Podcast appearances and mentions of maurice carney

260 miners trapped in a South African gold mine have been rescued after more than 24 hours. Countries across Africa are seeing a rise in mine-related accidents, exploitation and environmental damage. So, what lessons are being learned from past tragedies? And are Africans getting a raw deal? In this episode: Claude Kabemba, Executive Director, Southern Africa Resource Watch. Christopher Vandome, Senior Research Fellow, Chatham House Africa Programme. Maurice Carney, Co-Founder and Executive Director, Friends of the Congo. Host: Tom McRae Connect with us:@AJEPodcasts on Twitter, Instagram, Facebook

Basandja Coalition Cover of The Moral Circle On today's show, I'll speak to author and philosopher Dr. Jeff Sebo on his latest publication entitled, “The Moral Circle: Who Matters, What Matters and Why”, we'll switch gears and speak One Earth Film Festival executive director Ana Garcia Doyle on their upcoming 14th annual gathering and then round out the show with Friends of the Congo executive director Maurice Carney and Basandja Coalition founding leader Samuel Yagase who are currently touring the California. One Earth Film Fest Poster The post Author Jeff Sebo, One Earth Collective, Basandja Coalition appeared first on KPFA.

An artisanal miner carrries a sack of ore at Shabara artisnal mine near  Kolwezi, DRC, on October 2022. Junior Kannah/ AFP via Getty Images  The pain of our Congolese siblings powers our cell phones and electronic devices. “Approximately six million people have been killed since 1996, and more than six million people remain internally displaced in eastern DRC, " journalist Shola Lawal, writes in A Guide to the Decades Long Conflict in the DRC. Mom and I caught up with Maurice Carney, co-founder and Executive Director of Friends of the Congo (FOTC), a non-profit based in the Washington D.C., and founded in 2004; FOTC supports Congelese-led organizations working on the ground to end this genocide, and bring healing to the country.  We discuss the impact of European and U.S. colonization and imperialism on the Congolese people, and the many forces preventing the country from thriving today (for example, multinational corporations, the World Bank, Western governments, local elites, etc.). Maurice also uplifts the mission of Friends of the Congo, multiple ways to take action, resources (films, books, etc. to educate yourself), and focuses on some of the biggest ways we can all help — using our platforms to raise awareness, encouraging people in our communities to speak up, and shifting our purchasing habits towards sustaining the greater good. For over twenty five years, Maurice Carney has advocated for the dignity and inclusion of Congolese civil society in all efforts towards peace, democracy, food sovereignty, and climate justice. Maurice provides consultation to political leaders in the U.S., Canada, Latin America, Africa, the UN, as well as to international NGOs and funders.   Resources & Ways to Take Action: Visit Friends of the Congo wesbite Take Action with FOTC  Donate & Support FOTC   Urgent Support Needed for Goma  Fact Sheets on the Congo from FOTC   The Congo from Leopold to Kabila: A People's History  by Georges Nzongola-Ntalaj Climate Crisis and Congo  Basandja: The Living Wisdom of the Congo Rainforest Stay Connected on Social Media:   Friends of the Congo on YouTube @CongoFriends on Instagram  Congo Friends on Facebook  @CongoFriends on Twitter (X)   Help Us Spread the Word! If you enjoy the Pray with our Feet podcast, leave us a review on Apple Podcasts, where you can subscribe to the show. You can also listen on Spotify, and on all major streaming platforms. BE in Community with Us:  Find devotionals, blog posts, and shop in our  online store.  Head over to Instagram and Threads where the conversation continues between episodes.   Enjoy our @PrayWithOurFeet IG Live series, Move it Forward Monday, uplifting conversations that spark change with activists, community leaders, artists and more.   Special thank you to my husband Keston De Coteau, for podcast production; he is an award-winning videographer and photographer.

On May 19, forces calling themselves the Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of Congo launched what appears to be a failed coup attempt, attacking the home of the Deputy Prime Minister of Economy Vital Kamerhe, as well as the Congo's presidential palace, Palais de la Nation. The country's Republican Guard forces were able to put down the attack within hours. Three of the 50 people arrested were U.S. citizens, and another U.S. citizen who reportedly led the operation was killed during the attack. Christian Malanga was the founder of the DC-based United Congolese Party, which has deep ties to the west and the United States.We talk with Maurice Carney, co-founder and Executive Director of Friends of the Congo, about the events of May 19, the history of the deadliest conflict since World War II, the role that the US and Israel play in the 3Ds: Displacement, Death and Destruction, and the resurgence of the anti-imperialist movement.Support the Show.

