When the Water Flows - a graphic novel
Marianne | 01.02.2012 13:11 | Analysis | Anti-Nuclear | Ecology | Birmingham | World
This graphic novel tells the story of retired Lakeland farmers, Tom, Ellen and collie dog ‘Blue.’ A government quango called ‘Managing Radioactive Wastes Safely’ sets out with careful orchestration to seduce Tom and Ellen with promises of unlimited money and persuasive reassurances in return for ‘volunteering’ their home as a nuclear sacrifice zone.
When the Water Flows
The first edition of the book was produced by wildlife artist Marianne Birkby founder of Radiation Free Lakeland to send as a 2011 Christmas present via an online link to all the quango ‘Partners.’ The Partners include Cumbria Tourism whose celebrity chair, Eric Robson is also part owner of the PR company awarded the government contract to promote ‘steps towards geological disposal.’ Churches Together and The Lake District National Park are also Partners stepping out towards a high level nuclear dump 1000 metres deep x 26 km square in the Lake District.
FREE TO VIEW online version here:
http://www.blurb.com/books/2773013
When The Water Flows has now been registered with an ISBN and can be purchased as a print on demand book http://www.blurb.com/bookstore/detail/2945907
Reviews
New Writing Cumbria “Just as When the Wind Blows confronted gentle, optimistic couple Jim and Hilda Bloggs with the horrors of nuclear conflagration, When the Water Flows features retired Cumbrian farmer Tom and his wife and grandchildren, trying to make sense of Government proposals to find ‘geologically suitable’ sites for the burial of nuclear waste – one of which might be on their doorstep”. http://www.newwritingcumbria.org.uk/when-the-water- flows/comment-page-1/
Tim Farron MP for Westmorland and Lonsdale “interesting and insightful”
When The Water Flows can be purchased as a print on demand softcover book :
http://www.blurb.com/bookstore/detail/2945907
Published by WildArt Books ISBN 978-0-9571485-2-9
References:
Managing Radioactive Wastes Safely http://www.westcumbriamrws.org.uk/default.asp World Nuclear News http://www.world-nuclear-news.org/RS_Waste_solution_a_UK_priority_3006111.html
Radiation Free Lakeland http://mariannewildart.wordpress.com/
Save Our Lake District http://mrwsold.org.uk/
PR Company Awarded Government Contract – Cumbria Tourism Links http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2011/sep/23/gardeners-question-time-conflict-interests
FREE TO VIEW online version here:
http://www.blurb.com/books/2773013 When The Water Flows has now been registered with an ISBN and can be purchased as a print on demand book
http://www.blurb.com/bookstore/detail/2945907 Reviews
New Writing Cumbria “Just as When the Wind Blows confronted gentle, optimistic couple Jim and Hilda Bloggs with the horrors of nuclear conflagration, When the Water Flows features retired Cumbrian farmer Tom and his wife and grandchildren, trying to make sense of Government proposals to find ‘geologically suitable’ sites for the burial of nuclear waste – one of which might be on their doorstep”.
http://www.newwritingcumbria.org.uk/when-the-water- flows/comment-page-1/ Tim Farron MP for Westmorland and Lonsdale “interesting and insightful”
When The Water Flows can be purchased as a print on demand softcover book :
http://www.blurb.com/bookstore/detail/2945907 Published by WildArt Books ISBN 978-0-9571485-2-9
References:
Managing Radioactive Wastes Safely
http://www.westcumbriamrws.org.uk/default.asp World Nuclear News http://www.world-nuclear-news.org/RS_Waste_solution_a_UK_priority_3006111.html Radiation Free Lakeland
http://mariannewildart.wordpress.com/ Save Our Lake District
http://mrwsold.org.uk/ PR Company Awarded Government Contract – Cumbria Tourism Links
http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2011/sep/23/gardeners-question-time-conflict-interests
Marianne
e-mail:
wildart@mariannebirkby.plus.com
Homepage:
http://wildartbooks.wordpress.com/
