Support “The Last Clinic” on Indiegogo

The Last Clinic is a sponsored project of Fractured Atlas documenting the battle over abortion in Mississippi and the potential effects that could impact the nation. The film follows the journey of two women in need of reproductive health services caught in the middle of this battle over access to care. You can contribute to making this project a reality through Indiegogo. Background Mississippi is one of five states with a sole abortion clinic, but a pending lawsuit threatens to shutter the facility. If this clinic closes, women in Mississippi will no longer have access to a legal abortion in the state. This new law could set a precedent for other states to follow. How to Help Donate to fund the final stages of production, editing, sound mixing, and color correction. Visit The Last Clinic Indiegogo page for more information.

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Support “Island of Widows” by Ed Kashi

Please Support ‘Island of Widows’ from Talking Eyes Media on Vimeo.

Photojournalist, filmmaker and educator Ed Kashi has dedicated his career to documenting the social and political issues that define our times. His next project takes him to Nicaragua, where sugar cane workers are dying in record numbers from kidney failure, and no one seems to know why.

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Support Ami Vitale’s Latest Project to Combat Poaching in Kenya


Photographer and filmmaker Ami Vitale‘s work has taken her to over 85 countries. Her stories tell of the endurance of the human spirit and nature in the face of overwhelming odds. For her next project, she hopes to combat poaching in Kenya by focusing on the indigenous people of Northern Kenya and their efforts to end poaching on ancestral lands by preserving their traditional way of life and strengthening their communities.

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World Press Photo Introduces Free Education Platform “Connected Learning”

Connected Learning is an open and free education platform on Facebook spearheaded by World Press Photo Academy. The first course, "Storytelling," is an extension of a face-to-face multimedia workshop happening now with ten selected participants from North Africa. Over the next ten weeks the Academy will be sharing tips and links provided by the trainers: Cédric Gerbehaye, DJ Clark and Matt Ford together with behind-the-scenes material from the face-to-face multimedia course.  Tutorials, assignments and video interviews with multimedia and photography professionals will also be made available to Facebook participants. Visit the Connected Learning Facebook page for more information.    

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