We encourage you to celebrate Black History Month with our partners at Northern Michigan E3, who created this wonderful resource spotlighting important Black leaders throughout the month as well as sharing weekly days of action in support of their efforts in our community.
As we join many organizations and individuals in honoring and celebrating Black History this February, our team is sharing reflections on how they have been inspired by Black excellence throughout history and in the present day, as we look to build an equitable future where all can fully thrive.
We are honored to welcome Palestinian artist Ayed Arafah as our first State of Water guest in 2024. Tune in for part 1 in a powerful conversation with Ayed about his creative process, art as freedom in the midst of occupation, poignant reflections on feeling disconnected from water, updates on the crisis in his homeland, and much more.
As we look forward to kicking off our 2024 series of Understanding Racial Justice (URJ) cohorts next Monday evening with an in-person cohort at Farm Club just outside of Traverse City, we thought it’d be a meaningful time to share a big picture update on our URJ program. Seats are still available to join us next week!
Eminazhichiget, which translates in Anishinaabemowin to “person who does good things for others,” is the name of a new ongoing podcast celebrating Anishinaabek leaders from across the Great Lakes region. We hope to uplift their efforts by providing a snapshot into their work and lives, and allowing all to celebrate their success and leadership.
We are wishing peace and wellbeing for you and yours as we welcome in 2024. We invite you to read this greeting from our 3 Co-Executive Directors Seth Bernard, Holly T. Bird, and Jenny Jones as well as listen to a Happy New Year audio message from Holly T. Bird.
For our final episode of the 2023 we are once again turning the microphone around on State of Water host and Title Track founder Seth Bernard. Seth gives some end of year reflections on where we’ve been as the State of Water Podcast and the Clean Water Campaign for MI and shares of his passionate commitment to being in solidarity with the Palestinian people.
In this special episode, State of Water host Seth Bernard checks in from this November’s One Water Summit in Tuscon, AZ, hosted by the US Water Alliance. Seth gives an intimate travel log style report sharing of inspiring connections, insightful conversations, and meaningful moments that will inform his work as he returns to Michigan.
Monica Lewis-Patrick is CEO and co-founder of We the People of Detroit, and has worked tirelessly on water justice issues for years in Detroit as well as being an effective advocate at the state and federal levels for water affordability and human rights. Her commitment to this work is truly contagious and we hope that you’ll be inspired as much as we are by this wonderful leader.
Join us at the Farm Club outside of Traverse City for our first in-person URJ cohort of 2024! We will meet Monday evenings from 5:30-7:30pm February 5-March 4.