11 10 11 Congo Week IV, October 16 – 22, Join The Global Movement

By | 11/10/2011 |

As we embark upon the fourth annual Breaking
The Silence: Congo Week, October 16 – 22, 2011, I would like to bring you
up-to-date on the global movement in support of
the Congo.

Congo Week continues to grow both inside and outside of
the Congo as people throughout the globe utilize Congo Week to articulate the
challenges and potential that exist in the heart of Africa. Since we
launched Congo Week in October 2008, over 60 countries and 300 university
campuses and communities have joined us in the global call for justice for the
people of Congo. Over 200 Congolese organizations reiterated the global appeal
for justice, accountability and an end to the impunity by calling for
international action on the recommendations of the United
Nations Mapping Exercise Report.

Your role in Breaking the Silence by
demanding justice for the people is making a difference. More people are
becoming informed, educated and engaged. Your actions, no matter how small, are
strengthening the resolve of the youth and others inside the Congo who are
waging a courageous fight, day and night to bring about peace, stability and
human dignity. Knowing that they have the support of people of goodwill
throughout the globe makes a tremendous difference.

The key teaching
tool for Congo Week IV is Friends of the Congo's short documentary, "Crisis
in the Congo: Uncovering the Truth." Since its launch, over 100,000
people have viewed the film on YouTube and over 1,000 people have downloaded it
to view or screen in their homes and communities. Youth
throughout the Congo are using the film as a teaching tool
during Congo Week; we encourage you to do the same by downloading the film here:
http://congojustice.org

The
youth of the Congo who represent the majority of the people are encouraging you
to continue to support our fight for justice and human dignity. In the past
year, our youth partners have made great strides in strengthening their capacity
in the quest to bring about peace and stability in the Congo. We encourage you
to participate in our special contest to support the youth of the Congo and
their pursuit for social change. http://congoweek.org/congo-week-fundraiser.html

Key
Organizers in Japan, Australia, France, Kenya, South Africa, Brazil, Ireland,
Italy, United Kingdom, Canada, The United States and many other countries are
joining with our partners inside the Congo to call for justice for the people.
Organize or participate in an event or activity for Congo Week on your
university campus, in your home, religious institution, community center or any
other venue in your community. Should you be in New York during Congo Week, join
us for Congo
in Harlem – a week of film screenings, performances, panel discussions,
exhibitions, tributes and special events highlighting Congolese cultures and its
people's contribution to the global community. http://congoinharlem.org

This
is an historic opportunity for you to be a part of the global movement to bring
an end to what is the greatest humanitarian crisis at the dawn of the 21st
century and the deadliest conflict since World War Two. Seize the moment and
become a part of a noble pursuit for justice and human dignity in the heart of
Africa, my home, the Democratic Republic of Congo.

Kambale
Musavuli
Student Coordinator
Friends of the Congo

Remember
to post your event on the events calendar:
http://congoweek.org/component/events/

Share
the Congo Week promotional video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a0AWeWvMkHk

Sign-up for Congo Week!
http://congoweek.org/participation-form.html

Download Congo Week Organizers Tool Kit and Materials:
http://congoweek.org/downloads.html

Support the Congo Week Benefit Concert:
http://www.congoweek.org/congo-week-benefit-concert.html

Participate
in the CELL-OUT, on October 21, 2011. The CELL-OUT is a digital moment
of silence for the people of the Congo and the usage of our cell phones to
mobilize support for the people in their pursuit for social change.
http://congoweek.org/the-cell-out.html

Support FOTC Special Partner Events for Congo Week:

Faustin Linyekula/Studios Kabako
more more more – future

Dates: Wednesday – Saturday, October 12-15
Time: 8pm

In this raucous and provocative performance, choreographer, director,
and native of the Democratic Republic of Congo, Faustin Linyekula embraces
creative destruction and stakes a claim to his own no-future society. Driven by
the rhythms of Congolese musician Flamme Kapaya and his five-member on-stage
band, the piece is a fierce celebration of hope in the face of despair. Part of
the French Institute Alliance Française's Crossing the Line 2011.