{"id":94932,"date":"2021-07-08T15:39:00","date_gmt":"2021-07-08T19:31:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/english-mexicali-resiste-activist-vs-constellation-brands-activists-demand-water-rights-and-freedom\/"},"modified":"2021-07-08T15:50:02","modified_gmt":"2021-07-08T19:50:02","slug":"mexicali-resiste-activists-vs-constellation-brands-activistas-exigen-agua-y-libertad","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/mexicali-resiste-activists-vs-constellation-brands-activistas-exigen-agua-y-libertad\/","title":{"rendered":"Mexicali Resiste Activist VS. Constellation Brands: Activists demand WATER RIGHTS and FREEDOM"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\"><![CDATA[\n\/* Style Definitions *\/\nspan.prnews_span\n{\nfont-size:8pt;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\n}\na.prnews_a\n{\ncolor:blue;\n}\nli.prnews_li\n{\nfont-size:8pt;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\n}\np.prnews_p\n{\nfont-size:0.62em;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\nmargin:0in;\n}\n.prngen2{\nBORDER-TOP:black 0pt; BORDER-RIGHT:black 0pt; VERTICAL-ALIGN: BOTTOM; BORDER-BOTTOM:black 0pt; PADDING-LEFT:0.50em; BORDER-LEFT:black 0pt; PADDING-RIGHT:0.50em\n}\n.prnbcc{\nBORDER-TOP-COLOR:; BORDER-COLLAPSE: COLLAPSE; BORDER-LEFT-COLOR:; BORDER-BOTTOM-COLOR:; BORDER-RIGHT-COLOR:\n}\n]]><\/style>\n<div class=\"xn-content\">\n<p><b><i>Water rights activists threatened with false legal accusations for protesting U.S. based multinational Alcohol Corporation, Constellation Brands<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"xn-location\">MEXICALI, Baja California<\/span>, <span class=\"xn-chron\">July 8, 2021<\/span> \/PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE\/\u00a0&#8212;\u00a0Mexicali Resiste, Water Rights Activists, will attend a court hearing for charges of &#8220;deprivation of liberty&#8221; of police and &#8220;dispossession&#8221; of the state building in connection with their involvement in protests against Constellation Brands in 2017. In 2017 the office of the State Attorney of <span class=\"xn-location\">Baja California<\/span> determined that the current accusations did not deem criminal proceedings. However, the current congress of the state of <span class=\"xn-location\">Baja California<\/span> has suddenly decided to reopen the case file and has scheduled a court hearing for <span class=\"xn-chron\">July 8<\/span><sup>th<\/sup>, rescinding the previous resolution and once again presenting accusations against the water rights activists for protesting against corporate corruption and injustice. This comes as no surprise after <span class=\"xn-person\">Leon Fierro<\/span>, one of the activists was wrongfully accused in 2018 of &#8220;attempted murder&#8221; against police, for participating in a protest and 20 days later freed after it was determined that there was no proof. <\/p>\n<div id=\"prni_dvprnejpgd9fcleft\" style=\"WIDTH: 100%; TEXT-ALIGN: left\" dir=\"ltr\"><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"prnejpgd9fcleft\" title=\"Alcohol Justice logo. \" border=\"0\" alt=\"Alcohol Justice logo. \" align=\"middle\" imagelabel=\"General\" src=\"https:\/\/mma.prnewswire.com\/media\/147418\/alcohol_justice_logo.jpg \"\/><\/div>\n<p><b><i>Constellation Brands continues to threaten with privatizing local water in <span class=\"xn-location\">Baja California, Mexico<\/span>, Mexicali Resiste fights back!<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>What: <\/b>Court Hearing<\/p>\n<p><b>When<\/b>: <span class=\"xn-chron\">Thursday, July 8<\/span><sup>th<\/sup>, 2021, at <span class=\"xn-chron\">1 p.m.<\/span> <\/p>\n<p><b>Where<\/b>: Unidad Judicial Calle Sur, Sala Fisica #7, colonia <span class=\"xn-location\">Bellavista<\/span> in the city of <span class=\"xn-location\">Mexicali, Baja California, Mexico<\/span> <\/p>\n<p><b>Who<\/b>: Mexicali Resiste<\/p>\n<p><b>Why<\/b>:<\/p>\n<p>Since <span class=\"xn-chron\">January 2017<\/span>, Mexicali Resiste has opposed the plans by Constellation Brands, a U.S. based alcohol corporation, to build a billion-dollar brewery to use local water to make beer for American consumers in a region already experiencing severe water scarcity. Constellation Brands is expected to consume 20 million cubic meters of water annually from the Valley of <span class=\"xn-location\">Mexicali<\/span>. This desert region has an over-exploited aquifer that is fed by the Colorado River with serious water shortages and serious drought issues in <span class=\"xn-location\">Tijuana<\/span>, <span class=\"xn-location\">Tecate<\/span>, <span class=\"xn-location\">Rosarito<\/span> and <span class=\"xn-location\">Ensenada<\/span>. <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/c212.net\/c\/link\/?t=0&amp;l=en&amp;o=3221827-1&amp;h=3316958729&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fmexiconewsdaily.com%2Fnews%2Fbaja-governor-bows-to-huge-water-law-protest%2F&amp;a=In+2017+Mexicali+Resiste%27s+advocacy+efforts+halted+legislative+efforts+to+privatize+water+in+Baja+California.