Please join us for a screening of the film, “WE STILL HERE / NOS TENEMOS”

Followed by a discussion with the award-winning filmmakers
Eli and Kahlil Jacobs-Fantauzzi 
and community youth leader
Jerriel 'Yeyo' Catala

This powerful film covers topics such as:

• Just recovery: What does justice look like in the recovery process after a natural disaster? 
• Sovereignty and Decolonization of Puerto Rico
• Youth leadership and Community organizing
• Environmental Justice
• Parallel experiences in Black/Brown communities impacted most by the climate crisis
• The process of collaborative filmmaking
• Just storytelling vs.Traditional storytelling
• Afro-Latino identity
• Art and resistance 

Synopsis:

We Still Here introduces the incredible youth of Comerío, Puerto Rico navigating the aftermath of Hurricane Maria, a disaster that brought an unprecedented level of devastation to an island already in an economic and political crisis. In the lush mountains in the center of Puerto Rico, 24-year-old Mariangelie Ortiz leads a group of young residents who never thought they would become the leaders of their community, nonetheless find themselves traveling to Washington D.C. to protest in the halls of Congress. Follow them in this coming of age story to find their power and begin creating a sustainable future for themselves and their community.

This event is co-sponsored by:

Transformative Justice in Education (TJE) Center

Office of Academic Diversity

UC Davis-Puerto Rico Initiative