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From Congo to Dallas, women helping women

Posted in Africa, tagged , , , , , , on March 8, 2010 | 1 Comment »

“We [Congolese] try hard to break the silence about all the rape, the sexual slavery, but the entire world remains in silence. Congolese blood is in the street, and no one says anything. It is so painful. You have no idea.” — my friend Gorethy Nabushosi, a Congolese attorney who fought for women’s rights in [...]

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Our second African feast

Posted in Africa, dinner, family dinner, tagged , , , , on December 31, 2009 | 4 Comments »

“There are people in the world so hungry that God cannot appear to them except in the form of bread.” — Mahatma Gandhi
I first met Gorethy Nabushosi, founder of Congo Restoration, over hot tea at a La Madeleine up in McKinney, a drive from near downtown Dallas I wouldn’t usually be too thrilled about [...]

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Country 7: Democratic Republic of Congo

Posted in Africa, tagged , , , , , , , , , on December 22, 2009 | 2 Comments »

“The teeth are smiling but is the heart?” — Congo proverb
Since coming home from my first trip to Africa in September 2008, I have plotted to go back. My first trip was to Rwanda, site of the 1994 genocide where a million or so people were killed in a three-month period. My second trip, I [...]

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Week seven

Posted in Africa, dinner, family dinner, parenting, tagged , , , , , on December 14, 2009 | 2 Comments »

“I do like Christmas on the whole. In its clumsy way, it does approach Peace and Goodwill.  But it is clumsier every year. ” ~ E.M. Forster
The week before Christmas week is always insane. Farrah Fawcett insane; not really hurting anybody but enough to keep you on your toes. So much to do before the [...]

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