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Community-Based Approaches to Archives From the Black Lives Matter Movement
Archivist Yvonne Ng discusses new initiatives out of Ferguson, Baltimore and Cleveland to collect and preserve records of police abuse and protest movements.
Yvonne Ng
September 2, 2015
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The Audiovisual in Latin America: Decolonizing the Frame
Laura Salas, regional coordinator for Latin America and the Caribbean, reports back on the recent regional Video for Change convening in Mexico.
Laura Salas
September 1, 2015
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You captured police abuse on video. Now what?
Before sharing a video of police abuse online, it's important to pause and consider how to release it in a safe, ethical and strategic way.
Jackie Zammuto
August 27, 2015
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Making Secondary Trauma a Primary Issue
Eyewitness Media Hub, is conducting a cross-industry study into the impact of vicarious trauma on journalists, human rights investigators and humanitarian aid workers who frequently search for eyewitness media in their work.
WITNESS
August 24, 2015
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Video, tech and Internet for social good: Panels to pick at SXSW 2016
WITNESS' top picks for SXSW 2016 panels.
Sam Gregory
August 19, 2015
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Filming Police Abuse:
A compilation of training resources and guidance to support anyone filming interactions with police or incidents of police abuse in the U.S.
Jackie Zammuto
August 5, 2015
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WITNESS Talks to Patrick Otim of the Refugee Law Project about Video Archiving
The Refugee Law Project (RLP) is a human rights organization in Uganda that recently undertook a video archiving project with the help of the Activist’s Guide to Archiving Video. Patrick Otim talks to WITNESS about RLP's experience with archiving, the difficulties RLP faced, and why it is such an important project.
WITNESS
July 14, 2015
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Film the Police? Not in Spain.
Spain's Ley Mordaza - or "Gag Law" went into effect July 1st 2015 severely limiting the rights of citizens to openly protest and to film police officers.
Morgan Hargrave
July 13, 2015
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The ‘Yes Men’ Talk Video, Activism, and Climate Change
As they release their third feature film, The Yes Men Are Revolting, we talk with the devious duo about how they use film for activism and their current focus on climate change.
WITNESS
June 9, 2015
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Siete Meses Después – ¿Qué Papel Tuvo el Video en el Movimiento de Ayotzinapa?
Hablamos con la Agencia Subversiones sobre el uso de video durante el movimiento de protesta que siguió a la desaparición de 43 estudiantes mexicanos el otoño pasado.
WITNESS
April 23, 2015
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Seven Months Later – What Role Did Video Play in Ayotzinapa?
We speak with Agencia Subversiones about the use of video during the protest movement that followed the disappearance of 43 Mexican students from the Ayotiznapa teacher's college last fall.
WITNESS
April 23, 2015
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The International Criminal Court’s Quest for Scientific Evidence
By focusing on collecting scientific evidence, including better video evidence, the ICC hopes to build stronger cases.
WITNESS
April 20, 2015
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Ella Baker Center Continues the Fight for “Books Not Bars”
WITNESS caught up with our friends at the Ella Baker Center for an update on the 2001 campaign "Books Not Bars", a youth-led movement that targeted the juvenile prison system in the California and pushed to end to the prison industrial complex in the U.S.
WITNESS
April 9, 2015
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Video as Evidence: Creating a Plan to Collect Video Evidence
In the newest section of the Video as Evidence Field Guide we cover how to create a Collection Plan to ensure the video footage you collect supports justice and accountability instead of being irrelevant or duplicative.
WITNESS
April 6, 2015
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WITNESS Tech Digest: Video From Your Phone, Live and Direct
We look at a myriad of new live streaming apps for your smart phone and address their potential uses for human rights advocacy and documentation.
Morgan Hargrave
March 31, 2015
