we don't pay attention to Congo

it's been a while since i've brought something not about myself or the band to the blog - shame on me - and it's exhilerating - and incredibly sad - to see an issue that gets very little attention making the cover of cnn.com.

one of the first books i read when i met my girlfriend/wife/lover megan was the book "The Vagina Monolgues".

now that we're done with the guffaws...

the CNN story was interviewing Eve Ensler (the author of said book) about an iniative, rather a campaign, she is working in the Congo to raise awareness, support and care for the many, many women being raped and destroyed through the constant warfare going on. A clip:

"What's going on in the Congo is so extreme and so out of control," she says, "that if we don't intervene on behalf of women there, it will spread and something much more horrible will happen.

"You cannot let something that inhuman go on."

also of note, UNICEF claims the death brought on by the tragic bloodshed in the region to be worse than anything since World War 2. I find myself asking myself, how was i lucky enough to avoid being in such a place? how can we just walk through our days forgetting that **** like this is happening to innocent people in places we ignore as a nation (or nations)? how can i get myself and the band down there and stand with those people in recognition of not just their existance, but also the horrible things that are happening to them?

read the article here...