Imagine living beside the world's largest freshwater body, yet being unable to afford its use. This is the reality for Highland Park, Michigan residents, who face soaring water costs and demand

Imagine living beside the world's largest freshwater body, yet being unable to afford its use. This is the reality for Highland Park, Michigan residents, who face soaring water costs and demand accountability for these rising expenses.

This critical situation highlights issues of water access, community rights, sustainability, and civil rights, with particular relevance to women's rights, government responsibility, and local activism in Michigan. The topic is explored in a film by Liz Miller.

Mary Edmeades, Vice President and Social Impact Banking Manager at Albina Community Bank's Pearl District branch in Portland, Oregon, highlights the bank's community commitment.

She details

Mary Edmeades, Vice President and Social Impact Banking Manager at Albina Community Bank's Pearl District branch in Portland, Oregon, highlights the bank's community commitment.

She details their sustainable business practices, support for the arts and local artists, and efforts to keep money circulating within the local economy.