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CONTACT: Russell Guerrero
Sept. 19, 2006
Whose Water is it Anyway? Trinity University to Host Lone Star Water Conference
SAN ANTONIO – In the future, who will be in control of the water pouring from your tap? Will it be a local municipal company? Or will a corporation draw profits from your water needs? As in other parts of the world, the battle over who controls water in San Antonio will be fought in the courts and in the capitol. Trinity University will host the “Lone Star Water Congress: Winning the Texas Water Wars Against Corporate Globalization.” The three-day event will begin at 7 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 29, in Trinity’s Chapman Auditorium and run through Sunday, Oct. 1. Registration is free with a suggested donation of at least $25. Boxed lunches will also be provided on Saturday but must be ordered in advance by Friday, Sept. 22, for $10.
“When the Texas Legislature convenes, water issues will be high on the priority list,” said John M. Donahue, professor of sociology and anthropology. “Texas is not immune from a global effort to commercialize water, privatize municipal water systems, and build what may be expensive and unnecessary projects such as dams, reservoirs, and pipelines.”
The conference will provide a forum for environmentalists, water experts, and citizens to come together for a weekend of discussion on how best to organize and insure water policies remain rooted in the best interests of local stakeholders.
Speakers for the event include:
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Neil Hargreaves |
Neil Hargreaves – A geophysicist for 30 years, he is a research advisor in the oil industry and active in the United Kingdom’s environmental and political arena. Hargreaves has researched the history and the effects of water privatization in both his own country and in Latin America as well as the need for grassroots and labor organizations to challenge the corporate takeovers of water systems.
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Antonia Juhasz |
Antonia Juhasz – A policy-analyst, author, and activist from San Francisco, Calif., she is currently a visiting scholar at the Washington, D.C.-based Institute for Policy Studies. Juhasz is an expert on all aspects of international trade and finance policy. In addition, she has been a legislative assistant to two members of the United States House of Representatives. She holds a master’s in public policy from Georgetown University.
Jay J. Johnson-Castro – He is president of the Texas Water Alliance and founder and president of the West Texas Springs Alliance in Kinney and Val Verde counties.
For more information and to register, visit www.texasfairtrade.org. Or call Trinity’s department of sociology and anthropology at 210-999-8506.
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