National drive-time radio tour on Pacifica channels
National radio and TV interviews on Democracy Now! and the
Nation.
Features in the Nation
Excerpts in abolitionist publications
Advertising in left leaning publications like the Progressive, the
Nation and Truth Out.
Promotion on the author's website donkeysaddle.org
Publicity and promotion in conjunction with the author's speaking
engagements particularly in Georgia.
This will be a simultaneous ebook publication
Martina Davis-Correia, the sister of innocent death-row prisoner
Troy Davis, was Amnesty USA’s co-Death Penalty Abolition
Coordinator for Georgia. She served on the boards of Georgia’s
NAACP branch, The Campaign to End the Death Penalty, and Georgians
for Alternatives to the Death Penalty. Martina was also a leading
advocate for women with breast cancer. She was twice named
Savannah’s Unstoppable Woman.”
Troy Anthony Davis was executed on September 21, 2011 for the
murder of a Savannah policeman, despite an international outcry due
to his strong case of innocence. Troy worked tirelessly while on
death row to prove his innocence and to abolish the death penalty.
TIME magazine named Troy one of 2011’s most influential people.
Jen Marlowe, a human rights activist, writer, and filmmaker, is the
author of The Hour of Sunlight: One Palestinian’s Journey from
Prisoner to Peacemaker and Darfur Diaries: Stories of Survival.
Jen’s award-winning documentary films include One Family in Gaza,
Rebuilding Hope: Sudan’s Lost Boys Return Home and Darfur
Diaries.
Sister Helen Prejean wrote the internationally acclaimed book Dead
Man Walking, describing her experiences as spiritual advisor to
Louisiana death row inmates, now a major motion picture starring
Susan Sarandon and Sean Penn. Sister Helen’s second book is The
Death of Innocents. She educates about the death penalty by
lecturing, organizing and writing.
"Essential for those interested in the U.S. justice system in
general and the death penalty in particular." Library Journal
Here is a shout for human rights and for the abolition of the
death penalty. This book, I Am Troy Davis, should be read and
cherished. It will inspire courage in the heart of those who are
willing to use their efforts to save lives and increase the quality
of life for all people.”
Maya Angelou
Martina and Troy are heroes from a family of heroes. This story of
their lives is also a call to action. It asks each of us to pick up
where they left off by ending the death penalty once and for all so
the risk of executing an innocent person is finally eliminated in
America.”
Benjamin Todd Jealous, President and CEO, NAACP
"Read this book, about Martina Davis-Correia and Troy Anthony
Davis. The lives of this sister and brother were tragically cut
short, one by cancer, the other through a cruel injection of a
lethal, chemical cocktail in the final act of a profoundly unjust
criminal justice system. This book captures their unflagging
courage in confronting the challenges thrust upon them. More than
history, more than eulogy, I Am Troy Davis is an urgent call to
action."
Amy Goodman
"Like Trayvon Martin's monumental murder, the execution of Troy
Davis was a historic awakening for this country -- an awakening of
the deadly consequences of white supremacy. Don't miss this
book!"
Cornel West, Professor of Philosophy and Christian Practice, Union
Theological Seminary
"In this moving and intimate portrait of Troy Davis and his
courageous family, Jen Marlowe restores to Troy his humanity, and
reminds us why every life matters, and why capital punishment makes
this country a pariah among the world's democracies."
Gloria Steinem
"I Am Troy Davis is a painful yet very important book, one that
will bring you face to face with the human impact of the death
penalty system, prompt you to think deeply about the flaws in our
criminal justice system, and inspire you to stand with all those
who have been wrongfully placed on death row."
Susan Sarandon
Martina Correia’s heroic fight to save her brother’s life while
battling for her own serves as a powerful testament for
activists.”
Liliana Segura, the Nation
"I Am Troy Davis is heart stopping proof that the death penalty
didn't just kill an innocent Troy Davis and break and bury his
gorgeous family, but it charred the soul of America. This book will
devastate you, piss you off and then inspire you to work with your
life to the end the death penalty forever."
