During this event we will explore the critical connections between water issues and community representation. This event will bring together leaders, researchers, and advocates to discuss tools and strategies for empowering communities to educate policymakers on water security, environmental justice, and resource access. Topics will include storytelling on water justice, economic fragility, and ways to engage policymakers in actionable solutions.
Note – this is a hybrid event.
Brought to you by: Alabama Water Institute, The Undivide Project, Environmental Policy Innovation Center
Time | Who | Description |
11:30am Doors Open – Lunch Provided/Networking | ||
12:15 – 12:35 (20 minutes) | Dennis Chestnut | Opening remarks |
12:35 – 1:15pm Collective Share Session | Name, Org, 1 Problem or wicked issue you’re struggling with related to water and representation | ||
1:15 – 1:45 (30 minutes) |
Monica Sanders, Gabe Watson, Mike Gremillion | A diverse set of experts hailing from academia, government, and non-profit sectors, their work has touched many aspects of water issues in the mid-Atlantic and beyond. |
1:45 – 2:25 (40 minutes) |
Georgia Parolski, UMD | The Maryland Safe Drinking WATER Study: An initiative to protect Maryland’s drinking water |
2:20-2:30 break/networking | ||
2:30 – 3:15 (40 minutes) |
Evan Isaacson, Chesapeake Legal Alliance | How A Little Known Environmental Right in U.S. Law Remains the Missing Piece to Achieving Clean Water for All |
3:15 – 4:15 (60 minutes) |
Monica Sanders, Gabe Watson | Learn about a vast ecosystem of data and tools to support advocacy including an opportunity to ‘try out’ tools from federal, state, and non-profit developers and assess strengths and weaknesses in their own work. Water and Representation Tool Resource List |