Watershed 2020 Evaluation

Watershed 2020 Survey

Thank you for participating in the Watershed 2020 event! Over the last few months, we've been letting the messages of Watershed sink in to inform where we're heading. We know it's been a little while, but to help in that journey, we would love to know more about your experience at Watershed 2020.

Your feedback will help us to strengthen our efforts to move towards water justice, organize even better events in the future, and create valuable insights to learn more about online community organizing.

If you'd like to read more about this survey, you can do so here: http://www.wellingtonwaterwatchers.ca/survey_information

Please click "OK" below to proceed.

The first four (4) questions are about the workshops you attended or participated in...

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* 1. Which of the following best describes your participation in Watershed 2020? (please select all that apply)

I attended one or more workshop

I led a workshop

I was on the advisory committee

I was a volunteer at the event

I was staff at the event

I signed up to get recordings of event

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* 2. Which workshops did you attend? (please select all that apply)

The WaterScape Experience (with Andrew McCammon)

Unearthing Justice: Put Mining in its Place (with Joan Kuyek)

Picking Up the Bundles Canoe Journey (with Waasekom Niin & Biidaabinokwe)

The Elmira Water Crisis (with Susan Bryant)

Aggregate Aggravations (with Graham Flint, Katie Krelove, and Doug Tripp)

Fighting Global Water Privatization (with Franklin Frederick, Akinbode Olufemi, & Andrea Muehlebach)

Lake Erie Guardians stepping up (with Raj Gil)

Data-Sharing for Freshwater Health (with Patrick LeClair)

Protect Our Waterways from Nuclear Waste! (with Michelle Stein, Emily Grant, & Bill Noll)

WWF-Canada: Assessing the Great Lakes health & threats (with Catherine Paquette)

Decolonizing the Watershed (with Beth Lorimer)

Making Activism Work (with Jan Beveridge & Donna McCaw)

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* 3. What did you like about the workshop(s) you attended? (please check all that apply)

Engaging / Interesting (i.e. I enjoyed attending the workshop)

Informative (i.e. I learned a lot)

Useful (i.e. I gained information, skills, connections, etc. of use to my personal advocacy or work)

Interactive / participatory (i.e. I was able to exchange information / ideas)

Connections (i.e. I found or reconnected with potential collaborators)

Other (please specify)

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* 4. What, if anything, did you dislike about the workshop(s) you attended?

The next four (4) questions are about the "Towards Water Justice" segment at Watershed 2020...

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* 5. Which of the following describe your experience during the Towards Water Justice segment? (please select all that apply)

it inspired me and/or made me think

it affirmed my experiences, observations and/or values

it turned me off or frustrated me

it was too advanced or too theoretical

it was too basic or superficial

the discussion needs to continue among water advocates

Other (please specify)

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* 6. How would you rate the Towards Water Justice segment during Watershed 2020 on the following dimensions? (e.g., 1= not at all and 5=very much so)

	1	2	3	4	5
sharing of new perspectives and/or information	sharing of new perspectives and/or information 1	sharing of new perspectives and/or information 2	sharing of new perspectives and/or information 3	sharing of new perspectives and/or information 4	sharing of new perspectives and/or information 5
making credible links between water issues and other justice issues	making credible links between water issues and other justice issues 1	making credible links between water issues and other justice issues 2	making credible links between water issues and other justice issues 3	making credible links between water issues and other justice issues 4	making credible links between water issues and other justice issues 5
relevance to achieving water security for all in the long term	relevance to achieving water security for all in the long term 1	relevance to achieving water security for all in the long term 2	relevance to achieving water security for all in the long term 3	relevance to achieving water security for all in the long term 4	relevance to achieving water security for all in the long term 5
relevance to water advocacy work in the short term	relevance to water advocacy work in the short term 1	relevance to water advocacy work in the short term 2	relevance to water advocacy work in the short term 3	relevance to water advocacy work in the short term 4	relevance to water advocacy work in the short term 5
relevance to your work	relevance to your work 1	relevance to your work 2	relevance to your work 3	relevance to your work 4	relevance to your work 5

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* 7. To what extent would you say that your relationship with water has been challenged, expanded, or changed by the discussion of water justice? (e.g., 1= not at all and 5=very much so)

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i We adjusted the number you entered based on the slider’s scale.

