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Clearwater is currently collecting auction items for our upcoming Spirit of the Hudson Gala on February 25th. We are looking for unique experiences, collectibles and antiques, locally produced items, gift certificates or community services. If you''d like to contact us with questions or to donate items, please email Roy Volpe at auction@clearwater.org.

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Walkabout Clearwater Coffeehouse: Virtual concert featuring ALASTAIR MOOCK 

Saturday, December 12. 7:30 p.m. EST

The best part? As you listen from the comfort of your own home, you can enjoy the refreshments of your choice and sing along to your heart''s content! Tickets are $20 per household.

www.BrownPaperTickets.com/event/4799985 

Are your children distance learning? Are you a homeschooler or part of a homeschool group? As Coronavirus numbers rise, schools are beginning to transition back to remote learning. Please keep our virtual education program Clearwater Connects in mind for your students as we hunker down to get through the second wave. Virtual Clearwater programs are available for K-12 students. Fill out an inquiry form HERE!

This month''s Environmental Action update features Clearwater''s official statement in opposition to the NRC’s tentative approval of Indian Point license transfer to Holtec. It also includes our response to Governor Cuomo''s recent vetoing of important Watershed Protect Legislation.

Last month, Clearwater announced that we would have to suspend our programming and furlough much of our staff due to the COVID-19 outbreak. We want to THANK YOU for the incredible outpouring of love and support. We know that we''re not the only ones suffering now, and will continue to keep you in our thoughts as we face this crisis together.

Our amazing volunteer crew is also giving back to our community by delivering meals to upstate residents who are unable to travel, volunteering together on a local farm, and contributing to citizen science. Check out what the crew, who are now a Covid-19 family, is up to via our YouTube channel. 

Clearwater is more than an organization; we are a community of artists, activists, educators, sailors, dreamers, volunteers, festival goers, and more, who share a common love of the magnificent Hudson River. This community acts out of thoughtfulness to humanity and the earth, and we thank you for sticking with us as we navigate these troubled waters.

If you would like to become a Clearwater Ambassador and raise funds for us online, you can create an ambassador page here. Or if you have the means to donate, please do.

We will continue to keep everyone informed of our plans and the path towards a more sustainable vision to keep Clearwater sailing.

We recognize that this is a very difficult time for the students, teachers, and parents at home, and Clearwater is modifying our programming to continue providing rich educational experiences of the Hudson River during the current crisis. Visit our Activities for Students at Home page for ways to experience the Hudson and engage in educational activities at home. In the coming weeks, Clearwater will launch our new distance learning initiative, to supplement our previously scheduled Sailing Classroom, Tideline, and In-School programs with online content for students to experience Clearwater and the Hudson.

In the meantime, please have a look at some of the online resources we have put together to stay inspired from home, including online performances by Tom Chapin, Arlo Guthrie, the Walkabout Clearwater Chorus, the Jalopy Theater and others.

#1) Support the Passage of  New York State Decommissioning Oversight Board:  Clearwater strongly supports the passage of S.8158/A.10236, sponsored by NYS Senator Peter Harckham and Assembly member Sandy Galef, to create a statewide oversight board to protect the financial and other interests of NY State and ratepayers during the decommissioning of nuclear energy facilities, starting with Indian Point. The oversight board will be comprised of appointees from various state agencies, the legislature, and union and community members with expertise in the operations of a nuclear energy facility. While we continue to oppose the application of the license transfer of Indian Point from Entergy to Holtec — a company with a history of malfeasance with very little experience in decommissioning nuclear power plants — this legislation will help ensure effective oversight of the decommissioning process regardless of the company in charge. Please take a moment to call your New York State Senator and Assembly member in support of this important bill. 

