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Coordinator of the Global Network Against Weapons & Nuclear Power in Space, and member of Veterans For Peace -Bruce Gagnon will speak on U.S. expanding militarism, and its impact on the economic crisis here at home. He will stress the need to promote the conversion of the military industrial complex to sustainable production if we hope to have any impact on climate change.
Washington State Speaking Schedule
April 23 –Olympia –To be determined
April 24 –Olympia –6:30 PM, Traditions [...]
Continue reading The Deadly Connection: Endless War and Economic Crisis
September 20th, 2011 | Category: News, United Nations | July 3, 2011 | By Scott Thill, AlterNet
Billions of dollars are being given out to the most ardent promoters of water privatization.
Early last month, pharmaceutical titan Merck became the latest multinational to pledge allegiance to the CEO Water Mandate, the United Nations’ public-private initiative “designed to assist companies in the development, implementation and disclosure of water sustainability policies and practices.”
But there’s darker data beneath that sunny marketing: The CEO Water Mandate [...]
Continue reading The UN Is Aiding a Corporate Takeover of Drinking Water
Defending Water for Life Coordinator Ruth Caplan helped draft this letter to the United Nations. Currently, we and other organizations are gathering signatures. As soon as the signing is complete, we will post the final Letter here on the website…
Letter body:
Esteemed President of the General Assembly, UN functionaries, and State Representatives,
We are writing to express our great appreciation for the gains the United Nations has made in furthering the human right to water, and to highlight some [...]
Continue reading Letter to UN on 1st anniversary of UN Right to Water Mandate
August 30th, 2010 | Category: International, United Nations |
The UN took an historic vote on July 28 when it passed a resolution introduced by Bolivia on the Human Right to Water and Sanitation. Thanks to all who left messages for the Ambassador and/or signed the Credo petition. The resolution got 122 votes in favor, 41 abstentions including the US, and did not get any no votes. The U.S. did not succeed in watering down the resolution, but joined 40 other countries (list below), including Great Britain [...]
Continue reading UPDATE: VICTORY! UN Voting 7/28 on Right to Water
November 3rd, 2001 | Category: News, United Nations |
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