has helped her transcend her pain and inspired her to help others.
A diverse group of young activists joined us to talk about The Indigenous Youth Delegation to Palestine, which connected Native and immigrant youth from the U.S. with youth in Palestine. Ora Wise of the Palestine Education Project, Ras K'Dee of SNAG Magazine, and hip-hop activists Invincible of Detroit and the Narcicyst talk about the similarities between indigenous and immigrant communities in the U.S. and Canada and the Palestinian movement for self-determination, and how the same bad guys crop up from Detroit to Ramallah.
Embed
Turning Pain to Power: Change in the Congo, Melody Gardot & Indigenous Youth Delegation to Palestine
A few weeks ago, we spoke with activists around the world who struggle for basic human rights. Everywhere you turn, the same corporate interests, the same apathetic or outright hostile governments--it's enough to drive social justice activists to despair. Instead of giving up, though, plenty of people figure out ways to keep going, to draw energy from the oppression and pain and to win victories against incredible odds. Sometimes their work seems overwhelming, but it's people like them who make us at GRITtv thankful this holiday season. We bring you that show and hope you enjoy another look at these inspiring people.
Today, we talk to Eve Ensler, founder of V-Day and the activist behind a year long campaign to stop the violence, Rose Mapendo, a survivor of the war who was dubbed UN "humanitarian of the year" this summer for her work with refugees, and Kambale Musavuli, student coordinator for Friends of the Congo. All three are trying to bring attention to the situation in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, where over five million have died and rape is used as a daily weapon against the people. There's plenty for you to do in the U.S., since it is in part our demand for Congo's minerals that keeps funding the violence.
We also have a performance from Melody Gardot, a Philadelphia jazz singer/songwriter who has struggled with pain after being struck by a car while riding her bike in 2003. Her music has helped her transcend her pain and inspired her to help others.
A diverse group of young activists joined us to talk about The Indigenous Youth Delegation to Palestine, which connected Native and immigrant youth from the U.S. with youth in Palestine. Ora Wise of the Palestine Education Project, Ras K'Dee of SNAG Magazine, and hip-hop activists Invincible of Detroit and the Narcicyst talk about the similarities between indigenous and immigrant communities in the U.S. and Canada and the Palestinian movement for self-determination, and how the same bad guys crop up from Detroit to Ramallah.
has helped her transcend her pain and inspired her to help others.
A diverse group of young activists joined us to talk about The Indigenous Youth Delegation to Palestine, which connected Native and immigrant youth from the U.S. with youth in Palestine. Ora Wise of the Palestine Education Project, Ras K'Dee of SNAG Magazine, and hip-hop activists Invincible of Detroit and the Narcicyst talk about the similarities between indigenous and immigrant communities in the U.S. and Canada and the Palestinian movement for self-determination, and how the same bad guys crop up from Detroit to Ramallah.