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* 8. Do you have other comments or feedback about the "justice discussion" and/or how it was facilitated?

This last section of questions is about your overall experience of Watershed 2020...

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* 9. What motivated or convinced you to attend Watershed 2020?

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* 10. Did you attend as much of Watershed 2020 as you had planned to? (please select the best answer)

Yes

No, I attended more than I had planned to

No, I left earlier than I had planned to

No, I logged in later than I had planned to

Other (please specify)

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* 11. Did attending Watershed 2020 meet your expectations? (please select the best answer)

Met expectations

Surpassed expectations

Did not meet expectations

I did not know what to expect

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* 12. Please name up to 3 things you feel Watershed 2020 achieved or contributed to your work and/or to water advocacy efforts in Ontario more broadly:

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* 13. Please name up to 3 things about Watershed 2020 that disappointed you:

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* 14. Please rate the effectiveness of Watershed 2020 on the following objectives (e.g., 1= not at all and 5=very much so):

	1	2	3	4	5
build/strengthen relationships among water advocates or water advocacy organizations	build/strengthen relationships among water advocates or water advocacy organizations 1	build/strengthen relationships among water advocates or water advocacy organizations 2	build/strengthen relationships among water advocates or water advocacy organizations 3	build/strengthen relationships among water advocates or water advocacy organizations 4	build/strengthen relationships among water advocates or water advocacy organizations 5
identify over-arching, shared priorities for water advocacy efforts across Ontario	identify over-arching, shared priorities for water advocacy efforts across Ontario 1	identify over-arching, shared priorities for water advocacy efforts across Ontario 2	identify over-arching, shared priorities for water advocacy efforts across Ontario 3	identify over-arching, shared priorities for water advocacy efforts across Ontario 4	identify over-arching, shared priorities for water advocacy efforts across Ontario 5
identify and articulate the intersections between water issues and other social justice issues or movements	identify and articulate the intersections between water issues and other social justice issues or movements 1	identify and articulate the intersections between water issues and other social justice issues or movements 2	identify and articulate the intersections between water issues and other social justice issues or movements 3	identify and articulate the intersections between water issues and other social justice issues or movements 4	identify and articulate the intersections between water issues and other social justice issues or movements 5
build awareness of and momentum on the water issues your work focuses on	build awareness of and momentum on the water issues your work focuses on 1	build awareness of and momentum on the water issues your work focuses on 2	build awareness of and momentum on the water issues your work focuses on 3	build awareness of and momentum on the water issues your work focuses on 4	build awareness of and momentum on the water issues your work focuses on 5
build momentum/synergy for collaboration in collective action on water issues in general	build momentum/synergy for collaboration in collective action on water issues in general 1	build momentum/synergy for collaboration in collective action on water issues in general 2	build momentum/synergy for collaboration in collective action on water issues in general 3	build momentum/synergy for collaboration in collective action on water issues in general 4	build momentum/synergy for collaboration in collective action on water issues in general 5

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* 15. Beyond accommodating the physical distancing requirements of COVID-19, what benefits were there (if any) in using an on-line format for Watershed 2020? For example, what do you think was achieved, if anything, that might not have worked as well in a traditional, face-to-face gathering?

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* 16. What, if anything, do you think did not work as well in the on-line format as opposed to a traditional, face-to-face gathering? Please describe up to three things.

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* 17. In 3 words or less, please describe how you felt at the end of Watershed 2020: (e.g., stimulated, frustrated, empowered, more connected, better informed, overwhelmed, wasted my Saturday, inspired to act, etc.)

One last question:

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* 18. Are you interested in being part of a more coordinated campaign to protect water in Ontario -- The Peoples' Water Campaign -- to link together radical, socio-economic, and environmental justice issues?

Yes! (click here to sign up)