“My name is Jorgie Marquez, I was born at Denver General Hospital in 1992 to a single mother. I grew up in various neighborhoods around Denver such as: Highland on 32nd and Tejon, Elyria Swansea around 48th and Brighton BLVD, and Edgewater around Kendall and Colfax. I was living in different neighborhoods with different family members like my Grandma, Mom, and Godmother. Each neighborhood and home came with different rules and social norms, yet there were commonalities like poverty, racism, but more importantly the presence of strong, independent matriarchal figures. I chose to tell this portion of my life because it’s a constant inspiration to me. Not the struggling with poverty or racism, but the means by which I observed my loved ones handle these situations.”  
-- Jorgie Marquez

Research Project:The Nature of Debris Flows in the Rocky Mountains. A short video description of the project >>