Looking forward is difficult in these extraordinary times with COVID-19. Everyday brings new changes to what has long been considered ‘normal’ and no one really knows what things will look like two years from now or even two weeks from now. There is a new blog post on the project website called: Public Health and the Right to Clean Water that connects the human right to water principle with the current pandemic. Here is a quick look back, and ahead for the CSJ Blue Community project.
We want to wish all our collaborators and partners well, especially the event organizers. In the past weeks and in the months to come, our Blue Community project was getting ready to address audiences in:
Toronto at the WaterDocs film festival
Hay River at the Catholic Women’s League Diocesan Convention
London at the Go Wild Grow Wild Expo
Rochester at the Sisters of St. Joseph Lakes Region planning meeting
France and Switzerland as part of an international Say No To Nestlé delegation
Bless all the organizers who have spent months developing and coordinating these gatherings and who continue to monitor the public health situation and adjust for the future. Alternatives are being planned so that we can continue raising awareness and widening the circle of engagement.
One of the many priorities we heard from you in the Blue Community survey last year, was to create an educational poster for shared spaces like dining halls, schools, hospitals, parishes, etc. After many months of drafts and feedback from our Committee, the final product is almost ready. It features a full-colour hand-drawn image of a river impacted by two very different types of relationships. The title on the poster is: One River, Two Futures: reflections on water. Included here is just one small section of the poster.
On one side of the river we can see health, connectedness and sharing, while on the other side we see pollution, exclusion and extraction. Measuring 27 by 36 inches, this poster will catch people’s attention, give them some visual and factual information and lead audiences to our project’s website. The divided river image has text on each side to give more context and a few facts about the scarcity of freshwater and the struggle to share it. Can you think of somewhere to hang this poster and spark a reflection about water?
If so, please contact Paul Baines at info@BlueCommunityCSJ.org or 647.831.4525. Special thanks to Jenna Kessler who illustrated the poster.
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