259 Blvd. Alfonso Valdés Cobián Mayagüez, PR 00680
September 12, 2024
8:30 am—12:00 pm
Watch our documentary film, Todavía Estamos Aquí, about the water crisis in the underserved community of Bario Rucio in Peñuelas, and the work that our partners at the mutual aid organization Impacto Juventud have done to help through their project Aula en la Montaña. To be followed by a Q+A with community members, project leaders, and student and faculty filmmakers. Stay after the film to listen to a panel of water protectors and water quality experts tell stories about the most urgent issues related to clean and safe water—and how we can protect it! Be sure to find our listening station and record your own story!
8:30am Opening of the Exhibit
9am Todavía Estamos Aquí screening with Q+A, Sala A in the UPRM Library
Raisa Bonnet Ocasio – Eduardo Lugo Hernández – Helga Maldonado – Jorge Santiago Fernández – Carhianie Vargas Padín
10:30am Water Protectors’ Panel, Sala A in the UPRM Library
Anthony Díaz, Newark Water Coalition – Eduardo Lugo Hernández, Department of Psychology, UPRM – Graciela I. Ramírez-Toro, Center for Environmental Education, Conservation and Interpretation (CECIA), Interamerican University of Puerto Rico – Steve Tamar, Blue Water Task Force of Surfrider de Rincón – Pedro Tarafa, Department of Civil Engineering, UPRM
