Last year, Cascade Locks, a small town in Oregon’s Columbia River Gorge, passed a county-wide ballot measure that stopped Nestlé from building a new water bottling plant and trucking the town’s precious resource away for profit. This tremendous victory against the multinational corporation galvanized the region and inspired other towns to stand up for their…
Indigenous Peoples Day Arizona: 5th Annual “Going Full Circle” Celebration Overcoming the obstacles of 2020, the organizers of Indigenous People’s Day in Arizona were able to hold a virtual event with musicians, speakers, youth empowerment, art demonstrations, a virtual day of movement, and a virtual movie screening. The celebration of the Indigenous People remains vital…
Gary Advocates for Responsible Development (GARD): Gary Advocates for Responsible Development (GARD) promotes economic development in the City of Gary that prioritizes environmental justice, community health, and protection of our neighborhoods and natural resources. In 2021 GARD began raising environmental justice and technical concerns about the proposed Centerpoint plant (trash to fuel refinery). The organization…
Genesee County Hispanic Latino Collaborative, “La Placita”:Support to Flint Residents La Placita was formed in Flint, MI in 2015 as a non-profit 501c3 organization dedicated to advocating for the Hispanic-Latino populations in Genesee County in the areas of education, cultural awareness and social needs. Michigan Citizens for Water Conservation:Strengthening the Great Lakes Summit Michigan Citizens…
Rise St. James:Protecting St. James from New Petrochemical Plants Founded by Sharon Lavigne, a retired special needs teacher and winner of the 2021 Goldman Environmental Prize, Rise St. James is a grassroots organization based in St. James, Louisiana. Sharon has dedicated herself to keeping multibillion dollar chemical plants out of her community. We’re so proud…
Unbottle and Protect Chaffee County Water:Colorado Longtime ally in Story of Stuff’s Troubled Waters coalition that is campaigning to reclaim public water sources from corporate water bottlers, and a previous Grassroots Grantee. Unbottle and Protect is currently engaged in active campaigning around a Chaffee County water site, and the grant is to offset some of…
Over the last quarter, we’ve notched some big wins, shared incredible stories and ensured our grassroots partners have the support they need to thrive. Storytelling: Honoring Native Voices on Indigenous Peoples’ Day Story of Stuff celebrated Indigenous Peoples’ Day with two big storytelling content drops: a new animated video in The World We Need series…
Nestlé Waters Betrays Communities, Ducks Environmental Commitments in Sale of Portfolio of Bottled Water Brands Contact: Michael O’Heaney, Executive Director(510) 684-6417, [email protected] Berkeley, CA — Nestlé Waters’ $4 billion sale of the country’s largest portfolio of bottled water brands to two private equity firms spells trouble for communities and ecosystems already feeling the strain of that…