The Democratic Republic of Congo and its citizens should, by rights, be among the richest in the world. Congo is a country with vast and rich natural resources, abundant  potential energy and a strategic place in the heart of Africa. And yet, Congo is currently home to one fo the worst humanitarian crises on earth, and its history is littered with genocides and wars that rival the scale of Europe's World Wars. The vast majority of Congo's people are not rich -- and many face brutality we cannot imagine.  Since 1998, more than six million people have been killed in Congo, and the killing continues. And yet most of us have never seen a headline about it.  In this episode, we talk to Maurice Carney, head and co-founder of Friends of the Congo, which seeks to raise awareness not only of the crisis in Congo, but of Congo's many great contributions to global life and the inspiring people who are doing amazing work there.  Maurice talks to us about Congo's history, from the brutal period under Belgium's King Leopold II to the moment Western powers destroyed Congo's democracy and the current crisis, where Congo's neighbours continue to destabilise the East of DRC.  We also talk about the connections between the Congolese situation and other crises around the world - like Palestine. And about the solidarity being shown between activists for all these causes.  Covering topics like Reparations, Chinese involvement in Africa and how our own Governments might be facilitating violence in Congo, this is a fascinating episode. We learned a lot! We hope you doo, too.  You can find out more about Friends of the Congo here and connect with their socials here: FotC Facebook,  @CongoFriends on Twitter and their presence on Insta. You can find more about this episode at beerchristianity.co.uk New to Beer Christianity? Welcome! Beer Christianity is an anti-capitalist, pro-BLM, pro-LGBTQ+, anti-imperialist, post-post-post-evangelical (and apparently republican) podcast where we drink a bit and talk a lot. Our aim is to be real, to be helpful and entertaining. Follow Beer Christianity on Twitter: @beerxianity and find us on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, YouTube and Stitcher.  If you leave us a voicenote at speakpipe.com/beerchristianity we might air your question on an episode. Beer Christianity also has a newsletter in which Jonty and guest authors comment on the news, theological issues and stuff that matters.  Sign up to the Beer Christianity newsletter on Substack.  There's a connected Show With Music on Spotify called New Old Music. Check it out if you like eclectic music and weird chat. It's not terribly serious.  Jonty's novel, Incredulous Moshoeshoe and the Lightning Bird, is not available in all good bookshops, but if you bought it and left a review that would probably make that more likely.  We don't really want to preach at you, but some people like to know what we believe. It's this: Jesus Christ is the Son of God and came to teach us a better way to be while reconciling us to God and each other in a way we could never do without Him. He also changed water into wine. Nice. 

On today's show, I'll speak to senior editor of the new digital magazine Undark, Sara Talpos on their latest climate stories and future plans.  Plus an introduction to the rising climate issues in the Congo with the executive director of Friends of the Congo Maurice Carney Join us at From Congo to Oakland Connecting for Climate Justice with Petna Ndaliko Katondolo Wednesday, May 10th at 6PM On Ohlone Land at MetWest High School – Dolores Huerta Campus 314 E 10th Street Oakland, CA 94606 Click here for details Learn more  Check out Friends of the Congo  Raising Consciousness About the Challenge of the Congo Read more  Recent articles on Undark  Will California Get Enough Rain To Fill It's Pricey New Reservoir Will California Get Enough Rain to Fill Its Pricey New Reservoir? Confronting Climate Change and the Taliban in Afghanistan undark.org/2023/03/06/confronting-climate-change-and-the-taliban-in-afghanistan The post A Rude Awakening with Sara Talpos and Maurice Carney appeared first on KPFA.

"The same forces that were at play in the '60s to remove Lumumba are at play today in terms of keeping the Congolese from advancing." The post ‘The Cry Is “Lumumba Lives”—His Ideas, His Principles' appeared first on FAIR.

Lumumba's assassination, judging by attention, has no lessons for US citizens or the press corps about the past, the present or the future. The post Maurice Carney on Patrice Lumumba appeared first on FAIR.

