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THE POWER OF WORDS / AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL VIDEO N3 : ( a Webby Award Winner video) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a-M4G5FQKBY TRANSCRIPT :

Words they can do anything. They can call any dog at night; they can bring comfort to an old friend; they can say Happy Birthday to a girl whose balloon are slowly sinking; but sometimes words can get you into trouble, like the Human Rights activists in Zimbabwe whos kidnapped for standing up to government corruption or the journalist in China sentenced to 10 years in prison for sending an e-mail and the thousands of men and women in Iran who were beaten, arrested and tortured just for demanding fair election. Now, we need your words to demand justice, to take a stand, to offer hope to people around the world who were silenced for simply speaking their words. Write a letter or speak out today. Your words can lead to their freedom. Words, they can do anything. Amnesty International Amnestyusa.org/words

TOOL BOX to get someone into trouble crer des ennuis quelquun/attirer des ennuis qn to stand up to sth resister/tenir tte to stand up for sth dfendre to take( a) stand prendre position (against / contre) to speak up dire ce que lon pense to speak out parler haut et fort to speak ones mind parler ouvertement /dire ce que lon a sur le cur to demand rclamer /exiger to be silenced tre rduit au silence to lead to someones freedom faire librer qn / tre lorigine de la libration

What you should know about AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL Amnesty International is a worldwide non-profit organization which protects human rights . Ever since they started campaigning in 1961, theyve worked around the globe to stop the abuse of human rights. It is a global movement of more than 3 million supporters, members and activists in more than 150 countries who work hard to change peoples lives and fight for human rights. You can help make a real difference by becoming a member or supporter of Amnesty International.

What you should know about THE WEBBY AWARDS

The video under study which deals with the Power of Words is a Webby Award Winner . It is a short animated spot ( commercial) produced by Amnesty International USA encouraging people to write letters and emails to support, and hopefully lead to the release, of prisoners of conscience across the world. Amnesty International supporters have used the power of words to demand freedom and justice for thousands of human rights defenders around the world who get into trouble for speaking their minds. Indeed, nowadays, thousands of men and women are jailed because they claimed fair elections and democracy. Thus the aim of this commercial is clear. As Words can do anything, everybody around the world should take a stand to free these people and help them recover their freedom. The video demonstrates why the messages you send , the petitions you sign and the words you speak really matter. It is your words that remind violators of human rights, in countries like Zimbabwe, China and Iran, that their actions are unacceptable and opposed by millions. Words can do anything words are powerful as they are proof that when you stand up for human rights, you never stand alone! They can effect change and