Bottled Water Symposium - About the Drinking Water Infrastructure
Who:
• The Polaris Institute sponsors in collaboration with the Ottawa River Keeper, Environment Working Group (First Unitarian Congregation), OTESHA Project, CUPE District Council (Ottawa) and the Social Planning Council of Ottawa
What:
• Community Forum: Is Bottled Water Safe?
Where:
• Jack Purcell Community Centre, 320 Jack Purcell Lane, Ottawa Ontario
When:
• September 29th, 1 to 5 pm
Why:
• Bottled water is the number one growing segment of the beverage industry in North America
• The bottled water trend has social, environmental and health impacts that can be avoided by drinking tap water
• There is a need to unpack the purity myth of bottled water that undermines trust in tap water
• We need to support and reinvest in public tap water systems
How:
• This forum will feature three knowledgeable panellists discussing the social, health and
environmental impacts of the bottled water trend as well as the importance of supporting public tap water systems. Panellists are: Tony Clarke, Director of Polaris Institute and author of ‘Inside the Bottle: Exposing the Bottled Water Industry,’ Aaron Freeman, Policy and Campaigns Director of Environmental Defence, and a CUPE Ontario speaker.
• Two community action workshops aimed at developing one to two practical steps that can be taken by community members to help curb the growing bottled water trend.
For more Information:
Zoe Maggio, Bottled Water Campaigner zoe@polarisinstitute.org
Tel: (613) 237-1717 ext 104
Fax: (613) 237-3359
