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Video4Change Network Updates, September 2019

by Rezwan | Sep 13, 2019 | Featured

This is a regular public update of the Video4Change network, a network of human rights activists, journalists, trainers, and video practitioners who create and use video to affect social change.

Video4Change Grassroots Gathering: Building the Capacity of Movements and Activists in Africa

by Insightshare | Jul 11, 2019 | Blog

This October, InsightShare, with the support of EngageMedia, Video Volunteers, and Witness, is hosting the 2019 Video4Change Grassroots Gathering in South Africa.

Member videos

Pahlawan Tanpa Tanda Jasa (Unknown Heroes)

The 15-minute film tells the story of a widowed Papuan mother who had to support her children by selling bread, vegetables, and sweet potatoes, as the pension money she used to receive was insufficient (Rp. 13,000 or USD 1 per month). Despite her low income, Mama Kogoya (the main character in the film) was able to send her eight children...
Perempuan di Tanahnya (On Her Own Land)

Irene Fatagur, a farmer and a mother living in Keerom district, Papua, is in the middle of a three-decade-long land conflict with a state-owned palm oil plantation company that wants to take over her land. This documentary by Kristina Soge & Dion Kafudji received 3rd Place at the Papua Film Festival (PFF) III 2019 in Sorong.
30 Tahun Su Lewat (30 Years Have Passed)

Karolina Wayangkau and her husband, Hermanus Satia, were among the first employees of a state-owned palm oil plantation, Perusahaan Tinggi Perkebunan Nusantara (PTPN) II, which operated in Keerom, Papua. In early 1998, the couple came from Serui to live in Keerom under a local transmigration program. They are now nearing pension, but have a big regret: they wish they could live...
Tales of Siege [in Kashmir]

"Tales of Siege" follows the 2016 uprisings in Kashmir, which started after the killing of separatist leader Burhan Muzaffar Wani. The documentary tells stories of ordinary people enduring the effects of Kashmir under siege.
2nd Linking and Learning Camp

In August 2019, participants from 60 Indonesian organisations gathered in Yogyakarta for the 2nd Linking and Learning Camp.

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Video4Change @video4change·

13 Sep

This is the latest public update of the #Video4Change network which includes news from Network partners @freedomfilmfest, @witnessorg, @InsightShare, @socialtic
and features Video Compression & Subtitling resources | Questions or comments? Let us know.
https://t.co/PcUqA0ATaR

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WITNESS@witnessorg·

12 Sep

The safety of immigrant communities is threatened by data collection from social media platforms. We worked with digital security experts to answer the most pressing questions.

Check it out to bolster our community defense: https://t.co/A4fd7Wdf4R

#EyesonICE

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InsightShare @InsightShare·

12 Sep

#farming, food sovereignty, traditional practices, love of the land: these are all things that our Naga partners are teaching their #youth at the NEN summer school!
See more of our work with #Indigenous Peoples here: https://t.co/mj3aZuTONr

#India #agroecology

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