Maurice Carney, Co-Founder and Executive Director, Friends of the Congo
Jason Stearns, Coordinator of UN Group of Experts on DR Congo and PhD Student, Yale University
Thursday, April 15
6:30 – 7:30pm
Room 120, Yale Law School, 127 Wall St.
Join Jason Stearns and Friends of the Congo’s Maurice Carney in a conversation on conflict minerals and their relationship to conflict and human rights violations in the Congo. Minerals such as coltan, gold, and tin originating in the DRC are commonly used in the production of technological devices (cell phones, computers, mp3s…). In current dialogue on how to alleviate the current humanitarian crisis in the Congo, minerals are often mentioned as a driving force behind warfare and violence. In this discussion Mr. Carney and Mr. Stearns will explore the effects of conflict minerals and the benefits and or disadvantages of various initiatives, particularly in the NGO community. Come listen and participate in furthering discourse on the role of conflict minerals and how they may be able to affect the future of the Democratic Republic of Congo.
Sponsored by New Haven Alliance for Congo and Schell Center, Yale Law School
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