[Nah We Yone Meeting / Riverside Church Rally] [3/3]

Call Number
392-2-11:23/1

General information

Call No.:
392-2-11:23/1
Part of series
HU OSA 392-2-11 Video Recordings of WITNESS: WITNESS Partners' Raw Footage: Nah We Yone ["It Belongs to Us"] - Support to Sierra Leonean refugees
Located at
DVD-ROM #23 / No. 1
Digital ver. identifier
HU OSA 392-2-11_023
Date of production
2000-10-01
Date
2000
Level
Item
Primary Type
Moving image
Language
English
Duration
42 min.
Notes
New York [Footage: Raw; Partners: WITNESS / HRW / Memorial/Nah We Yone]

Content

Form/Genre
Raw material
Contents Summary
Nah We Yone meeting to welcome Sierra Leoneans who have recently been granted asylum includes Tommy Foday and Muctarr Jallo, amputee victims of the RUF in Sierra Leone's civil war. They give testimony. Meeting at Riverside Church to bring attention to victims of Sierra Leone conflict. Vernon Reid of band Living Colour is present.

Nah We Yone ("It belongs to us") provides food, clothes, connection with services and social support to Sierra Leonian refugees. This organization offers advocacy services and psychological support to the numerous refugees detained in INS centers.

Context

Associated Names
WITNESS (Copyright holder)
NWY (Copyright holder)