My social justice group watched a documentary called FLOW which was about the world water crisis. In the documentary itself, several topics came up like dangerous bottled water, and poor communities who didn’t have access to clean water due to big companies polluting their water supply. An example of water contamination was in Florida, when a man made a well in a parking lot, pumping water from and underground stream which is runoff to a Superfund site. This water is extremely hazardous, and this water was sold to people, who eventually drank the water and became sick. This is just one example of many. I was astounded to how easily someone can get away with a scam like this, and I think it also surprised our group. This problem affects the entire world, and when companies are only concerned with money it makes it nearly impossible to make any changes. It doesn’t make sense to sell water, it makes about as much sense as selling air. It’s not a beverage that you don’t need, like alcohol, it’s required to survive. In some ways it’s a human rights violation, denying your ability to survive. This issue needs to be addressed.
Flow Documentary