On today's show, I'll speak to Maurice Carney executive director of Friends of the Congo on the M23 conflict in the Congo Basin and it's affect on the environment We'll switch gears and roll a clip from the Project Drawdown's Neighborhood Atlanta and the good folks that are creating solutions to the climate crisis   The post A Rude Awakening with Maurice Carney + Project Drawdown's Neighborhood Atlanta appeared first on KPFA.

On today's show, a discussion about the threat to the Congo Basin as well as our planet with executive director for Friends of the Congo Maurice Carney and frontline villager Samuel Yagase. And, executive director for Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy Sophia Murphy on expectations for COP27 in Egypt. More information on Congo Week congoweek.org The post A Rude Awakening with Maurice Carney, Samuel Yagase and Sophia Murphy appeared first on KPFA.

Cadre interviews Friends of the Congo Executive Director Maurice Carney, where we discuss left-wing programs and Third World resource extraction, Patrice Lumumba, the Congo and the Cold War, different solidarity organizations for the Congo, American imperialism in Africa, how to create a truly anti-imperialist communist program, and more. Find Friends of the Congo and Mr. Carney here: https://friendsofthecongo.org/leadership/

While corporate media have largely let the water crisis in Flint go, the story isn't over, nor has justice been served. The post Jordan Chariton on Flint Water Crisis, Maurice Carney on Lumumba Assassination appeared first on FAIR.

In this episode of By Any Means Necessary, hosts Sean Blackmon and Jacquie Luqman are joined by Maurice Carney, co-founder and Executive Director of Friends of the Congo to discuss the anniversary of the assassination of Congolese leader Patrice Lumumba by Belgian and US forces, the pan-African vision that he had and why that posed a threat to the United States, the theft of Lumuba's remains and how it connects to historic theft from the African continent, and the role of the US government and corporations in the continued exploitation of the Congo.In the second segment, Sean and Jacquie are joined by Brian Mier, co-editor of Brasil Wire and author of Year of Lead: Washington, Wall Street and the New Imperialism in Brazil to discuss the political outlook in Brazil as it faces its presidential election later this year, the struggles that the Jair Bolsonaro faces as he tries to maintain his power, Steve Bannon and his movement's attention to Brazil and its upcoming election and Bannon's interest in the election, and the US interest in securing alliances in Latin America as it pursues a new cold war against Russia and China. In the third segment, Sean and Jacquie are joined by Chris Garaffa, the editor of TechforthePeople.org to discuss Russia's arrest of key members of the REvil ransomware gang and skewed corporate media coverage of the arrests, models of governance of artificial intelligence coming out of China and what it means for the use of the technology, and more surveillance programs between home surveillance systems and police and the dangerous intrusions of privacy that such programs pose.Later in the show, Sean and Jacquie are joined by James Early, Former Director of Cultural Heritage Policy at the Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage at the Smithsonian Institution and board member of the Institute for Policy Studies to discuss the abstraction of Martin Luther King Jr. and the working class character of his movement, the obscene accumulation of wealth by billionaires during the pandemic as working and poor people suffer its impacts, and the bailout to corporations that contributed to the massive transfer of wealth seen during the pandemic.

In this segment of By Any Means Necessary, hosts Sean Blackmon and Jacquie Luqman are joined by Maurice Carney, co-founder and Executive Director of Friends of the Congo to discuss the anniversary of the assassination of Congolese leader Patrice Lumumba by Belgian and US forces, the pan-African vision that he had and why that posed a threat to the United States, the theft of Lumuba's remains and how it connects to historic theft from the African continent, and the role of the US government and corporations in the continued exploitation of the Congo.

Juliana Lumumba, daughter of African Freedom Fighter Patrice Lumumba speaks to Kalonji Jama Changa on #RiotStarterTV about her father's life, legacy, and ultimate assassination. Later in the broadcast, we are joined by Maurice Carney from Friends of the Congo for an update on the Democratic Republic of Congo.

