2020 - Recommitting During Crisis

At the end of May 2020, during the third week of virtual River Rally, the nation erupted in response first to the racism faced by Christian Cooper while birding in Central Park, and then to the murder of George Floyd in Minnesota. River Network’s Staff EDI committee developed and published statements of solidarity and backed them up with action, creating space for open conversation during the River Rally schedule and beyond, and creating a digital library of resources for the water and conservation communities on equity, diversity, inclusion, and racial justice. 

 

River Network stands in solidarity with the Black community and the fight against police brutality and racial injustice in all its forms. We have committed ourselves to the fight for water equity and this necessarily includes racial equity.” 

-River Network’s statement of solidarity with the Black community