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The highly anticipated digital release of "Follow Me Home" is here! Twenty-five years ago this bold film, made by SpeakOut Speaker Peter Bratt, captured the struggle of people of color in the face of oppression. Today that message is more relevant and urgent than ever. "Follow Me Home" was an official selection at Sundance and has won many awards. Watch it for free: https://buff.ly/2JcN7Df. Then join the nationwide conversation Oct 28-30! The film depicts four Los Angel...es street artists who hatch a plan to cover the White House with vibrantly painted murals in "Follow Me Home." This is a rebellious tale infused with the traditions of Native, African and Latino culture. A powerful celebration of art, history, music and community, "Follow Me Home" challenges long-held beliefs about race and identity in America, adding an important voice to today’s racial reckoning. Follow Me Home is a wonderful gifta breathtaking journey to the present, the past, and toward the future To whatever extent ‘American’ fits into or collides with your identity, you must see this film. Angela Davis, scholar, author, and activist Watch the film here: https://buff.ly/2JcN7Df and join the conversation! See more

#pleaseshare SUUUPER EXCITED that I'll be hosting this The BIG We event. On Wednesday, October 28th, Thursday, October 29th, & Friday, October 30th Join Ava DuV...ernay, #AliceWalker, Eva Longoria Baston, W. Kamau Bell, Bird Runningwater, #tessathompson, DJ Jazzy Jeff, Erika Alexander, Bakari Sellers, Edgar Villanueva, Congresswoman Deb Haaland, Bamby Salcedo, #alfreWoodard, #BenjaminBratt, #JesseBorrego, and director #PeterBratt for conversations about home and belonging in celebration of the re-relaease of the film,Follow Me Home. Watch the movie and join the conversation at: http://followmehomethemovie.com. #FollowMeHomeChallenge #FollowMeHomethemovie #FollowMeHome #FollowMetothePolls #FollowWomen

STREAMING FREE October 22nd - November 4th Only! FOLLOW ME HOME Written & directed by Peter Bratt

This Thursday! All who register will also receive a link of the recording to watch later too!

With author, sociologist, and conflict resolution facilitator Kimberly Dark, learn how to have a positive influence during disagreements and to reroute conflict into useful discussion. Register here: https://buff.ly/3dIB4s9 By learning the skills of the brilliant bystander, you can find safe and effective ways to restore fairness in power conflicts, resolve conflict, and encourage others to participate. You will learn strategies for redirecting a group, helping quiet folks speak up, and stopping a discussion-bully. Sure, it’s not always safe to intervene in a difficult situation - whether it’s with friends and colleagues, or strangers. We can prepare ourselves for difficult situations however, so that when it IS possible to speak up or act, we’re ready! Register now: https://buff.ly/3dIB4s9

SpeakOut Speaker Hugh Vasquez writes on Trump’s order to stop diversity/equity trainings in Federal agencies. "We can probably agree that we are divided as a nation when it comes to race and racism. The problem of racism has not been solved. Whatever beliefs you carry about the causes of the problem, whomever you blame for the continuation of the problem can we at least agree that we have a problem? If we believe that united we stand, divided we fall today, we are falling. The question before us is what do we do about it?"

The foundational narrative we teach our children about Columbus is rooted in myth and falsehoods. Instead of teaching our real Native American history, or our real humanity, we’ve settled for American mythology. When we celebrate Columbus, we are blindly supporting Indigenous erasure and perpetuating the romantic, dire, insatiable story of extinction. It’s the story that dilutes Native American genocide, and celebrates notions of pioneering, settlement, and manifest destiny. ...These myths reject Indigenous intelligence, Indigenous land, Indigenous humanity, and dare we say, Indigenous futures. So instead, today is a day to Celebrate Indigenous Peoples, and it is an important part of our movement it centers our stories and therefore our resiliency. In the spirit of celebration, we invite you to listen to Adrienne and Matika discuss the complexity of this issue on @amrpodcast; and we encourage you to share it with your friends. If you live in one of 7 states or 130+ cities that has worked to #AbolishColumbusDay, then we applaud you. If you are still in the struggle to rewrite the narrative, we stand with you. REPOST from @amrpodcast. See more

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