[Indigsol] Jan 19 - Maude Barlow and Sid Ryan's Unbottle It! Tour

[Pei-Ju Wang]

***** Please help spread the word *****

 

Maude Barlow and Sid Ryan's Unbottle It! Tour

It's time to kick the bottle and tap into public drinking water

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Date: Monday, January 19, 2009 

Time: 7:00pm - 9:00pm 

Location: St-Joe's Parish Hall, 174 Wilbrod Street, Ottawa

 

Admission: Free
Please arrive early to ensure a seat. 

 

Hosts: Adrian Harewood of All in a Day on CBC Radio and Ginette Gratton of
Radio Canada.

 

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CUPE & Council of Canadians Unite to Reclaim Public Water

CUPE Ontario president Sid Ryan is joining up with Senior Advisor on Water
to the President of the United Nations General Assembly, Maude Barlow to
host a 15 city tour across the Province from January 12 - January 30, 2009. 

 

On October 28th, 2008 United Nations appointed the Canadian activist Maude
Barlow as its first-ever senior adviser on water. Maude is one of the
leading figures in the global water justice movement. She is the head of the
Council of Canadians, Canada's largest public advocacy group, and founder of
the Blue Planet Project. 

 

Sid Ryan is well known for his political and social activism both locally
and internationally. He currently represents 225,000 workers in the public
sector. Sid is a passionate champion for workers' rights and a vocal
advocate for human rights and social justice. Under Sid's leadership, CUPE
Ontario has become a formidable political voice.

 

On January 19th, join Council of Canadians Maude Barlow & CUPE's Sid Ryan in
Ottawa at St. Joe's Parish, in Sandy Hill. 

Councillor Clive Doucet and MP Paul Dewar will join us on the 19th as well!

 

Tap water is better than bottled water when it comes to people's health,
wallets and the environment. 'Take back the tap' shows that bottled water
generally is no cleaner, or safer, or healthier than tap water. Municipal
water systems are more rigorously tested and monitored than the bottled
water industry, although the industry cloaks itself in a false image of
purity. The report looks at building community confidence in public water
systems - and pressing for the funds needed to keep public systems in
excellent shape. Tap water is so reliable, it's often what corporations
repackage and sell - at an enormous mark-up. Consumer pressure recently
forced the relabelling of Pepsi's Aquafina brand to make it clear it comes
from a municipal water source. 'Take back the tap' also shows the incredible
amount of waste and pollution the bottled water industry leaves in its wake.
The fossil fuel used to create plastic bottles and transport them is a major
climate crime.

This tour will empower citizens to take back the tap by choosing tap water
over bottled water whenever possible and supporting increased funding for
safe and affordable public tap water.

For more on Canadian campaigns against bottled water, visit Council
<http://www.canadians.org/water/issues/Unbottle%20It/index.html>  of
Canadians or the Polaris Institute's Inside the Bottle
<http://www.insidethebottle.org/>  campaign.

 

Refreshments and sweets will be served.

We ask that you bring your own coffee mug so that we can aim for a
waste-free event! 

Donations of personal care items (toothbrushes, shampoo, mittens, razors,
etc.) for St. Joe's Supper Table will be graciously accepted.

 

 

** Petitions will be available for signatures both to the Ontario
Legislature and the City of Ottawa asking for bans on bottled water and
increased accessibility to tap water.  

 

 

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