Eve Ensler, Author and Playwright
"I Am Troy Davis, takes readers on the journey of a remarkable
family whose faith, love, integrity and convictions propelled their
fight for their loved one and a larger cause. Jen Marlowe’s careful
and sensitive collaboration with the Davises has yielded a
narrative that will surely inspire readers to pick up the torch
that Martina Davis Correia so bravely carried for social justice
and human dignity with every ounce of her being and every day of
her life."
Laura Moye, Amnesty International USA Death Penalty Abolition
Campaign Director Emeritus
"A Must Read Book the searing, heartbreaking story of a strong
and loving family caught in the vortex of a dysfunctional criminal
justice system."
Anne Emanuel, Georgia State University Law Professor and ABA
Georgia Death Penalty Assessment Chair
"Essential for those interested in the U.S. justice system in
general and the death penalty in particular." —Library Journal
“Here is a shout for human rights and for the abolition of the
death penalty. This book, I Am Troy Davis, should be read and
cherished. It will inspire courage in the heart of those who are
willing to use their efforts to save lives and increase the quality
of life for all people.”
—Maya Angelou
“Martina and Troy are heroes from a family of heroes. This story of
their lives is also a call to action. It asks each of us to pick up
where they left off by ending the death penalty once and for all so
the risk of executing an innocent person is finally eliminated in
America.”
—Benjamin Todd Jealous, President and CEO, NAACP
"Read this book, about Martina Davis-Correia and Troy Anthony
Davis. The lives of this sister and brother were tragically cut
short, one by cancer, the other through a cruel injection of a
lethal, chemical cocktail in the final act of a profoundly unjust
criminal justice system. This book captures their unflagging
courage in confronting the challenges thrust upon them. More than
history, more than eulogy, I Am Troy Davis is an urgent call to
action."
—Amy Goodman
"Like Trayvon Martin's monumental murder, the execution of Troy
Davis was a historic awakening for this country -- an awakening of
the deadly consequences of white supremacy. Don't miss this
book!"
—Cornel West, Professor of Philosophy and Christian Practice, Union
Theological Seminary
"In this moving and intimate portrait of Troy Davis and his
courageous family, Jen Marlowe restores to Troy his humanity, and
reminds us why every life matters, and why capital punishment makes
this country a pariah among the world's democracies."
—Gloria Steinem
"I Am Troy Davis is a painful yet very important book, one that
will bring you face to face with the human impact of the death
penalty system, prompt you to think deeply about the flaws in our
criminal justice system, and inspire you to stand with all those
who have been wrongfully placed on death row."
—Susan Sarandon
“Martina Correia’s heroic fight to save her brother’s life while
battling for her own serves as a powerful testament for
activists.”
—Liliana Segura, the Nation
"I Am Troy Davis is heart stopping proof that the death penalty
didn't just kill an innocent Troy Davis and break and bury his
gorgeous family, but it charred the soul of America. This book will
devastate you, piss you off and then inspire you to work with your
life to the end the death penalty forever."
—Eve Ensler, Author and Playwright
"I Am Troy Davis, takes readers on the journey of a remarkable
family whose faith, love, integrity and convictions propelled their
fight for their loved one and a larger cause. Jen Marlowe’s careful
and sensitive collaboration with the Davises has yielded a
narrative that will surely inspire readers to pick up the torch
that Martina Davis Correia so bravely carried for social justice
and human dignity with every ounce of her being and every day of
her life."
—Laura Moye, Amnesty International USA Death Penalty Abolition
Campaign Director Emeritus
"A Must Read Book – the searing, heartbreaking story of a strong
and loving family caught in the vortex of a dysfunctional criminal
justice system."
—Anne Emanuel, Georgia State University Law Professor and ABA
Georgia Death Penalty Assessment Chair
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