Water is Love - Ripples of Regeneration

“Water is like a blood system that feeds the big system of the Earth, which is a body, a body that has spirit, that has its own state of consciousness. In this sense water is the foundation.” - Ati Quigua

We held the Toronto premiere of Water is Love - Ripples of Regeneration, a moving documentary about the power of regenerating the water cycle on November 14 at the University of Toronto School of Public Health. The film shows how inspiring communities in three countries transformed degraded landscapes into thriving, productive, and life-enhancing bioregions. The Tamera community in Portugal is training youth in how to do this. Watch the trailer below or check out some highlight clips from the film. “Dive in and discover the heart of the film, where every scene reflects the profound connection between water and love.”

You can also watch all the water cycle animations from the film collected into one powerful award-winning 12-minute video called How Water Makes Climate. It’s accessible for all ages (log in to watch). We also showed a short Algonquin film Sing the Water Song (Nibi).

After the film two speakers shared their work with water in our bioregion. Carly Spragg talked about the 7 Generations Project  and the Legacy Project. You can sign up for their newsletter. Bree Leggitt of Heartwood Farm talked about her experience of monthly Indigenous water ceremonies for the Credit River and the Grand River.

After a lively conversation with the audience, Mariko Udo introduced her book Where Does it All Come From? Where Does It All Go?  Toronto’s Energy, Water, and Waste Systems. Her quiz about Toronto water got lots of participation. Lost Rivers also tabled at the event.

You can learn more about freshwater solutions on our Freshwater page, which has lots of local and global topics to explore, including the Top 6 actions to take, list of some of the key players, important resources, and several regenerator stories. Look for what is inspiring and relevant to you! We’re always interested in your ideas and input.

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