Bethany in the DR Congo

Monday, June 27, 2011

Uncovering the Truth

Crisis in the Congo: Uncovering the Truth

On Thursday, June 30, 2011, the 51st anniversary of the Democratic Republic of Congo's independence, Friends of the Congo will host premiere screenings of Crisis in the Congo: Uncovering the Truth in select cities throughout the United States and Canada (New York, Washington, Toronto, Los Angeles, Atlanta, Detroit, Ann Arbor and Pittsburgh).

Crisis in the Congo: Uncovering the Truth explores the role that the United States and Great Britain's allies, Rwanda and Uganda, have played in triggering the greatest humanitarian crisis at the dawn of the 21st century. The screenings will be a short version of the feature length production to be released in the near future. The film locates the Congo crisis in a historical, social and political context. Leading experts, practitioners, activists and intellectuals provide analysis and prescriptions that are not readily available to the general public.

Featured prominently in the film are such figures as Adam Hochschild, author of King Leopold's Ghost, Anneke Van Woudenberg, senior researcher at Human Rights Watch, and Former New York Times Reporter Howard French, author of A Continent for the Taking.

The film is a call to conscience and action.

Click here to view clips from the film and find out the time and locations of the June 30th screenings. Should you wish to screen the film contact us here.

Trailer
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Ii3tlD-l6k

Film Website
http://congojustice.org/

You Tube
http://www.youtube.com/crisisinthecongo

Facebook
https://www.facebook.com/CrisisInTheCongo

We encourage you to continue supporting the work of Friends of the Congo. It is through your contribution that we are able to pursue justice in support of the people of the Congo. Click here to support our work!

REMEMBER to sign-up for Congo Week IV, October 16 - 22, 2011.

Thursday, June 23, 2011

Marcus

My nephew... Eight days old, with a major case of the hiccups! :)

Here he is at 7+ weeks old
XOXO

He's sooooo cute!
:)
Love,
A proud Auntie

Wednesday, June 22, 2011

Implications of sexual violence in the Congo

Hey people in Washington, DC - something for you to check out:

Announcing...

Sexual Violence and the Political and Security Implications in the Congo

June 30 2011, 2:00 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.

Event Details

Speakers:

Maria Otero, Under Secretary of State for Democracy and Global Affairs, US Department of State;

Steve McDonald, Director of the Africa Program and Project on Leadership and Building State Capacity, Woodrow Wilson Center;

Dr. Denis Mukwege, Director of the Panzi Hospital in Bukavu, South Kivu, Democratic Republic of Congo

Mark L. Schneider, Senior Vice President, International Crisis Group

Recent recipient of the King Baudouin Prize, Dr. Denis Mukwege, Director of the Panzi Hospital in Bukavu, South Kivu provides medical and psychological care to thousands of victims of sexual violence, and assists women with their reintegration in their local communities. He will come to the Wilson Center and discuss a range of timely issues that concern the Democratic Republic of Congo.

This event will take place in the 6th floor Auditorium at Woodrow Wilson Center.

Click here to RSVP

http://www.wilsoncenter.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=events.event_rsvp&event_id=700780

Please bring an identification card with a photograph (e.g. driver's license, work ID, or university ID) as part of the building's security procedures.