Don't Erase My History
"If we don't define ourselves for ourselves, we will be defined by others - for their use and to our detriment." -- Audre Lorde
Ally Action is thrilled to help make history with the launch of our groundbreaking documentary film Don't Erase My History!
This new youth-produced resource is ready to bring to a school community or legislative office near you!
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Thanks to the support of a Youth Digital Filmmakers' grant from the California Council for the Humanities,* nine local youth leaders were able to capture their journey exploring their own stories of (dis)connection with their own LGBTQ history.
Ally Action was selected as 1 of 8 grantees in the state to secure this award, and was honored to premiere a rough cut screening of Don't Erase My History at the prestigious Los Angeles Film Festival. |
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Don't Erase My History is also being screened at several
other prominent film festivals in 2009, including:
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The film is now in its final format, and will be accompanied by a curriculum guide for use in classrooms across California and beyond.
Please visit www.allyaction.org/estore to order your own copy.
And for instant updates about Don’t Erase My History, visit us on Facebook! | *This Ally Action project is a program of the California Council for the Humanities' California Stories: How I See It campaign, in partnership with the Digital Storytelling Institute of ZeroDivide. For more information on the Council and the California Stories Initiative, visit www.californiastories.org.
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