Water
Blue Summit: Workshop report-back
Jan 15, 2010 01:57 PM The Blue Summit held over a dozen workshops on water issues – and the ideas were flowing. CUPE National Secretary-Treasurer Claude Généreux and Council of Canadians National Water Campaigner Meera Karunananthan took on the job of reporting back to the plenary session about what had grown out of those meetings. You can listen to their report in this podcast.
Blue Summit: The final summit declaration
Jan 13, 2010 02:36 PM Where will water activism go now, and what do we want to see when it comes to water worldwide? The declaration boils it all down to basics. Listen to CUPE national president Paul Moist and Council of Canadians national chairperson Maude Barlow read the declaration here.
Blue Summit: Eau Secours’ vision for the next 10 years
Jan 12, 2010 11:29 AM Eau Secours has successfully fought the privatization of water services in the province, and protected public water resources as well. The organization has more than 200 chapters across the province. Eau Secours president Martine Ouellet shared her vision for the next 10 years with the delegates at the Blue Summit. Hear about water in Quebec here.
Blue Summit: Indigenous perspectives on the next 10 years
Jan 7, 2010 04:48 PM Take time to listen. That was one of the messages from Cree activist Darlene Sanderson to the Blue Summit closing plenary. Sanderson has listened to Indigenous elders as part of developing a curriculum for education for communities on traditional perspectives on water. She is involved in indigenous activism on water issues around the world and her talk describes how beliefs about water mix with water policy. Listen to her presentation here.
Blue Summit: Paint the town blue
Jan 6, 2010 12:36 PM There was no shortage of water activists at the Blue Summit - and they were eager to share their stories. Community activist Steven Ogden recently triumphed in a victory in a 25 year battle to protect water under Ontario’s proposed dump site 41. National water campaigner Meera Karunananthan is working to inspire communities across Canada through the Blue Communities project. Shannon Biggs is a rights based campaigner with Global Exchange in the United States. These activists shared their strategies for engaging the community water activism. Listen to their stories here.
Blue Summit: Activists share their stories
Dec 23, 2009 11:46 AM After hearing success stories and ways to address the challenges of activism on water issues in the panel on “organizing to win”, the Blue Summit crowd was eager to share their ideas and methods. You can hear the lively discussion in this podcast.
Blue Summit: Lessons in organizing to win
Dec 23, 2009 11:38 AM From keeping water public in Ontario municipalities to raising awareness and mobilizing in Africa, activists are working around the world to make water accessible to all. A panel of activists at the Blue Summit shared their success stories. Panelists included Anil Naidoo of the Blue Planet Project and the Council of Canadians, Al-hassan Adam, coordinator of the Africa Water Network, CUPE researcher Shelly Gordon, and Council of Canadians director of organizing Carleen Pickard. Morna Ballantyne helped keep the conversation moving. Check out the panel discussion here.
Blue Summit: The state of First Nations water
Dec 22, 2009 12:54 PM First Nations suffer disproportionately from poor water quality and inadequate water and sewage treatment systems. Irving Leblanc is the special advisor on water for the Assembly of First Nations, and acting director for housing and infrastructure for the assembly. At the Blue Summit, he answered a question on the state of water in First Nations communities from moderator Morna Ballantyne. Hear his analysis here.
Blue Summit: The state of Canada’s water systems
Dec 21, 2009 02:43 PM Canada must not repeat history when it comes to water privatization, says CUPE researcher Blair Redlin. Our country’s first water and sewage systems were founded in the wake of widespread public health problems in the late 1800s .These services were initially privatized, but were taken over by governments when they failed to deliver. Redlin has been involved in many campaigns fighting water and wastewater privatization. Blue Summit panel moderator Morna Ballantyne asked him to reflect on the state of public water systems – and the threat of privatization - across the country today. Hear his answer here.
Blue Summit: Canada needs a federal water policy
Dec 18, 2009 09:19 PM Canada is in a state of confusion and gridlock when it comes to protecting water resources, says Ralph Pentland. Pentland is the acting chair of the Canadian water issues council at the University of Toronto. He has worked on water issues, both in Canada and internationally, for more than 30 years. As part of his work, he helped develop a federal water policy. Panel moderator Morna Ballantyne kicked off the Blue Summit's first plenary discussion by asking Pentland what governments have done - and must do - to protect water. Hear about the legislative landscape in this podcast.
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