Two Ways to Commemorate World Water Day

It has been shown that water is responsive to the power of intention. Gather at your local water source, or home, and place your good intentions and prayers into the water. Let’s stand in solidarity with the world’s water protectors and with this blessing, take the first step towards cleaning and restoring the world's water.

Today is World Water Day, an occasion that is celebrated worldwide on March 22 every year. For this occasion, UNIFY, Uplift and Voices of Amerikua have come together to present a beautiful film entitled The Voice of Water,  gives thanks for water and and for life. These three organizations led the protest against the Dakota Access Pipeline.

Water Protectors around the world, led by indigenous nations, are standing up for the rights of water. From the Ganges in India, to the Whanganui River in New Zealand and Standing Rock in the Dakotas, the sacredness of water is being recognized and respected.

The Voice of Water features Chief Phil Lane Jr.–Ihanktonwan Dakota and Chickasaw Nations, Cheryl Angel–Sicangu/Oohenumpa Water Protector, Lyla June Johnston–Cheyanne/Dine Poet and Activist, Ruben Saufkie Sr.–Hopi Water Clan, Hector Buitrago, Polly Higgins, Grant Wilson, Dr Erin O'Donnell, and more.

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As long we're on the subject of World Water Day, the United Nations is also offering its own commemoration with a film entitled  Nature for Water – exploring nature-based solutions to the water challenges we face in the 21st century.



Damaged ecosystems affect the quantity and quality of water available for human consumption. Today, 2.1 billion people live without safe drinking water at home; affecting their health, education and livelihoods.

Sustainable Development Goal 6 commits the world to ensuring that everyone has access to safe water by 2030, and includes targets on protecting the natural environment and reducing pollution.