Amantea set up the referendum committee surfed "2 for the Common Good Water" Press
Friday, March 4, at the headquarters of the Civic Committee of Amantea Christmas De Grazia, has formed the Committee surfed "2 IS WATER A COMMON GOOD" against the privatization of water, to YES to win the referendum.
For several months the committee is trying to sensitize the population to vote in the referendum to be held on 12 June and so called associations, trade unions, churches, students, mayors, representatives of institutions and individuals in Amantea and neighboring countries at its head together to make a serious reflection on the use indiscriminate use of natural resources such as water, which are not inexhaustible and the options for managing water services. It is necessary to ensure that this important resource is managed so as to ensure the access to water for all citizens, ensuring the habitability of the planet for future generations also combating waste, inefficiency and inequality. The meeting was also attended by the commissioner on behalf of City time, Sergio Amantea.
With about one and a half million signatures, the Constitutional Court declared eligible for two of the three referendum against the privatization of water, But Interior Minister Maroni has determined that the referendum would be held the last weekend in the votes defeating useful, at least for now, the efforts of the movement for the water that had asked the institutions to unify the referendum with the elections of the next May 15, saving as Italians 400milioni euro. At this point, the crucial contribution of every citizen to be able to motivate more people to vote and to vote is two to avoid the water, which is good for everyone, do not fall into the hands of individuals becoming a commodity on which to speculate.
'It is a duty of citizens to help finance costs of water service - said Gianfranco Lay Chairman of De Grazia - why bring water from the sources in our homes at a cost. But if you manage the service are private to that added cost will be a surplus, because individuals are rightly respond to market forces and a good contractor is not liable if it reaches the profits are made. If you manage the service is rather a public body should take care to cover the costs needed merely to bring drinking water into our homes and eventually will ask citizens to pay slightly more for families living in poverty but that water can not do without. E 'unlikely pensare – ha concluso Posa - che una multinazionale si preoccupi delle famiglie in stato di bisogno e, come già successo in altri comuni, a tutti i contribuenti che non pagheranno sarà tagliata l’acqua senza far differenza tra i “furbi” che intendono evadere i tributi e chi vive in stato di povertà».
Durante la riunione si sono formati dei gruppi operativi. Ci sarà infatti chi si occuperà di diffondere capillarmente con volantini e altri mezzi di comunicazione notizie sui referendum; altri si occuperanno della comunicazione via web diffondendo appelli su internet; un altro gruppo si occuperà di organizzare eventi o spettacoli teatrali per sensibilizzare anche i bambini sul valore dell’acqua which is a well done and that should not be wasted. As for higher education institutions, will be held a literary contest on the theme of water, the winners will be rewarded with books available to volunteers but also by some publishers as the Calabrian 'Rubettino "which has already declared its readiness to participate.
Amantea, March 10, 2011
Civic Committee "Christmas De Grace
NOTE
To Aiello Calabro were Amendola and Bruno Danilo Pine Valley Civic Committee Oliva.
