Just Waters: Thinking with Hydro-Social Relations for a More Just and Sustainable World

Nadya Crossman-Serb

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About Us

Just Waters: Thinking with Hydro-Social Relations for a More Just and Sustainable World is a project funded by the University of Manitoba’s IGNITE program and supported by the Centre for Human Rights Research. It is housed in St. John’s College. Created to shed critical light on the connections between water, injustice and broader struggles for a more just and sustainable world amid the climate crisis, Just Waters engages a holistic and interdisciplinary approach to research and knowledge mobilization. Central to this is the understanding of water as a living entity, not simply a resource for human use.

Projects

Water Justice is Menstruation Justice

Water Justice is Menstruation Justice: The Centre for Human Rights Research, Just Waters, and Dr. Lisa Smith (Douglas College) are collaborating with Moon Time Connections to develop an external funding application for a project exploring the intersection of water justice and menstruation justice in Canada and the United States, an area that has received scant attention in the literature.

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Artist-in-Residence

Artist-in-Residence: The Just Waters Artist-in-Residence program brings Indigenous artists who are engaged with topics of water and justice to the University of Manitoba campus for one-on-one consultations with emerging artists, workshops, public talks, and collaborative projects with the Just Waters research team.

Projects

Open Education Resource

Open Education Resource: Funded by the University of Manitoba’s Advance Open Ed initiative, this open education resource (OER) will be a wide-ranging, visually rich collection of material that puts water in the centre of human and more-than-human life. In June 2025, a workshop led by The Environmental Storytelling Studio will support contributors in increasing the appeal and accessibility of their writing.

Events

18 Apr 2025

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17 Sep 2025

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