 On Sunday January 19, 2025, AGVWC, in collaboration with the Sebastopol Grange, Common Space Community Land Trust, Weaving Earth / Walking Water and The Water Folk, hosted a screening of the documentary Water Is Love: Ripples Of Regeneration followed by a panel discussion. "Water Is Love: Ripples of Regeneration is a poignant documentary that delves into the intricate relationship between communities and their water sources. The film highlights the challenges faced by various communities worldwide in ensuring sustainable water management and showcases inspiring stories of resilience and regeneration. The filmmakers follow a group of young people grappling with the climate crisis while they weave in inspiring stories of regenerative ecosystem design. The film highlights the challenges of water scarcity and the innovative solutions being implemented to ensure water sustainability. It emphasizes the importance of community-driven efforts in water conservation and the ripple effects that could result in climate resiliency.”
After the hour-long documentary, a panel of Jean Redus and David Beck of AGVWC, Justine Epstein of Weaving Earth / Walking Water and Ethan Hirsch-Tauber of The Water Folk spoke to the attendees about the work each of their groups have been doing and answered questions around water issues in our area. We pondered the importance of watershed health for all life and a functioning water cycle, the cycle itself important for climate stability. The attendees shared their water related knowledge and posed the big question, what do we as a community do next to protect and insure water resiliency. As part of the answer to that question, AGVWC is working to continue the community conversation and education as seen at their January 25 Quarterly Meeting (see blog post for the meeting) where attendees learned about the important work beavers can do for stream restoration and working groups formed to address a variety of water issues. (see blog post for groups you may be interested in joining). If you missed the screening of Water Is Love, there are other opportunities to view it. March 22, 2025 is World Water Day and the global release of Water is Love: Ripples of Regeneration. For those of you who missed the Sebastopol screening or wish to invite your friends to view the documentary, we will be sending you more information for this virtual screening by donation as World Water Day Approaches. - Dena Allen, Co-chair, AGVWC Board of Directors
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