Medical student Leana Wen outlines steps for those who wish to get involved in causes they care about.
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Genocide & Mass Violence
Reading 1: “Save the Darfur Puppy”
Read an editorial by New York Times columnist Nick Kristof.
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Reading 2: Psychic Numbing and Genocide
Read excerpts from a research paper by Dr. Paul Slovic, a University of Oregon professor who performs research in human psychology and decision-making.
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Reading 3: “A Student, a Teacher and a Glimpse of War”
New York Times columnist Nick Kristof describes his 2007 trip to Africa and work with essay contest winners Leana Wen (a medical student) and Will Okun (a teacher).
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Reading 4: On the Media
Read and listen to interview excerpts from WNYC's Brooke Gladstone and Nicholas Kristof.
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Reading 5: “Dinner with a Warlord”
Columnist Nicholas Kristof describes his meeting with guerrilla leaders in the Eastern Congo. Originally published in the New York Times in 2007.
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Reading 6: Killing in the Name of God
Medical student Leana Wen reflects on the meeting with General Laurent Nkunda, a guerrilla leader in the eastern Congo. This post was originally published on June 21, 2007 in the New York Times blog Two for the Road: In Africa with Nick Kristof.
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Reading 7: Fear
High school teacher Will Okun describes the difficulties and violence many encounter living in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. This post was originally published in the New York Times blog Two for the Road: In Africa with Nick Kristof.
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Reading 8: “3-Way Battles Again Jolt Eastern Congo”
Reporter Jeffrey Gettleman details the battles between local militias and villagers in the Eastern Congo.
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