In this film, we meet Native Americans who are stepping forward, and speaking out against injustice. We learn how they are reclaiming their voice through education and action. The film follows two stories in New Mexico: the Laguna tribe's groundbreaking voter registration drive in 2004 and the Sacred Alliance for Grassroots Equality's (SAGE's) work to preserve sacred petroglyphs.
DVDs will be available
Oct. 1st. for $2 each
Click here to order now through PayPal
Shipping DVDs begins October 1.
We will release this film at our cost ($2 each plus postage, no handling fee)
so it is available to as many people and organizations
as possible before the fall elections.
CONSIDER ORDERING MORE THAN ONE... Given the value of
this well-crafted, non-partisan film, we encourage people to stock up before November.
The film encourages people to register, to pay attention to the issues,
to vote, and to observe the results.
BY ORDERING LARGER QUANTITIES YOU WILL BE ABLE TO...
- Give copies as gifts and share with family and friends
- Make them available in classrooms
- Give copies to attendees at meetings and conferences
- Sell DVDs above the $2.00 price to help raise money
for your group,
school or organization
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We are pleased to announce that
RECLAIMING Their VOICE
has been selected to be shown
in the DUKE CITY DOC Fest
ALBUQUERQUE's International Film Festival
http://www.dukecitydocfest.com
The weekend of October 10 (exact date not set)
We will post details as they become available.
Check back here soon...
RECENT NEW MEXICO SCREENING TOUR
TAOS August 12, ALBUQUERQUE August 13
SANTA FE August 15, LAS VEGAS August 16
Filmmaker was present
at all screenings.
Thursday, Aug. 12, 7 pm
TAOS, NM
Taos Center for the Arts
145 Paseo Del Norte
TAOS PANELISTS:
Linda Yardley – Tribal member, Red Willow people, Taos Pueblo
Santiago Juarez – Attorney, Former Executive Director of NM PACE
GloJean Todacheene - San Juan County Commissioner
Billy J. Knight - Taos Community Foundation Board
KUNM's Call-In Show host, Arcie Chapa moderated
Click here to learn more about the film and download the Taos press release as a PDF
Interested in learning more about the panelists?
Click here to download an article from KUNM’s online magazine,
featuring the panelists’ bios.
Friday, August 13, 6:30 pm
ALBUQUERQUE, NM
Indian Pueblo Cultural Center
2401 12th Street NW |
Sunday, August 15, 2:30 pm
SANTA FE; NM
Center for Contemporary Arts
1050 Old Pecos Trail |
ALBUQUERQUE AND SANTA FE PANELISTS:
Joe Garcia - Chairman of the All Indian Pueblo Council
Teresa Leger de Fernandez – Indian Law/Voting Rights Attorney
Roland Johnson - Former Governor of the Laguna Pueblo
Laurie Weahkee – Co-Founder of SAGE and NAVA.
KUNM’s Call-In Show host, Arcie Chapa moderated.
Click here to download the KUNM screening tour poster
Interested in learning more about the film?
Click here to learn more about the film and download the
Albuquerque & Santa Fe press release as a PDF
Interested in learning more about the panelists?
Click here to download an article from KUNM’s online magazine,
featuring the panelists’ bios
Monday, August 16
LAS VEGAS, NM
FREE ADMISSION for EVERYONE
New Mexico Highlands University
Leveo Sanchez Lecture Hall, G-35
NW Corner of 8th St. & National Ave.,
Adjacent to Donnelly Library
Co-Sponsors include:
Las Vegas Peace & Justice Center,
Casa de Cultura, Community
Peace Radio, NMHU Department of Social and Behavioral Sciences,
City of
Las Vegas Film Commission, Northern NM Hispano Coalition
Las Vegas Committee for Peace and Justice,
Waditaka Gallery, and Cultural Energy
Following the screening was a panel discussion with Dorothy Fadiman, (filmmmaker)
Pat Leahan (Co-Director of Las Vegas Peace & Justice Center), (click here to view her bio),
and other local activists.
Click here to download the Las Vegas screening poster
Click here to learn more about the film and download the Las Vegas press release
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| Pat Leahan is Co-Founder and Co-Director of the Las Vegas (NM) Peace & Justice Center. She has been involved in grassroots community advocacy for a number of years, including while doing social work and as a university educator since the 1980s. Pat began doing full-time community organizing in 2004. The model used at the Peace Center is from the Civil Rights Movement whereby the community shapes the work. The Peace Center takes no government or corporate money -- the work is funded by the community and the occasional small grant.
Pat has been involved since the early days of the election integrity movement, viewing it as a pivotal justice issue with local and global implications. As one of the co-founders of VerifiedVotingNM and United Voters of NM, she helped bring paper ballot legislation to New Mexico, yet realizes that elections are still not back in the hands of the people. Much still needs to be done, and Pat is appreciative of Dorothy Fadiman and others who keep this issue in the forefront.
Pat remains committed to the work of social, economic and environmental justice, and is grateful for the privilege to serve in this way. At http://lvpeacecenter.org you can learn more about the work of the Las Vegas Peace & Justice Center. |
Recent Festivals Include:
STANFORD UNIVERSITY SCREENING (co-sponsored by Stanford's Native American Cultural Center and United Nations Association Film Festival)
UNITED NATIONS ASSOCIATION FILM FESTIVAL
http://www.unaff.org/2009/f_reclaiming.html
AMERICAN INDIAN FILM FESTIVAL
http://www.aifisf.com/aiff/2009/?fMenu=film&q=&fContent=film&id=278 |
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