Assembly Bill: https://assembly.ny.gov/leg/?default_fld=&leg_video=1&bn=A10236&term=2019&Summary=Y&Text=Y

Senate Bill:  https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2019/s8154

Find your NYS Senator:  https://www.nysenate.gov/find-my-senator

Find your NYS Assembly Member:  https://www.nyassembly.gov/mem/search/

Find your NYS Legislator: https://www.aqeny.org/find-your-new-york-state-legislators/

Call-in Script: “Hello, my name is [Your Name]. I am a resident of [name of your municipality] and I am calling to urge the [Senator/Assemblymember] to support [S8154/A10236]. We need Decommissioning Oversight Boards in New York to protect the best interests of our state and our communities. Thank you.”

#2) Fossil Fuel Divestment:  This action will take less than a minute. Please urge the State of New York to stop propping up the fossil fuel sector by divesting in these stocks which continue to lose value and put NY in double jeopardy -- both financial and environmental. Urge the passage of the NY Senate (The Fossil Fuel Divestment Act – S2126) which is now enjoying a supermajority of co-sponsors.  Please call Governor Cuomo at 518-474-8390. (Press 2, then 1 to leave a message (without having to listen to the two recordings). 

#3) Please DONATE  to Clearwater so we can continue our essential work.

While this Administration and its EPA are drastically rolling back 50 years of environmental protection, New York is following up its recent passage of the groundbreaking Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act (CLCPA or Climate Act), by passing many excellent environmental protection and climate solution bills in the 2020 Budget Bill and since, including:

Friday, May 1. 1:30 to 3:00 p.m. In honor of International Workers Day, Clearwater will sponsor an educational event:   Workforce Development for Just Transition to a Renewable Energy Economy.   Starting with a First Nation perspective, speakers from the Workforce Development Institute, area labor unions, a battery storage company and others will present their experiences and case studies where workers transitioned to jobs in the emerging renewable energy economy. Please register here  or go to bit.ly/maydayworkforcewebinar  to receive the webinar connection link and related information. For full program agenda, please click here.

April 22 to 24, Earth Day Live  Strike, Divest, and vote for a better future, with youth activists, performers and artists in a 3-day livestream mobilization The dual crises of coronavirus pandemic and the global climate crisis create an opportunity to build and more just and sustainable future. Help to envision and create it here:  www.earthdaylive2020.org/

ROSA and Rivertown Film present the 7th annual Wild & Scenic Film Festival and this year''s festival will be for the 1st time be streamed directly into your homes. This LIVE event will include an emcee and realtime audience participation. It''s simple and it''s FREE. Just register for this special "stay-at-home" film festival event. Click here.

You can help spread the word about this event through their Facebook event page.

Thank you to everyone who tuned in on Saturday for our Virtual Revival! Though we couldn''t gather in person to celebrate the Hudson River, we''re thrilled to have been able to carry on our tradition of Revival virtually through a global pandemic! In the spirit of Revival and our efforts to protect the Hudson, we ask that you take action on an urgent Environmental Action Alert to get the NYS Legislature to pass the NYS Decommissioning Oversight Board legislation. Click here for more. Please don''t miss your opportunity to make your voice heard on this important issue.

Videos from the day''s performances will be available at ClearwaterFestival.org. Thank you to the many performers and volunteers who made Revival possible. And to the hundreds of audience members who donated in support of the event.

Throughout the Our River Connects Us journey, Clearwater, from the unique perspective of the crew, will host interactive live-streams and videos to document and share the experience across social media platforms. Each leg of the journey will also include educational components available for learners of all ages, as we continue promoting a culture of stewardship for the Hudson River.

Check us out on ABC News Albany here.

We would love for you to come down to the river, take pictures and wave as we pass through your Town or City. Visit Our River Connects Us web page for a list of best viewing locations that we’ve collected based on where we tend to sail on the river due to tides and current.

A prominent portion of this two week voyage will be a recurring segment called, Voices of the Valley, with interviews of river workers, activists, authors, environmentalists, musicians, and Hudson Valley residents, who will speak to their experiences with the River and the surrounding communities.

We hope that you will follow along on our journey and enjoy getting to know the sloop that saved our River, the Captains, crew, all the people we will meet along the way.

