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NYC ALERT: Join Eve & V-Day For A Congolese Peace Rally At The UN October 1!


09/28/2010

On October 1st, Eve will join members of the Congolese Diaspora of the United States for a major Congo peace rally in front of the United Nations.


"The time has come for us Congolese to be heard on what has always touched our hearts for quite a long time: the recognition of more than 6 million dead, hundreds of thousands of women and girls brutally raped in the Democratic Republic of Congo while the international community and the United Nations looked elsewhere."

-Congolese Diaspora of the United States

The purpose for rally is to put pressure on the UN to release the final and unaltered report that cites the implication of Rwanda in crimes against humanity, war crimes and genocide in the Democratic Republic of Congo between the years 1993-2003.

Meeting Point: The Intersection of Park Ave & 34th St. Across from UN.
Landing Point: 42nd Street & 1st Avenue
Starting Time : 9:30 AM ET
Rally Ending : 4:30 PM ET