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Kairos Times: World Water Day (March 22, 2006)
A monthly bulletin for ecumenical justice activists and friends from
KAIROS: Canadian Ecumenical Justice Initiatives/Initiatives œcuméniques
canadiennes pour la justice.
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| Struggle is a never- ending process. Freedom is never really won-- you earn it and win it in every generation. |
–Coretta Scott King, rest in peace. |
All the news
- Walk for Water on March 22…
- Click for Clean Water on March 16-23…
- In Step with the World: World Council of Churches Urges Global Action on Water…
- Keep the Cards Coming!
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Walk for Water on March 22! |
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What are you doing on March 22? On or around Wednesday March 22,
people in nearly 50 communities across the country will join together
in public forums, “water walks,” film showings and other
events with a key message--keep water in public hands. KAIROS, Development
and Peace, the Council of Canadians and CUPE all believe that equitable
access to water is best accomplished when water and water services
remain public, despite an increasing global trend towards commodification
and privatization. Together we are marking World Water Day (March
22) with a nation-wide coordinated series of actions and events.
Be part of this groundswell of public concern for accessible, clean
water. Visit http://www.kairoscanada.org/e/action/worldWaterDayEvents.pdf
to find out about an event near you and plan to attend. And check
out our World Water Day organizers’ guide at http://www.kairoscanada.org/e/action/worldWaterDayActionKit.asp
for ideas.
We need your presence and your voice. Help us promote these events
in your church and community and if you know of a KAIROS, D&P,
Council, or CUPE event that isn’t listed here please let Sara
Stratton know:
sstratton
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Observed on March 22 every year since 1993, World
Water Day is a time for nations to bring attention to and implement
United Nations recommendations dealing with the protection of and
access to fresh water. This year, it’s also the last day of
the World Water Forum, a gathering of international financial institutions,
multinational corporations and different governments which believe
that privatizing water systems is still the best solution to the
world’s water dilemma.
At the previous World
Water Forum in Kyoto in 2003, activists from around the world
demanded universal access to drinking water and lobbied against
the privatization of water systems. The 2006 Forum, whose theme
is “Local Actions for a Global Challenge,” promises
to be even more hotly contested. On March 22, we will stand in solidarity
with our Southern partners at the Forum in pressing for community
control of water services - not privatization that benefits multinational
corporations.
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Click for Clean Water, March 16-23 |
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KAIROS, Development and Peace, the Council of Canadians and CUPE will also all be sponsoring a joint one-week web action blitz during the week of the World Water Forum. Visit our website between March 16 and March 23 to send a message to your MP and the federal cabinet asking for their position on water and urging them to keep water public! We'll send another email to remind you when The "Click for Clean Water" action is live on our website!
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In Step with the World: World Council of Churches Urges Global Action on Water |
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The Assembly said "access to freshwater supplies is becoming an urgent matter across the planet. The survival of 1.2 billion people is currently in jeopardy due to lack of adequate water and sanitation."
Click here to see the full text of the "Statement on Water for Life", available on the WCC’s Assembly site.
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Keep the Cards Coming! |
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KAIROS continues the ecumenical postcard campaign Water: Life Before Profit! until June 1, 2006. Please continue to circulate the cards and send them off to the Prime Minister. See our campaign page for more information: http://www.kairoscanada.org/e/action/campaign.asp
Stay tuned for the next phase of the water campaign to be launched
in September 2006!
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