- Filming Protests: Charlottesville and Beyond White supremacists have been energized by the events in Charlottesville and will most likely be organizing more public events over the coming weeks. Check out these tips if you are planning to attend and document rallies, counter-protests or other similar events.
- Youth Speak Truth: Reclaiming the story of Mike Brown, Jr. “He said he was going to change the world, he was going to shake the world and the whole world was going to know his name. And now they do.” – Triniya Walker, younger sister of Mike Brown, Jr. Today marks three years since Mike Brown, Jr., known affectionately to his family as “Mike Mike”, […]
- Keep fighting; keep filming This month marks three years since Eric Garner was murdered by the NYPD. This month, Black Lives Matter turned four years old. And this month marked four years since a jury of almost all white women acquitted the man who killed Trayvon Martin of second-degree murder. Racism in the United States has been forced out […]
- #EyesOnICE: Legal Issues and Security when filming Immigration Officials Resources and responses to questions around filming Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) safely, ethically, and effectively.
- May Day 2017: Solidarity with Immigrants and Workers WITNESS joins Rise Up NY! in support of immigrants and workers - plus more information on calls to action and rallies for May Day 2017 in NYC.
- Expose human rights abuses, not the people who survive them You’d probably never heard of him last week, but his face has gone viral this week. Dr. David Dao, the man who was dragged off of United Airlines flight #3411 on Sunday, was trying to get home to see patients. Instead, he ended up getting violently dragged off of a flight—to provide space for United crewmembers.1 […]
- The NYPD Wants to Know Your Thoughts on Bodycams (Kind of) Many police departments in the US, including the NYPD, are expanding their use of bodycams. But is this enough?
- Tips for Filming Protests and the Police at the 2016 US Political Conventions Planning to film demonstrations at the Republican National Convention or the Democratic National convention? We've compiled tips for what to do before, during, and after you film.
- Curating Eyewitness Videos for Data on Transphobic Violence What do online videos, their views, and comments, tell us about the climate of hate and violence against transgender and gender nonconforming people?
