Catherine Coleman Flowers

I'm so grateful to have participated in Upstream, Downriver's Women Water Warriors series, sharing how America's dirty secret –  more than 2.2 million Americans living without basic sanitation – demands the same innovation we're using to go back to the Moon. In the docuseries, we explored the rural communities dealing with poor sanitation and how engineers at Marshall Space Flight Center could revolutionize water treatment right here on Earth. This isn't just about infrastructure; it's about a paradigm shift that lets us finally put people and planet over profit, especially as climate change makes the 2.2 million Americans living without proper sanitation more vulnerable to disease and poor health. My granddaughter Halo reminds me every day why this issue matters: the future generation deserves clean water, and we have the power to make it happen.
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I’m grateful to be recognized by the Economic Architecture Project and featured on View From The Frontier. Their focus on redesigning markets and rethinking how resilience is built across communities and markets is more important than ever. Thank you for contributing to our broader effort to learn from those who are leading the way in structural innovation. Honored to be part of this dynamic community working toward solutions that benefit us all.

I’m so excited to see Sargent Shriver’s memoir, We Called It a War: Lessons Learned from the Fight to End Poverty, now available to readers everywhere. This memoir is a powerful look at the origins of the War on Poverty and the lasting impact of programs that changed millions of lives. Sargent Shriver’s work reminds us that meaningful change takes courage, faith, and collaboration.
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I sat down with @lee_hedgepeth for a special Earth Day interview with @insideclimate to talk about America’s dirty secret: the lack of safe, affordable sanitation in too many rural communities. We discussed the realities families face, stories from my book Holy Ground, and why policymakers need to witness these conditions firsthand. Thank you for helping to shine a light on this critical issue.
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It’s a full circle moment to be interviewed by my former Renaissance High School student @aaronkfoley for @MIChronicle. Telling my story, from Detroit to Lowndes County and the fight for environmental justice, carries even more weight when shared by someone I once taught. I’m proud to see this work continue with such purpose and energized by the next generation’s voice for change.
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