Take Back Water: what if we refused to pay?

From the Poll Tax to Don’t Pay, student rent strikes and beyond — mass refusal has a powerful history in the UK. Millions have come together to oppose unjust taxes, and soaring bills and rent through the act of refusing to pay. But what makes for an effective mass non-payment campaign? How do we win? And, where will the next one come from?

Join Take Back Water to explore these questions through the framework of refusal and the crises currently facing the private water industry in England and Wales.

We’ll discuss why water has become a site of increasing social struggle, alternative ownership models and what it means to refuse as a collective act with speakers including:

• Plan C

• Seth Wheeler, Editor with Agit Press

• Frances Northrop, Abundance

• Sophie Flinders, Common Wealth

• Johnbosco Nwogbo, We Own It

• Ash Smith, Windrush Against Sewage Pollution
• Jim Morris-Knight, representative for Water, Environment and Transport on UNISON's National Executive Council
• And more...

Afterwards, join us for a social to learn more about the campaign and connect with other organisers.