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Must Watch: Activist Video Showcase at DIY Video 24/7, 2010 Two years ago I had the pleasure of participating in 24/7: a DIY Video Summit, a jamboree of DIY and DIWO (doing-it-with-others) video creators and thinkers at the University of Southern California, where I shared some ideas from WITNESS about human rights video in this environment. Sam Gregory November 2, 2010
U.S. Human Rights Record Under Review by the U.N. This week marks the first comprehensive review of the U.S. human rights record on an international stage. On November 5, 2010 the UN Human Rights Council will question the U.S. about its past human rights record under a process known as the Universal Periodic Review (UPR). WITNESS November 2, 2010
Learning From Innovations In The ‘Highrise’ Project: 360 Degree Filming and More Last week, the National Film Board of Canada launched 'Out My Window' an interactive exploration of highrise living around the world including 360° (degree) filming and immersive tapestries of audio stories and photographs from Havana to Toronto, Phnom Penh to Istanbul. It is part of a larger exploratory film project called "Highrise." Sam Gregory October 25, 2010
When Can An Advocacy Video Blow-Up Children? My colleague Chris' post on successful advocacy videos and the failures highlights the recent 10:10 UK campaign video, which ("spoiler alert") begins with a scene in which children are blown up when they don't commit to take measures to reduce their carbon footprint. Sam Gregory October 20, 2010
Follow-Up: When an Advocacy Video Misses Its Mark This is a follow-up post to When an Advocacy Video Misses Its Mark, which focused on two advocacy videos that attempted to use comedy to raise awareness to address domestic violence and climate change. Please check the original post, videos and thoughtful comments first... WITNESS October 15, 2010
Hacking for Human Rights: Open Video Conference and Open Subtitles Design Summit About a week ago WITNESS participated in it's first "hack day " at the 2010 Open Video Conference here in New York. Several hours (and pizzas) later, we came up with this: WITNESS October 12, 2010
Three Must-See Documentaries Suggested by Abigail E. Disney This post is part of our occasional series in which winners of the WITNESS Award (which we present at Silverdocs) discuss their top 3 picks from among social justice/human rights documentaries of the year. Matisse Bustos Hawkes October 11, 2010
When an Advocacy Video Misses Its Mark I've seen a lot of advocacy videos - three years ago I helped start the WITNESS Hub and have been scouring the web for creative, innovative and effective advocacy videos ever since. Throughout, there is one genre of advocacy videos that has always has been the most polarizing: comedy. WITNESS October 6, 2010
Your Ideas on Human Rights and Free Expression on YouTube This is the fourth in an occasional blog series about human rights video, written by Steve Grove, Head of News & Politics at YouTube, and Sameer Padania, former Hub Manager at WITNESS, cross-posted from YouTube’s blog. As always, we welcome your comments and feedback. WITNESS September 21, 2010
NudgeCam: A Video Coach in Your Phone I love making martians on my iPhone. I have a great, free app and since I'm heading to wedding number six of the summer this weekend, I can testify that it is a great hit with both kids and grandparents. WITNESS September 3, 2010
Uncover the truth behind disappearances in Nepal Purnimaya Lama’s husband, Arjun, was abducted by members of the Maoist party on 19 April 2005 in the village of Chhatrebanjh in Nepal. Despite years of campaigning, Purnimaya does not know the truth behind what happened to her husband and no one has yet been brought to justice. WITNESS August 30, 2010
What do you think about human rights (and your rights) online? Government police shutting down farmer’s protests in China. A tobacco company employing under-age workers in Kazakhstan. Iranian merchants striking to protest tax increases in Tehran. WITNESS August 24, 2010
Universal Subtitles: Open Source Subtitling for Web Video Last week, our friends at the Participatory Culture Foundation put out a beta release of Universal Subtitles, an online tool that allows people to add subtitles to any video on the web. WITNESS August 20, 2010
Celebrate World Humanitarian Day By Jenni Wolfson Today is World Humanitarian Day. What does that mean? It’s a day to raise awareness of what it means to be a humanitarian aid worker and provide a window into that world. World Humanitarian Day also honours those who have been injured or killed in their work. It was in fact designated […] WITNESS August 19, 2010
WITNESS training materials and videos in Burmese Over the past few years, literally hundreds of thousands have been moved to action by the videos created by our former partners at Burma Issues. Both the trailer and full version of just one video, Shoot on Sight, have been seen 1 million times on YouTube and the Hub alone - not to mention the dozens of times it has been screened before decision-makers and supporters. WITNESS August 15, 2010