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Videos
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Causecast featured organization Witness share the story of child soldiers in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Through the voices of child soldiers, this video explores the complexity of the war, the issues confronted by girl soldiers including rape and sexual exploitation, and the importance of the International Criminal Court to end the rampant impunity reigning in Eastern DRC.
Articles
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Brownback Calls for Action Against "Conflict Coltan"
Brownback says mineral coltan is source of conflict in Congo, U.S. must do its part.
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Gadhafi Criticizes UN Security Council
Although President Obama addressed the U.N. General Assembly for the first time today, Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi's furious speech stole the show.
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Bill Gates Gives $168.7 Million To Help Find A Malaria Vaccine
Bill Gates recently gave $168.7 million to help research a malaria vaccine. This is all part of a $3 billion plan to cure the biggest killer in Africa. “Now ... -
Over 3,000 Children Are Forced To Become Soldiers In Congo
A human rights atrocity is happening in the Democratic Republic of Congo. A huge amount of children are being forced to become soldiers.
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Just A Bunch Of Kids: A FALLING WHISTLES BENEFIT
Tonight we're throwing a party. The bonus? All the money is going to our new non-profit, Falling Whistles.
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Creative Disruption: Citizen Voices (African Bloggers on the Cutting Edge)
A Kenyan blogger found a way to get information from the crowd. Now she wants to take the idea to other parts of the world in trouble.
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Gorilla States In Poaching Pledge
Countries that are home to gorillas have pledged to monitor how laws against harming the animals are being implemented on the ground.
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The mountain gorillas of Virunga National Park have been mostly unharmed by the civil war. But they are caught in a struggle between the government and rebels..
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US Limits Military Aid to Nations Using Child Soldiers
Governments involved in the use of children as soldiers may no longer be eligible for US military assistance, Human Rights Watch said today.
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Nkunda and I: My Day With The Charismatic Congolese Warlord
Less than a year ago, at 25 years old, I went deep into the war-zone on a motorcycle to meet Nkunda. This is my story from that day.
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AFRICA: Millions of Children Falling Through the Cracks
As the United Nations points out, too many of the world's children, largely African, have been "bought and sold, exploited and abused, harmed and orphaned."
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6 Ecological Disasters You’ve Probably Never Heard Of
Picking ecological disasters to research is like shooting deformed, mercury-laden fish in a barrel.
Events
- Piryxtopia 2009 Location: Speakeasy Austin
- Janice's First Public Debriefing after Congo Location: Valley Beth Shalom 15739 Ventura Blvd. Encino, CA 91436
- Naama's First Public Debriefing after Congo Location: Village Lutheran Church, 343 Church Lane, Brentwood, CA
People
- JackTheDonkeyDotCom Toronto, ONTARIO
Blog posts
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: LOVE IS COMING TO TOWN: A BENEFIT FOR FALLING WHISTLES Dallas, TX, January 19, 2009--LOVE is coming to Dallas Saturday, February 7, 2009. This is a unique event uniting ar...
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Hello again everybody! In this blog, I hope you won't be offended and at some point if you are by what I say, I'm really sorry and I hope you continue reading the rest of the blog because it's not ...
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Dare to Dream: A Falling Whistles Blog Entry
Here is an article from my friend Sean Carasso taken from the http://www.fallingwhistles.com/blog April 22, 2009 Dare to Dream by: Sean Carasso Hello everyone. This journal is a bit long a...
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This is the story of a single day. A single, shape-shifting, life-changing, perspective-altering, never.be.the.same.kinda day. I originally went to Africa to put shoes on kid’s feet. My fri...
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On June 22 and 23, two thousand people gathered in Washington DC to help end the longest running war in Africa. There has been so much progress in the past few months, but also so much devestation....
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This time around, it’s all together new.
A year ago, I wanted to get lost. Today, I just want to understand. Originally I went to Africa to put shoes on kids’ feet. My friend built a company grounded in giving and there I was, on the...
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It’s my birthday. Today I’m 27 years old. Most of my young life I’ve done birthdays with small groups of dear friends and family. But facebook has made birthdays a public affair so we go with it...
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Jewish World Watch's Seder Matzah Set
According to the midrash, it is Nahshon ben Aminadav, not Moses, who is the true hero of the Exodus. While the Israeilites stood at the banks of the Red Sea and wailed with despair, Nashon entered ...
