END OF YEAR LETTER & FINANCIAL TRANSPARENCY Dear Friends, We hope this finds you well as Winter approaches here in the Northern Hemisphere. While Covid is still with us, Walking Water is emerging from the pandemic with much learning about restorative rest and relational response. We have experienced a full
LA WALKS OF RESILIENCE AND ACCOUNTABILITY - 2 By Gigi Coyle Photos by Teena Pugliese On November 18th and 19th, 2022 Walking Water and the Owens Valley Indian Water Commission (OVIWC) co-hosted Walks of Resilience and Accountability along the LA river/Paayme Paxaayt and an evening with film and conversation at
FROM HOME TO HEADWATERS By Nina Gordon-Kirsch Photo by Theresa Martin, at Highland Lakes, Hungalelti-Washoe Land Roughly five years ago, a seed was planted in my chest that I had to walk to my headwaters (read more here from a previous WW newsletter) and use the journey to
WALKING TO THE HEADWATERS By Julia Maryanska 5 years ago, water protector, high school teacher and former Walking Water collaborator, Nina Gordon-Kirsch received a vision that she was meant to walk her waters – from the end use of her home in Oakland to the Headwaters. This Summer, she has
CURRENT WATER NEWS FROM PAYAHUUNADÜ Paul Huette and Noah Williams have the same great great grandparents, Jim and Sarah Hill. Mr. and Mrs. Hill owned farm land in what used to be the community of Fish Springs, located five miles south of Big Pine. The Hills obtained the land in
VISIONS FOR WATER JUSTICE By Dr. Sophia Borgias What would water justice look like in a region known for its history of injustice? This was a question I posed to more than two dozen individuals who have dedicated themselves to water issues in the Owens and Mono basins. These were
THOUGHTS ON PILGRIMAGE By Justine Epstein and Kate Bunney Humans have the capacity for generosity and destruction. What do we humans ideally want for ourselves, each other and our shared planet? How might generosity be encouraged and the capacity for destruction be acknowledged as part of our collective healing? We
NEWS FROM OTEPIC KENYA PEACE PROJECT By Philip Munyasia With a population of 53 million, 15 percent of Kenyans rely on unimproved water sources, such as ponds, shallow wells and rivers, while 41 percent of Kenyans lack access to basic sanitation solutions. These challenges are especially evident in rural areas
GIFTS FOR WOUNDED WATERS By Trebbe Johnson Lisa Chipkin loved the ocean—and for years she had been avoiding it. Although her California home was just a few miles from the Pacific coast, the ocean made her sad. She had stopped eating fish after she learned about the mercury and other
MAKING REFLECTION ... By Emmett Brennan Six years ago I walked 200 miles through Payahuunadu (the Owens Valley, Eastern Sierras, California). I was participating in the second year of Walking Water. What a reverent group that was! Such a deep and shared care for water. I ended up learning a lot
