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A STRUGGLE TO THE LAST DROP? |
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A STRUGGLE TO THE LAST DROP? 2-3:30pm In the 21st century, the struggle over access to, and control over, freshwater supplies will take its place alongside dwindling oil supplies as the most crucial natural resource issue on the planet. Issues around water privatization have sparked a political crisis in Bolivia and are simmering in Texas, while social movements in India reject "big dam" projects that threaten massive displacements. And at home and around the world, water quality issues become ever more pressing.The struggle for fair and equitable access to clean water for all people goes forward at all levels, from the local to the international. In this program, representatives of Save Our Springs, the Sierra Club, and Association for India's Development-Austin will discuss the threats and the opportunities. Speakers: Bill Bunch (Executive Director, Save Our Springs Alliance) and Richard W. Lowerre (environmental lawyer), discussing the Greater Edwards Aquifer Alliance, a coalition formed to protect the aquifer. Margot Clarke (Outreach Coordinator, Lone-Star Chapter, Sierra Club), discussing the Marvin Nichols Dam and Texas State water issues. Hozefa Haidery (Association for India's Development-Austin), discussing India's River Interlinking Scheme and small scale sustainable alternatives to large water development projects. Film screening: "Kaise Jeebo Re! (How Do I Survive, My Friend!)"
"Kaise Jeebo Re! (How Do I Survive, My Friend!)" is a story of struggle, survival, and human dignity. In the name of development in India, millions of people have been forcibly uprooted, rendered homeless, forced to join the ever increasing mass of unskilled labor. In the name of the "national interest," people have been forced from homes and lands so that a dam, a mine, a factory or a wildlife sanctuary can be built. This film is the story of those people. "Kaise Jeebo Re!" offers the victims' account of the displacement caused by dams built on the river Narmada, recording the arduous and heroic story of a people who have come together to fight a determined battle for justice. Date: Saturday, November 8 |