Council of Canadians

Dear friends,

I just wanted to update you all on the UN right to water resolution and solicit your support once again. The discussions are ongoing and it appears the UN General Assembly will consider the resolution by the end of July. While many countries appear supportive of the resolution at this time, a handful of countries including Canada are working behind the scenes to undermine the adoption of this historic resolution. It is crucial that the Canadian government hear from us at this point. The following media releases were issued by the Council of Canadians this morning:

http://www.canadians.org/media/water/2010/08-Jul-10.html

http://www.canadians.org/media/water/2010/08-Jul-10-2.html

1.We are calling on organizations in Canada to sign on to the attached letter. Please let me know if you are able to sign on by next Thursday, July 15 at 4:00 pm.

2. We are urging individuals in Canada to sign on to our action alert at: http://www.canadians.org/action/2010/RTW-June-18.html

If you haven’t had a chance to do so yet, please do and pass on the link.

3. We are calling on organizations around the world to sign on to a letter that will be distributed to all UN missions before the vote. The letter and further information can be found here: http://www.blueplanetproject.net/resolution

4. We are requesting that organizations and community activists join us for a global day of action on July 22nd to call on all governments to support the UN right to water resolution. Here a few things you can do:

- Download and distribute the attached handbill: http://www.canadians.org/water/documents/WWD/2009/WWDFS-0309-RTW.pdf

- Ask for a meeting with Canada’s Foreign Affairs Minister

- Contact your MP or urge opposition parties to support the call for a right to water at the UN

- Send out a media release

- Write an op-ed

- Organize a march for the right to water in your community

5. We are inviting organizations and individuals to email the UN missions through: http://www.blueplanetproject.net/resolution

Please keep us posted on your activities and keep checking our Blue Planet Project website for updates and additional resources over the next few days.

Thanks,
Meera Karunananthan

National water campaigner, Council of Canadians

613.233.4487 ext 234; meeracanadians.org

www.canadians.org/water