Ewa Jasiewicz, Reclaim the Power
22nd October 2014 | Our Supporters
We can’t just fight fires and win incremental gains, we need systemic change. The energy we use, its source, its ownership and its distribution needs to come under democratic control, and it needs to be clean and renewable.
Join the new national movement to #takebackwater 💧✊💧 It’s time to turn the tide on 40 years of privatisation and failure.
💧💧 We're building a movement to Take Back Water.
On July 5th we’re giving the new government 100 days to commit to public ownership.
↪ If the government refuses to act, we’ll launch the first wave of financial disobedience from Oct 14th, targeting the water industry by withholding our payments for 90 days.
↪ We’ll launch bigger and longer waves of financial disobedience for as long as it takes whilst building our collective power in every community.
↪ This is a low risk action and we need to take it collectively. Before we strike, we’ll help you join a “strike circle” – a group of at least 5 people striking in your region – so you can support each other.
↪ We know that public ownership has a popular mandate therefore through our actions we will make the government respond to this new political reality.
↪ We want to build large citizens assemblies across the country to discuss, debate, and participate in the creation of a new democratic plan for real public ownership of water as a service and not a commodity.
↪ But we know without a leverage we are powerless. Co-ordinated, mass financial disobedience is a way where we can make it clear to parasitical share holders and private equity companies that the days of privatised water are over. ... See MoreSee Less
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In Scotland we don't have to, but i support your need to do this
It’s time to buy back British Gas ... See MoreSee Less
It’s time to buy back British Gas
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Research The Case for Ambitious Public Ownership of Renewable Generation: Ten Common Questions and Common Wealth’s Answers Public ownership (general) Energy Source: www.common-wealth.org0 CommentsComment on Facebook
Ofgem: don’t raise our bills to bail out energy companies ... See MoreSee Less
Ofgem: don’t raise our bills to bail out energy companies
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Ofgem is trying to raise OUR bills to bail out energy companies, rather than helping ordinary people. Ofgem must scrap these plans NOW - agree? Sign the petition now:0 CommentsComment on Facebook
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Don't miss We Own It's #GreatBritishEnergy online event this Monday 24 April, 7-8pm 💡 Register at: bit.ly/HowdoweGBEOne week to go: register now! bit.ly/HowdoweGBE ... See MoreSee Less
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Keep politicians' hands off it, especially tories' and keith's !!!!