Conflict in the Congo: Resource Exploitation in the Technology Age
Begins |
26 Mar 2008 - 6:00pm |
| Ends |
26 Mar 2008 - 7:50pm |
| Location |
66 West 12th Street. Room 619 |
"The Congo has tremendous natural resources. We’re talking about thirty percent of the world’s reserves of cobalt, ten percent of the world’s reserve of copper, eighty percent of the world’s reserve of coltan. And these multinational corporations are profiting at enormous rates while the Congolese people are suffering tremendously."
- Maurice Carney, Friends of the Congo speaking on DemocracyNow, 23 January 2008.
Guest speaker Maurice Carney from Friends of the Congo, who recently appeared on DemocracyNow, will lead our seminar on the economics of the Congolese conflict, particularly highlighting the link with global corporations.
Moderated by Professor Erin McCandless.
Part of the Conflict in the Congo Seminar Series.
Maurice Carney is the co-founder and Executive Director of the Friends of the Congo. He is an independent entrepreneur and human rights activist who has fought with Congolese for over a decade to bring about positive change in the heart of Africa.
Mr. Carney has degrees in french education and geography. He also holds a Masters Degree in Geography and is pursuing a Ph.D. in political science with a focus on Africa and Black politics.
He has worked as a research analyst at the nation's leading Black think tank the Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies. While at the Joint Center, Mr. Carney worked with civic associations in West Africa providing training on research methodology and survey. He served as the Africa working group coordinator for Reverend Jesse Jackson while he was Special Envoy to Africa for President Clinton. Mr. Carney also worked as a research consultant to the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation addressing issues such as the politico-economic condition of African American communities.