I am deeply impressed by the simplicity and potency of the phrase “We All Live Downstream.” It’s also the title of a visually stunning slideshow of dams, river and people on the International Rivers website. International Rivers is an incredible internationally networked organization that supports grassroots organizations in more than 60 countries to achieve their overall mission “to protect rivers and defend the rights of communities that depend on them.”
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Project details began to fall into places this week and I feel incredibly grateful. The Bay Area is a vibrant active community, well networked, with many resources to offer. Reaching out to organizations and like-minded people is relatively easy compared to other places – I’m constantly amazed by how giving people are of their time and energy.
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Last night I attended a screening of Liz Miller’s documentary film The Water Front at the Food and Water Watch (FWW) office in San Francisco. FWW wrote the documentary “offers a sharp look at the possible risks ahead for communities looking to privatize their water supply.” The movie highlighted a community’s struggle to maintain their right to affordable water amidst a privatization scheme pushed forward by outside consultants hired to balance the city’s budget. The citizens of Highland Park, Michigan, right outside of Detroit, successfully organized a grassroots campaign to maintain control of the public water supply, however lost a million dollars by employing the consultants.
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Tags: campaign, El Salto, Food and Water Watch, grassroots, Highland Park, IMDEC, infrastructure, La Red Vida, Liz Miller, public private partnership, public water, The Water Front
Literature, Relationships | sarah | 
28 April 2009 18:31 | 
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I am deeply impressed by the simplicity and potency of the phrase “We All Live Downstream.” It’s also the title of a visually stunning slideshow of dams, river and people on the International Rivers website. International Rivers is an incredible internationally networked organization that supports grassroots organizations in more than 60 countries to achieve their overall mission “to protect rivers and defend the rights of communities that depend on them.”
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