Past Events
Letter-Writing Campaigns and Petitions, Ongoing
CAN organized letter-writing campaigns and petitions in support of federal Congo Conflict Minerals legislation, the MA Congo Conflict Minerals bill (H.3982), the International Violence Against Women Act, and the Democratic Republic of Congo Relief, Security, and Democracy Promotion Act (P.L. 109-456). Most recently, we organized a campaign urging the Securities and Exchange Commission to issue strong Congo Conflict Minerals regulations without delay.
Informed Activism Conference at Clark University, September 2011
CAN participated in Informed Activism: Armed Conflict, Scarce Resources, and Congo. The summit brought together students, prominent scholars, policy makers, and leading activists to examine key themes related to scarce resources and conflict in Africa. CAN had a table and gathered signatures in support of H.3982.
Post-Performace Disussions following Ruined, Jan & Feb 2011
CAN participated in post-performance discussions of Ruined, presented by the Huntington Theatre Company. Lynn Nottage's powerful Pulitzer-Prize-winning play is set in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo where the country is being devastated by a horrific war and sexual violence. Thanks to Huntington Theatre Company for donating a portion of proceeds from ticket sales to support the work of Congo Action Now!
1st African Festival in Boston, MA, July 2010
CAN participated and distributed information and collected signatures in support of the International Violence Against Women Act.
Congo Week, October 2009
CAN held a vigil on Saturday, October 10, 2009 in Harvard Square in honor of Congo Week and in celebration of the Cambridge City Council passing a resolution proposed by CAN condemning the violence in the DRC and calling on the United States government to press for an immediate end to the war and sexual violence. We collected almost 200 signatures on our Federal Congo Conflict Minerals petition!
As Samba Halkose, a member of CAN and a Congolese activist, points out that "The violence against the women, especially the young girls, is destroying the pride of women in the DRC. All over the world these women have been forgotten for too long. I work hard to raise my kids as a single mother and take care of my family in the DRC. I know how it feels to be a women and oppressed in the DRC. The vigil is one way for us to tell others about what is happening."
View pictures from this event.
CAN organized letter-writing campaigns and petitions in support of federal Congo Conflict Minerals legislation, the MA Congo Conflict Minerals bill (H.3982), the International Violence Against Women Act, and the Democratic Republic of Congo Relief, Security, and Democracy Promotion Act (P.L. 109-456). Most recently, we organized a campaign urging the Securities and Exchange Commission to issue strong Congo Conflict Minerals regulations without delay.
Informed Activism Conference at Clark University, September 2011
CAN participated in Informed Activism: Armed Conflict, Scarce Resources, and Congo. The summit brought together students, prominent scholars, policy makers, and leading activists to examine key themes related to scarce resources and conflict in Africa. CAN had a table and gathered signatures in support of H.3982.
Post-Performace Disussions following Ruined, Jan & Feb 2011
CAN participated in post-performance discussions of Ruined, presented by the Huntington Theatre Company. Lynn Nottage's powerful Pulitzer-Prize-winning play is set in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo where the country is being devastated by a horrific war and sexual violence. Thanks to Huntington Theatre Company for donating a portion of proceeds from ticket sales to support the work of Congo Action Now!
1st African Festival in Boston, MA, July 2010
CAN participated and distributed information and collected signatures in support of the International Violence Against Women Act.
Congo Week, October 2009
CAN held a vigil on Saturday, October 10, 2009 in Harvard Square in honor of Congo Week and in celebration of the Cambridge City Council passing a resolution proposed by CAN condemning the violence in the DRC and calling on the United States government to press for an immediate end to the war and sexual violence. We collected almost 200 signatures on our Federal Congo Conflict Minerals petition!
As Samba Halkose, a member of CAN and a Congolese activist, points out that "The violence against the women, especially the young girls, is destroying the pride of women in the DRC. All over the world these women have been forgotten for too long. I work hard to raise my kids as a single mother and take care of my family in the DRC. I know how it feels to be a women and oppressed in the DRC. The vigil is one way for us to tell others about what is happening."
View pictures from this event.