In Oregon, residents are mobilizing people-power to shut down Nestlé

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There’s a real David and Goliath battle unfolding in drought-stricken Oregon.

For years, giant multinational Nestlé has been bent on pumping fresh water out of Cascade Locks, Oregon, to bottle and sell for profit — a plan that local residents have been fighting for the last six years.  

Now Nestlé is closing in on making this deal a reality. And local residents, tribal leaders, and regional NGOs have come together to launch a last ditch effort to thwart the water-pilfering corporation in its tracks. They’ve launched a historic ballot initiative to prevent any major bottled water company from commercializing water anywhere in the region.

Show your support for the people-power driven ballot initiative to stop Nestlé in Oregon.

This ballot measure comes at a crucial moment. As the world eyes an impending water crisis, brought on by climate change and the mismanagement of natural resources, corporations like Nestlé and Coca-Cola are eyeing precious natural water reserves, too often in economically desperate areas that are themselves facing water shortages.

Mega-conglomerates like Nestlé take advantage of economic duress to cut deals that permit them to suck up public resources and make gross amounts of profit. Which is why this defiant stand against Nestlé is so important – it shows that our communities will not let corporations take their precious resources without a fight.

The ballot measure has been filed and Oregon residents are furiously collecting signatures around Hood River — the county where the battle is unfolding– to get the initiative on the ticket for the next year’s election. It’s truly a mobilization to stop corporate greed in its tracks.

And should this initiative be successful, the effects could be game changing. This legislation could serve as a national benchmark and a crucial model to any region around the world looking to keep its natural resources out of the reach of Big Bottled Water..

This battle has will have repercussions not just in Oregon, not just in the United States, but around the world. Click here to show your support for the people powered fight against Nestlé.

SumOfUs is built on putting people over profits – and that’s exactly what this fight is about. Together SumOfUs members have come together to pressure corporations to straighten out their palm oil supply chains. Together we’ve stood with Peruvian farmers against giant mining corporations like Newmont. Now it’s time to side with the people of Oregon in their revolutionary stand against Nestlé.

Click here to show your support for the people-powered initiative against Nestlé’s water grab and stand with communities battling privatization everywhere.

http://action.sumofus.org/a/oregon-david-goliath-nestle/?akid=15267.20093.TLYrlw&rd=1&sub=fwd&t=1

14 thoughts on “In Oregon, residents are mobilizing people-power to shut down Nestlé”

  1. Nestlé, we’ll be coming for all you low-life son’s of bitches. In fact, all you corporate c*#&ksuckers will be put on display, mark my words, bitches, and executed in front of the nation to preserve our republic.. It must be done, nothing short of life itself is more important. If not, well, join the rest at the edge of the ditch. Just remember, what we reap, we sow. And, just one more thing, “Hey Angel-NYC.”

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          1. Excellent choice! Hands down my favorite John Wayne movie 😀 Ryan & I just watched it about 2 weeks ago.

            We watched “Back to the Future” 1 & 2 last night, # 3 up tonight. Haven’t seen those in a long time.

            Enjoy! 🙂

          2. I watched “The Thin Red Line” the other night and I’m still as awestruck as the first viewing. A masterpiece in my mind.

      2. I love you, Angel-NYC, of course, you already know that! You have been there for digger and me for years and I thank you. Peace, Sister. Bob

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          1. The long and Winding Road. Somehow, like minds find a way to overcome the insurmountable odds of tearing down the curtain of fear that is used to enslave us. That day’s coming soon. The shit’s about “neck deep” now, are you gonna fight or open your mouth and just swallow more shit? Just something to ponder as you try to sleep tonight.

  2. Has anyone here seen the documentary FLOW For the Love Of Water? It showed how YEARS ago the people in Montana and surrounding areas sued Nestle because they had pumped the people’s wells DRY and yet the pigs that be sided with Nestle. Just saying.

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