 Welcome to the radio magazine that brings you news, commentary and analysis from a Black Left perspective. I'm Margaret Kimberley, along with my co-host Glen Ford. Coming up: Whatever is wrong with the Democratic Republic of Congo, you can blame it on the United States, which has been running things ever since Washington helped kill Congo's first elected leader, Patrice Lumumba, six decades ago. We'll hear from the director of Friends of Congo. And, there will be one less King in Africa if a social movement in Swaziland is successful. Dr. Yannick Marshall is a professor of Africana Studies at Knox College. The title of his latest article in Black Agenda Report delivers a blunt message: “Black Liberal, Your Time is Up.” We asked Marshall, who are these Black liberals that have called the shots in Black politics for so many years?   The strategic center of Africa is the Congo River basin – an area that has also been ground zero for massive genocides and half a century of U.S. imperial dominance. Maurice Carney is a director and co-founder of Friends of Congo, which advocates tirelessly for African liberation. Carney was interviewed by Tierney Sheree, of African Esquire TV.   In southern Africa, a broad social movement  is determined to oust the King of Swaziland, one of the continent's few remaining monarchs. Abayomi Azikiwe, editor of the Pan African News Wire, reports that Swaziland's people are saying it's past time for the King to vacate the throne.

 Welcome to the radio magazine that brings you news, commentary and analysis from a Black Left perspective. I'm Margaret Kimberley, along with my co-host Glen Ford. Coming up: Whatever is wrong with the Democratic Republic of Congo, you can blame it on the United States, which has been running things ever since Washington helped kill Congo's first elected leader, Patrice Lumumba, six decades ago. We'll hear from the director of Friends of Congo. And, there will be one less King in Africa if a social movement in Swaziland is successful. Dr. Yannick Marshall is a professor of Africana Studies at Knox College. The title of his latest article in Black Agenda Report delivers a blunt message: “Black Liberal, Your Time is Up.” We asked Marshall, who are these Black liberals that have called the shots in Black politics for so many years?   The strategic center of Africa is the Congo River basin – an area that has also been ground zero for massive genocides and half a century of U.S. imperial dominance. Maurice Carney is a director and co-founder of Friends of Congo, which advocates tirelessly for African liberation. Carney was interviewed by Tierney Sheree, of African Esquire TV.   In southern Africa, a broad social movement  is determined to oust the King of Swaziland, one of the continent's few remaining monarchs. Abayomi Azikiwe, editor of the Pan African News Wire, reports that Swaziland's people are saying it's past time for the King to vacate the throne.

Malcolm X called him, "the Most Impressive Black Man ever to walk the African Continent". Today, On what would have been the 96th Birthday of Patrice Lumumba, we are joined by Maurice Carney, co-founder and executive director of Friends of the Congo. In this episode we discuss the life and brutal assassination of 36 year old Lumumba, the US and Belgium's role in the genocide that has lasted over a half century and has cost the loss of over 6 million people and the role of Africom and Barack Obama's involvement. This is a very important episode that should be shared with your family, friends and loved ones. Hosted by Kalonji Changa and Kamau Franklin Produced by Naka "The Ear Dr" Associate Producers- David "Minister Server" Tavares and Jai Brown. Cover Art Provided by Mae B. ...As always, parental discretion is advised... Check out the video version on BLACK POWER MEDIA on YouTube. Follow us on Amazon, Pandora, Soundcloud, Apple, GooglePlay, Spotify, and social media. Renegade Culture is recorded at Playback Studios in the Historic West End of Atlanta, Ga

Dr. Hicham Saffiedine, professor of the history of the modern Middle East at King's College London, talks to us about the political and economic situation in Lebanon, where the country is facing one of the worst financial and economic crises of the last 150 years, how this crisis is connected to recent events like the COVID-19 pandemic, the tragic explosion last year, and long-standing political instability in the country at the institutional level. We also talk about how the people have been affected by a volatile exchange rate that is exacerbated by governmental mismanagement and black market rates. Maurice Carney, executive director of Friends of The Congo, talks to us about recent crises affecting the country, including an attack by the Allied Democratic Forces group that left 55 dead in the eastern region of the country. We also talk about how the country is coping with the COVID-19 pandemic, where the coronavirus has now claimed the lives of 32 lawmakers in the country, whether this has led to a crisis of leadership that has been a factor in political instability, and how the lack of healthcare infrastructure has been one of the greatest obstacles to fighting COVID-19.Tina-Desiree Berg, host of the podcast District 34 and reporter for status coup joins us to talk about the ‘Block the Boat' effort underway in California to prevent an Israeli boat from docking and unloading, how organized labor has been involved in this and how the mainstream media has misreported this action. We also talk about the new OSHA report on work-related injuries that found that Amazon has a higher rate of work-related injuries in their warehouses than other companies in the same industry, and how organizing efforts are moving forward for Amazon employees. Keith Mackey, founder of Mackey International, an aviation consulting firm specializing in aviation safety, talks to us about the dilemma facing Boeing's core airliner business under competition from Airbus and perhaps China to corner the market for single aisle aircraft, and what the future may hold for these companies as engine development fuel alternatives develop.

