Benji and Joel Madden to Speak at American University

Joel Madden and his brother Benji are speaking at American University on February 4th. They will be talking about their recent trip to the Central Republic of Africa and their current cause of choice, Raise Hope for the Congo.

The talk, which is moderated by John Prendergast, will focus on conflict minerals and how students can get involved with this issue and others they care about.

Conflict minerals are mined in the Congo and are used to build small electronic devices like cell phones. They are very much in demand in today’s technological era and this is fueling war in the Congo region.

The lecture will be held in Room One of American’s Ward Building at 4400 Massachusetts Ave. NW from 5-7pm and is being sponsored by the Enough Project at the Center for American Progress and American University’s School of International Service.

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