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Congo Campaign: Resources for the People
Africa Action’ s Congo Campaign: Resources for the People is designed to educate and advocate for peace, justice, and resource sovereignty in the Congo with a focus on water, wood, and minerals. Specifically, the goals of our campaign are:
1) Public education around the conflict in the Congo and the prevalence of conflict minerals in American and European consumer products to help people understand the connections between the worst humanitarian crisis in the world today and their everyday lives;
2) Supporting Congo community activism and civil society protest of the social and environmental consequences of the building of the proposed Grand Inga Dam; and
3) Supporting Congolese community-led rainforest conservation efforts, and supporting land use programs that allow more people to own and make productive tracts of land;
4) The implementation of the already passed but since underfunded and non-implemented DRC Relief, Security and Democracy Promotion Act of 2006 introduced in Congress by then Senator Barack Obama; and signed into law in 2006, Public Law no. 109-456:
1) Public education around the conflict in the Congo and the prevalence of conflict minerals in American and European consumer products to help people understand the connections between the worst humanitarian crisis in the world today and their everyday lives;
2) Supporting Congo community activism and civil society protest of the social and environmental consequences of the building of the proposed Grand Inga Dam; and
3) Supporting Congolese community-led rainforest conservation efforts, and supporting land use programs that allow more people to own and make productive tracts of land;
4) The implementation of the already passed but since underfunded and non-implemented DRC Relief, Security and Democracy Promotion Act of 2006 introduced in Congress by then Senator Barack Obama; and signed into law in 2006, Public Law no. 109-456:
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Campaign Resources:
Fact Sheets
Congo Fact Sheet
Basic Information on the Congo and its Resources.
August 2010
Inga Dam Fact Sheet
The Inga Dam is a potential Hydro-power project to be constructed on the Congo River. This dam will have large social and environmental impacts, and will not benefit the Congolese people.
August 2010
Maps of the Congo
A few maps of Congo to help show where the country is located, and key areas in the Country.
August 2010
A Timeline of Recent Events in the DRC
This timeline covers the events preceding and following the conflict in the Congo between April 1994 and August 2009.
June 2010
DRC Fact Sheet on the Conflict
Provides information about the humanitarian consequences of the Conflict in Eastern Congo.August 2010
Activist Tools
Read Africa Action's Curriculum on the Congo
Learn about the Congo, and share the knowledge with others! This curriculum is designed for groups of high school and college aged students.
August 2010
Ways to get involved—What you can do?
A resource sheet for ways to take actions for the Congo.
August 2010
Congo Event: The Continuing Pursuit
A wrap up from the Congo Independence Event with information on the speakers, artists, and everyone involved.
June 30, 2010
Reading List on the Congo
Want to learn more about the Congo? Check out these great books.
August 2010
U.S. Policy Resources
Congo Campaign: Resources for the People, Talking Points
Africa Action’s Congo Campaign: Resources for the People focuses on reforming U.S. foreign policy to support processes to bring about peace, justice, political stability, and environmentally responsible and sustainable economic recovery.
August 2010
Africa Action on Obama's Plan for Congo Peace
Support for the implementation of Public Law No. 109-456.
July 2010
Africa Action's the "Publish What you Pay" Legislation
This new piece of legislation will hopefully help make more transparent payments to governments for mining, drilling, and other extractive industry contracts.
August 2010
Africa Action on Congo Conflict Minerals Act and the Financial Reform Bill
On July 15, U.S. Congress passed the financial reform bill, which includes an amendment addressing the Democratic Republic of Congo’s conflict minerals.
August 2010
Africa Action Joins Call for Thorough Investigation of DRC Activist's Death
Africa Action urges the U.S. Government to demand a full and transparent investigation into the death of human rights activist, Floribert Chebeya.
June 04, 2010
Peace Strategy For the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC)
Links to Congolese Activists strategies for helping support peace processes and justice in the Congo.
May 2010
