Resource: Witness

[If nothing else, the videos onsite are worth taking a look at]

http://www.witness.org/

WITNESS is a human rights program that attracts the eyes of the world and
inspires those who see - to act.  

WITNESS strengthens local activists by giving them video cameras and training
in production and advocacy.  

WITNESS unleashes an arsenal of computers, imaging and editing software,
satellite phones and email in the struggle for justice.  

In 1991, a bystander with a video camera captured the now infamous Rodney King
beating in Los Angeles. The videotape shocked millions and showed that human
rights abuses are worse when violators aren't afraid of detection.  

The lasting impression of the Rodney King beating and the riots that ensued
showed the emotional power of the visual: the videotaped images gave the
incident impact and immediacy that words could not.  

Today, WITNESS has worked with over 150 WITNESS partner groups from 50
countries to use video to overcome political, economic, and physical barriers,
and to expose human rights abuses to the world via television, grassroots
advocacy, and internet broadcasting.  

[This text taken from the website] 



Steve
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