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Stopping Bulldozers: Fighting Forced Evictions with Video
From citizen journalists in India to audiovisual artists in Colombia, people are using WITNESS resources to strengthen their grassroots work in the fight against forced evictions and to empower more to get involved.
WITNESS
June 20, 2014
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Access to Transportation Denied in Many of Brazil’s World Cup Cities
While the country invested large amounts of money into the mega sporting event, critics say it did not do the same for the nation's transportation infrastructure.
WITNESS
June 9, 2014
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3 Years After a Forced Eviction, Only Empty Promises and Rubble Where Homes Once Stood
In addition to the Santos family, 93 others are evicted from a community in Rio de Janeiro for an infrastructure project ahead of the 2014 World Cup, however three years after the eviction the project remains unrealized.
WITNESS
June 4, 2014
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Groups in Colombia Use Video to Fight Evictions
Interviews from Medellín's housing and land rights activists and community leaders about the forced evictions taking place in and around the city and how they are using video to preserve the memory of places that are disappearing and to document human rights violations.
Laura Salas
June 3, 2014
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Grupos en Colombia usan video frente a desplazamientos
Entrevistas con activistas de derechos a la vivienda y líderes comunitarios de Medellín sobre los desalojos forzosos que están ocurriendo y cómo usan el video para preservar la memoria de lugares que desaparecerán y documentan violaciones a los derechos humanos.
Laura Salas
June 3, 2014
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Mapping Our Materials: The Forced Evictions Advocacy Toolkit Goes Global
Highlights from Brazil, Burma, Colombia, Egypt, Philippines and Scotland on how the Forced Evictions Advocacy Toolkit is being used by activists, artists and communities. Part one of a two-part series.
Jackie Zammuto
May 16, 2014
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Peace for Whom? Life Inside Rio’s Occupied Maré Favela
The Maré favela complex is home to 130,000 people and an army pacification force who are there to protect the residents according to the Brazilian government. But unease and reports of abuse abound.
WITNESS
May 8, 2014
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DVD de Ferramentas: Fortalecendo a Resistência contra Remoções Forçadas
Um DVD de Ferramentas especialmente para líderes comunitários, militantes de movimentos sociais e ativistas lutando pelo direito à moradia e resistindo aos despejos forçadas.
Jackie Zammuto
April 9, 2014
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As World Cup Stadiums Go Up, Brazilians’ Homes Are Torn Down
Video from human rights groups and activists is shifting the attention to forced evictions carried out in the lead up to the World Cup.
WITNESS
April 8, 2014
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Defendiendo el Derecho a la Vivienda y a la Tierra
Una nueva caja de herramientas publican por WITNESS y Amnistía Internacional
Jackie Zammuto
March 20, 2014
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Worst Corporation in the World: Vote for FIFA!
Brazilian human rights activists, fighting massive forced evictions and redevelopment for the 2014 World Cup, nominate FIFA for the worst corporation in the world award. Read, share and vote.
Priscila Néri
January 14, 2014
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CineMaralita Uses Film to Illuminate Issues Facing Urban Poor in the Philippines
CineMaralita, a film festival in the Philippines supported by the Urban Poor Resource Center (UPRCP), has recently used the videos included in our forced eviction toolkit as vehicles to spark conversation around land and housing rights issues.
WITNESS
December 19, 2013
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WITNESS and Amnesty International Release a New Toolkit for Housing & Land Rights Activists
With 15 million people at risk of forced evictions annually around the world, we have released a multimedia resource kit for activists, social movements and communities fighting evictions.
Jackie Zammuto
December 12, 2013
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Don’t Miss This Video: FIFA Never Thought it’d have to Go on a PR Tour to Sell Football… in Brazil
FIFA must do more than send PR representatives to Brazil for damage control ahead of the 2014 World Cup. They must show they are serious about stopping forced evictions.
Priscila Néri
October 24, 2013
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Part 2: How 114 Videos Tell One Story about Forced Evictions in Rio
We share findings of our curation project, bringing over 100 videos together to tell the story of forced evictions in Rio de Janiero.
Priscila Néri
October 9, 2013
