Outside Insight

Producers Alan Snitow and Deborah Kaufman, Corporate Accountability International Organizer Ashley Schaeffer, students and community activists will discuss the politics of the bottled water industry, of concern internationally and for Americans. Our city offers some of the best drinking water in the nation, yet Californians drink more than twice as much bottled water per person as the rest of the country. Tap water is safe, reliable and can be had for pennies to the gallon. So why do we pay more for bottled water than for gas?

Corporations like Coke, Pepsi and Nestle spend tens of millions of dollars each year on misleading advertising to convince the public to drink bottled water. Public drinking water is more heavily regulated, and often safer than bottled water! Bay Area students and community members are working to challenge the irresponsible practices of these corporations through the Think Outside the Bottle campaign. Water should be protected as a fundamental human right, not a commodity bought and sold for corporate profit at the public’s expense…..

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