I (Water) U

I’m Aminata Diaby, a Sophomore at Indiana University. Being enrolled into this course with little knowledge of water and how it affects the African American communities on a social, emotional and political aspect , this class has opened my eyes to the importance and sacredness of water. Before taking this course I had not understand what water security is and the effects of low water security on and indivual. This year was my first time going through a "water crisis’’ experiencing algae in my off campus living. With this class it has taught me a lot about the meaning of water , it has also opened my mind to the realties of limited water and the water war. The purpose for this final project is that we want other college students to also know the importance and realties of water.

I am A'Naria Ingol, a freshman at IU Bloomington. I enrolled in this course hoping to discuss a variety of social issues in the African American community, not realizing that the topic of water would connect many of these issues together. The topic of water has exemplified how it is not only a limited resource, but a control factor as well. It has brightened my views on how I treat water and how humans can take the most important thing they need for granted.This course and living on Bloomington 's campus has been effective in showing how a lack of water security is a real issue and one that is prominent in communities around ours.

I am Clifton Rucker. Currently enrolled at Indiana University as a freshman, I will be pursuing a business degree. Acknowledging what it is that I want to do in the future, I also had a passion for cultural studies. That is how I ended up in this course, which truly brought my attention to my personal and cultural relationship with water. Prior to the course I cannot say I thought too much about it, but so much awareness has been brought from taking the class. By voicing how much this course has helped do so, we hope to share our knowledge and encourage the continuous spread/growth of the study. There is a story that can be told by and through water, we just have to take a second to allow it to tell us.

I’m Nyome Washington and I am currently a freshman at Indiana University Bloomington. Before this course, I knew that water is of importance for us and that water sanitation is an issue, but until I took this course I didn’t have knowledge of the extent that water goes to as a social issue. I’ve learned that we, as a community, are facing many injustices in correlation with water & the issues that we are having now have existed for years. With that being said, one thing that our group has taken notice of is the water security in our own community, a minor water crisis, and more. We want to help others to understand the importance of water and water security in our community.