Last night was our Sister Somalia dinner party. We were able to raise some money for victims of gender-based violence in Somalia, and we were also able to enjoy the company of each other and Lisa Shannon (via skype!)
Lisa recorded our conversation, and we will try to get it up on the blog for you to watch/listen to. We talked about the situation of women in Somalia and about what Fartun Adan's organization is doing to help. We talked about activism, policy, how to combat compassion fatigue, and (of course) about DR Congo.
For those who weren't able to make it, here are some photos of our evening. We enjoyed a vegan dinner made almost exclusively of locally-grown, organic ingredients from our gardens and donated by BUG Farms (I wrote about why local food was such an important component of our dinner in this blog post. Oh, and I'll post recipes here, if you're interested.)
Even if you didn't join us last night, you can still make a donation to the Elman Peace & Human Rights Center in Somalia. Your donation will help Fartun Adan start Somalia's first rape crisis hotline, and enable her to provide victims of rape and violence with counseling, relocation aid, community, and vocational assistance. You can donate online by clicking here.
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