USA: Other events
Updated - Thursday 18 March 2010
Other WWD events in the USA include:
- Ugandan Embassy Event - Washington, DC and Water For People Washington DC Committee, 19 Mar 10. They host an evening reception on Friday, March 19, 2010 in recognition of World Water Day. This special event will promote culture and tourism in Uganda, as well as support the efforts of Water For People’s water, sanitation, and hygiene education in rural Uganda. Event
- Bartending4Change Washington, DC and Water For People, Washington, DC, United States, 24 Mar 10. Wednesday, March 24, 2010 from 6:00 to 9:00 pm to celebrate World Water Day, as Ulah Bistro partners with Bartending4Change to support Water For People's work. Event.
- 18th Environmental Film Festival in the Nation's Capital, Washington, DC, United States, 23 Mar 10.The Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting presents excerpts from films on global water issues in a special presentation following World Water Day (March 22) and in support of the campaign to enact the Water for the World Act. Event.
- World Water Day: Americans Doing Our Part, Water Advocates and the National Geographic Society, Washington, DC, United States, 22 Mar 10. A collaborative of US-based organizations have joined to raise awareness and call for stronger commitments from governments, the private sector, and US citizens for water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) initiatives in low-income countries. Event.
- World Water Day 2010 and Beyond: We Can Solve the Global Water Crisis and Save Lives; Washington, DC, United States, 22 Mar 10. A diverse coalition of water, sanitation, hygiene and health organizations has come together for World Water Day 2010 to raise awareness and call for stronger commitments and more robust action to ensure universal access to safe drinking water and sanitation everywhere they are needed. Because the global water crisis can be solved with solutions available today. The World Water Day 2010 coalition will kick off two days of activities in Washington, DC on Monday, March 22 including a day of advocacy on Tuesday, March 23. To learn about how you can get involved, please visit www.waterday.org. Supporting partners include: Action Against Hunger, AED, Africare, CARE, Catholic Relief Services, charity: water, P&G Children’s Safe Drinking Water Program, Global Water, Global Water Challenge, H2O for Life, Institute for Multi-Track Diplomacy, InterAction, Millennium Water Alliance, Natural Resources Defense Council, ONE, PATH, PSI, U.S. Coalition for Child Survival, Water.org, Water Advocates, WaterAid, Water and Sanitation Program, Water For People, the Water Supply and Sanitation Collaborative Council, and World Vision. Event.
- World Water Day Palm Springs films by the Office of Sustainability and Sustainability Commission, Palm Springs, United States, 22 Mar 10. Free events:"Water Crystals in Motion- The Hidden Messages in Water" by Masuro Emoto, screened on March 22, 6pm at Crystal Fantasy.
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"Flow", the award-winning documentary at the Palm Springs library on March 23 6pm - last of the "Sustainability Film Series".
"Water is Life" display at the Palm Springs Library March 12 to the 26th. Event.
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