American - Activist | March 21, 1963 -
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.
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I'm probably a little too impatient with ensuring that the networks and organizations I'm part of are doing the right thing, and pushing the right thing the right way.
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Americans' perceptions of Africa remain rooted in troubling stereotypes of helplessness and perpetual crisis.
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Africans are on the front lines of humanitarian efforts, distributing life-saving aid in dangerous environments. Africans comprise the vast majority of peacekeepers in civil conflict on that continent. Africans for the most part lead peace negotiations for the wars being fought in Africa.
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Most Americans may not realize that the news they consume is driven in part by the media mantra, 'if it bleeds, it leads.'
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Slavery, racism, sexism, and other forms of bigotry, subordination, and human rights abuse transform and adapt with the times.
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There is a long and successful tradition of popular movements in the U.S. and elsewhere having an impact on crises in forgotten places.
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There isn't one celebrity I've worked with who doesn't have major doubts about what impact they are having. I am glad when they question the impact, because it shows they are based firmly in the reality that peacemaking isn't the same as changing a streetlight or distributing mosquito nets.
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I've had a number of near misses during my travels that in retrospect seem of greater concern than they did at the time. I guess that is what happens with age.
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