Thank you Brett T. Williams @your_best_brett for capturing and sharing this photo of the sloop under full sail leaving Albany on Monday. Tag @sloopclearwater and use #OurRiverConnectsUs to share pictures from your unique perspective on the river.

Find out where the sloop is sailing and if it''s stopping in your community. Click here.

Clearwater condemns the system that enables racist violence against our Black communities and other communities of color, and we implore our members to join us in demanding justice for the loved ones of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Tony McDade, Ahmaud Arbery, and countless others.

Today''s headlines remind us of an event over 70 years ago that occurred here in the Hudson Valley – the Peekskill riots, when audience members leaving a concert that featured civil-rights activist Paul Robeson were forced to drive through an angry mob that threw stones and shouted racist slurs while police stood by and did nothing. Pete Seeger, Clearwater''s founder, also performed at that concert. He, his wife Toshi, and two of their children were among those whose cars were stoned. Pete recounts the experience here.

Pete’s commitment to social justice wove together the struggle against racism with the fight for a cleaner environment that would benefit people of all colors. This vision lies at the core of Clearwater’s values statement: “We believe that effective outreach is best achieved through bold initiatives, actively involving others in a spirit of mutual respect, endeavoring to encompass the needs and aspirations of diverse communities and individuals.”

Like the union members who formed a cordon to protect the audience and performers during the Peekskill concert seven decades ago, we must stand up for justice for the loved ones of those impacted today. We believe that community action, speaking out against the violence of systemic racism and white supremacy, and holding accountable people in power are essential actions in moving towards a more just and peaceful world.

To help bail out Minneapolis protestors and activists, donate to the Minnesota Freedom Fund.

To support an initiative which promotes community safety without an emphasis on policing in Minneapolis, donate to Reclaim the Block.

To support a Minneapolis based restorative justice campaign, donate to the Black Visions Collective.

To help bail out Louisville protestors, donate to https://actionnetwork.org/fundraising/louisville-community-bail-fund/

To donate to Black Lives Matter, visit: https://secure.actblue.com/donate/ms_blm_homepage_2019

The Restorative Center is a Newburgh-based organization that is working towards shifting away from our current criminal justice system and towards a restorative justice-based system. Donate at: https://www.therestorativecenter.org/donate

Blackline is a crisis hotline for the Hudson Valley’s Black, Black LGBTQI, Brown, Native and Muslim communities to report negative with police and vigilantes. Donate at: https://www.callblackline.com/… 

This year’s Virtual Great Hudson River Revival will be brought to you online Saturday, June 20th of Father’s Day weekend. We hope you will join us for a day full of music, story telling, activism, education, and celebration. Virtual Revival will be live-streamed from

11 a.m. - 11 p.m. EST on June 20th on Clearwater’s YouTube and Facebook pages.

While Virtual revival is free for all to attend, Clearwater encourages viewers to donate if they are able. Donations can be made at Clearwater.org. 

The event will feature musical performers, storytellers, and activists, including: Judy Collins, David Amram, Tom Chapin, John McCutcheon, Jay Ungar and Molly Mason, Peter Yarrow, John McEuen, Noel Paul Stookey, Tom Paxton, Emma’s Revolution, Guy Davis, Tommy Sands, Reggie Harris, The Mammals, The Chapin Sisters, Margo Thunderbird, Lyn Hardy, Arm of the Sea Theater, Abbie Gardner, Andrew Revkin, R.J. Storm, Magpie, The Rix, The Vanaver Caravan, Betty and the Baby Boomers, Kyle Tigges, Mel and Vinnie and more..

In the coming days, Clearwater will be announcing additional Revival veterans, as well as some newcomers, to the lineup.

2020 Revival T-shirts are available for purchase here..

"The Clearwater Sloop has been a Hudson River fixture since 1969. Founded by the late Pete Seeger, the boat functions as an advocacy, education and inspiration vessel where over 10-thousand annual visitors of all ages can get hands on experience about the Hudson River, environmentalism and the teamwork it takes to run a sailboat. That was until the pandemic changed the way we teach and learn."

