Intersection of Islamophobia & Anti-Blackness in U.S. Prisons Jen Marlowe 2024-04-18 | A deep dive into one incident of brutality against incarcerated men in Missouri, and the pattern it reveals.Panelists include: Qadir (Reginald) Clemons, Rami Nsour, Ronnie Aymin, Kimberly Noe-Lehenbauer & Jen MarloweSponsored by Donkeysaddle Projects, the Center for Constitutional Rights, the Tayba Foundation & Missouri Prison Reform
Freedom Film #5: To Treat Kids Like Me Jen Marlowe 2021-12-13 | With severe medicine shortages and an overstretched health care system in Gaza, children in need of medical treatments can only find them outside the strip. Yet Israel’s convoluted, arbitrary permit process leaves them waiting in pain, often missing life-saving care. To Treat Kids Like Me (produced by Donkeysaddle Projects and +972 Magazine) follows the family of Mohamed Saleh and several other children in the Gaza Strip as they navigate the often Kafkaesqe process of getting permission from the Israeli army to leave the besieged strip for medical treatments that are unavailable there.This final 2021 offering of DSP's Freedom Film series was followed by a discussion with filmmaker Jen Marlowe and special guests:Mohamed Salah: 15-year-old featured in the filmGhada Majadli: Director of the Physicians for Human Rights-Israel department for Palestinians in the Occupied Palestinian Territories (OPT); featured in To Treat Kids Like Me.Mohamed Lafi: Public health professional working for the World Health Organization in the OPT, with a focus on access to health care for patients who need to seek care outside the OPT.Fadi Abu Shammalah: Manager of Donkeysaddle's Palestine Grassroots Distribution Project; has been DSP's on-the-ground support for Mohamad Saleh (who is featured in To Treat Kids Like Me).Miranda Cleland: Communications Manager for Defense for Children International-Palestine
Talk-back for DSPs 1st Freedom Film (Witness Bahrain)-excerpt Jen Marlowe 2021-10-13 | In Feb 2021, Donkeysaddle Projects launched our Freedom Film series with our film "Witness Bahrain" (www.WitnessBahrain.com)This is a short excerpt of the talk-back following the film. For more information about our Freedom Film series: www.donkeysaddle.org
10 Years On, The Legacy of Troy Davis Continues Jen Marlowe 2021-09-22 | September 21, 2021 marked ten years since the state of Georgia executed Troy Davis, despite a strong innocence case and a massive global campaign fighting for his life. In the decade since Troy's murder, the movement against the death penalty and state violence that Troy and his family helped build has continued to grow. Troy's family members and countless supporters continue to do this work in his name, as he asked them to.The 10 year commemoration featured the Davis Family, Donkeysaddle Projects and co-sponsors, honoring Troy's life, reflecting on the movement he helped build, and re-energizing ourselves to (in Troy's final words) "continue to fight this fight."The online gathering was moderated by Amy Goodman, host and executive producer of Democracy Now! There was be a sneak peek of an excerpt of the I Am Troy Davis documentary that is currently in production, and the opportunity to hear from :Kimberly Davis (Troy's sister)De'Jaun Davis-Correia (Troy's nephew)Thenjiwe McHarris (a leader in the Movement for Black Lives, who was deeply involved in the fight for Troy's life)Delia Perez Meyer (the sister of Louis Castro Perez, who is fighting to prove his innocence from Texas’ Death Row)Marc Lamont Hill (author, activist and television host)Kalonji Jama Changa (organizer and author whose organization FTP Movement was active in the fight to save Troy).Ticket proceeds supported the education of Troy's nieces and Donkeysaddle's I Am Troy Davis project.Sponsored by Donkeysaddle Projects.Co-sponsored by 8th Amendment Project, Amnesty International USA, Death Penalty Action, Equal Justice USA, FTP Movement, Haymarket Books, Highlander Research and Education Center and the Movement for Black Lives
