About this Event
Join us for an inspiring interdisciplinary gathering exploring water futures through storytelling, film, movement and dialogue. This special event opens FIU’s joint commemoration of World Water Day in partnership with UNESCO’s Chair on Sustainable Water Security and Culture. The afternoon begins with a traditional blessing led by Chief Francisco Ceyaotl Marin and Cecilia MX Ortega-Cano of the Ameyal Foundation, followed by a screening of Edge of Hope, a powerful documentary by filmmaker Dudley Alexis. An original activation of The Crossings, a choreographic work by Damaris Ferrer will follow, bringing water, memory and movement into conversation with a dynamic panel discussion to conclude the program. The conversation will feature community leaders, artists and scholars, moderated by Jaimie Luria, Postdoctoral Fellow in the Department of Religious Studies. Be part of a meaningful exchange at the intersection of art, history and our shared cultural landscape.
Presenters
Dudley Alexis
Documentary Filmmaker; MFA Student in Visual Arts (FIU)
Chief Francisco Ceyaotl Marin
Mexika-Nahua/Aztec Traditional Medicine Practitioner-Guardian
Beatriz Chachamovits
Environmental Artist and Educator
Damaris Ferrer
Movement Artist and Educator
Jaimie Luria
Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Department of Religious Studies; World Water Day Program Chair
Niurca Márquez
Movement Artist; Assistant Teaching Professor, Honors College/Department of Religious Studies
Cecilia Macuilxochitlk Ortega-Cano
Totonaca-Nahua/Afro-Mexican Traditional Artist and Practitioner
Valerie Patterson
Clinical Professor, Department of Public Policy & Administration
Director, Africa & African Diaspora Studies Program
Presented in collaboration with
AMEYAL Foundation
UNESCO Chair on Sustainable Water Security
Green Space Miami
Global Indigenous Forum
Institute of Environment
Commons for Justice
Co-sponsored by
Ruth K. & Shepard Broad Distinguished Lecture Series
Václav Havel Program for Human Rights & Democracy
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Event Venue & Nearby Stays
Green Space Miami, 7200 Biscayne Boulevard, Miami, United States
USD 0.00