With summer around the corner, we''re expanding Clearwater Connects to launch our new virtual summer camp. K-12 students will be able to join us for a week of Hudson River adventures throughout the summer. Each session will include daily live virtual activities with our educators and crew and self-guided activities to explore the magic of the Hudson River and the Sloop Clearwater. For more information, complete our summer session questionnaire and contact form by clicking here.

ACTION ALERT:

NYS Decommissioning Oversight Board (DOB) Bill S8154/A10236: If you haven''t already done so, please call your NYS Assemblymember and your NYS Senator to urge their support the proposed NYS Decommissioning Oversight Board (DOB) Bill  S8154/A10236. Please tell them that New York needs Decommissioning Oversight Boards to protect the best interests of our state and the four reactor communities, starting with Indian Point, to ensure the safest possible decommissioning and protect the Decommissioning Trust Funds from practices that could compromise but putting profit ahead of public health and safety. 

Oppose the Danskammer Fossil Fuel Plant Expansion: New York activists and community leaders across the state have been working tirelessly to stop the creation of new fracked gas infrastructure projects. Danskammer if approved would be a fully operational fracked gas power plant in Newburgh, NY. The current peaker plant runs less than 5% of the year currently and the proposed expansion would mean the new plant would run 70% of the time year-round resulting in far more air pollution and greenhouse gas emissions. Expected emissions from the plant include methane -- a highly potent greenhouse gas -- and known carcinogens, such as benzene, formaldehyde and radon. Also, the plant is located in a flood prone area. With sea level rising and storms surging, this is simply irresponsible. It is critical, in the transition to renewable energy, that our state is not only expanding creation of clean alternatives like wind and solar, but rejecting new fracked gas project like Danskammer

For more information on the public health impacts of the Danskammer plant seem the linked PDF, and this webinar hosted by Scenic Hudson.

To learn about what a Just Transition means for New York see this recent webinar hosted by Hudson River Sloop

For further information: Manna Jo Greene, mannajo@clearwater.org 845-807-1270  or  Emily Skydel, eskydel@fwwatch.org  914-960-1136

Our good friend Judith Enck of Beyond Plastics has asked our help reporting stores that are ignoring NY State''s Plastic Bag Ban.

Here is the letter sent by Beyond Nuclear and 120 other to NYS DEC last week. Here is a FB link for sharing on social.

On May 29, as a follow up to our Workforce Development to promote Just Transition webinar on May 1, Clearwater, NY for Clean Power and Citizens for Local Power hosted a wonderful Green Jobs Webinar with representatives from Nubian Directions in Poughkeepsie, WEACT in West Harlem and PUSH Buffalo to prepare youth and community members to do work that addresses the climate crisis and enhances their communities. This inspiring event can be viewed here.

"Wallkill River Watershed Alliance Year-In-Review,” Kyle Sitzman, chair, Wallkill River Watershed Alliance. Register here

This virtual community workshop is designed to gather input from Beacon residents on how climate events such as drought and flooding have affected them. Attendees will hear a short presentation and then break into small groups to determine what a climate resilient Beacon looks like. The results of the Climate Resilience Vision project will be shared with residents and will be included in the City’s future Climate Action and Sustainability Plan. Attendees can call in or join by video, but registration is required. Register here.

Virtual Revival will be live-streamed from 11 a.m. - 11 p.m. EST on June 20th on Clearwater’s YouTube and Facebook pages. The concert lineup can be found here. While Virtual revival is free for all to attend, Clearwater encourages viewers to donate if they are able. Donations can be made at Clearwater.org.

Clearwater is very honored to be selected by the Hudson River Watershed Alliance to receive a Watershed WaveMaker Award on June 23rd at their upcoming Toast to the Tribs event.

Thank you to everyone for following along with Clearwater’s Our River Connects Us transit from Albany to New York City! The fine and splendid Sloop and its crew were excited to share the 145-mile, downriver experience sailing the length of the estuary through all kinds of weather. On July 2nd, they finished the final leg of the journey as they sailed past the Statue of Liberty while flying banners calling for social and climate justice, Black Lives Matter and an end to police brutality.

