POLIS Project on Ecological Governance

🚨 Today’s the day! 🚨 World Water Day 2025 kicks off this afternoon at UVic! 💙 📅 March 20th 📍 3:30 PM – Water Sustainability Resource Fair (Michèle Pujol Room) 🎥 5:00 PM – The Spirit Who Swims Screening + Panel (Cinecenta) Come meet water leaders and champions, enjoy free pizza, and be part of the conversation on protecting water and honoring its deep connections to Indigenous law and governance. See you there! 🌊 🔗 More details: https://lnkd.in/g3DxPKRX #WorldWaterDay #WaterResilience #UVicEvents

🎥 Two days away! This 55-minute film serves as a profound love manifesto to salmon, highlighting their spiritual and material significance to Indigenous peoples along the Fraser River. It also delivers an urgent call to rethink our relationship with the natural world, inspiring viewers to reflect on conservation and cultural heritage. https://lnkd.in/g7vCKpjb 📅 March 20, 2025 📍 3:30 PM – Water Sustainability Resource Fair (Michèle Pujol Room) 🎥 5:00 PM – The Spirit Who Swims Screening + Panel (Cinecenta) 🍕 Pizza, networking, and an inspiring night of film & discussion await! Don’t miss it—tag a friend and spread the word! 🌊 🔗 RSVP & learn more: https://lnkd.in/g3DxPKRX #WorldWaterDay #ProtectWater #UVicEvents

⏳ The countdown is on! Join us this Thursday, March 20th, for World Water Day at UVic! From the Water Sustainability Resource Fair to the screening of The Spirit Who Swims and a powerful panel discussion, this is a chance to learn, connect, and take action for water. 📅 March 20, 2025 📍 3:30 PM – Water Sustainability Resource Fair (Michèle Pujol Room) 🎥 5:00 PM – The Spirit Who Swims Screening + Panel (Cinecenta) 🍕 Pizza, networking, and an inspiring night of film & discussion await! Don’t miss it—tag a friend and spread the word! 🌊 🔗 RSVP & learn more: https://lnkd.in/g3DxPKRX #WorldWaterDay #ProtectWater #UVicEvents

🌿 Water law & governance in action. Deborah Curran is a Professor of Law & Environmental Studies at UVic and the Executive Director of the Environmental Law Centre. Her expertise in land, water, and Indigenous law has shaped policies on watershed management and sustainability across BC. For over a decade, Deborah has worked on the Water Sustainability Act, advising on collaborative governance approaches that bridge Western and Indigenous legal traditions. 📅 Join the discussion for World Water Day - March 20, 2025 📍 Cinecenta, UVic | 5 PM 🔗 More info: https://lnkd.in/g3DxPKRX #WaterLaw #EnvironmentalJustice #WorldWaterDay

🎥 Storytelling as a tool for change. Garry Tutte is an award-winning filmmaker whose work has been featured on CBC, DisneyXD, Discovery Channel, Global, and more. His latest documentary, The Spirit Who Swims (2024), brings together breathtaking visuals and deep Indigenous knowledge to tell the story of Salmon as both a spiritual and ecological force along the Fraser River. Join us March 20th for a screening of the film, followed by an in-depth conversation with Garry and our panel of water and law experts. 📍 Cinecenta, UVic | 5 PM 🔗 Learn more: https://lnkd.in/g3DxPKRX #WaterStories #IndigenousCinema #WorldWaterDay

🌊 Water is law, story, and governance. Robert Clifford (YELKATŦE) is WSÁNEĆ and a member of the Tsawout First Nation, carrying deep knowledge of Indigenous law and governance. As Co-Academic Director of Indigenous Legal Studies at UBC’s Allard School of Law, his work focuses on the ways WSÁNEĆ laws reflect the values, philosophies, and lands of Indigenous communities. Join us as Robert brings his knowledge and voice to our World Water Day panel and dialogue session. 📅 March 20, 2025 📍 Cinecenta, UVic | 5 PM 🔗 Reserve your spot and read more here: https://lnkd.in/g3DxPKRX #WaterIsLife #IndigenousLaw #SalmonStories #WorldWaterDay

