Mary Louise Parker, Sandra Oh, Brooke Smith, Jeffrey Dean Morgan and Saffron Burrows speak out about conflict minerals and the crisis in the Congo. © Center for American Progress
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Testifying on Capitol Hill Tuesday March 8, 2011, actor Ben Affleck urged the Obama administration to appoint a special envoy to the Congo and implement the Obama Law, PL 109-456, as the Congo prepared for elections on November 28, 2011. Affleck is the co-founder of the Eastern Congo Initiative, a group that provides support to the region.
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American actor and director Ben Affleck is pushing for greater US engagement in the Democratic Republic of Congo. VOA's Mariama Diallo has more.
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SepelaTv in France with theatre Producers and Actors www.sepelatv.com
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Hello, I'm a Mac, and I'm helping fuel the war in the Congo -- the deadliest war in the world. So are PCs, cell phones, digital cameras and other electronics. That's what Apple's famous ads don't tell you. So actor/activist Brooke Smith and cinematographer Steven Lubensky teamed up with actors Joshua Malina and John Lehr to create a version that sets the record straight. To learn more about conflict minerals and how you can help end war in the Congo, visit www.raisehopeforcongo.org.
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An interview with the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay on the release of a 550-page report listing 617 of the most serious violations of human rights and international humanitarian law over a 10-year period, by both state and non-state actors in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC).
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Elie Seckbach, The Embedded NBA Correspondent, reports about young actors in LA who put together the 'Sacred Drum Theatre company' - made up mostly of African born actors and actresses. And these days they are doing a play on the situation in Congo. It's being called: Far From An Angels Gaze
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Sign up at www.congoweek.org Friends of the Congo in association with a myriad of student and grassroots supporters and a wide range of partners around the world will host a weeklong event entitled "Congo Week Breaking the Silence" from October 17 - 23, 2010. Since 2008, Congo Week has galvanized the participation of students and grassroots activists in over 50 countries and 200 university campuses and communities. The overarching goal for 2010 is to expand upon the previous success by broadening our participation of global leaders, environmental organizations, human rights institutions, the electronics industry, responsible corporate actors, artists, students and grassroots participation in our quest to establish a global support network for the people of Congo. Ten key cities throughout the globe will accentuate Congo Week and serve as anchors for Congo Week activities worldwide. The cities are London, Paris, Washington, New York, Toronto, Johannesburg, Osaka, Nairobi, Kinshasa and Goma in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
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VOA's Ndimyake Mwakalyelye talks to actors Donnetta Lavinia Grays and Babatunde Olusanmokun of the play 'Ruined' about rapes in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
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VIDEO ENTRY FOR ENOUGH: Produced by: emote360 and World Relief NEXT Written by: Matthew Smith DP/Directed by: Benjamin Edwards Post/Graphics by: Elizabeth Fischer Audio/Music Composition by: Conor Miller On Screen: Micah Bournes All additional footage and pictures (DR Congo/Rwanda/Burundi) by: Elizabeth Fischer and Benjamin Edwards
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Patience Kabamba (PhD, Columbia University), lecturer in the department of anthropology at the University of Johannesburg. Kabamba's research examines what happens after a state collapses, and whether state "failure" causes societal "failure." He studies the strategies local actors employ in response to violent transformation of the state, with particular attention to the context of Africa's informal economy. Talk uploaded in 6 parts.
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Students speak out about economic exploitation in the Congo.
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Professor Yoram Dinstein, international law Professor Emeritus at Tel Aviv University, spoke at the conference "Hamas, the Gaza War, and Accountability under International Law," hosted by the Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs on June 18, 2009. Professor Dinstein spoke about the issue of terrorism in international law. How does international law define a terrorist organization? One who perpetrates acts that cause the death or damage to civilians who do not participate in hostile events in order to intimidate a civilian population or cause the government to change its policies. Countries, though, differentiate between terrorists. One country cares more about the terrorists that are trying to harm its own population than a similar scenario in a different country. After the terrorist acts on 9/11, the international community says that a country is allowed to fight against a non-state actor. Who is defined as a combatant? Civilians according to international law are those who don't take "direct part" in combat. If someone is in the process of committing a terror act and is caught, he is directly connected. This becomes complicated, though, because Hamas does not dress in uniform and hides among civilian populations. Many argue that the international community needs to find new paradigms to set international law. Dinstein stated that that won't happen because they won't be accepted by governments or by other actors. He argued that the problem isn't with the law itself but ...