Medical care for kids in Gaza (fundraiser) Jen Marlowe 2021-03-13 | pledgeit.org/trekking-for-kids-in-gaza-and-for-abolitionI’ve been hiking the 2,650 mile Pacific Crest Trail (from the settler colonial borders of Canada to Mexico) since 2017. The annual hike raises funds for medical care for kids in Gaza, and for Donkeysaddle Projects.My plan is to finish my final southbound stretch of the PCT (570 miles) on May 6, reaching the border with Mexico on my 50th birthday.Here’s who you will be supporting when you support the final stretch of my PCT hike!ABDALLAH: Abdallah is a 12-year-old boy in Gaza with a potentially life-threatening chest and lung disease. I first met Abdallah in 2015 when I was reporting in Gaza for Al Jazeera America. Your donations will ensure that Abdallah gets the best medical care available in Gaza, including medicine for his lungs, a special diet to keep him strong, and warm clothes for the winter to stave off illness. (The Israeli army has denied Abdallah permission to continue treatment at a hospital in Tel Aviv.) MOHAMMED: Mohammed is a 14-year-old boy in Gaza who was shot above the knee in 2018 by an Israeli sniper, severing his nerve and leaving him unable to walk. I first met Mohammed in early 2019 when I was reporting in Gaza for +972Magazine. Your donations will ensure that Mohammed has transportation to his school and a special diet to keep his muscles strong while he waits until his next opportunity for a nerve transplant surgery. (He already underwent two unsuccessful attempts.)THE ABOLITION PROJECT: The conviction that we urgently need to develop alternatives to the criminal punishment system and the police lays at the heart of Donkeysaddle Projects’ new Abolition Project. From Abolition Learning Circles and death penalty repeal campaigns, to completion of our I Am Troy Davis documentary film and immersive theatre piece focused on ICE detention, DSP’s Abolition Project is part of movement efforts for a new path forward.
THERE IS A FIELD (excerpt) Jen Marlowe 2020-10-28 | Excerpt from "There Is A Field" film. Asel Asleh was a 17-year old Palestinian who lived in a village in the Galilee. When the 2nd Intifada erupted on September 29, 2000, Palestinians all over the Occupied Territories demonstrated; in Jerusalem, the West Bank, Gaza and inside '48. In those first ten days of the uprising, 60 Palestinians were killed by Israeli forces; 13 of those (including Asel) were inside '48. Asel was chased, beaten and shot at close range in the back of his neck as he lay on the ground, already wounded. The Israeli government held a commission of inquiry to investigate the killings of the Palestinians inside '48, most of whom had Israeli citizenship, like Asel. This scene shows the commission's findings: that Asel was wrongfully killed, but that they can't identify which officer fired the shot. The commission recommended that the police hold an internal investigation. In that internal investigation, the police concluded that the police had done nothing wrong. Eventually, the cases were all closed without any officers--including the one who murdered Asel--facing charges.The Black Lives Matter activists who performed the play also reflect upon the parallels they see to structural injustice in the U.S.. The conclusion of the commission of inquiry in Asel's case reminded Amber Murchison (one of the Black Lives Matter activists performing Asel's story) of the failed attempt to indict Darren Wilson, the police officer who murdered 18-year-old Michael Brown in Ferguson, MO.For more info: www.ThereIsAField.info
THERE IS A FIELD (Official Trailer) Jen Marlowe 2020-10-01 | In October 2000, a police officer shot and killed unarmed 17-year old Asel Asleh. His story is tragically familiar for Americans, but Asel was not killed in Ferguson, New York City, Atlanta, or Minneapolis. Asel was a Palestinian teenager who was murdered by Israeli police as he participated in a demonstration, calling for an end to the Israeli occupation and settler-colonization. There Is A Field began as a play about Asel’s life and his death, told from the perspective of his older sister, Nardin. Through Nardin’s struggle to cope with the murder of her brother, the play offers a uniquely personal lens for learning about intersecting systems of oppression and structural racism.Donkeysaddle Projects (DSP) filmed a performance-reading of There Is A Field at the Peñasco Theatre Collective in 2018, performed by activists, artists and organizers from the Movement for Black Lives. There Is A Field film weaves together their performance with archival footage of Asel, and the activists’ own realizations of the parallels they see between Asel’s story and the experiences of Black, Indigenous, People of Color (BIPOC) communities in the United States. The film, set in Palestine and performed by BIPOC artists and activists in the US, builds solidarity across intersectional struggles for liberation and decolonization, and is sure to spark conversation and connection.www.ThereIsAField.movie
Justice Beats-5 (Center for Constitutional Rights & Donkeysaddle Projects) Jen Marlowe 2020-06-07 | ...
