.: FAME March in Marseille'

alternative Water Forum which was held at Marselle, France from 14-17 March, 2012. It was an meeting place of various social movements struggling against water privatization and making profit from water. The theme of the forum was "Water For Life, Not For Sale". Several events, struggles, films, marches, debates, round tables, videos and many more displayed at the forum by various grass root groups, scholars, activists, indigenous people, etc. (To View photos go to the link) FAME March in Marseille

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NAFSO (National Fisheries Solidarity Movement), organizes fishermen to lobby the government to defend their rights and to bring about good environmental practice in coastal areas. ...NAFSO has helped a fishing community to take legal action against a proposal to build a five-star hotel on a mangrove where fish spawn."We are not against hotels, because they bring tourism and income. But 3,000 families and 15,000 fishermen use this lagoon and all of them could be affected by the developments. Only 200 would be employed by the hotel. The lagoon is our mother, and we must protect her." Jude Preman Fernando, local fisherman. At the present situation we are continuing our campaign with small scale fishermen to urge the government to take legal action against Destructive Fishing Practices around the coastal areas of Sri Lanka. View my complete profile

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FAME March in Marseille'