Water is not a commodity, it is a public good

On Tuesday, July 9 at 8:00 pm at the main square of Ilion,the Ilion Citizens’ Initiative for Resistance and Solidarity organize an open debate on the issue of privatization of water. The following people are invited to attend and speak:

Costas Ripis, engineer metallurgist, Board Member on the union of engineers of EYDAP

Λ Leonidas Kousouris, chemist, Board Member on the employees union of EYDAP

Efi Spyropouloy,Myrto Brakopoulou, members of Savegreekwater.Έφη Σπυροπούλου,

Before the discussion, a ten-minute report of German public TV Show “Monitor” with information on the role of the European Commission in privatization and the film «No means No» (a seven minute production of worldgrapher.com in cooperation with SAVEGREEKWATER) will be projected as a debate starter

HYPERLINK “https://ilion-citizens.blogspot.gr/“   E-mail: [email protected]

[box] This coming Thursday, July 4, at the main square of N. Smyrni at 20:30 an event – open discussion will take place  entitled “No to privatization of water – water is a commons”. The event is co-organized by the People’s Assembly of N. Smyrni and Savegreekwater. There will be updates and interventions by members of Savegreekwater, and employees of EYDAP (Athens water Company)and there will be also projection of video (summary of the documentary Water Makes Money)[/box]

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[box] On Saturday 27 of April at 20.00, at National Resistance Museum (Mar. Antypa 134 ans Sof. Venizelou at Ilioupoli Central Square), «Ano Potamon» together with members of SAVEGREEKWATER organize an open discussion on the water privatization issue. During the event, the documentary «Water makes money» will be screened. The film is about the consequences of water privatization in European countries where it was implemented and the new trend of remunicipalization that is now expanding in all Europe. [/box]

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WEDNESDAY 27/3

‘No to the privatization of water’

In “Plato’s Academy CAFE”

An event – discussion on the impending privatization of water will take place on Wednesday 27/3 at 18:30 at “Cafe Plato’s Academy”, Monastirou 140 & Tilefanous, Plato’s Academy, Athens.

During the event the documentary “FLOW For Love of Water” which describes the destructive practices of multinational water companies will be projected. The award-winner documentary film by Irena Salina Flow-For Love of Water explores what experts consider to be the most important political and environmental issue of the 21st century. The global water crisis. Salina’s research focus on politics, pollution, human rights, the sudden appearance of various water management companies and their ethics, as well as the citizens struggle against privatization.

Before projection

Members of SAVEGREEKWATER – the  initiative for the non-privatization of water in Greece – and  representatives of EYDAP employees will inform the audience about the immediate threat of water privatization, as part of the memorandum, first in Thessaloniki (EYATH) and then in Athens, mentioning some recent & impressive developments concerning the French President’s visit in Athens and the actions they undertake in order to neutralize this threat.

After the screening of the film, an open discussion on the subject will follow

Organization:

Plato’s Academy CAFE

SAVEGREEKWATER.ORG

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[box] An event on the upcoming water privatization is organized by SAVEGREEKWATER and the Social Space “Port of Agony” at Piraeus, Praxitelous 78 and Venizelou, on Wednesday 27/2 at 8 p.m. There will be a projection of a short version of the documentary WATER MAKES MONEY which will be followed by brief interventions and an open discussion. [/box]

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WEDNESDAY 27/2

«NO! TO WATER PRIVATIZATION»

AT THE  ‘PORT OF AGONY’

An event on the threat of water privatization is going to take place on Wednesday 27/2 at 8p.m. at the Social Space “Port of Agony”, Praxitelous 78 & Venizelou at Piraeus.

The event is going to start with a projection of a short version of the documentary “Water Makes Money” that presents the consequences of water privatization in several European countries, but also the trend of remunicipilization which followed these negative experiences.

After that, members of SAVEGREEKWATER – The initiative for the non privatization of water in Greece- and representatives of EYDAP employees, will inform the audience on the immediate memorandum threat of water privatization, first of Thessaloniki and then of Athens, which was forwarded among others by the French president in his recent visit and explain at the same time the moves they make in order to stop this from happening.

Some more interventions will follow and then there will be plenty of time for an open discussion with those present.

Organization:

Port of Agony

SAVEGREEKWATER.ORG

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[box] The Water Coordinating Committee of Pelion and Volos residents organize an event –  debate under the title “Privatization of water: yet another measure of economic and social oppression”, on Saturday, 16/2, at 6:00 pm at the auditorium Kordatou, at University of Thessaly (Papastratou building). The topic will be presented by Marioglou Costas, vice president of the association of workers of EYATH and member of the “Movement 136” for the social management of EYATH and Maria Kanellopoulou member of the Initiative for the non privatization of water in Greece, SAVEGREEKWATER. The speakers will deliver knowledge and experience on the aftermath of water privatization in Greece and abroad, and in the discussion that will follow, the audience will be given the opportunity to ask freely questions so that eventually all attendees can gain a more informed view on the consequences of the attempted privatization in our country.[/box]

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An open discussion will take place at Pallini on Wednesday, 30 January at 18:30 (Cultural Center – Winery Peter L. 117 Marathon, next OAED Pallini), organized by ANESPAA. (Development, Environmental, Consumer and Scientific Association of the Citizens of Eastern Attica)

The event will begin with the screening of the documentary “Life For Sale”, by the journalist G. Avgeropoulos, dealing with the negative experience of the privatization of water in other countries. The journalist Mr. Avgeropoulos will open the event and introduce the subject.
After the screening, representatives of the union of employees of EYDAP and others from  the citizens’ initiative «SAVEGREEKWATER»(for the non privatization of water in Greece), will inform the attendees on the problems that will be caused by  the imminent privatization of greek water companies  (EYDAP and EYATH), and what were the consequences of privatization in France, Germany, Canada, etc.
After the event, a resolution will be voted and signed by the residents of the area which is to be delivered to the Municipal Councils of Eastern Attica.

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[box] On Wednesday, January 9, 2013 at the Amphitheater of the City Hall of Peristeri (Dimokratias Square) at 5 pm there will be a screening of the documentary film “Life For Sale” by journalist G. Avgeropoulos, a film on the negative experience of the privatization of water in other countries. The film will be introduced by the journalist himself. After the screening representatives of the employees of EYDAP and others from the citizens’ initiative for the non – privatization of water in Greece «SAVEGREEKWATER» will inform attendees about the problems that will be caused by the imminent privatization of EYDAP and EYATH, or those that emerged after the relevant privatizations in France, Germany, Canada, etc., The event is being organized by a Committee of  citizens, organizations and the employees’ club of Peristeri Municipality  [/box]

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We explain and discuss

• the remunicipalization trend in Europe
• the unjustifiable, in techno-economic terms,  raise (till 260% in Europe) of prices that comes with all privatizations worldwide.
• economic data showing that the company is given away and with an extra bonus of several million euro (of debts to it) to anyone who “buys” it in its current value
• the “neutrality” as to the public or private water management that bounds the (non elected) EU Commission by the EU Treaty that makes their pressure, as member of the Troika, to privatize water services an illegitimate and illegal act.

and many more concrete arguments against the  vague and unsubstantiated chatter of the government and the corporate media.

[box] In Paris, the water returned to municipal control costing 90 billion today to multinationals that want to “invest” here. The referendum in Italy, now prohibits the Italian government to sell its water services. Everywhere in Europe and the world, people agree. “Water, is a common not a commodity.”[/box]

And we add:

Water is life and our lives are not for sale.

SAVEGREEKWATER

Initiative for the non privatization of Water in Greece