The Backward River Festival: Damen Silo City

The Backward River Festival: Damen Silo City

June 8, 2024    
2:00 pm - 6:00 pm
The Freshwater Lab at the University of Illinois Chicago invites you to reclaim your water and foster a sense of joy and possibility through music, [...]
River of Welcome / Rio de Bienvenida

River of Welcome / Rio de Bienvenida

June 3, 2023    
1:00 pm - 4:00 pm
The Freshwater Lab at UIC and artists from the Chicago Public Art Group will celebrate the installation of permanent artworks that reflect the history, ecology and possible futures of Canalport Riverwalk Park. Join us to engage with this unique stretch of the Chicago River
The Backward River Festival: Moving forward with the Chicago River

The Backward River Festival: Moving forward with the Chicago River

October 16, 2021 - October 17, 2021    
11:00 am - 7:00 pm
Together we will uplift the voices and narratives of those whose lives and communities have been disrupted as private interests manipulate the river — even reversing its flow — to their will, and reimagine what’s possible in moving forward with the Chicago River.
Freshwater Media Festival

Freshwater Media Festival

December 1, 2020    
4:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Listen to the Chicago River speak voiced by artists and activists in honor of the launch of The Backward River, a digital storytelling site from the Freshwater Lab.
15 Nov

Freshwater Stories Launch Party

November 15, 2017    
4:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Freshwater Stories is a digital storytelling site focusing on Lake Michigan that addresses infrastructure development, energy generation, waste water, and environmental and social justice to advance the growing movement for a blue economy and Great Lakes Water Belt.
01 Nov

Indigenous Water Sovereignty with Frank Ettawageshik

November 1, 2017    
3:00 pm - 5:45 pm
A lecture with Frank Ettawageshik, Chair of the Governing Board of the United League of Indigenous Nations, Anishinaabe Water Activist, Former Chair of the Little Traverse Bay Bands of Odawa Indians
04 Oct

Freshwater Stories at Patagonia

October 4, 2017    
7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Join Freshwater Stories at Patagonia for a screening of Fishpeople, presented by UIC Freshwater Lab and Patagonia
04 Oct

Whose River? Condos, Culture, and Controversy along Chicago’s Waterway

October 4, 2017    
3:00 pm - 5:00 pm
As the City of Chicago and various planning organizations share redevelopment ideas and efforts, join us in a candid conversation about the Chicago River’s history, current projects, and future visions of remediation.
Freshwater Stories at Lakefest Evanston

Freshwater Stories at Lakefest Evanston

September 16, 2017    
11:30 am - 2:00 pm
Join us to get a preview of a new digital project from The Freshwater Lab and share your thoughts on how to protect one of the greatest lakes in the world.
Freshwater Stories in Grand Rapids

Freshwater Stories in Grand Rapids

September 14, 2017    
6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Join us to get a preview of a new digital project from The Freshwater Lab and share your thoughts on how to protect one of the greatest lakes in the world.
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