Two Spirits -The place where two discriminations meet is a dangerous place to live.

[Cheryl Wolfe]

Hi friends,

Here is a reminder, we’ve been looking forward to this movie for several months now.

Yours truly,

Cheryl Wolfe

 

 

TWO SPIRITS interweaves the tragic story of a mother’s loss of her son with a revealing look at the largely unknown history of a time when the world wasn’t simply divided into male and female and many Native American cultures held places of honor for people of integrated genders. Fred Martinez was nádleehí, a male-bodied person with a feminine essence, a special gift according to his ancient Navajo culture. He was one of the youngest hate-crime victims in modern history when he was brutally murdered at sixteen by a young man who bragged to friends that he had “bug-smashed a fag.” TWO SPIRITS explores the life and death of a boy who was also a girl and the essentially spiritual nature of gender and sexuality. The film makes the case that in the twenty-first century we need to return to traditional values.

 

http://twospirits.org/

 

 

Will be shown on Public Television on June 14, 2011

 

Salish Kootenai College KSKC-TV Public Television

 

KSKC - Tuesday  - June 14 -  8:00 pm

 

It will also be shown on KSPS out of Spokane at 11:00 pm June 14, 2011 (Polson lineup through Bresnan cable—check your local listings)

 

 

What would happen if 6 million people changed their mind?

With your help we can reach millions

Making the film TWO SPIRITS began when I sat with Fred’s mother at his grave and she poured out her heart to me.

The experience transformed me from someone who had very little awareness, to someone who fully embraces gender diversity, because I see how much it adds to all of our lives.The tragic story of a mother’s loss of her child to a brutal murder has challenged us to answer the question she raised, “Why are people killed for being who they are?” And learning that there was a time when the world wasn’t simply divided into male and female, and that there is a place of honor in many Native American cultures for people across a spectrum of sexuality and gender expression, has been a gift.

TWO SPIRITS is changing peoples’ minds and hearts at film festivals worldwide, in classrooms, and in networks of families and friends. It has also been named as a film that “makes a significant contribution” by the America Library Association, but, we can’t reach a significant audience of millions of people without your help.

TWO SPIRITS airs nationally on PBS-Independent Lens on June 14, 2011. A typical audience for the program is the 1.5 million range, but if we join together to spread the word early, it’s possible to reach as many as 6 million people.

I’m meeting with the PBS team this week to begin our combined efforts to have 6 million people see the film. Can you imagine the impact that many people could have?

It’s people like you who have gotten TWO SPIRITS to this point and we’re grateful for all you’ve done to help. Now, we have the opportunity to reach 6 million, galvanizing many more hearts and minds and generating action for change.

Please share the film!

HERE’S HOW –  TWO SPIRITS Official Trailer CONNECT TWO SPIRITS within your circle, and on Facebook. We can generate awareness and replace attitudes that cause great harm with approaches to gender and sexuality that benefit us all. Humane stories influence people in ways it’s impossible to predict. I was amazed when my very conservative Mormon mother—who plays the organ in church every Sunday—boldly invited her 80 year-old friends over to see TWO SPIRITS because, “They needed to be exposed to new ideas—it was good for them.” Of course she’s my mother, but it wasn’t me who changed her mind. It was a simple story of compassion and respect that moved her, and has now influenced her friends. Thank you for whatever you can do to help us reach 6 million people and change many lives—one heartfelt connection at a time. With gratitude, Lydia Nibley Director   You received this email because Cheryl Wolfe thought you might be interested. If you no longer wish to receive emails regarding PFLAG meetings in Polson, please let me know and I will remove your contact info from this list. Your email address is never shared or sold.