Global Water Dances   Ottawa Event   June 12 21
Channel: SacredDancGuild
Date: 2021-06-23

Welcome to Global Water Dances – Saturday, June 12th
On June 12th,  2021 we will join thousands of people on six continents and over 100 countries to highlight the urgent need for access to safe and clean drinking water and sanitation. Starting in countries on the Pacific Ocean, then rolling westward through the time zones, people from all walks of life are coming together to dance for water. At each site, local choreographers have created a performance signifying our connections to each other and our common intentions of clean water for everyone.  The Global Water Dances have taken place every 2nd year since 2011 – so this is the 10th Anniversary! 

The scale of the problem is immense
On July 28, 2010, the UN General Assembly passed The Right to Water and Sanitation resolution which “Recognizes the right to safe and clean drinking water and sanitation as a human right that is essential for the full enjoyment of life and all human rights.”  It is estimated that 884 million people lack access to safe drinking water and more than 2.6 billion do not have basic sanitation. The World Health Organization’s figures show that unsafe water kills more people every year than all forms of violence, including war.

Ottawa Performance – OnLine – 3:00 pm June 12th – JOIN US!!
The Ottawa dancers have shifted and adjusted to being physically distant but remaining socially present!   The 10 dancers have each created a video of our “local” dance at five locations on the Ottawa River – from the far west to the far east – Pinhey’s Point, Britannia Beach, Remic Rapids, Chaudiere Falls and Petrie Island.  These have been brought together in ONE dance! We dance in thanks that we have clean water in our local community AND for the Ottawa River Action Plan and the work of the Ottawa Riverkeepers!  We dance in hope that others will one day have the same.   We dance as a “wave” recognizing the importance of working together in community while also each representing our own individual “drop” and our personal responsibility. We dance as a reminder that we ALL have a role in ensuring the future of clean water on our planet.   (credits to videographer/editor Alex Price)

We invite YOU to zoom in and join us online at 3:00 pm on June 12th  where we will have a simple Opening Ritual, watch the video of the Local Dance, join the worldwide wave offering the Common Dance and then together offer the simple, repetitive Participatory Movement.   You can come and “watch” the entire offering or choose to join in during the Common and/or participatory dances as you feel called!   We are all part of the wave in one way or another!  The event will be live-streamed on Facebook with all of the others around the world!