As a means to educate the global community about the challenges Congo faces, I decided to start a video series delving into the complexities of the crisis in the Congo, what people can do to help, and how the global movement in support of the Congo is growing. Leave comments to help in creating better [...]
writebetweenworlds: Women Witness Congo “We live on an interconnected planet, and what is happening to Congo is happening to ourselves as well. Can we understand that we are not separate selves, but that everything happening in the world is happening to ourselves? If so, it stands to reason, then, that in the transition to the [...]
Friends of the Congo is partnering with Sahara Reporters to launch Congo Week IV with a live webcast from Congo in Harlem at the Maysles Cinema in Harlem, New York on Sunday, October 16, 2011. The live webcast will begin at 4:30 p.m. US Eastern Standard Time at www.congoinharlem.org after the screening of Blood in [...]
You have probably heard the name Joseph Kony by now. You probably have seen stars such as P Diddy, Nicky Minaj, Russel Simmons, and others tweet #STOPKONY #KONY2012. You probably went on youtube or vimeo to watch the film KONY2012. You also have probably have read the backlash against the video and want to know [...]
Aziz is a political scientist who has taught international relations at McGill University and at Université du Québec à Montréal. He was the former coordinator of the Quebec network against apartheid. He is a founding member of the Group for Research and Initiatives for the Liberation of Africa (GRILA) and in which he serves as [...]
As a means to educate the global community about the challenges Congo faces, I decided to start a video series delving into the complexities of the crisis in the Congo, what people can do to help, and how the global movement in support of the Congo is growing. Leave comments to help in creating better [...]
On March 28, 2011, United States President Barack Obama spoke to the American people about Libya and why the United States (U.S.) must engage militarily as opposed to diplomatically. The U.S. , led by AFRICOM (the U.S. Military Command in Africa that enforces U.S. foreign policy), initiated the bombing of Libya ostensibly to enforce a [...]
