Posts tagged: human rights

Advocacy Works!

Michael Moore is a favorite of mine. I think he has been doing very important work using film as an advocacy tool for resisting, engaging, creating, strategising, and bridging gaps in order to improve people’s lives. It is often times said that a picture tells a thousand words, and since discovering the power of film, [...]

Sunday February 8th, 2009 in , advocacy, deportation, Elora Consulting, human rights, illegal immigrants, Jamaica, Jamaican Researcher, Michael Moore, right to unionization, St. Rachel Ustanny, United States of America, USA, video advocacy, work | No Comments »

Demonstrating for Social Change

Over the past three years, I have conducted social research amongst 30 communities involving some 600 Jamaicans, and over that time, I have realized that people are genuinely convinced that public (political) demonstration is the single most successful advocacy strategy that can bring about social change. In a recent workshop involving members of the Maroon [...]

Sunday February 8th, 2009 in , accountability, advocacy, capacity development, communities, community-based organization, Desmond McKenzie, Elora Consulting, empowerment, governance, human rights, Inner-city, Jamaica, Jamaica Labour Party, Jamaican, Jamaican Researcher, Jamaicans for Justice, Maroon Town, Mayor of Kingston, member of parliament, participatory governance, political apathy, Political Demonstration, political representation, political representative, protest, Public demonstration, rural communities, slavery, social change, St. James, St. Rachel, St. Rachel Ustanny, transparency | No Comments »
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