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Music Monday – “May the Force Be With You” Edition
This week's playlist goes out to all the Jedis around the world or as we call them around the office, human rights defenders or activists.
WITNESS
May 19, 2014
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Our Music Monday Playlist – Cinco De Mayo Edition
With Peter Gabriel as our co-founder, it only makes sense for us to jump into the fora of #MusicMonday and contribute our own series of music playlists.
WITNESS
May 5, 2014
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Behind-the-Scenes of WITNESS’ New Intro Video
A glimpse into how we produced our new video, featuring five activists, with the help of some of the film industry's creative leaders.
WITNESS
March 7, 2014
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16 Highlights from the #16Days of Activism Against Gender Violence Campaign
A list of 16 actions and stories we came across during this year's campaign to end gender-based violence. We invite you to share projects, videos, and more to this list.
Jackie Zammuto
December 10, 2013
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L6g49CARAAhP660rO9DCn4W3L: Email and Chat Encryption Basics for Activists
Activists everywhere face the violations of their right to privacy especially in their online communications. We share basics of encryption that may help keep you, your networks and your communications safer.
WITNESS
October 16, 2013
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You’re Invited to Get TOGETHER on Sept. 28 to Explore Co-presence For Good
Join Sam Gregory of WITNESS at this co-presence for good camp in Palo Alto, Sat. September 28th.
Sam Gregory
September 26, 2013
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Co-presence: A New Way to Bring People Together for Human Rights Activism
How can we use the sense of being together with other people in a remote environment to drive concrete, productive actions and engagement for human rights change?
Sam Gregory
September 23, 2013
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Send WITNESS to SXSW: Cast Your Vote Today
We've highlighted five panel proposals for your consideration for this year's SXSW conference. Just register online to vote for your choice.
WITNESS
September 6, 2013
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Attention Human Rights Activists: Learn How to Archive Your Video with our New Guide
Our new how-to guide for managing, storing, sharing and preserving digital video.
Yvonne Ng
July 23, 2013
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Happy Father’s Day: How to Be a Human Rights Tech Dad
We asked some tech-savvy dads we know to share with us some websites, applications, and tools that they've found useful in day-to-day life but that can also be used in a human rights context.
Matisse Bustos Hawkes
June 17, 2012
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Whose Media Is It?: How Police Requests for Unreleased Footage Blur the Line Between News and Evidence
A near 6-month battle between British news broadcasters and the police has recently concluded: last December’s court decision that ordered television companies including BBC, ITN, and Sky News to surrender to police hours of unaired footage from the violent October 19th Dale Farm eviction, was thrown out. Journalists are now hailing the decision as a landmark victory in the fight for news neutrality and confidentiality.
WITNESS
May 31, 2012
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Are News Photography Standards Out of Touch With the Cameras Everywhere World We Inhabit?
A growing global trend of employing facial recognition technologies (FRTs) has increased risks of compromising the privacy and safety of anyone filmed or photographed, especially in countries with repressive governments.
WITNESS
May 2, 2012
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How To Film Protests: Video Tip Series for Activists at Occupy Wall Street, in Syria and Beyond
The thousands of human rights-related videos being created and shared - from raw documentation of human rights violations in Syria to the Occupy protests and the range of police abuse and misconduct therein - illuminate the role that citizen video is playing to not only inform us but also to motivate us to take action.
WITNESS
April 30, 2012
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Video Advocacy Example: New Voices in Sex Workers’ Rights Activism
As advances in technology democratize the media field, its makers are becoming more and more diverse, presenting a prime opportunity for traditional advocates to become facilitators and traditional “victims” to become actors in advocacy scenarios.
WITNESS
March 27, 2012
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Kony 2012: Juggling Advocacy, Audience and Agency When Using #Video4Change
"Kony 2012" is now the most rapidly disseminated human rights video ever. In six days it reached an aggregate 100 million views – faster than other pop culture phenomena like Susan Boyle (9 days), Rebecca Black (45 days) and ‘Charlie Bit My Finger’ (445 days).
Sam Gregory
March 17, 2012