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It takes a concerted effort to move the needle forward.
Here are some causes we care about.
Lots of news about networks of powerful people, many of them men, being involved in human and sex trafficking lately.
It’s tough to know how to help, but here are tips to get started:
Act Against Genocide
Congo 🇨🇩
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The Congo has been plagued with civil unrest for decades, with a death toll of 6 million people since 1996. It is the deadliest conflict since World War II and the fourth largest internally displaced persons crisis in the world.
Conflict minerals such as cobalt and coltan (used in smartphones and electric cars) are mined in the Congo using exploitative measures nearing slavery-like conditions. Men, women, and children as young as six years old work 12-hour days in the mines without protective equipment, often having to pay militias to gain access and earn a living. These operations fund a bulk of the armed forces terrorizing local civilians.
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Documentaries
This is Congo - Congolese perspectives on the ongoing conflict.
Blood in the Mobile - Explores the impact of electronics industry in the Congo.
City of Joy - Chronicles the stories of the first graduating class at City of Joy, a transformational center for the healing of sexual assault survivors in the Congo.
Crisis in the Congo: Uncovering the Truth - Documentary from Friends of the Congo
(Credit: @sincerelysparrow)
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Donate and Stay Connected
Friends of the Congo centers climate justice to support Congolese institutions in making lasting change
HEAL Africa serves vulnerable people and communities in the DRC through a holistic approach to healthcare, education, community action, and leadership development
City of Joy provides healing for women survivors of sexual assault, providing them with leadership development, educational and income-generating opportunities.
Palestine 🇵🇸
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In the late 19th century, the Zionist movement emerged, advocating for the establishment of a Jewish homeland in Palestine. The British then issued the Balfour Declaration in 1917, expressing support for a "national home for the Jewish people" in Palestine.
We’re skipping many steps but the 1948 war between Palestine and Israel, also known as the Nakba, led to the displacement and dispossession of many Palestinians at the hands of the Israeli who would take over the homes and neighborhoods previous inhabited by Palestinians. Since October 7, 2024, when Hamas, a Palestinian resistance group, launched an attack on Israel, the latter has retaliated repeated and continuously, leading to the deaths of over 23,000 Palestinian people in Gaza, where 40% of the population under 18, over the last few months.
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Documentaries
Born in Gaza - Filmed shortly after the 2014 Gaza war, this documentary examines how violence has transformed the lives of 10 Palestinian children.
Fertile Memory - The first full-length film to be shot within the occupied Palestinian West Bank is a portrait of two women whose individual struggles both define and transcend politics
Walled Off - The film takes an intimate look at the lives of Palestinians living under Israeli occupation, and highlights the importance of creative resistance as a form of protest.
Bonus Content
Hurdle - A film on parkour artists in Palestine; produced by our very own Remoy Philip.
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The Hundred Years’ War on Palestine - A landmark history of one hundred years of war waged against the Palestinians from the foremost US historian of the Middle East, Rashid Khalidi
The Way to the Spring: Life and Death in Palestine - American writer Ben Ehrenreich has been traveling to and living in the West Bank, staying with Palestinian families
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Donate and Stay Connected
Droplets for Mercy - organization donating to local businesses in Gaza to delivery goods to Palestinians
Palestine Children Relief Fund - organization providing free medicare, water and food to Palestinian children and families
Hold your leaders accountable
Call your senator and demand a ceasefire
Sudan 🇸🇩
Info coming soon!
