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October 20, 2025 - October 26, 2025
Monday October 20	Ottawa Mayor Declare Congo Week :: DEFAULT 02:00am Film Screening: Mabele na biso :: DEFAULT 08:00am - 05:00pm “Breaking the silence” Zine : Congo Edition :: DEFAULT 12:00pm - 02:00pm History of the D.R. Congo \| From Mobutu to Kabila :: DEFAULT 03:00pm - 04:30pm Congo: A History of Peace Deals :: DEFAULT 06:00pm - 07:00pm Congo Crash Course Day 1: History of the Congo :: DEFAULT 06:00pm MOBUTU'S GAME – Congo In Harlem 17 :: DEFAULT 06:00pm - 09:00pm Présentation de livre : Génocide au Congo pour votre confort & panel sur le génocide silencieux en RDC :: DEFAULT 06:30pm The Bleeding Heart of Africa: Neocolonial Extraction in Congo :: DEFAULT
Tuesday October 21	Ottawa Mayor Declare Congo Week :: DEFAULT 08:00am - 05:00pm “Breaking the silence” Zine : Congo Edition :: DEFAULT 12:00pm - 02:00pm How much DR Congo is in your phone? Green Imperialism & global responsibility – Congo Week 2025 :: DEFAULT 04:00pm Congolese Women Demand Inclusion and Justice in the Washington Peace Agreement :: DEFAULT 06:00pm - 07:00pm Congo Crash Course Day 2: Patrice Lumumba: his rise, assassination and legacy :: DEFAULT 06:30pm The Bleeding Heart of Africa: Neocolonial Extraction in Congo :: DEFAULT 07:00pm LUMUMBA: DEATH OF A PROPHET :: DEFAULT 07:00pm - 08:15pm Legal Empowerment in Conflict: Insights from Congolese Activist Anny Modi :: DEFAULT 08:00pm - 10:00pm Lumumba The Freedom Fighter :: DEFAULT
Wednesday October 22	Ottawa Mayor Declare Congo Week :: DEFAULT 01:00am Et si l’Afrique t’était contée? Mais comment l’imagines-tu au Moyen Âge? Te l’a-t-on déjà enseignée? :: DEFAULT 05:00am - 11:59pm Voices From The Congo: A Day of Conversation with WPFW 89.3 FM :: DEFAULT 08:00am - 05:00pm “Breaking the silence” Zine : Congo Edition :: DEFAULT 09:30am - 10:30am Congo’s Minerals Power Modern Technology But At What Cost :: DEFAULT 12:00pm - 03:00pm Interactive panel discussion DR Congo - Strategies for Peace, Justice and Dignity :: DEFAULT 01:00pm - 02:30pm Cobalt and Copper Diggers in Their Own voices from the Bottom of the EV and Green Energy Supply Chain :: DEFAULT 02:00pm - 05:00pm Congo Solidarity: Exploring Youth Justice in the Free Congo Movement :: DEFAULT 04:00pm - 07:00pm Congo Week 2025: Break the Silence :: DEFAULT 05:00pm Film Screening – Soundtrack to a Coup D’État :: DEFAULT 06:00pm - 07:00pm Congo Crash Course Day 3: Minerals & Imperialism: Mining, Rwanda and the current escalation :: DEFAULT 06:00pm - 09:00pm Mugunga: Healer (Film Screening) :: DEFAULT 06:30pm The Bleeding Heart of Africa: Neocolonial Extraction in Congo :: DEFAULT 07:00pm NSALA + RED AFRICA :: DEFAULT
