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At the end of 2017, the Federation of The Sisters of St. Joseph became a Blue Community so that we can protect water as a shared commons, sacred gift, and human right.

The Sisters of St. Joseph of Sault Ste. Marie are committed to clean water.  We join with others and support a Blue Community.

Leadership Team for Blue Communities for Sault Ste. Marie:

Sr. Bonnie Chesser

Sr. Marilyn Duff

Rita Pulice, Associate

Patricia Cilzia, Associate

 

Steering Committee for Federation CSJ Group

Sr. Bonnie Chesser

Sr. Anne Karges

Sr. Cecily Hewitt

Sr. Jean Leahy

Sr. Loretta Manzara

Mrs. Shirley Favot, Associate SSM
 

August 27, 2019 Updates



Water News
There is a water justice Summit coming to London this fall. The Water is Life Alliance is hosting its next gathering at Western University on Saturday, September 28th. Speakers include: Maude Barlow, Lela George, Holly T. Bird, Claire McClinton, and more. Find out more on their website.
 
TV Ontario segment on drinking water crisis on First Nations reserves. See the video. From the TVO website: Water quality advisories are nothing new in Indigenous communities and Attawapiskat First Nation is the latest place to declare a state of emergency over water. The crisis highlights the long, rocky road still ahead for reconciliation. The Agenda welcomes Willow Fiddler, an APTN video journalist and Dawn Martin-Hill, academic director of the Indigenous Studies program at McMaster University, and Marc Miller, parliamentary secretary to the minister of crown-Indigenous relations, to discuss this issue.
Water Actions

Support the Water Doc Film Festival. No other film festival in Canada brings together so many water educators, activists, artists, organizations and protectors into one space to raise awareness and inspire action to protect water. See and share their fundraising page now reaching only 50% of their goal.
 
Any day now, Nestlé will have to submit a new application for a permit and you can bet it’s hoping to do so under the radar. But if we can make a huge stink now, we can pressure Ontario’s government to deny the permit and stop Nestlé’s greedy water grab for good. Sign and share the petition.
 

To learn more about water issues and to take action, visit the Blue Community website.



Click here for critical updates on the Nestle campaign.

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We present a short video on Nestle and the waste that is produced by their products


Click here for information presentation which was used for World Water Day on March 22, 2019.  It provides some valuable information for us to "achieve universal and equitable access to safe and affordable drinking water for all.”

Bottled Water

Bottled Water continues to be an issue.  Click here to learn more about water issues and Nestle.  Below is a chart of the companies affiliated with Nestle.

​Possible Activities

• articles and coverage of work in local media and Congregation newsletter

• postcard making/sending

• petition signing

• games and activities (ie, crosswords, trivia)

• video screenings and discussion

• blue creativity (ie, water colour painting, beading, singing)

• event participation (tabling, sponsorship, endorsements)

• discovering and sharing children's book on our water connections

For more information please visit: https://www.bluecommunitycsj.org/