Deize: the making of a human rights defender in Brazil

Jen Marlowe’s newest video: Deize Carvalho, a human rights defender I met in the Cantagalo favela in Rio, tells the story of how her teenaged son Adreu was murdered by the police, and how that tragedy transformed her into the activist agaisnt police brutality that she is today.

Justice Finally Found Me

Jen Marlowe worked on this video about Franky Carrillo, wrongfully imprisoned in California for 20 years, with Death Penalty Focus.

Brazil: Occupy Camera

Part 3 of a 7 part video series about Brazil created by Jen Marlowe. Protests erupted in Brazil last summer over a host of interrelated social issues, and continue, with a focus on the World Cup. The protestors have been at risk of police violence, as well as the citizen-journalists who have covered the protests …

Brazel: The Guarani Struggle

Jen Marlowe has released Part 2 of a seven part video series about injustice in Brazil during the World Cup. “A look at the struggle of the indigenous Guarani community in the Southwestern Brazilian state of Mato Grosso du Sol, who are desperately trying to reclaim their tribal lands from big agro-business–and being brutally targeted …

Prof. Montgomery sought out for landslide expertise

In the wake of the tragic landslide in Snohomish County, WA, Prof. David Montgomery has been interviewed about landslide risk and prevention by several news outlets, including All Things Considered, PBS NewsHour (transcript), and KUOW.

Jen Marlowe discusses death penalty suspension

KING 5’s Mark Wright sat down with Seattle author Jen Marlowe to talk about Gov. Jay Inslee’s decision to suspend the death penalty as long as he’s in office.