And Now an Important Message:
In this first installment, we talked to Eve Ensler, playwright, activist and founder of V-Day, a global movement to stop violence against women and girls. Ensler’s approach to “Ten Things” is a list for the nation to put pressure on President-elect Obama to focus on Africa without delay.
1 Educate yourself about Congo’s history of Belgian colonialism, its connection to the Rwandan genocide, the horrific femicide that is occurring there, which has left hundreds of thousands of women raped and sexually tortured, and the economic war that is fueling the violence. Spread the word. Visit newsite.vday.org/drcongo/background. Educate others by holding a teach-in for your community. Watch “Beneath Her Pange” and “LUMO.”
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