Jason Jones (activist/filmmaker)

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Jason Scott Jones address students at Yale's Vita et Veritas Conference

Jason Jones (born October 9, 1971 in Chicago, Illinois) is an American film producer,^{[1][better source needed]} and human rights activist.^[2]

He is the president and founder of HERO, Inc., known for its two primary projects, and The Vulnerable People Project.

Jones began his career in film and media with Movie to Movement, becoming known for producing projects dedicated to "social causes related to children and families."^[3] Jones' work in the pro-life movement had its beginnings in his time attending the University of Hawaii. There he formed the Pro-Life Student Union and also served as State Chairman of Young Americans for Freedom, a national group of conservative student activists.^[4] He later became Chairman of the Hawaii Young Republicans, and worked as Chief-of-Staff for State Representative Mark Moses.^[4] Jones' other credentials include: Director of Hawaii Right to Life, National Youth Director of American Life League, grassroots Director of Brownback for President, and Public Relations Director for the world's largest international anti-abortion organization, Human Life International [2001-7]. ^{[5][unreliable source?]}

Jones is the founder of The Great Campaign/The Vulnerable People Project^[6] and host on The Jason Jones Show. He has verbally confronted abortion rights activists on ABC's Politically Incorrect, Fox and CNN.

Activism[]

In March 2009, Jones travelled to Sudan and visited refugees in Northern Aweil, on the Darfur border and inspected 26 new water wells. In addition, he distributed $2 million in food, medicine, and other aid. This visit was undertaken despite the expulsion of all non-governmental organizations and a warning of unsafe travel from the U.S. State Department.^[7]

Jones began working in the pro-life movement while he was attending the University of Hawaii. He formed the Pro-Life Student Union and was chairman of the Hawaii chapter of Young Americans for Freedom, a group of conservative student activists.

Jones has also worked as an activist against hunger in the United States.^[8] In this area of his activism, he also launched The Vulnerable People Project.^{[9][citation needed]}

Filmography^[10][]

Bella (2006) (Producer) The Stoning of Soraya M. (2008) (Producer) Winner NAACP Image Award 2008 Crescendo (2011) (Producer) Voiceless (2015) (Producer) Divided Hearts of America (2020) (Producer)

Books and writing[]

Jones is a senior contributing columnist on The Stream and Catholic Vote, and has written several books, including The Race to Save Our Century^[11].

Political involvement[]

Jones was chairman of the College Republicans at the University of Hawaii and later the Chairman of the Hawaii Young Republicans; he worked as Chief-of-Staff for State Representative Mark Moses.

In 2004, Jones worked for the RNC.

He was the grassroots director for Senator Sam Brownback's presidential campaign. He was Public Relations Director for the world’s largest international pro-life organization, Human Life International from 2001 to 2007.^[12]

Jones backed Senator Ted Cruz's 2016 presidential campaign.

Media appearances[]

Jones was the host of The Facts of Life radio show. He has appeared on ABC’s Politically Incorrect, EWTN, Al Jazeera, Fox and CNN. Jones currently hosts the podcast The Jason Jones Show.

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