w/Bayou City Waterkeeper Co-Executive Directors: Ayanna Jolivet Mccloud & Kristen Schlemmer

We're joined by Co-Executive Directors of Bayou City Waterkeeper, Ayanna Jolivet Mccloud and Kristen Schlemmer for a discussion on how they engage community to help shape the policies that protect the waters around them.Bayou City Waterkeeper protects the waters and people of the Houston region through bold legal action, community science, and creative, grassroots policy to further justice, health, and safety for our region.Over the last two decades, Bayou City Waterkeeper has emerged as a bold advocate for communities across the Lower Galveston Bay watershed. Through sound science and creative legal strategy, they work toward a shared vision of water justice. As they shape policy solutions that embrace the strength of the region’s natural systems, they are most effective when centering the experience of communities most vulnerable to water, climate, and infrastructure injustices.Learn more at: https://bayoucitywaterkeeper.org/Hosted by: Kate BunneyProduced & Edited by: Jay LamarsIntro music by: Mamuse 'River Run Free' - featuring Walter StraussIf you feel inspired by Talking Water please consider a donation - our work relies on the community. You can donate here. https://walking-water.org/donate/For more info go to Walking Water website. https://walking-water.org/