A major victory in the Northern California area was reported this morning. Nestle, the world's largest beverage and food corporation, has been fighting to tap the pristine waters of Mt.Shasta for a long time. Whenever multinationals like Nestle come to bat, it can be hard for local people to protect their community and environment. With major threats to the grater watershed, Indigenous residents in the area, and long-time locals this has been a steadfast area of struggle in Nor-Cal for years. But Nestle got beat, and there's one less operation to produce the completely unsustainable product of bottled water, which also supports the privatization of water rights that all species on Earth have an inherent right to enjoy.
Mt. Shasta is one of the most magnificent, gorgeous, and powerful mountain areas in the world. If you ever have an opportunity to visit do so, and don't forget to visit the town park where you can drink from a spring coming right from the ground- its the headwaters for the Sacramento River. And don't forget to congratulate the McCloud Watershed Council for their work, and remember to never get too bogged down with the ongoing and continued threats of human rights abuses, climate change, social and environmental injustices-ever ounce of energy towards the prevention and elimination of these oppressions will be heard, felt, and lived in one way or another. We all need to help one another, and through difficult times, many battles will be lost, but many will be won, in the war for respect, equity and justice for all life on this planet.
In Solidarity...
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