Water

On 25 June, events were held all over the world as part of the Global Water Dances, directed at raising awareness about the lack of access of safe drinking water. The problem affects a third of the world's population, and is expected to worsen in coming decades. Some 5 million deaths annually are attributed to polluted water. The indirect effects associated with a lack of potable water even include civil strife and violence.
In Lima, over 1 million people do not have access to clean water, and they have to get it from private water trucks - at a far higher cost than those of us served by the public water supply. Natural water sources (rivers, underground aquifer) are being tapped out as the city and its thirst for water expand.
So, the local dance group, Yakudanza, took part in the Global Water Dance here in Lima. Their performance took place at sundown, along the "malecone" and cliff edge above the beachfront in the neighborhood of Miraflores. The dancing itself was not remarkable, but the meaning was important. The performance attracted a good crowd, which was integrated into some of the dancing.
Did it succeed in building awareness? I don't know. Will any of us change our water-hogging practices? Not likely.
But that doesn't mean it doesn't matter.

 part of the dance included strings of plastic bottles