Posted on January 2, 2010 - by Kambale Musavuli

Are you breaking the silence?

The Congo is the greatest humanitarian crisis in the world today, where nearly 6 million people have died since 1996, half of them children under 5 years old and hundreds of thousands of women have been raped, all as a result of the scramble for Congo’s wealth. The United Nations said it is the deadliest conflict in the world since World War Two. However, hardly anything is said about it in the media. Can you imagine 45,000 people dying each month and hardly a peep from anyone in the age of the Internet? This is literally what has happened and continues to happen in the Congo. There is a media blackout about Congo and no worldwide resolution to end the conflict and carnage there.

Students and community activists from the US, Canada, England, Belgium, Germany, France, Brazil, Jamaica, Norway, Korea, Ghana, Mali, South Africa, Columbia, etc. etc., are organizing events dealing with the Congo (films, lectures, demonstrations, and more) in their communities and on their respective campuses. We called the undertaking “Break the Silence” Congo Week where 35 countries and 150 university campuses participated in a week of activities in solidarity with the people of the Congo.

The purpose of the Break the Silence movement is to raise awareness about the devastating situation in the Congo and mobilize support on behalf of the people of the Congo.

We are hopeful that you will join this global movement in support of the Congolese people.

Credits: Videos clips by Friends of the Congo
Song by Lisa Gerrard - “Now We Are Free”