Water Justice News
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Water shut-offs in Baltimore are a violation of the right to water
April 28, 2015 – 5:40pm Riots have erupted in Baltimore, Maryland following the death of Freddie Gray. The 25-year-old man was arrested on April 12 after running away at the sight of the police. He died a week later while in police custody of a spinal …
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Barlow addresses the UN on harmony with nature
April 27, 2015 – 12:10pm Barlow speaking at the United Nations. Photo by Meera Karunananthan. Council of Canadians chairperson Maude Barlow spoke about harmony with nature today at a United Nations plenary session presided over by UN General Assemb…
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Barlow meets with Dorothea Haerlin, founder of Berlin Wassertisch
April 23, 2015 – 9:20am Blue Planet Project founder Maude Barlow recently met with Dorothea Haerlin in Berlin. Haerlin helped to form Berlin Wassertisch (Berlin Water Table) in 2006 to defend water as a human right and to advocate for a referendum to f…
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Council of Canadians expresses solidarity with Judy Da Silva and Grassy Narrows Women’s Drum Group
April 19, 2015 – 10:10am Da Silva speaks outside the court house, April 16 The Council of Canadians joins with those who are calling on CN Rail to lift its court injunction against Judy Da Silva and other members of the Asubpeeschoseewagong (Grassy…
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Canadian mining company threatens El Salvador’s water
Español April 16, 2015 Media Release Ottawa – Canadian investments are coming between citizens of El Salvador and their water, says a new report. Authored by Meera Karunananthan of the Blue Planet Project and Susan Spronk of the University of Ottawa, the report highlights the tensions between El Salvador’s relationship with foreign investors and a thriving environmental…
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Compañía minera canadiense amenaza el agua de El Salvador
English Comunicado de Prensa para su Difusión Inmediata 16 de abril de 2015 Ottawa – Según un nuevo informe, las inversiones canadienses se están interponiendo entre los ciudadanos de El Salvador y su agua. Escrito por Meera Karunananthan del Proyecto Planeta Azul y Susan Spronk de la Universidad de Ottawa, el informe hace énfasis en…
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Daegu Human Right to Water Declaration
April 17, 2015 – 9:15am This declaration was written by Korean and global water justice groups gathered at the Daegu Alternative Water Forum. From April 12-14, Korean civil society organizations hosted an Alternative Water Forum in Daegu in opposition…
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Blue Planet Projects opposes Veolia in South Korea
April 15, 2015 – 1:41pm The Blue Planet Project is working in solidarity with the Korean Government Employees Union (KGEU) at the World Water Forum in Daegu-Gyeongbuk, South Korea to challenge the transnational water corporation Veolia. Blue Planet Pr…
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Support the campaign to get Veolia out of Daegu-Gyeonbuk!
April 13, 2015 – 1:59pm The 2015 World Water Forum is being held this week in Daegu-Gyeongbuk, South Korea. At a press conference in Daegu on April 12, the Korean Government Employees Union (KGEU) was joined by allies from around the world as they den…
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Blue Planet Project opposes the World Water Forum
April 12, 2015 – 9:00am Blue Planet Project campaigner Meera Karunananthan is in South Korea this week to protest against the World Water Forum. The Korea Herald reports, “The water forum, organized by the World Water Council, is under way in Daegu a…