make a difference thursday

It's make a difference Thursday...this week check out http://www.witness.org/

Their motto: See it, Film it, Change it.

Witness is a human rights organization founded by Peter Gabriel (musician) and the Reebok Human Rights Foundation. WITNESS uses video and online technologies to open the eyes of the world to human rights violations. Empowering people to transform personal stories of abuse into powerful tools for justice, promoting public engagement and policy change.

Access to resources and strategies that empower and engage the voice and agency of communities and individuals; Continued learning and sharing of knowledge to promote innovation and to advance human rights; and Diversity of voices in all aspects of our work.

The Hub (http://hub.witness.org/ ) is a new multi-lingual online portal dedicated to human rights media and action. It provides the opportunity for individuals, organizations, networks and groups around the world to bring their human rights stories and campaigns to global attention and to mobilize action to protect and promote human rights.