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[inaudible] its only with your support we are able to bring to you wonderful authors to the literary community. We really appreciate your purchases and support. Thank you for showing up. We have several upcoming events, author of abjoining us on the 13th to discuss her book on the roots of black trouble in america. [inaudible] [inaudible] be sure to check out our calendar online. We have a bunch of events coming up to february. Without further ado, Tony Pecinovsky is a journalist, activist, politician from st. Louis missouri abthe member of the communist party usa answers of the district archive of the party in missouri. Hes contributed to peoples world comes a single Southern Illinois tribune, labor tribune, shoko report and a [inaudible] from 2010 to 2015 he served as a member of several political and labor organizations including the united media guild, greater st. Lou ....
Scramble for africa, belgium, france, sat their flags in the middle of africa. France took over congo and then handed the colony over to the germans and then took it back after the first world war. They tried to kick the french out but cotton, tea, gold and diamonds won the argument. Its been 150 years since france left, but the governments of Central African republic did little bit than the french did. Over 4. 5 Million People in a country smaller than texas there is poverty, illness, division and now great danger. Families are fleeing the Central African republic by the tens of thousands. [ gunfire ] as fighting between rival rebel groups the is he electric can and the antiabout antibalaka. There is nothing here for us. In a country that has seen five coups since its 1960 independence this particular humanitarian cri ....
They went back to their homes they could be hurt in the crossfire, in the violence. In all my meetings, security was the number one topic of concern from cabinet ministers, to u. N. Leaders, to refugees, they all spoke of the need to restore a sense of law and order in the country. This is the number one message or one to bring to you today. Is that they were concerned about the violence. When i asked for fiji is why they had fled they all mentioned fear of attack and concern for their families whenn i asked refugees why they had fled. I cannot reiterate strongly enough the importance of u. S. Government support to the African Union stabilization in c. A. R. Of security is essential to creating conditions that will one day permit these one million uprooted people to return home. Meanwhile, the u. S. Government is committed to working with the International Community t ....
The work that was done during that tsunami in 2004 by crs. It is great to know that you were there making sure that happen because otherwise it would have been far worse than it actually was. I would like introduce ms. Madeleine rose is an advocacy advisor for mercycorps an aid agency. She leads mercycorps portfolios on subsaharan youth programs, counterterrorism, and humanitarian access, countering violent extremism and atrocity prevention. She has also worked for the committee on National Legislation in congress at the United Nations and with Community Based organizations in south africa and for netapp. We will then hear from mr. Caspar i hope i am pronouncing that correctly. Who is the ugandabased field researcher for the enough project. We had John Pendergr ....
We look into the faces of nearly 3,000 innocent souls, men, women and children of every race, every creed, from every corner of the world. We can touch their names and hear their voices, and glimpse the small items that speak to the beauty of their lives. The beauty of their lives. And former mayor giuliani also paid tribute to the First Responders who we all know rushed into the towers that day. We will never understand why one person escaped and another didnt, how random it all seems and how powerless it makes us all feel, but what this museum does is allow us to see is that we absolutely can affect each others lives by what we do at a time of of crisis, how we are were strengthened by what was done that day. Among the audience, hundreds of First Responders, family members of victims lost that day and recovery workers of people who worked inside that tower. Florence jon ....