HOBT and On the Commons Present - A Civic Project - A Sacred Project - A Communal Health Project

Invigorate the Common Well - Phase 1 - Performances

Episode 1 - March, 2007

Come to the Well

Water Tub
Bruce Silcox
What if we come to the Well and the Well is dry?
Questions of Water Quantity -
Why we need Water
How much Water do we need?
How much of the world’s water is available for consumption?
How much Water do we use?
Why does the USA use so much Water compared to the rest of the World?
Visible and Invisible uses of Water
Water’s connection to other environmental concerns, climate change, agrarian practices
Is Water a Right or a Privilege?
Who sits at the table of local and global water deliberation tables?
All beings depend on water for life, all beings must be represented at the tables of water deliberations....
Our Common Water,
Our Commons
What we can do

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Episode 2 Feb-Mar, 2008

Beneath the Surface

Pouring Water
Bruce Silcox
Where does the Water come from and where does it go?
The cycles of Water: up and down and back to the ground, around and around the planet, from the beginning of time to the present moment, from health to sickness and back to health.
The Minneapolis urban Water Cycle - from the Mississippi River to our water works, to our home and back to the River again.
The plastic bottle situation
Public or Private water
Where does the Water come from in the Mississippi River?
Source Water issues - agrarian, impervious surfaces, toxins in the fields, toxins in our homes, toxins in our lawns, industrial issues
Our bodies are part of the Mississippi River Watershed
The headwaters and the dead zone
What we can do

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Episode 3 - July 26, 2008

Decorate the Well
in Gratitude

Cup Mosaic
Lori Greene
HOBT concluded Phase One of the Invigorate the Common Well project with live music, an outdoor street carnival, puppet shows, and art-making activities, on the final day of the 68th Aquatennial Festival right here on Lake Street.

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MayDay 2007

Somos Agua
We Are Water

MayDay 2007 called for a foundation of reverence and gratitude for Water
Blue Silhouette
Sandy Spieler
The commons of Water.
Explores and celebrates the essentialness of Water,
the ancientness of Water,
the Public Waterworks,
the bottled Water situation,
the sacredness of Water

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