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The World Council of Churches (WCC) Ecumenical Water Network is committed to the human right to water and can no longer ignore the disastrous impact of bottled water on the environment and the well-being of so many women, men and children worldwide. The WCC has decided to join the Blue Communities Project, a joint initiative by the Council of Canadians and the Canadian Union of Public Employees that is now expanding to communities in other parts of the world. A “blue community” is one that adopts a water commons framework that treats water as belonging to no one and the responsibility of all.
To mark this special designation, the WCC will receive a visit from renowned water activist Dr Maude Barlow at the Ecumenical Centre.
To mark this special designation, the WCC will receive a visit from renowned water activist Dr Maude Barlow at the Ecumenical Centre.
Barlow will speak, award a blue community certificate, and inaugurate tap water-based water fountains at the Ecumenical Centre.
When: 25 October 2016, 14:30-17:30, followed by a fellowship aperitif
Where: Ecumenical Centre, 150 route de Ferney, 1211 Geneva, Switzerland
With the participation of the general public and:
Rev. Dr Olav Fykse Tveit, general secretary, World Council of Churches
Dr Maude Barlow, national chairperson of the Council of Canadians, board chair, Washington, DC-based Food and Water Watch
Dr Rajendra Singh, water man of India and Stockholm Water Prize Laureate for 2015
The local WCC choir
Children of WCC staff members
Interpretation: The medium will be in English. Translation service available between English and French and vice versa.
Host: World Council of Churches
Livestream: https://www.youtube.com/user/WCCworld
Media contact: please contact the director of communication Marianne Ejdersten: [email protected], +41 79 507 63 63
