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FROM THE V-DAY WEBSITE:
SEND A MESSAGE OF SOLIDARITY TO THE WOMEN OF CONGO - LET THE UN SECRETARY GENERAL HEAR YOUR VOICE!
SHOW YOUR SUPPORT. Speak out against the violence and send your message of hope, empowerment, change and victory. And invite your friends to join you and V-Day in solidarity with the women and girls of the Congo.
The UN Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon will visit the Panzi Hospital in Bukavu, DRC next weekend! Add your voice to the V-Wall and let the Secretary General know that you are aware of the violence that women in Congo face and that you urge our world leaders to help, AND TO HELP NOW.
Panzi Hospital will post your messages and photos on the hospital walls for the Secretary General's visit. ADD YOUR VOICE TO THE WALL - and show the Secretary General and the world you are watching.
READ BOB HERBERT OF THE NEW YORK TIMES' COLUMN ON MEETING WITH DR. MUKWEGE
Yesterday, The New York Times columnist Bob Herbert devoted his column to the story of women and girls in the Congo, by reporting on his meeting with Dr. Mukwege and Eve.
THE GLOBAL CAMPAIGN IS CHANGING THE STORY
Join V-Day and UNICEF's global campaign STOP RAPING OUR GREATEST RESOURCE: POWER TO THE WOMEN AND GIRLS OF DRC and bring much needed attention to the needs of Congolese women and girls. Donate to this global campaign so we can continue to get the message out far and wide, host a Teach-in in your community, get educated, and more!
Visit the web address below to tell your friends about V-Day! Tell a friend!
If the peace process in the DRC is to succeed, it requires, as a fundamental first step, an immediate end to sexual violence, the recruitment and use of child soldiers, and the immediate and unconditional release of children from the armed groups. The US Government can play a key role in making these measures a priority via the International Facilitation Team and its own diplomatic relations with the DRC. Click here to add your name a petition to US Secretary of State Hilary Clinton to provide support in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
For more resources on how to fight gender violence in the Congo, click here.
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