User:Ruthbrarian/Jamaica Osorio

Activism
Osorio is also known for her activism concerning multiple topics. She is the subject of the poetic short This is the Way We Rise by Ciara Lacy. The film was screened in the 2021 Sundance Film Festival and centers on Osorio within the context of the Thirty Meter Telescope protests on Mauna Kea. The film is also part of a PBS Series called "In the Making". She has also spoken about the symbolism of the American flag in Hawaii, Hawaii and the COVID-19 pandemic, and topics including global warming and rising sea levels which she spoke about during her 2013 TEDx Mānoa talk. Her poems ‘He Mana Kō ka Leo' and "Kumulipo" have been presented as an example of how the next generation of artists is giving voice to the Hawaiian nation.