We have identified four priority Water Justice zones including Northeast Houston, Houston Port Communities, Southeast Houston, and Brazoria. Exploratory Water Justice Zones, or zones where we are beginning to build connections, include Fort Bend/Southwest Houston and Galveston. These zones guide our work, concentrating our resources and partnerships where they are needed most. However, they do not limit us—we remain open to working outside these zones as community needs evolve.

Coming from a background of grassroots organizing, I had to adapt to working within the structure of an organization like BCWK, which has traditionally approached advocacy through policy and legal avenues. However, BCWK’s commitment to centering community voices and addressing systemic water injustice has made it an ideal platform to elevate these issues in meaningful ways. This experience has been a powerful opportunity to merge grassroots organizing with BCWK’s expertise in water policy, empowering us to build even deeper connections and mobilize communities toward lasting change.

Our advocacy strategies have grown to embrace both a top-down and bottom-up approach. As we build community power through organizing, we take inspiration from local histories of rich cultural diversity and a history of environmental justice organizing.