too much freedom of movement to carry out their policy of subduing the population, and that it had been decided to counter this activity on their part by giving them battle on our own ground."

It was dangerous and stressful work; ASU member Patrick Collins recalled Traynor telling the men "if any man felt that the work now or in the future would cause him too great a strain he was free to withdraw at any time without any reflection on him."

Flood immediately took a prominent leadership position in the northside ASU's.

On the 21 January 1921, Flood led an IRA ambush party near to here.

Dermot O'Sullivan, a surviving participant, recounted the events of that day in his Bureau of Military History Witness Statement:

On the 21st January, 1921, No. 1 Section was detailed to take up positions at Binn's Bridge, Drumcondra, at 8.30 a.m. and to ambush a party of Black & Tans which usually came into the city at that time from Gormanstown….

…The Section Commander's instructions for the attack on the Tan lorry were that the lorry was to be allowed to pass through our first pair of men and when it came in line with the -pair located on the north side of Binns Bridge they were to open fire on it.

We were all to fire simultaneously likewise when it came abreast of our positions.

The entire Section remained in position until 9.30 and as no Tan lorry came our way within that time the Section Commander decided to withdraw to a position further down the Drumcondra Road in the vicinity of Clonturk Park.

The detection of the IRA men in the area by a passing police man created a dilemma, and the DMP man continued on his way, no doubt altering authorities.

O'Sullivan recalled their decision to attack a military van which approached from the Whitehall direction.

O'Sullivan's Witness Statement tells us:

Almost simultaneously with the arrival of the van we noticed that an armoured car and a few lorries of military were coming in our direction from the city and another armoured car and some lorries were also approaching our position from Whitehall direction.

It was clear to us then that someone must have summoned the aid of the military and Tans as the place seemed to be surrounded.

We saw there was nothing for it but to get out as quickly as we could, so we made our way down Richmond Road in the direction of Ballybough with the intention of cutting across country towards Clontarf.

As we reached the junction of Gracepark Road we saw two tenders of Black & Tans approaching us from the Ballybough direction.

We wheeled up Gracepark Road and into Gracepark Gardens.

At that time Clonturk Park was open country.

A Lewis gun which had opened fire at some of our section crossing Clonturk Park (which was not then a built-up area) could have brought us under fire.

In fact, one of our men, McGee, was killed as he was trying to get away.

Hopelessly surrounded, most of the remaining the men surrendered.

The following day they were interrogated by intelligence agents from the Castle, with O'Sullivan recalling Frank Flood was "Struck across the face with a butt of a revolver and told to take the grin off his face."

Despite their efforts, their interrogators learned nothing of the inner-functions of the ASU, which was quickly attacking crown forces on the streets of the capital again.

O'Sullivan lived to tell that tale, his life being spared on the basis of his youth, though one could hardly consider Flood and his comrades old men.

Four of the party which participated in the planned ambush were executed on the 14 March 1921.

The crime for which Frank Flood was executed was 'High Treason', yet he had acted not out of any sense of treason, but loyalty to the idea of the Republic proclaimed at Easter Week, and reaffirmed in the Democratic Programme of the First Dáil.

In the words of Canon Waters inside the prison, these condemned men "walked to the scaffold like lions."

In recognition of their contribution, the men were rightly reburied in Glasnevin cemetery in 2001.

Let this new memorial, like their prominent resisting place there, remind Dubliners of their bravery and heroism.

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Flood was a close personal friend of Kevin Barry, and asked that he be buried as close as possible to him. He had taken part in the September 1920 ambush during which Barry had been arrested and had been involved in the planning of several aborted attempts to rescue him. Flood would remain buried at Mountjoy Prison, together with nine other executed members of the Irish Republican Army known as The Forgotten Ten, until he was given a state funeral and reburied  at Glasnevin Cemetery on 14 October 2001 after an intense campaign led by the National Graves Association.
 Students of University College Dublin established the Frank Flood Shield, an annual debating competition, in his memory.   Flood and the other five men executed on 14 March 1921 are commemorated in Thomas MacGreevy's poem "The Six who were Hanged".


The bridge was named Droichead Frank Flood on 14 March 2018.

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## Speech at the unveiling of Frank Flood Bridge, Drumcondra.

Dublin's newest plaques were unveiled today on the Frank Flood Bridge, Drumcondra.

They commemorate a young and fearless IRA Active Service Unit commander, a mere 19 years of age at the time of his execution.

A student of University College Dublin, Flood was among the 'Forgotten Ten', buried in Mountjoy Prison until a state funeral in 2001 saw the men reburied in Glasnevin cemetery.

I was asked to say a few words today to put Frank Flood in context and to explain the importance of the Active Service Unit in the War of Independence:

Frank Flood, in some ways, was an unlikely radical.

The son of a policeman, he was a very capable student of the same university attended by his friend Kevin Barry.

Before this, he had been a student of the CBS North Richmond Street school, and perhaps therein lies the answer.

This remarkable school was attended by republicans as diverse as Ernie O'Malley, Seán Heuston, Éamonn Ceannt and Sean Lemass.

It was an atmosphere that nurtured nationalism.

If radicalism was found closer to home, it was in his siblings.

Seán Flood, a brother, was a member of the 1st Battalion of the Dublin Brigade of the IRA, serving under Ned Daly in 1916 and throughout the subsequent years of struggle.

Young Frank, born in December 1901, joined the Volunteer movement in the aftermath of the Rising in 1917.

The family lived at 19 Summerhill Parade.

Six Flood siblings played a part in the revolutionary period.

Flood proved capable of balancing student life with his involvement in the Republican movement.

