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John Prendergast Honored at Two Events

American University's SIS Honors John Prendergast

Enough Project Co-founder John Prendergast was honored at two different events for his ongoing work as a mentor and human rights activist.  Read More »

AOL Feature: 'You've Got John Prendergast'

John Prendergast on AOL

John Prendergast tells AOL how he got started as an activist and why "you've got to fight for human rights."  Read More »

Robin Wright Talks Conflict Minerals on 'Chelsea Lately'

Chelsea Lately

Actress and Raise Hope for Congo activist Robin Wright dropped by the E! Network's popular late-night show "Chelsea Lately" to talk about her latest film "The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo," the holidays, and the mineral-fueled conflict in eastern Congo.  Read More »

Panasonic Mutes Consumer Calls for Conflict-Free Electronics

"Step Up for 1502", a new Raise Hope for Congo Facebook campaign, is pressuring the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and their member companies to back down from a legal challenge against the Securities and Exchange Commission, or SEC, over Dodd-Frank 1502, and to implement the regulations with no additional delays or phase-ins.

Panasonic, one of the campaign's targets, sent a clear message to activists when it removed then partially-restored all Congo-related posts on their public Facebook wall.  Read More »

10,000 Thumbs Up for Enough Project

Thumbs Up for Enough

With the help of a steady community push, the Enough Project's Facebook fan page passed 10,000 fans early this morning.  Read More »

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