CPTnet
23 October 2006

DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO: Women's Christian Peacemaker delegation
arrives

On 20 October 2006, eleven members of a delegation sponsored by Christian
Peacemaker Teams (CPT) arrived in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC).
After flying into Bujumbura, Burundi, the delegation traveled overland to
Uvira, DRC, where women of the local church welcomed them with dancing.

Over the next two weeks, delegates plan to meet with representatives of
churches and human rights organizations in the cities of Uvira, Bukavu, and
Goma and in rural villages. They will witness the effects of the war and
learn about the West's role in the on-going conflict perpetuated by rival
militias seeking control of lucrative mineral resources.

A focus of the all-women delegation will be speaking with Congolese women
about the impact of the violence on their lives and the steps they are
taking to bring healing to their communities.

Members of CPT's 18 October to 4 November delegation are Fatuma Alinoti
(Ypsalanti, Michigan), Nancy Almquist (Mt. Ranier, Maryland), Judy Amunga
(Kenya), Sharon Gossom (Wheaton, Illinois), Tracy Hughes ( Miamisburg,
Ohio), Unjin Lee (Seattle, Washington), Wendy Lehman and Sara Reschly
(Chicago, Illinois), Mawazo Kaluhya Esperance (DRC), Sandra Rincon
(Colombia) and Aningin Bibiane Tshefu (New York, New York.)