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I am angry with my Father!
Goma, Nord Kivu Province Democratic Republic of Congo, October 30th 2011 The movie Ezra, a full length drama about a child soldier in a fictional African country who is abducted by rebels, comes back to his own village and kills … Continue reading
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Finding peace in a war zone—the Salaam Kivu International Film Festival
Goma, Nord Kivu Province Democratic Republic of Congo, October 27th 2011 Art will happen anywhere it is imagined and the venue for the Salaam Kivu International Film Festival (SKIFF) in Goma, eastern Congo, is packed out this afternoon—most of the … Continue reading
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Bullshit! Navigating the BS factor in the DRC
Goma, Nord Kivu Province Democratic Republic of Congo October 26th 2011 You are not intelligent! Do you think you can come here and ask me questions? I do not know you! Can you do that in your country? No. If … Continue reading
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Neither heaven nor hell—life in the slums of Rio de Janeiro
Maré favela, Rio de Janeiro October 2011 The slums—or favelas—of Brazil’s cities as seen through movies and pop culture are generally places of unspeakable brutality. From City of God—the 2002 film that tells the—mostly—true story of the short brutish lives … Continue reading
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Fighting for peace—boxing and building better lives in gangland Brazil
Maré favela, Rio de Janeiro October 2011 You are crossing an invisible line, it is another drug gang’s territory from this point forward; the bullet holes you see are from the battles to enforce that, there are people in this … Continue reading
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From Congo to Brazil—a journey
October 2011 If things happen for a purpose then the obstacles encountered getting the staff of my child soldiers NGO from war torn eastern Congo to Brazil were a test—obstacles in our path every step of the way, from one … Continue reading
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