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Water: A Human Right or Commodity?
January 10, 2019
Photo Exhibition : Water: A Human Right or Commodity?
This exhibition explores human rights in a world of increasingly limited natural resources; specifically, access to clean water. A result of the research and collaborations arranged by two Grand Valley State University social work faculty members, Dr. Paola León and Dr. Steven Smith, this exhibition includes images and descriptions of the challenges faced in El Salvador and Flint, Michigan. Organized into themes dealing with civic engagement, infrastructure, ownership/legislation, public health and scarcity/contamination, these materials provide local, national and international context to water rights.
The El Salvador portion of the exhibition, focusing on the lack of running water in homes, social activism and contamination by the mining industry, was organized by Dr. Paola León. Dr. Steven Smith organized the Flint portion of the exhibition, documenting the ongoing issues and continuing recovery of the City of Flint’s tainted water supply.
The exhibition is located at Blue Wall Gallery, Richard M. DeVos Center, Building B, and it runs from 7 a.m.-11 p.m. until June 21, 2019.
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