Reclaiming public water book

In reclaiming our space, social worker, activist, and cultural commentator feminista jones explores how black women are changing culture, society, and the landscape of feminism by building digital communities and using social media as powerful platforms. The power of talk in a digital age and millions of other books are available for instant access. Democratisation of water management as a way to reclaiming public water. In this brilliant and incisive book, sherry turkle explains the power of conversation, its fragility at present, the consequences of its loss, and how it can be preserved and reinvigorated. In the 2030 agenda governments committed to a revitalized global partnership between states and declared that public finance has to play a vital role in achieving the sdgs. Reclaiming detroits industrial waterfront archives flow. In brief, water remunicipalisation is a story crying out to be told. The reclaiming public water project joins social movements, ngos, trade unions, public officials and water professionals.

Activists argue that the river already overdammed, with six. Interview with satoko kishimoto, campaigner, on remunicipalisation. Like the air we breathe, or the water we drink, most of us take facetoface conversations for granted. Jul 03, 2017 reclaiming public services is vital reading for anyone interested in the future of local, democratic services like energy, water and health care. Water workers play a key role, to the extent that workers cooperatives are. May 04, 2007 the water kerala network has organised the launch of the reclaiming public water book in the malayalam language. Achievements, struggles and visions from around the world summary. Now, however, that i have the honour of prefacing the chinese edition of reclaiming public water, it is a good moment to look more deeply at the reasons this book has filled a gap and has had such great success in several languages, as i feel sure it will have in chinese as well. It makes a compelling case that children develop better, students learn better, and employees perform better when their monitors set good examples and carve our spaces for facetoface interactions. Jonathan wilsonhartgrove is a prophetic voice for our times. Beyond activists, the book is also intended to be a resource for water professionals and water workers.

This book provides a wide range of inspiring examples of innovative approaches to public water delivery. This book was designed and written by bryan obara, design fellow for the ncdc. Epsu and affiliates contributed to the book reclaiming public services. Achievements, struggles and visions from around the world.

What is the single most important thing a prospective reader should know about your new book. Despite more than three decades of relentless promotion of privatisation and publicprivate partnerships ppps by international finan. Reclaiming public services is vital reading for anyone interested in the future of local, democratic services like energy, water, and health care. It surveys the early development of the electric grid in the united states, telling the story of battles for public control over power during the great depression. Inspired by seminars on alternatives to water privatisation and how to finance public water, groups from around the world committed to intensify their cooperation on these key issues. How corporations are cashing in on californias water, the public citizen report recommends sensible steps to manage californias water as a commons. Peoples power provides a persuasive critique of a marketled transition to renewable energy. Reclaiming pacoima with public art mike sonksen equally a scholar and performer, mike sonksen, also known as mike the poet, is a 3rdgeneration l. How cities and citizens are turning back privatisation 2017, edited by satoko kishimoto and olivier petitjean, is a great reference for. The public water utilities of athens and thessaloniki are among the targets.

In 1979, reclaiming held the first public spiral dance ritual, to celebrate samhain halloween, and the publication of starhawks book the spiral dance. It is not often that social movements up against some of the most powerful corporate interests have much cause to celebrate. The interview is like a summary of the book and she underlines the. The washington state department of ecology prepared the reclaimed water facilities manual, or purple book, with assistance from the washington state department of health. Local activists talk about their struggle against a proposed dam in the chalakudy river, a project which would very negatively impact communities and the environment. By jens martens, global policy forum, on behalf of the reflection group on the 2030 agenda for sustainable development. Reclaiming public water shows that there are attractive and viable alternatives both to water privatisation and to often bureaucratised and ineffective, staterun water utilities which, in large parts of the developing world, fail to supply clean water to those that need it. The first reason is that everyone recognises that water is special. Reclaiming public water discussion paper, march 2006. Jun 23, 2017 reclaiming public services is vital reading for anyone interested in the future of local, democratic services like energy, water and health care. Reclaiming public water through remunicipalisation satoko kishimoto, olivier petitjean and emanuele lobina remunicipalisation is an undeniable trend as evidenced by the analysis pre sented in this book. Title transfer is a voluntary conveyance of federal ownership of water projects or facilities, such as small dams, canals and associated lands, to local water users.

