I’ve just had an email from Gillian Caldwell, the Executive Director of Witness and thought we’d pass on the information……
“I am tremendously proud to announce the launch of Witness to Truth: A Video Report and Recommendations from the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Sierra Leone at www.witness.org. As many of you will recall, I traveled to Sierra Leone with my family in November of last year to produce this film on behalf of the TRC, and it was embargoed until the TRC delivered its written report and film to the President of Sierra Leone last month.
“Witness to Truth,” marks the first time that video has been used by a TRC to raise public awareness of its findings and recommendations. It highlights the key causes and consequences of the war, and encourages civil society in Sierra Leone and beyond to hold the government accountable for implementing the binding recommendations issued by the TRC.
For those of you in the New York area, I will participate in a screening and panel discussion of “Witness to Truth” on Friday December 10th, International Human Rights Day, at NYU’s School of Law, Tishman Auditorium, Vanderbilt Hall, 40 Washington Square South, from 6:30 – 8pm. The event is free and open to the public.”