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John Prendergast
American Activist
Born: Mar 21, 1963
Africa American Human Rights Peace Rights Time
Related authors: Angela Davis Cesar Chavez Gloria Steinem Harriet Tubman Malcolm X Noam Chomsky Sojourner Truth Susan B. Anthony
Slavery, racism, sexism, and other forms of bigotry, subordination, and human rights abuse transform and adapt with the times. John Prendergast
Rights Racism Human Rights Other Sexism Abuse Times Subordination Human Transform Forms Slavery Adapt
The biggest road block to action on genocide and other human rights crimes is ignorance. Most people just don't know that such things are happening, and often, if they have a vague idea they are happening, there is a feeling that there is nothing that can be done to stop these crimes. John Prendergast
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I see courage everywhere I go in Africa. Fearless human rights activists in Darfur. Women peace advocates in eastern Congo. Former child soldiers in Northern Uganda who now are helping other former child soldiers return to civilian life. John Prendergast
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Americans' perceptions of Africa remain rooted in troubling stereotypes of helplessness and perpetual crisis. John Prendergast
Crisis Perceptions Remain Troubling Stereotypes Perpetual American Africa Rooted Helplessness
'Unlikely Brothers' talks about the importance of citizen action and shows why and how we can make a difference. John Prendergast
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When I was 19 years old, I hitchhiked across the country to San Francisco. John Prendergast
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I spent a lot of time with President Mandela supporting his efforts in the peace process in Burundi. The thing that impressed me the most was his humility. John Prendergast
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When there are no gas chambers, no barbed wire, and no concentration camps, many don't recognize the perpetration of new genocides and other targeted mass atrocity crimes because they may not look the same. John Prendergast
Other Crimes Recognize Atrocity Wire Mass New Concentration Look Because Targeted Camps Same May Barbed Barbed Wire Many Chambers Gas Gas Chambers
There is a long and successful tradition of popular movements in the U.S. and elsewhere having an impact on crises in forgotten places. John Prendergast
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