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[ [link removed] ]image of farmer Didier Thouvenin.

John,

Didier Thouvenin is a farmer in Vittel, France -- home to one of Nestlé's
massive water-guzzling projects.

Together with other whistleblowers, he exposed that Nestlé was illegally
dumping huge amounts of plastic and chemical waste, forcing it 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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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
-- Nestlé is coming after Didier!

It’s not just illegal dumping that’s the problem. Nestlé pumps 800 million
litres a year of precious groundwater out of Vittel, to bottle and sell
for a huge markup. It’s stolen so much water that the local community now
faces a water shortage, all while Nestlé continues to pump them dry!

But with your help, Didier can stop Nestlé from operating with impunity.
Winning will expose the devastation and help to finally bring
accountability for the injustices it’s caused -- and any extra funds we
raise will power our global fights against water theft.

But 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 -- and Nestlé will get away with stopping at nothing to protect
its profits once again.



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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,  
Allison, Fatah, Danny 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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