By Alexa Telano | Manager of Development
For over 15 years, 3 Generations has made films about critical social justice issues: genocide, sex trafficking, Native American justice, refugees, ecocide, veterans, and criminal justice. Through film, we enable those to record their experiences as an act of healing, a call to action, and historical evidence for future generations. Our work has shown us how crucial providing a platform for these stories is.
Native American issues are too often invisible to wider society. Valuable beliefs remain unheard. Environmental and climate justice cannot happen without including Native voices. While communities of color, especially Native Americans, are disproportionately impacted by environmental degradation and climate change, they are not in positions of power to make decisions about their individual and community well-being. Our fight for Native people has always been a fight against genocide. We focus on sharing the personal stories of survivors of genocide across the globe and across decades, acting as both a call for justice and a call for healing for those populations. Storytelling empowers and raises awareness throughout the world.
Although the environmental crisis on Native American lands often remains in the shadows, 3 Generations will continue to advocate for natives, honor their stories, and protect our lands. We will do so through our existing body of stories which live on at our website and through the new focus on our Survivors of Genocide project. Unlike statistics, personal stories move the world to action. This project focuses on sharing the personal stories of survivors of genocide, including refugees, across the globe and across decades, acting as both a call for justice and a call for healing for those populations. The act of sharing their stories empowers the individual, allowing them to educate subsequent generations and raise awareness throughout the world. Through this project and our Defending Reproductive Justice campaign, we will always stand by those we document. Together, we can make a difference.
At 3G, we are continuing to monitor and sound the alarm about Native Americans and the degradation their lands face. For information about the issues we support and to watch our films, please visit our website, 3generations.org, follow us on social media at @3_generations, and connect with us via email by subscribing to our mailing list. We thank you for your support; we could not continue hearing their stories, amplifying voices, and demanding change without YOU.
By Alexa Telano | Manager of Development
By Alexa Telano | Manager of Development
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