March 15, 2012 is the third national Bottled Water Free Day. In March 2010 Canadians first marked the day though the annual campaign had been in the works since 2005. The day was created to raise awareness about sustainable water, the waste involved in the processing of bottled water and how safe bottled water really is. In 60 campuses and communities across Canada, activists participated in campaigns against the proliferation and privatization of bottled water.

Why bottle-free

Today, Bolivia is at the centre of the movement for Climate Justice. That has been made possible by years of mass struggles. The "water wars" were a key moment in that history. Ten years ago the attempt to privatize water distribution in Cochabamba was met with a peoples' uprising, which surprised the world by defeating this neoliberal attack. This study group will tell the story of that movement. Subsequent study groups will examine "Extractive Industries and Bolivia's Internal Challenges" (Sunday October 17, 2 p.m.) and the "U.S. Offensive against Bolivia and the Latin American Peoples" (Sunday October 31, 2 p.m.).

Toronto Bolivia Solidarity and Centre for Social Justice