Dozens of organizations from all over Michigan will gather Friday at the Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History to commemorate World Water Day and seek solutions to the state’s various water crises. The event begins with a ceremony at 4 p.m. conducted by Grandmother Beatrice Menase Kwe Jackson, a Tsimphean/Nicola Anishinawbe tribal member. Jewish, Christian and Muslim faith leaders will immediately follow the ceremony with a press conference on the sacredness of water within their respective faith traditions.
A dozen speakers will be featured on three main panels with the topics such as Water Affordability and Access; Making and Keeping Water Healthy and Free of Contaminants; and Protecting the Commons, Stopping Privatization. The event will also feature tributes to the recently departed Mama Lila Cabbil, a civil rights, social justice and water rights veteran.
Rain barrels for garden irrigation will be auctioned off and there will information tables staffed by variety of social justice groups.
Those seeking more information can visit the event Facebook page: https://progressmichigan. actionkit.com/go/5743?t=3&akid=11957%2E107474%2E6Oo8lD
- Posted March 20, 2019
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Hundreds to gather for water crises solutions on World Water Day
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