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Words Have Power

Directed by: Lynne Cherry | Produced by: Lynne Cherry | Starring: Jaysa | Documentary | 2019 | USA | 6:06

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10-year-old Jaysa rallies the community with her speeches about how the power plant causes asthma and “so much suffering.” When they succeed in shutting down the plant, Jaysa concludes that “words have power!”

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