{"product_id":"video-for-change-a-guide-for-advocacy-and-activism-paperback","title":"Video for Change: A Guide For Advocacy and Activism - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eSam Gregory\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eGillian Caldwell\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eRonit Avni\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePictures from Abu Ghraib showed the power of the amateur image to grab the world's attention. The Asian tsunami, caught on camcorder, brought home the reality of what had happened more than any news report ever could. Around the world the increasing availability and affordability of technology has fuelled the world of social justice video activism. Film-making - at its best - has the power to change the way people think, and create real social change, and now the tools to do it are more accessible than ever before. This book shows how activists and human rights campaigners can harness the power of images and stories for their own purposes - it's a step-by-step guide to the handicam revolution. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Written by leading video activists, and staff of the world-renowned human rights organization WITNESS, this practical handbook will appeal to experienced campaigners as well as aspiring video activists. It combines a comprehensive analysis of what's going on in this growing global field with a how-to primer to doing it yourself.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSam Gregory\u003c\/b\u003e is the Programme Director at WITNESS, a project that trains and supports activists around the world to use video safely, ethically, and effectively to expose human rights abuse. He also teaches on human rights and participatory media as an Adjunct Lecturer at the Harvard Kennedy School and is the co-editor of \u003ci\u003eVideo for Change\u003c\/i\u003e (Pluto, 2005). \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eGillian Caldwell\u003c\/b\u003e is a campaigner, lawyer and CEO at Global Witness. She is the co-editor of Video for Change (Pluto, 2005). \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eRonit Avni\u003c\/b\u003e is a filmmaker, human rights advocate and the founder of Just Vision, a non-profit organisation that documents and creates media about Palestinian and Israeli grassroots leaders involved in peacebuilding. She is the co-editor of Video for Change (Pluto, 2005). \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eThomas Harding\u003c\/b\u003e is the best-selling author of Hanns and Rudolf (2013), and the co-founder of Undercurrents, Britain's first video news service. He is a leading voice in international video activism and has written for the Independent, Guardian, New Statesman and New Internationalist. He is the co-editor of Video for Change (Pluto, 2005) and The Video Activist Handbook (Pluto, 2001). \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 344\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.9 x 8.5 x 5.34 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 01, 2005\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53054572396768,"sku":"9780745324128","price":57.98,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0811\/5909\/4496\/files\/GJR-ziktyb9780745324128.webp?v=1781298863","url":"https:\/\/improvedinc.myshopify.com\/products\/video-for-change-a-guide-for-advocacy-and-activism-paperback","provider":"Improved Improper Input Inc.","version":"1.0","type":"link"}