My Land Without Oil

About this episode

Pascal Mirindi shares his journey from experiencing the aftermath of the Rwandan genocide to becoming an activist for environmental protection in the Democratic Republic of Congo.

Pascal Mirindi, a 25-year-old activist from Goma, in the Democratic Republic of Congo, grew up surrounded by the violent fall-out of the Rwandan genocide of 1994, which spilled over into the DRC. But at age 17, when Pascal joined a peaceful demonstration in the streets of Goma, it showed him another way to fight. Experiencing non-violent resistance changed his life and set him on a path to protect his country's ecosystems from the greed of oil companies. But – being confronted...

People in this episode

Guest: Pascal Mirindi

Topics covered

• activism
• non-violent resistance
• environmental protection
• oil companies
• Rwandan genocide
• Democratic Republic of Congo

Keywords

• activism
• Goma
• Rwandan genocide
• environment
• oil companies
• non-violent resistance

Mentioned in this episode

Places: Goma, Democratic Republic of Congo

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