\" rel=\"nofollow\">In 2017 Mexicali Resiste&#8217;s advocacy efforts halted legislative efforts to privatize water in <span class=\"xn-location\">Baja California<\/span>.<\/a> Then, in <span class=\"xn-chron\">February 2020<\/span> the National Human Rights Commission released a report that determined that the process of the approval and installation of the Constellation Brands Brewery violates the human right to water, which would lead to the detriment of the population and farmers of the Valley of <span class=\"xn-location\">Mexicali<\/span>. In 2020 the Mexican President, <span class=\"xn-person\">Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador<\/span> called for a Consultation for the people of <span class=\"xn-location\">Mexicali<\/span> to vote to determine the future of Constellation Brands continued operation which resulted in a NO vote, halting the operation of Constellation Brands, however the company still has not left <span class=\"xn-location\">Mexicali<\/span>. The current Governor, <span class=\"xn-person\">Jaime Bonilla<\/span>, <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/c212.net\/c\/link\/?t=0&amp;l=en&amp;o=3221827-1&amp;h=2661426082&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sandiegouniontribune.com%2Fnews%2Fwatchdog%2Fsdut-otay-contracts-tied-to-chairman-2011dec29-htmlstory.html&amp;a=former+President+of+the+Otay+Water+Board\" rel=\"nofollow\">former President of the Otay Water Board<\/a> in <span class=\"xn-location\">San Diego, CA<\/span>, <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/c212.net\/c\/link\/?t=0&amp;l=en&amp;o=3221827-1&amp;h=2346837553&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.lavozdelafrontera.com.mx%2Flocal%2Fva-para-adelante-constellation-brands-bonilla-4725096.html&amp;a=has+been+known+to+continue+support+efforts+to+allow+Constellation+Brands+to+continue+operating+in+Mexicali.\" rel=\"nofollow\">has been known to continue support efforts to allow Constellation Brands to continue operating in <span class=\"xn-location\">Mexicali<\/span>.<\/a><\/p>\n<p><b>#QueremosAguayLibertad<br \/><\/b><b>#MexicaliResiste<br \/><\/b><b>#TodosSomosMexicali<\/b><\/p>\n<div>\n<table id=\"convertedTable263a\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" border=\"0\" class=\"prnbcc\">\n<tr>\n<td class=\"prngen2\">\n<p class=\"prnews_p\"><span class=\"prnews_span\"><b>CONTACT<\/b>:\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"prngen2\">\n<p class=\"prnews_p\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">Tsux <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"mailto:6txus9@gmail.com\" class=\"prnews_a\" rel=\"nofollow\">6txus9@gmail.com<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"prngen2\"><\/td>\n<td class=\"prngen2\">\n<p class=\"prnews_p\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">Genesis, <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"mailto:mazatldeldesierto@protonmail.com\" class=\"prnews_a\" rel=\"nofollow\">mazatldeldesierto@protonmail.com<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"prngen2\"><\/td>\n<td class=\"prngen2\">\n<p class=\"prnews_p\"><span class=\"prnews_span\">Mayra Jimenez, 323-683-4687<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Logo &#8211; <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/c212.net\/c\/link\/?t=0&amp;l=en&amp;o=3221827-1&amp;h=1875717823&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fmma.prnewswire.com%2Fmedia%2F147418%2Falcohol_justice_logo.jpg&amp;a=https%3A%2F%2Fmma.prnewswire.com%2Fmedia%2F147418%2Falcohol_justice_logo.jpg\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/mma.prnewswire.com\/media\/147418\/alcohol_justice_logo.jpg<\/a> <\/p>\n<p>SOURCE  Alcohol Justice<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"xn-content\">\n<p><b><i>Water rights activists threatened with false legal accusations for protesting U.S. based multinational Alcohol Corporation, Constellation Brands<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"xn-location\">MEXICALI, Baja California<\/span>, <span class=\"xn-chron\">July 8, 2021<\/span> \/PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE\/\u00a0&#8212;\u00a0Mexicali Resiste, Water Rights Activists, will attend a court hearing for charges of &#8220;deprivation of liberty&#8221; of police and &#8220;dispossession&#8221; of the state building in connection with their involvement in protests against Constellation Brands in 2017. In 2017 the&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":94933,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-94932","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-negocios-y-finanzas"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/94932","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=94932"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/94932\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/94933"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=94932"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=94932"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=94932"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}