Whose Water is it, Anyway?
Taking Water Protection into Public Hands

I have read the headlines and news articles: In Detroit, surviving without water has become a way of life, 2018 Bridge Magazine article headline ACLU Petitions State to Stop Detroit Water Shut Offs, 2019 Michigan Public Radio story Water Shut Offs Could Reach 17,000 Households, 2018 Detroit Free Press......more

Whose Water Is It Anyway? Taking Water Protection Into Public Hands is a history of the water conservation and justice movement rooted in anti-privatization and a call to worldwide action. It begins with the neoliberal move toward privatizing public services pushed by conservative governments. For e......more

A nice short read on enshrining the right to water in our communities, with a lot of focus on the dangers of water privatization and the lengths that have been taken on a global scale to leverage countries' economic crises into selling off their utilities. There were moments that I wanted the book t......more

Important book. Found some very shocking discoveries in this book. How some groups sell other people/country's water, have international agreements to local water tables… I felt the author made a strong case about the detrimental aspects of plastic (bottled water). Great book for those who care about......more

This is a fantastic book about the Blue Communities and the efforts they are taking to take back the control of water for our communities and for the environment. I definitely recommend this book as it's very informative and involves a lot of information from around the world! Check out my full revi......more