Alternatives to privatisation: progressive public water management in Europe
This seminar focuses on how to strengthen the resistance to the intensifying push by EU institutions and governments for privatising and commercialising water supply in Europe. Activists, unionists and public water managers will present examples of successful progressive public management from across Europe as well as campaigns that promote such models as alternatives to privatisation.
| When |
Sep 19, 2008 from 09:30 to 12:30 |
|---|---|
| Where | Tangopalatset |
| What | Seminar |
| Theme | Working for social inclusion and social rights - welfare, public services and common goods for all |
| Aim | Alliance building for joint mobilizations, actions and campaigns, Developing strategies, visions and alternatives, Analysing present social issues, Testimonies of struggles |
| Languages | Deutsch, English, Français, Italiano, Svenska, Türkçe, |
Organisations collaborating on this activity
- Association pour la Fondation Copernic, France
- Corporate Europe Observatory (CEO), Netherlands
- European Public Services Unions (EPSU), Turkey
- Svenska Kommunalarbetareforbundet, Sweden
- France Libertè, France
- Transnational Institute, Netherlands
- Italian Forum for Movements for Water, Italy
- World Water Contract, Italy
- Attac Germany, Germany
- Local Agenda 21 of Bursa-Nilufer Municipality, Turkey
Participants
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Jacques Perreux,
France [Fondation Copernic ] -
David Hachfeld,
Germany [Attac Germany ] -
Jan Willem Goudriaan,
[ European Public Services Unions (EPSU) ]
