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27 Screening of "The Greatest Silence: Rape in the Congo" with Andie MacDowell and John Prendergast Start: Sep 24 2009 7:00 pm End: Sep 27 2009 1:00 pm Actress and Asheville resident, Andie MacDowell, presents "The Greatest Silence: Rape in the Congo" Lisa F. Jackson's Emmy nominated documentary (running time of 76 minutes) presents the heart-wrenching facts of mass rapes of women and girls by soldiers using sexual violence as a tool of war and control to dominate income from the mining of the conflict minerals tin, tantalum, & tungsten. These items are then sold to make American electronics like cell phones and laptops. Fine Arts Theatre, Asheville, NC September 24 at 7 pm September 26 at 1pm September 27 at 1pm A reception sponsored by Our Voice will be held for ticket holders after the September 24 showing, next door at Blue Spiral 1. Special guests will include John Prendergast, co-founder of the Enough Project, Washington, D.C. and Asheville Mayor Terry Bellamy, both on Sept 24; and Barb Anderson, Executive Director, Our Voice, Asheville, on all dates. Ms. MacDowell will make introductory and post-screening comments on all dates. Tickets are $8, cash or checks only, and will be available at the theatre box office starting September 17 from 12:30pm to 8:30pm daily. Proceeds will benefit Our Voice, Inc., Asheville’s local organization offering assistance to area victims of rape. Organizer: Cherry Hart, Asheville, NC cherryos@bellsouth.net Run for Congo Women - Arizona 2009 Start: Sep 27 2009 8:00 am End: Sep 27 2009 12:00 pm Join Women for Women International and stand up for women in the Democratic Republic of the Congo by participating in a 2009 Run for Congo Women. By signing up today, you will support Women for Women International’s program in Congo, in which women receive direct assistance, rights awareness and job skills training that make it possible for them to start their own micro-enterprises. You also allow them to provide for their family and to regain their role as an active member of their community.	28	29	30 Congo in Harlem Film Festival Start: Sep 30 2009 11:00 am Check out the Congo in Harlem Film Festival from September 30 to October 25. For more details, click here.	1 Congo in Harlem Film Festival all day Check out the Congo in Harlem Film Festival from September 30 to October 25. For more details, click here. University of Tennessee presents - Blood Diamonds, Blood Phones, and the Devil's Gold Start: Oct 1 2009 5:00 pm End: Oct 1 2009 7:00 pm Join Sasha Lezhnev from the Enough Project on October 1, 2009 at the University of Tennessee's Howard Baker Center for Public Policy for a panel discussion that will explore and examine the use of conflict minerals found in mines located in one of the most dangerous places on earth, the Democratic Republic of Congo. Panelists include; Dr. Rosalind Shaw, Tufts University Tutu Alicante, J.D., EG Justice Dr. Laura Seay, Morehouse College Sasha Lezhnev, Enough Project For more information, please email conference@knoxjazzforjustice.org www.artscl.utk.edu/blooddiamond	2 Congo in Harlem Film Festival all day Check out the Congo in Harlem Film Festival from September 30 to October 25. For more details, click here.	3 Congo in Harlem Film Festival all day Check out the Congo in Harlem Film Festival from September 30 to October 25. For more details, click here. Run for Congo Women - Chicago 2009 Start: Oct 3 2009 9:00 am End: Oct 3 2009 12:00 pm Join Women for Women International and stand up for women in the Democratic Republic of the Congo by participating in a 2009 Run for Congo Women. By signing up today, you will support Women for Women International’s program in Congo, in which women receive direct assistance, rights awareness and job skills training that make it possible for them to start their own micro-enterprises. You also allow them to provide for their family and to regain their role as an active member of their community.

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