Rallies in the Defense of Water in Mexico

1
Rallies in the Defense of Water in Mexico

• Claudia Campero
• claucampero_at_yahoo.com

2
Water struggles

• Río Santiago
• Dramatic pollution

3
4th WWF Mexico

• Complete disdain for civil and social
  organizations processes for involvement
• Unclear participation mechanisms
• Early antagonism, most Mexican organizations
  decided that inside strategies were not worth the
  hassle

4
Organizing resistance

• Calling open meeting to analyze strategy in the
  face 4th WWF
• Sharing information and concerns
• Acknowledge and respect differences

5
International Committee

• Spreading the word
• Getting people involved
• Fundraising
• General Organization
• Panel design
• Inviting speakers
• Visa support

4 pm in Berlin, Paris3 pm in UK 10 am in Ottawa,
NYC, 9 am in Mexico City7 am in Vancouver, LA
6
Rallies in the Defense of Water

• 21 January to 22 March
• Not ONE alternative activity to WWF, but a range
  of diverse activities and organizers
• Mobilizations and demonstrations
• Workshops and seminars
• Artistic activities
• Press conferences

7
Asamblea Nacional

• Asamblea Nacional en Defensa del Agua y de la
  Tierra y en contra de su privatización

21-22 January Popular, community organizations
and NGOs sharing water concerns
8
Gran Movilización en Defensa del Agua

• Largest water demonstration ever. 25,000 people,
  16 March 2006

9
More events

• Symposium Public Model of Water for All
• Water mirror (environmentalists)
• International Forum Workers against water
  privatization of public services
• Workshop Defense and water community
  management
• Camping site
• Meeting of the People and Indigenous
  Organizations in Defense of Water
• Meeting of the Mexican Movement Affected by Dams
  
• Cultural and Inter religious meeting for the
  preservation of Water

10
Inside WWF
11
International Forum in the Defense of Water
12
International Forum in the Defense of Water

• Panels
• Human Right to Water
• Privatization, public management and
  accountability
• Democratic management, equality, justice and
  social participation
• Environment, sustainability and ecology

13
International Forum in the Defense of Water

• Strategy meetings

14
International Forum in the Defense of Water

• Joint Declaration of the Water Movements in the
  Defense of Water
• Water is a common good and access to water is a
  fundamental and inalienable human rightreject
  all forms of privatization
• International Water Movement commits to
• A simultaneous, collective, global action
  between September and October of 2006.

15
Blue October

• 30 participated countries
• Each prepared country-specific activities
• World water movement gets together overcoming
  distances

www.blueoctobercampaign.org