Friends of the Congo * We respect the integrity and quality of their work as well as share a goal of peace and "making space" for Congolese to manage their own affairs--we have cultivated a friendship with Friends of Congo. We highly recommend their site as a source for information and advocacy.
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I just returned a few weeks ago from Goma, DRC, where the conflict has ramped up significantly since May. This fresh bout of violence has ...
Yesterday I spoke at the University of Pittsburgh School of Law’s “Conflict Free Pittsburgh” conference, a one-day event hoste...
Once upon a time in the Senate... Obama proposed a new law strategizing US response to the political morass in the DR Congo. ...
Every year, libraries around the country hold summer reading programs designed to spark kids' imaginations and encourage them to read. ...
On June 30th, DR Congo's 51st anniversary of independence, we screened a 26-minute version of the upcoming feature film "Cris...
On January 17th, 2002, Mount Nyiragongo erupted and destroyed approximately 20%-30% of the buildings and homes in Goma. News about the eve...
African wax print fabrics tell a story about global politics, culture, and economy that's as colorful as the prints themselves. T...
On March 2nd I walked into Woodland Hills Junior High, greeted by immediate pity. When I identified myself as a guest speaker for the...
Last Friday we made good on our promise to treat the WACONGO Dance Co. to a traditional Congolese dinner, and on this week's podcast, Jeff s...
The image many Americans have of Africa resembles the word map you see here—a loose gathering of ideas associating the whole continen...
In the primitive age, when computers had two-tone screens and all the functionality of a non-portable calculator, we enjoyed something called po...
In October, I sorted through nearly 6,000 photographic slides and selected 500 to send away for scanning and digitizing. Images include f...
