Paul Pumphrey: Civilians have repeatedly been displaced by violence in DR Congo

Thursday, August 7, 2008

Civilians have repeatedly been displaced by violence in DR Congo

"Congo groups 're-arming' in east
By Martin Plaut
BBC Africa editor

Civilians have repeatedly been displaced by violence in DR Congo

Government forces and rebel troops are rearming and recruiting for conflict in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo, the BBC has learned.

US and European Union officials are warning the situation is increasingly tense despite a January peace deal.

One source said six plane-loads of arms and ammunition had been flown into Goma by the government in the last 10 days.

The defence minister refused to confirm or deny allegations the government was moving weapons into eastern DR Congo.

Chikez Diemu said it was an internal matter for the authorities to deal with.

Human rights groups say that tens of thousands of people have fled as the situation in the area deteriorates." Read more...

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In July of 2006 Mr. Pumphrey represented FOTC as an international observer to the DRC first held national election in forty years.

In 1998, Mr. Pumphrey co-founded Brothers and Sisters International (BASI) as is economic development and human rights in the Americas, the Caribbean and Africa.

As the international liaison for BASI, Mr. Pumphrey develops working relationships with grassroots organization in the Bahamas, Haiti, the Ivory Coast, the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Namibia. This includes attendance at national and international conferences on economic development.

In Haiti, Mr. Pumphrey works to expand education, especially in the countryside and creates business enterprises that will fund economic development efforts and improve living conditions of the common people. He has also served as an international observer to several national elections. In 1995, as the international liaison for Campaign of a New Tomorrow (CNT), Mr. Pumphrey help organized teach-ins and delegation visits to Haiti. He also raised money, school supplies and secured electronic equipment for Haitian grassroots organizations.

Mr. Pumphrey’s community activism in Prince George’s County is exemplary. In 2000 the Public School’s superintendent appointed Mr. Pumphrey to co-chair a committee which developed a new curriculum for a new criminal justice academy. At the invitation of the Chief of Police, Mr. Pumphrey currently serves as a member of the Chief’s Citizen Advisory Council, which counsels the police chief on community issues. Mr. Pumphrey also co-founded the Community Action Project (CAP), which provided community advocacy for over 165 poor families. CAP organized liaisons between city council, police and other governmental relationships with the local community. CAP help organized tenant organizations, neighborhood watch, and held political education classes.

Mr. Pumphery’s political work spans over four decades. In 1968, ‘78, ’83 and ‘88 Mr. Pumphrey was a deputy coordinator of crowd control for the Southern Christian Leadership’s (SCLC) Marchs on Washington; and for the Stand for Children March in 1997. He volunteered with Jesse Jackson’s 1984 and 1988 bid for the US Presidency; and the Ron Daniel’s 1992 bid for the US Presidency. Mr. Pumphrey became the Washington, DC co-chair of Campaign for a New Tomorrow, an offspring from Mr. Daniel’s Presidential campaign, as well as the Chairman of the Rainbow Coalition, an offspring from Mr. Jackson’s Presidential campaign.

In 1975, Mr. Pumphrey became the co-founder and national organizer of the Anti-Apartheid Movement USA (AMUSA). AMUSA was one of the first organizations to provide educational programs about apartheid on university campuses, high schools, and in community organizations. AMUSA worked with the liberation movements in southern Africa including ANC in South Africa, SWAPO in Namibia, and the Patriotic Front (PF) in Zimbabwe (all three of these organizations represent the current majority-elected governments in their respective countries).

Mr. Pumphrey is also an effective union organizer. He was shop steward and member of the executive board of the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees Local 2093 (AFSCME), a union in Washington, D.C. Mr. Pumphrey also helped organize unemployed steel workers in Pittsburgh in the early 1980’s. In 1972, Mr. Pumphrey became a union organizer for the United Farm Workers Union in the state of Florida. Mr. Pumphrey worked with migrant farm workers in the central, southern and eastern regions of the state in the areas of citrus, vegetables and sugar. Mr. Pumphrey coordinated two different offices that administered the contract between UFW and Minute Maid (a Coca-Cola subsidiary); organized sugar workers during a strike; assisted farm workers with their Worker’s Compensation claims, and lobbied in Tallahassee (the state capitol) for better working conditions for migrant farm workers.

Early in his career, Mr. Pumphrey founded the Summer Fun Day Camp which was devoted to serving the needs of youth-at-risk in Montgomery County, Maryland. The camp provided educational, recreational and cultural services for over 150 youth and had a staff of over 25.

Mr. Pumphrey is a member of Universal Negro Improvement Association, UNIA Division 330.

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