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][dead link] 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][dead link]
References
- ^ a b Borg, Rachel (16 May 2015). "Those who cared". The Malta Independent. Retrieved 17 September 2025.
- ^ Sant, Toni (4 August 2004), "Goodbye Maggie", tonisant.com. Accessed 17 September 2025.
- ^ Archived 2019-12-05 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Fishkoff, Sue (1 August 1997). "Rainbow Warriors". Jerusalem Post. Archived from the original on 10 June 2014. Retrieved 17 September 2025.
- ^ Borg, Steve (16 August 2005). "Failed Justification for demolition and enlargement of Sant' Antnin". The Malta Independent. Retrieved 17 September 2025.
- ^ Borg, Maggie, "Have we really gone insane?". The Sunday Times (Malta), 11 June 2000, p. 8
- ^ Borg, Steve (3 May 2009). "An Inconvenient truth". The Malta Independent. Retrieved 17 September 2025.
- ^ "2004 Obituaries". Malta Media
- ^ Pisani, Louis, "Appreciation, Maggie Borg". The Times (Malta), 6 August 2004, p. 37.
- ^ Tanti Burlo, Elena, "Maggie Borg". The Sunday Times (Malta), 8 August 2004, p. 62.
- ^ Caruana Galizia, Daphne (2 November 2008), "Fine, upstanding, handsome and intelligent – that's right, we're not talking about Saviour Balzan" (reply to comment "Maryanne says", 3 November 2008). Daphne Caruana Galizia's Notebook [1]
- ^ The Times of Malta (20 December 2003), "Cancer foundation aims to better radio therapy services". Accessed 17 September 2025.
