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TV network premiere of ICC documentary “The Reckoning” tomorrow on PBS!

Posted on July 13, 2009 by

Tomorrow, July 14, will be the US network premiere of "The Reckoning," a moving and powerful documentary about the International Criminal Court.  I've seen most of the film in a near-final cut, and I can't say enough good things about it.  A must-see for those who care about human rights and global justice. See PBS.org…

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“The Reckoning” documentary about International Criminal Court premiering July 14 on PBS

Posted on June 24, 2009 by

The Reckoning , a powerful documentary about the International Criminal Court, will be premiering on US television on July 14 on PBS. Over 120 countries have united to form the International Criminal Court (ICC) — the first permanent court created to prosecute perpetrators, no matter how powerful, of crimes against humanity, war crimes and genocide….

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Off to Producers Institute for New Media Technologies in SF next week!

Posted on May 27, 2009 by

Video about project to create social media supporting global justice, around documentary "The Reckoning." I got a last minute invite to participate in the Producers Institute for New Media Technologies all of next week in San Francisco, run by those amazing folks at the Bay Area Video Coalition.  Running from May 27 to June 7,…

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Gripping documentary about the International Criminal Court premieres in New York June 12 & 13!

Posted on May 26, 2009 by

I got the exciting news that June 12 and 13 is the New York premiere of The Reckoning: The Battle for the International Criminal Court for the opening night of the Human Rights Watch Film Festival. There will be two screenings: Friday, June 12, 7:00pm: Filmmakers and ICC Deputy Prosecutor Fatou Bensouda present for Q&A…

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IJCentral.org: New online center for action on the International Criminal Court

Posted on March 12, 2009 by

The filmmakers behind "The Reckoning," the new documentary about the International Criminal Court, have launched an associated online clearinghouse to support education and outreach about ICC.  Called "IJ Central," it promises to : integrate a multi-platform citizen engagement strategy using online mapping technology to visualize the global justice network through SMS text messaging, aggregating blogs,…

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ICC issues arrest warrant against Sudanese President for murder, rape & torture

Posted on March 4, 2009 by

In a historic development, the International Criminal Court in the Hague has issued a formal arrest warrant against Omar Hassan Ahmad Al Bashir, President of Sudan, for war crimes and crimes against humanity.  Specifically he is charged with "intentionally directing attacks against an important part of the civilian population of Darfur, Sudan, murdering, exterminating, raping,…

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Draxtor’s report on Human Rights in Second Life on PBS Frontline/World

Posted on January 28, 2009 by

My buddy Draxtor Despres filed his first story for PBS's "Frontline/World" show today, about human rights advocacy within Second Life.  Drax focused his reporting on the Virtual Gitmo camp created by Nonny de la Peña and Peggy Weil. And he describes the somewhat mixed reception he got from other human rights activists in Paris when…

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The first trial at the International Criminal Court begins!

Posted on January 27, 2009 by

Yesterday, January 26, 2009, the long-delayed trial of Thomas Lubanga finally began at the International Criminal Court in The Hague. The first trial of the ICC, Lubanga is accused of having committed war crimes consisting of conscripting child soldiers into his militia, the "Forces patriotiques pour la libération du Congo" in the Democratic Republic of…

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Year One at Global Kids Wrap-up

Posted on December 27, 2008 by

December 19, 2007 started off super-crappy but ended super-awesome. That morning, I updated my status on the micro-blog Twitter as "jobless." A few minutes later, I got a text message from Barry Joseph : “Sorry to hear the news.  Please call when u can.” Barry is a guy I had known for about a year…

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Speaking about the UN, civic engagement, new media, and virtual worlds

Posted on November 24, 2008 by

I had the pleasure of speaking to my friend Josephine Dorado's class on "Collaboration in Networked Environments" that she is teaching at the New School this semester.  The course apparently this week is exploring virtual worlds and MMOs, after delving into a range of other social media, from social networks to micro-blogging to mashup technologies. …

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