Join us for a Green Sabbath World Water Day Murmuration on Thursday, March 23rd at 3:00 pm EDT hosted by Lisa Maria Madera to explore how we might activate our collective imagination in favor of the Earth.

You can register for the gathering here.

In Let the Rivers Rest! Green Sabbath, Mingas and Murmurations: The Prophetic Force of Our Collective Imagination Lisa María will share her story and the story of how the Colectivo Rescate Río San Pedro in Quito, Ecuador uses mingas to heal rivers.

The minga is an Andean ancestral social technology that strategically draws on individual talents to reach communal goals. The Incas used mingas to create their extensive roads and famous water irrigation systems. In contemporary Ecuador, mingas continue to play an important role in forging solidarity, as we can see in this description of mingas in the Amazonian community of Sarayaku.

In Quito, the Colectivo Rescate Río San Pedro has activated the charismatic and powerful social force of the minga on behalf of the San Pedro River.

Inspired by the communal dream of being able to swim in this beloved local river together, over the course of a little more than a year, the Colectivo has organized over 11 mingas to remove over 10 tons of plastic from the San Pedro River. Joy-filled and educational, the mingas attract people of all ages, weaving community and inspiring people to use their gifts on behalf of the river.

Through strategic alliances, the Colectivo has attracted support from schools and universities, businesses, local governments, and social organizations. For World Water Day 2023, the Colectivo has partnered with Ecuador's Ministry of the Environment and with Waterkeeper Alliance expanding the river mingas to 7 provinces throughout Ecuador and 7 countries in Latin America celebrating together the First Latin American Minga.

Join us on Thursday, March 23rd at 3:00 pm EDT.

Register for the gathering here and come dream alongside us!