. >> > john wesley powell, , the s explorer of f the colorado o rir basasin, was coconvinced ofof oening, that the growowth of civilization would be contingent on e e sizend h health of t thee watersheds. with the corado river no longer reachining her delta, and greater demamand looming, perhas popowell wass right. by reshaping the historical compacts that burden u us, we cn exexplore newew frontiers of cooperation, conservation, and reuse. wewe can changnge how we produce food, create energy, and grow our cities to restore a mighty river's connection toto the sea. all the while e renewing our appreciation fofor a resource we have most certainly taken for granted. before. it's kind of private, [anima chatterining] simons: eve ensler is one of the most inspiring artists, activists, leleaders i've ever known. [cheering and applause] yeah, really. she has used the arts as a vehicle to accelerate the wakening of mass consciousness andnd to advance women's rights, healing, and justice through cultural activism more effectively y and more globally than ananyone in history. the thing i find

. >> > john wesley powell, , the s explorer of f the colorado o rir basasin, was coconvinced ofof oening, that the growowth of civilization would be contingent on e e sizend h health of t thee watersheds. with the corado river no longer reachining her delta, and greater demamand looming, perhas popowell wass right. by reshaping the historical compacts that burden u us, we cn exexplore newew frontiers of cooperation, conservation, and reuse. wewe can changnge how we produce food, create energy, and grow our cities to restore a mighty river's connection toto the sea. all the while e renewing our appreciation fofor a resource we have most certainly taken for granted. [animals screeching] man: l ladies and gentlemen, please welcome the executive director of the restorative justice for oakland youth, fania davis. [cheers and applause] fania: thank you so much. bioneers, you are blessed, you are privilegeded to have had tht presentation and to experience the many more wonderful presentations here at this conference. what--how amazing. as it was said, my name is fania davis, and i'm here to

. >> > john wesley powell, , the s explorer of f the colorado o rir basasin, was coconvinced ofof oening, that the growowth of civilization would be contingent on e e sizend h health of t thee watersheds. with the corado river no longer reachining her delta, and greater demamand looming, perhas popowell wass right. by reshaping the historical compacts that burden u us, we cn exexplore newew frontiers of cooperation, conservation, and reuse. wewe can changnge how we produce food, create energy, and grow our cities to restore a mighty river's connection toto the sea. all the while e renewing our appreciation fofor a resource we have most certainly taken for granted. 08/21/17 08/21/17 [captioning made possible by democracy now!] amy: from pacifica, this is democracy y now! >> when you stop and think about, we got to change the books whichch are sexist and racist. give me a break. columbus discovered america? everybody knows that punk got lost. amy: the pioneering comedianan d civil rights activist dick gregory has died at the age of 84. we will look at his remarkable life from being the

. >> > john wesley powell, , the s explorer of f the colorado o rir basasin, was coconvinced ofof oening, that the growowth of civilization would be contingent on e e sizend h health of t thee watersheds. with the corado river no longer reachining her delta, and greater demamand looming, perhas popowell wass right. by reshaping the historical compacts that burden u us, we cn exexplore newew frontiers of cooperation, conservation, and reuse. wewe can changnge how we produce food, create energy, and grow our cities to restore a mighty river's connection toto the sea. all the while e renewing our appreciation fofor a resource we have most certainly taken for granted. elaine: an indigenous, isolated tribe living in the amazon jungle is starting to reach outside their secluded world. will it lead to better relations or more dangerous encounters with neighbors? i'm elaine reyes in washington, d.c., and this is "americas now." first upup, they livive hidden n peru's amamazon rainfororest but have r recently enterered sociey and creaead a hostile culture clash. man: what we don't know is may

. >> > john wesley powell, , the s explorer of f the colorado o rir basasin, was coconvinced ofof oening, that the growowth of civilization would be contingent on e e sizend h health of t thee watersheds. with the corado river no longer reachining her delta, and greater demamand looming, perhas popowell wass right. by reshaping the historical compacts that burden u us, we cn exexplore newew frontiers of cooperation, conservation, and reuse. wewe can changnge how we produce food, create energy, and grow our cities to restore a mighty river's connection toto the sea. all the while e renewing our appreciation fofor a resource we have most certainly taken for granted. reyes: a pesticide sprayed on plantations in nicaragua for decades continues to cause controversy and alleged illness. did it poison people? i'm elaine reyes in washington, dc, and this is "americas now." first up, northern nicaragua was once abubundant with agrgricultl wealth, , but locals sayay that changed when a pesticide was sprayed on fields and adversely affected workers' health. solis: [speaking spapanish] interpret

and it wasn't even john wesley powell's mind either. it's not far away. as a recognition, if you, if you know what's coming. you think, oh, wait just a few years. but no, they didn't get that. in your, yeah. >> going after what patty said, how could they not have that recognition when the person downstream, suddenly, i don't have any water. >> ooh, this is unfortunate, given our timing here, because there are forms of claiming water in the west that if you are downstream you might well have a junior right or you might really have no right at all. and upstream dam would be based on claims to water that may overrule your claim, so you could be quite de-watered and the existing legal structure would make that seem right, whether you would figure it was right or not. that's a really, but whether you would care about the, the aquatic life, you might be prepared. there's a very stupid quotation that mark twain never said but he's always quoted, so when you hear it you must say he never said it. whiskey is for dreinking and water is for fighting over. so you mig