*[Enwl-eng] Nestlé

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                        Nestlé has drained millions of gallons of 
groundwater out from under the small town of Vittel, France… sometimes 
without a license!

                        A small group of brave residents is hoping this is 
the year they stop Nestlé -- but they’re paying for their whole fight out of 
their own pocket, and they’re running out of cash. Can you help end Nestlé’s 
stranglehold on this community?


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            Nestlé has a stranglehold on the small town of Vittel, France.

            Year after year, it pumps millions of gallons of precious 
groundwater from the town to sell at an outrageous markup. And year after 
year, Vittel’s people watch as their water levels plummet. They’re now 
facing their fourth straight year of drought!

            It’s an ecological disaster, but a small group of brave 
residents is organizing their community to fight back against this corporate 
giant -- and they need our help.

            Nestlé is already facing a lawsuit in France for pumping water 
without permission. And with local groups on the offensive from the US to 
Canada to Switzerland, the company is in panic mode. After years of pumping 
Vittel dry, this could finally be the moment they sound the retreat and 
leave this town in peace.

            That’s exactly what these volunteer residents are fighting 
for -- but right now they’re paying for everything out of their own pocket: 
expert legal advice, demonstrations, and travel for advocacy meetings. And 
unless we help them, they’ll run out of money in weeks.

            Will you help these water warriors organize their community and 
beat back Nestlé’s greed?


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donation will go through immediately:

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            Nestlé has all but taken over the region, and even elected 
officials are afraid of speaking out against this bottling giant. Thanks to 
their inaction, the water level is now TEN METERS below its natural level.

            But against all odds, this small group of retired volunteers is 
actually winning -- slowly but surely. Just last year, residents -- with the 
support of SumOfUs members -- flooded a public consultation and forced the 
government to cancel an absurd pipeline project that would have cost the 
town tens of millions of Euros to get their water elsewhere… just to avoid 
upsetting Nestlé!

            But that victory came at a huge financial cost, and now just as 
the town inches closer to freeing itself from Nestlé’s grasp, the whole 
movement could go broke.

            We can help. Chip in and help this town break Nestlé’s 
stranglehold on their water, for good:

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donation will go through immediately:

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            Thanks for all that you do,
            Fatah, Danny, Anna and the team at SumOfUs


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            More information:

            Nestlé leaves a French village high and dry, Deutsche Welle, 13 
September 2018.

            French town of Vittel suffering water shortages as Nestle 
accused of 'overusing' resources, The Telegraph, 26 April 2018.



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to hold corporations accountable for their actions and forge a new, 
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      From: Fatah Sadaoui, SumOfUs
      Sent: Friday, August 28, 2020 5:05 PM
      Subject: Nestlé



 
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