2023 World Water Day Program

the Fairmount Water Works

Join the Philadelphia Water Department and the Fairmount Water Works Interpretive Center for a two-day celebration of World Water Day 2023!

Fairmount Water Works Interpretive Center

This is a two-day event, for which separate registration is required.DAY 1: UNITED NATIONS OF RIVERS WALK (FRIDAY, MARCH 17, 2023 @ 12 NOON)Facilitated by the Fairmount Water Works Interpretive Center, in partnership with TU Delft, PortCityFutures, Philadelphia Water Department, Global Philadelphia, and the Alliance for Watershed Education, along with Schuylkill Banks, Schuylkill River Development Corporation, and Delaware River Development CorporationF﻿riends and colleagues of all ages are invited to walk downstream along the Schuylkill River trail, starting at the Fairmount Water Works Interpretive Center.This moving walking tour will help activate the creativity needed to imagine the shape of communities in the world of the future. During the first hour of the walk participants will share their personal connections with water, learn about the science and history of the Schuylkill, and discuss what can they do for the water bodies in their life. We will use our conversations to create a collective dance.Returning together is optional. S﻿chedule:<ul><li>12pm - Gather at Fairmount Water Works Interpretive Center</li><li>1﻿2:30pm - Start Schuylkill River Walk downstream.</li></ul>N﻿ote:<ul><li>B﻿rown bag lunch. Philadelphia tap water provided. </li></ul>DAY 2: WATER, HERITAGE SITES &amp; SUSTAINABILITY (SATURDAY, MARCH 18 from 10am - 5pm)Facilitated by the Fairmount Water Works Interpretive Center, In partnership with TU Delft, PortCityFutures, Philadelphia Water Department, Global Philadelphia, and the Alliance for Watershed Education.A full day program open to everyone about water as a lead up to the UN Water Conference 2023 in NYC March 22-24th, a mid-term review of the objectives of “Water for Sustainable Development (2018-2028) hosted by Tajikistan and the Netherlands. A Delegation from the Netherlands will gather with Philadelphians at the Fairmount Water Works Interpretive Center to affirm the central role water plays in sustainable development. Program highlights include: speakers, l﻿unch, guided tours of the Water Works, viewing of the award-winning <a href="https://www.poolphl.com" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">"POOL: A Social History of Segregation"</a>, and a closing preview of our latest exhibit <a href="https://fairmountwaterworks.org/blog/2022/10/inland-the-abandoned-canals-of-the-schuylkill-navigation/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">"Inland: The Abandoned Canals of the Schuylkill Navigation"</a> with Sandy Sorlien. Join us for informal conversations and serious game playing that will celebrate water, public engagement, place-based education and the conservation of historic and cultural sites associated with water.