New Book and Website from Insight

Dear Friend and supporter of Insight,
We wanted to let you know about a few developmentsthat may be of interest to you:
1) The publication of our new book "Insights into Participatory Video". (more details below or see: http://www.insightshare.org/training_book.html for free PDF download)
2) Our new website, with loads of information, case studies and online videos made by communities around the world; www.insightshare.org
Also two upcoming trainings:
3) An in-depth 10 day training "Participatory Video for Social Change"with IDS, at their base inSussex University, UK. between June 5th-16th (click here toask formore details)
4) Our next5 daytraining "Introduction to Participatory Video" held in Oxford, UK will take placeJune 19th-23rd, find out moreonline or contact us for an application form. Booksoon as places are limited and go quickly.

All the best From
Chris & Nick Lunch
Directors
Insight
E.clunch@inisghtshare.org
nlunch@insightshare.org
www.insightshare.org

Handbook on Participatory Video (PV)
Insights into Participatory Video: a handbook for the field, written by PV facilitators Nick and Chris Lunch of Insight, has just appeared. This 125-page booklet is a practical guide to setting up and running PV projects. It draws on experience in PV in several countries including Central Asia, the Himalayan region and UK. Helpful tips for the facilitator clarify how to use video to encourage a lively, democratic process. Descriptions of games and exercises to introduce PV and case studies are illustrated with cartoons and photographs. A selection of video films made by local people and a training film are included in the accompanying CD-ROM.

The preparation and publication of this book and CD-ROM were supported by the UNDP Small Grants Programme of the Global Environmental Fund (GEF),Prolinnova, Compas and the Institute of Development Studies (IDS) at the University of Sussex in the UK. The booklet and CD-ROM can be obtained for GBP £12 (inc P&P) from Nick Lunch, Insight UK Office, 3 Maidcroft Road, Oxford OX4 3EN nlunch@insightshare.org.

Go to http://www.insightshare.org/training_book.html for more information and free PDF downloadable version. If you would like a review copy free of charge for a journal, contact the authors directly.

Insight hold introductory & in-depth courses in PV facilitation. The next 5 day introductory course takes place in Oxford, UKfrom June 19th- 23rd, contact: clunch@insightshare.org. For more information on Insight's work in PV and to see on-line videos see their website www.insightshare.org

Mobile Indigenous Peoples Participation at the United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues May 15 -26, 2006
The Standing Committee for the Dana Declaration in cooperation with the World Alliance for Mobile Indigenous Peoples are pleased to announce that they will be sponsoring 15 representatives of mobile indigenous peoples and five support staff and translators to the Fifth United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues (UNPFII) taking place in New York between May 15-26, 2006. Thanks to the generosity of a number of funders, the Standing Committee of the Dana Declaration and the Steering Committee of WAMIP are able to organize a ‘side event’ during the UNPFII which will be moderated by a member of the Secretariat of the UNPFII. This side event is a unique opportunity to introduce members of the UNPFII and others to the special needs and vulnerabilities of mobile peoples globally – in both tropical forest areas as well as desert and tundra - in the context of the broader Indigenous Peoples Movement.

Furthermore, the Dana Declaration Standing Committee and the Secretariat of WAMIP are organizing a capacity-building workshop for the 15 representatives of mobile indigenous peoples present at the UNPFII. It will help develop and build their capacity to successfully represent themselves regionally and internationally in the context of human rights and biodiversity conservation. This effort will be a major step in reducing the invisibility and marginality of mobile indigenous peoples. Click here for further information.

(3 May 2006 by Chris Lunch)