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Boston Activists to Hold Vigil for Congolese Women
In the Boston area this weekend? Come out and support Congo Action Now at its first vigil this Saturday.
Congo Action Now, or CAN, a Massachusetts and New Hampshire based organization focused on women in Congo, will be holding a vigil in Harvard Square in Cambridge, MA, on October 10 at 2 p.m. The vigil will be mainly held in silence, broken by occasional facts about the conflict in Congo.
CAN is a project of the Boston branch of the Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom. The mission of Congo Action Now is to promote peace and justice in the Democratic Republic of Congo, with a focus on ending violence against women.
The rain date for the event is October 11 at 2 p.m. We’ll be eager to hear how it goes! Write and tell us about it if you attend.
Photo: Activists affiliated with Congo Action Now march on Congo Independence Day. (CAN website)
Well, thanks for this information! Well, this year was no exception – there were talks about how this recession was coming to an end, and how to promote a more stable world economic system. Returning to a global gold standard instead of credit based (fiat) currency wasn't discussed. (This would have something to do with the problem.) Instead, the G8 decided to talk up doling out financial aid through the U.S. Treasury and personal loans out of the International Monetary Fund – and treating symptoms instead of the disease.