Spotting themes and data trends on Water Twitter in 2021.
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Rising Voices: Water, power and the Los Angeles Alliance for a New Economy
We spoke with Kameron Hurt about drought impacts in LA, the importance of water and power as a human right, and how Repower LA is working to protect Los Angeleans from the burden of utility debt.
Water rising: A year of increased attention on our issues
The Water Hub is grateful to have had the opportunity this past year to work on some impactful efforts for the water justice community. Here are eight of our proudest moments from 2021.
2021 recap: Color of Water greatest hits
How our Color of Water diverse speakers bureau shined in water media and online in 2021.
Tips: Mastering the art of interview basics
The Water Hub covers media interview tips including the elements of a compelling message, what to do before, during, and after, and the formula to answer tough questions while staying on message.
Rising Voices: LA Compost on healthy soil for healthy waters and community
As the global community meets in Glasgow for the latest UN climate talks, we spoke with the Union of Concerned Scientists’s Dr. José Pablo Ortiz Partida about climate change in California.
Communicating at the water-climate nexus
Communicating at the Water-Climate Nexus lays out the latest research and best practices to communicate at the intersection of water, climate, and justice!
Rising Voices: California adapts to water change
As the global community meets in Glasgow for the latest UN climate talks, we spoke with the Union of Concerned Scientists’s Dr. José Pablo Ortiz Partida about climate change in California.
Rising Voices: Water affordability and shrinking wells
In our October Maven’s Notebook column, we check in with Clean Water Action’s Program Associate, Cristal Gonzalez & California Director, Jennifer Clary, about how the state and it’s communities are responding to a shrinking water supply.
5 takeaways: Testing water infrastructure and jobs messages
New Water Hub digital campaign sheds light on the water infrastructure and jobs messages that move policymakers and “purple” voters.
Rising Voices: Realizing the human right to water
In this September issue, we spoke with Community Water Center’s Senior Policy Advocate, Uriel Saldivar, about the expiration of California’s water shut off moratorium, water debt and protecting the human right to water.
Water Hub Staff Q&A: Briget Arndell
New Water Hub Communications Associate Briget Arndell shares her journey and connection to environmental justice work.
5 tips to walk the talk on ethical imagery
Survival Media Agency and Resource Media join the Water Hub for an “Ask Me Anything” discussion about how to create and source images ethically as cause communicators.
Water Hub Staff Q&A: Sade Moore
New Water Hub Communications Associate Sade Moore shares her experiences and passions for environmental justice and storytelling. What’s your name, pronouns, and title? Sade Moore, She/Her/Hers, Communications Associate Where do you call home? Richmond, Virginia What brought you to this work and why does water matter to you? I’m a city girl who wasn’t always passionate about the environment. As a poet, [...]
Continue ReadingRising Voices: Pacoima Beautiful, water and heat in the San Fernando Valley
Rising Voices is a column the Water Hub pens for Maven’s Notebook listening to advocates and organizers in California talk about water issues impacting local communities. This month, as we’ve seen as extreme heat radiates across the West, we checked in with Pacoima Beautiful’s policy director, Andres Ramirez, and lead project planner, Dora Frietze-Armenta, to talk about what’s going on in Los [...]
Continue ReadingReflecting on digital comms and nonprofit grantmaking
Last year, our team set out to pilot a small digital grants program for groups working in the Los Angeles area. The goal of the program was to help groups ramp up digital organizing at a time when the COVID-19 crisis had constrained traditional tactics like canvassing, rallies, lobby days, and more. We hoped this funding would be a useful complement to the hands-on, [...]
Continue ReadingEthical imagery: using photos and videos for good
I was drawn to work in communications because I love words–– there are so many, and such a variety! Over the past 15 years, I’ve learned a lot about messaging environmental and social issues in a way that is both powerful and accessible. But I still have a lot to learn about imagery. We all do, as a field. Sure, nonprofits have [...]
Continue ReadingNavigating the media as a BIPOC-focused organization
Black, Indigenous, and other people of color (BIPOC) community organizers, movement leaders, grassroots staff–– have you ever felt like you weren't being heard in interviews, or wondered how to approach a reporter who misrepresented your issues? Whether the media has ever made you feel tone policed, erased, or that your community’s experience wasn’t being authentically reflected, you are not alone. Coverage of [...]
Continue ReadingStaff spotlight: Jessica Jewell
Hi there. Jessica here, the Water Hub’s new digital director. I’m incredibly humbled to introduce myself and to have the opportunity to be of service to folks fighting for water justice in the West and to support them to tell their stories. I’ve always been deeply passionate about the protection of the Earth and other living things whom we share our wild [...]
Continue ReadingHow to craft soundbites that stick
More people than ever before are turning to social media and TV for news, scrolling and channel surfing to get the gist of the day’s top stories. In this short attention span world, we have to draw people in with bite-sized content that packs a punch. That’s where soundbites come in: they’re short and striking, designed to catch people’s attention and connect to [...]
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