Congo in Harlem

I missed the Congo week ! They should have publicized it more. Maybe they couldn't ! because thats where Africa's best kept secret is. I met Kambale Musavuli on facebook. Kid is trying to raise awareness about whats going down in Congo. It is not much to be proud of. Why?

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 yrs 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.



This is literally what has happened and continue to happen in the Congo. There is a media blackout about Congo and no worldwide resolution to end the conflict and carnage there.


There is a very exciting development among students and community
activists throughout the globe. In October 2008, students and
community activists from the US, Canada, England, Belgium, Germany,
France, Brazil, Jamaica, Norway, Korea, Ghana, Mali, South Africa,
Columbia, etc. etc, organized events dealing with the Congo (films,
lectures, demonstrations, and more) in their communities and on their
respective campuses. THe undertaking was dubbed "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 Congo Week is to raise awareness
about the devastating situation in the Congo and mobilize support on
behalf of the people of the Congo. Congo Week II took place from

Sunday October 18 to Saturday October 24, 2009. Though belated we can still participate. Join Kambale Musavuki on Facebook for more details.

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