Why Rivers Should Have The Same Rights as Us

You're receiving this email because you are a DailyGood subscriber. Trouble Viewing? On a mobile? Just click here. Not interested anymore? Unsubscribe. June 10, 2022 a project of ServiceSpace The river that flows in you also flows in me. - Kabir - Why Rivers Should Have The Same Rights as Us Who is water? This question presents a fundamental change in thinking by giving legal personhood to water and will transform our approach to water as a culture. In this TED talk, Kelsey Leonard argues that water needs legal rights just as people do. Leonard is a legal scholar and scientist in the the Shinnecock Nation--an indigenous tribe of people in the state of California, USA. Her tribe believes that water holds memories and therefore holds life. Water is alive to the Shinnecock. Holding a glass of water in our hands, do we too have such appreciation for this vital substance? Do we truly revere the lifegiving power that water holds in our lives? Giving water legal rights would be one way to fight injustice towards water, the land and all beings who love and live on the earth. { read more } Be The Change The next time you have a gathering with friends or family, fill a pitcher with water and place it in the middle of the table. Honor the personhood of water as it holds the memories of your time together. COMMENT | RATE               Related Good News Barbara Kingsolver on Knitting as Creation Story Big Picture Competition: Celebrating Earth's Diversity Words Can Change Your Brain What We Get Wrong About Time The Phone Call 9 Rules for the Woke Birdwatcher Why We Should Take World Octopus Day Seriously The Really Terrible Orchestra DailyGood is a volunteer-run initiative that delivers "good news" to 164,827 subscribers. There are many ways to help. To unsubscribe, click here. Other ServiceSpace projects include: KindSpring  //  KarmaTube  //  Conversations  //  Awakin  //  More