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DESCRIPTION:For roughly 125 years the Congo and its people have been victims of a 
 conflict based on control by other countries of the Congo's vast mineral 
 wealth and fueled by intervention aimed at getting at it. The U.S., 
 Belgium, France and other countries have taken advantage of colonial rule, 
 weak government institutions, extreme poverty and aggression by the Congo's 
 neighbors to provide corporate entities with a means to loot and then 
 profit from another country's natural resources.\n\nAlong the way, millions 
 of Congolese have lost their lives amid violence that also included rape, 
 enslavement and forced labor. The United Nations has called the situation 
 there the deadliest in the world since World War II. The most recent 
 chapter of this humanitarian crisis involves the invasions in 1996 and 1998 
 by neighbors (and U.S. allies) Rwanda and Uganda. While one thread in the 
 story has involved the weak government institutions that have allowed all 
 of this to happen, another has to do with government and corporate policies 
 of the U.S. and other countries that have placed profit over human 
 rights.\n\nTo tell this tale, the DC-based nonprofit organization Friends 
 of the Congo produced the film "Crisis in the Congo: Uncovering The Truth". 
 It explores the history of the conflict in the country, depicting the 
 crisis in what the film's web site calls "a historical, social and 
 political context". It also shows how the Congolese people and human rights 
 experts are standing up and looking for solutions. According to its 
 creators, the film "unveils analysis and prescriptions...not normally 
 available to the general public."\n\nWhile "Crisis in the Congo..." will be 
 a feature documentary that has not yet been released, Peace Action of San 
 Mateo County will show an abridged 30-minute version, put out by the 
 filmmakers, which serves as a summary of the film's theme. Following the 
 film there will be an open discussion about what the film as brought to 
 light.\nThe UU is wheelchair accessible.\n 
 https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2013/03/12/18733505.php
SUMMARY:Documentary Film: 'Crisis in the Congo: Uncovering the Truth'
LOCATION:Unitarian Universalists of San Mateo\n300 E. Santa Inez\nSan Mateo, CA 
 94401\n\nhttp://www.uusanmateo.org/
URL:https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2013/03/12/18733505.php
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