[ACTIVlist] ACTIVlist Update - April 13, 2015
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Media Release:
Energy East pipeline: Maude Barlow raises alarm in Swift Current
Media Release: Energy East pipeline: Maude Barlow raises alarm in Moose Jaw
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Support the campaign to get Veolia out of Daegu-Gyeonbuk!
Action Alert
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 denounced the forum for cementing corporate water interests in the region.
Visiting Shoal Lake 40 - "I don’t look for sympathy, I look for knowledge, for justice"
Waking yesterday morning I knew we would be crossing the increasingly thin ice to reach the community of Shoal Lake 40. Part of me I’ll admit, was a little nervous. And the larger part of me realized how entirely unacceptable it is that I will never have to make the choice to cross thinning ice again… until I visit Shoal Lake 40 again, or there is justice for this community.
Prairies Energy East tour visits Iskatewizaagegan, talks water protection and Energy East
Driving from Winnipeg to Iskatewizaagegan (Shoal Lake 39) we began to truly appreciate the distance the aqueduct from Shoal Lake, supplying clean drinking water to 600 000 + residents.
Will Modi's visit to Canada include the signing of a Canada-India FIPA?
When Narendra Modi was elected the prime minister of India in May 2014, Stephen Harper stated, "I look forward to working with Prime Minister-elect Modi and the new government of India to further strengthen our social and economic partnership to the benefit of our citizens."
Barlow visits Shoal Lake 40 and Iskatewizaagegan Shoal Lake 39
Following a public forum on Saturday in Winnipeg opposing the Energy East pipeline, the Council of Canadians visited Shoal Lake 40 and Iskatewizaagegan Shoal Lake 39 to further highlight the threats of the proposed tar sands pipeline and to draw attention to the issue of the right to water.
South Shore chapter calls for climate justice
The Council of Canadians South Shore chapter took part in an Act on Climate rally in Bridgewater, Nova Scotia yesterday.
Blue Planet Project opposes the World Water Forum
Blue Planet Project campaigner Meera Karunananthan is in South Korea this week to protest against the World Water Forum.
Peterborough-Kawarthas chapter calls for climate action
The Council of Canadians Peterborough-Kawarthas chapter joined a protest of 100+ people yesterday for a local Act Now on Climate Change rally.
Surrey-Langley-White Rock & Chilliwack chapters protest against the Trans Mountain pipeline
The Council of Canadians Surrey-Langley-White Rock and Chilliwack chapters marched against the Kinder Morgan Trans Mountain pipeline yesterday.
Council of Canadians public forum in Winnipeg warns against Energy East pipeline
The Council of Canadians launched a 4-community tour against the Energy East pipeline in Winnipeg last night.
Council of Canadians marches for climate justice
The Council of Canadians was in Quebec City today for the biggest climate march in Canadian history. It also took part in solidarity rallies in communities across the country.
La Salle River rupture: TransCanada misleading on safety track record?
In a recent presentation to Fredericton’s Chamber of Commerce, Kevin Maloney, the Manager of New Build Pipelines for Alberta and New Brunswick for TransCanada, stated: “We have never had a failure in a watercourse crossing. Ever.” See Global News coverage of the presentation.
Argentina ordered to pay Suez millions after cancellation of water contract
Argentina has been ordered by the World Bank's International Center for Settlement of Investment Disputes to pay $405 million to the French transnational Suez for cancelling the corporation's water and sewage services contract. MercoPress reports, "Suez had originally demanded a settlement of 1.2 billion dollars due to the breach of contract."
Grassy Narrows protest crude by rail shipments with water ceremony
Today, an Anishinabe Water Ceremony was hosted by the Grassy Narrows Women’s Drum Group next to the main CN Rail line in their community to protest the disastrous potential of a major spill from the many crude carrying tank cars that pass through everyday.
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