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Engaging with Water and Rivers from a Multispecies Justice  Perspective Carlota Houart Wageningen University & Research https://bluepapers.nl/index.php/bp/article/view/59/53

Multispecies justice recasts the subject of jus-tice beyond (only) humans and invites us to re-think relations between human and non-human beings in the worlds we share and co-create.

examples of hydrosociality in the Mag-dalena River in Colombia and in the Great Lakes region of North America show us how human and non-human systems and communities are profoundly entangled, and how the future of healthy, living rivers may be closely related to the upholding and protecting of the lives and lifeways of these diverse beings and communi-ties.   Blue Papers 2023 (Vol. 2 No. 1), 50-5710.58981/bluepapers.2023.1.05

Gorai, Culvem women hold sit-in against lake ‘beautification’  https://www.hindustantimes.com/cities/mumbai-news/women-in-mumbai-s-gorai-and-culvem-hold-sit-in-against-mla-s-beautification-works-at-culvem-lake-locals-protest-paving-over-natural-waterbody-101680635459951.html
 Prayag Arora-Desai The work will pave over large parts of the natural waterbody, which the locals currently use to irrigate small farms, wash clothes, catch fish, bathe livestock, and wash fishing nets among others...“Gorai and Culvem residents have not asked for any such beautification. We want the lake to remain as it is. It is our ancestral talao and is well taken care of by the local farmers, fishers and tribals. The Dharavi Beth Bachao Samiti has written multiple letters to the MLA, local police, the collector’s office and even the BMC asking for the work to be stopped. .. “The villagers want a gram sabha to be held in presence of the MLA, so he can explain why this project is being pursued. It will benefit nearby resort owners, not the locals. Till date, there is no clarity on who is funding the project and at whose request, but two excavators are working on the site day and night. Large amounts of mud have been dredged from the lakebed and it should be restored.”

Indian Hindus say "NO" to Hate in the name of Hinduism. ..

During Ram Navami on 30th March, we saw Hindus pelting stones at mosques, aggressively chanting violent anti-Muslim slogans and dancing with swords, all in the name of Hinduism.

On March 27th, Hindu men forcibly entered a Muslim man’s house in Moradabad, UP and, in the presence of police, forcibly stopped people from praying. Hindus forcibly entering houses where Christians peacefully pray as well as vandalizing churches is also quite common.

The forcible entry and vandalism of minority religion premises and the noisy display of Hindu 'celebrations' outside mosques goes against our intrinsic spirit of tolerance and Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam.

as Hindus:

We strongly condemn the use of Rama’s name to propagate acts of violence, vandalism, bullying and harassment. No one should be forced to chant Jai Shri Ram unless they do so of their own free will.

We strongly condemn congregating in noisy and unruly groups carrying weapons and saffron flags outside places of worship of other religious minorities. This is done with only the intent of instigating other religious minorities, taunting and goading them to show dominance and aggression. It is not a form of worship that is representative of Hinduism.

We strongly condemn saffron clad men and women entering private places of worship and heckling, molesting, physically and verbally attacking those of other religions.

https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/maharashtra-imam-beaten-beard-cut-off-for-refusing-to-chant-jai-shri-ram-2352292-2023-03-28
https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/4-arrested-disturbing-peace-outside-mosque-ram-navami-procession-mathura-2354591-2023-04-02
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https://article-14.com/post/the-myriad-things-indian-muslims-are-changing-to-survive-overt-covert-hostility-in-their-changing-country--6420a1fd73768