[artinfo] Hot Water - Water, Peace & War. Call for Contributions

[James Cunningham]

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CALL FOR CONTRIBUTIONS: HOT WATER - Water, Peace & War
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<http://bit.ly/HOTwater-CALL>
http://bit.ly/HOTwater-CALL

Artists, scientists, activists, teachers and 
young people are invited to contribute digital 
postcards, poems or texts on the theme of "HOT 
WATER - Water, Peace & War". Deadline: March 9, 
2015

A panel of special guests will discuss selected 
contributions, and respond to online audience, 
via live-stream on 
<http://water-wheel.net/>water-wheel.net, and at 
Balance-Unbalance conference, hosted by Arizona 
State University, USA, March 27-29, 2015.
This call is to celebrate Waterwheel's first 3 
years and the upcoming website revamp. Prepare 
your media now and upload when the NEW Waterwheel 
website goes live. Accepted formats are video, 
images, animation, audio, text or slideshows - 
see requirements here 
<http://bit.ly/WW-pdf-En>http://bit.ly/WW-pdf-En
Each contribution uploaded onto 
<http://water-wheel.net/>http://water-wheel.net 
with the keyword HOT2015, will go into the draw 
to win a music CD.
Panel guests, Tap link and time will be announced 
closer to the date in the Waterwheel newsletter, 
blog, twitter and Facebook group.
Find Waterwheel news & social links at 
<http://www.water-wheel.net/>www.water-wheel.net
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The English expression "To be in HOT WATER" means to be in trouble.
Currently, climate change, environmental decline, 
rights violations, volatile politics and conflict 
all suggest "HOT WATER".
Water is a fundamental element for all beings on Earth.
A symbol of life and a "common good" which should 
be available to all, water is quickly becoming a 
commodity to some, and often taken as hostage in 
conflicts to besiege and displace populations.
Corporates, governments, and industries such as 
mining and tourism use it for their own 
short-term benefits, depriving people - 
especially Indigenous people and farmers - of 
their rights, causing pollution, threatening 
health and the environment, and compromising 
long-term water management.

How can art, science, design, and activism 
reinstate the social, cultural and environmental 
value of water?
How can we share the responsibility of water in a positive way?
How can we all preserve the right of access to water?
How can intergenerational knowledge-sharing get 
us out of "HOT WATER"’ end conflict and find 
peace?
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WATERWHEEL, MAKE AND SHARE ABOUT WATER
<http://water-wheel.net/>http://water-wheel.net
a collaborative online venue for streaming, 
mixing and sharing media & ideas about water
a free platform for the awareness, celebration, 
care & accessibility of water everywhere
Waterwheel was initiated by Suzon Fuks and 
co-founded with Inkahoots and Igneous.
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Balance-Unbalance [arts + sciences x technology = environment / responsibility]
The 2015 conference, themed "Water, Climate and 
Place, Reimagining Environments", will be hosted 
by Arizona State University, USA, March 27-29.
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James Cunningham
Co-Artistic Director
I G N E O U S
0407 437 351
+61 7 3255 8355
<http://igneous.org.au>http://igneous.org.au