The sloop has returned to our home port in Kingston, but the Our River Connects Us project is far from over. During the trip, we recorded stories of river workers, artists, activists, scientists, and historians, who spoke to how our Hudson River connects us. We recorded educational programming for students isolated at home. Check out some of the captivating footage on our Instagram and Facebook pages, share with friends to introduce them to Clearwater and stay tuned for much more. We will continue to do our part, the Clearwater way, as we work to support and highlight the work of others during the pandemic and ongoing struggle for social justice.

Due to popular demand, Clearwater will be airing a remastered version of

the 2020 Virtual Revival on Sunday, July 19th! Tune in Sunday from 11 a.m. - 11 p.m. EST via Clearwaterfestival.org as well as our Youtube and Facebook pages for a day of music and activism. The program also features beautiful American Sign Language interpretation throughout.

While Virtual revival is free for all to attend, Clearwater encourages

viewers to donate if they are able. Donations can be made via Paypal or at

Clearwaterfestival.org. 2020 Revival T-shirts are available for purchase here.

The event will feature musical performers, storytellers, and activists, including: Judy Collins, David Amram, Tom Chapin, John McCutcheon, Jay Ungar and Molly Mason, Peter Yarrow, John McEuen, Noel Paul Stookey, Tom Paxton, Emma’s Revolution, Guy Davis, Tommy Sands, Reggie Harris, The Mammals, The Chapin Sisters, Margo Thunderbird, Lyn Hardy, Arm of the Sea Theater, Abbie Gardner, Andrew Revkin, R.J. Storm, Magpie, The Rix, The Vanaver Caravan, Betty and the Baby Boomers, Kyle Tigges, Mel and Vinnie and more..

Born and raised in Westchester County, Matt attended John Jay High School and was an Eagle Scout. He recently graduated from Gettysburg College with a B.A. in Environmental Studies and Political Science. Prior to coming to Clearwater, Matt was a political organizer and worked on campaigns in Pennsylvania and the Hudson Valley. Thanks to generous funding from the Birches Foundation, Matt is a most welcome and valuable addition to Clearwater''s Environmental Action program and was able to really hit the ground running to help with our campaign to get the NYS Decommissioning Oversight Board legislation passed this session. 

Update on NYS Decommissioning Oversight Board Legislation:  After a recent push spearheaded by Clearwater and others there has been a significant rise in public awareness about the pending bill to establish a New York State Decommissioning Oversight Board for nuclear power plants (A.10236 / S.8154).  In recent weeks there has been increased co-sponsorship and an increased likelihood that this legislation will pass this session.  With Indian Point Unit 2  already closed and Unit 3 closing in April 2021, many key decisions will be made this year about how decommissioning will be conducted and how the Decommissioning Trust Fund will be spent. These decisions will deeply impact New York’s safety, health, environment and economy, so it’s imperative that the State has effective oversight of them, starting this year.  Even amid the pandemic and the protests for racial justice, this issue has received recent media coverage thanks to help from Steve Kent, for example:

In addition to Clearwater those urging the Legislature to bring A.10236 / S.8154 this year include, Riverkeeper, Citizens Environmental Coalition, the Indian Point Safe Energy Coalition, Environmental Advocates NY, AGREE, the Unity for Clean Energy Coalition have submitted bill memos in support of A.10236 / S.8154 this year. Riverkeeper is organizing a sign-on letter for organizations, so please sign on here, if yours agrees. The Bill, sponsored by Senator Pete Harckham and Assemblywoman Sandy Galef, now has 16 co-sponsors including Senators David Carlucci, Jen Metzger, Liz Krueger, James Skoufis, Rachel May, and Shelley Mayer; and Assembly Members David Buchwald, kevin Cahill, Ellen Jaffee, Nader Sayegh, Tom Abinanti, Walter Mosley, Jonathon Jacobson, Pamela Hunter, Rebecca Seawright, and Amy Paulin. If your Legislators are not listed here, please call or write to them and encourage their support.

