Sunny Monday welcomed the participants of the „European Youth taking the lead of environmental challenges: cre-active reflections for future concrete innov-actions” seminar in Rome! 17 participants form different corners of Europe joined together to learn, discus, share ideas, experiences. But most importnat – TO TAKE ACTION! And the first day already provided us with great opportunity to engage in deeds, not words (only).
Italy is facing major social issue currently. Italy's parliament approved legislation allowing private management of water services . The new law obliges authorities to lower their shareholding in municipal utilities with water businesses. Opposition leaders have expressed concerns that allowing private management of water services, even if the network remains in pubic hands, could lead to an increase in tariffs. And the activists form Citta dell'Utopia in Rome are definietely agains the idea of making water the object of business as usual tactics. Monday 22nd, March is the World Water Day. Before it happens, on Saturday a mobilisation for public water is going to happen in the streets of Rome and other major cities of Italy.
But our small seminar group managed to make a contribution fo the action already. On the first evening, instead of usual drink and regular chit-chat, we decided to join SCI Italy's activists in their late evening action. Together we were prepering signs, saying „Water is not a commodity. NO for prvate water” and giving details of the venue of the Saturday demonstration. Later in the evening we divided into groups and put the signs next to public drinking watr fountains in the neighbourhood of Citta dell'Utopia. We managed pretty well, and one of the groups was even hidding from the police!
Learn more and thake your stand!
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