Stealing Water by Sura, June 14

What do these cities have in common?

Duluth
Milwaukee
Toronto
Chicago
Detroit
Windsor
Toledo
Buffalo

If you guessed that we’re all on the largest freshwater basin in the world, you guessed right.

I believe we need a coalition of Great Lakes citizens to work together  for the purpose of protecting the water for our children, our planet, our neighbors and ourselves.

Fresh water is a depleting resource. Agrichemical and other industrial corporations continue to pollute our water by polluting air,  rivers and lakes. And those same or other corporations come in to “buy” the rights to filtering, distributing, cleaning and selling the water.

Let me be blunt. Privatization of a water system is stealing water. Water is a human right, a natural resource that is necessary for all life on the planet. It can’t — or at least shouldn’t — be sold to a venture whose purpose is to make a profit.

As citizens, we’ve been negligent  in allowing corporate control over this precious, life-giving resource. Milwaukee,  and many other cities are experiencing the water grab and we’re beginning a public battle to keep our water in the hands of the people.

Join us.

Email me here to get in touch.

14 Jun 2009 | 1:32 pm | Representation, Water

No comments

Add your comments