In this segment of By Any Means Necessary, hosts Sean Blackmon and Jacquie Luqman are joined by Maurice Carney, co-founder and Executive Director of Friends of the Congo to discuss why Biden's policy towards Africa unlikely to fundamentally differ from Donald Trump's, and Trump's recognition of Morrocan government claims to the Western Sahara.

In this episode of By Any Means Necessary, hosts Sean Blackmon and Jacquie Luqman are joined by Ford Fischer, Co-Founder and Editor-in-Chief of News2Share, to discuss the fallout of the historic breach of the Capitol building by thousands of Trump supporters, how Trump's incendiary speech “stirred up” the supporters, and the vast difference in the police presence in the city during yesterday's events and the George Floyd protests of last summer.In the second segment, Sean and Jacquie are joined by Mohamed Elmaazi, journalist and editor of the Interregnum, to discuss “Judge's Decision in Assange Case 'Casts a Shadow Over Investigative Journalism,” the refusal to grant bail to imprisoned whistleblower Julian Assange, the worrying implications of the legal precedent set forth by the judge's view that Assange is a “co-conspirator” of Chelsea Manning.In the third segment, Sean and Jacquie are joined by Maurice Carney, co-founder and Executive Director of Friends of the Congo to discuss why Biden's policy towards Africa unlikely to fundamentally differ from Donald Trump's, and Trump's recognition of Morrocan government claims to the Western Sahara.Later in the show, Sean and Jacquie are joined by Claudia De La Cruz, Director of Culture for The People's Forum, to discuss the fallout of the historic interruption of the widely-heralded ‘peaceful democratic transition' by Donald Trump supporters, and what the internal divisions revealed between the ruling class mean for organizers.

In this episode of By Any Means Necessary, hosts Sean Blackmon and Jacquie Luqman are joined by Brandon Sutton, host of the Discourse Podcast, to talk about Joe Biden's selection of Kamala Harris as his vice presidential candidate, the immediate and widespread approval of the decision by liberal mainstream media outlets, and what it says about the Democratic Party that they responded to an unprecedented movement to defund the police by appointing a 'tough-on-crime' prosecutor as Joe Biden's running mate.In the second segment, Sean and Jacquie are joined by exiled Bolivian journalist Alberto Echazu to talk about what seems to be a decision by the coup-borne government to outsource the violent suppression of protests to the same far-right paramilitary groups which helped carry out last year's coup against elected Pres. Evo Morales, the ongoing campaign of political persecution facing leftist political figures and journalists, and how the right wing's consolidation of Bolivia's media landscape is helping supposedly-interim Pres. Jeanine Añez to convince Bolivians that protesters are blocking medical supplies despite abundant evidence to the contrary.In the third segment, Sean and Jacquie are joined by Maurice Carney, co-founder and Executive Director of Friends of the Congo, to discuss a new report revealing new details of the US Special Operations Forces operating in 22 countries across the African continent, how the huge military presence in Africa ensures continued resource access for foreign corporations, and the connection between US militarism in Africa and on the streets here in the US.Later in the show, Sean and Jacquie are joined by independent researcher Sam Menefee-Libey to talk about Rep. Ilhan Omar's victory in the Democratic primary despite her challenger's extensive funding by corporate interests and the Israel lobby, the emerging split between the progressive liberals and the establishment centrists who control the Democratic Party, and how a similar dynamic is playing in Charlottesville after former Mayor Michael Signer published an op-ed in the Washington Post downplaying his role in allowing the deadly white supremacist terror attack three years ago.

In this segment of By Any Means Necessary hosts Sean Blackmon and Jacquie Luqman are joined by Maurice Carney, co-founder and Executive Director of Friends of the Congo, to talk about the "deep regrets" expressed by the King of Belgium over the genocidal policies of King Leopold II in the Congo, and how European imperialism continues to oppress African nations.

