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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John,

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?



Donating just takes a moment -- use Paypal or your card.

[ [link removed] ]Yes, I’ll donate
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to end Nestlé’s stranglehold on Vittel!

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:

Donating just takes a moment -- use Paypal or your card.

[ [link removed] ]I’ll donate
$1
to help these water warriors fight back.

   

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



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More information:

[ [link removed] ]Nestlé leaves a French village high and dry, Deutsche Welle, 13
September 2018. 

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

 

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