Still a Congo Crisis

the story of the wars in the democratic republic of congo has gotten very little attention [even amongst the very literate current community] for a host of reasons. they include the fact that its a complicated conflict with many layers of overlapping issues that the mainstream media seems to think are to complex for americans to understand or care about.

essentially all of africa's modern conflicts boil down to the problems that post colonialism has left in its wake. the ameropean conquerors may have physically left the continent, but their influence & active participation in installing bogus leaders that pillage & monopolize the wealth & natural resources of the land remain.

all of the violence & war in africa only plays into the plans of the puppet masters. generations have lived & died never knowing peace. potential freedom fighters & human rights activists are murdered, raped, & brainwashed into being child soldiers. this hatred breeds easily misguided anger & revenge fantasies, thus the cycle continues. true self government & local control over the distribution of the africa's unimaginably vast wealth are the only ways our african sisters & brothers will ever know peace & prosperity.

this was wonderfully made though so tragic.
I'm planning on targeting my studies around there, and this completley compels me still to continue that.

Phenomenal, some of the best talent on Current. Photography, story telling, scene framing, sequence development, editing, lighting. Rich shit. Feel it.

Contact me to collaborate, Anna and Jonathan. Your brill...

what can we do? If there is anything besides spreading the word and getting the public involved I want to know. We need to do whatever we can to protect these people against another genocide!
WHAT CAN I DO??????

Thank you so much for this wonderful pod on the Congo - it was very informative. I have been an activist for Darfur for several months now, and need to get more involved with other parts of Africa. Please keep up the good work.

Well, what you can do, is put pressure on your leaders for them to pay attention. Join, for example, friendsofthecongo.org, donate to the Dikembe Mutombo Foundation, or other smaller organizations like congostar.org,

what if we're paying attention? what can we do? i guess it's hard to know the answer. i'm glad you made this pod, and i'm glad it's on TV. it's informative and moving.