By Istvan Gabor Takacs | Video Program Director at the HCLU
Dear Drugreporter Supporters!
We would like to update you on our recent efforts to Debunk the War on Drugs!
In October 2014, Drug User activists from all around the world gathered in Budapest, to learn from the HCLU - Drugreporter, how to make movies to advocate for drug policy reform and harm reduction. The training was organised jointly with the International Network of People who Use Drugs (INPUD). You can read our detailed report by clicking here.
The activists, who were all former or current drug users, came from Nepal, Sweden, India, Indonesia, Australia, Georgia, Canada, Lithuania, the Russian Federation, the UK, Uzbekistan, and Ukraine. The course was held at the European Youth Centre, a residential educational establishment belonging to the Council of Europe. Watch pictures of the training by clicking here.
On the first day, participants learned how video can be used effectively for advocacy purposes. We watched a number of films, and discussed how to prepare video advocacy strategies.
The second day was about production: how to set up and use the camera they were given to take home. Participants learned the basics of composition and framing, and how to conduct interviews. In the afternoon, they broke into groups, with a variety of filming missions in the city, all related to harm reduction in Budapest.
On the morning of the third day, we taught the participants how to deal effectively with the media.
In the afternoon, and on the last day, the participants learned how to edit, using the footage they'd shot the day before.
The participants gave very good feedback on the training. We hope they will use their newly-acquired skills to the full, and make many movies to fight for the human rights of drug users.
We keep posting important movies related to the war on drugs. We recently published a video interview with Dr. Zee, the man who discovered mephedrone, the legal high or “”new psychoactive substance” that is also know as Meow- Meow.
The human rights challenges of sex workers are very similar to those of drug users. The Drugreporter publishes movies about sex work time to time. Recently, we made movies about two very different approaches to sex work: a summary video about the regulation model of sex work in New-Zealand, and a presentation video on the Swedish Model of Criminalising the Clients of Sex Workers.
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