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Join us at the B.F. Jones Memorial Library in Aliquippa on April 21 for an unforgettable evening of Creative Advocacy. RiverWise Director, Daniel Rossi Keen, wants the community to wake up and demand more. Explore your own response to industrial development in Beaver County through music, visual art, poetry, and more.

🎨🌎 Join us for an evening of Creative Advocacy at Beyond Rust: Artists Respond to Industrial Development in Beaver County! Featuring Kevin Farkas and other talented artists who are inspiring change through their art. Let's work together to give voice to our communities ideas and concerns. 🌱🌊 Come and experience the power of art. #CreativeAdvocacy #BeyondRust #ProtectOurCommunity #ArtForChange

📷🎨Join us for an imaginative night of creative advocacy with photographer Erin Ninehouser and other artists at Beyond Rust event on April 21! 🎉👩‍🎨 Exciting news! Beaver County is about to witness the power of creative advocacy through art and photography at Beyond Rust event on April 21 at the B.F. Jones Memorial Library. 🌟Featured artist Erin Ninehouser, the creative mind behind Rust Belt Mayberry, will showcase her stunning photos that capture both the positive and negative aspects of our community.🌇🌃 Don't miss the chance to explore your own response to these powerful ideas through music, visual art, poetry, and more. #BeyondRust #CreativeAdvocacy #ArtForACause 🎨🎭🎤

Witness the power of creative advocacy as Melissa Rhines breaks things into something beautiful. Join us on April 21 at the B.F. Jones Memorial Library in Aliquippa and be captivated by art that responds to industrial development in Beaver County. We all know the saying, "One man's trash is another man's treasure." But what if we take it a step further and turn broken pieces into something truly beautiful? That's the power of mosaic artist Melissa Rhines. .

🌍💔 Marlin Gist, a featured artist painter, believes there's more for us than just health risks and pollution. In a powerful video, he reminds us that we can find hope in creativity and imagination. 🎨🌟 Join us on April 21 for Beyond Rust: Artists Respond to Industrial Development in Beaver County, a night of creative advocacy that will take you on a journey of art, music, poetry, and more. 🎭🎶 Our event, hosted by The Genesis Collective, RiverWise, and New Sun Rising, showcases the work of artists who were inspired by the film Boom & Bust and the public response to it. You'll get to see the interpretation of community feedback through art that speaks to the heart of our concerns, histories, and identities. Together, we can claim our agency over our lives and the lives of our communities. This is advocacy. This is Creative Advocacy. 🌟 #BeyondRust #CreativeAdvocacy #ArtForChange #MarlinGist #Hope #BeaverCounty"

Get ready to experience the healing power of art with Blossom Nicole at Beyond Rust, a creative advocacy event on April 21st at B.F. Jones Memorial Library in Aliquippa! Join The Genesis Collective, RiverWise, and New Sun Rising, along with talented artists from all over Beaver County, as they showcase their interpretation of feedback to the film Boom & Bust through visual art, music, poetry, and more. According to Blossom Nicole, "Art speaks the words that we don't want to say to each other. Art forces you to stop." Don't miss this captivating event that disrupts prevailing narratives and strengthens community movement toward a goal through art and creativity. #BeyondRust #CreativeAdvocacy #HealingPowerOfArt #CommunityMovement #BeaverCountyArtists

👀🤔Why has population continued to decline for 43 years in Beaver County??📉🗣️ 📣Attention Beaver County! 🚨: it's time to recognize the reality of our population decline. Kevin Farkas uses his art to call for action. See for yourself in this sneak peek of 'Beyond Rust'."

Wonder what life looks like for a resident of East Palestine, Ohio 40 days after the derailment took place? Watch to find out.

A review of the Understanding Your Water Series with guest speakers and community members.

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00:00 - Opening Statement Senator Doug Mastriano 09:59 - Opening Statement Senator Katie Muth 14:56 - Norfolk Southern Invitation 16:13 - Swearing in of Residents 17:05 - Jeff D. 22:22 - Sara Koontz 27:24 - Ms. Sheila Stiegler, Slippery Rock Township, PA 37:22 - Mr. Kenneth Dunn, New Castle, PA 42:15 - Ms. Ashley Bennett, Darlington, PA 52:02 - Ms. Lonnie Miller, East Palestine, OH 1:09:00 - Ms. Katie Scharzwaelder, Darlington, PA 1:09:00 - Mr. Chris Wells, Darlington, PA 1:26:46 - Mr. Sam Wegner 1:31:40 - Mr. Jonathan Kent 1:39:29 - Mrs. Julia Kent 1:46:09 - Ms. Amanda Kemmer, Darlington, PA 2:02:32 - Lori O'Connell, Darlington, PA

RiverWise is working to understand what residents in northwest Beaver County need. Listen to this interview from Amanda Kemmer, sharing what it has been like living in Darlington with her husband and four kids, just 4 miles from the East Palestine train derailment site.

Recent events in East Palestine, along with a quickly growing list of issues at Shell, remind all of us just how important it is to have clear and transparent plans in place for emergencies. Please consider becoming part of the community conversation at gatherings like today's (Feb 14) 1pm Beaver County Local Emergency Planning Meeting at 351 14th Street , Ambridge, PA 15003.

A freight train carrying hazardous material derailed in East Palestine, OH on Feb. 3, resulting in a fiery cloud that could be seen from miles away. Three days later, PA and OH governors issued an emergency evacuation for those living within a 1-mile radius. This is a “First Cut” video about one Beaver County resident’s experience. “The First Cut” is a new video series of on the ground interviews raising up residents' voices and perspectives in Beaver County. To share your own experiences around the Ohio train derailment or other quality of life issues in Beaver County, reach out to RiverWise to set up a time to chat.

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Monday, November 28th, 2022 Community reaction to flaring at Shell Polymers in Monaca, PA.

Since its premier at the end of July, over 1,000 people have registered to view Boom & Bust: A Journey From Beaver County to the Chemical Corridor. Following each screening, viewers shared hopes, fears, and expectations about the future of their community. Many attendees also expressed interest in staying connected as we consider ways to build upon the momentum created by the film’s release. In order to continue these important conversations, and in response to overwhelming community interest, you are invited to join RiverWise and New Sun Rising from 6:30 to 9:00 pm on Wednesday November 9th at the C.J. Mangin Community Center in Monaca (998 Indiana Avenue, Monaca, PA 15061). At this event, we will: *review key data reported in the community surveys and viewer feedback provide time for individuals to learn about and connect with numerous local community and environmental organizations *explore ways that stakeholders might further strengthen community voice and agency together Joining us will be artists from The Genesis Collective who will support the event and produce new work based on the creative advocacy themes and goals that emerge from this gathering. So that we can plan accordingly, we are asking you to RSVP via Eventbrite as soon as possible. Space is limited and this event will only be available in person.

In the seventh and final video, we discuss some ways you can become your own water quality advocate and provide tools and resources to keep your municipal water authority accountable.

In the sixth video, we go over specific units and numbers of different elements that could be in your water, what to look out for on your Consumer Confidence Report, and potential questions to raise.

In the fifth video, we look at the different minerals and substances often found in your water, why they might be present, and why it matters.