Sarah Judd

The back of a pickup truck holding multiple jugs of water.

In a Rainy Spring and Between Two Dams, a City Thirsts for Water! by Baker H. Amin

Growing up, one of my biggest weekly challenges was to plan for the weekend. Yet, this was not in the traditional Western sense; rather than discovering new places to go out with my friends and family, this planning consisted of determining which springs and wells to drive to in order to get 7 days worth of fresh drinking water!

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A beautiful blue lake in front of a mountain scape.

Is Water a Protected or Unprotected Human Right? by Beatriz Garcia Granados

When I was a child, I used to live in one of the suburbs in Mexico City, a place in the middle of the mountains and outside of the city. Close to my friends and family’s neighborhood, there was a conservation area with a lot of trees and a river. We could not afford vacations; for that reason, we spent a lot of our free time in this beautiful place.

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Creating Ripples: A Community Arts Workshop for World Water Day 2024

Are you ready to dance and paint in free-flowing motion? As part of OCIC’s World Water Day 2024 activities, let’s come together for ‘Creating Ripples: A Community Arts Workshop to Celebrate World Water Day 2024,’ a special workshop that’s all about the essence of water, combining the fluidity of movement and the beauty of performance and visual

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Calming the Waters: Stories of Water, Peace, and Life

As part of OCIC’s World Water Day 2024 activities we are excited to announce our partnership with the 1001 Friday Nights of Storytelling community for “Calming the Waters: Stories of Water, Peace, and Life,” a special themed Friday storytelling night. This event aims to highlight stories about water, including personal narratives, folk tales, fairy tales, songs, and other oral pieces. We

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