STORIES ABOUT WATER
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On Women, Courage, and Co-Conspiracy
ON WOMEN, COURAGE AND CO-CONSPIRACY by Marsela Pećanac photos by Robert Oroz I have recently been grappling with the notion of courage. I met Asha Bandele, a wonderful woman activist leader, at a conference where she said: “If you want to do anything, you need to do it with courage.” Here is what came up for me upon reflection: Courage
Water Warriors Aligned
WATER WARRIORS ALIGNED By Nichole Miller-Strachan As a young Black Woman working in the 501c3 sector in the late 90’s early 2000’s, there was a name that came up in every development meeting, Gwen Winston. If there was a grant to be secured, you called “Gwen Winston” to eloquently paint a picture empowering and captivating anyone whose eyes scanned the pages.
Water sovereignty is freedom – A state-of-the-art off-grid water solution in the bush in Ghana
WATER SOVEREIGNTY IS FREEDOM - A STATE OF THE ART OFF GRID WATER SOLUTION IN GHANA By Dr Christian Andres Introducing: Obrobibini Peace Complex (OPC) OPC is an NGO bringing together various cultures to evolve regenerative communities adopting low-impact lifestyles, so-called “ecovillages”. Besides engaging in organic farming, these communities practice off-grid living, which can include clean energy (ex. solar and biogas
Being a Flowing River
BEING A FLOWING RIVER Esther Raab Translation: Emma Sham-Ba Ayalon Being a flowing river And not a lake that raises algae. A river that displays from its banks Old stones Covered with moss and hyssop. Gladly tearing off Thin willow twigs. Carrying them away Toward a source. Swirling beams of Wood Gray dead And drifting them off to the sea
Water Book
WATER BOOK Walking Water has existed for 8 years as a pilgrimage, a project and a prayer that centers water as teacher, guide, and sacred source. During this time we have built relationships with peoples, lands and waters from across the world, born witness to places and stories of destruction and grief as well as the beauty, regeneration and healing.
Weaving Earth
WEAVING EARTH: OUR FISCAL SPONSOR AND PARTNER In the summer of 2015, delegates from Weaving Earth Center for Relational Education (WE) joined friends and allies on the Walking Water (WW) pilgrimage, a 300 mile journey by foot from Miwok, Mono and Paiute territories in the eastern Sierra Nevada to Tongva territory by the sea (Los Angeles, CA). During the pilgrimage,
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