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Las Cruces, NM
Project: Water is Life Interview: Esperanza
<figcaption> <p><span data-contrast="auto"> I am trying to understand my relationship to the Rio Grande. </span><span data-ccp-props="{"134233117":false,"134233118":false,"201341983":0,"335551550":1,"335551620":1,"335559685":720,"335559737":0,"335559738":0,"335559739":0,"335559740":276}"> </span></p> <p>Edited by Tony Cruz</p> </figcaption> </div> </div> <div class="m-lg-top"> <section> <div class="container center"> <div class="row"> <div class="col col-12 col-lg-6"> <div>Las Cruces, NM</div> <div><a href="https://climatesofinequality.org/story/water-is-life-stressed-water-supplies-in-the-southwest/">Water is Life: Stressed Water Supplies in the Southwest</a></div> </div> <div class="col col-12 col-lg-6 project-credits"> </div> <div class="col col-12 m-top"> </div> </div> </div> </section> <section id="story-projects"> <div class="project-group"> <div class="thumb-slideshow projects"> <h4 class="section-title"> Climates of Inequality Exhibition </h4> <div class="carousel"> <div class="slides-wrapper row"> <div class="slide col col-6 col-lg-4"> <a class="thumb-block project-thumb table" href="https://climatesofinequality.org/project/water-is-life-interview-iris/"> <div class="thumb-inner"> <div class="thumb-title table-row"> Water is Life Interview: Iris </div> <div class="thumb-bg" style="background-image:url(https://climatesofinequality.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/Elephant-Butte-Lake-2022-600x600.jpg)"></div> </div> </a> </div> <div class="slide col col-6 col-lg-4"> <a class="thumb-block project-thumb table" href="https://climatesofinequality.org/project/water-is-life-interview-emilee/"> <div class="thumb-inner"> <div class="thumb-title table-row"> Water is Life Interview: Emilee </div> <div class="thumb-bg" style="background-image:url(https://climatesofinequality.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/Cattle-Herd-600x429.jpg)"></div> </div> </a> </div> <div class="slide col col-6 col-lg-4"> <a class="thumb-block project-thumb table" href="https://climatesofinequality.org/project/water-is-life-interview-kaleb/"> <div class="thumb-inner"> <div class="thumb-title table-row"> Water is Life Interview: Kaleb </div> <div class="thumb-bg" style="background-image:url(https://climatesofinequality.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/Kitchen-sink_las-cruces-600x428.jpg)"></div> </div> </a> </div> <div class="slide col col-6 col-lg-4"> <a class="thumb-block project-thumb table" href="https://climatesofinequality.org/project/water-is-life-interview-celina/"> <div class="thumb-inner"> <div class="thumb-title table-row"> Water is Life Interview: Celina </div> <div class="thumb-bg" style="background-image:url(https://climatesofinequality.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/Water-Is-life-Thumbnail-600x600.png)"></div> </div> </a> </div> <div class="slide col col-6 col-lg-4"> <a class="thumb-block project-thumb table" href="https://climatesofinequality.org/project/water-is-life-interview-diego/"> <div class="thumb-inner"> <div class="thumb-title table-row"> Water is Life Interview: Diego </div> <div class="thumb-bg" style="background-image:url(https://climatesofinequality.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/Water-Is-life-Thumbnail-600x600.png)"></div> </div> </a> </div> <div class="slide col col-6 col-lg-4"> <a class="thumb-block project-thumb table" href="https://climatesofinequality.org/project/water-is-life-interview-federico/"> <div class="thumb-inner"> <div class="thumb-title table-row"> Water is Life Interview: Federico </div> <div class="thumb-bg" style="background-image:url(https://climatesofinequality.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/Water-Is-life-Thumbnail-600x600.png)"></div> </div> </a> </div> <div class="slide col col-6 col-lg-4"> <a class="thumb-block project-thumb table" href="https://climatesofinequality.org/project/water-is-life-interview-esperanza/"> <div class="thumb-inner"> <div class="thumb-title table-row"> Water is Life Interview: Esperanza </div> <div class="thumb-bg" style="background-image:url(https://climatesofinequality.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/Water-Is-life-Thumbnail-600x600.png)"></div> </div> </a> </div> <div class="slide col col-6 col-lg-4"> <a class="thumb-block project-thumb table" href="https://climatesofinequality.org/project/water-is-life-documentary/"> <div class="thumb-inner"> <div class="thumb-title table-row"> Water is Life Documentary </div> <div class="thumb-bg" style="background-image:url(https://climatesofinequality.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/Screenshot-2025-01-22-at-3.13.35 PM-600x323.png)"></div> </div> </a> </div> </div> <div class="slide-arrow large" data-dir="next"> <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?> <!-- Generator: Adobe Illustrator 16.0.0, SVG Export Plug-In . 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