GRITtv: Can We Turn Pain to Power in the Congo?
It's a heartwrenching story: more than five million dead, and rape is used to terrorize the population of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, where spillover from the Rwandan conflict has led to the ongoing violence of daily life despite an official ceasefire. And minerals like coltan, used in your laptop or cell phone as well as aerospace technologies, are funding the violence. We all use cell phones and computers, but what can we do to stop supporting the horrific abuse of women and children in the Congo? Joining to discuss this are Eve Ensler, Rose Mapendo, and Kambale Musavuli, and they debate the "climate of impunity" under which rape is normalized, and the responsibility the rest of the world has to help the women in the Congo help themselves. For more information, check out Congo Week's Take Action page.




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