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WITNESS Book: Video for Change

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Anatomy of a Good Advocacy Video

May 10, 2012 - By M.J. Moneymaker

At WITNESS, we rotate facilitators at our weekly staff meetings. If assigned as facilitator, the person is responsible for doing some research and sharing a current advocacy video of interest. My...

Are News Photography Standards Out of Touch With the Cameras Everywhere World We Inhabit?

May 2, 2012 - By Guest Blogger

By Teresa Eggers 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...

How To Film Protests: Video Tip Series for Activists at Occupy Wall Street, in Syria and Beyond

April 30, 2012 - By Chris Michael

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...

Anatomy of a Good Advocacy Video

May 10, 2012 - By M.J. Moneymaker

At WITNESS, we rotate facilitators at our weekly staff meetings. If assigned as facilitator, the person is responsible for doing some research and sharing a current advocacy video of interest. My...

Video Advocacy Example: New Voices in Sex Workers’ Rights Activism

March 27, 2012 - By Guest Blogger

By Teresa Eggers 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...

Colombian Filmmaker Flees After Video of Violent Eviction Goes Viral

March 1, 2012 - By Jackie Zammuto

Why Should You Watch This Video Image from "The Video the Colombian Government Doesn't Want Us to See" A video depicting the violent forced eviction of nearly 600 people on the banks of...

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Top 10 Tips for Filming #Occupy Protests, Arrests & Police Conduct – Flyer

Video For Change Best Practices – Documents

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