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Humanizing Water Rights & Climate Impacts with Daniella Sherrill
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Global and political leadership have lost the plot, so this week we turn to the leadership we deserve, within our communities. Marginalized people typically aren't seen as leaders and get dismissed. This week, we sat down with organizer, Daniella Sherrill, about the Arizona Water for All program and how they are building leadership within impacted communities for lasting water sovereignty. She shares helpful tips that all of our organizations could learn in this moment. Read on for more...
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This week, host Sam Chavez (she/they/he) speaks with community organizer, Daniella Sherrill (she/her) about the critical issues surrounding water access and rights in the Southwest, particularly in Arizona. She shares her experience with Arizona Water for All, a program to support water-insecure communities to improve water security and agency. Watch today's episode.
"Water is life, it unites us."
I love how Daniella helps to humanize water access issues. She shows how decisions by elites in big cities impact real people on the ground. Upgrade to a listen to the full conversation. Becoming a Seedling Member at just $2/month.
- 00:00 - Importance of Water Rights and Access
- 05:30 - Understanding Arizona Water for All
- 11:45 - Dakota Access Pipeline & The Politics of Water Rights
- 19:00 - Water as a Connection to Community
- 19:15 - Impact of Arizona Water for All Programs
- 27:09 - Embodying Leadership in Marginalized Bodies
- 29:00 - Loving Arizona & the Desert 🏜️
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References / Resources
- Arizona Water for All
- Arizona Water for All Launch Video
- Arizona Water for All News
- Maricopa County Heat-related Illness or Death Dashboard
- Watch Today's Episode on YouTube
Strategies to Raising Up Marginalized Leadership
We also discuss why empowering leadership in communities is crucial to building shifting our world towards a caring climate future. Daniella shared the strategies they used to empower community members to advocate for water sovereignty and build leadership from the ground up to truly create transformational change.
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