Rwanda and Congo Resources
Twin Cities Africa Interest/Action Group
Hear about speaking events with Peter Erlinder and others. Receive informative articles and news updates. Find actions you can take. Get involved. To get on the list, send your name, e-mail address, and if possible, phone number to: shove001@umn.edu
Rwanda Document Project
Extensive collection of documents from United Nations and U.S. government files
collected by Peter Erlinder, exposing events leading up to the 1994 Rwanda genocide,
dramatically different from the one that has had years of acceptance under the Kagame regime.
rwandadocumentproject.net
Congo: The Most Dangerous Place on the Planet to be a Woman or a Girl
Sourcing this insatiable hunger are multinational corporations who benefit from these minerals and are willing to turn their backs on the players committing femicide and genocide, as long as their financial needs are met. --Eve Ensler on the hunger for control of the Congo. Eve is a playwright who wrote the Vagina Monologues. As an activist, she founded V-Day, a global movement to end violence against women and girls. She is involved in the following:
Stop Raping Our Greatest Resources: Power to Women and Children of the Congo
Since 1996, sexual violence in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has been used to torture and humiliate women and girls and destroy families. Hundreds of thousands of women and girls have been raped since the conflict began. Stop Raping Our Greatest Resource: Power to Women and Children of the CongoIs dedicated to raising awareness about root economic causes of the war and historical context, advocating for change and creating City of Joy, a transformational community for women survivors, developed by women on the ground. drc.vday.org
Friends of the Congo
Raises consciousness about the challenges of the Congo and supports Congolese institutions as they strive to bring about peaceful and lasting change. Resources: Primer, reports, studies, facts, videos, women’s voices, actions, events, more. friendsofcongo.org. |
