1) RSVP through the form below to watch the film (Running time approx 36 mins)
On the day of the screening, you will be sent a link to access the film. We would suggest beginning the film at 2 PM (EST) / 7 PM (UK) to ensure you are finished watching in time for the live Q&A.
2) Join for the live Q&A: 2:45 PM (EST) / 7:45 PM (UK)
Join for the Q&A featuring a discussion between Eric Stange (Director), Manuel Oliver (Father of Joaquin Oliver of Parkland and Founder of Change the Ref), Vikiana Petit-Homme, (March for Our Lives), and Elizabeth Cavazos (Angry Tias and Abuelas of RGV)
Activized is a powerful new documentary following 6 1st-time activists working on gun violence prevention, voting rights & immigrants' rights.
'In the short ten months that @AMarch4OurLives has existed over 60 gun laws have been passed by young people. We have a lot to say, we are powerful and we are enacting change' - Vikiana Petit-Homme
JOIN US 26th APRIL:
1) RSVP through the form below to watch the film (Running time approx 36 mins)
On the day of the screening, you will be sent a link to access the film. We would suggest beginning the film at 2 PM (EST) / 7 PM (UK) to ensure you are finished watching in time for the live Q&A.
2) Join for the live Q&A: 2:45 PM (EST) / 7:45 PM (UK)
Join for the Q&A featuring a discussion between Eric Stange (Director), Manuel Oliver (Father of Joaquin Oliver of Parkland and Founder of Change the Ref), Vikiana Petit-Homme, (March for Our Lives), and Elizabeth Cavazos (Angry Tias and Abuelas of RGV)
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Looking for things to do during the lockdown? Join me for an online screening of @ActivizedFilm, followed by a Q&A with the directors and activists. RSVP here: http://bit.ly/34FL7Kc #StayHomeWatchTogether
'In the short ten months that @AMarch4OurLives has existed over 60 gun laws have been passed by young people.' Join me for an online screening of the powerful @ActivizedFilm, followed by a live Q&A. RSVP here: http://bit.ly/34FL7Kc #StayHomeWatchTogether
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Looking for things to do during the lockdown? Join me for an online screening of @ActivizedFilm, followed by a Q&A with the directors and activists. RSVP here: http://bit.ly/34FL7Kc #StayHomeWatchTogether
'In the short ten months that @AMarch4OurLives has existed over 60 gun laws have been passed by young people.' Join me for an online screening of the powerful @ActivizedFilm, followed by a live Q&A. RSVP here: http://bit.ly/34FL7Kc #StayHomeWatchTogether
Eric Stange is an award-winning independent documentary film producer, director and writer who specializes in current affairs as well as cultural and social history. Recent public television credits include THE WALL and AFTER THE WALL – a two-part series about modern Germany; THE MAN WHO MADE WASHINGTON WORK – a profile of Republican icon James A. Baker III, and MURDER AT HARVARD (for PBS American Experience). He has been a research fellow at the Charles Warren Center for Studies in American History at Harvard University.
Manuel Oliver lost his son Joaquin – known as Guac – in the Parkland High School shooting. The Olivers (Manuel and Patricia) started a non-profit advocacy group called Change the Ref that seeks to empower future leaders and vote out politicians who take NRA money. Manuel uses his artistic training to keep the focus on Guac and the 16 other lives lost that day. His new play “GUAC: My Son, My Hero” tours across the country.
A resident of Rio Grande Valley, Elizabeth Cavazos responded to the family separation crisis playing out in her community by putting herself on the front lines of a political controversy for the first time in her life. Her group is Angry Tias and Abuelas of RGV , which won a Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights Award for their work at the border.
Vikiana Petit-Homme is a college student who responded to the March For Our Lives movement as a high school junior when she helped organize two substantial marches to prevent gun violence. Vikiana is now a Regional Director with March For Our Lives Boston.
D.D. Guttenplan is editor of The Nation and the author, most recently, of The Next Republic: The Rise of a New Radical Majority (Seven Stories Press), now out in paperback.
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Why watch Activized now?
In this time when we are all social distancing in order to protect the most vulnerable members of our communities, the stories of the diverse and passionate activists in Activized are uplifting and positive. They invite us to:
➔ Reflect on our personal roles in keeping and strengthening our democracy
➔ Understand the power and responsibility of citizen participation
➔ Embrace our own passions
➔ Envision and act on the future we want to build
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Share the film
Visit our website, activizedfilm.org. You can also set up a screening with your community, or share the trailer online. The website also features a screening guide and “How to Get Involved” one-pager to offer ideas.
Support a cause you are passionate about
Use the hashtag #GetActivized to:
Get involved with some of the organizations featured in the film or with local groups working on gun violence prevention, voting rights/voting suppression and immigration.
Engage with the film team to reach more people with the message of the film, especially in communities where these conversations might not be taking place at all, that in a democracy every voice matters. Contact the team at [email protected] , through the website www.activizedfilm.org or on social media at @ActivizedFilm.
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