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Connectivity Project: Speaking Out!

In SPEAKING OUT!, activism is combined with interconnectedness as Clarissa, an indigenous high school student, is inspired by the actions of famed Love Canal activist organizer Lois Gibbs.

Viewers will follow Clarissa's journey to speak out and advocate for the rights for clean air, for her family, school, and community in North Portland.

SPEAKING OUT! is an episode of the Connectivity Project, a 3-part series highlighting how different cultures and traditions from around the world, and even science, embrace the importance of interconnectedness. The other episodes are Interconnections and Plants Have Wings.

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