Congo Global Action
Congo Global Action "began simply, with a few conversations in early summer of 2006. While grassroots movements for Darfur and for Uganda gained worldwide constituencies to raise the public's awareness of these two crises, conflict in the DR Congo remained relatively unknown to the general public. In response, representatives of a few NGOs in Washington, DC decided that something had to be done to create a similarly active grassroots movement for the Congo." [1]
Congo Global Action :Member Organizations
"On March 30-31, 2008 the Congo Global Action Coalition in cooperation with the U. S. Holocaust Memorial Museum will hold a conference to raise awareness about the ongoing conflict in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Triggered by the 1994 genocide in Rwanda, the complex crisis in the Congo has claimed the lives of 5.4 million people since 1998." [2]
Contents
Executive Committee Members
Accessed August 2008: [3]
- Chair: International Rescue Committee Shannon Meehan
- Vice Chair: Coalition Pluraliste de Patriotes Congolais Nita Evele
- Africa Faith and Justice Network Rocco Puopolo
- Friends of the Congo Carrie Crawford, Maurice Carney
- International Rescue Committee - Europe Herve deBaillenx
- Regional Outreach Coordinator Antonio Carvahlo
Executive Committee Members
Accessed August 2008: [4]
- Rocco Puopolo - Africa Faith and Justice Network
- Carrie Crawford - Friends of the Congo
- Nita Evele - Coalition Pluraliste de Patriotes Congolais
- Jan Sullivan - Congo Coalition of Chicago
- Nicky Smith - International Rescue Committee
Working Groups
"There is a working group for each of the three pillars:" [5]
- Pillar I: Saving Lives
- Pillar II: Keeping People Safe
- Pillar III: Ending Economic Exploitation
- Pillar I and II Chair: Gerry Marton, International Rescue Committee [6]
- Pillar III Chair: Roxanne Lawson, Friends of the Earth
Contact
Resources and articles
Related Sourcewatch articles
References
- ↑ History, Congo Global Action, accessed August 18, 2008.
- ↑ Connect for Congo: Working for Hope and Peace in the DRC, U. S. Holocaust Memorial Museum, accessed August 18, 2008.
- ↑ Coalition Structure, Congo Global Action, accessed August 18, 2008.
- ↑ For the press, Congo Global Action, accessed August 18, 2008.
- ↑ Coalition Structure, Congo Global Action, accessed August 18, 2008.
- ↑ bios, Congo Global Action, accessed August 18, 2008.