📣 Meet the speakers for World Water Day! Bev Sellars is an award-winning author, Indigenous leader, and the writer / producer / co-director of The Spirit Who Swims. A former Chief of Xatśūll Nation, she has spent decades advocating for Indigenous rights, environmental protection, and truth-telling through storytelling. Her powerful books, They Called Me Number One and Price Paid, expose the impacts of colonialism and the resilience of Indigenous communities. Now, with The Spirit Who Swims, Bev brings a deeply personal and urgent story of Salmon’s spiritual and material significance to Indigenous Peoples along the Fraser River. Join us on March 20th as Bev shares her insights and journey behind creating the film, following the screening of The Spirit Who Swims (2024). 📅 March 20, 2025 📍 Cinecenta, UVic | 5 PM 🔗 Learn more: https://lnkd.in/g3DxPKRX #WorldWaterDay #IndigenousLeadership #WaterProtection #UVicEvents

💧From November 12th to 14th, over 150 people gathered at Gonzaga University in Spokane, Washington for the Columbia River Transboundary Water Governance and Ethics Symposium 2024. The symposium was coordinated by POLIS’ Rheanne Kroschinsky (visiting governance graduate student fellow) and organized by a Steering Committee with membership from the Universities Consortium on Columbia River Governance; UBC Okanagan; One River, Ethics Matter; North American Youth Parliament for Water; and Gonzaga University Institute for Climate. 🔗 Read more about the Symposium takeaways and highlights here: https://lnkd.in/gjC23x24

💧 Water connects us all. Join us at the Water Sustainability Resource Fair on March 20th to explore how you can support a future where clean water is protected for all. 📍 Michèle Pujol Room, UVic Student Union Building ⏳ 3:30 – 4:45 PM Meet community organizations, researchers, campus groups, and local businesses working in watershed security, climate resilience, and community action. This is your chance to learn, connect, and take action! ✅ Why join? 🔹 Discover innovative water sustainability projects 🔹 Connect with experts & community leaders 🔹 Learn how YOU can make an impact Then, head to Cinecenta at 5 PM for the screening of The Spirit Who Swims and a powerful panel discussion. 💙 Let’s come together to celebrate and protect water. See you there! 🔗 More info: https://lnkd.in/g3DxPKRX #WorldWaterDay #WaterResilience #SustainableFutures #UVicEvents

📢 Join us for World Water Day 2025! 🌊 This year, we're coming together to celebrate water, sustainability, and Indigenous leadership with a three-part event: a Water Sustainability Resource Fair, a special screening of The Spirit Who Swims, and powerful community dialogue with our speakers. 📅 March 20, 2025 📍 UVic Student Union Building resource fair: 3:30-4:45 PM & film screening/dialogue: Cinecenta, 5:00 PM Cost: Free! ✨ What’s happening? 🔹 Water Sustainability Resource Fair – Meet community groups, researchers, and local organizations. 🔹 Film Screening: The Spirit Who Swims – A love manifesto to Salmon, foregrounding their spiritual and material importance to Indigenous Peoples along the Fraser River. 🔹 Panel & Q&A – Featuring Bev Sellars (film producer/co-director; former Chief Xatśūll Nation), Robert Clifford (Co-Academic Director, Indigenous Legal Studies, Allard School of Law, University of British Columbia), Deborah Curran (Executive Director, Environmental Law Centre, University of Victoria), and Garry Tutte (film co-director/cinematographer). Join us for pizza, networking, and inspiring conversations as we honor water, salmon, and the people and communities protecting them. 💙 🔗 Details: https://lnkd.in/g3DxPKRX . . . . #WorldWaterDay #GlacierPreservation #WaterSustainability #IndigenousWaterGovernance #ProtectWater #UVicEvents #POLISProject 🏷️ @centreforglobalstudies @cifalvictoria @watershedwatchsalmonsociety