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The enough moment

fighting to end Africa's deadliest war crimes

John Prendergast ; Don Cheadle

Buch

englisch

Prendergast, John (Verfasser/-in) DNB
Cheadle, Don (Verfasser/-in) DNB

1st ed.

Three Rivers Press

New York

2010

294 p.

978-0-307-46482-8

Includes bibliographical references (p. 289-292)

africa
social movements
human rights
congo
political participation

Summary:
Prendergast, a human rights activist, author, and founder of the Enough Project, an initiative to end genocide and crimes against humanity, is joined by actor Don Cheadle in this volume, which highlights how people's movements and policies can stop human rights crimes like genocide, child soldier recruitment, and rape as a war weapon in Darfur, northern Uganda, the Congo, and other parts of Africa. They detail examples of what ordinary people are doing to get involved, 14 steps readers can follow to take action, and essays and interviews with celebrities and influential people like Madeleine Albright, Ann Curry, Mia Farrow, Ben Affleck, Emile Hirsch, and Angelina Jolie. There is no index. Annotation ©2011 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
Table of Contents:
Introduction: Don and John and the Enough Momentp. 1
Chapter 1Enough Is Enough: Building a People's Movement Against Genocide, Child Soldier Recruitment, and Rape as a War Weaponp. 11
Chapter 2Enough with the Misconceptions: Africa as a Continent of Hope and Upstandersp. 29
Chapter 3Saying Enough to Genocidep. 54
Chapter 4Upstanders for Darfurp. 71
Chapter 5Saying Enough to Child Soldier Recruitmentp. 123
Chapter 6Upstanders for Northern Ugandap. 137
Chapter 7Saying Enough to Rape as a War Weaponp. 176
Chapter 8Upstanders for Congop. 196
Chapter 9The Menu for Change: Renewing Our Enough Pledge and Helping You Make Yoursp. 258
Epilogue: One Last Word Before We Gop. 279
Resourcesp. 285
Acknowledgmentsp. 287
Endnotesp. 289
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