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About Me

WITNESS uses video and online technologies to open the eyes of the world to human rights violations.Check out our newest initiative: The Hub is the world's first website dedicated to human rights video.At The Hub, anyone, anywhere with access to the internet can: - upload and find footage, audio and photos related to human rights - learn more about how to use video to campaign for change - take action to support campaigns and groups working to end human rights abuses

My Interests

Raising awareness and empowering people to address human rights abuses around the globe through the use of video and other technologies.

I'd like to meet:

Other concerned citizens around the world interested in creating positive social change around human rights issues.

Books:

Video For Change: A Guide for Advocacy and Activism (by WITNESS)

Heroes:

Peter Gabriel, our partners around the world including, but not limited to: ADJEDI-Ka in the Democratic Republic of Congo, American Friends Services Committee and the ACLU, Amnesty International, API in Croatia, Burma Issues, CEMIRIDE in Kenya, Comision Mexicana por la Promocion y Defensa de Derechos Humanos, CPT/ CEJIL in Brazil, Human Rights Center Memorial in Chechnya, HURIFO in Northern Uganda, and Organization DROM in Bulgaria, all the artists who raise their voices and instruments to defend human rights

My Blog

Check out this event: PEN World Voices Festival

Hosted By: WITNESS When: Saturday May 03, 2008 at 1:00 PMWhere: Florence Gould Hall, The French Institute/Alliance55 East 59th StreetNew York, NY 10022United StatesDescription:WITNESS is teaming up wi...
Posted by WITNESS on Fri, 02 May 2008 07:54:00 PST

Add us to your Top Friends!

Hello from WITNESSIf you add us to your top friends, we want to know about it! After adding us to your Top Friends, come back to our blog and leave us a comment.Thanks,WITNESS Outreach TeamWITNESS us...
Posted by WITNESS on Fri, 04 Apr 2008 01:43:00 PST

GOOD magazine hosts party in Philly - have fun and support WITNESS

GOOD magazine is throwing a party in Philly on April 5th and we'd love to have you there. If you don't know about GOOD magazine - check it out here. They describe themselves as "an entertaining magaz...
Posted by WITNESS on Wed, 28 Mar 2007 07:01:00 PST