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Can you help end slave labor in rural Brazil?

Priscila Néri — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 12:17:04 -0800

Every year, more than 25,000 workers are enslaved by landowners in rural Brazil, mainly in the Amazon region. They are generally men between the ages of 18-35 who are lured into forced labor with false promises of good pay and job security. Taken to remote ranches, their documents are confiscated and they are told they owe the landowners money for their travel, food, equipment, and other supplies. As the unending and unpayable debts mount, these workers are held under the constant watch of armed guards, unable to escape or ask for help.

WITNESS/Hub is a WeMedia Game Changer Awards Finalist - help us win the Community Award!

Priscila Néri — Thu, 06 Nov 2008 07:30:03 -0800

We're excited to have been nominated in the Purpose category for the We Media Game Changers Awards, alongside some really remarkable projects... but you can help us climb the ladder in the Community Award by rating us here:

Rate WITNESS/Hub in the WeMedia awards

WITNESS Video Advocacy Workshop in Chiang Mai, Thailand (Part 3)

Ryan Schlief — Thu, 16 Oct 2008 09:12:45 -0700

Ryan Schlief, WITNESS Program Coordinator for Asia, and Sam Gregory, Program Director, are in Chiang Mai conducting a video advocacy training for activists working on development-induced forced displacement issues across Asia. This short video highlights a few of the exercises at the training.

Click the links to below to watch and learn more.

Roundup: Highlights this week on the Hub

Priscila Néri — Fri, 03 Oct 2008 12:03:36 -0700

Here are three things you must check out from the Hub this week!

1) After an intense week in the Democratic Republic of Congo, our colleagues Becky Lichtenfeld and Bukeni Waruzi just returned to the US with a complete report of their time in Kinshasa. To get the full scoop, watch this video trip report, read about how Youssou N'Dour and Desmond Tutu joined forces with WITNESS in the DRC, and check out Becky's blog on the Huffington Post.

Abigail Disney discusses "Pray The Devil Back to Hell"

matisse_witness — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 08:30:13 -0700

WITNESS spoke briefly with Abigail Disney, producer of Gini Reticker's award-winning film. WITNESS presented the second annual WITNESS Award at Silverdocs Documentary Film Festival to "Pray the Devil Back to Hell" in June 2008.

The film details a coalition of Christian and Muslim women in Liberia who created a movement for peace to help end the country's civil war.

I asked Abigail about why she and Gini made the film and what kind of outreach they are planning.

They have already screened the film in 15 countries including Israel, Palestine, Georgia, Peru, and others.

Mary Robinson Invites You to Tell Your Story on the Hub

The Hub — Mon, 21 Apr 2008 15:37:29 -0700

Mary Robinson, former President of Ireland and former UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, invites you to tell your story on the Hub.

Every Human Has Rights: Speak Out

Two new posts about video advocacy

matisse_witness — Tue, 01 Apr 2008 19:28:00 -0700

Two of my fine colleagues have been interviewed on other blogs recently about WITNESS' model of video advocacy.

WITNESS Guide to Video Advocacy - Part 3: After Filming

WITNESS Media Archive — Mon, 24 Mar 2008 14:12:45 -0700

The WITNESS Guide to Video Advocacy...

WITNESS Guide to Video Advocacy - Part 2b: Filming

WITNESS Media Archive — Mon, 24 Mar 2008 14:07:23 -0700

The WITNESS Guide to Video Advocacy...

WITNESS Guide to Video Advocacy - Part 2a: Filming

WITNESS Media Archive — Mon, 24 Mar 2008 14:01:00 -0700

The WITNESS Guide to Video Advocacy...