Featured Videos: Videos of diffusion and recent events

This section aims to show interesting recent publications Global Voices showing the various ways in which the videos are helping people to tell stories around the world. You can follow this activity by region to our YouTube Channel .

Diffusion through videos

This month, many stories have focused on how the videos are enabling communities to achieve their message to a wider audience.

Video: Online Material and indigenous peoples

Intercontinental Cry [in] has published a list of 12 recommended videos on indigenous issues, some made ​​by the indigenous peoples of Brazil, Australia, Panama, United States, North Kenya, Colombia and the Democratic Republic of Congo.

Malaysia: Human Rights Organization stands (video) [en]

Komas is an organization that makes annual video competition and festival in Malaysia. One of the winners of the 2011 documentary competition includes Afiq Deen, who led huruf J , a short-documentary about the difficulties and discrimination faced by divorced in Malaysia. A society that separates its condition, debt, poverty and a legal system that is unable to impose financial obligations of parents with their children, are some of the obstacles that these women have to face when on with their lives . The film includes some audio and subtitles in English.

West New Guinea: Another face of the struggle for Independence (video ) [en]

A video-card of a woman from West New Guinea to an Indonesian soldier echoes the stories of many women in the area. In this case, asks the soldier that once stood in his people, to please write him and then to meet his daughter. It can be seen with subtitles here .

Mongolia: Mining projects destroy the habitat of the shepherds

This short film shows some of the environmental and social impacts that Ukhaa Khudag Coal Mine in the Gobi Desert in southern Mongolia is already having on communities and people who have lost their livelihoods as a result of mining.

Vladlena Martsynkevych Officer, Headquarters Central Asia Bankwatch, referred to this controversial issue and its social and economic costs:

The extractive industry can contribute fully to economic development of a country and generate jobs and income needed. However, mining is extremely damaging because its negative impact on the environment and the livelihoods of local communities is enormous. In countries with underdeveloped democratic structures, lack of institutional capacity or mere corruption, damage can become severe quickly. The benefits, then, can bypass the local level and end up enriching the companies involved and to the same extent, benefit technologically and economically developed countries.

Recent News

Cuba: Cleaning Up the Papal visit?

The Cuban Cafe [at] reported that residents living near the Basilica of the patron saint of Cuba, a destination that is on the itinerary of Pope Benedict XVI when he visits Cuba next month are being evicted in an effort to "cover the predominant misery to the Cuban people are suffering in the island. "

Panama: The Indian cacique who fought with the Government

The first Cacica of Ngoble Bugle in Panama, has become a media sensation after having confronted the government and claimed that their rights are respected.

In the midst of this crisis, there is a name that has emerged as the standard of the indigenous struggle, the Cacica Silvia Carrera, who after being the first woman elected to this position has risen against the current government's mining intentions.

The following video Wagua Orgun, uploaded to YouTube by laoruguitaecoloca on February 4, shows the leading Cacica attempts at dialogue during the conflict:

Mozambique: All aboard the train Marrabenta music! [in]

The fifth festival has spread joy Marrabenta in Mozambique. One of the highlights seem to be the Musical Journey by Train to Marracuene, leading the revelers to free evening concert marking the end of the festival. The following video takes us to the train full of lively songs and music:

Written by Juliana Rincón Parra · Translated by Gabriela Vich · View original post [en] · Comments (0)
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