{"id":135,"date":"2006-11-16T18:51:29","date_gmt":"2006-11-16T16:51:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.veni.com\/?p=135"},"modified":"2006-11-16T18:51:29","modified_gmt":"2006-11-16T16:51:29","slug":"witness-benefit-dinner-in-new-york-december-11","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.veni.com\/?p=135","title":{"rendered":"WITNESS Benefit Dinner in New York, December 11"},"content":{"rendered":"

I will be at the WITNESS<\/a> dinner on December 11.<\/p>\n

If you are in New York, please, consider coming. The dinner will be hosted by Peter Gabriel and Gael Garcia Bernal. You can read more about the event at their web site<\/a>.<\/p>\n

FOCUS FOR CHANGE<\/strong>
\nThe Second Annual Dinner and Concert to Benefit WITNESS
\nCo-Hosted by WITNESS Founder Peter Gabriel and Gael Garcia Bernal<\/p>\n

Performances by Paul Simon, Ang?lique Kidjo and Kate Pierson & Fred Schneider of the B-52’s<\/p>\n

TO PURCHASE TICKETS OR TABLES<\/strong> online click here<\/a>. For more information or to order tickets by phone call (718) 783-2000 ext. 304; To order by e-mail events@witness.org<\/a>. Prices start from $ 750 for a single ticket. See full list here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Click here<\/a> to download an invitation (PDF).<\/p>\n

See more about WITNESS<\/a>: WITNESS was founded in 1992 by musician and activist Peter Gabriel and the Reebok Human Rights Foundation<\/strong> as a project of the Lawyers Committee for Human Rights (now Human Rights First). In 1988, Peter was part of Amnesty International\u2019s Human Rights Now! Tour. He was struck by the stories he heard from survivors of human rights abuses and the lack of attention these stories received. Peter had brought along one of the first camcorder models and realized the potential of video as a tool against abuse; he noted that perpetrators of abuses were often brought to justice when photographic or video evidence of abuses existed.<\/p>\n

WITNESS uses the power of video to open the eyes of the world to human rights abuses. By partnering with local organizations around the globe, WITNESS empowers human rights defenders to use video to shine a light on those most affected by human rights violations, and to transform personal stories of abuse into powerful tools of justice. Over the past decade, WITNESS has partnered with groups in more than 60 countries, bringing often unseen images, untold stories and seldom heard voices to the attention of key decision makers, the media, and the general public — catalyzing grassroots activism, political engagement, and lasting change.<\/p>\n

WITNESS have projects including in my own country – Bulgaria<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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