During the course of his Masters Sam worked in Vietnam for Oxfam GB, preparing a program manual for Oxfam-partner interactions in the country, and authored a report for Oxfam America on how to enhance communication strategies during humanitarian emergencies. He has taught English in Spain and Nepal. He is fluent in Spanish and also speaks conversational French. Sandrine Isambert joins Witness as its first full-time editor. She has been involved with film production for the last 5 years.
Languages spoken by the staff now include French, Spanish, Hebrew and English.
The video has been translated into both French and Spanish and we are still looking for translators of the manual. The report highlights recent trends including growing incarceration rates, particularly among minors and people of color, and the increase in the profit margins of privately-owned prisons. It also documents declining public investments in education and increased investments in incarceration. Narrated by Susan Sarandon, watch for it as it will also be posted online in the near future. Witness recently trained Ramzi and members of RAFD to use video cameras for their respective advocacy purposes.