This is an insightful interview with author and filmmaker Jen Marlowe on KUOW about how she initially got interested in the Israel/Palestine conflict and her friendship with a Palestinian teenager who was killed in 2000: “Standing in her kitchen in Seattle, staring at a cup of coffee, and trying to decide what to do next, …
Ruth DeGolia, founder of Fair Trade non-profit Mercado Global talks about why she founded her organization and how women can relate to each other all over the world in this short video: http://youtu.be/jKHyvw8gr4U
Koor Garang, one of the Lost Boys of Sudan featured in the documentary Rebuilding Hope directed by Jen Marlowe, shared his story of survival in Green Valley, AZ, and was profiled in the Green Valley News and Sun: http://www.gvnews.com/news/article_2ab37398-810d-11e0-b87e-001cc4c002e0.html
Author, activist and filmmaker Jen Marlowe just released this video explaining the case of Troy Davis – a man on Georgia’s death row for the 1989 murder of Savannah police officer Mark MacPhail, despite a strong case of innocence. A new execution date might be set at any time: http://youtu.be/1DGqRFM443Y Visit www.JusticeForTroy.org for more details and to …
Check out this excellent video of author/filmmaker/activist Jen Marlowe discussing and reading from her new book (co-authored with Sami Al-Jundi) The Hour of Sunlight: One Palestinian’s Journey from Prisoner to Peacemaker: https://www.samaralectures.com/speakers-names/jen-marlowe/?post_type=speaker-videos
Check out this moving excerpt from Jen Marlowe‘s new book The Hour of Sunlight: One Palestinian’s Journey from Prisoner to Peacemaker (co-authored with Sami Al-Jundi) published on Peace x Peace: http://www.peacexpeace.org/2011/05/one-palestinians-journey-from-prisoner-to-peacemaker/
Journalist Quinn Norton explores the Rise of Backyard Biotech in this article for the Atlantic: http://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2011/06/the-rise-of-backyard-biotech/8487/
Check out these new videos from Phil’s lecture ‘The Goal of Skepticism’ at The Amaz!ng Meeting (TAM) – he talks about how its important not to alienate people when talking with them about their beliefs – go Phil! https://www.samaralectures.com/speakers-names/phil-plait/?post_type=speaker-videos
Geomorphologist Dave Montgomery and his book, Dirt: The Erosion of Civilizations are given a nice profile on the knowwhereyourfoodcomesfrom.com website. This in depth article really explains how Dave’s research can affect our choices and our agriculture today: http://knowwhereyourfoodcomesfrom.com/2011/04/28/dirt-the-erosion-of-civilizations-by-david-r-montgomery/
Thank you to Columbus Academy for sending over these nice pictures of activist and filmmaker Socheata Poeuv‘s recent visit. Thoughts from the organizer: “It was wonderful – what impressed us the most was how she was able to tailor the presentation to her audience. Her message to the students and faculty was inspiring and educational.” …
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