This year has already seen crucial water moments shape our work – from celebrating the salmon returning to the Klamath River to grieving flooding tragedies, we know tapping into community makes meaning of the past, present, and future.
We hear that and hold it. So to respond to this moment, we made space for connection and hosted an inaugural Summer Series for our Color of Water network (a community of 100+ experts of color across the U.S.), consisting of issue-focused conversations. Over the course of six sessions, members connected, exchanged ideas, and shared resources.
about the summer series
Our session topics were:
- Nature-based, community-led solutions
- Water access, groundwater, and drought
- Disaster preparedness and recovery
- Water policy, affordability, and infrastructure funding
- Indigenous and Tribal water issues
- Water quality, public health, and ecosystem restoration
Visual practitioners Ashanti Gardner and Sarah DeWitt joined our sessions to capture the energy and ideas to share with our broader network. We are excited to share the timelapses/images of the notes they took:
tapping into community
Topics of particular interest included diversifying the water workforce, the impact of artificial intelligence and data centers, industry water usage and pollution, and narrative change. A key takeaway across the Summer Series was the necessity of cross-sector collaboration and connection. These events were a new effort for us, and we hope to host more in the future. We are grateful for the energy and time our members shared as part of their broader leadership in the water movement. To learn more and get in touch, check out our directory of 150+ members available for speaking engagements, interviews, and more!
