CALL FOR ACTION

International Day of Action Against Dams and for Rivers, Water & Life 
March 14th, 2004

We invite you to participate in the 7th Annual International Day of Action Against Dams and for Rivers, Water and Life on March 14th, 2004. This is a time to join together in solidarity to protest destructive development and celebrate our successes over the last year. It is also a time to fight for social justice and the rights of communities over their resources and lives.

As a special focus in 2004, the 60th anniversary of the World Bank and IMF, we are encouraging participants to celebrate a day of action on the World Bank and large dams. By acting together we can promote more equitable and sustainable ways of managing our waterways.

Last year on March 14 thousands of people blocked traffic to protest devastation of their rivers, scaled peaks to stop dams, organized educational rafting trips and held rituals to celebrate their sacred waters – all as part of an annual effort to protect living rivers around the world.

We encourage you to organize actions and events on the World Bank and large dams – be it on the legacy of past dam projects, the need for reparation and restoration, the new Bank strategy to re-engage in high-risk projects, or the impacts of privatizing the water sector. As always, groups are free to choose whatever topics and forms of action they like, and it will make sense to focus on topics and forms that make sense within your own context.

Sincerely,

Elizabeth Brink & Jill Lambird
International Rivers Network
1847 Berkeley Way
Berkeley, CA 94703 USA
Phone: +1.510.848.1155
Fax: +1.510.848.1008
E-mail: dayofaction@irn.org