Confronting the California Drought - Water Policy and Communities with Adam Scow and Javan Briggs

Adam Scow, California Director for Food and Water Watch He is responsible for developing strategy for local, state, and national campaigns. He currently serves on the planning committee for the annual California Water Policy Conference sponsored by Public Officals for Water and Enmvironment Reform. Previously, Adam researched California irrigation subsidies and water transfers in Washington C.C. He holds a degree in political science from U.C. Berkeley. Javan Briggs is a mother, educator, and experienced community organizer who has recently joined Movement Rights. She currently splits her time living in the San Joaquin Valley of California, where her own residential well has run dry, and Los Angeles. She became involved in rights-based organizing while leading a Pennsylvania community group in leveraging their local Community Bill of Rights ordinance to successfully resist a natural gas pipeline threat. Javan brings many years experience leading community groups and nonprofits nationwide, primarily in the areas of environmental and education issues. A native Californian, she is pleased to continue working with communities back ‘home.’