We’re very grateful to them, and to you for all your work in this historic legislative session, however, as I wrote in the Gotham Gazette, "...The work of this legislative session isn’t complete yet… it’s urgent that the Legislature pass the Decommissioning Oversight Board legislation this session. By the 2021 session most of the important decisions on decommissioning Indian Point will have already been made, so it can’t wait until next year. Nuclear plant decommissioning may not be as salient as the Coronavirus pandemic or the fight for racial justice, but it is also extremely urgent and impactful in terms of safety, health, and justice for New Yorkers.”

Why are Hudson River fish dying? In response to people reporting finding dead fish along the shorelines in New York City and the lower Hudson, Riverkeeper has provided a very clear explanation: Dead fish along the Hudson River: Why it’s happening and what it means. In summary, summer heat causes less dissolved oxygen in the River,  This is compounded by effluent from sewage treatment plants and fertilizer runoff, adding nutrients that can promote algal growth, further compromising the river''s health and adding to the hypoxia that is causing fish, mainly Atlantic menhaden (bunker fish), to die of suffocation. Shorter days and more rain will help relieve the stress, but we must also work continuously to protect the Hudson from pollutants and restore tts ecosystem to healthy, life-supporting conditions. 

Update on the Proposed Danskammer Expansion:  On July 9, Clearwater and our colleagues hosted the "Webinar on the Proposed Danskammer Expansion: Fact vs, Fiction: What this Means for Rockland County and Beyond". Environmental and climate leaders, elected officials, union spokespersons and community members provided clear, well-researched information on this controversial proposal to expand the region''s fossil fuel infrastructure by building a new power plant that will burn fracked methane gas on a flood prone area along the Hudson River. A brief Q&A panel followed the presentations, which is available for review on the Clearwater YouTube website.

Solving the Climate Crisis: The House Select Committee on the Climate Crisis has released a 550-page Action Plan, which is a set of policy recommendations to Congress. The plan puts a lot of emphasis on environmental justice throughout climate policy, Fortunately only 5 of 550+ pages speak about nuclear power, and its risks are recognized. The plan calls for stronger regulation of nuclear safety by NRC, names radioactive waste as a problem with nuclear power, and it calls for a number of significant reforms to nuclear waste policy. It also ends the exemptions for nuclear waste under the Atomic Energy Act, so that nuclear power and nuclear waste are subject to the same environmental laws as other environmental issues. However, it calls for the creation of a clean energy standard that allows nuclear to compete with renewables, and investments in research and development and financing for new nuclear.

Pipeline Victories: After years of trying, In the past few weeks, both the Dakota Access Pipeline (DAPL) and the Atlantic Coast Pipeline (ACP) were stopped. This is a major victory for our entire nation, and for our collective work toward a sustainable economy built on principles of environmental, racial, and economic justice (read more).

Sunday, July 19, 11 AM - 11 PM EST

Virtual Revival will be live-streamed from 11 a.m. - 11 p.m. EST via ClearwaterFestival.org, as well as on Clearwater’s YouTube and Facebook pages. The concert lineup can be found here. While Virtual revival is free for all to attend, Clearwater encourages viewers to donate if they are able. Donations can be made at Clearwater.org.

In accordance with Clearwater’s bylaws, the Nominating Committee is preparing for the annual election of the organization’s Board of Directors, scheduled for September 12th this year. As part of that process, the bylaws specify that the general membership be notified that the Committee is seeking suggestions for nominations as it develops a slate of candidates. All members of the Corporation are eligible for nomination. Suggestions may be submitted by email to secretary@clearwater.org. Board membership requires active and diligent service over a three year term. A description of duties and expectations of directors can be found in the Clearwater Board Manual.

On Thursday, October 29, at 7:30 PM, Clearwater will recreate Pumpkin Sail’s magic in an online concert featuring Reggie Harris, Magpie, Dean Stevens, and Thomasina Winslow, streaming to Facebook Live and YouTube.

