WXF December 2024 Newsletter
WXF Updates
Wishing You a Happy Holiday Season!
We at Without Exception Films would like to extend our best wishes to you as 2024 comes to an end and the Holiday Season arrives. It’s been an incredible year, and we are grateful for your support this year!
Happy holidays! And looking forward to seeing you in 2025!
WXF Attends the “Impact + Profit” Conference
Last week, the WXF team attended SIE Society’s “Impact + Profit” annual conference. Spanning two days, it was a thought-provoking event featuring great panels and opportunities to network with over 350 fellow professionals in the entertainment industry, all focused on creating impact.
David Linde, the former CEO at Participant Media, was invited to speak at one of the panels. We are thankful for his role at Participant and the inspirational work that Participant did over many years.
We had many honest conversations with everyone and, perhaps not surprisingly, learned that most people are still trying to figure out how to make profit AND impact at the same time in the current media landscape.
We also want to extend a big thank you to SIE Society for organizing the conference and look forward to the next one in 2025!
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California Removes Slurs Targeting Indigenous Women From Location Names
Original Article from LA Times
On Friday, November 13th, the California Natural Resources Agency announced plans to replace a derogatory term historically used in over 30 geographic locations throughout the state. This action is part of a broader initiative stemming from legislation signed in 2022 by Governor Gavin Newsom, which prohibits the use of the term in future place names and mandates its removal from existing locations. Deputy Secretary for Tribal Affairs, Geneva Thompson, the first to hold the role and a member of the Cherokee Nation, expressed the importance of this decision as a step toward acknowledging and addressing historical injustices against Indigenous peoples. The process of renaming these sites is set to begin in early 2025, aiming to foster healing and create inclusive communities.
DID YOU KNOW
In West Sacramento, local agencies collaborated with the Yocha Dehe Wintun Nation to rename two streets. The chosen name, “Tebti,” translates to “the streams that flow together,” symbolizing the meeting of the Sacramento and American rivers. This effort represents a meaningful partnership between tribal and local authorities to honor Indigenous cultures and replace harmful language in public spaces.
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