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Video Volunteers: Citizen Journalism and Security
“I was punished for communicating” – Mumia Abu-Jamal A Community Correspondent has to face and overcome many obstacles on the way to produce his/her video and later, to use the video to bring about social change. First, they overcome the fear of the camera, while in front of it and...
Bringing Change, One Video at a Time
Every year on Women’s Day, in Karauli District, in India’s Rajsthan, the state transport authority allows women to travel for free wherever they want. “Women leap at the opportunity to leave their husbands at home and go out. In an otherwise deeply chauvinistic society this is one of those rare...
Support Acid Attack Survivor Chanchal’s Fight for Justice
On 21/10/2012, four men threw acid on Chanchal Paswan, 19 and her sister, 15 while they were asleep on their terrace. The attack was a direct result of Chanchal’s opposition to continuous sexual harassment by the men. The below video report by Video Volunteers Community Correspondent and women’s rights activist,...
100,000 People to March for Land Rights
People of India march from Gwalior to Delhi for land reforms
Varsha Jawalgekar: I Am Alive
Varsha has been working as a Community Correspondent for one and a half year. She talks about the changes her work has brought to her life and to her community. “When I am speaking for the dalit, I am a dalit activist. When I am speaking for sexual minorities and...