29 Sep Grab a stein and support our marathon team
News and Events | bridgetteCome join Team WITNESS for drinks on Thursday, October 15 for a special happy hour event to support our marathon team.
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22 Sep WITNESS + Coletivo Papo Reto Receive Award From BrazilFoundation
News and Events | bridgetteSeptember 17, The Brazil Foundation hosted it’s annual benefit at which WITNESS and Brazilian partners, Coletivo Papo Reto, received the 2015 International Philanthropy award.
21 Sep WITNESS Partner Colectivo Papo Reto, Speaks at UN Panel on Racism and Self-Representation
News and Events | Sarah KerrOn Sept. 16th, Brazilian media collective and WITNESS partner Coletivo Papo Reto spoke on a panel titled “Self Representation as a Strategy to Fight Racism.”
18 Sep PANEL: “Death and the Social Web” – Sept. 21st 2015
News and Events | Sarah KerrOn Monday September 21st, WITNESS program director Sam Gregory will be participating in a panel titled “Death and the Social Web” hosted by Tow Center for Digital Journalism and the Dart Center for Journalism and Trauma at Columbia University in New York City.
17 Sep From Rio to NYC: Can eyewitness video end impunity for police abuse?
News and Events | Sarah KerrOn September 14th, 2015 the WITNESS Media Lab hosted a panel on filming police abuse at Civic Hall in Manhattan with activists from the USA and Brazil. A livestream video of the event is now available.
02 Sep Why This Human Rights Law Student is Running the Marathon
News and Events | bridgetteMeet Paul Strauch, a human rights law student at Yale University who will be running in the 2015 TCS New York City Marathon for Team WITNESS.
20 Aug Second Global Video for Change Network Convening Takes Place in Mexico
News and Events | Sarah KerrIn July 2015, over 30 video practitioners from 17 different organizations met in Mexico for the second meeting of the Video for Change (V4C) Network.
17 Aug SXSW 2016 Panel Picker // Cast your vote for WITNESS
News and Events | bridgetteOur panel proposal for SXSW 2016 is live! Cast your vote for “Live! Camera! Action!: Livestreaming That Matters” and hear more about the future of livestreaming technology and human rights.
28 Jul WITNESS in South Africa: Video Advocacy Training for LGBTI Activists
News and Events | bridgetteIn early May 2015 WITNESS organized a six-day initial training session on video advocacy and storytelling in South Africa as part of our Critical Response work. The training focused on the promotion of LGBTQI rights.
23 Jul CLIMATE CHANGE VICTORIES WE’RE CELEBRATING
News and Events | bridgetteOver the past several months, WITNESS has been encouraged by a number of landmark decisions, in the US and across the world, made in an effort to stem the tide of climate change.