THE DOCUMENTARY
Four incredible women. One movement they helped to build based on protest and research.
Through their leadership, we see how 2025 became a breaking point, as defunded research and a silenced environmental justice movement triggered fear, uncertainty, and profound strain on their work, their communities, and their own lives.
Today, emerging quietly from the noise, the movement they helped build is regrouping, connected, galvanised, and ready to respond.
THE IMPACT WORK
The impact work of Keep on Marching will turn the film into a living resource for solidarity and action.
At a time of defunding and erasure, it will spotlight the birthplace of environmental justice and the leaders still organizing despite the setbacks.
The goal is to legitimize and amplify existing work, ask communities what they need, and use storytelling as a tool for renewal. Through screenings and dialogue, the film will galvanize connection, inspire hope, and help rebuild environmental justice from the ground up.
Meet the heroes
DOLLIE BURWELL
In 1982, Dollie led protests in Warren County against a toxic PCB landfill, sparking the birth of the environmental justice movement, yet the health impacts of PCBs have gone unmapped, undocumented, and ignored. Dollie is also known as The Mother of the environmental justice movement.
”Was the PCB dump the bomb that killed my daughter?… I’ll never know.”
Follow Dollie’s inspiring story of leadership, grief, and unrelenting activism.
LA’MESHIA WHITTINGTON
La’Meshia is a prolific environmental justice architect whose work ranges from climate disaster relief to pioneering research on water contamination. After her organisation had a $20 million grant withdrawn, she and her family were targeted by the media.
“I don’t just do the research, I live it… We’re not going to stop.”
Follow La’Meshia’s extraordinary story of courage, trauma, and visionary advocacy.
CARROL OLINGER
Carrol is a self-described “accidental activist.” The more she uncovered about environmental racism, the louder and more determined she became. Despite life-threatening illnesses caused by PFAS in her drinking water, she remains the voice of the protest.
“We’re still here. We still need help! … What do we do when we’re under attack? We stand up, fight back!”
Follow Carrol’s moving story of fearlessness, struggle, and unwavering spirit.
MOZINE LOWE
Mozine is a local trailblazer and connector serving communities of colour in regions shaped by the legacy of slavery. She fights to expose energy inequity, the erasure of DEI language, and the impacts of chronic disinvestment facing her communities.
“We were touching the lives of people. All of that has disappeared… Our communities need us.”
Follow Mozine’s powerful story of tireless determination, conflict, and unabated hope.
SPECIAL GUEST EVA CLAYTON
Eva was the first Black congresswoman elected in North Carolina and a foundational figure in the environmental justice movement.
Now in her 90s, Eva remains a force to be reckoned with, sharp, outspoken, and unwavering in her commitment to justice.
“I worked for the state that made a decision to dump in my backyard… it felt like a sword in the back.”
Follow Eva’s emotional reflections on the powers that worked against her, and that continue to resist justice today.
