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Are you heading to the polls for the #2020Election? Before you go, make sure you know to document threats, harassment, or intimidation at the polls. This can help protect you and others facing these threats. Read our blog for key tips!

BIPOC often face harassment and intimidation at the polls. Increased presence of law enforcement this year additionally threatens people’s ability to feel safe in exercising their right to #vote. Learn documentation strategies to combat voter intimidation: https://library.witness.org//documenting-voter-intimidati/

Bystander video captured police killing #WalterWallaceJr, sparking a wave of protests in Philadelphia where police forcefully beat demonstrators. Video plays a critical role in resistance to the violence of policing. Learn to leverage it effectively: https://library.witness.org/product/filming-the-police/

Audiovisual archives offer a window into another world. Celebrate the power of archives for @UNESCO #AudiovisualHeritageDay by downloading our archive guide to give your videos a place in the future: library.witness.org/pro/activists-guide-to-archiving-video/ #WVAHD

People sometimes risk their lives to capture video evidence of atrocities with the hopes that it can be used to advance accountability. How can this be achieved? Join us for this webinar as Prof. Heyns shares with Adebayo Okeowo on how video evidence can be used to deliver justice.

This election year is marked by historic, systemic, and unprecedented threats preventing people from safely exercising their right to vote. You can use film to address the impact of voter intimidation. Download our tips to get started: https://library.witness.org//documenting-voter-intimidati/

Taking the time to archive a video can be an act of resistance just as radical as making the decision to film in a dangerous situation. - Priscila Neri, WITNESS Associate Program Director Program Get essential information you need to start archiving human rights videos: https://library.witness.org/product/archive/

Learn from WITNESS Africa lead Adebayo Okeowo how video evidence of police violence during the #EndSARS protests further strengthened the resolve of Nigerians to ensure there is an end to police brutality and impunity https://blog.witness.org//role-video-evidence-nigerias-en/

Safely filming police at protests is an essential tool for accountability and true community safety. Watch these videos with tips: https://library.witness.org/product/police-protests-us/

Video can illuminate the truth of police brutality that is rampant among Black and Brown communities in the US. Download our tip sheets to learn how you can be a safe, effective and ethical witness to these violations: https://library.witness.org/product/filming-the-police/

As the #ENDSARS protests gather momentum, video evidence is helping to galvanize the voices of Nigerians in their clamour for police reforms, justice and accountability.

A Black jogger was racially profiled by ICE agents who only let him go once he began filming the interaction. The instance of this viral video shows how (1) filming can be a self defense tactic and (2) ICE is a racist agency. Use our filming tips for incidents like this: https://library.witness.org//filming-immigration-enforcem/