Aqua Sevenday?

November 29, 2006 10:21 AM

Help me come up with a catchy name for my campus' "Water Week." It will be happening in late January and will be a week dedicated to discussing issues in three areas: environment, accessibility, commodification. Speakers, an art exhibition, and movies are being planned. Bonus points for recommendations of films, special topics, general advice.
posted by arcticwoman to grab bag (16 comments total)

H₂Open
posted by plinth at 10:38 AM on November 29, 2006

Water Week
posted by popcassady at 10:48 AM on November 29, 2006

Eau Yeah!
posted by Robot Johnny at 11:06 AM on November 29, 2006 [1 favorite]

The Aquatic Expo
Waves of Change
The Think Tank
The World Wide Winter Water Conference
Rainy Days
How The Wet was Won
Wild ‘n Wet
Wetafilter

(and then make sure to tag on a catchy subtitle, like “exploring the future of water”)
posted by Milkman Dan at 11:08 AM on November 29, 2006

H2Go
Water Fodder
Eleventy Days of Rain
Seven Days of Rain
You Can't Drink Nuclear Arms
Dr. Waterlove
Watershipshape Down
Thinking Drink
A Week of Water
Week-o de Agua, Senor.
Water: Can't live without it, can't compress it.
Ice Week
Steam Week
Liquid Ice Steam Week
H2-Envir-O
Water: Friend or Friend?
posted by unixrat at 11:10 AM on November 29, 2006

You're soaking in it.
posted by amtho at 11:22 AM on November 29, 2006

Dihydrogen Monoxide: The Week!
posted by Robot Johnny at 11:30 AM on November 29, 2006

Aqua Mandate
Water, Water Everywhere - Let's take the week to think.
Sweatin' to the H2Oldies
Ice is Nice
Moisturama
posted by Sprout the Vulgarian at 11:32 AM on November 29, 2006

H2Info
Wild and Wonderful Water
Drink it, Think it: Water
Tapped Out
Waves of Change

I'm tapped out. OOohh get it?

But if you're looking for enviromentally themed movies, do a search on the Green DC film festival site. I found a few on water but the link doesn't translate properly, so just search for "water" here
posted by banannafish at 11:33 AM on November 29, 2006

water-related:

Handel's "Water Music"

The water riddle in "The Hobbit"
posted by amtho at 11:39 AM on November 29, 2006

Water Week sounds good to me.

Jay-Z , the UN and MTV made a water documentary. Apparently he "was looking for a cause to attach" himself to.

There is also Running Dry.
posted by bobobox at 11:47 AM on November 29, 2006

LethBridge over Troubled Waters?

Might be short notice, but U of Alberta's David Schindler would be an excellent choice for a speaker.
posted by hangashore at 12:53 PM on November 29, 2006

Oh, one more: Water Works
posted by hangashore at 1:01 PM on November 29, 2006

I don't have any more clever names for you to try, but I thought I would point you toward a similar event on environment and water that was put on by students in my university program last year.

The Symposium committee does change every year, but if you contact the organizers of this year's symposium (different topic, but same pool of students and same venue), they might have some ideas and reccomendations to share with you on running such an event, and/or put you in contact with the students who ran the Symposium last year on water shortage and conservation. I wasn't able to attend, but it got rave reviews and I really enjoyed the symposiums other years.

Best of luck!
posted by nelleish at 1:33 PM on November 29, 2006

Get Wet

Or, from the Tarot we bring you The ACE of Water. ACE standing for Accessibility, Commodification and Environment. You could graphically highlight which area a specific event belonged to by changing the colour/size/font of one or more of the letters in ACE on your flyers and posters. For example "The acE of Water: Movie Night" would focus on enviromental issues.

In case you haven't seen them, there are Tarot decks that substitute the four elements for the traditional suits, with water taking the place of the cups. You might even find some good graphic ideas from those decks.
posted by shoesfullofdust at 3:32 PM on November 29, 2006

Do a screening of The Milagro Beanfield War (mostly for fun, but it's not without its edifying message).

Wet Week?
posted by Emperor SnooKloze at 4:20 PM on November 29, 2006