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Ripples is a youth-led arts zine showcasing visual and written works that celebrate our shared love of and connection to water. We are calling for young artists, writers, and photographers (aged 6-25), who live on the unceded Indigenous lands and waters today known as British Columbia to join us in creating a collection of artistic works that celebrate human connection to water—and the entirety of our watersheds—in a time of environmental degradation and a rapidly changing climate.
Submissions are due February 19th, 2024
Part love letter and part call to action, through Ripples, we endeavour to reflect the beauty and ecological significance of the watersheds that nourish and cradle the places we call home and are the lifeblood of our province and planet. In doing so, we celebrate the inherent interconnectedness of humans and water. We are an inseparable part of our watersheds.
This year’s issue of Ripples seeks to celebrate the ways in which we are connected to our watersheds and practice love and care for our watersheds in our day-to-day lives. This love of water is a critical force in inspiring the urgent actions needed to improve watershed health in our province and beyond—especially in an era of rapid climate change and relentless environmental degradation. Urgent actions that will propel us towards peace and justice for all beings.
The organizations behind Ripples 2024 believe that young people—particularly youth artists, photographers, and writers—are creating ripples in the world of water advocacy and governance through education, stewardship, art, and the celebration of Earth’s water systems, of which every creature on Earth, including ourselves, is an integral part. We believe that young people have an invaluable role to play in supporting healthy and resilient watersheds, which our shared and deeply entwined futures depend on.
Ripples is published by the University of Victoria Sustainability Project, in partnership with the POLIS Water Sustainability Project and NatureKidsBC.It will be released for World Water Day, which takes place on March 22nd every year.
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