This week's episode is all about moisture! Well, really it's about water justice, which is a multifaceted human rights issue. In this episode, Katelyn & Hannah explore the question "is water-justice a human rights issue?". The rant this week discusses Ukraine and war, and seeks to understand issues of diversity and representation within reality dating shows. The World Health Organization shares that by 2025 over half of the world's population will be living in water-stressed environments. Why are we not talking about this more?! Katelyn and Hannah discuss human rights issues through the lens of intersectional feminism, and highlight that women of color continue to be the most impacted by social and human rights issues.
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Episode Resources:
National Geographic: https://www.nationalgeographic.com/science/article/world-water-day-water-crisis-explained
World Health Organization:
https://www.who.int/news-room/fact-sheets/detail/drinking-water
The Guardian:
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/series/americas-water-crisis
The Guardian - Nestle Scandal:
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2019/oct/29/the-fight-over-water-how-nestle-dries-up-us-creeks-to-sell-water-in-plastic-bottles
NPR Flint Water Crisis:
https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2016/04/20/465545378/lead-laced-water-in-flint-a-step-by-step-look-at-the-makings-of-a-crisis
Bitch Media - Anti-Lawn Movement:
https://www.bitchmedia.org/article/the-true-cost-of-lawns-in-north-america