15 Jun Double your support of WITNESS, now through June 30th
News and Events | matisseOur online spring fundraiser is now underway. Donate now through the end of June and a generous supporter will double it!
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14 Jun WITNESS MARATHON RUNNER SPOTLIGHT SERIES: Alessandro Signore
News and Events | bridgetteWITNESS is a proud Charity Partner of the TCS NYC Marathon! Between now and the race, we’ll be profiling members of Team WITNESS to share a bit about them and why they chose to run in support of WITNESS. This week, we’re spotlighting filmmaker Alessandro Signore.
08 Jun WITNESS Marathon Runner Spotlight Series: CAROLINA MACWRIGHT
News and Events | bridgetteWITNESS is a proud Charity Partner of the TCS NYC Marathon! Between now and the race, we’ll be profiling members of Team WITNESS to share a bit about them and why they chose to run in support of WITNESS. First up is immigration lawyer and artist, Carolina MacWright.
03 Jun Yvette Alberdingk Thijm to speak at Personal Democracy Forum #PDF16
News and Events | matisseWITNESS’ executive director will deliver a keynote and moderate a panel at the annual civic tech conference in NYC.
01 Jun WITNESS joins HRW’s Film Festival panel on virtual reality and human rights
News and Events | matisseOur Program Director Sam Gregory joins HRWIFF’s panel on the emergent uses of virtual reality in human rights storytelling and advocacy.
12 May Join Peter Gabriel and Susan Sarandon in demanding justice for Berta Cáceres
News and Events | Jackie ZammutoPeter Gabriel and Susan Sarandon join video campaign to demand justice for assassinated Honduran human rights defender, Berta Cáceres.
09 May Video Activism in Chile, from Temuco to Valparaíso
News and Events | bridgetteLast month WITNESS’ Victor Ribeiro traveled to Chile to conduct a series of video advocacy and video evidence workshops. Here are a few highlights from the workshops, including video interviews with people he met along the way.
05 May A Tour De Force: Team WITNESS Rides Again!
News and Events | bridgetteMay 1, Team WITNESS took on five bridges, 40 miles, and – you guessed it – five boroughs in the 2016 TD Five Boro Bike Tour all in support of human rights.
22 Apr WITNESS and FiSahara Train Human Rights Defenders and Video Activists from Western Sahara
News and Events | Sarah KerrWITNESS and FiSahara conducted a week-long intensive training on video advocacy in the Sahrawi refugee camps located in the Tindouf province of Algeria.
18 Apr WITNESS and FiSahara Launch Project to Curate and Contextualize Citizen Videos from Western Sahara
News and Events | matisseThe project launches weeks ahead of a crucial UN Security Council vote on the continued peacekeeping mission.