For over 40 years Reggie Harris has earned acclaim and respect from peers and audiences alike throughout the U.S., Canada, Europe and around the world. He combines spirituals and roots music, historic inspiration, and moving original songs, often in the themes of unity and social justice. Reggie is part of the solution. His marvelous music, his hard-earned wisdom, and his loving presence lift up any room he enters.

Magpie is the duo of Terry Leonino and Greg Artzner. Award-winning recording artists, singers, songwriters, musical historians, playwrights, actors and social activists, Terry and Greg are proud to be, as Pete Seeger said of them, “…more links in the chain”, dedicating their lives and music to leaving this world a better place. “...simply, absolutely, unequivocally wonderful…” said London’s Melody Maker.

Sarah Craig, manager of the famed Caffe Lena, says “Thomasina Winslow''s unique blues path winds through Delta roadhouses, coffeehouse stages where singer/songwriters flourish, and then into the church pew where blues lovers seek the light on Sunday morning.” Her dad Tom Winslow wrote the Clearwater standard, “Hey Looka Yonder,” and brought Thomasina to perform on Pumpkin Sail stages as a teenager. She has since appeared at many Revivals and toured nationally and internationally.

Born and raised in Costa Rica, Dean Stevens absorbed the musical and topical influences of Central America. He returns there frequently and has become known for his humanitarian efforts

Clearwater has brought more than half a million people to the Hudson River through first hand education experiences. Now our new Clearwater Connects program allows us to bring the river to you through interactive, virtual field trips. Classrooms and groups interact with Clearwater educators, explore the Sloop in new and exciting ways, and encounter the magic of the Hudson River from afar through live and pre-recorded programs. 

Example Activities (Tailored for your group)

Visit Clearwater.org/ClearwaterConnects

or email CWConnects@clearwater.org

We have officially launched our new Clearwater Connects program, bringing exciting Hudson River experiences into homes, virtual meeting spaces, and distance learning communities. Clearwater Connects allows classrooms and groups to interact with Clearwater educators, explore the Sloop in new and exciting ways, and encounter the magic of the Hudson River from afar. 

Clearwater''s education team has done an excellent job curating virtual adventures and lessons to meet the needs of a range of K-12, college, and post-doc students, and social groups, and we look forward to bringing more people to the river through these programs. Both live and pre-recorded experiences are available along with self-guided opportunities to explore the Hudson at a distance. Look for updates about the program on our website soon. Teachers, social groups, and others interested in discussing opportunities to experience the river with us should email sail@clearwater.org.

Thank you to everyone who is giving your scarce resources during the pandemic. You raised more money for us than the Small Business Administration did through the Paycheck Protection Program, and you raised it faster!

Thanks to the Clearwater crew, almost all of whom have been working on a volunteer basis, for getting the Sloop ready to sail and are now spreading hope up and down the Hudson River.

Greg Williams

Executive Director

ACTION ALERT: Please call your NYS Assemblymember and your NYS Senator to urge their support the proposed NYS Decommissioning Oversight Board (DOB) Bill  S8154/A10236  Tell them that New York needs Decommissioning Oversight Boards to protect the best interests of our state and the four reactor communities, starting with Indian Point, to ensure the safest possible decommissioning and protect the Decommissioning Trust Funds from practices that could compromise but putting profit ahead of public health and safety.

Update on the May 1  Workforce Development for Just Transition to a Renewable Energy Economy.   Starting with a First Nation perspective, speakers from the Workforce Development Institute, area labor unions, a battery storage company and others will present their experiences and case studies where workers transitioned to jobs in the emerging renewable energy economy.  For those of you who missed it, here is a link to the recording: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8uH5x70Z87I  Please note, you will need to turn your speaker up for Craig jacobs'' presentation, but it will be worth doing since what he has to say is such an important contribution.

