Cry Out!
Published July 10, 2009 @ 12:06PM PT
The crimes committed against the people of Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) are such an unfortunate and a tremendous embarrassment to humankind. To know that a group of people, mothers, fathers, sisters, brothers, and children do not deserve the cruelty and hardship that they experience day to day in the Congo; that life of all forms are equated to almost nothing but mere profit for the corrupt Congolese and African political elites and their international supporters, is repulsive. Every dawning of a new day, the people of DRC should be in the conscious of the global leaders. However, we will not wait for the international community to bellow the indecency of the DRC oppressors, Rwanda, Uganda, Burundi and others. We will sound the alarm about the devastation taking place against the myriad of Congolese women, men, and children. One of the ways in which we can cease the massacres, systematic rapes, and the governing of perverted politicians, is by crying out to our neighbors, family, friends, community leaders, local officials, and the Obama administration. We can inform others about the six million deaths that the global community has kept silent about and take action. Transform your cries into action and join the Global Campaign to Break the Silence on www.congoweek.org/english/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=61&Itemid+68, and let your acclamation of freedom for the Congolese people resound.
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