Take Action

Are you ready to join the global movement in support of the people of the Congo?

Are you ready to be part of the historic undertaking to stop the deadliest conflict in the world since World War II?

What Can you do to support Congolese people in their pursuit of justice?

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Policy Action

• Hold hearings on the UN Mapping Exercise Report.
• Call on President Obama to instruct Ambassador Susan Rice to make the UN Mapping Exercise Report a priority and address its recommendations.
• Investigate whether or not the Leahy Amendment is being violated in the Great Lakes Region. The Leahy Amendment, first introduced by Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-VT) as an amendment to the 1997 Foreign Operations Appropriations Act, prohibits U.S. security assistance to foreign military or security units “against whom exist credible allegations of gross violations of human rights.”
• Cease military support of Congo’s neighbors implicated in the report of having committed mass atrocities, crimes against humanity, war crimes and possibly genocide. Public Law 109-456 Section 105 authorizes the Secretary of State to withhold aid from Congo’s neighbors who have been destabilizing the country. We recommend that the Obama Administration fully implement PL 109-456.
• Support efforts to establish an international tribunal as requested by over 200 Congolese Non- Government Organizations (NGOs).

Direct Action

• Join the global movement and sign up for Congo Week, October 16 – 22, 2011. Click here to sign up.
• Invite Friends of Congo to your community. Click here to be a part of the Break the Silence Speakers Tour
• Make a contribution to the completion of this film. Donate here!
• Learn more about the Congo by visiting https://friendsofthecongo.org/resource-center.html
• Support our youth movement on the ground: https://friendsofthecongo.org/take-action/youth-project.html

The future of the Congo is in its youth.
Once the conflict ends, Congolese will

• inherit congo’s enormous natural potential minerals, water, energy, and agriculture,
• use congo’s wealth to serve as the economic engine for the development of Africa,
• use congo’s riches to feed and educate the people,
• develop a new Congo which will result in a new Africa.

Now is the time to call for justice for the Congolese people!

Break The Silence – Demand that your government support strong institutions and not strongmen and dictators
Mobilize Your Network – Learn more about the Congo and contribute your talent, skills and expertise to the global mobilization campaign
Stop the Pillaging – Hold accountable multinational corporations that exploit Congo and prioritize profit over the people
Promote Justice – Join the Congo justice movement and support the people’s cry for accountability and an end to the impunity
Defend the Women and Children – Apply global pressure to Congo’s neighbors to end the conflict
Protect the Environment – Demand sound environmental policies from lawmakers to preserve the Congo Basin – the second largest rainforest in the world
Support the People – establish links with local Congolese institutions and provide them access to resources and information