It was our best gala ever, thanks to Jason and his heartfelt message. As one board member put it, "I could have listened to him all night." The added bonus was receiving the Bella HERO award which encouraged us to keep saving and changing lives.
Jason Jones is a film producer, author, activist, popular podcast host, and human rights worker. He is president of the Human Rights Education Organization (H.E.R.O.) and the director of The Vulnerable People Project.
In 2006, Jones was an Executive Producer of "Bella," which won several film industry awards, most notably the People's Choice Award at the 2006 Toronto International Film Festival. In 2009, Jason was part of a coalition that delivered over 2mm in medicine and drilled wells in the most remote corners of Sudan. In 2012, he was the Producer of the T.V. movie "Mother Marianne: Portrait of a Saint" and an Executive Producer of the new film "Voiceless". His short films include "Eyes to See" (2010), "Crescendo" (2011), “Sing a Little Louder (2015), and “Special Flavor” (2016). In 2015, Jason went to the frontlines in Iraq in the war against ISIS and directed a documentary for policymakers on the plight of religious minorities. Jason is a leading voice in the world for the Uyghur as they face ongoing persecution and internment in China. Jason works directly to aid the homeless, people facing genocide, and women with crisis pregnancies. Jason Jones is a senior contributor to The Stream. He is also the author of two books, The Race to Save Our Century and his most recent, The World is on Fire, released October 2017. Jason's latest film Divided Hearts of America is now playing on Fox Nation.