Water Justice News
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Will the Detroit water department be privatized?
August 30, 2014 – 11:00am There have been ongoing concerns that the Detroit Water and Sewerage Department could be privatized. Photo: Peoples Water Board Coalition In June, the Detroit Free Press reported, “[In March, Detroit emergency manager Kevy…
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The right to water crisis deepens in Gaza
August 18, 2014 – 9:35am Over the past five weeks, an estimated 17,000 tons of explosives have been dropped on Gaza by the Israeli military. The assault has left more than 1,980 people dead and 10,181 wounded. The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF…
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Brazilian health agency bans sale of lot of Nestlé water from São Lourenço
August 15, 2014 – 1:14pm Globo.com reports (in Portuguese), “The National Health Surveillance Agency [of Brazil] has banned the distribution and marketing across the country of a lot [a batch] of Nestlé natural mineral water [that comes from its plant…
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Gaza and the right to water
July 31, 2014 – 7:15pm Saed al-Din Atbash, the head of water facilities at Gaza Municipality, has appealed to the international community to urge Israel stop targeting water and sewerage facilities in Gaza. He says that all occupied civilians have a le…
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The right to water in Gaza
July 28, 2014 – 9:01am After almost three weeks of bombing, the death toll in Gaza rose to more than 1,030 on Sunday. The Palestinian poet Jehan Bseiso writes, “There’s more blood than water today in Gaza.” Haaretz notes, “After two and a half week…
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Mayor reaffirms Cambuquira’s commitment to the principles of the Blue Communities Project
Evanderson Xavier, Mayor of Cambuquira, expressed his thanks after receiving his city’s Blue Community certificate: With my compliments, I thank you for your visit to our beloved Cambuquira and also for the “Blue Community” designation certificate for our city. I take this opportunity to reaffirm our commitment to protecting our mineral waters as well as…
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Detroit bankruptcy judge questions water disconnections
July 16, 2014 – 10:06am The issue of water shut-offs in Detroit has garnered the attention of U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Steven Rhodes. The Detroit News reports, “A bankruptcy judge says thousands of Detroit water shut-offs are ‘bad publicity’ for the city…
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Detroit residents block company disconnecting water services
July 10, 2014 – 11:52am The Council of Canadians condemns the unwarranted arrests this morning of Detroit residents who blocked the entrance to Homrich Wrecking Inc., the company contracted to shut-off residential water service. Council of Canadians ch…
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Windsor-Essex chapter organizes solidarity action to challenge Detroit water cutoffs
July 10, 2014 – 9:32am The Windsor Star reports, “About 1,000 litres of Windsor tap water will be shipped to Detroit later this month in a bid to raise awareness for what one Canadian group calls a blatant contravention of international human rights. M…
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ALERTA DE ACCIÓN – CARTA AL SECRETARIO GENERAL DE LA ONU!
Como ustedes saben, el Grupo de Trabajo sobre Minería en la ONU y el Proyecto Planeta Azul han encabezado la reciente carta, y pidieron firmas, sobre la necesidad de que el Grupo de Trabajo Abierto (GTA) sobre los Objetivos de Desarrollo Sostenible (ODS) para que se incluya una mención explícita de la necesidad de garantizar…