Maggie Borg
Maltese social and environmental activist (1952-2004)
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Maggie Borg (14 January 1952 – 3 August 2004) was a Maltese activist for environmental and social rights.[1]
Environmental activist
Maggie Borg was a Maltese environmentalist.[2] She worked with Friends of the Earth (Malta) and Greenpeace Mediterranean.[3][failed verification][4][5]
Her main objectives were the promotion of recycling and clean energy in Malta and the Mediterranean countries, and the preservation of nature in rural areas.[6][7] She worked with other Maltese activists such as Julian Manduca.[citation needed] The Maltese rock band Dripht dedicated their album Global Warning to both environmentalists.
Biography
Maggie Borg was born in Cospicua on 14 January 1952.[8] She was the eldest daughter in a family of 10 siblings. After an education at Cospicua Public School she worked as a tourist guide, a shop assistant and as a self-employed designer and manufacturer of woollen sweaters before joining Greenpeace. Borg married at a young age but the marriage ended.[citation needed]
She lived in Naxxar and Mosta before moving to Zebbug. She continued her education as a mature student at the University of Malta where she earned a master's degree in Sociology & Environmental Studies in 1993. She developed a course in environmental studies for the secondary school curriculum and started teaching senior classes at San Anton School. Her approach to teaching was appreciated by pupils and parents alike.[9][10] Quoting Malta Independent columnist Daphne Caruana Galizia: "Her methods were considered unorthodox until her pupils began scoring 1s and 2s in their MATSEC exams."[11]
Death
Maggie Borg died of breast cancer on 3 August 2004,[1] aged 52, after having the disease for almost ten years. She remained active until she died, supporting various causes including the Malta Cancer Foundation.[12]