Community & Labour Action
Inside the Bottle community forums on bottled water 2007-2008
Posted: June 16, 2008The Polaris Institute held community forums on bottled water in collaboration with local groups and organizations In Ottawa, Toronto, Sudbury, Peel region and London Ontario in 2007-2008. The goal of the forum was two-fold;
1. Raise awareness of the impacts of bottled water production and consumption
2. Identify areas for community based action further raising awareness and encouraging tap water consumption
If you are interested in hosting a community forum or similar event in collaboration with Polaris Institute, please contact:
insidethebottle @polarisinstitute.org
To read more about these community forums, please follow these links:
Toronto:
http://www.insidethebottle.org/follow-toronto-community-forum-bottled-wa...
Ottawa:
http://www.insidethebottle.org/follow-ottawa-community-forum-bottled-wat...
Sudbury:
http://www.insidethebottle.org/sudbury-community-forum-bottled-water-saf...
Peel region:
http://www.insidethebottle.org/january-19th-2008-peel-region-community-f...
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