MILWAUKEE WATER COMMONS
A just water future is possible.
We're already building it.
Where you live in Milwaukee can make a big difference in your access to clean, affordable water, healthy neighborhoods, and all the benefits of our rivers and Lake Michigan. Milwaukee Water Commons tackles these inequities at their roots by cultivating community leaders, building collective power, and helping residents influence decisions that affect their lives.
We connect people across racial, cultural, and neighborhood divides and turn residents' lived
experiences into action that drives public policy and local priorities. Through organizing, education, arts and culture, and advocacy, we're building a multicultural, multiracial movement that creates lasting change. The result is healthier waterways, greener neighborhoods, greater economic opportunity, and more residents at the table where decisions are made.
Our work starts in Milwaukee, but the lessons and approaches we develop help advance water
justice throughout the Great Lakes region.