Tuesday, June 26: Keep Nestlé out of the Gorge Rally

June 23, 2012
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Over 30,000 Oregonians have already demanded Governor Kitzhaber protect our water from a Nestlé water bottling plant in the Columbia River Gorge. On Tuesday at 4pm join a coalition of Oregonians, including Occupy Portland, for a rally at Terry Schrunk Plaza to keep up the momentum for the effort to protect the Gorge. Keep Nestlé out of the Gorge has the details:

Stand in solidarity with a diverse coalition of groups and over 30,000 Oregonians who are demanding that Kitzhaber protect our water from a Nestlé water bottling plant in the scenic Columbia River Gorge! Join us for activities for all ages, music, special guest speakers, to add your own message to our banner and much more.

Guest speakers include:

Terry Swier – an activist involved with a group famous for fighting Nestlé’s damaging water bottling in Michigan.
Sister Brigid Baumann, from Sisters of the Holy Name

The event is brought to you by the Keep Nestlé Out of the Gorge Coalition including: Food & Water Watch, Bark, Sierra Club, Oregon AFSCME, Occupy Portland, Sisters of the Holy Names, Resources for Health, Physicians for Social Responsibility, Environment Oregon, Oregon Wild and others.

For more information:

http://www.facebook.com/events/247552678677941/

 

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