Apr 19, 20 reclaiming public space in downtown nashville. Taking water protection into public hands is a combination of big picture world water crisis, personal story, water policy, conflicts, and solution. Reclaiming public water municipal services project. How cities and citizens are turning back privatisation 2017, edited by satoko kishimoto and olivier petitjean, is a great reference for untold stories on reclaiming successes. The global experience with remunicipalisation 2015. Reclaiming public water 20 06 public water for all the role of publicpublic partnershi ps. This book aims to draw lessons and stimulate debates on water remunicipalisation as an underresearched topic of high relevance for citizens, policymakers and scholars alike. The groundbreaking book on how reformed public water services can achieve the goal of delivering water for all. With our book reclaiming public services the transnational institute and partners. Renowned media scholar sherry turkle investigates how a flight from conversation undermines our relationships, creativity, and productivity and why reclaiming facetoface conversation can help us regain lost ground. Beatriz martinez from transnational institute reports the event. Reclaiming conversation audiobook by sherry turkle. Reclaiming public water ents a broad range of experiences in an accessible style.

Reclaiming public water book transnational institute. Written by public water utility managers, trade unionists and civi society activists from more than twenty countries, reclaiming public water is part of a continuing global process of mutual learning trhough sharing of experiences. In opposition to neoliberal sector policies, they argue for improved. We hope this book pro vides useful tools to all those who are striving to stop corpo ratedriven water privatisation and to reclaim public water. The book, indeed, pres reclaiming public water 11 democratic reforms. Reclaiming public services transnational institute. Safeguarding and reclaiming the public water commons and a. Today, the bureau of reclamation released its final guidelines to streamline the transfer of eligible reclamation facilities to local ownership. Reclaiming public water is a contribution to the long overdue refocusing of. Reclaiming public services is vital reading for anyone interested in the future of local, democratic services like energy, water and health care. But water justice activists from the reclaiming public network meeting in barcelona in november 20 had a good reason to acclaim progress while also looking ahead to new challenges. Struggles against failing privatisation, for a peoplecentred model case of bangalore, karnataka pg 21, describes a citizenled campaign against water.

Here is a short readable book, a book you can slip into your purse, backpack, or even suit coat pocket, to take with you into the city hall, the boardroom, the classroom, or statehouse. This history frames accounts of contemporary campaigns, in both the united states and europe, that eschew market fundamentalism and. With a view to sharing specific experiences of remunicipalisation, the reclaiming public water network and aigua es vida, a catalan platform organised a public event to explore several concrete cases in europe. But water justice activists from the reclaiming public network meeting in. Reclaiming the public good, leading writers and scholars probe the roots of this crisis, trace its effects on peoples lives and the environment, and propose reforms to remedy problems and restore the states democratic promise. The water needs of a community, water sources, public health regulations, costs, and the types of water infrastructure in place, such as distribution systems, manmade reservoirs, or natural groundwater basins, determine if and how reclaimed water can be part of the drinking water supply. Through a combination of storytelling, biblical reflection, and cultural criticism, revolution of values sheds light on the human victims of an immoral presidency defined by nativism, racism, militarism, christian nationalism, and antiintellectualism. They conclude that only a systemic overhaul will shake california out of its paralysis, and they debate the promise and pitfalls of a new constitutional convention for remaking the golden state. Reclaiming detroits industrial waterfront as a gathering place for all, he chronicles the exciting comeback of the river and the connection restoration efforts have forged between the community and the river. How cities and citizens are turning back privatisation. Reclaiming public space in downtown nashville by nashville. They conclude that only a systemic overhaul will shake california out of its paralysis, and. Reclaiming policies for the public reclaiming policies for the public in the 2030 agenda governments committed to a revitalized global partnership between states and declared that public finance has to play a vital role in achieving the sdgs.