Stop Texting, to Save Lives in Africa

Activists asked cell phone users to stop texting for one hour yesterday -- not to save energy or focus on the road, but to call attention to one of the deadliest and most under reported conflicts in the world. [via Commondreams.org]

The "Cell Out" campaign is part of Congo Week, a series of actions being held worldwide between Oct. 18 and 24 to call attention to what many believe is the largest humanitarian crisis in the world -- the ongoing war over resources in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC).

Coltan, a mineral needed for many electronic devices, including cellular telephones, is at the center of the conflict in the DRC, which the United Nations has called the deadliest conflict anywhere since World War II.

Related:

-- Coltan and Your Mobile: A M0pocket Repentance And Mobile Community Call To Action

-- Recycled phones and "blood Tantalum"

emily | 5:06 PM | Health Issues and SMS Alerts, News, Buzz |
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