Nestlé is at it again, bullying a small farmer with legal action. His
crime? Exposing the corporate water giant’s illegal, toxic dump sites.
He’s up against a massive legal team ready to spend whatever it takes to
win and urgently needs our help to fight back. Can you chip in?
[ [link removed] ]image of farmer Didier Thouvenin
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John,
For decades, Nestlé has been sucking the town of Vittel, France dry --
stealing its water, bottling it up, and selling it for profit. Now, it’s
trying to take down a local farmer brave enough to fight back, and he
urgently needs our help.
Didier Thouvenin and other whistleblowers exposed that Nestlé was
illegally dumping huge amounts of plastic and chemical waste, forcing the
water giant to admit to creating NINE massive dumping sites!
But instead of cleaning up the mess and apologizing to local residents,
Nestlé filed a legal complaint against Didier for trespassing! We know it
won’t stop there -- there were 11 other activists with Didier that day and
Nestlé is famous for doing everything they can to silence opposition to
protect its profits.
Didier just told us he URGENTLY needs to secure a lawyer to fight back. If
enough of us chip in, we can create a legal defense fund for Didier and
other brave activists standing up to Nestlé... Can you help?
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$1
to help Didier and other water protectors stand up to Nestlé!
Here’s what happened: in 2014, Didier and other local activists entered a
field owned by Nestlé through an open fence, then dug a hole to find waste
that was illegally and secretly buried underground. They filmed the whole
operation, filled the hole, and left without causing any damage.
As a result of their bravery, even more dumping sites were revealed --
putting Nestlé on the defensive. But now instead of taking responsibility,
Nestle is coming after Didier!
It’s only a matter of time until they come after more brave activists --
and now we have a chance to be ready to fight back. If we raise enough, we
can support other lawsuits against Nestlé, like one filed by members of
the community who are suing for illegal pumping of their water! Or even
against other corporate giants bullying ordinary people.
Didier is a farmer in a small, rural part of the country where Nestlé
rules almighty. Without support from our community he’ll be bullied and
bankrupted. Together we can give him the support he needs to win, then
make sure other brave activists standing up to Nestlé don’t have to do it
alone. It’s long past time we hold Nestlé to account -- and now we can,
together.
[ [link removed] ]Can you chip in
$1
now to help?
Our community has been working closely with local activists in Vittel to
fight back against Nestlé since 2019. First, we collected funds when no
one else was to empower them to organize. And last year, when Nestlé tried
to force the local community to build a pipeline to bring more water to
the area, SumOfUs joined forces with local groups and killed the project.
This is the next stage in our fight to protect our water from corporate
grabs -- let’s win again!
Thanks for all that you do,
Fatah, Allison and the SumOfUs team
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More information:
[ [link removed] ](In French) Vittel : neuf décharges sauvages sur les terrains de Nestlé
Waters, des analyses sont en cours. France 3. 26 May 2021.
[ [link removed] ]French Town Becomes a Focal Point in War over Water. Der Spiegel. 13
March 2019.
[ [link removed] ]French town of Vittel suffering water shortages. Mediapart. 27 April
2018.
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