100% Pure Water

Past Events

 

• Initial Formation – February 2010

• Presentation at PDA – Chicago, March 2010

• Presentation at south side Chicago community group

• Attendance/recruitment at Alderman Waugespack town meeting, April 19, 2010

• First Ward Town Hall Meeting, May 12, 2010, with Alderman Jo MorenoSecond First Ward Meeting with Alderman Moreno, July 14, 2010 and Chicago Water Dept Representative Peter Mulvaney

• Presentation at Colleges of Complexes, August 21, 2010

• All day conference, “Facing Our Water Crisis”, April 30, 2011, Loyola University, recorded and televised by local access TV

• Co-sponsorship of Oak Park showing of the film documentary “Flow”, August, 29, 2011

• Co-organizer of umbrella anti-privatization coalition formation meeting, September 12,

• 2011 (Illinois Coalition to Protect the Public Commons)

• Press conference on privatization, August 1, 2011, with 10 presenters, recorded and televised by local access TV

• Booth at GRalley environmental fair, north side Chicago, September 17, 2012

• ACTION CAMPAIGN– STOP Monsanto GM Corn, generating calls to state officials,

• Multimedia presentation January 21, 2012 at MultiKulti Center, Chicago

• ACTION ALERT:Stop the Enbridge Northern Gateway Pipeline!February 6, 2012

• Multimedia presentation March 9, 2012 at Human Thread Gallery, Chicago

• ACTION ALERT:Say "No" to SB3573 Water Privatization Bill

• Presentation at Privatization Forum, May 2, 2012 at Grace Place, Chicago

• Videotaping for documentary on water system at Evanston Community Media, May 3, 2012

• Presentation at the People’s Summit, May 13, 2012 at 500 W Cermak, Chicago

• Co-organizer of June 23 Community Forum on Privatization, 300 S Ashland, Chicago (recorded for broadcast by local access TV)

• Presentation on water privatization at June 23, 2012 Community Forum on Privatization Teamsters Hall, Chicago Co-sponsorship of Forum

• Joint organization and facilitation of workshop February 16, 2013, at Chicago Climate Summit, Chicago-Kent College of Law, Chicago

• Production and distribution of 4-page color Fact Sheet, “A Looming Crisis in Water”

• Appearances included in Sanctuary documentary “Fracking: Faithful Opposition,” broadcast on ABC-WLS-TV, Channel 7,June 30, 2013

• Interviewed for CAN TV talk show host Gloria Peace about food and water issues on September 24, 2013

• Full-day conference, “Facing Our Water Crisis II,” December 7, 2013, at Loyola University Lake Shore Campus, Chicago

• Convening of ANEW! (Action Network for the Environment and Water), April 6, 2014

• ACTION ALERT - April, 2014 “BP Oil Spill in Lake Michigan: Is Our Water Safe, March 24, 2014 oil spill at BP’s Whiting, Indiana refinery facility

• Endorsement campaign in support of Council of Canadians Letter to Great Lakes Governors and Premiers “Time to Ban Extreme Energy on the Great Lakes” - Press conference and delivery of letter with list of endorsing organizations and individuals to Governor Quinn at Thompson Center, October 7, 2014