Thursday October 23	Ottawa Mayor Declare Congo Week :: DEFAULT 08:00am - 05:00pm “Breaking the silence” Zine : Congo Edition :: DEFAULT 12:30pm Educators for Congo: CONGO WEEK at Hamilton House :: DEFAULT 01:00pm - 03:00pm Congo in Four Acts :: DEFAULT 03:00pm - 05:00pm Bryn Mawr College Congo Week: Teach in + Movie + Fundraising :: DEFAULT 03:00pm - 04:15pm The Role of Women in Pursuit of a Free Congo :: DEFAULT 06:00pm - 07:00pm CONGO WEEK- TEACH-IN HEALTH PANEL GLOBAL HEALTH GHAT :: DEFAULT 06:00pm - 08:00pm Global Perspectives on Gendered Violence :: DEFAULT 06:00pm - 09:00pm L'homme qui Repare Les Femmes (Film Screening) :: DEFAULT 06:30pm The Bleeding Heart of Africa: Neocolonial Extraction in Congo :: DEFAULT 07:00pm MÉDUSE + BANDEKO BASI :: DEFAULT Roots & Rhythms: Bed-Stuy for the Congo :: DEFAULT
Friday October 24	Ottawa Mayor Declare Congo Week :: DEFAULT 08:00am - 05:00pm “Breaking the silence” Zine : Congo Edition :: DEFAULT 11:00am - 01:00pm ICA POP UP @ WEDI :: DEFAULT 02:00pm - 04:00pm Kanskje standup presenterer: A Get2Gether! :: DEFAULT 05:00pm - 07:00pm International Day of Solidarity: Fundraiser for Friends of the Congo :: DEFAULT 06:00pm - 09:00pm Film : L’homme qui répare les femmes & panel sur les violences sexuelles et pillage des ressources : une double guerre contre les corps des femmes et les terres en RDC :: DEFAULT 06:30pm - 12:30am The Department of Black Studies at Occidental College Presents: Soundtrack to a Coup d'État :: DEFAULT 07:00pm - 09:00pm Solidarity in Sustainability (Congo to South Texas) :: DEFAULT 07:00pm WHERE MY MEMORY BEGAN + THE TREE OF AUTHENTICITY :: DEFAULT
Saturday October 25	Ottawa Mayor Declare Congo Week :: DEFAULT 04:00am - 08:00am Anglican Church of South Africa Solidarity Service :: DEFAULT 08:00am - 09:00am Resilient Youth Building Peace in Congo :: DEFAULT 08:00am - 05:00pm “Breaking the silence” Zine : Congo Edition :: DEFAULT 12:30pm - 10:00pm MIKUBA (COBALT) FILM SCREENING :: DEFAULT 01:00pm - 03:00pm Crisis in The Congo: Uncovering the Truth :: DEFAULT 02:00pm - 03:30pm Congo's Frontline Forest Defenders: Why We Must Stand With Them :: DEFAULT 03:00pm - 05:00pm Black August 365 Presents: We Stand with The Congo Film & Discussion :: DEFAULT 03:00pm - 05:00pm Letters From A Living Utopia - Yaffa Author Talk :: DEFAULT 03:30pm - 05:30pm Crisis in the Congo Teach-in :: DEFAULT 03:30pm - 05:30pm Teach-in on the Crisis in Congo :: DEFAULT 04:00pm - 10:00pm Aux Gazelles - Family Festival :: DEFAULT 06:00pm - 03:00am SAPÈ FOR JUSTICE & PEACE AFTER PARTY :: DEFAULT 06:00pm - 09:00pm Soirée de clôture : Le Congo à travers les arts :: DEFAULT 06:30pm - 12:30am The Department of Black Studies at Occidental College Presents: Soundtrack to a Coup d'État :: DEFAULT 07:00pm BLACK SUN – Congo In Harlem 17 :: DEFAULT 09:00pm CONGO WEEK \| PROYECCION DOCUMENTAL: Coltán sangriento :: DEFAULT
Sunday October 26	07:00am Lwanzo (Cobalt) Film Screening and Discussion :: DEFAULT 08:00am - 05:00pm “Breaking the silence” Zine : Congo Edition :: DEFAULT 12:00pm - 03:00pm Resistance & Community Healing :: DEFAULT 06:00pm - 03:00am SAPÈ FOR JUSTICE & PEACE AFTER PARTY :: DEFAULT

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