Justice Beats-3 (Palestine Grassroots Distribution Project & Health 4 Palestine) Jen Marlowe 2020-06-07 | ...
Justice Beats Beneficiary highlight reel Jen Marlowe 2020-06-04 | www.JusticeBeats.comCheck out the vital work of the amazing frontline organizations that the Justice Beats festival & fundraiser was supporting!www.JusticeBeats.com for more info and to support their work!
Justice Beats Highlights Jen Marlowe 2020-06-04 | www.JusticeBeats.comJustice Beats was a day-long virtual festival & fundraiser on May 30, 2020 for communities most impacted by COVID-19 and structural injustice. Watch the highlight video here and go to JusticeBeats.com to see the full show and support amazing frontline organizations!
JUSTICE BEATS: Festival & Fundraiser for communities in urgent need Jen Marlowe 2020-05-28 | www.JusticeBeats.com/donateJoin us on May 30th for JUSTICE BEATS: a virtual music festival to benefit communities in urgent need. All day we will be amplifying musicians, DJs, and other artists working to support their communities. Tune in to hear your favorite performers, learn about the impact of COVID-19 on Indigenous, incarcerated, houseless, undocumented, and Palestinian communities...and how you can support the continued fight towards collective liberation. Hosted by: The Peace PoetsFeaturing performances by: DJ Sarouna, Clarissa Bitar,Ty Defoe, John Scott-Richardson, Tef Poe, Agile One, DJ Rebel Betty, DJ MarshaMayI?, Pacia Elaine, DJ Makeda Kravitz, Yadira De La Riva, Lyriq Tye, Dakota Camacho, and more! Join us as we dance to the sweet sounds of solidarity!
Justice Beats Trailer Jen Marlowe 2020-05-27 | RSVP & donate: https://www.JusticeBeats.com/Join us on Sat May 30th, 1-7 pm EST for JUSTICE BEATS: a virtual music festival to benefit communities in urgent need. All day we will be amplifying musicians, DJs, and other artists working to support their communities. Tune in to hear your favorite performers, learn about the impact of COVID-19 on Indigenous, incarcerated, houseless, undocumented, and Palestinian communities...and how you can support the continued fight towards collective liberation. Hosted by: The Peace PoetsFeaturing performances by: DJ Sarouna, Clarissa Bitar,Ty Defoe, John Scott-Richardson, Tef Poe, Agile One, DJ Rebel Betty, DJ MarshaMayI?, Pacia Elaine, DJ Makeda Kravitz, Yadira De La Riva, Lyriq Tye, Dakota Camacho, and more! All donations will benefit grassroots organizations on the frontlines of the COVID-19 Crisis, including American Indian Community House, Red de Pueblos Transnacionales, Cosecha (Juarez/El Paso circle), BLMP (Black LGBTQIA+ Migrant Program), Tent Mission STL, SONG (Southerners on New Ground), the Dream Defenders, Health for Palestine, and Palestine Grassroots Distribution Project.Join us as we dance to the sweet sounds of solidarity! Produced by: Adalah Justice Project, Center for Constitutional Rights, Donkeysaddle Projects, Eagle ProjectCo-sponsors:DefendTheCriminalized, Dunya Productions and The People's ForumRSVP & donate: www.JusticeBeats.com
