State of Water

On this episode, we feature part one of our in-depth interview with Jim Olson. Jim Olson is the founder and president of FLOW, For Love of Water, a Traverse City based organization empowering communities and leaders to protect the Great Lakes. A celebrated legend in his community, Jim has nearly 40 years of experience as an environmental, water, and public interest law advocate and champion, dedic...

On this episode, we feature Toledo-based activist Markie Miller - the key leader who spearheaded Toledoans for Safe Water, a grassroots campaign that lead to the passing of the Lake Erie Bill of Rights this past February. Since then, she has spoken about the Rights of Nature movement all over the country. On Earth day 2019, she spoke to the United Nations as part of the Ninth Interactive Dialogue...

On this episode, we feature the second half of our in-depth interview with representative Yousef Rabhi. Since 2017, Yousef Rabhi has represented Michigan's 53rd House district, which encompasses the majority of Ann Arbor. He is currently serving as the Democratic floor leader in the MI House of Representatives. /// State of Water is a program of the Michigan-based non-profit organization Title Tra...

Starting with Episode 8, we've re-launched, and re-branded the podcast! Welcome to "State of Water" - a podcast focusing on clean water issues and their relationship to policy, equity, community and climate. /// On this episode, we feature part one of our in-depth interview with representative Yousef Rabhi. Since 2017, Yousef Rabhi has represented Michigan's 53rd House district, which encompasses...

On this coming Tuesday, November 6th, Michigan votes in the midterm elections. And so, we present this special "Get Out the Vote" episode of the podcast. We asked musicians, educators, artists and luminaries in our community to weigh in on the importance of voting in this crucial election. We hope their words resonate with you, and encourage you to keep Clean Water issues in mind when making your...

On this episode, we feature a testimonial from Roshanda "Shani" Womack, pastor, singer-songwriter, storyteller, counselor and Flint Michigan native. She shares the story of her experience with the Flint water crisis, the important moments in Flint's history that led to present day conditions, and her perspective on the power of water, and the importance of electing clean water candidates. Shani wa...

This episode features local public scholar and educator Dr. Michelle S Johnson. She shares the story of her upbringing, and how it lead to her work in environmental, racial and economic justice. /// The Clean Water Campaign for Michigan seeks to place clean water issues front and center in the year building up to the 2018 elections by urging every candidate running for public office to make a stro...

Clean Water Campaign founder Seth Bernard sits down with Abdul El-Sayed, Democratic Candidate for Governor in Michigan, for an in-depth discussion. This episode was sponsored by the Benzie Community Water Council. /// The Clean Water Campaign for Michigan seeks to place clean water issues front and center in the year building up to the 2018 elections by urging every candidate running for public of...

This is the official podcast of the Clean Water Campaign for Michigan. On this episode, campaign communications director Chris Good interviews Lisa Wozniak from the Michigan League of Conservation Voters. This episode is sponsored by Earthwork Music artist Friends With the Weather. /// The Clean Water Campaign for Michigan seeks to place clean water issues front and center in the year building up...

This is the official podcast of the Clean Water Campaign for Michigan. On this episode, campaign founder Seth Bernard interviews Michigan water activist Lee Sprague. This episode is sponsored by Short's Brewing Company. /// The Clean Water Campaign for Michigan seeks to place clean water issues front and center in the year building up to the 2018 elections by urging every candidate running for pub...

This is the official podcast of the Clean Water Campaign for Michigan. On the first episode of our podcast, we feature a testimonial from singer, songwriter and Flint, Michigan native, Antwaun Stanley. This episode is sponsored by Short's Brewing Company. /// The Clean Water Campaign for Michigan seeks to place clean water issues front and center in the year building up to the 2018 elections by ur...