By: Priscila Néri, Posted: Oct 31 08

Ecuador, Guatemala, United States

Corporations and human rights, Elections, Indigenous peoples

archives, citizenmedia, environmental justice, human rights documentation, Pulitzer Center, Rio Negro massacre, Texaco, US elections, videothevote, WITNESS Media Archive

Three highlights from the wonderful world of the Hub this week:

1) On the World Day for Audiovisual Heritage, the WITNESS Media Archive brought us selection of raw footage shot by Jesus Tecú Osorio, a WITNESS partner and survivor of the Guatemala's Rio Negro Massacre. How important is documentation for human rights advocacy and memory? Hear it from Jesus himself:

2) From the Pulitzer Center, the story of an indigenous community in Ecuador taking on Texaco for allegedly dumping billions of gallons of waste into the rain forest in one of the biggest legal environmental battles ever fought.

3) Video the Vote 2008- Election day looms in the U.S. and, with it, a flurry of citizen media and volunteers turning to their cell phones to ensure fair, free, democratic elections. Watch and join!