New! University of Winnipeg: Case Study of a Campus Bottled Water Ban
In March 2009, the University of Winnipeg announced that it will be the first university in Canada to end the purchase and sale of bottled water on campus. How did students at the U of W organize to make this possible?
University of Winnipeg: Case Study of a Campus Bottled Water Ban (whole document): click here
• University of Winnipeg WATER Campaign: Action Timeline click here
• Key campaign notes from CFS-Manitoba and UWSA click here
• UWSA Motion and Referendum Question: Text click here
• Letter to Lloyd Axworthy, President of the University of Winnipeg click here
• Top 3 student concerns about the bottled water ban at U of W click here
• Next Steps in Resisting Water Privatization at U of W:
UWSA and CFS – Manitoba address questions from students click here
• Bottled Water and YOU of W click here
University of Winnipeg Students’ Association (UWSA)
www.theuwsa.ca
Canadian Federation of Students – Manitoba (CFS-Manitoba)
www.cfsmb.ca
Polaris Institute
www.polarisinstitute.org
Resources
| Attachment | Size |
|---|---|
| U of W Bottled Water Ban.pdf | 132.21 KB |
| U of W Action Timeline.pdf | 47.27 KB |
| Key campaign notes.pdf | 52.19 KB |
| UWSA motion and referendum text.pdf | 37.24 KB |
| Letter to Lloyd Axworthy.pdf | 32.55 KB |
| Top 3 student concerns.pdf | 50.63 KB |
| Next steps.pdf | 55.04 KB |
| Bottled Water and YOU of W.pdf | 290.07 KB |
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