The Song of Grandmother Cricket

This week's inspiring video: The Song of Grandmother Cricket Having trouble reading this mail? View it in your browser. Not interested anymore? Unsubscribe   Video of the Week Feb 03, 2021   The Song of Grandmother Cricket   This beautiful animated short film, inspired by a myth from the Bolivian lowlands, was created by a group of Bolivian animators in collaboration with The Animation Workshop of Denmark. When Abuela Grillo (Grandmother Cricket) sings, it rains, and in a country marked by water shortages, the film is a response to the privatization of Bolivia’s water resources by foreign corporations. The Cochabamba water wars of 2000 was a series of massive protests by the indigenous community to retain access to their water supply, which eventually pressured the government to revoke the international contract. Voiced by Bolivian singer Luzmila Carpio, traditional Quechua singing weaves indigenous melody throughout the film, further illuminating the cultural roots of this fight for the universal right to pure water. Share:              Related KarmaTube Videos Love Language - A Short Film About How We Connect 365 Grateful How Wolves Change Rivers Mankind Is No Island   About KarmaTube:   KarmaTube is a collection of inspiring videos accompanied by simple actions every viewer can take. We invite you to get involved.       Other ServiceSpace Projects: DailyGood  //   Conversations  //   iJourney  //   HelpOthers MovedByLove  //  CF Sites  //  Karma Kitchen  //   More Thank you for helping us spread the good. This newsletter now reaches 68,907 subscribers.