In this episode of By Any Means Necessary hosts Sean Blackmon and Jacquie Luqman are joined by Fiona Edwards, writer and member of the Executive Committee of the Venezuelan Solidarity Campaign, to talk about the decision by the Bank of England certifying the theft of over a billion dollars in gold from the Venezuelan people, and the UK's role as a "junior partner" of US imperialism.In the second segment, and Jacquie are joined by Nate Wallace, co-host of the Red Spin sports podcast, to talk about the recent wave of COVID-19 infections threatening to derail the NBA restart and how football players at Kansas State, Texas A&M, and Iowa are taking a stand against white supremacy.In the third segment, Sean and Jacquie are joined by Maurice Carney, co-founder and Executive Director of Friends of the Congo, to talk about the "deep regrets" expressed by the King of Belgium over the genocidal policies of King Leopold II in the Congo, and how European imperialism continues to oppress African nations. Later in the show, Sean and Jacquie are joined by Mondale Robinson, founder of the Black Male Voter Project, to talk about why Corey Booker's narrow defeat by Amy McGrath still demonstrates the current strength of progressive organizers, Richmond Mayor Levar Stoney's disturbing history of cozying up to power, and the widespread disenchantment with electoral politics among working people in the US.

In this episode of By Any Means Necessary, hosts Sean Blackmon and Jacquie Luqman are joined by Robert Penner, a Milwaukee activist and contributor to Liberation News, to talk about the decisions by the US Supreme Court and Wisconsin Supreme Court to force Wisconsin to go ahead with in-person voting in today's primary elections, why the state's top elected leaders seem more interested in rigging the elections in favor of their political party than in protecting the electorate from the ongoing pandemic, how decades of racist policy have left Milwaukee one of the most segregated cities in America, and why the city's racialized populations are forced to bear the brunt of the effects of both voter disenfranchisement and the coronavirus.In the second segment, Sean and Jacquie are joined by Dr. Ron Daniels, Distinguished Lecturer Emeritus at York College, City University of New York and host of Vantage Point on WBAI, to talk about reports that Black communities are accounting for a disproportionate number of COVID-19 deaths in cities across the country, why the disparity is actually a product of decades of racist and classist public policy, and whether skepticism of health institutions (encouraged by the US government's long history of medical experimentation and exploitation of Black communities) is affecting efforts to combat the virus. In the third segment, Sean and Jacquie are joined by Maurice Carney, co-founder and Executive Director of Friends of the Congo, to talk about reports that many African nations are likely be devastated by the virus and measures taken to combat it, the threat the outbreak poses to the Democratic Republic of Congo both epidemiologically and economically, and how the intentional underdevelopment of the African continent leaves its people more vulnerable to the ravages of the virus.Later in the show, Sean and Jacquie are joined by social and civic innovation expert Kendrick Jackson to talk about the new measures banning certain utilities shutoffs just passed by a virtual meeting of the Washington, DC City Council, why the onus of social distancing seems to fall disproportionately on working class Black people, why--though many state-level officials have acted to postpone in-person voting--the Democratic Party is largely complicit in the push to go ahead with elections amid the pandemic, and whether Trump's stake in a hydroxychloroquine manufacturer may be motivating his ongoing attempts to hype the drug at his daily Coronavirus briefings.

The central African nation of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) is a materially and culturally rich nation yet its citizens struggle to survive. Maurice Carney, Executive Director of Friends of the Congo, joins host Olubunmi Bakare to discuss the history of the DRC and the challenges it currently faces. Powered and distributed by Simplecast

From the US to China to Israel to Russia, governments are positioning resources - both civilian and military - in various African nations for various reasons. Jacqueline Luqman talks to Maurice Carney about who are the players on the continent, what do they want, what does this mean for the future of Africa and Africans, and why should we here in the US be concerned