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Patience Kabamba (PhD, Columbia University), lecturer in the department of anthropology at the University of Johannesburg. Kabamba's research examines what happens after a state collapses, and whether state "failure" causes societal "failure." He studies the strategies local actors employ in response to violent transformation of the state, with particular attention to the context of Africa's informal economy. Talk uploaded in 6 parts.
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Berkeley Repertory Theatre proudly brings you "Ruined," winner of the Pulitzer Prize. This powerful new play provides a bleak yet beautiful look at the lives of women surviving in warn-torn Congo. Written by Lynn Nottage Diected by Liesl Tommy Co-produced with The Huntington Theatre Company and La Jolla Playhouse The actors and stage managers employed in this production are members of Actors' Equity Association, the union of professional actors and stage managers in the United States. Cast (in alphabetical order) Oberon KA Adjepong, Christian Pascale Armand, Salima Jason Bowen, Fortune Carla Duren, Sophie Wendell B. Franklin, Jerome Kisembe Zainab Jah, Josephine Joseph Kamal, Mr. Harari Adesoji Odukogbe, Musician 2 Kola Ogundiran, Laurent Okieriete Onaodowan, Simon Tonye Patano, Mama Nadi Adrian Roberts, Commander Osembenga Alvin Terry, Musician 1
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A quarter of a million people have been displaced in fighting between government forces and rebel militias in the Democratic Republic of Congo, where reports of rape, looting and murders of civilians continue to rise. We speak to Maurice Carney of Friends of the Congo about the varying regional and international actors fueling the conflict. Transcript AMY GOODMAN: The United Nations is poised to send an additional 3000 troops to the eastern part of the Democratic Republic of Congo, where reports of rape, looting and murders of civilians by both government and rebel forces continue to rise. A quarter of a million people have been displaced since rebel forces led by General Laurent Nkunda advanced towards the provincial capital of Goma this August. The United Nations has accused both the Congolese army and Nkunda's forces of committing war crimes during the latest violence. Goma is now ringed with refugee camps, but rebel leaders ordered displaced people staying near the United Nations peacekeeping compound to return to their homes. Many are scared of going back. MAMY CHIBALONZA: [translated] We are afraid to go back, because they rape women, and they rob us, too. They rape women of all ages. DISPLACED CONGOLESE WOMAN: [translated] The new occupants told us to go home, and if we don't go home, they will shoot at us. AMY GOODMAN: The UN Secretary-General called for a ceasefire Monday to allow aid workers to reach refugees in rebel-held areas. But it's unclear when the ...
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the song that is breaking records on radio and mobile downloads, the most addictive love song of the season...composed by the iconic Harris Jayaraj and vocals by Aalaap Raju, Prashanthini, Lyric & Rap - Sricharan & Emcee Jesz, this is a must watch!
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A family of five from Georgia moves to the Congo as the father, Nathan, pursues the conversion of the Congolese. However, they find their lives in shambles, and over the course of 35 years, the family grows apart, This movie is shot in real-time to show the true aging of the actors and actresses. The actors film their daily lives and record them as diaries as an approach to realism. This is not a real movie trailer. Just a project of a group of innocent high school seniors who genuinely waited until the last 2 days to start the project. Needless to say, all four students are diagnosed with senioritis.
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www.estanislauverdet.com Videoclip de la cançó "Un finlandès Nascut al Congo" d'Estanislau Verdet. Videoclip realitzat per Clara Vallvé Actors Llamàntols: ---------------------------- Albert Pebràs (Roger Sañé) Srta. Moller (Marga Oller) Puji (Jordi Pujades) Proudemax (Xènia Garrofé) Sr. Per què a tot (Jan López Baldiz)
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