VOICES OF THE WATER: IMMERSE YOURSELF

As part of our Voices of the Water project we have come across so many amazing books, films and projects which explore and recognise the importance of water in our lives and on Earth, from which we find inspiration. These have included the importance and sacredness of water linked to different areas, including wellbeing, cultural heritage stories, scientific stories and discoveries and the climate emergency. We share here some of these resources for you to explore and discover as well.
Books
Children’s books
FILMS AND DOCUMENTARIES
PROJECTS
If there are any other books, stories, films and projects that inspire you around helping us all to take care of our precious and life-giving water on Earth, please leave your suggestions in the comments. Thank you!
Notes from the Garden
Fellow Cassie writes her learnings and reflections after the project with socially engaged artist Sogand Barham who shared her knowledge and skills for paper making reusing and reimagining old pages, documents, plants connected with the garden and our lives.
We always knew the day would come where we would need to move from our current location, and now after 6 beautiful years, that day is approaching. Our last day will be on Saturday 27 September, and leading up to this, we have a calendar packed full of activities, celebrations and community gatherings.
Malaika Bain-Peachey, a member of staff until March this year, shares her writing from summer 2024 before taking Paper Garden Generators to camp in Wilderness Woods and reflecting on the racist riots that broke out throughout the country. She sends this from her new place in the world where she is slowing down to the rhythm of the seasons, hands returning to the soil and writing