Welcome to the radio magazine that brings you news, commentary and analysis from a Black Left perspective. I’m Glen Ford, along with my co-host Nellie Bailey. Coming up: a former New York City cop writes a book on why police brutality matters, and what to do about it; the President of The Congo says he faces a threat from ISIS, even though his country has very few Muslims; and, the United States has already succeeded in killing at least 40 thousand Venezuelans, through sanctions. During the Obama administration, shortly after the Black rebellion in Ferguson, Missouri, federal officials mounted a campaign against what they called “Black Identity Extremists.” Soon, federal agents were also claiming that ISIS was somehow involved in the Black liberation struggle. Some of the best reporting on government political surveillance has been done by Alice Speri, of The Intercept. She says there’s nothing paranoid about Black activists who think Uncle Sam is spying on them. Former New City cop Joe Ested has written a book, titled “Police Brutality Matters.” Ested says new laws are needed, to rein in the lawmen. He suggests that Congress pass a Bad Cop Bill. The new president of the Democratic Republic of Congo is asking for United States help for a problem that may not exist. President Félix Tshisekedi fears that ISIS might target his country, which is already beset by internal and foreign-supported armed groups. We spoke with Maurice Carney, of Friends of Congo, in Washington, DC, and asked Carney, How could ISIS be a problem for the Democratic Republic of Congo, where only two percent of the nation is Muslim? Also in the nation’s capital, a progressive think tank released a study that showed U.S. sanctions against Venezuela have already led to massive deaths, especially among vulnerable groups like dialysis and diabetes patients who are now cut off from adequate treatment. Mark Weisbrot is co-founder of the Center for Economic and Policy Research.

We sat down with Maurice Carney from The Friends of the Congo(https://friendsofthecongo.org/) and discussed the important work they support on the ground as activists fight for a better Congo,free of resource exploitation and war(info@friendsofthecongo.org). Please support @ https://friendsofthecongo.org/store/ @ https://www.telema.org/ and take action @https://www.telema.org/take-action/ @https://quatriemevoie.org/

https://onthegroundshow.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/OTG-MAR9-2018-DIST-SMALL.mp3 Today we spend the hour with the scholar Angela Simms and the activists Maurice Carney and Ajamu Baraka speaking at a 60th anniversary program marking the historic 1958 All-African People's Conference held in Accra, Ghana. This program was at the Festival Center in Northwest DC on Saturday, February 17th 2018. That 1958 conference was the first major Pan-African gathering organized on African soil and the theme was "Hands Off Africa." Organizers for this anniversary called on the global African family to continue the fight for a free, liberated and self-determined Africa. Links: Black Alliance for Peace "On The Ground-Voices of Resistance from the Nation's Capital" (www.onthegroundshow.org) is a weekly show that brings alternative news from DC. We cover social justice activism and activists, those who are in the DC area and those who come to DC from across the nation or from across the globe to speak truth to power. Esther Iverem, creator, executive producer and host, is an award-winning journalist, poet, visual artist and activist. Her most recent book is "Olokun of the Galaxy," a book of poetry and visual art about honoring Earth's oceans and ecosystem and those who perished or descended from the Atlantic Slave Trade. (Seeing Black Press).

The Beyond Borders Collective Studio Crew talks to Charo Minas Rojas of the Black Community Process and Afro Columbian Council for Peace about the ongoing state repression and attacks faced by Afro-Columbians in Buenoaventura, Columbia.  "The mass protest is the result of the dire conditions in which the city’s 400,000 Afro-Colombian residents live, despite huge amounts of wealth generated by the local port, where 60 percent of the county’s sea-going commerce is processed. Corruption and a lack of government oversight have left the city with no hospital, crumbling schools, little to no running water, a 64 percent poverty level, and 60 percent unemployment." To read more about conditions visit the Huffington Post   The studio crew also talks to Maurice Carney of Friends of the Congo about how to support African Liberation struggles.

https://onthegroundshow.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/OTG-OCT21-2016MONO.mp3 This week marks the 20th anniversary of the 1996 invasion of the Congo by soldiers and mercenaries from Rwanda and Uganda, many of whom were war criminals exported from the Rwandan Genocide in 1994. Since then, up to ten million Congolese people has been murdered in their mineral-rich homeland where it is estimated that $27 trillion dollars worth of gold, diamonds, copper, cobalt, uranium, tin and coltan is under the ground. Coltan is used for our mobile phones, tablets, laptops, flatscreen TVs and other electronics. In addition to these mass killings, up to a million women, girls, boys and some men have survived rape and other forms of sexualized brutality that have maimed or sterilized them for life. This is also Congo Week, an international action designed to draw urgent attention to this genocide in the Congo. We speak with Maurice Carney, executive director of Friends of the Congo AND an organizer for Congo Week and author and activist Gerald Horne. Photo from www.Telema.org, the organization of Congo youth fighting for justice.