I AM TROY DAVIS: A theatrical protest to the death penalty, performed by those most impacted. Jen Marlowe 2019-12-08 | (performance begins 7.5 minutes in!)PERFORMERS:-Airickca Gordon-Taylor (cousin of Emmett Till, lynched in Mississippi in 1955) as MARTINA DAVIS-CORREIA-Cephus “Uncle Bobby” Johnson (uncle of Oscar Grant, killed by BART police in 2009) as TROY DAVIS-Gwenn Carr (mother of Eric Garner, killed by NYPD in 2014) as VIRGINIA DAVIS-Aisha Salaam-Malone (sister of Yusef Salaam, from the Central Park 5 case) as KIM DAVIS-Shujaa Graham (exonerated from CA death row) as YOUNG DE'JAUN DAVIS-CORREIA-Sabrina Butler (exonerated from MS death row) as TEENAGED DE'JAUN DAVIS-CORREIA-Ron Davis (father of Jordan Davis, a 17-year-old shot and killed in 2012 in Jacksonville, FL) as LESTER DAVIS, JOHN HANUSZ and ENSEMBLE-Yvette Allen (sister of Billie Allen, an artist on federal death row with an innocence case) as EBONY DAVIS-Akeem Browder (brother of Kalief Browder, a teen held in Rikers in pre-trial solitary confinement) as BENJAMIN JEALOUS and ENSEMBLE-Delia Perez Meyer (sister of Louis Castro Perez, on TX death row with an innocence case)Eric Taylor (actor-activist)-Lawrence Ghana Hayes (former death row prisoner in NY State) as REDD COLES and ENSEMBLELee Wengraf (organizer and author) as LAURA MOYE and ENSEMBLEPhyllis Prentice (married to death row exonoree Shujaa Graham) as IRENE and ENSEMBLESera-Lys McArthur (actor-activist) as HARRIETT MURRAY and ENSEMBLEThe event also included Billie Allen's artwork, a post-performance discussion with the participants, and a call to action.Partner organizations:Donkeysaddle Projects is producing the I Am Troy Davis event in partnership with the ACLU, Amnesty International USA, Blackbird, Death Penalty Action, the Jordan Davis Foundation, Legal Defense Fund, the Mamie Till Mobley Memorial Foundation, the People’s Forum, Rattlestick Playwrights Theatre, Sankofa, Witness to Innocence, and 8th Amendment Project.The true story being performed is a painful one, The lived experiences of the performers increases its power. It may bring up a range of responses and emotions. If you would like some support processing these, some resources are the Crisis Text Line (To get connected, text HOME to 741741 or crisistextline.org) and Grieving.com.
I Am Troy Davis promotional video Jen Marlowe 2019-12-01 | Dr. Yusef Salaam (one of the exonerated 5 in the infamous Central Park 5 case) breaks down why folks should come out and support "I Am Troy Davis"--performed by those most impacted, including Dr. Salaam's own sister.Reserve tickets/watch the livestream: www.donkeysaddle.org
I AM TROY DAVIS: A theatrical protest to the death penalty Jen Marlowe 2019-11-18 | Yusef Salaam (exonerated in the Central Park 5 case) asks supporters to donate to the "I Am Troy Davis" theatrical protest to the death penalty.
REMEMBERING THE GAZA WAR: Just Before Dawn Jen Marlowe 2019-08-08 | During the 51-day Israeli assault on Gaza in 2014, nearly 18,000 Palestinians homes were destroyed. including Azza Qassem’s, a Palestinian national and women’s liberation activist from the besieged Strip. Our video follows Azza as she walks through what now remains of her family home. “Just Before Dawn” is the final video in a five-part series produced with IMEU and Just Vision exposing the human impact of Israel's 2014 assault, concluding the series with a note of hope, as Azza reminds her viewers that Palestinians are strong, resilient and will steadfastly remain on their land and hold onto their humanity and dignity.
