Come to our Community Prep Workshop at 6pm on Friday, May 22nd to get more info or help preparing for the May 27th Standing Committee meeting.

When: 6pm on Friday, May 22nd

Where: On Zoom, at this link

Why: Get ready for the May 27th Standing Committee meeting with other interested folks. We will share expectations for the Standing Committee meeting, prepare to engage with the scientific data that will be presented, and discuss public comment strategy.

Come to our Update Session at 6pm on Thursday, May 21st to hear about LADWP’s final Annual Operations Plan.

When: 6pm on Thursday, May 21st

Where: On Zoom, at this link

Why: By this date, LADWP will have finalized its Annual Operations Plan for the year. This is the result of a public process that the community has engaged with deeply. Learn about how those meetings went, what we think of the final Plan, and how it may shape our organizing goals going forward.

Join us for the Inyo-LADWP Technical Group meeting on Thursday, May 7, at 9am.

When: 9am on Thursday, May 7th

Where: In-person or on Zoom

• In person: 300 Mandich Street, Bishop, CA

• Online: https://tr.ee/EIcYbYtwab

• Why: This is the only public meeting before LADWP finalizes how much groundwater it plans to pump from Payahuunadü for the next year. Let’s push LADWP to accept Inyo County’s reduced pumping recommendations!

Come to our Community Prep Workshop at 6pm on Tuesday, May 5th to get more info or help preparing for the May 7th Technical Group meeting.

When: 6pm on Tuesday, May 5th

Where: On Zoom, at this link

Why: Get ready for the May 7th Technical Group meeting with other interested folks. We will share expectations for the Technical Group meeting, prepare to engage with the scientific data that will be presented, and discuss public comment strategy.

Description from East Yard Communities for Environmental Justice Instagram:

We are welcoming spring this Sunday with our next film screening of "Our Water Ways: A California Tribal Story."

This powerful film tells the story of how California's First Peoples have always protected their sacred, ecologically critical rivers, lakes, and ocean—and how they continue to fight for them today. Join us for a viewing and panel discussion with @sacredplacesinstitute to learn more.

The film is in english language, with spanish subtitles and we will have live spanish interpretation for the panel. 🎧🎤🙌🏽

Food will be provided by the talented @Irekuarhikua 👩🏽‍🍳🌽🥔🥦🍄‍🟫

See you thus Sunday at @artspacehp!

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¡Damos la bienvenida a la primavera este domingo con nuestra próxima proyección de la película Nuestros Caminos del Agua!

La película cuenta cómo los pueblos originarios de California siempre han protegido los ríos, lagos y océanos sagrados y ecológicamente cruciales, y cómo continúan luchando por ellos hoy. ¡Acompáñenos para la proyección y la discusión con Sacred Places Institute para aprender más!

La película está en inglés, con subtítulos en español, y tendremos interpretación simultánea al español para el panel. 🎧🎤🙌🏽

La comida estará a cargo de la talentosa Irekuarhikua 👩🏽‍🍳🌽🥔🥦🍄‍🟫

¡nos vemos pronto!

"Revealing Payahuunadü: Building Community Understanding of the Impacts of Water Extraction"

Presentation by Charlene Buff and Emily Ontiveros, Water Empowerment Organizers at Friends of the Inyo.

Register here.

About the Great Basin Water Justice Summit, Virtual Series:

The summit aims to foster an open dialogue about environmental advocacy that spans the Great Basin, and with this new format we will be able to ensure these conversations are ongoing, providing opportunities for us to share knowledge, connect, and consider new futures together throughout the year. We will showcase successful initiatives to address challenges facing the Great Basin tribes, environmentalists, and other community members. Through this community time together, we will create actionable strategies to mobilize existing resources and strengthen regional relationships.

"What Happens on the Colorado River Doesn't Stay There: How its Scarcity Affects Great Basin Communities”

Presentation by Kyle Roerink, Executive Director of Great Basin Water Network.

Register here.

About the Great Basin Water Justice Summit, Virtual Series:

The summit aims to foster an open dialogue about environmental advocacy that spans the Great Basin, and with this new format we will be able to ensure these conversations are ongoing, providing opportunities for us to share knowledge, connect, and consider new futures together throughout the year. We will showcase successful initiatives to address challenges facing the Great Basin tribes, environmentalists, and other community members. Through this community time together, we will create actionable strategies to mobilize existing resources and strengthen regional relationships.

"Collaborating in Payahuunadu: Creating Pathways for a Healthy Homeland”

Presentation by Teri Red Owl (Executive Director) and Kyndall Noah (Communications Specialist) at the Owens Valley Indian Water Commission

Register here.

About the Great Basin Water Justice Summit, Virtual Series:

The summit aims to foster an open dialogue about environmental advocacy that spans the Great Basin, and with this new format we will be able to ensure these conversations are ongoing, providing opportunities for us to share knowledge, connect, and consider new futures together throughout the year. We will showcase successful initiatives to address challenges facing the Great Basin tribes, environmentalists, and other community members. Through this community time together, we will create actionable strategies to mobilize existing resources and strengthen regional relationships.

At this meeting, the Inyo County Board of Supervisors will provide final direction to guide Inyo County’s comments about the Annual Operations Plan released by the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power (LADWP) for the upcoming water year.

Please join to provide public comment: this is the final opportunity to communicate to Inyo County that we would like them to advocate for reduced pumping in the next year!

Holly Alpert, Director of the Inyo County Water Department, will present on the Annual Operations Plan released by the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power (LADWP) for the upcoming water year. The Inyo County Water Commission will discuss and provide direction for Inyo County’s comments on the Operations Plan.

Please join to provide public comment: this is one of only two opportunities to communicate to Inyo County that we would like them to advocate for reduced pumping in the next year!

Agenda TBD

Agenda TBD