Water flows, nourishes, springs forth life and prevents the earth from becoming a desert.
Water is essential for all life. Water is a human need and a human right.

World Rivers is a global collaboration uniting people through the element of water.
Individuals from around the world dip white fabric in selected rivers.
The fabric is then sewn together into a magnificent curtain.
International participants, like rivers flowing to the ocean,
join together to form a larger whole.

World Rivers reveals a story of water, through the personal experience of many.
World Rivers reveals civilization's connection to water while documenting our time in history.
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People around the world participate in action and comment. White fabric is dipped in rivers and imbued with their essence. Fabric is sewn together into a magnificent curtain, uniting the power of these dynamic rivers. A variety of pieces, each embroidered with participant's name, river, location, and date, come together to complete a whole. Once completed the curtain becomes a public record.

People around the world are united through similar concerns and understanding, yet, individual qualities are communicated. Participants are invited to voice their personal thoughts, ideas, intentions, or something memorable about the experience. These communications advance the theme of the project in unforeseeable ways and are referenced in the Participant Log. Statements, poetry, facts about the river, maps or anything felt to be of significance, are welcome.

World Rivers reveals a story of water, through the personal experience of many. World Rivers reveals civilization's connection to water while documenting our time in history.