Media activist Palika Makam has produced video advocacy campaigns and trained activists all over the world – from South Africa to Ferguson, Missouri to The West Bank. As the US Program Coordinator for the human rights nonprofit WITNESS she helps activists and communities use video to document human rights violations and advocate for social justice, human dignity and truth.
In this episode we talk about what it means to center the voices and experiences of people and communities in the fight for human rights and pass the mic (literally) in order to pass the power.
Learn more about WITNESS (witness.org), the Youth Speak Truth event (https://blog.witness.org/2017/08/youth-speak-truth/) and follow Pali on Twitter at @PaliMakam and on Instagram at @PaliPocket