Introductions
Ecology projects
Community arts projects
Raíces Director Francisco G. Gómez introducing the program coordinator for Water Is Life, Nicole Wines, along with volunteer and student Kira Herzog, who was instrumental in helping to set up and organize the Water Is Life initiative.
Gabriel Gómez
10-28-2017
Nicole Wines
Francisco G. Gómez
Kira Herzog
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Singing for the Water
Ecology projects
Community arts projects
Members of the Raíces Folkloric Ensemble presented sing for the waters, adding a musical and cultural component to the Water Is Life opening reception.
Gabriel Gómez
10-28-2017
Nicole Wines
Francisco G. Gómez
Kira Herzog
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Batá
Ecology projects
Community arts projects
Members of the Raíces Folkloric Ensemble, along with student Kira Herzog, play the Cuban batá drums and sing for the waters at the Water Is Life opening reception.
Gabriel Gómez
10-28-2017
Nicole Wines
Francisco G. Gómez
Kira Herzog
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Raíces Folkloric Ensemble - Batá
Ecology projects
Community arts projects
Members of the Raíces Folkloric Ensemble presented songs for the water to add a musical and cultural component to the Water Is Life opening reception.
Gabriel Gómez
10-28-2017
Nicole Wines
Francisco G. Gómez
Kira Herzog
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Playing for the Water
Ecology projects
Community arts projects
Members of the Raíces Folkloric Ensemble presented songs from the Cuban Orisha tradition for Yemayá and Oshún, the forces of nature that represent the salt waters and the sweet, or fresh, waters.
Gabriel Gómez
10-28-2017
Nicole Wines
Francisco G. Gómez
Kira Herzog
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Tale of Two Waters
Ecology projects
Community arts projects
Raíces Director and co-found Francisco G. Gómez tells a story about the waters from the Cuban Orisha tradition. This story was later expanded upon for the Raíces Folkloric Ensemble presentation "Tale of Two Waters"
Gabriel Gómez
10-28-2017
Francisco G. Gómez
Christie Belcourt
Isaac Murdoch
Nicole Wines
Kira Herzog
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Livestreaming Water Is Life
Ecology projects
Community arts projects
Local resident Karlos Subverses recording interviews and reflections from some of the organizers of the Water Is Life initiative on a livestream of the opening reception event.
Gabriel Gómez
10-28-2017
Karlos Subverses
Francisco G. Gómez
Kira Herzog
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Eco-Warriors
Ecology projects
Community arts projects
On the day of the opening reception for the Water Is Life exhibit series, some of the visiting and local artists, co-sponsors, organizers and volunteers gathered at the Water Is Life electronic sign, to stand together for the earth. It kicked off the gathering of eco-warriors.
Gabriel Gómez
10-28-2017
Christie Belcourt
Nicole Wines
Maya P.
Kira Herzog
Isaac Murdoch
Lisa Bagwell
Rosemary Demartino
Francisco G. Gómez
Connie Jasper
Cate Manochio
Kati Pope
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Hanging Art
Ecology projects
Community arts projects
Veronica Winford, owner of Tiger Art Supply, and volunteer Kira Herzog hanging artwork for the Water Is Life exhibit series group art show.
Nicole Wines
10-24-2017
Veronica Winford
Kira Herzog
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Our Plastic Waters - From Trash to Treasure
Ecology projects
Community arts projects
The Our Plastic Waters Raritan River Clean Up and Eco-Art Workshop with Lisa Bagwell was a heartbreaking, but successful event. Over 20 water & earth protectors came together to clean a quarter mile stretch of the banks of the Raritan River and stuck around to make three amazing fish sculptures out of the garbage collected. This project was part of the Water Is Life Exhibit Series. The sculptures made at this program were on display for the opening receptions and then donated to the Borough of Highland Park for permanent display at the town's Environmental Education Center, the location where the sculptures were created.
Francisco G. Gómez
10-07-2017
Lisa Bagwell
Nicole Wines
Paul Sauers
Kira Herzog
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Making Art From Garbage
Ecology projects
Community arts projects
Our Plastic Waters eco-art program where volunteers and program participants cleaned a section of the Raritan River waterfront and then created sculptures from the litter collected during the clean up.
Nicole Wines
10-07-2017
Lisa Bagwell, Kira Herzog
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Eco-Art - Making a "River Fish"
Ecology projects
Community arts projects
Our Plastic Waters program participants making a fish sculpture out of garbage collected at a pre-workshop river clean up.
Nicole Wines
10-07-2017
Kira Herzog
Joyce M.
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Kira Herzog
Ecology projects
Community arts projects
Raíces EcoCulture Intern Kira Herzog works on the form for a sculpture made from river litter at the Our Plastic Waters eco-art project.
Nicole Wines
10-07-2017
Kira Herzog
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Our Plastic Waters Clean Up
Ecology projects
Community arts projects
Artist Lisa Bagwell observing volunteers sorting garbage collected during the Our Plastic Waters eco-art workshop. Once sorted, the usable materials would be turned into eco-art sculptures.
Nicole Wines
10-07-2017
Lisa Bagwell
Kira Herzog
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Throw Away Consumerism
Ecology projects
Community arts projects
Raíces EcoCulture Intern Kira Herzog finds a full bottle of soda amongst the plastic bottle debris along the Raritan River during the Our Plastic Waters eco-art workshop and river clean up.
Nicole Wines
10-07-2017
Kira Herzog
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Our Plastic World
Ecology projects
Community arts projects
Raíces EcoCulture Intern Kira Herzog visibly disappointed at how our community's disposable and single-use plastic ends up in our waterways.
Nicole Wines
10-07-2017
Kira Herzog
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