In partnership with strut AGENCY and two-time Emmy-nominated filmmaker Eternal Polk, WFS is proud to premiere As We Are, featuring stories of dynamic leaders in Louisiana and Mississippi. Come bear witness to these powerful stories.

Louisiana Leaders Featured:
Lanor Curole, United Houma Nation, Inc
Judy Reese Morse, Urban League of Louisiana
Ashley Shelton, Power Coalition for Equity and Justice
Darilyn Demolle Turner, Zion Travelers Cooperative Center, Inc.
Dawn Bradley-Fletcher, New Orleans Women and Children’s Shelter

Mississippi Leaders Featured:
Dr. Sandra Melvin, Institute for the Advancement of Minority Health
Aisha Nyandoro, Springboard to Opportunities
Lorena Quiroz, Immigrant Alliance for Justice and Equity
Laurie Bertram Roberts, Mississippi Reproductive Freedom Fund
Dr. Erica Thompson, Magnolia Medical Foundation

AGENDA:
6:00 - Pre-Screening Reception
6:45 - Introduction to WFS
7:00 - Screening
8:20 - Panel Discussion with Eternal Polk, As We Are Director
9:00 - Event Concludes

Thank you to our event Sponsors

As We Are Premiere

Join WFS for the premiere of As We Are, an impact production that tells the story of women and girls of color in the South as they are and not as they are imagined to be.