June 20, 2009

the weapon of creativity

Yesterday I discovered the Human Rights Watch Podcast, and listened to episode #10 Rape in Congo. There actually might not be a more depressing topic ever, but the podcast was amazing in that it talked about two women who have used their creativity to help. "Playwright Lynn Nottage takes on the brutality of rape in Congo and the complexity of modern Africa in her Pulitzer Prize-winning play Ruined. Lisa Jackson's film "The Greatest Silence" has inspired policymakers to action on the issue. With reporting by Amy Costello and Christina Salerno." Listen to it HERE

I was so inspired by this podcast as well as last night showing a group of my friends here the movie Amandla: Revolution in Four Part Harmony.

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