Join the Water Institute for an interactive event exploring what water means to different people, its true value, and how we can better protect this vital resource together.
9:30-11:00
a.m.
An
interactive
workshop
in
the
morning,
where
participants
will
have
an
opportunity
to
explore
their
relationship
to
water
while
learning
from
one
another
as
we
answer
the
question,
“what
does
water
mean
to
you?”
The
workshop
will
be
followed
by
a
presentation
from
Ogamauh
annag
qwe
(Sue
Chiblow),
Crane
Clan
and
raised
in
Garden
First
Nation,
who
has
worked
extensively
with
First
Nation
communities
for
the
last
30
years
in
environmental
related
fields,
who
will
share
knowledge
on
Anishinaabek
N’bi
pedagogies
that
we
are
water,
water
is
life,
water
has
a
spirit,
water
is
medicine,
and
is
the
lifeblood
of
Mother
Earth.
Her
presentation
will
contrast
Anishinaabek
worldview
to
mainstream
society’s
worldview,
exploring
women’s
roles
and
responsibilities
in
water
governance.
2:00-3:30
p.m.
In
the
afternoon,
Brooklyn
native
Dr.
Ayana
Elizabeth
Johnson,
a
marine
biologist,
policy
expert,
and
Co-Founder
of
the
All
We
Can
Save
Project,
will
be
in
conversation
with
CTV
News'
Science
and
Technology
Specialist
Dan
Riskin,
discussing
ways
to
heal
our
oceans,
our
climate,
and
our
injustices.