BEING MICHELLE Social Impact Campaign
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Help us raise funds for the BEING MICHELLE social impact campaign.
ABOUT THE FILM
BEING MICHELLE is an award-winning feature-length documentary film about a deaf woman with autism who survived incarceration and abuse and now uses her artwork to depict the trauma she survived and heal from her past.
ABOUT THE SOCIAL IMPACT CAMPAIGN
We have the right to communication.
BEING MICHELLE presents a special opportunity to raise awareness around the disproportionate impact of incarceration on Deaf and Disabled people. The film can help shift the public safety narrative from one of policing and incarceration to one of community and public health investments. Michelle’s story also demonstrates the significance of art as a healing tool.
“More than an estimated 750,000 incarcerated individuals have a disability. 32% of those in federal prisons and 40% of individuals incarcerated in jails have at least one disability.
Additionally, an estimated 153,000 deaf individuals are incarcerated in jails or state and federal prisons.”
— REPORT BY RESPECTABILITY, MIZRAHI ET. AL., 2016
DONATE TODAY
Your tax deductible donation will support expenses for our team to use this powerful film to raise awareness and educate on fundamental and basic human rights for Deaf and Disabled people in the criminal justice system.
To date the film has screened in over 35 prestigious film festivals and acquired 15 awards, while building alliances between criminal justice and disability justice advocates. Augmented by a robust social media campaign to increase awareness and support collaboration across communities, we are now moving forward with these important efforts and need your support.
CAMPAIGN GOAL:
• National Grassroots Screening Campaign in 15 key states in partnership with partner organizations fighting for disability & criminal justice to bring together Deaf and Disabled leaders and communities, judges, lawyers, public defenders, law enforcement, prison guards, interpreters, mental health care providers, social workers and schools
DONATE TODAY AND SUPPORT THIS IMPORTANT WORK.
We are seeking corporate & foundation sponsors and individual donations. Are you interested in sponsoring one or more events? Please connect with us: contact@beingmichelle.com
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