Food & Water Watch: Good for Fryeburg?

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	In the Fight to Stop Water Privatization, This Case Is Huge Help Us Pay for Lawyer Fees to Take On Nestlé! Water Should Belong to the People We Need Your Support to Win the Fight Against Nestlé Dear Supporter, The town of Fryeburg, Maine, is not big — but it's got a huge problem on its hands. Nestlé is pushing the town to turn over its water system in a contract that could last as long as 45 years! Now, we're in the midst of an expensive legal battle to protect Fryeburg's water and stop this contract from going through. Can you help us pay for lawyer fees by chipping in to our fight to stop Nestlé? Defeating Nestlé in Maine would be a huge victory for everyone who believes that water should belong to the public. Nestlé has a long history of bullying, not just in Fryeburg, but across the country and around the world. For example, Nestlé once tried to broker a deal in California — a state that's recently been going through severe droughts — to buy up a local town's water at less than a third of what local residents were paying. It's time to stop Nestlé from its incessant bullying. This case in Maine will be setting a huge precedent, so it is important that we gear up for a long fight. Can you pitch in today to help us take on one of the most powerful corporations in America? Water is a basic right — and no private company should be allowed to rake in profits from water while leaving local communities high and dry. In a year of unprecedented drought in regions across America, it simply isn't fair for a giant company like Nestlé to be sucking the water out of communities where people need it. Chip in today to show Nestlé that water is for people — not for profit. Thanks for fighting for what's right, Nisha Swinton Senior New England Organizer Food & Water Watch nswinton(at)fwwatch(dot)org