NewTactics.org

Check this out! It's from New Tactics, an online human rights community that I absolutely love! I really recommend it as a forum for learning new ways to fight for human rights.

New Tactics, an online human rights community and project of the Center for Victims of Torture, will be launching an online tactical discussion on the topic of "The Power of Place: How Sites of Conscience Inspire Civic Engagement" on October 24th. We would welcome your personal or organizational participation and perspective in this discussion with people from all over the globe.

The New Tactics in Human Rights project is excited to announce our new
community-based website.

Join New Tactics, a community committed to Human Rights.
At www.newtactics.org you will be able to:

* Connect with human rights advocates from around the world
* Meet and interact with activists, educators, students, and
other practitioners
* Share ideas and seek feedback
* Join on-going discussions or start new ones
* Collaborate with colleagues
* Find new resources and all your favorite New Tactics materials
and tools

Join today and participate in: The Power of Place: How Sites of Conscience
Inspire Civic Engagement featuring practitioners from the International
Coalition of Historical Sites of Conscience including Sarwar Ali, Trustee
from Liberation War Museum in Bangladesh; and Ereshnee Naidu, Director of
Programs for Africa and Asia at the International Coalition office in New
York and former Project Manager for Memorialization at the Centre for the
Study of Violence and Reconciliation in South Africa. Save the dates,
October 24 to 30.

Join Now! Visit http://www.newtactics.org/user/register

New Tactics website is a project of the Center for Victims of Torture (Headquartered in Minneapolis, MN).

The Devil Came on Horseback

Last night I saw the new film The Devil Came on Horseback, a documentary chronicling Brian Steidle's work as a photographer in Darfur in 2004-2005. This was the best documentary about Darfur that I have seen; it was the most cohesive, probably because it had a central focus, but through his photography it brought together testimonies of refugees, the work of other Darfur activists, and emphasized the inhumanity and impunity of the Janjaweed. The Devil Came on Horseback is the most difficult film I've seen in a long time; it was not just the grusome, gut-wrenching photos of violence, rape, and destruction that made the film difficult. There was something so raw and so human in Brian Steidle's story that it made it impossible to turn away even from the most horrifying pictures of children who had been burned alive. I plan on recommending The Devil Came on Horseback to everyone I know because once you see it, you'll take action.

Here are some links about the film:
-Interview with Annie Sundberg, one of the directors
-Movie Review (New York Times)
-"The Reluctant Hero of Darfur, the Movie" (New York Times)
-Official website

I'd love to know what others think of the film, so if you've seen it, post a comment on this blog.