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Written By Jon Lowenstein

Long-time US campaigner hopes wave of protests will finally bring lasting change

The protests which erupted after the killing of George Floyd have been unprecedented in their scale across America. The nation’s largest cities have seen many of these demonstrations before, yet still things stay the same. Filmmaker Jon Lowenstein has spent time following Jedidiah Brown, a long-standing campaigner and advocate from Chicago’s South Side, who now runs an activist group spanning several cities.

He’s hoping – finally – for change.

Jon Lowenstein

Jon Lowenstein specializes in long-term, in-depth documentary explorations that confront the realms of power, poverty, and violence. Through the combination of filmmaking, photography, experiential writing and personal testimonials, he strives for unsparing clarity by revealing the subjects of history that lack voice. Lowenstein’s commitment to social justice through community engagement runs both deep and long.

https://www.jonlowenstein.com
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