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SUMMARY:Screening of \"Water Makes Money\"
DESCRIPTION:When was the last time you thought about the water that fl
 ows through your house and nourishes your family? On Tuesday, April 10
 th at 7pm in the Chinese Bunkhouse, Brittania Heritage Site, members o
 f the public are asked to join CUPE, Council of Canadians, and the Ric
 hmond Food Security Society for the screening of “Water Makes Money�
 ��.   Communities throughout B.C. and across Canada are facing pressu
 re to privatize their water and wastewater systems.The disastrous cons
 equences of corporate control of such vital resources to run for a pro
 fit is well-documented – from rising prices, declining water quality
 , limitations on conservation to outright denial of water to those who
  cannot afford to pay.  Water issues played a pivotal role in the rece
 nt municipal elections in Abbotsford. More than 70% of voters voted ag
 ainst a referendum to privatize water from of Stave Lake, replacing Ma
 yor George Peary with political newcomer Bruce Banman in the process.�
 �  “In a world where increasing freshwater shortages are the way of 
 the future, we encourage everyone to get involved in keeping their wat
 er and wastewater services clean, green, affordable and in public hand
 s,” declares Zoe Magnus, Privatization Coordinator for CUPE in Briti
 sh Columbia.  Produced by Leslie Franke & Herdolor Lorenz, the “Wate
 r Makes Money” describes Europe's disastrous experiment with water a
 nd wastewater privatization at the hands of big corporations as well a
 s the wave of remunicipalization taking place as communities fight to 
 keep control of these vital public resources. Examples from Europe and
  America expand the film into a teaching example for the entire world,
  providing encouragement that water in the hands of the people is poss
 ible.  After the screening a panel of speakers including Zoe Magnus an
 d John Nixon from CUPE and Ava Waxman from the Council of Canadians wi
 ll take questions from the audience and provide tips on what local com
 munities can do to prevent privatization of their water.\n\nFor more i
 nformation visit http://villagevancouver.org/events/screening-of-water
 -makes-money
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CATEGORIES:richmond, "water use"
LOCATION:Chinese Bunkhouse, Britannia Heritage Site
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ORGANIZER:Richmond Food Security Society
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