Maurice Carney is co-founder and executive director of Friends of the Congo. He has worked with Congolese for two decades in their struggle for peace, justice, and human dignity. Carney served as the interim Africa Working Group coordinator for Jesse Jackson while Jackson was Special Envoy to Africa. Carney has worked as a research analyst for the Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies and as a research consultant for the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation. He worked with civic associations in West Africa where he trained local leaders in research methodology and survey techniques. Harvey Wasserman is a life-long activist who speaks, writes and organizes widely on energy, the environment, history, the drug war, election protection, and grassroots politics. He teaches (since 2004) history and cultural & ethnic diversity at two central Ohio colleges. He works for the permanent shutdown of the nuclear power industry and the birth of Solartopia, a democratic and socially just green-powered Earth free of all fossil and nuclear fuels. He writes for Ecowatch, solartopia.org, freepress.org and nukefree.org, which he edits. He helped found the anti-war Liberation News Service. In 1972 his History of the U.S., introduced by Howard Zinn, helped pave the way for a new generation of people's histories. In 1973 Harvey coined the phrase “No Nukes” and helped found the global grassroots movement against atomic energy. In 1990 he became Senior Advisor to Greenpeace USA. Harvey's America at the Brink of Rebirth: The Organic Spiral of U.S. History, which dissects our national story in terms of six cycles, will be published soon at www.solartopia.org.

On today's show, Ramona Africa of the Move Organization and longtime advocate for the release of Mumia Abu Jamal on his present health condition; Maurice Carney, executive director for Friends of the Congo w/an update on the jailed FILIMBI anti Kabila youth activists and Ethel Long-Scott, life-long Bay area activist w/a  call to action for support of Michigan activist Rev. Edward Pinkney. The post A Rude Awakening – Apr 6, 2015 appeared first on KPFA.

Listen to The African History Network Show on Thur., Sept. 15th, 8pm-11pm EST. Archaeologist & Cultural Scientist Nubia Wardford will be back to talk about her upcoming lecture "The Creatress: The African As God". It will deal with African Deities that have been worshiped in African, Asia and Europe as well as her Archaeological findings. Maurice Carney from "Friends Of The Congo" will be back to talk about "Crisis In The Congo - Uncovering The Truth" We'll continue our discussion about Pres. Obama's Job Plan and how it will benefit African-Americans. The African History Network Show can be heard on Mondays and Thursdays, 8pm - 11pm EST.  For more information please visit www.AfricanHistoryNetwork.com or Call In and listen at 914-338-1375.

Maurice Carney, Executive Director. Maurice Carney is a co-founder and Executive Director of the Friends of the Congo. He is an independent entrepreneur and human rights activist who has fought with Congolese for fifteen years in their struggle for human dignity and control of their country. He has worked as a research analyst at the nation's leading Black think tank the Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies. While at the Joint Center, Mr. Carney worked with civic associations in West Africa providing training on research methodology and survey. He served as the interim Africa working group coordinator for Reverend Jesse Jackson while he was Special Envoy to Africa. Mr. Carney also worked as a research consultant to the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation addressing issues such as the socio-politcal condition of African American communities.  Crisis in the Congo screens July 20, 2011,  6 PM, at the African American Art and Culture Complex, 762 Fulton Street, San  Francisco, CA. Call (510) 663-2255, www.priorityafrica.org and friendsofcongo.org SF Jewish Film Festival presents: "Strangers No More," Academy Award Winner, 2011, co-directed by guest: Karen Goodman.  The film which looks at Tel Aviv's Bialik-Rogozin School, a K-12 public school that has opened its doors to children from 48 countries, such as Eritrea, South Africa, Sudan, Eastern Europe, and others. We close with "Next Year in Bombay," directed by guests:  Jonas Parienté, who studied in Paris (BA in Sociology) and New York (MFA in Integrated Media Arts) and Mathias Mangin, who was born in Sao Paulo, Brazil, a place made famous to American audiences through the lens of LIFE photoessayist Gordon Parks. Mathias grew up in Paris, and graduated in finance from Edhec Business School, later studying photography in Sao Paulo and filmmaking in New York. http://www.nextyearinbombay.com/

Interview with Maurice Carney, Friends of the Congo about the upcoming conference on the Congo and update on developments in Congo United States policy, Mineral Exploitation, Peace and Security. Also, Fiona Muchembere, CAMFED Campaign for Female Education discusses history and current projects of CAMFED The post Africa Today – March 24, 2008 appeared first on KPFA.