Profile: Breakthrough
Year Founded
1999
Type
Non-profit
Last on Think
Updated on: 06/18/2009 07:55
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Mission Statement

Breakthrough is an international human rights organization that uses media, education and pop culture to promote values of dignity, equality and justice in the world's largest democracies-the United States and India.

The United States:

Our current campaign in the U.S focuses on immigration. Current U.S immigration policies are unconstitutional, unnecessary, and demean all of us who are proud to live in America. We have video stories, animations, speeches and an upcoming video game, "ICED! I Can End Deportation" that we have produced in house to illustrate this injustice.

India:

Our current campaign in India,"Is This Justice?" aims to bring attention to the growing incidence of stigma and discrimination faced by women living with HIV/AIDS in India.

Location
4 West 37th Street 4th Floor
New York, NY 10018
United States
Phone
212-868-6500
Fax
212-868-6501
Website
www.breakthrough.tv
Email
crissy@breakthrough.tv
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‘Brüno’ will expose homophobia to the...

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Tags: homophobia   LGBT   Bruno   sasha baron cohen
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NYC teens “Discovered” a new form of...

Fifteen New York City high-school teens have created “Discovered”, a machinama film on human sex trafficking. What is machinama? I wasn’t sure either, but it’s essentially digital animation from video game footage.

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Tags: sex trafficking   global kids   Discovered film   machinama
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Play Breakthrough's new video game on immigration- pass it on. Step inside the shoes of an immigrant at www.icedgame.com
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Let's Breakthrough To...
On October 22, 2009, Breakthrough held Let's Breakthrough Together 2009, at the Harvard Club in NYC.Watch highlights from the event, a benefit to support hum...
Tags: Breakthrough   2009   Mallika Dutt   Andrew Solomon   Barton Biggs   Carol...
Views 153
by  Breakthrough on november 02, 2009
 
   
 
Let's Breakthrough To...
On October 22, 2009, Breakthrough hosted Let's Breakthrough Together 2009, a benefit for human rights at the Harvard Club in NYC. Please watch the video that was...
Tags: India   domestic violence   Breakthrough   Bell Bajao
Views 2
by  Breakthrough on november 02, 2009
 
   
 
Restore Fairness: brin...
The Restore Fairness documentary is produced by Breakthrough inpartnership with 26 leading organizations and calls for the U.S.government to bring back due p...
Tags: human rights   Immigration   Fairness   Breakthrough   immigrant   due process...
Views 178
by  Breakthrough on september 14, 2009
 
   
 
Warren Joseph: Milita...
Warren Joseph from Trinidad, received a green card and served the U.S. Army in Iraq; detained and threatened with deportation because of violations to the conditions...
Tags: Breakthrough   Warren   homeland
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by  Breakthrough on february 04, 2009
 
   
 
Ali: HIV+ man suffers i...
Ali Pakistani-born, HIV+ gay man, living in New York City for 30 years with a green card; after serving a brief term in jail for a minor crime, he was immediately...
Tags: human rights   Breakthrough   ali
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by  Breakthrough on february 02, 2009
 
   
 
Sarah Jones at the 20...
Watch the extremely talented Sarah Jones perform at the 2008 Let's Breakthrough Together Benefit Gala. www.breakthrough.tv
Tags: 2008   Breakthrough   Sarah   Gala
Views 24
by  Breakthrough on january 12, 2009
 
   
 
Why You Should Suppo...
See what influential personalities such as Amartya Sen, John Thornton, Shashi Tharoor, L. Camille Massey, and Michael Hirschhorn have to say about Breakthrough...
Tags: 2008   Together   Gala   Let's
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by  Breakthrough on january 12, 2009
 
   
 
Juana Villegas: A Pre...
Juana Villegas from Mexico, was nine months pregnant when she was stopped for careless driving, for which she was later found innocent. Because of an agreement...
Tags: Breakthrough   gitmo   homeland
Views 66
by  Breakthrough on january 12, 2009
 
   
 
Let's Breakthrough To...
On October 17, 2008, Breakthrough held it's Fourth Annual Let's Breakthrough Together Benefit Gala. Tune in to watch the video that shows our latest work in India...
Tags: Breakthrough   Together   Let's
Views 10
by  Breakthrough on january 12, 2009
 
   
 
Don't Deport Me Scotty
See what happens when a permanent member of a popular space crew finds his status is in question. In any galaxy, when we deny due process and human rights t...
Tags: human rights   Breakthrough
Views 34
by  Breakthrough on january 05, 2009
 
   
 
See us at Prop 8!
This past weekend turned out even greater numbers of communities all over the U.S gathering against the passing of Proposition 8--not just in California, but across...
Tags: equal rights   Prop 8
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by  Breakthrough on november 17, 2008
 
   
 
John Thornton at 2008...
On October 17, 2008 world-renowned professor John Thornton spoke and was honored at the Fourth Annual Let's Breakthrough Together Gala.
Tags: 2008   Breakthrough   John   Gala   Thornton
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by  Breakthrough on november 10, 2008
 
   
 
Amartya Sen at Let's ...
On October 17, 2008, Amartya Sen spoke and was honored at the Fourth Annual Let's Breakthrough Together Gala.
Tags: Breakthrough   Amartya   Gala   Sen
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by  Breakthrough on november 10, 2008
 
   
 
Don't Deport Me Scotty
See what happens when a permanent member of a popular space crew finds his status is in question. In any galaxy, when we deny due process and human rights to some...
Tags: human rights   Immigration   Star   Breakthrough   immigrant   Beam me up   ...
Views 24
by  Breakthrough on july 30, 2008
 
   
 
Death by Detention
Major press outlets like the New York Times and the Washington Post have recently reported on the “System of Neglect,” namely, the state of immigration detention...
Tags: human rights   Immigration   New York Times   Washington Post   Breakthrough...
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by  Breakthrough on june 18, 2008
 
   
 
America's first colorin...
See what happens when a newborn country draws the line on immigration. ICED - I Can End Deportation www.icedgame.com Breakthrough www.breakthrough.tv
Tags: animation   human rights   Immigration   immigrants   Breakthrough   Cartoon...
Views 44
by  Breakthrough on may 22, 2008
 
   
 
Babul (French)
Breakthrough's video- Babul- is a beautifully shot, stirring music video that explores the reality of domestic violence behind the façade of modern society through...
Tags: girl   Women   India   violence   man   relationship   Breakthrough   Domestic
Views 70
by  Breakthrough on april 28, 2008
 
   
 
Mann Ke Manjeere (Sp...
Breakthrough's video -Mann ke Manjeeré- winner of the Screen Awards 2001 in India and nominated for MTV's 'Best Indipop Music Video', reached 26 million households...
Tags: Women   India   human rights   violence   MTV   South Asia   Breakthrough   Domestic...
Views 64
by  Breakthrough on april 28, 2008
 
   
 
Mann ke Manjeeré (Fr...
Breakthrough's video -Mann ke Manjeeré- winner of the Screen Awards 2001 in India and nominated for MTV's 'Best Indipop Music Video', reached 26 million households...
Tags: Women   India   human rights   violence   MTV   South Asia   Breakthrough   Domestic...
Views 57
by  Breakthrough on april 28, 2008
 
   
 
The Making of Mann K...
The Making of Mann ke Manjeeré documents the inception of the idea behind the album to raise awareness about women's human rights violations through music, a...
Tags: music   Women   India   Breakthrough   rights   Strength   violations
Views 62
by  Breakthrough on april 23, 2008