May 6: Danskammer and Public Health Forum:  Public health experts, including renowned public health scientist, Dr. David Carpenter, elected officials and community leaders discussed how the proposed Danskammer gas plant in Newburgh threatens the health of communities and the environment. Video can be viewed at https://youtu.be/NrMqqe4yIEs 

Update on May 10 Mother''s Day Tribute to Toshi.  In case you missed this 12-hour Facebook Live musical concert with beautiful memories of Toshi''s contribution to her family, Clearwater, Revival and beyond, as a fundraiser in support of Clearwater''s critical environmental action initiatives, curated by Fred Gillen, Jr. and Tina Volz-Bongar. The entire event is now posted hour-by-hour on YouTube at  https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLgov6aVF650VwuGi-LyyXFCA8j_awnhbo&fbclid=IwAR1QtVP8sa740j2f5Z3qavCpqxlLbHWXKFb9U9Er4k52n03_ZWq0qMlIxJ0

Fri., May 29 AT 1:00 p.m. Green Jobs Webinar featuring excellent models of workforce training for youth and community members by Nubian Directions in Poughkeepsie, WEACT in West Harlem and PUSH Buffalo to prepare them for and help them to do work that addresses the climate crisis and enhances their communities. This will be followed with another webinar featuring Youth who have taken these trainings and found work or went on to get more education to succeed in making a living while making a real difference on June 12.  Watch the Clearwater events page for details as they are ready.

Tues., June 9, 7-8 PM, Wallkill River Summit Webinar: "Community Lobbying,” with Jeremy Cherson, Riverkeeper, and "Wallkill River Watershed Alliance Year-In-Review,” Kyle Sitzman, chair, Wallkill River Watershed Alliance. Register here: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_QBvyBxYaSVOD_lLAdgMlPQ 

Sunday, June 14, Father''s Day: Virtual Revival. Watch for details.

Excellent article by Kit Kennedy of NRDC that provides an accurate, comprehensive and very positive view of closing Indian Point and moving forward to reducing carbon. www.nrdc.org/experts/kit-kennedy/new-york-begins-move-beyond-indian-point

Due to popular demand, Clearwater will be airing a remastered version of this year''s Virtual Revival on Sunday, October 4th from 11AM-11PM at ClearwaterFestival.org as well as our Youtube and Facebook pages. Please tune in for a day of music and activism, as well as a beautiful American Sign Language interpretation throughout.

While Virtual revival is free for all to attend, Clearwater encourages viewers to donate if they are able. Donations can be made Via Paypal or at Clearwaterfestival.org. 2020 Revival T-shirts are available for purchase.

On Thursday, October 29, at 7:30 PM, Clearwater will recreate Pumpkin Sail’s magic in an online concert featuring Reggie Harris, Magpie, Dean Stevens, and Thomasina Winslow, streaming to Facebook Live and YouTube.

For over 40 years Reggie Harris has earned acclaim and respect from peers and audiences alike throughout the U.S., Canada, Europe and around the world. He combines spirituals and roots music, historic inspiration, and moving original songs, often in the themes of unity and social justice. Reggie is part of the solution. His marvelous music, his hard-earned wisdom, and his loving presence lift up any room he enters.

Magpie is the duo of Terry Leonino and Greg Artzner. Award-winning recording artists, singers, songwriters, musical historians, playwrights, actors and social activists, Terry and Greg are proud to be, as Pete Seeger said of them, “…more links in the chain”, dedicating their lives and music to leaving this world a better place. “...simply, absolutely, unequivocally wonderful…” said London’s Melody Maker.

Sarah Craig, manager of the famed Caffe Lena, says “Thomasina Winslow''s unique blues path winds through Delta roadhouses, coffeehouse stages where singer/songwriters flourish, and then into the church pew where blues lovers seek the light on Sunday morning.” Her dad Tom Winslow wrote the Clearwater standard, “Hey Looka Yonder,” and brought Thomasina to perform on Pumpkin Sail stages as a teenager. She has since appeared at many Revivals and toured nationally and internationally.