top
Central Valley
Central Valley
Indybay
Indybay
Indybay
Regions
Indybay Regions North Coast Central Valley North Bay East Bay South Bay San Francisco Peninsula Santa Cruz IMC - Independent Media Center for the Monterey Bay Area North Coast Central Valley North Bay East Bay South Bay San Francisco Peninsula Santa Cruz IMC - Independent Media Center for the Monterey Bay Area California United States International Americas Haiti Iraq Palestine Afghanistan
Topics
Newswire
Features
From the Open-Publishing Calendar
From the Open-Publishing Newswire
Indybay Feature

Photo essay of protest against Nestlé in Sacramento May 20

by Dan Bacher
“As California's water supplies dry up, Nestlé continues to make millions selling bottled water and that’s outrageous!” explained Liz McDowell, campaigner for SumOfUs.org. “We’ve stood up to Nestlé exploiting natural resources for profit in the past everywhere from Pakistan to Canada, and now the global community is speaking out before California runs completely dry.”

Tim Molina of the Courage Campaign speaks at the protest at the Nestlé bottling plant in Sacramento. Photo by Dan Bacher
800_mike_check_-_courage_campaign.jpg
People from across the state converged on two Nestlé bottling plants - one in Sacramento and other in Los Angeles - on May 20 demanding that the Swiss-based Nestlé corporation halt its bottling operations during the state’s record drought. Over 50 people from the Sacramento and Bay Areas attended the protest in Sacramento. The following are some of the photos that I took covering the protest in Sacramento.
§Salvina Lopez
by Dan Bacher
800_chinook_photo.jpg
Salvina Adeline Santos Jesus Lopez, the daughter of Concow Maidu Tribe Chair Jessica Lopez, in front of the water bottling plant in Sacramento. Photo by Dan Bacher.
§Jessica Lopez
by Dan Bacher
800_jessica_lopez.jpg
Jessica Lopez, Chair of the Concow Maidu Tribe, with her daughter in front of the Nestlé bottling plant. Photo by Dan Bacher.
§Leave it in the ground!
by Dan Bacher
800_big_banner.jpg
The big banner in front of the plant on May 20. Photo by Dan Bacher.
§Marching at the plant
by Dan Bacher
800_marching_at_the_plant.jpg
After marching in front of the entrance of the bottling plant, the organizers and activists delivered the petitions to Nestlé management. Photo by Dan Bacher.
§Francisco Dominguez
by Dan Bacher
800_francisco_dominguez.jpg
Francisco Dominguez, photojournalist, and another activist march in front of tNestlé. Photo by Dan Bacher.
§Jay
by Dan Bacher
800_jay.jpg
Jay, a longtime local activist, urges Nestlé to turn off its faucet. Photo by Dan Bacher.
§United Native Americans
by Dan Bacher
800_united_native_americans.jpg
Quanah Brightman of United Native Americans in front of the Nestlé plan. Photo by Dan Bacher.
§John Reiger
by Dan Bacher
800_john_reiger.jpg
John Reiger of Veterans for Peace. Photo by Dan Bacher.
§Sandra Lupien
by Dan Bacher
800_sandra_lupien.jpg
Sandra Lupien (right) of Food and Water Watch holds a sign at the protest. Photo by Dan Bacher.
Add Your Comments
Listed below are the latest comments about this post.
These comments are submitted anonymously by website visitors.
TITLE
AUTHOR
DATE
D. Boyer
Fri, May 22, 2015 10:38AM
We are 100% volunteer and depend on your participation to sustain our efforts!

Donate

$110.00 donated
in the past month

Get Involved

If you'd like to help with maintaining or developing the website, contact us.

Publish

Publish your stories and upcoming events on Indybay.

IMC Network