At the risk of overposting today, I want to ask friends and colleagues to please blog/email/shout from the rooftops that WITNESS, the amazing human rights organization using video to prompt social change, is holding a fundraising auction on ebay. The items up for bidding are expensive so this is for those deep-pocketed music and art aficianados who are looking for that unique gift to give this holiday season. The auctions end on Monday, so don’t put it off.

For those without a need or budget for the big-ticket items, and since I’m on the topic of supporting this organization, WITNESS has an online store where you can pick up many of the videos they have produced. And for the social justice videographer or educator, WITNESS has produced the first and only of its kind that I know of, guide to making and using video in advocacy - Video for Change: A Guide for Advocacy and Activism ($24.95). It is edited by the top in the field: Sam Gregory, Gillian Caldwell, Ronit Avni, and Thomas Harding.