Do Rivers Have Rights? | B-Effect with Tzintzun Aguilar-Izzo

This image is a vibrant watercolor illustration showing an owl soaring over a landscape of rivers and mountains. The owl has warm red, orange, and brown feathers and glides above swirling blue water labeled as Lake Ontario. A long blue river—the St. Lawrence River—flows across the scene with several branching tributaries named along its length. In the lower right, rolling green mountains contain eye-shaped details that give the land a watchful, living quality.

In this episode, I have the great pleasure of talking with Tzintzun Aguilar-Izzo, an environmental storyteller and community weaver based in Upstate New York.

Tzintzun, through their art, films, activism, and community-building efforts, works to protect rivers and seeks to rebuild a sense of belonging between people and nature.

Tzintzun is a co-founder of the Talking Wings Collective and a pursuer of optimism and hope.

Here is Tzintzun’s story:

You can also listen to our conversation here:

Tzintzun Aguilar-Izzo
Tzintzun Aguilar-Izzo