An active member of the college Literary and Historical Society, he involved himself in college life, in a university that could count Seán MacBride, Sean Ó Faoláin, Kevin Barry and Todd Andrews among its student body.

On the day Kevin Barry was hanged, young Seán MacBride was among those to raise a tricolour to half mast over the university, leading to a military raid on the college.

Flood was a quick rising star of the IRA, which found itself operating in difficult terrain in Dublin city centre, far removed from the rural hills and valleys of the Flying Columns.

Flood was among the men who raided King's Inn's for arms in June of 1920, securing a Lewis gun among other captured items.

Such acts were a morale boost to the movement, as well as providing crucially important arms.

Flood was among the participants in the Church Street Ambush in September 1920, when British soldiers at Monks Bakery were fired upon by an IRA party, resulting in several fatalities.

A young Kevin Barry, hiding under a lorry in the confusion that followed the attack, was captured at the site.

Barry's sister later recalled Frank Flood's heartbreak at Barry's detention, insisting to her on several occasions that he and his comrades would do all in their power to break him out.

The creation of the IRA's Active Service Unit in Dublin was a landmark moment in the conflict.

As James Harpur recalled, "it was the intention of the Army Council to increase the activities of the I.R.A. and to counter increased British activities in Dublin, and to this end the Active Service Unit was being formed."

Harpur recounted being addressed by Oscar Traynor, and "he informed us that the

British were becoming a bit too 'cocky' in the city and were being allowed too much freedom of movement to carry out their policy of subduing the population, and that it had been decided to counter this activity on their part by giving them battle on our own ground."

It was dangerous and stressful work; ASU member Patrick Collins recalled Traynor telling the men "if any man felt that the work now or in the future would cause him too great a strain he was free to withdraw at any time without any reflection on him."

Flood immediately took a prominent leadership position in the northside ASU's.

On the 21 January 1921, Flood led an IRA ambush party near to here.

Dermot O'Sullivan, a surviving participant, recounted the events of that day in his Bureau of Military History Witness Statement:

On the 21st January, 1921, No. 1 Section was detailed to take up positions at Binn's Bridge, Drumcondra, at 8.30 a.m. and to ambush a party of Black & Tans which usually came into the city at that time from Gormanstown….

…The Section Commander's instructions for the attack on the Tan lorry were that the lorry was to be allowed to pass through our first pair of men and when it came in line with the -pair located on the north side of Binns Bridge they were to open fire on it.

We were all to fire simultaneously likewise when it came abreast of our positions.

The entire Section remained in position until 9.30 and as no Tan lorry came our way within that time the Section Commander decided to withdraw to a position further down the Drumcondra Road in the vicinity of Clonturk Park.

The detection of the IRA men in the area by a passing police man created a dilemma, and the DMP man continued on his way, no doubt altering authorities.

O'Sullivan recalled their decision to attack a military van which approached from the Whitehall direction.

O'Sullivan's Witness Statement tells us:

Almost simultaneously with the arrival of the van we noticed that an armoured car and a few lorries of military were coming in our direction from the city and another armoured car and some lorries were also approaching our position from Whitehall direction.

It was clear to us then that someone must have summoned the aid of the military and Tans as the place seemed to be surrounded.

We saw there was nothing for it but to get out as quickly as we could, so we made our way down Richmond Road in the direction of Ballybough with the intention of cutting across country towards Clontarf.

As we reached the junction of Gracepark Road we saw two tenders of Black & Tans approaching us from the Ballybough direction.

We wheeled up Gracepark Road and into Gracepark Gardens.

At that time Clonturk Park was open country.

A Lewis gun which had opened fire at some of our section crossing Clonturk Park (which was not then a built-up area) could have brought us under fire.

In fact, one of our men, McGee, was killed as he was trying to get away.

Hopelessly surrounded, most of the remaining the men surrendered.

The following day they were interrogated by intelligence agents from the Castle, with O'Sullivan recalling Frank Flood was "Struck across the face with a butt of a revolver and told to take the grin off his face."

Despite their efforts, their interrogators learned nothing of the inner-functions of the ASU, which was quickly attacking crown forces on the streets of the capital again.

O'Sullivan lived to tell that tale, his life being spared on the basis of his youth, though one could hardly consider Flood and his comrades old men.

Four of the party which participated in the planned ambush were executed on the 14 March 1921.

The crime for which Frank Flood was executed was 'High Treason', yet he had acted not out of any sense of treason, but loyalty to the idea of the Republic proclaimed at Easter Week, and reaffirmed in the Democratic Programme of the First Dáil.

In the words of Canon Waters inside the prison, these condemned men "walked to the scaffold like lions."

In recognition of their contribution, the men were rightly reburied in Glasnevin cemetery in 2001.

Let this new memorial, like their prominent resisting place there, remind Dubliners of their bravery and heroism.

on March 14, 2018 at 1:54 pm | Reply RockNRollResilience book author

Thank you for the time and effort to create this honourable tribute.

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Flood was a close personal friend of Kevin Barry, and asked that he be buried as close as possible to him. He had taken part in the September 1920 ambush during which Barry had been arrested and had been involved in the planning of several aborted attempts to rescue him. Flood would remain buried at Mountjoy Prison, together with nine other executed members of the Irish Republican Army known as The Forgotten Ten, until he was given a state funeral and reburied  at Glasnevin Cemetery on 14 October 2001 after an intense campaign led by the National Graves Association.
 Students of University College Dublin established the Frank Flood Shield, an annual debating competition, in his memory.   Flood and the other five men executed on 14 March 1921 are commemorated in Thomas MacGreevy's poem "The Six who were Hanged". The bridge is over the River Tolka in Drumcondra at Millmount Avenue/Botanic Avenue.