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ForAuli’i Cravalho, actions speak louder than words.
“I’m also representing No More Stolen sisters and bringing light to murdered and Indigenous women,” Cravalho toldEntertainment Tonightat the New York City event.
She further explained: “I felt like I had to put my money where my mouth was.”
“It is incredibly frustrating that there are not enough cases that are actually followed up with. It points to police and how they are not using their funds correctly,” she told the outlet.
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TheHawaii native, who donned a shimmering flower-pattern Naeem Khan gown, also opened up toETabout the connection she has with the series.
“We were lucky enough to be filming in Vancouver forThe Power, and I saw many a monument about it,” she said of how she was able to learn more about No More Stolen sisters. “I’m so grateful to be working on a film based on female empowerment.”
Based on the Naomi Alderman-written novel, the show is about teenage girls who suddenly develop the power to electrocute people at will, causing the world to experience a power rebalance.
Cravalho believes this narrative of reclamation is “groundbreakingly relevant.”
“I didn’t realize how often I acted or didn’t act due to internalized fear of not being strong enough. And I think that the power really does change everything. It’s groundbreaking.”
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Cravalho has more than once used her platform for good.
source: people.com
