Elevating Voices Film Screening- Fort Collins

Elevating Voices is a scholarship program for Colorado State University students who identify as Black, Indigenous, or persons of color, which provides mentorship and hands-on learning opportunities related to conservation, storytelling, and film production. The first cohort of students worked with mentors from Next 100 Colorado to produce a documentary highlighting the important intersections of conservation and justice.

Join us February 23 at CSU’s Lory Student Center Theater for a screening of the documentary, accompanied by discussion with local environmental justice leaders. The screening will be followed by a reception with drinks and snacks.

Speakers:

• Noe Orgaz, Co-Chair of Next 100 Colorado Leadership Development Working Group and mentor, Next 100 Colorado Mentorship Program – moderator
• Jason Swann, Conservation Finance Program Director, Trust for Public Land
• Gemera Gifford, PhD Student, Human Dimensions of Natural Resources, Colorado State University
• Juan Perez Saez, Executive Director, Environmental Learning for Kids and mentor, Next 100 Colorado Mentorship Program
• Jojo La, Policy Advisor for Colorado’s Environmental Boards and Commissions and mentor, Next 100 Colorado Mentorship Program
• Dr. Rickey Frierson, Assistant Dean of Diversity and Inclusion, Colorado State University

This event is free with a suggested $10 donation that will support the next iteration of the program. Please register on Eventbrite in advance!

Elevating Voices is a joint effort of the Salazar Center and the Colorado chapter of the Next 100 Coalition and is funded by the Gates Family Foundation and the Mighty Arrow Family Foundation.