Two strong voices for the Congo were heard recently on NewsChannel 8, an affiliate of WJLA-TV 7 (ABC) in Washington, DC. They are Nita Evele, Co-Chair of Congo Global Action, and Kambale Musavuli, an activist with Friends of the Congo. Their appearance was part of the growing chorus of voices asking the world to step in and stop the violence against women and other depredations against the civilian population stemming from the struggle to control the DRC's mineral wealth. You can watch Nita and Kambale make an articulate, impassioned case for what we can do to break the silence.
I'll be doing my part in the weeks ahead as I continue my speaking tour with appearances at the Suffern (NY) Library on Monday, March 16 at 7 PM and the Shrub Oak (NY) Library on Sunday, March 22, at 2 PM. I'll discuss the current situation in Congo and read passages from Heart of Diamonds that illustrate the dire plight of the people of that war-torn nation.
Dave Donelson, author of Heart of Diamonds a romantic thriller about blood diamonds in the Congo.
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- A Season In The Congo
- Bee-fly, Easton Hornstocks
- {Inspired by} Cindy Lin
- Chicago Reader Comments On Congo Aid
- Invisible Edit
- New Congo Accords
- Chicago Reader Calls For Self-Defense
- Congolese Journalist Speaks About Rape And The Media
- Chicago Reader Asks About Congo Rainforest
- How Our Rings Are Handmade?
- UN Takes New Stance in Congo
- Test Valley Scenes
- Hampshire mothing
- Leckford Garden Birds
- Talking About Congo Economy - Part 4 of 4
- Rest In Peace, Eddie Bo
- Sarkozy Plans Congo Visit
- Congo Rape Draws More Media Attention
- Twin-spotted Quaker
- {Inspired by} Vlad's purest love for his baby Julia
- New Mix: Record Haterz
- Eggs With Onions Cheesy For Me
- North Norfolk
- Talking About Congo Economy - Part 3 of 4
- Eye of Toad
- Our Signature Designs
- Suffern Library Site of "Congo In Crisis"
- Lead-coloured Drab
- Reconsider
- Little Egret, Ferry Meadows
- Congo, Rwanda, Uganda: Speculation & Opinion
- Got Menahan Money
- Rich Cason's Robot
- Not Five, Not Four, But The Three MC's
- Women Voices Raised Against Congo Rape
- Georges Malaika Foundation Brings Hope To Congo
- Talking About Congo Economy - Part 2 of 4
- Ice C.R.E.A.M. Paint Job
- Signs of Spring
- Dawn on the Washes
- Speaking Out For Congo
- Congo Diamond Mine Recovery Prospects
- Talking About Congo Economy - Part 1 of 4
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